Villainous Taunts

"...How do you think I got rich? I invented weapons. And now I've made a weapon that only I can defeat, and once I unleash it I'll- (Mr. Incredible hurls a log at him. Syndrome barely dodges it and quickly immobilizes him with his zero-point energy ray.) Oh-ho-ho-ho, you sly dog! You got me monologuing!"

- Syndrome taunting Mr. Incredible.

In any story, there comes a time when the villain taunts someone (usually the hero/heroine or someone he/she loves) for these reasons:


 * Challenging the hero.
 * Shattering a bond.
 * Sadistic pleasure, especially when holding someone captive.

These taunts can range from mildly annoying to dark and devastating. Some of them can come off as hurtful stereotypes.

Noteworthy Examples

 * In the 2003 film Peter Pan, Captain Hook taunts Peter Pan that Wendy Darling is leaving him in an attempt to bring him down.
 * Scut Farkus taunts Ralphie Parker when confronting him.
 * Ginarrbrik taunts Edmund Pevensie when holding him captive, then does it to Aslan when he arrives at the Stone Table.
 * Johnny Lawrence and the Cobra Kai taunt Daniel LaRusso before pushing him down a hill, setting The Karate Kid's plot in motion.
 * Boingo taunts Red Puckett when besting her in a fight and after loading her into a dynamite-filled cart.
 * Steele and his thugs insult Balto for his wolf heritage.
 * Darth Maul taunting Obi-Wan Kenobi about the fate of Qui-Gon Jinn.
 * Baby Vegeta taunting Uub about the demise of his mentor and friend, Goku.

Quotes
"Hey, Sully. How does it feel to betray your own race?"

- Miles Quaritch taunting Jake Sully as he challenges him. "Is our little prince uncomfortable? Does he want his pillow fluffed? Special treatment for the special boy! Isn't THAT what you wanted?"

- Ginarrbrik taunting Edmund Pevensie while holding him captive. "(Daniel LaRusso is taking his bike home when Johnny and the Cobra Kai ride up to him.) (Dutch: Looking for a shortcut back to Newark, Daniel?) No, he wants to learn karate? Well, here's your first lesson: How to take a fall! (Dutch: Don't think about the pain!) (With that, Johnny and his goons shove Daniel down a hill, causing him to fall off his bike.)"

- Johnny Lawrence taunting Daniel LaRusso. "Where's your kid now, Sheriff?"

- Lotso taunting Woody, Buzz and the other toys before betraying them and leaving them in the incinerator.

"(Balto is talking to Boris when a growly voice rings out.) Didn't make the team, Bingo? (Boris, to Balto: Don't listen to him. Don't look at him. Live a long life.) (Balto, turning to face Steele: My name's BALTO.) (Boris: But you had called him "idiot.") I'm sorry, Balto. Balto the half-breed. (Steele's thugs begin to agree as he turns to Boris.) Hey, old goose? You a half-breed, too, huh? Part turkey? (Boris, terrified, falls onto a huge plate, the dome trapping him.) (Nikki: Wow, good wordplay there, boss.) (Kaltag: You are the wittiest, the drollest, the cleverest, the sharpest! You are the hilariousest!) (Star: You crack me up!) (He laughs, but Kaltag knocks him out with a single blow. Balto glares at his rival.) (Balto: Steele, just leave him out of this.) (Steele's goons jeer at Balto.) Oh, Balto. I've got a message for your mother. (As soon as he says this, he and his thugs raise their muzzles to the sky and howl.) (Nikki: Hey, Balto, translate for me, would you?) (Balto's eyes narrow with rage and he walks up to Steele and his cronies; Boris tries to pull him away by his tail.) (Star: What's wolf for "Go chase your tail?") (Boris: Balto, stop!) (Balto approaches Steele and his goons, who stop howling.) Get him. (Steele's thugs ferociously bark at Balto.) Get out of her, wolf-dog. You better get back to your pack. (Boris, trying to lead his friend away: Maybe it's the unrelenting fear, but I'm seeing wisdom in this advice. Maybe we go now, huh? Now!) (Steele and his gang, laughing, kick snow at Balto.) (Kaltag: I think Balto's friend got his feathers ruffled!) (Star, cackling: Goose! Ha! I get it!) (Steele's men knock down Balto with a stone.) (Nikki: Half-wolf in the side pocket there!) (Kaltag: That was the most dead-center, on-target, down-the-middle...) (Star, with a laugh: Ya hit him!) (But then, noticing Kaltag, he sighs and gulps before a big box to the jaw. Steele walks off, chuckling evilly.)"

- Steele taunting Balto for his part-wolf heritage.

"Listen, jerk! When I tell you to come, you better come!"

- Scut Farkus taunting Ralphie Parker and challenging him.

"(Red is bound, gagged, and loaded into a cable car filled with dynamite. She wriggles and squeals as Boingo taunts her.) Hey, you're a delivery, girl, right? Then could you do me a favor? Could you take this down the mountain? 'Cause it absolutely, positively has to be there TONIGHT! Sorry, what I can't quite with the... (referring to Red's gag) You got something right there across your mouth! (He laughs maniacally as Red struggles to get free.)"

- Boingo taunting Red Puckett after his thugs bind her and put her in a dynamite-filled cable car.

"(Clayton scans the mossy trees looking for Tarzan. Suddenly, Tarzan jumps on Clayton, making him drop his gun. The two men wrestle each other as they tumble from branch to branch. Clayton spots his gun in some nearby vines, and reaches for it, but Tarzan pulls him back and retrieves the gun himself. He points it at Clayton.) Go ahead, shoot me. (Tarzan hesitates, Clayton laughs) Be a man! (Tarzan places the barrels at Clayton's throat...and mimics the sound of a perfect gunshot) (Tarzan: Not a man like YOU!) (smashes the gun to pieces)"

- Tarzan snatches Clayton's gun and aims it at him. Clayton taunts Tarzan to pull the trigger. Tarzan instead mimics a gunshot, before smashing the gun to pieces.

"(Dag has his pack attack Otis.) That should do. That should do. (His pack scatter, and Dag walks up to the weak, injured bovine lying on the ground) Well, look at the hero! You thought you could come into my den! Now why don't you lay there and watch while we eat your friends. (laughs evilly)"

- After sicking his pack on Otis, Dag sadistically mocks the weak, injured bovine to helplessly watch his friends be devoured by the coyote's pack.

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