Smash Taunt

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ASmash Taunt (スマッシュアピール,Smash Appeal)^[1] is aneaster egg that allows certaincharacters to perform a specialtaunt on certainstages, specifically theStar Fox characters on the Star Fox stages (see:Star Fox Smash Taunt),Snake onShadow Moses Island (see:Codec Conversations), andPit onPalutena's Temple (see:Palutena's Guidance).

When a character initiates their respective Smash Taunt, they will do a pose lasting several seconds, during which the character will remain stationary; should the character get hit while they are posing, the Smash Taunt will be canceled. However, if the pose is completed withoutflinching, conversations will begin. If the character who performed the Smash Taunt isKO'd during the conversation (or inMelee, if they flinch at all), the conversation will abruptly halt, and, in Snake's case, will include a humorous conclusion based on the Game Over sequence from theMetal Gear series.

Smash Taunts are used by tapping the down taunt button for 2frames or less. InMelee, players press despite the lack of a down taunt.
Should two or more of the same character do the Smash Taunt simultaneously, only one of them will do the Smash Taunt, while the rest will do a regular taunt.
Smash Taunts can only beattempted (and used) once per match for all characters, regardless of who initiates it. If the initial pose is broken, all players must wait until the match is over to make another attempt. InSmash 4 andUltimate, selecting the reset button in training mode allows the player to set up another Smash Taunt.
Smash Taunts cannot be activated if any character has aSmash Ball. If a character entersFinal Smash standby during a Smash Taunt, the taunt will end immediately. This is presumably to avoid overlap with cinematic-type Final Smashes (e.g.Blue Falcon), as well as certain other Final Smashes that add effects to the entire screen (e.g.Peach Blossom,Triple Finish,Infernal Climax,Covering Fire).
- For similar reasons, this also applies to theDragoon andDaybreak when assembled.
Smash Taunts cannot be activated onΩ form orBattlefield form stages.
The Wii U's home button is disabled during a Smash Taunt.
Replays of battles in which Smash Taunts are performed can be saved, but prior toUltimate, attempting to view the replay will cause the player to be booted back to the menu as soon as the Smash Taunt is completed. Because of this, replays with Smash Taunts could not be converted into videos.
IfStage Morph is turned on, any transformations will be delayed until the Smash Taunt is finished.