Taunts are rude or celebratory gestures each fighter can perform: dances, provocations, or good old showboating. Most fighters have three distinct taunts, executed with the side, up, and down input directions on the D-pad. A few fighters have four taunts, with different ones for front and back directions. Most taunts don’t affect combat, but a few have small hitboxes or other quirks worth checking out. For example, Kirby’s taunt notably causes him to drop any ability copied from Inhale, Greninja’s down taunt deals minor damage, and Luigi’s down taunt can cause a meteor smash effect.