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Don't expect the trash talker to [[Talking Is a Free Action|lose time over it]], either.
It's worth noting that like in [[Real Life]], Trash Talk can be either harmless fun or spiteful. How [[Worthy Opponent|Worthy]] an antagonist is can usually be determined by what kind of
Staple of [[Shonen]], [[Real Life]] sporting events, and series and shows that deal with a lot of fighting or dueling.
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== [[Folk Lore]] ==
* [[The Bible|Biblical]]: David and Goliath both indulge in ritual
* Greek: both the Greek and the Trojan champions indulge in ''[[The Iliad]]''.
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== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* ''All the time'' in [[Professional Wrestling]]. In the ring, outside the ring, before, during and after the matches, to the opponent, to the powers that be, to the audience... You name a form of
== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* In ''[[Mage: The Awakening]]'', [[Wizard Duel
* The Jester class in 3.5 edition ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' lives and breathes this trope; with magical augmentations to their cutting wit Jesters can goad their enemies into making mistakes, insult them into losing confidence, frighten them into fleeing, and even deal damage at higher levels.
** In 4.0, one of the [[Spoony Bard|Bard's]] basic powers is to [[I Shall Taunt You|literally taunt your enemies to death]].
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{{quote|'''Larry''':You reckon you got a chance against the Queen of Ki-I mean the King of Queens?}}
* In both ''[[Eternal Champions]]'' and ''[[Art of Fighting]]'', taunting your enemy reduces the energy they need for their special moves. Sadly, this only ''matters'' in the latter; in the former, [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|the computer doesn't care about its meter]].
* A key tactic in the ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]]'' games is using your comm system to shout insults at your Kilrathi opponents. Being the [[Proud Warrior Race Guy
* [[Kirby]] enjoys doing this to his opponents in ''Kirby's Avalanche'', insulting them in full sentences while sometimes also throwing in an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]].
* ''[[Suikoden V]]'' has Logg, Lun, and Subala do this in the [[Fishing Minigame]]. Pretty amusing to look at while [[The Hero|the Prince]] is minding his own business.
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* [[Truth in Television]] in [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/3068365.stm cricket], oddly enough, where it is known as "sledging".
** And as has been asserted by anyone they play(particularly Pakistan), the Australians are the best at it.
* Part of Michael Jordan's overall mystique was his penchant for backing up his
** [http://thehowevafiles.blogspot.com/2008/02/yao-ming-wolf-in-nice-guy-clothing.html And Yao Ming somehow picked this up in between his English lessons.]
** Jordan's teammate Scottie Pippen was no slouch either. At the tail end of Game 1 of the 1997 NBA Finals with the game tied at 82, he famously told Karl "The Mailman" Malone "Just remember, The Mailman doesn't deliver on Sunday, Karl," just before the Utah Jazz star went to the free throw line. Malone clanked both shots off the rim. Jordan then buried the winning shot at the buzzer.
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* At one time during [[World War II]] some Italian defectors went into the line beside the Americans. The Germans yelled out, "How do you like your new ally". Whereupon the Americans said,"You can have them". And the Germans said,"We don't want them."
* Often used in [[Poker]]. Mike "The Mouth" Matusow is a master of it, but Tony G is the absolute king.
* Many games just wouldn't be the same without
* [http://notalwaysright.com/inter-screwed/8762 This story from Not Always Right]. Also qualifies as [[Oh Crap]] moment for the trash talker.
* In Vietnam ARVN and VC would occasionally
* One time during the [[American Civil War]] a group of pickets were shooting at each other while trash talking each other. One Rebel and one Yankee got so angry with each other that everyone agreed that guns were to impersonal, and so they called a truce to settle the manner with [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]. Once that was done, they had a rest. Then they went back to shooting at each other.
* Subversion, during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] British preferred to remain silent while the French were approaching to make sure that there was as much tension begging to be released when the order to fire and charge came.
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