![]() Roronoa Zoro is the Straw-Hat Pirates' resident trash talker in a fight (or, given Usopp, the resident trash talker who can also back it up).Even the good guys will get overconfident on the strength of their attacks. Note that he backs up almost everything he says. It's worth noting that he can also offer praise or acknowledgement of an opponent's abilities, but talking trash or making slights about a person's ancestors (namely, the Senju) is one of his premier battle strategies. Tayuya in particular extends this to her own teammates. The Sound Four/Five enjoy hurling insults (mostly "trash") at their enemies.Naruto's battle with Neji is almost half composed of this, before Naruto gets mad.In Breakshot, which is about billiards, The Stoic and closet Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy (he simply manages to mask the fact that he thinks he's better than everyone else) Ryoji taunts main character Chinmi in their match in the finals of a big tournament, telling him that when they played for kicks earlier he let Chinmi win. ![]() In especially satisfying reversals, the trash talking antagonist will say " This Cannot Be!" when the hero shows how truly powerful and/or competent he is. If they say proud or hurtful things, they're usually bad guys, while if they 'just' say overly self confident things, like "Don't Hold Back!" or matter of factly and humbly state they are simply more powerful than an opponent, they're usually Defeat Means Friendship material, or at least an enthusiastic competitor. How Worthy an antagonist is can usually be determined by what kind of trash talk they use. It's worth noting that like in Real Life, Trash Talk can be either harmless fun or spiteful. They'll say their two year old ADD niece is more competent, that their equipment is liable to explode before the fight starts, and they are blessed to fight someone so Magnificent that this Tuesday will be the single greatest day of their (doomed) opponent's life.ĭon't expect the trash talker to lose time over it, either. ![]() During the course of a sporting event, Serious Business duel, or an armed fight, one, both or all present will start trash talking their opponents to psych them out. ![]()
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