Ridiculous things characters say during life-or-death battles

Countless hours of focus and skill have brought you to this point. You're embedded deep behind enemy lines, with your pistol the only thing keeping you alive. Checking your ammo counter, you realize you only have a few bullets left. Better make 'em count, kid. Then, just as you're about to leave the safety of cover, a guard taunts you--a very likely situation in a to-the-death battle. But as the taunt escapes the guard's virtual lips, you realize his word choice is a bit... strange. Nonsensical, even.

"Hey idiot, I can do 1,000 push-ups, but I'll be pushing you down six feet under!" What? Why would he say that? Surely the guard knows he's about to be killed? Sometimes battle taunts add a layer of immersion to combat-heavy games; other times, they feel so bizarre and out of place that we can't help but think, "what the hell?" The following are some of the stranger combat taunts video game characters say during life-or-death encounters.

"The entity known as Prophet--that's you, asshole!--we have you in our sights." (CELL Guards)

"You're gonna be my new meat bicycle!" (Psycho)

"It's Reyn time!" (Reyn)

"Would it help if I ran into the bullets!?" (Terrorists)

"Cover my black ass!" (Luchadores gang member)

"X-Men, welcome to DIE!" (Magneto)

"It's official: You suck." (Shao Kahn)

"I, Garland, will knock you all down!" (Garland)

"Son, you are writing checks your butt will find uncashable! Are you hearing me? Your backside will be escorted from the bank! You will find this humiliating!" (Soldier)

"I'mma take your tongue out...and lick my ass with it!" (Redman)

"I will scrape out your bowels until you beg me for mercy." (Odette)

"You'll die on your knees, like a scientist!" (Enemy guards)

"Watch your back, guys. It looks like we might have a hostile. His name might be... fu**ing Fisher!" (Enemy guards)

"Fisher's on the loose! F***, you guys, we're ready for war, and he's gonna make fools of us again!" (Enemy guards)

"Hey, Fisher, come here! Meet my baby!" (Enemy guards)

"Looking for a plane, Fisher? Come here! I'll make ya fly." (Enemy guards)

What are some of your favorite combat taunts in games? Are there any super obvious ones missing from our list? Let us know in the comments below--we're always happy to add more!

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