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Best Space Battle Smack Talk

The greatest tacticians in space don't just use high-energy beams and force shields, they use psychology. And the best interstellar smack-downs start with the trash talking before a single shot is fired. Whether it's Kirk mocking Khan's superior intellect or Adama growling into the space-phone, nothing improves a shootout in space like a good calling-you-out speech. Watch our medley of clips, and then read our list of the greatest taunts and shouts of defiance in interstellar combat. More »

12:32 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
21,649 views, 108 comments

Latest by Smeagol92055: I know no one was talking smack in this scene, but the psychic exchange between Luke and Vader in Empire Strikes Back stands out in my mind as one of the best examples of this; you've got Luke, wounded, close more »