In Escape from Monkey Island, Guybrush Insult arm-wrestles Ignatius Cheese (the owner of the Scumm Bar). In The Curse of Monkey Island Guybrush must find and confront Captain Rene Rottingham after he steals a map from him. In The Secret of Monkey Island Guybrush Threepwood must defeat the Sword Master of Mêlée Island as one of the Three Trials to prove himself worthy of becoming a pirate. They are beatable, but prove the toughest opponents of all in sword fights.

It is also impossible to gain the upper hand against them, even with a successful comeback. Usually these individuals have their own unique arsenal of insults and those who oppose them are forced to use their wits to find a comeback in their own repertoire that makes sense. A famous one is Carla, the Sword Master of Mêlée Island. Some practitioners of Insult Sword Fighting are known as Sword Masters.

In order to learn more insults, it can be wise to lose on purpose, perhaps by using 'loser insults' such as ' I am rubber, you are glue'. If he used them later on a different pirate who had a proper comeback, he would then memorize that too. He could also learn the 'smart dog' insult from the Troll.Īfter his training, Threepwood had to go out into the forest and confront a number of pirates in order to learn more from them in combat.Īt first Threepwood would lose many fights not knowing many insults, but the pirates would use new ones which he would then memorize and be able to use in future battles. Guybrush Threepwood was taught two insults and comebacks by Captain Smirk on Mêlée Island: The famous 'dairy farmer' insult and the 'shish kabob'. 3.2 Battling on Sea Insult and Comeback Examples.The popularity of Insult Sword Fighting has spawned various other insult based pastimes including Insult Arm Wrestling. While fighting on board ship, all insult comebacks must rhyme with the attackers line. Insult Sword Fighting has a slightly different rule when at sea. Usually three successfully landed insults will ensure a combatants victory. Whoever retains the upper hand will be able to throw the next insult. If the comeback is sufficiently insulting, they will win the upper hand in the battle. The opponent will then be forced to respond with a comeback. Throughout the Caribbean a number of standard insults are used by the many pirates.ĭuring a fight there may come a natural break in the swordplay where one pirate will launch an insult such as 'You fight like a Dairy Farmer'. The intention of insults in sword fighting is to throw off an opponents guard and allow a swordsman to press their attack. Insult Sword Fighting is an activity within the Monkey Island series, heavily featured in the first part of The Secret of Monkey Island and being the bulk of Part Three of The Curse of Monkey Island.

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