Villainous Taunts

In any story, there comes a time when the villain taunts someone (usually the hero/heroine or someone he/she loves) for these reasons: These taunts can range from mildly annoying to dark and devastating. Some of them can come off as hurtful stereotypes.
 * Challenging the hero.
 * Shattering a bond.
 * Sadistic pleasure, especially when holding someone captive.
 * Making a fool out of the hero.

Noteworthy Examples

 * In the 2003 movie Peter Pan, Captain Hook taunts Peter Pan that Wendy Darling is leaving him in an attempt to bring him down.
 * Darla Dimple taunts Pudge after capturing him and before flooding Mammoth Studios.
 * Scut Farkus taunts Ralphie Parker when confronting him.
 * Ginarrbrik taunts Edmund Pevensie when holding him captive, then does it to Aslan when he arrives at the Stone Table.
 * Harley Quinn taunts Catwoman after she captures her and prepares to grind her alive.
 * Johnny Lawrence and the Cobra Kai dojo students taunt Daniel LaRusso before pushing him down a hill, setting  The Karate Kid 's plot in motion.
 * Boingo taunts Red Puckett when besting her in a fight and after loading her into a dynamite-filled cart.
 * Steele and his thugs insult Balto for his wolf heritage.
 * Draco Malfoy taunts Harry Potter for being an orphan, Hermione for her Muggle-born heritage, along with other characters.
 * Ernesto de la Cruz taunts Héctor after tossing Miguel off the roof.
 * Darth Maul taunting Obi-Wan Kenobi about the fate of Qui-Gon Jinn.
 * Baby Vegeta taunting Uub about the demise of his mentor and friend, Goku.
 * Andross taunting Fox McCloud to fight him alone.
 * The Desert Wolf taunts Malia Tate about how she stole her power just by being born.
 * Thanos taunts Thor after the latter severely wounded him in the chest with Stormbreaker, moments before he unleashes his full power of the Infinity Gauntlet.
 * Beauty Smith taunts White Fang as he trains him to become a fighting dog.