Dry Bones: Difference between revisions

|image=[[File:DMW-DryBones.png|193px]]<br>Artwork of Dry Bones from ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])

|latest_portrayal=[[Toru Asakawa]] ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]]-present)

|variant_of=[[Koopa Troopa]]

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{{quote|I'm totally starving! Seriously. I mean, just look at me! I'm down to bones over here!|Dry Bones|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}

==History==

===''Super Mario'' series===

====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====

In the remake ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Dry Bones can be defeated by the [[Cape Feather]]. This item, originally from ''[[Super Mario World]]'', can only be obtained by scanning the "Cape" card with the [[e-Reader]].

====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====

Dry Bones appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. They are found only in [[Fortress]]es and [[Castle]]s. Dry Bones retain their ability to rebuild themselves when stomped from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This time, however, they can be permanently defeated with the [[cape]] or with the [[star]] power-up. They also turn around at ledges, similar to Red Koopa Troopas, instead of just falling, a trait that Dry Bones retain in the later ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. Some of the Dry Bones in this game can throw bones at Mario, which is also an occasional trait in later games.

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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====

A new variant, [[Big Dry Bones|Super Dry Bones]], is also introduced. Similarly to their smaller cousins, they can be found only in various castles and fortresses. It takes a [[Ground Pound]] to crumble them briefly, and they revive themselves as quickly as the normal Dry Bones do. Both types of Dry Bones can be permanently defeated by a [[Mega Mushroom]], a [[Super Star|Starman]], or a [[Blue Shell]]. Super Dry Bones cannot be hurt at all by [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]]. Also, [[Dry Bowser]], a Dry Bones version of [[Bowser]], makes his debut in this game.

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====

Dry Bones make their 3D platformer debut appearance in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', only in the [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]], [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]] and the final level, [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]. Unlike normal Koopas, they are bipedal, though they have a hunched stance. If they are jumped on, [[Spin|spun]] or attacked with a [[Green Shell]], they crumble, but revive after a few seconds, just as they did in previous games. They chase Mario or Luigi once they have seen them. When a Dry Bones successfully attacks Mario or Luigi, it cackles similarly to a [[Boo]]. The only way to destroy these Dry Bones is by touching them while using a [[Rainbow Star]], destroying them with a [[Bullet Bill]], or luring them into quicksand. Unlike in their previous appearances, Dry Bones can fall off ledges.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====

[[File:DryBonesNSMB2.png|frame|left]]

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====

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In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', in addition to returning as standard enemies that can be placed in levels, an item titled the [[Dry Bones Shell]] also appears. Acting similarly to [[Goomba's Shoe]], Mario can ride on top of it and it makes him able to float over hazardous liquids including lava, being able to ground pound, and crouching down while donning this power-up makes him crumble into a pile of bones like the Dry Bones in the games do; this makes him temporarily invincible until the crouching stops. Dry Bones also appear in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style, despite only Parabones appearing in the original game. Additionally, Fish Bones have been separated from Dry Bones in this game.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====

===DIC cartoons===

====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====

Dry Bones make a few appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

In "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]", when Princess Toadstool opens the door of [[Bowser's Castle|Koopa Kastle]], a Dry Bones falls from the ceiling, scaring her.

In "[[Recycled Koopa]]", Dry Bones are one of the species who "invaded" [[New York City]] with the trash of the Koopas.

====''Super Mario World'' television series====

Dry Bones appear in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'']] animated series, in the episode "[[Send in the Clown]]" and "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]". Here, both of them make a very small appearance as they try to keep Mario and [[Yoshi]] from infiltrating [[Bowser's Castle]] or stop Mario from getting a feather. The Dry Bones grabs a bone from out of its throat and throws it at Mario.

===''Hotel Mario''===

[[File:HM Skeleton Koopa.png|thumb|75px]]

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===

[[File:Crusher.gif|thumb|left|125px|Dry Bones defeated by a special attack]]

{{quote|I know! You probably said to yourself, "It's just a pile of dusty old bones!" ...THINK AGAIN!|Dry Bones|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}

===''Paper Mario'' series===

[[File:PM Dry Bones Holding Bone Sprite.png|frame|left]]

Dry Bones appear in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' as enemies found in [[Bowser's Castle]]. In this game, Dry Bones are able to walk upright and throw bones at Mario, similar to their appearance in ''Super Mario World''. They are also capable of building more of themselves, with the same amount of HP as the original unit. When a Dry Bones' [[Heart Point]]s are depleted, it collapses on the ground but remains in battle, reviving itself after two turns. Dry Bones defeated this way do not drop [[coin]]s or [[Star Point]]s, but the battle will still end if only collapsed Dry Bones remain on the enemy side. A Dry Bones can be permanently defeated, awarding Mario with coins and Star Points, by using fire and explosion attacks (e.g. [[Kooper]]'s [[Fire Shell]] or [[Bombette]]'s [[Bomb (Paper Mario series)|Bomb]]), which also ignore their defense and deal an additional 10 damage, allowing these moves to instantly defeat a Dry Bones. If a Dry Bones spots Mario outside battle, they try to throw a bone at him to make the [[First Strike]]. Additionally, due to Mario's levels capping at 27 and Dry Bones' level being at 30, they are the only non-boss enemy type in the game that can never be defeated with the [[First Attack]], [[Spin Attack (Badge)|Spin Attack]], or [[Bump Attack]] badges.

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====

This game also introduces three new variants of Dry Bones; [[Dull Bones]], [[Red Bones]], and [[Dark Bones]]. Dull Bones and Red Bones are both weaker than the standard Dry Bones, while Dark Bones is the strongest variant in the game, and is capable of constructing ordinary Dry Bones to aid it as reinforcements.

====''Super Paper Mario''====

Dull Bones also reappear in this game, and are now stronger than ordinary Dry Bones instead of weaker. They attack by throwing bones, which may act as a callback to both the bone-throwing Dry Bones from ''Super Mario World'' and the behavior of Dull Bones and Dry Bones in previous ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' games. A new, even stronger variety is also introduced, known as a [[Dark Dull Bones]].

*Green Dry Bones: Stronger batting. Pitches a breaking ball for a Star Pitch, as does the standard Dry Bones.

*Red Dry Bones: Near-equal stats to Green Dry Bones, but with slightly stronger hitting power despite a smaller contact size. Its Star Pitch is a fastball. Notably, this variant is more unique visually, having dark grey "skin", red gloves, red eyes, a slight scowl, and a spike on its nose, as well as several on the back of its shell.

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====''Mario Super Sluggers''====

Dry Bones' variants from the previous installment also return, with many changes from the previous title.

[[File:Space DryBones 7.png|thumb|Dry Bones's space in ''Mario Party 7'']]

A Dry Bones appears in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' as an unlockable, playable character. It can be purchased in the Duty-Free Shop for a price of 1000 Cruise Mileage Points. The [[Magic Orb]] is Dry Bones' special [[Orb]], which doubles the number on the dice block and then turns Dry Bones invisible. In the artwork of the game, Dry Bones is usually partnered with [[Boo]].

====''Mario Party 8''====

A Dry Bones appears in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', once again as a playable character. Unlike in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', it is available from the start of the game. Its partner is once again Boo, and their team name is the "Scary Pair".

====''Mario Party DS''====

====''Mario Party 9''====

====''Mario Kart Tour''====

Dry Bones appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a Normal playable character. He shares his special item, the [[Triple Green Shells]], with Koopa Troopa, [[Iggy Koopa]], [[Lakitu]], and [[Shy Guy|Green Shy Guy]]. He is also the main subject of a bonus challenge named [[Smash Small Dry Bones]], where players have to squash as many small Dry Bones as possible. He additionally has a golden variant called '''Dry Bones (Gold)''' which appears as a High-End character with the [[Coin Box]] as his special item.

===''Mario Strikers Charged''===

Dry Bones appears as a sidekick in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. Classified as a defensive player, Dry Bones' highlights are its speed and defense, meaning it can react quickly and run fast towards the ball, while its defense is [[Big Hit|Tackling]] opponents fiercely to knock them off in a short time. However, like the defensive captains, Dry Bones also has low passing skill and power, kicking the [[Soccer Ball|metallic ball]] immediately when it reaches maximum power.

Its [[Skillshot]] is the [[Shocker (Mario Strikers Charged)|Shocker]]. After charging the ball completely, Dry Bones electrifies the ball, making the rival's [[Kritter|Goalkeeper]] or even another competitor unable to move and react briefly, freeing him up for another shot. When evading a potential opponent attack while having the ball, Dry Bones can turn around and disappear, making it almost invincible, capable of passing hazardous obstacles, such as power-ups dropped on the field or dodging the Goalkeeper's moves. However, Dry Bones cannot use its deking capabilities to pass through the electric fence; it is electrocuted, which results in losing control of the ball. The durability and effect of Dry Bones' deke depends on the light the ball is emitting. Therefore, if the light is white, Dry Bones can go further while invisible. Once Dry Bones has performed its evasion in this way, the light of the ball changes back to its lowest power.

===''Mario & Sonic'' series===

[[File:M&S Dry Bones DS.png|thumb|left|200px|Dry Bones challenges Sonic.]]

[[File:M&S 2012 Foggy Foes.png|200px|thumb|Dry Bones and Dry Bowser harass Toad and Omochao in [[Foggy Foes]].]]

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

===''Mario Sports Mix''===

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===

===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===

===''Mario Tennis Aces''===

Dry Bones was added as a playable character through the May 2019 online tournament.

===Other appearances===

====''LEGO City Undercover''====

[[File:Mariocameo7LEGOCU.png|thumb|The LEGO brick built Dry Bones in ''LEGO City Undercover'']]

In the Wii U and Nintendo Switch versions of ''{{wp|Lego City Undercover|LEGO City Undercover}}'', the player can build a fossil of a Dry Bones in the Special Assignment, The Colossal Fossil Hustle. The player must unlock and select one of Rex Fury's variants over the robber or astronaut disguises. In the second half of the level, the player must switch to Rex and have him pull out the crate and build the pieces of the Dry Bones fossil, which gives out the Caveman Character Token. The 2017 remasters (except the Switch version in later versions) give out the token instead.

====''Minecraft''====

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===Physical description and traits===

[[File:MP8 DryBones.png|thumb|Dry Bones's current appearance.]]

''Super Mario World'' is the first game to give Dry Bones an upright stance, which would be used in a multitude of subsequent installments. However, Dry Bones' ''Super Mario World'' design comes with exclusive elements not present in other games, such as white pupils, a small set of teeth, and a physically larger stature than the Koopa Troopas. Later games resize Dry Bones so they are the same height and shape as a Koopa Troopa. ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' once again depicts Dry Bones as a quadrupedal species; in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', the Dry Bones in Beanbean Kingdom retain their quadrupedal stature, though their Mushroom Kingdom relatives present in the ''Minion's Quest: The Search For Bowser'' side story are shown in an upright posture, thus suggesting that Dry Bones differ depending on the region. Both ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games depict Dry Bones as bipedal creatures who stand and move in hunched postures, a feature that is reused in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' and for [[Parabones]] in ''Super Mario 3D World'' and ''Super Mario Odyssey''. In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Dry Bones' trophy has a more realistic appearance than its species' main depiction. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Dry Bones' trophy has a more monotone appearance, as well as a darker color scheme and a detailed shell. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'', its trophy has a more vibrant and cartoonish appearance, as well as much less detailing.

In ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', Dry Bones have visible neck bones, their eye sockets are more expressive, and their pupils turn red (similar to ''Super Mario 3D Land'') and fiery when angered or hostile.

===Speech===

===Powers and abilities===

==Profiles and statistics==

{{main|List of Dry Bones profiles and statistics}}

==List of appearances==

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|[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintnedo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]

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|Enemy/Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up

|2018

|Enemy

|[[List of games by date#2023|2023]]

|Nintendo Switch

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SMRPG DRY BONES.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''

PMDryBones.png|''[[Paper Mario]]''

Dry Bones vector art.svg|''[[My Nintendo]]''

MTA Models DryBones.png|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''

|Jap=カロン

|JapR=Karon

|Dut=Dry Bones

|PorA=Quebra-ossos

|PorAM=Bone Breaker

|PorE=Caveirinha

|Rus=Купа-скелет

|RusR=Kupa-skelet

|RusM=Skeleton Koopa

==References==

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{{Koopa Troopas}}

[[Category:Mario Party DS bosses]]

[[Category:Mario Party: Island Tour characters]]

[[Category:Mario Strikers Charged species]]

[[Category:Mario Super Sluggers playable characters]]