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| |species_origin=[[Cheep-Cheep]]
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| |title=Fishbone
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| |image=[[Image:FishboneNSMBU.png|170px]]<br>Official artwork of a '''Fishbone''' from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
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| |sub_species=[[Jean de Fillet]]<br>[[Honebōn]]
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| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[1990]])
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| |related=[[Honen]]<br>[[Sharkbone]]
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| |notable=[[Kingfin]]
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| |latest_appearance=''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' ([[2013]])
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| }}
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| '''Fishbones''' (also known as '''Wet Bones''') are swimming skeletons of [[Cheep-Cheep]]s which first appears in the game ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They may also be related to some of the other kinds of undead fish appearing in the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]].
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario World''====
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| [[Image:Fishbone.PNG|frame|left]]
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| [[File:SMWFishbones.png|150px|thumb|right]]
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| Fishbones are found in the submerged [[Vanilla Fortress]] and the underwater room of [[Bowser's Castle]]. They are the only strictly aquatic dungeon enemies in the game, though terrestrial enemies are also found underwater in these levels. Their behavior is simple, traveling in straight lines across the screen in a jerky, darting motion, usually in small groups. Fishbones can be defeated by [[Cape Mario]] or Cape Luigi's spin attack, but only in the ''[[Super Mario Advance 2]]'' release, and are otherwise invincible.
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| ====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
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| [[Image:SMG fishbone.png|thumb|right|Fishbones in the Bonefin Galaxy in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
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| In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Fishbones appear in the [[Bonefin Galaxy]] during Mario's boss battle with [[Kingfin]]. In this game, they have glowing red eyes, and attack in a way that's very similar to [[Torpedo Ted]]s; by homing in on Mario and striking him to cause damage. They can be destroyed when touching the surface, like the real-world fishes. After the player has used a [[Green Shell]] or a [[Red Shell]] to dole out some damage to Kingfin, the skeletal shark summons the voracious fish to aid him in attacking Mario. When the player has hit Kingfin two more times, he will summon a lot more Fishbones, which attack the player until the end of the battle, after which they disappear.
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| ====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
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| [[File:Fishy Bone.png|frame|left]]
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| Fishbones inhabit some water levels in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''; they appear in {{world-link|4|castle|World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)#World 4-Castle}} and {{world-link|5|ghosthouse|World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)#World 5-Ghost House|World 5 Ghost House}}. Also, in the battle against [[Wendy O. Koopa]] in the World 4 Castle, various Fishbones can be seen swimming in a water tank in the background.
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| They now have a new attack pattern: if a Fishbone detects one of the characters, it will lock on to them (as their eyes turn red) and launch themselves in the direction of the character. If it misses and hits a wall or another Fishbone, it will crash and break apart in a similar manner to that of [[Dry Bones]]. However, once they break apart, they will reappear if the player goes far enough offscreen. Fishbones can be permanently defeated with [[Iceball]]s, a thrown object, or a [[Star]]. Fishbones will stop following a player that jumps out of the water; the player can also dodge them by walking on the floor and ducking once spotted, which turns the Fishbone's eyes back to normal and stops the chase.
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| In dark caverns, their eyes light up, although the illuminated area around them is much smaller than that provided by [[Bulber]]s and thus far less useful. They are referred to as Wet Bones in the [[Prima Games]] guide.
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| ====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
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| [[File:NewFishbone.png|frame]]
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| Fishbones re-appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they keep their design and attack pattern from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They only appear in {{world-link|3|tower|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} and {{world-link|star|6|World Star-6}}.black butty
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| ====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
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| Fishbones reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', having the same role from their previous appearance. They appear in [[Haunted Shipwreck]] and [[Deepsea Ruins]].
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| ===[[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]===
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| ====''Mario Kart 7''====
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| Fishbones make their first ''Mario Kart'' appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and take their design from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They are found in [[Wario Shipyard]], where they swim in schools or sometimes alone. If any drivers collide into Fishbones, the former will be pushed back.
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| ====''Mario Kart 8''====
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| Fishbones will also appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' in the underwater section of an unnamed haunted mansion-themed course. They serve as obstacles just like in ''Mario Kart 7''.
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| ===''Super Mario World'' television series===
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| [[File:Cartoon Fish Bone.PNG|thumb|Yoshi using a Fishbone to cut a log in the ''Super Mario World'' episode "The Wheel Thing".]]
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| Fishbones, though never called as such, made several small appearances in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon.
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| A Fishbone first appeared in the episode "[[The Wheel Thing]]", where one is used by [[Yoshi]] to cut a log into wheels to be used in Mario's car factory. In "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]", both Mario and [[Oogtar]] use a Fishbone to cut-down several Christmas trees.
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| In "[[Rock TV]]" and "[[Mama Luigi]]", two extremely large Fishbones are shown to be decorations in Bowser's throne room.
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| ===''Super Mario Adventures''===
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| In the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic, Fishbones, along with several other creatures such as [[Urchin]]s and [[Porcupuffer]]s, are shown to act as guards/obstacles in the moat surrounding the [[Koopalings]]' tower.
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| ===''Mario Bros.'' (''Super Mario Advance'')===
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| Fishbones, known as "'''Fish Skeletons'''", are a useless item that [[Mario]] sometimes receives after being thrown in the trash can in the ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' battle mode of the ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' series.
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| ===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
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| Fishbones make another appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' during the battle with [[Junker]]. When Mario and [[Luigi]] manage to defeat a [[Junker Can]], a Fishbone may attempt to attack the [[plumber]]s. It attacks by orbiting around one of the two and eventually ramming them, though it can be stopped by counterattacking with the hammer before it does.
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| ===''Mario Party 9''===
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| The [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'']] debut for Fishbones (not counting their cameo in ''Mario Party 4'') is in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. They appear once again with their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' appearance. Fishbones only appear during the [[Blooper Beach]] Captain Event; when the player lands on an [[Unlucky Space]] on this part of the board, a group of Fishbones attacks them and steals five of their ten [[Mini Star]]s.
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| ===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
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| Fishbones make an appearance in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. They appear in [[Jungle Rapids]], leaping in the water and attempting to destroy the raft Mario uses to cross through the river. They can be removed using the hammer.
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Honen]] - the skeletal form of the fish [[Torion]] from ''[[Super Mario Land]]''.
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| *[[Honebōn]] - a [[Cheep-Cheep]] brought back from the dead in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Very similar to a Fishbone.
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| *[[Jean de Fillet]] - an undead fish from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its remake ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''.
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| *[[Kingfin]] - a giant skeletal fish that acts as a world boss in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.
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| ==Names in Other Languages==
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| {{Foreignname
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| |Jap=フィッシュボーン
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| |JapR=Fisshubōn
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| |JapM=Fishbone
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| |FraA=Poissonos
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| |FraAM=Pun on Poisson (fish) and Os (bone)
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| |FraE=Ossec
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| |FraEM=Drybone
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| |Por=Espinhas (Brazil)
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| |PorM=Spines
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| |Spa=Pezueso
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| |SpaM=Pun on ''pez'' (fish) and ''hueso'' (bone). Literally "fishbone".
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| |Ita=Skelopesce (''Mario'' Games)<br>Pesce Lisca (Fishing AR minigame).
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| |ItaM=From the English "skeleton" and "''pesce''", meaning "fish".<br>"''Pesce''" means "fish" and "''lisca''", "fishbone".}}
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| ==Trivia==
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| [[File:Fishbone.JPG|thumb|right|200px|A Fishbone from the 3DS's Augmented Reality Games.]]
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| *In the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Augmented Reality Games#Fishing|Fishing AR minigame]], after lightning strikes the water, the player can fish out Fishbones (known as '''Fish Bones''' in the game).
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| *In the [[minigame]] [[Mushroom Medic]] of ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', there is a poster in the background with a Cheep-Cheep and its Fishbone X-ray, confirming Fishbones are undead Cheep-Cheeps.
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| *Fishbone is a pun on ''fish'' and ''wishbone''.
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| *A similar enemy called [[Shell Missile]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' act almost like fishbones.
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| *They are similar in appearance to the [[zeldawiki:Skullfish|Skullfish]] enemy from the [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]].
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