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'''Bonetail''' is a large, skeletal dragon in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' residing at the bottom of the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. He is the older brother of [[Gloomtail]] and [[Hooktail]]. Unlike his still-living siblings, he is an undead dragon, having died of unknown reasons. He was once a pet of the [[Shadow Queen]], but it is never stated why or how Bonetail came to reside at the bottom of the Pit. According to [[Grifty]], Bonetail, along with his two siblings, went around the world terrorizing people some time before the Shadow Queen was imprisoned behind [[The Thousand-Year Door]]. There is some regional dispute over the gender of Bonetail, as while the English version depicts Bonetail as male, other versions depict Bonetail as female. In the Italian version, Bonetail's name is derived from "Cassandra", a girl's name.
|hp=200
|atk=8
|def=2
|location=[[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]
|items=None
|moves=Dangerous Breath (8, [[Piercing attack|Piercing]]; sleep (white), confusion (green), shrunk (purple), frozen (blue)), Recover (20 HP, max twice), Stomp (8), Chomp (8)
|log=The oldest brother of Hooktail. He's just bones now. He's incredibly tough... Maybe even the toughest?
|tattle=That's Bonetail. He's the oldest brother of Hooktail. ...So old he's just bones, in fact. Wow. Now THAT'S old. He has various breaths that might confuse us or put us to sleep. When his HP gets low, he'll recover... or reanimate, as the case may be. He's probably stronger than the last boss, seriously! Let's do this right!
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'''Bonetail''' is a large [[Dragon]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', who, as his name suggests, is but a mere skeleton, residing at the bottom of the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. In the Japanese and German versions of the game, Bonetail is depicted as a female, and in the Italian version, Bonetail's name is derived from "Cassandra", a girl's name. In the Japanese version, all three dragons (as well as the dragons in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'') have ''baba'' in their name, which means "old woman".


He is the older brother of [[Gloomtail]] and [[Hooktail]]. Unlike his still-living siblings, he is an undead dragon, having died of old age after not eating anything for centuries at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials. He was once a pet of the [[Shadow Queen]], and was put in the pit to guard and punish anyone of her choice. His actions outside of the Pit of 100 Trials, if any, are unknown.
After [[Mario]] and his teammates reach the bottom floor of the Pit of 100 Trials, Bonetail roars, making it questionable if he can talk as he never demonstrates that ability. Bonetail's many breaths cause a variety of status ailments in addition to dealing damage. His blue breath can [[Frozen|freeze]] Mario, green breath can cause [[Confused|confusion]], purple can turn Mario or his partner [[Tiny (status effect)|tiny]], and white can inflict [[sleep]]. All of his fire breath attacks can be avoided with [[Shell Shield]] or simply guarding. If Mario defeats Bonetail, he coughs up a chest containing the [[Return Postage]] [[badge]].


After [[Mario]] and his teammates reach the bottom floor of the Pit of 100 Trials, Bonetail will roar, making it questionable if he can talk, as he has never demonstrated that ability. Bonetail's many breaths cause a variety of status ailments in addition to dealing damage. His blue breath can freeze Mario, green breath can confuse him, purple can shrink him and white can put him to sleep. All of his breaths can be avoided with Shell Shield. He can also restore his [[Heart Point|HP]] if it's low. Eventually, Mario defeated him and Bonetail coughed up a chest containing the [[Return Postage]] [[Badge]].
Bonetail is much stronger than his younger siblings, Hooktail and Gloomtail, and even more than the Shadow Queen. He is the strongest boss in the game, but only offers one star point after defeat; Bonetail can restore 20 HP when having lower HP, and has the most HP out of any enemy. Additionally, Bonetail has the same default attack and defense stats as Gloomtail, with other buffs added throughout the fight. However, Bonetail does not have all of Gloomtail's attacks, like his earthquake attack or Megabreath.


Bonetail is much stronger than his younger siblings, Hooktail and Gloomtail, and even stronger than the Shadow Queen. It is the strongest boss in the game and possibly the hardest boss in the game; though the Shadow Queen has two hands to assist her to restore 7 HP from Mario and co., Bonetail can restore 20 HP from his own when having lower HP. Also, Bonetail has the same default attack and defense stats as Gloomtail, but doesn't have Gloomtail's earthquake or MegaBreath attacks. However, the strain of completing the previous 99 levels of the Pit of 100 Trials contributes to the difficulties faced when fighting Bonetail, as items, [[Flower Point|FP]], and HP are more likely to be depleted by the time he is reached than when the player confronts the Shadow Queen. If the player is skilled enough, it is very possible to defeat Bonetail before fighting his youngest sibling, [[Hooktail]]. Despite being the hardest boss, Bonetail only offers one [[Star Point]] after defeat, just like the Shadow Queen.
At the beginning of the fight, Mario's [[party member|partner]] makes a comment regarding Bonetail:
*[[Goombella]]: ''"Wow! What a freak!"''
*[[Koops]]: ''"Yikes! What a grump!"''
*[[Flurrie]]: ''"Mercy! Such anger!"''
*[[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi]]: ''"Whoa! What a psycho!"''
*[[Vivian]]: ''"Wow! What a grouch!"''
*[[Admiral Bobbery]]: ''"Rather a crabby sort, eh?"''
*[[Ms. Mowz]]: ''"My! What a crab!"''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:MeetBonetail.PNG|[[Mario]] meeting Bonetail.
MeetBonetail.png|[[Mario]] encounters Bonetail
Image:byebonetail.png|Bonetail after being defeated.
PMTTYD Pit of 100 Trials Bonetail.png|The battle with Bonetail
Image:PMTTYDBonetailHeadEarly.png|Bonetail's unused early head design.
PMTTYD Bonetail Defeated.png|Bonetail defeated
Bonetail head TTYD early.png|Bonetail's [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content|unused]] early head design
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ゾンババ
|Jap=ゾンババ
|JapR=Zonbaba
|JapR=Zonbaba
|JapM=Portmanteau of "''zonbi''" (ゾンビ, zombie) and "''baba''" (婆, old woman).
|JapM=Portmanteau of「ゾンビ」(''zonbi'', "zombie") and「ゴンババ」(''Gonbaba'', "[[Hooktail]]") or「ブンババ」(''Bunbaba'', "[[Gloomtail]]")
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|ChiR=
|ChiS=
|Dut=
|DutM=
|Fre=Occicroc
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''occire'' ("slay") and ''croc'' ("fang")
|Ger=Lohviata
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Lohe'' ("blaze") and possibly the English word "bloviate"; also likely a pun on "{{wp|Loviatar}}"
|Ita=Ossandra
|Ita=Ossandra
|ItaM=Pormanteau of "''osso''" (bone) and Cassandra (a Italian female name).
|ItaM=Pormanteau of ''osso'' ("bone") and the female name "Cassandra"
|Fra=Occicroc
|Kor=
|FraM=Portmanteau of "''occire''" (slay) and "''croc''" (fang)
|KorR=
|KorM=
|Spa=Zombaba
|Spa=Zombaba
|SpaM=From the Japanese name ''Zonbaba'' (spelled as "Zombaba" because the first component of the Japanese name is a katakana transcription of "zombie").
|SpaM=From the Japanese name "Zonbaba", but with an "m" before the "b" because, in Spanish orthography, "n" should not come before "b"
|Ger=Lohviata
}}
|GerM=Portmanteau of "''lohe''" (blaze) and "''viata''", which is probably an imaginary word}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Unlike his younger siblings who are capable of speech, Bonetail is only capable of making growls and dog-sounds (Ex.: "Aroooooooooo!").
*If the player returns to the 100th floor after beating Bonetail, quiet and eerie music plays in the room.
*Bonetail possesses one of the very few attacks in the game that cannot be blocked with a [[Superguard]]; the bite attack. Another unsuperguardable attack is the Bulky Bob-ombs and Bob-ulk's explosions.
*Along with [[Sir Grodus]] and the [[Shadow Queen]]'s first phase, Bonetail cannot be defeated in a single turn using Mario only with his non-FP attacks strengthened by [[Power Rush]] badges.
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Latest revision as of 23:42, April 26, 2024

“AROOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
—Bonetail, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Bonetail
Bonetail
Location(s) Pit of 100 Trials (Level 100)
Max HP 200
Attack 8
Defense 2
Moves Dangerous Breath (8, Piercing; sleep (white), confusion (green), shrunk (purple), frozen (blue)), Recover (20 HP, max twice), Stomp (8), Chomp (8)
Items Return Postage
Coins N/A
Log The oldest brother of Hooktail. He's just bones now. He's incredibly tough... Maybe even the toughest?
More
Level 0
Exp. points 99
Sleep? 0%
Dizzy? 0%
Confuse? 0%
Tiny? 0%
Burn? 100%
Freeze? 0%
Stop? 0%
Soft? 0%
Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0%
KO? 0%
Tattle

That's Bonetail. He's the oldest brother of Hooktail. …So old he's just bones, in fact. Wow. Now THAT'S old. His body's Max HP is 200, his Attack is 8, and his Defense is 2. He has various breaths that might confuse us or put us to sleep. When his HP gets low, he'll recover…or reanimate, as the case may be. He's probably stronger than the last boss, seriously! Let's do this right!

Tattle Log #:
101

Bonetail is a large, skeletal dragon in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door residing at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials. He is the older brother of Gloomtail and Hooktail. Unlike his still-living siblings, he is an undead dragon, having died of unknown reasons. He was once a pet of the Shadow Queen, but it is never stated why or how Bonetail came to reside at the bottom of the Pit. According to Grifty, Bonetail, along with his two siblings, went around the world terrorizing people some time before the Shadow Queen was imprisoned behind The Thousand-Year Door. There is some regional dispute over the gender of Bonetail, as while the English version depicts Bonetail as male, other versions depict Bonetail as female. In the Italian version, Bonetail's name is derived from "Cassandra", a girl's name.

After Mario and his teammates reach the bottom floor of the Pit of 100 Trials, Bonetail roars, making it questionable if he can talk as he never demonstrates that ability. Bonetail's many breaths cause a variety of status ailments in addition to dealing damage. His blue breath can freeze Mario, green breath can cause confusion, purple can turn Mario or his partner tiny, and white can inflict sleep. All of his fire breath attacks can be avoided with Shell Shield or simply guarding. If Mario defeats Bonetail, he coughs up a chest containing the Return Postage badge.

Bonetail is much stronger than his younger siblings, Hooktail and Gloomtail, and even more than the Shadow Queen. He is the strongest boss in the game, but only offers one star point after defeat; Bonetail can restore 20 HP when having lower HP, and has the most HP out of any enemy. Additionally, Bonetail has the same default attack and defense stats as Gloomtail, with other buffs added throughout the fight. However, Bonetail does not have all of Gloomtail's attacks, like his earthquake attack or Megabreath.

At the beginning of the fight, Mario's partner makes a comment regarding Bonetail:

Gallery[edit]

  • Mario encounters Bonetail

    Mario encounters Bonetail

  • The battle with Bonetail

    The battle with Bonetail

  • Bonetail defeated

    Bonetail defeated

  • Bonetail's unused early head design

    Bonetail's unused early head design

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゾンババ
Zonbaba
 Portmanteau of「ゾンビ」(zonbi, "zombie") and「ゴンババ」(Gonbaba, "Hooktail") or「ブンババ」(Bunbaba, "Gloomtail")

French Occicroc
 Portmanteau of occire ("slay") and croc ("fang")
German Lohviata
 Portmanteau of Lohe ("blaze") and possibly the English word "bloviate"; also likely a pun on "Loviatar"
Italian Ossandra
 Pormanteau of osso ("bone") and the female name "Cassandra"
Spanish Zombaba
 From the Japanese name "Zonbaba", but with an "m" before the "b" because, in Spanish orthography, "n" should not come before "b"

Trivia[edit]

  • If the player returns to the 100th floor after beating Bonetail, quiet and eerie music plays in the room.
  • Along with Sir Grodus and the Shadow Queen's first phase, Bonetail cannot be defeated in a single turn using Mario only with his non-FP attacks strengthened by Power Rush badges.
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