Elite Dry Bones

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Elite Dry Bones
An Elite Dry Bones from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Variant of Dry Bones
Troopea

The Elite Dry Bones is an enemy that appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. It appears in Teehee Valley on the path to Popple's hideout, and is the stronger counterpart to the common Dry Bones found along Hoohoo Mountain. They share a similar appearance, with the addition of shells and a slightly purple tint all over their body.

In the original English version of the game, it was simply called Dry Bones; it was named differently in other languages, such as Garon in Japanese, which was also the name used by Prima Games.[1] The remake gives the Elite Dry Bones its current name.

Battle[edit]

Elite Dry Bones use the same head-tossing attack as their counterparts, dealing more damage and possibly poisoning the Mario Bros. if it connects. Its shell also reduces damage from any non-jump attacks to one; they can also use the Troopea's tackle attack, which can still be countered by jumping and used to deflect its shell back at other enemies.

Statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Dry Bones (2)
Elite Dry Bones from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga HP 40 POW 120 (110-120) Defense 80
Speed 60 Experience 68 (70) Coins 13 (8)
Location Teehee Valley Jump Normal Hammer Weak
Hand Weak Fire Heal Thunder Critical
Stat down? 100% Stun? 0% Burn? 0%
Level 36 Role Common Item drop Ultra Mushroom – 16.13%
None – 0% (Max Mushroom - 32.26%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Elite Dry Bones
An Elite Dry Bones from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 98 POW 96 DEF 78 SPEED 54 Experience 110
Fire Heal Thunder Heal Jump Normal Hammer Weak Coins 20
Stat down 0% Dizzy 0% Burn 0% Speed down 0% Item drop Refreshing Herb (26%)
Max Mushroom (15%)
Max Mushroom (40%)
Level           29 Location(s) Teehee Valley

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ガロン
Garon
Play on「がらがら」(gara-gara, onomatopoeia for heavy things clattering) and「カロン」(Karon, Dry Bones)

Chinese 干骨怪
Gāngǔ Guài
Dry Bone Monster; from「枯骨怪」(Kūgǔ Guài, Dry Bones)

French Skelexo
From "exosquelette" (exoskeleton) and "Skelerex" (Dry Bones)
German Staubtrocken
Dry as Dust; from "Knochentrocken" (Dry Bones)
Italian Startosso
From "Tartosso" (Dry Bones) with "s-" (a prefix normally used as endorsement)
Spanish Huesotes
Augmentative of "Huesitos" (Dry Bones)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stratton, Stephen, and Levi Buchanan. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Prima Official Strategy Guide. Page 36.