Skeleton Mario
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| Skeleton Mario | |
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| Applies to | Mario, Luigi, Yoshi |
| Item needed | Hone; Fishbone's "Bone Ray" |
| First appearance | Super Mario-kun volume 1 (1991) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun volume 13 (1995) |
Skeleton Mario is an original form that appears in Super Mario-kun, mostly in the Super Mario World arc.
The first occasion in which this form is shown is the last chapter of volume 1, as one of the hypothetical future transformations of the Super Mario franchise. Mario can transform into a skeleton for three minutes after collecting a Hone, but it has no known advantages or powers.
In volume 2, a Fishbone attacks the heroes by shooting a "Bone Ray", turning Luigi and Yoshi into skeletons. Before Mario can be hit, however, a Super Star grants him invincibility, and he defeats the enemy. Meanwhile, Luigi and Yoshi ask how they will turn back to normal.
In volumes 3 and 6, to withstand the heat, Yoshi removes his skin like a shirt, revealing his skeleton (without the need of any power-ups or attacks), unsettling the Mario Bros.
In volume 6, while fighting Battra Hanachan, she flaps her wings so hard, she blows everything away except the giant Star Yoshi, even though his skin was ripped out from the strong wind.
In volumes 13, a Yoshi skeleton reappears in the Koopa museum, as proof of the Yoshis' extinction.
Notes[edit]
- A skeletal Mario would later appear in the games in Super Mario Galaxy as a death animation from electric attacks and in Super Mario Odyssey as a Crazy Cap outfit.
- In Super Mario Galaxy 2, a skeleton transformation, called「ホネマリオ」(Hone Mario, "Bone Mario"), was planned but ultimately scrapped.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "ちなみに、変身の候補には“ホネマリオ“なんていうものもありました。詳しく言えないので、どんな性能だったかな、皆さんのご想像にお任せします(笑)。" ("By the way, there had been a candidate for a power-up called "Bone Mario". I can't go into detail, so I'll leave it to everyone's imaginations as to how it worked (laughs).") – Yoshiaki Koizumi interview from「とことん楽しむ スーパーマリオギャラクシー2の本」. Horror Powerup State. Retrieved 17 Jan. 2026 from The Cutting Room Floor.
