Bonechill
- “Brrrrooo ha ha ha ha... A touching scene, to be sure.”
- —Bonechill, Super Paper Mario
Bonechill is a boss in Super Paper Mario. He can fire ice shell from the large cannon he sits upon, and he has icy breath that can make icicles on the ceiling. According to The InterNed, Bonechill's theme is called "Bonechill Appears".
Before the outset of the game, Bonechill was stuck in an unknown prison in The Underwhere along with his Skellobit army. Count Bleck set him free to defeat Mario (who was the hero of legend as told in the Light Prognosticus), and the presence of Bonechill's Skellobits in Castle Bleck support the idea that they had some sort of affiliation or agreement. However, Bonechill ultimately failed in his attempt to defeat Mario and seize control of The Overthere and The Underwhere, as his army was defeated and he himself was shattered to bits by Mario and his companions.
It is implied that Bonechill was once a Nimbi, particularly by his speech, the small white wings on his back and his tattle. This fits into the overall motif of The Underwhere/Overthere, which draws heavily from both Ancient Greek and Christian mythology. In particular, the concept of a fallen angel (Nimbi) is inspired by the Biblical story of Lucifer, who became the devil after betraying God. Furthermore, in Dante's Inferno (of the epic Italian poem, the Divine Comedy), Lucifer (now known as Satan) is depicted as a giant, six-winged beast imprisoned in ice in the deepest level of Hell.
Battle
In battle, Bonechill has only two moves: his freezing breath, and a cannon that fires shell of ice. If he freezes one of the heroes with his breath, they will start taking 4 damage points a second, which is larger than any other freezing power in the game. He can also use his breath to freeze the ceiling to create icicles that will fall and damage the player if they are standing underneath. These icicles can be picked up and thrown with Thoreau at Bonechill's head to damage him.
The blocks of ice fired from Bonechill's cannon can be easily avoided, but can also be thrown to damage him. When he takes damage, blocks will fall off his face. Bonechill can also be defeated by using Luigi's Super Jump technique, if the player aims for the head. It is possible to defeat him with only one use of this attack.
Personality
While his personality is not shown as much as that of others, there are some defining traits. Bonechill speaks eloquently (a possible hint of his former Nimbi status) and is somewhat arrogant. He looks with disdain upon the Nimbis, and is quick to let loose with his signature "Brrrrooo ha ha ha ha..." laugh.
Catch Card
- Card Type: Uncommon
- Card Description: Tremble before the frosty lord of The Underwhere! Bonechill's minty-fresh breath will freeze you solid!
Names in Other Languages
Trivia
- In the Japanese version, Bonechill used the archaic zansu conjugation of the auxiliary verb gozaimasu at the end of each sentence, which is typically used to characterize older, snobby, social-climbing females in fiction.[1]
- Bonechill bears a similarity to Cortez; they both sit atop something (a cannon and a bone pile, respectively) and they both talk in a ghost-like manner.
- Bonechill is the only boss whose looks change as the player damages him.
References
- ^ Forum post (second last on the page, posted at 1:01 PM, June 5, 2012) (retrieved July 2, 2012)
