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|image=[[File:DavyBonesart-DKKOS.png|200px]]<br>'''Davy Bones''', undead scourge of the sea.
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|first_appearance= ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|first_appearance= ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
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'''Davy Bones''' is a large, skeletal eel boss in the game ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. The creature's name, as well as the name of the level it is located in, are derived from the old sea legend of [[Wikipedia:Davy Jones' Locker|Davy Jones' Locker]]. Davy Bones is similar in appearance and in behavior to [[Dragon Kremling]], a boss in the game's sequel, ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''.
[[File:Davy Bones Locker DKKoS.png|thumb|left|Donkey Kong battling Davy Bones]]
'''Davy Bones''' is a large, skeletal eel and the third boss of ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. It is the boss of [[Aqua World]], and is located in its own small lair, [[Davy Bones' Locker]]. Both its name and boss level are derived from the old sea legend of {{wp|Davy Jones' Locker}}.


Davy Bones is encountered by [[Donkey Kong]] (or [[Diddy Kong]] in Diddy mode) in the [[Aqua World]]. He tries to attack the [[Kong]] by lunging at him from one of the holes he inhabits. If the primate is hit, he loses a heart. If the hero attacks him just as he does for a normal enemy, by performing a charge attack, he can knock out Davy Bones for a short period of time. Whenever Davy is stunned like this, he must grab hold of a small red spot on Davy's tail before the creature sinks to the bottom of the stage and swing him into a nearby row of spikes that are placed along the walls. After bashing Davy into these spikes several times, the skeletal sea creature explodes and the Kong obtains the [[DK Coin|golden medal]] that Davy was guarding.
Davy Bones attempts to attack [[Donkey Kong]] or [[Diddy Kong]] by lunging out at them from one of the gaps in the wall. If the Kong is hit by Davy Bones, they lose a [[heart]] of their health, but if they perform a charge attack into Davy Bones, they temporarily knock out Davy Bones. While Davy Bones is knocked out, Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong must grab an orange [[peg]] at the tip of its tail and swing it at the [[Spike Trap|spike]]d walls. The cycle continues until Davy Bones's health bar runs out, thus defeating it.
 
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[[File:Davy Bones' Locker.PNG|thumb|left|240px|'''Davy Bones' Locker''']]
==Names in other languages==
Davy Bones is fought in the final level of the Aqua World, '''Davy Bones' Locker'''. It is an underwater level, surrounded by a multitude of spikes that are vital to defeating the creature. Many peg boards are also in the center of the area, and a few gaps are in the walls, which the boss emerges from to attack.
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|Jap=シーボン
{{NIWA|DKWiki=1}}
|JapR=Shī Bon
{{DK:KOS}}
|JapM=From English words "sea" and possibly "bone"
[[Category:Underwater Creatures]]
|ChiS=海龙骨
[[Category:Donkey Kong Bosses]]
|ChiSR=Hǎi Lóng Gǔ
[[Category:Donkey Kong Characters]]
|ChiSM=Sea Dragon Bone
[[Category:Undead]]
|Fre=Davy Crocl'os
|FreM=
|Ger=Seemann
|GerM=Seaman
|Ita=Ossa
|ItaM=From ''osso'' ("bone")
|Spa=Davy Diente Huesudo
|SpaM=Davy Bony-Tooth
}}
{{DKKOS}}
[[Category:Eels]]
[[Category:Skeletons]]
[[Category:DK: King of Swing bosses]]
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Latest revision as of 21:22, March 9, 2024

Davy Bones
Davy Bones artwork from DK: King of Swing
First appearance DK: King of Swing (2005)
Donkey Kong starts the battle against Davy Bones in DK: King of Swing.
Donkey Kong battling Davy Bones

Davy Bones is a large, skeletal eel and the third boss of DK: King of Swing. It is the boss of Aqua World, and is located in its own small lair, Davy Bones' Locker. Both its name and boss level are derived from the old sea legend of Davy Jones' Locker.

Davy Bones attempts to attack Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong by lunging out at them from one of the gaps in the wall. If the Kong is hit by Davy Bones, they lose a heart of their health, but if they perform a charge attack into Davy Bones, they temporarily knock out Davy Bones. While Davy Bones is knocked out, Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong must grab an orange peg at the tip of its tail and swing it at the spiked walls. The cycle continues until Davy Bones's health bar runs out, thus defeating it.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese シーボン
Shī Bon
From English words "sea" and possibly "bone"

Chinese (simplified) 海龙骨
Hǎi Lóng Gǔ
Sea Dragon Bone

French Davy Crocl'os
 
German Seemann
Seaman
Italian Ossa
From osso ("bone")
Spanish Davy Diente Huesudo
Davy Bony-Tooth