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{{quote|I'm totally starving! Seriously. I mean, just look at me! I'm down to bones over here!|Dry Bones|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}

'''Dry Bones''' are skeletal versions of [[Koopa Troopa]]s that are mainly found in towers, castles, and deserts. They often collapse when attacked, but they soon revive and become animate again. However, some methods of attack, such as touching them while in an [[Invincible Mario|invincible]] state, can permanently defeat them. First appearing in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Dry Bones have since become a staple in ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games as both enemies and playable characters and have ushered a recurring theme of skeletal [[Koopa (species)|Koopas]] such as [[Bony Beetle]] and [[Dry Bowser]]. Their name may come from the Biblical verses of Ezekiel 37:1-10, which describes a pile of dry bones coming back to life while making "an odd sound".

==History==

===''Super Mario'' series===

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====

[[File:NSMB World 8-Tower 1.png|thumb|A Dry Bones as seen in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', in [[World 8-Tower (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-Tower]]]]

A new variant, [[Big Dry Bones|Super Dry Bones]], is also introduced. Similarly to their smaller cousins, they can be found only in various castles and fortresses. It takes a [[Ground Pound]] to crumble them briefly, and they revive themselves as quickly as the normal Dry Bones do. Both types of Dry Bones can be permanently defeated by a [[Mega Mushroom]], a [[Super Star|Starman]], or a [[Blue Shell]]. Super Dry Bones cannot be hurt at all by [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]]. Also, [[Dry Bowser]], a Dry Bones version of [[Bowser]], makes his debut in this game.

====''Super Paper Mario''====

Dull Bones also reappear in this game, and are now stronger than ordinary Dry Bones instead of weaker. They attack by throwing bones, which may act as a callback to both the bone-throwing Dry Bones from ''Super Mario World'' and the behavior of Dull Bones and Dry Bones in previous ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' games. A new, even stronger variety is also introduced, known as a [[Dark Dull Bones]].

Its [[Skillshot]] is the [[Shocker (Mario Strikers Charged)|Shocker]]. After charging the ball completely, Dry Bones electrifies the ball, making the rival's [[Kritter|Goalkeeper]] or even another competitor unable to move and react briefly, freeing him up for another shot. When evading a potential opponent attack while having the ball, Dry Bones can turn around and disappear, making it almost invincible, capable of passing hazardous obstacles, such as power-ups dropped on the field or dodging the Goalkeeper's moves. However, Dry Bones cannot use its deking capabilities to pass through the electric fence; it is electrocuted, which results in losing control of the ball. The durability and effect of Dry Bones' deke depends on the light the ball is emitting. Therefore, if the light is white, Dry Bones can go further while invisible. Once Dry Bones has performed its evasion in this way, the light of the ball changes back to its lowest power.

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===''Mario & Sonic'' series===

As a species, Dry Bones first appeared as members of the audience in both the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Wii version]] and the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Nintendo DS version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'', though the Wii version also includes them as referees. In the Wii version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', in London Party mode, Dry Bones also appear as one of the characters that can be spoken to on the map in order to play a minigame. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Nintendo 3DS version]], a [[List of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] of Dry Bones can be obtained from the badge machine.

==List of appearances==

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