Sharkbone

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Sharkbone
Sprite of a Sharkbone 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 Sushi
Relatives
Comparable
This article is about an enemy in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga that appears under the name "????". For other uses of the name, see ???.

The Sharkbone is an enemy that appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, where it is found in Gwarhar Lagoon. The name of the enemy was originally based on unused enemy name text, and it also appeared as the undead shark's name in the Nintendo Power guide.[1] The easy mode hints in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions officially refers to them as "Sharkbones."

Sprite of a Sharkbone in the sand in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Sprite of a Sharkbone in the sand in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
A Sharkbone in the sand in both versions.

Sharkbones are skeletal shark-like creatures that always appear in groups with the dorsal fin-wearing Sand Cheeps; both remain submerged up to their dorsal fin in the sands in order to disguise themselves. Both enemies are also often fought with Beanerang Bros.

Battle

In battle, Sharkbones and Sand Cheeps appear under the name ????; only their dorsal fins are visible, making it hard to tell them apart. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the top of any Sand Cheeps present will be visible for a few seconds at the start of the battle, which in turns hints at the position of any Sharkbones. They attack by swimming through the sand to stop in front of one of the Mario Bros., then surface for a moment before lunging and trying to bite their target. The attack can be dodged or countered by jumping, and poisons Mario or Luigi if they are hit. The Bros. must watch the enemies carefully to avoid jumping prematurely and hitting a leaping Sand Cheep instead. Any Sharkbones and Sand Cheeps that have attacked and were not defeated will promptly shuffle positions after their turn, making it harder to track them.

If the brothers perform a Thunder Bros. attack or an Advanced Fire Bros. attack on a group of Sand Cheeps and Sharkbones, any Sharkbones that are hit will immediately attack the Mario Bros., one at a time. In addition, targeting one of the underground enemies with the Advanced Thunder Bros. and Chopper Bros. attacks will reveal their identity as Luigi uppercuts them out of the ground.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Sharkbones are level 25, which makes them distinguishable from the level 24 Sand Cheeps. The easy mode hints will also show which of the enemies named "????" are Sharkbones.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
???? (Sharkbone)
A Sharkbone from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 25 POW 72 Defense 40
Speed 80 Experience 120 (80) Coins 14 (10)
Location Gwarhar Lagoon Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 100% Stun? 30% Burn? 0%
Level 29 (27) Role Common Item drop Ultrasyrup Jar (Supersyrup Jar) – 16.13%
None – 0% (Red Pepper - 35.48%)
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

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
???? (Sharkbone)
Sprite of a Sharkbone from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 60 POW 121 DEF 88 SPEED 72 Experience 80
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 15
Stat down 0% Dizzy 100% Burn 60% Speed down 0% Item drop Red Pepper (20%)
Beast Badge (11%)
Beast Badge (20%)
Level           25 Location(s) Gwarhar Lagoon

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ????
スナジロー
Sunajirō

????
From「砂」(suna, sand) and possibly「ホージロー」(Hōjirō, Sushi)

German ????
????
Italian ????
Lischetta
????
Little Fishbone
Spanish ¿¿¿¿???? (original)
(?) (remake)
????
(?)

References

  1. ^ Thomason, Steve. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Pages 88 and 127.