Dark Bones are (as his name applies) dark blue colored Dry Bones that appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and it's 2024 remake on the Nintendo Switch. They are the most powerful type of Dry Bones that appear in the game and are only seen in the Palace of Shadow; specifically the Riddle Tower. Even then, Mario and co. must defeat him to progress. The Dark Bones is first encounter in the Palace of Shadow serves as the primary Mini-Boss of that Chapter and is overall the fifth/final Mini-Boss of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Appearance[]
The Dark Bones greatly resemble to their counter-parts, but instead of being a pale gray with red shoes, they are a dark blue tint with purple shoes and red eyes.
Strategy[]
In terms of the overall strategy, the Mini-Boss Fight agents Dark Bones fight very similar to the Red Bones of Hooktail Castle, they can throw their own Bones at either the Player, Partner or both, build back the Dry Bones that had been defeat by the Player can can reform itself after a few turns should one of the Dry Bones in the battle still be active, only they are more stronger, have higher defenses and have more HP, so the strategy remains basically the same, but it can be considered easier as the Player(s) now has access to both Vivian and Admiral Bobbery, who Fiery Jinx and Bomb Blast respectively can not only deal high damage, but can also caused Fire Damage in in term can defeat both the Dry Bones and the Dark Bones should they be low on HP.
Trivia[]
- Showstopper can KO Dark Bones in one hit.
- Some pre-battle dialogue reveals that Dark Bones was created to prevent the Shadow Queen from ever awakening.
- Fittingly enough, Red Bones is the first Dungeon Chapter Mini-Boss in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, while Dark Bones is the final Dungeon Chapter Mini-Boss of the game of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, creating the feeling of having gone full circle once both have been defeated.
- The Dark Bones is only stronger than Dry Bones because its HP (20) is higher than the Dry Bones's 8 HP. They are otherwise identical in function in terms of battling capability.
