Mega Dry Bones
| Mega Dry Bones | |
|---|---|
 Mega Dry Bones from Mario Party: Star Rush | |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) |
| Variant of | Dry Bones Big Koopa Troopa |
Mega Dry Bones (originally known as Super Dry Bones[1] and also known as Big Dry Bones) are larger versions of Dry Bones first appearing in New Super Mario Bros.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
In New Super Mario Bros., jumping on a Super Dry Bones merely stuns it for a second, during which it head shakes and makes a noise. Super Dry Bones can only be dismantled with a Ground Pound; the collapsing noise they make when dismantled is low-pitched, similarly to Dry Bowser's. After about five seconds, the Super Dry Bones comes back together. Mini Mario cannot dismantle a Super Dry Bones, and they are unaffected by fireballs.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Big Dry Bones in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, unlike in New Super Mario Bros., make a rattling sound when jumped on as opposed to the sound that normally plays when stomping on an enemy. Freezing them with iceballs has little effect, as they thaw the instant they are frozen. They are also defeated upon touching lava.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Big Dry Bones in New Super Mario Bros. 2 are found in some towers and castles, as well as World 6-A.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Big Dry Bones appear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. However, they are no longer affected by lava. In a secret room in Iggy's Volcanic Castle, the player must bounce off some Big Dry Bones that are walking on lava to access a Star Coin.
Super Mario Maker series[edit]
Big Dry Bones also appear in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2. Players can enlarge a standard Dry Bones with a Super Mushroom, which ends with the creation of a Big Dry Bones. In these games, the player can attack Big Dry Bones the same way as in past titles. When riding a Yoshi, the player can cause a Big Dry Bones to crumble with a simple stomp.
Mario Party series[edit]
Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]
Big Dry Bones appear on the third and fourth Star Stages of the Star-Crossed Skyway board in Mario Party: Island Tour. They give out seven Mini Ztars.
Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]
A Mega Dry Bones appears as a boss in Mario Party: Star Rush, where he is fought in the minigame, Mega Dry Bones's Femur Fever. Players need to Ground Pound the platform they are standing on to launch a cannonball at him. Each Ground Pound lights up one light out of three. If all three are filled, a cannonball is launched. If the Ground Pound is done at the peak of their jump, then two lights are lit up instead of just one. The more allies on a player's team, the faster they can launch cannonballs. Mega Dry Bones can also attack by throwing a bone that goes through each players' platforms in a straight line starting at either Player 4 or at Player 1. When Mega Dry Bones' health bar goes past the halfway mark, the bones he throws are now on fire and he attacks more frequently.
List of appearances[edit]
| Title | Role | Release date | System/format |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Super Mario Bros. | Enemy | 2006 | Nintendo DS |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Enemy | 2009 | Wii |
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Enemy | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Enemy | 2012 | Wii U |
| New Super Luigi U | Enemy | 2013 | Wii U |
| Mario Party: Island Tour | Non-playable character | 2013 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Super Mario Maker | Enemy | 2015 | Wii U |
| Mario Party: Star Rush | Boss | 2016 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Enemy | 2017 | Nintendo 3DS |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Enemy | 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Enemy | 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
Profiles[edit]
Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]
| Image | Name | Bio |
|---|---|---|
|
Mega Dry Bones A Dry Bones that Kamek enlarged. |
"He thinks it's funny to toss bones like they're boomerangs at Mario and co. His humor is a bit...dry." |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 大カロン[2] Dai Karon |
Big Dry Bones | |
| でかカロン[3] Deka Karon |
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| French | Méga Skelerex[?] | Mega Dry Bones | |
| German | Super-Knochentrocken[?] | Super Dry Bones | |
| Italian | Tartosso gigante (Mario Party: Island Tour)[?] | Giant Dry Bones | |
| Mega Tartosso (Mario Party: Star Rush)[?] | Mega Dry Bones | ||
| Spanish (NOE) | Gran Huesitos[?] | Big Dry Bones |
Trivia[edit]
- Two Super Dry Bones appear in the World 1-Tower of New Super Mario Bros. near the boss door. However, the player cannot reach them.
References[edit]
- ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 10.
- ^ Shogakukan editors (2006). 「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091063-07-1. Page 15.
- ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 145, 195, 210.
| Dry Bones | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Bones • Dry Bones • Kāmenētā • Sphinx Zō • The Dead Bones |
| Species | Dark Bones • Dark Dull Bones • Dry Bones • Dry Bones 5-Stack • Dull Bones • Elite Dry Bones • Mega Dry Bones • Paper Dry Bones • Parabones • Red Bones • Sad Dry Bones • Suppon no Karon • Vomer |
| Related items | Banisher • Dry Bones Dasher • Dry Bones Shell |
