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'''????''' is a type of enemy found in [[Gwarhar Lagoon]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. They can be a '''Sharkbone''', which is a skeletal shark-like creature, or a '''Sand Cheep''', which appears to be a [[Blurp]] with a shark fin attached to its back. These enemies always appear in groups that include both Sharkbones and Sand Cheeps, so it is impossible to tell which kind would attack until the very last moment of the creature's attack. These creatures are often fought with [[Beanerang Bro]]s.

The name "Sharkbone" is actually based on [[List of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga pre-release and unused content|unused enemy name text]] and appears as the undead shark's name in the [[Nintendo Power]] guide<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Nintendo Power|The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]. Pages 88 & 127</ref>. This guide also refers to the Blurp-like fish as '''[[Puffer-Cheep]]'''<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Nintendo Power|The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]. Page 88</ref> or '''Puffer Cheep'''<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Nintendo Power|The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]. Page 127</ref>, which is actually a different [[Cheep Cheep]] form encountered underneath [[Oho Ocean]] in the [[Oho Ocean Seabed]] (which is, itself, erroneously referred to as '''Puffy Cheep'''<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Nintendo Power|The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]. Page 86</ref>). Additionally, the European version of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' contains "'''Sand-Cheep'''" replacing the equally-unused "Sharkbone" name in the German text.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/m&lss_lost.shtml#sharkbone The Mushroom Kingdom: Lost Bytes]</ref> The easy mode hints in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' refer to the skeletons as '''Sharkbones''' and the Blurp-like fish as '''Sand Cheeps''', without the hyphen.

Sand Cheeps also make a brief appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' - they are used as projectiles of [[Shrooba Diver]]s and bounce over the players.

==Attacks==
The ???? has two attacks, depending on which type it is: Sharkbones burrow under and attack [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] for large damage and possible [[Poison (status effect)|Poison]]; Sand Cheeps will [[jump]] right over Mario or Luigi, but if they jump, they will get hurt. ???? shuffle places each time one of them attacks, making it quite difficult to tell whether an attacker will be above or below Mario or Luigi. Therefore, the Mario Bros. could get hurt by a Sand Cheep, expecting it to be a Sharkbone, and vice-versa.

The Sharkbones stick their head out of the sand before attacking, while the Sand Cheeps provide no warning. However, when the brothers perform a regular [[Thunder Bros.]] attack or an [[Advanced Command|Advanced]] [[Fire Bros. (move)|Fire Bros.]] attack on ????'s, and if at least one of them turns out to be a Sharkbone, the affected Sharkbones will immediately attack Mario and/or Luigi, one at a time. In the remake, the tops of any Sand Cheeps are visible for a few seconds at the start of a battle, thus providing more of a hint as to what to expect.

==Statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=???? (Sand Cheep)|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=???? (Sharkbone)|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=???? (Sand Cheep)|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=???? (Sharkbone)|align=horizontal}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=????<br>スナプク (Blurp variant, guide)<br>''Sunapuku''<br>スナジロー (Shark variant)<br>''Sunajirō''
|JapM=????<br>Sand Cheep<br><br>From ''Suna'', sand, and 「ホオジロザメ」 ''Hōjirozame'', great white shark
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==Trivia==
*Despite some ???? being the "Sharkbone" variety, sharks do not have bones in reality - their skeletons are made of cartilage.
*In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', the Sharkbones are level 25, but Sand Cheeps are level 24, which visibly distinguishes the two of them.

==References==
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[[Category:Cheep Cheeps]]
[[Category:Sharks]]
[[Category:Skeletons]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Enemies]]

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