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{{character infobox
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|image=[[File:Bonechill.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Paper Mario''
|image=[[File:Bonechill.png|175px]]
|species=Dragon
|hp=80
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|atk=4
|def=
|location=[[The Overthere]]
|card type=Uncommon
|tattle=Tremble before the frosty lord of the Underwhere! Bonechill's minty-fresh breath will freeze you solid!
|tippi=That's Bonechill. This frigid boss escaped from his prison in The Underwhere...Max HP is 80. Attack is 4. Bonechill will only be hurt by attacks to his head...To hit his head you'll need Luigi's super jump, or Thoreau to toss icicles...Bonechill's icy breath can freeze you into a soild herocicle...I don't know why, but I get the feeling he's related to Grambi and the Nimbis...I wonder if he was once a...
|before=[[King Croacus IV|186]]
|#=187
|after=[[Count Bleck|188]]
}}
}}
{{quote|Brrrrooo ha ha ha ha... A touching scene, to be sure.|Bonechill|Super Paper Mario}}
{{quote|Brrrrooo ha ha ha ha... A touching scene, to be sure.|Bonechill|Super Paper Mario}}


'''Bonechill''' is a minor villain in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' and the boss of Chapter 7. He is an undead dragon with a large, blue-scaled head, six small, white-feathered wings on his back, and a large golden cannon with two wheels for a lower body. He is the leader of the [[Skellobit]] army and attempts a takeover of [[The Overthere]]. According to [[The InterNed]], his theme is called "Bonechill Appears".
'''Bonechill''' a boss in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. He can fire ice bullets from the large cannon he sits upon, and he has icy breath that can make icicles on the ceiling. He was stuck in an unknown prison in [[The Underwhere]] along with his [[Skellobit]] army. [[Count Bleck]] set him free to defeat [[Mario]] (who was the hero of legend as told in the [[Light Prognosticus]])' he failed and was shattered to bits. It is implied that he was once a [[Nimbi]], particularly by his speech, the small white wings on his back and his tattle.
 
[[Tippi]]'s tattle says that Bonechill may have once been a [[Nimbi]], which is supported by the fact that he has feathered wings on his back. This fits into the overall motif of [[The Underwhere]] and The Overthere, which draw heavily from both Ancient Greek mythology and the Christian religion. In particular, the concept of a fallen angel (Nimbi) is inspired by the Biblical story of [[Wikipedia:Lucifer|Lucifer]], who became the devil after betraying God. Furthermore, in [[wikipedia:Dante Alighieri|Dante]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Inferno (Dante)|Inferno]]'' (of the epic Italian poem, the ''[[wikipedia:Divine Comedy|Divine Comedy]]''), Lucifer (now known as Satan) is depicted as a giant, six-winged beast imprisoned in ice in the deepest circle of Hell. This is all paralleled by how Bonechill has six wings, was imprisoned deep below the Underwhere, and is a self-styled "master of the cold dark" who uses ice breath to attack and is "something of an evil celebrity in certain circles of the Underwhere". Similarly, his being released during an apocalyptic event (the emergence of [[The Void]]) may be derived from the [[wikipedia:Book of Revelation|Book of Revelation]], where Satan escapes from hell and he and his army are battled and defeated in heaven.
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==History==
==Battle==
Before the outset of ''Super Paper Mario'', Bonechill and his army were trapped in a prison below The Underwhere. He later escaped with his army due to an earthquake and attempted to seize the power of the Pure Heart for himself. Ultimately, Bonechill failed in his attempt to destroy the Heroes of Light and seize control of The Overthere and The Underwhere, as his army was defeated and he himself was shattered to bits by Mario and his companions.
In battle, Bonechill has only two moves: His freezing breath; and a cannon that shoots lumps of ice. If he freezes the one of the heroes with his breath they will start taking 4 damage points a second, which is larger than any other freezing power in the game. He can also use his breath to freeze the ceiling to create icicles that will fall to damage the [[player]] if they are standing underneath. These icicles can be picked up and thrown with [[Thoreau]] at Bonechill's head to damage him.


In battle, Bonechill fires large ice bullets from his cannon and attempts to freeze the heroes with his icy breath. If he freezes one of the heroes, they will start taking four [[Heart Point|HP]] of damage per second, the highest amount of freezing damage in the game. Bonechill can also use his breath on the ceiling to create icicles that will fall and damage the player if they are standing underneath. Bonechill's only vulnerable point is his head, which is out of range for most of the player's conventional attacks. However, [[Thoreau]] can be used to grab the ice bullets and icicles, allowing the player to throw them at Bonechill's head for damage. Bonechill can also be defeated by using [[Luigi]]'s [[Super jump (Super Paper Mario)|super jump]] technique below his head.
Bonechill's second attack is to fire blocks of ice from his cannon. They can be easily avoided, but can also be thrown to damage him. When he takes damage, blocks will fall off his face. Bonechill can also be defeated by using [[Luigi|Luigi's]] [[Super Jump]] technique, if the player aims for the head. It is possible to defeat him with only one use of this attack.


==Profiles and statistics==
==Personality==
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While his personality is not shown as much as that of others, there are some defining traits. Bonechill speaks eloquently (a possible hint of his former Nimbi status) and is somewhat arrogant. He looks with disdain upon the Nimbis, and is quick to let loose with his signature "Brrrrooo ha ha ha ha..." laugh.
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It is unclear whether he is connected to Count Bleck, or simply trying to prevent [[Mario]] from taking the [[Pure Heart]] as thanks for being freed from  [[The Underwhere]].


==Names in other languages==
==[[Catch Card]]==
{{foreign names
[[Image:187._Bonechill_Card.JPG|frame|Bonechill's Catch Card.]]
*'''Card Type:''' Uncommon
*'''Card Description:''' Tremble before the frosty lord of The Underwhere! Bonechill's minty-fresh breath will freeze you solid!
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==Names in Other Languages==
{{Foreignname|
|Jap=シニガミダス
|Jap=シニガミダス
|JapR=Shinigamidasu
|JapR=Shinigamidasu
|JapM=Portmanteau of「死神」(''{{wp|shinigami}}''), and possibly「乱す」(''midasu'', to disarrange) or「騙す」(''damasu'', to cheat)
|JapM=Likely from 「死神」 ''shinigami'', meaning "god of death", and 「乱す」 ''midasu'', meaning "to throw into chaos".
|Fre=Glacirex
|Fra=Glacirex
|FreM=Portmanteau of "glacier" and "rex"
|FraM=Portmanteau of "glacier" and "rex"
|Ger=Frostschock
|Ger=Frostschock
|GerM=Frostshock
|GerM=Frostshock
|Kor=얼음사자
|Spa=Bocafría
|KorR=Eoreumsaja
|SpaM=Portmanteau of "boca" (mouth) and fría (cold)
|KorM=Portmanteau of "얼음" (''eoreum'', ice) and "사자" (''saja'', a messenger from underworld)
|SpaE=Bocafría<ref>[https://youtu.be/5CXVq-GsFjk?t=398 "Super Paper Mario - El Inframundo - Cap.7 7-4"].</ref>
|SpaEM=Portmanteau of "boca" (mouth) and "fría" (cold)
|Ita=Freddossa
|Ita=Freddossa
|ItaM=Coldbones}}
|ItaM=Coldbones}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the Japanese version, Bonechill used the archaic ''zansu'' conjugation of the auxiliary verb ''gozaimasu'' at the end of each sentence, which is typically used to characterize older, snobby, social-climbing females in fiction.<ref>[http://www.cosforums.com/archive/index.php/t-45291-p-4.html Forum post (second last on the page, posted at 1:01 PM, June 5, 2012)] (retrieved July 2, 2012)</ref>
*According to [[The InterNed]], Bonechill's theme is called "Bonechill Appears".
*Bonechill is one of the two bosses in the game whose looks change as the player damages him; his scales begin to fall off as his [[Heart Point|HP]] declines. The other is [[Mimi]], who gradually loses her legs over the course of the battle.
*The concept of an Nimbi/Angel becoming a devilish creature is somewhat similar to the fallen Angel [[Wikipedia:Lucifer|Lucifer]] from the Bible, who became the devil after betraying God. Also, note that in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Lucifer (or Satan) is imprisoned in ice in the deepest level of Hell.
 
*In the Japanese version, he put the phrase "zansu" at the end of every sentence. "Zansu" is an archaic auxiliary verb meaning "to be".
==References==
*Bonechill bears a similarity to [[Cortez]] they both sit atop something (a cannon and a bone pile, respectively) and they both talk ghost-like too.
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*Bonechill's [[Skellobit]]s appearing in [[Castle Bleck]] may mean that he is affiliated with [[Count Bleck's Army]]. Or the Skellobits may have been brainwashed by [[Nastasia]].
 
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