Editing Fish Bone

{{distinguish|[[Honen]], also referred to as Bone Fish, or [[Fish Skeleton]]}}

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|image=[[File:FishboneNSMBU.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

'''Fish Bones''' (originally formatted as '''Fishbones''',<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|page=25|quote=When a Fishbones spots you, it becomes enraged and charges you. It’s often best to turn its temper to your advantage! Wait near a wall until the Fishbones charges you, then dart out of its path just before it reaches you. You can even coax two different Fishbones to crash into each other.|date=2012|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref> sometimes singular) are underwater [[list of enemies|enemies]] that debuted in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are implied to be the animated bones of dead [[Cheep Cheep]]s,<ref name=Daijiten/> mirroring the relationship between [[Dry Bones]] and [[Koopa Troopa]]s. From ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' onward, Fish Bones attack by launching themselves at player characters that enter their sightline. Unlike most aquatic enemies, they typically occur in [[fortress]]es, [[castle]]s, and [[Ghost House]]s.

[[File:SMWFishbones.png|150px|thumb]]

Fishbones are found in the submerged [[Vanilla Fortress]] and the underwater room of [[Bowser's Castle]]. They are the only strictly aquatic dungeon enemies in the game, though terrestrial enemies are also found underwater in these levels. Their behavior is simple, traveling in straight lines across the screen in a jerky, darting motion, usually in small groups, and they sometimes blink. Fishbones can be defeated by [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]] or Caped Luigi's spin attack, but only in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|Super Mario Advance 2]]'', and are otherwise invincible.

Fish Bones (referred to as '''Wet Bones''' in the [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide)<ref name=NSMBW>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=[[media:NSMBW Prima 15.jpg|15]]|quote=Wet Bones, on the other hand, are dead fish that wait in the dark and only attack, like a torpedo, once Mario is near. Stay out of their way and dodge their attacks.|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 15, 2009|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> inhabit some water levels in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''; they appear in {{world link|4|castle|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and {{world link|5|ghosthouse|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. Also, in the battle against [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]] in {{world|4|castle}}, various Fish Bones can be seen swimming in a water tank in the background. Fish Bones have a newly introduced attack pattern where if it detects one of the characters, it will lock on to them (as their eyes turn red) and launch themselves in the direction of the character. If it misses and hits a wall or another Fish Bone, it will crash and break apart in a similar manner to that of [[Dry Bones]] (the sound effect is longer if it hits another Fish Bone). However, once they break apart, they will reappear if the player goes far enough offscreen. Fish Bones can be permanently defeated with [[Ice Ball]]s, a thrown object, or a [[Super Star|Star]]. Fish Bones will stop following a player that jumps out of the water; the player can also dodge them by walking on the floor and ducking once spotted, which turns the Fish Bone's eyes back to normal and stops the chase. In dark caverns, their eyes light up, although the illuminated area around them is much smaller than that provided by [[Bulber]]s and thus far less useful.

In the Prima guide, they are mentioned under Dry Bones in the list of enemies and are presumably renamed as a contrast to them.<ref name=NSMBW/>

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Fishbones reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they keep their design and attack pattern from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''Super Mario World''. They appear in three levels: {{world link|3|towern2|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, {{world link|star|3|World Star-3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, and {{world link|star|6|World Star-6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}. In this game, Fishbones do side flips when a vocal riff "[[paah]]" is heard, similar to [[Cheep Cheep]]s.

 

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U''====

Fish Bones reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', retaining the same design and attack pattern from their previous appearance. They appear in [[Haunted Shipwreck]] and [[Deepsea Ruins]]. In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', they appear in [[Haunted Cargo Hold]] and [[Deepsea Stone-Eyes]].

Fish Bones reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. When placing a Dry Bones in the Underwater level style and testing the level, Dry Bones turn into Fish Bones. Additionally, new sprites for Fish Bone have been made for the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' styles. Fish Bones use once again their attack pattern from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' in all game styles as well. In the ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' styles, Yoshis can eat Fish Bones and spit out bones that fly in straight lines ahead of him. It acts similarly to the fireballs from ''Super Mario World'', but can also defeat many fireproof enemies such as Buzzy Beetles and Chain Chomps.

Fish Bones reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', and are now completely separate from Dry Bones. Thus, they can now be placed on land. Parachutes can also be attached to them. However, they fall apart whenever they touch the ground. If they reach the surface of the water from below, they break apart. If placed in a [[Koopa Clown Car]] or on [[track]]s, they can exist above water. In the nighttime sky and airship themes, Fish Bones are able to swim in the air, and can be defeated with a stomp. They also appear in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style despite not appearing in the source game itself.

Fishbones, though never referred to as such, made several small appearances in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon.

In the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic, Fishbones, along with several other creatures such as [[Urchin]]s and [[Porcupuffer|Porcu-Puffer]]s, are shown to act as guards/obstacles in the moat surrounding the [[Koopalings]]' tower.

In the [[minigame]] [[Mushroom Medic]] in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', there is a poster in the background with a Cheep Cheep and its Fishbone X-ray. Of note is that the tail fin in the picture is much too large for the accompanying Cheep Cheep's tail fin.

Fish Bones have a minor appearance in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' with their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' design. They appear only during the [[Blooper Beach]] Captain Event; when the player lands on an [[Unlucky Space]] in that section of the board, a group of Fish Bones attacks them and steals five of their ten [[Mini Star]]s.

Fish Bones reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in [[Whimsical Waters]]. In Mario Party mode, they are present at [[Unlucky Space]]s and deduct [[Mini Star]]s from players landing on said spaces; in Bowser Party mode, they are found in treasure chests during [[Dragoneel Treasure]] events, and take away half of the current captain's [[Heart (item)|heart]]s if their chest is selected.

Although Fish Bones themselves do not appear in  ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', a Fish Bone makes a cameo appearance as artwork in the minigame [[Absent Minded]], where it is one of the character choices that can be guessed.

 

In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', artwork of Fish Bones can appear on a ball in the minigame [[Big-Top Quiz]].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fossilized Fish Bones can be found in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' in the [[Mario Cup]] (added in the version 1.1.0 update), similarly as to how they appear in ''Mario Kart Tour''. They appear on the gates in [[Fossil Fields]].

Fish Bones make an appearance in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. They appear in [[Jungle Rapids]], leaping in the water and attempting to destroy the raft Mario uses to cross through the river. They can be removed using the hammer. They were [[List of Paper Mario: Sticker Star pre-release and unused content|originally]] going to be fought as enemies, but were cut from the game.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Paper_Mario:_Sticker_Star#Enemies_2</ref>

 

*'''Stage mode:''' "''Grants 15%/25%/35%/45%/55% chance of extra capsules (2) when all capsules have been used. (Once only.)''"

*'''Versus mode:''' "''Grants 30%/35%/40%/45%/50% chance of defending against four-row attacks.''"

|Jpn=フィッシュボーン

|JpnR=Fisshu Bōn

|JpnM=Fish Bone

|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=31|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref>

|FreA=Poissonos

|FreAM=Pun on ''poisson'' ("fish") and ''os'' ("bone")

|FreE=Ossec

|FreEM=Drybone

|Ger2=Skelett-Fisch<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=19}}</ref>

|ItaM=From ''pesce'' ("fish") and ''lisca'' ("fishbone")

|Kor=피시본

|KorR=Pisi Bon

|KorM=Fish Bone

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