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|image=[[File:PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Bonetail.png|250px]]<br>Sprite from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
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|atk=8
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|def=2
|location=[[Pit of 100 Trials (Rogueport)|Pit of 100 Trials]]
|items=None
|moves=Dangerous Breath (8; sleep (white), confusion (green), shrunk (purple), frozen (blue)), Recover (20 HP, max twice), Stomp (8), Chomp (8)
|log=The oldest brother of Hooktail.  He's just bones now.  He's incredibly tough... Maybe even the toughest?
|tattle=That's Bonetail. He's the oldest brother of Hooktail. ...So old he's just bones, in fact. Wow. Now THAT'S old. He has various breaths that might confuse us or put us to sleep. When his HP gets low, he'll recover... or reanimate, as the case may be. He's probably stronger than the last boss, seriously!  Let's do this right!
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{{quote|AROOOOOOOOOOOOO!|Bonetail|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
{{quote|AROOOOOOOOOOOOO!|Bonetail|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Bonetail''' is a large, skeletal dragon in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' residing at the bottom of the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. She is the older sister of [[Gloomtail]] and [[Hooktail]]. Unlike her still-living siblings, she is an undead dragon, having died of unknown reasons. She was once a pet of the [[Shadow Queen]], but it is never stated why or how Bonetail came to reside at the bottom of the Pit. According to [[Grifty]], Bonetail, along with her two siblings, went around the world terrorizing people some time before the Shadow Queen was imprisoned behind [[The Thousand-Year Door]]. Bonetail is depicted as male in the original English localization, but female in every other version, including the English version of [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch remake]].
After [[Mario]] and his teammates reach the bottom floor of the Pit of 100 Trials, Bonetail roars, and her many breaths during battle cause a variety of status ailments in addition to dealing damage. Her blue breath can [[Frozen|freeze]] Mario, green breath can cause [[Confused|confusion]], purple can turn Mario or his partner [[Tiny (status effect)|tiny]], and white can inflict [[sleep]]. All of her breath attacks can be avoided with [[Shell Shield]] or simply guarding. If Mario defeats Bonetail, she coughs up a chest containing the [[Return Postage]] [[badge]].
Bonetail is much stronger than her younger siblings, Hooktail and Gloomtail. She is the strongest boss in the game, being stronger than the Shadow Queen, but only offers one [[Star Point]] after defeat; Bonetail can restore 20 HP when having lower HP and has the most HP out of any enemy. Additionally, Bonetail has the same default attack and defense stats as Gloomtail, with other buffs added throughout the fight. However, Bonetail does not have all of Gloomtail's attacks, like his earthquake attack or Megabreath.
In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], a clear bonus of 999 coins is given upon defeating Bonetail. The color of Bonetail's confusion breath has also been changed from green to pink.


'''Bonetail''' is a large [[Dragon]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', who, as his name suggests, is but a mere skeleton, residing at the bottom of the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Rogueport)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. In the German version of the game, Bonetail is depicted as a female, and in the Italian version, Bonetail's name is derived from "Cassandra", a girl's name. In the Japanese version, all three dragons have "baba" in their name, which means "[[Shadow Queen|old woman]]".
Once defeated, Bonetail cannot be refought and will be absent if Mario returns to the bottom of the Pit. In the Nintendo Switch remake, [[Whacka]] will become the new final boss of the Pit if he is driven out of [[Keelhaul Key]] and the player has received the "[[Mailbox SP#RDM Extra Issue|RDM Extra Issue]]" email.


He is the older brother of [[Gloomtail]] and [[Hooktail]]. Unlike his still-living siblings, he is an undead dragon, having died of old age after not eating anything for centuries at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials. He was once a pet of the [[Shadow Queen]], and was put in the pit to guard and punish anyone of her choice. His actions outside of the Pit of 100 Trials, if any, are unknown.
At the beginning of the fight, Mario's [[party member|partner]] makes a comment regarding Bonetail:
*[[Goombella]]: "''Wow! What a freak!''"
*[[Koops]]: "''Yikes! What a grump!''"
*[[Flurrie]]: "''Mercy! Such anger!''"
*[[Yoshi Kid]]: "''Whoa! What a psycho!''" (GCN) / "''Whoa! What a monster!''" (Switch)
*[[Vivian]]: "''Wow! What a grouch!''"
*[[Admiral Bobbery]]: "''Rather a crabby sort, eh?''"
*[[Ms. Mowz]]: "''My! What a crab!''"


After [[Mario]] and his teammates reach the bottom floor of the Pit of 100 Trials, Bonetail will roar, making it questionable if he can talk, as he has not ever demonstrated that ability. Bonetail's many breaths cause a variety of status ailments in addition to dealing damage. His blue breath can freeze Mario, green breath can confuse him, purple can shrink him and white can put him to sleep. All of his breaths can be avoided with Shell Shield. He can also restore his [[Heart Point|HP]] if it's low. Eventually, Mario defeated him and Bonetail coughed up a chest containing the [[Badges#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Return Postage Badge]].
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Bonetail|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD Tattle Log - Bonetail.png|250px]]}}


Bonetail is the strongest enemy in the game, even stronger than the Shadow Queen. He is not necessarily harder than the Shadow Queen though, because the Shadow Queen has two hands, which can allow her to attack more than once per turn. It's also interesting to note that Bonetail has the same default attack and defense stats as Gloomtail. However, the strain of completing the previous 99 levels of the Pit of 100 Trials contributes to the difficulties faced when fighting Bonetail, as items, [[Flower Point|FP]], and HP are more likely to be depleted by the time he is reached than when the player confronts the Shadow Queen. If the [[player]] is skilled enough, it is very possible to defeat Bonetail before fighting his youngest sibling, [[Hooktail]]. Despite being the strongest boss, Bonetail only offers one [[Star Point]] after defeat, just like the Shadow Queen.
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Bonetail|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Bonetail.png|180px]]}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:MeetBonetail.PNG|[[Mario]] meeting Bonetail.
Bonetail.png|Bonetail's head design
Image:byebonetail.png|Bonetail after being defeated.
MeetBonetail.png|[[Mario]] encounters Bonetail
PMTTYD Pit of 100 Trials Bonetail.png|The battle with Bonetail
PMTTYD Bonetail Defeated.png|Bonetail defeated
Pit of 100 trials floor 100.png|Bonetail in the remake
PMTTYDNS Bonetail Defeated.jpg|Bonetail defeated in the remake
Bonetail head TTYD early.png|Bonetail's [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content|unused]] early head design
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname|
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゾンババ
|Jap=ゾンババ
|JapR=Zonbaba
|JapR=Zonbaba
|JapM=Portmanteau of 「ゾンビ」 ''zonbi'' (zombie) and 「婆」 ''baba'' (old woman, hag)
|JapM=Portmanteau of「ゾンビ」(''zonbi'', "zombie") and「ゴンババ」(''Gonbaba'', "[[Hooktail]]") or「ブンババ」(''Bunbaba'', "[[Gloomtail]]")
|ChiS=尸骨巴巴
|ChiSR=Shīgǔ Bābā
|ChiSM=From “尸骨” (''shīgǔ'', "skeleton") and “轰巴巴” (''Hōngbābā'', "Hooktail") or “蹦巴巴” (''Bèngbābā'', "Gloomtail")
|ChiT=屍骨巴巴
|ChiTR=Shīgǔ Bābā
|ChiTM=From「屍骨」(''shīgǔ'', "skeleton") and「轟巴巴」(''Hōngbābā'', "Hooktail") or「蹦巴巴」(''Bèngbābā'', "Gloomtail")
|Dut=Ivora
|DutM=From ''Ivoor'' ("ivory")
|Fre=Occicroc
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''occire'' ("slay") and ''croc'' ("fang")
|Ger=Lohviata
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Lohe'' ("blaze") and possibly the English word "bloviate"; also likely a pun on "{{wp|Loviatar}}"
|Ita=Ossandra
|Ita=Ossandra
|ItaM=Pormanteau of "osso" (bone) and "Cassandra" (Italian name)
|ItaM=Pormanteau of ''osso'' ("bone") and the female name "Cassandra"
|Fra=Occicroc
|Kor=좀자잔
|FraM=Portmanteau of "occire" (slay) and "croc" (fang)
|KorR=Jomjajan
|KorM=Portmanteau of "좀비" (''Jombi'', "zombie") and "곤자잔" (''Gonjajan'', "[[Hooktail]]") or "깜자잔" (''Kkamjajan'', "[[Gloomtail]]")
|Spa=Zombaba
|Spa=Zombaba
|SpaM=From the Japanese name ''Zonbaba'' (spelled as "Zombaba" because the first component of the Japanese name is a katakana transcription of "zombie")
|SpaM=From the Japanese name "Zonbaba", but with an "m" before the "b" because, in Spanish orthography, "n" should not come before "b"
|Ger=Lohviata
}}
|GerM=Portmanteau of "Lohe" (blaze) and "viata", which is probably an imaginary word}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Bonetail's role as an optional opponent that is actually stronger than the final boss is a recurring feature of ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' RPGs. The other bonus battles are against [[Culex]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[The Master]] (in his final form) in the original ''[[Paper Mario]]'', [[Shadoo]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', and [[Bowser#Bowser_X|Bowser X]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''.
*As a defeatable, standalone boss by default with no minions to summon, and along with [[Whacka]] in the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], Bonetail is the only boss Mario cannot defeat with a single jump (performed by a failed action Jump command) or hammer blow strengthened by [[Power Rush]] badges.
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**Among these two, Bonetail is the only boss Mario cannot defeat alone in one turn without FP-based attacks, such as the [[Power Bounce]] badge by performing three jumps in one move.
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Latest revision as of 10:17, July 14, 2024

Bonetail
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Species Dragon
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“AROOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Bonetail, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Bonetail is a large, skeletal dragon in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door residing at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials. She is the older sister of Gloomtail and Hooktail. Unlike her still-living siblings, she is an undead dragon, having died of unknown reasons. She was once a pet of the Shadow Queen, but it is never stated why or how Bonetail came to reside at the bottom of the Pit. According to Grifty, Bonetail, along with her two siblings, went around the world terrorizing people some time before the Shadow Queen was imprisoned behind The Thousand-Year Door. Bonetail is depicted as male in the original English localization, but female in every other version, including the English version of the Nintendo Switch remake.

After Mario and his teammates reach the bottom floor of the Pit of 100 Trials, Bonetail roars, and her many breaths during battle cause a variety of status ailments in addition to dealing damage. Her blue breath can freeze Mario, green breath can cause confusion, purple can turn Mario or his partner tiny, and white can inflict sleep. All of her breath attacks can be avoided with Shell Shield or simply guarding. If Mario defeats Bonetail, she coughs up a chest containing the Return Postage badge.

Bonetail is much stronger than her younger siblings, Hooktail and Gloomtail. She is the strongest boss in the game, being stronger than the Shadow Queen, but only offers one Star Point after defeat; Bonetail can restore 20 HP when having lower HP and has the most HP out of any enemy. Additionally, Bonetail has the same default attack and defense stats as Gloomtail, with other buffs added throughout the fight. However, Bonetail does not have all of Gloomtail's attacks, like his earthquake attack or Megabreath.

In the Nintendo Switch remake, a clear bonus of 999 coins is given upon defeating Bonetail. The color of Bonetail's confusion breath has also been changed from green to pink.

Once defeated, Bonetail cannot be refought and will be absent if Mario returns to the bottom of the Pit. In the Nintendo Switch remake, Whacka will become the new final boss of the Pit if he is driven out of Keelhaul Key and the player has received the "RDM Extra Issue" email.

At the beginning of the fight, Mario's partner makes a comment regarding Bonetail:

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Bonetail
Bonetail Max HP 200 Attack 8 Defense 2
Location(s) Pit of 100 Trials (Level 100) Role Boss Level 0
Sleep? 0% Dizzy? 0% Confuse? 0%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 0% Soft? 0%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Dangerous Breath (8, Piercing; sleep (white), confusion (green), shrunk (purple), frozen (blue)), Recover (20 HP, max twice), Stomp (8), Chomp (8)
Exp. points 99 Coins N/A Items Return Postage
Tattle Log #:
101
Log The oldest brother of Hooktail. He's just bones now. He's incredibly tough... Maybe even the toughest?
Tattle That's Bonetail. He's the oldest brother of Hooktail. ...So old he's just bones, in fact. Wow. Now THAT'S old. His body's Max HP is 200, his Attack is 8, and his Defense is 2. He has various breaths that might confuse us or put us to sleep. When his HP gets low, he'll recover...or reanimate, as the case may be. He's probably stronger than the last boss, seriously! Let's do this right!

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Bonetail
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 200 Attack 8 Defense 2
Location(s) Pit of 100 Trials (Level 100) Role Boss Level 0
Sleep? 0% Dizzy? 0% Confuse? 0%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 0% Soft? 0%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Dangerous Breath (8, Piercing; sleep (white), confusion (pink), shrunk (purple), frozen (blue)), Recover (20 HP, max twice), Stomp (8), Chomp (8)
Exp. points 99 Coins 999 Items Return Postage
Tattle Log #:
104
Log The oldest sister of Hooktail. She's just bones now. She's incredibly tough... Maybe even the toughest?
Tattle That's Bonetail. She's the older sister of Hooktail... So old she's just bones, in fact. Wow. Now THAT'S old. Her body's Max HP is 200, her Attack is 8, and her Defense is 2. She has various breaths that might confuse us or put us to sleep. When her HP gets low, she'll recover... or reanimate, as the case may be. She's probably stronger than your basic final-boss type, seriously! Let's do this right!

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゾンババ
Zonbaba
Portmanteau of「ゾンビ」(zonbi, "zombie") and「ゴンババ」(Gonbaba, "Hooktail") or「ブンババ」(Bunbaba, "Gloomtail")

Chinese (simplified) 尸骨巴巴
Shīgǔ Bābā
From “尸骨” (shīgǔ, "skeleton") and “轰巴巴” (Hōngbābā, "Hooktail") or “蹦巴巴” (Bèngbābā, "Gloomtail")

Chinese (traditional) 屍骨巴巴
Shīgǔ Bābā
From「屍骨」(shīgǔ, "skeleton") and「轟巴巴」(Hōngbābā, "Hooktail") or「蹦巴巴」(Bèngbābā, "Gloomtail")

Dutch Ivora
From Ivoor ("ivory")
French Occicroc
Portmanteau of occire ("slay") and croc ("fang")
German Lohviata
Portmanteau of Lohe ("blaze") and possibly the English word "bloviate"; also likely a pun on "Loviatar"
Italian Ossandra
Pormanteau of osso ("bone") and the female name "Cassandra"
Korean 좀자잔
Jomjajan
Portmanteau of "좀비" (Jombi, "zombie") and "곤자잔" (Gonjajan, "Hooktail") or "깜자잔" (Kkamjajan, "Gloomtail")

Spanish Zombaba
From the Japanese name "Zonbaba", but with an "m" before the "b" because, in Spanish orthography, "n" should not come before "b"

Trivia[edit]

  • As a defeatable, standalone boss by default with no minions to summon, and along with Whacka in the remake, Bonetail is the only boss Mario cannot defeat with a single jump (performed by a failed action Jump command) or hammer blow strengthened by Power Rush badges.
    • Among these two, Bonetail is the only boss Mario cannot defeat alone in one turn without FP-based attacks, such as the Power Bounce badge by performing three jumps in one move.