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[[Image:Fishbone.PNG|frame|right|A '''Fishbone'''.]]
[[Image:Fishbone.PNG|frame|right|A '''Fishbone'''.]]
'''Fishbones''' are swimming skeletons of fish found in the game ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They always swim in a straight line, heading to the left. Fishbones cannot be defeated. Even the powerful [[Yoshi]] can't destroy them. However, Fishbones swim very slowly, so avoiding them is not too hard. Also, [[Cape Mario]] or Cape Luigi can destroy them by spinning.
'''Fishbones''' are swimming skeletons of fish found in the game ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They always swim slowly in a straight line, heading to the left. Fishbones can only be defeated by [[Cape Mario]] or Cape Luigi 's spin attack. It is unknown what type of fish these skeletons were originally. They may also be related to some of the other kinds of undead fish appearing in the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]].


[[image:FishboneA.jpg|thumb|left|Official artwork of a '''Fishbone'''.]]
==History==
Fishbones may be the undead sub-species of [[Cheep-Cheep]]s and/or [[Blurp]]s. These skeleton fish may even be related to the [[Honen]]s (the undead form of the [[Torion]]), an enemy only seen in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. Another relative could be [[Jean de Fillet]], an undead fish from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
[[Image:FishboneA.jpg|thumb|left|Official artwork of a '''Fishbone'''.]]
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
Fishbones were found in the submerged [[Vanilla Fortress]] and the underwater room of [[Bowser's Castle]]. They were the only strictly aquatic dungeon enemies in the game, though terrestrial enemies were also found underwater in these levels.


Fishbone is also the name of the useless item that [[Mario]] sometimes receives after being thrown in the trash can in the [[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros. Battle]] mode of the ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' series. Although
====''Mario Bros.'' in the ''Super Mario Advance'' series====
here, they were called "Fish skeletons".
Fishbones, known as "Fish skeletons", are a useless item that [[Mario]] sometimes receives after being thrown in the trash can in the [[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros. Battle]] mode of the ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' series.
 
[[Kingfin]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' is perhaps related to these creatures, and maybe even be their king. It is also possible that the torpedo-like skeletal sharks assisting Kingfin are a variation of Fishbones.
 
==Appearances in Other Media==


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


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In "[[Rock TV]]" and "[[Mama Luigi]]", two extremely large Fishbones are shown to be decorations in Bowser's throne room.
In "[[Rock TV]]" and "[[Mama Luigi]]", two extremely large Fishbones are shown to be decorations in Bowser's throne room.


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


==See Also==
*[[Honen]] - the skeletal form of the fish, [[Torion]], from ''[[Super Mario Land]]''.
*[[Jean de Fillet]] - an undead fish from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
*[[Kingfin]] - a giant skeletal fish that acts as a world boss in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.
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Revision as of 23:39, August 1, 2009

File:Fishbone.PNG
A Fishbone.

Fishbones are swimming skeletons of fish found in the game Super Mario World. They always swim slowly in a straight line, heading to the left. Fishbones can only be defeated by Cape Mario or Cape Luigi 's spin attack. It is unknown what type of fish these skeletons were originally. They may also be related to some of the other kinds of undead fish appearing in the Mario series.

History

File:FishboneA.jpg
Official artwork of a Fishbone.

Super Mario series

Super Mario World

Fishbones were found in the submerged Vanilla Fortress and the underwater room of Bowser's Castle. They were the only strictly aquatic dungeon enemies in the game, though terrestrial enemies were also found underwater in these levels.

Mario Bros. in the Super Mario Advance series

Fishbones, known as "Fish skeletons", are a useless item that Mario sometimes receives after being thrown in the trash can in the Mario Bros. Battle mode of the Super Mario Advance series.

Super Mario World (TV series)

Fishbones, though never called as such, made several small appearances in the Super Mario World cartoon.

A Fishbone first appeared in the episode "The Wheel Thing", where one is used by Yoshi to cut a log into wheels to be used in Mario's car factory. In "The Night Before Cave Christmas", both Mario and Oogtar use a Fishbone to cut-down several Christmas trees.

In "Rock TV" and "Mama Luigi", two extremely large Fishbones are shown to be decorations in Bowser's throne room.

Super Mario Adventures

In the Super Mario Adventures comic, Fishbones, along with several other creatures such as Urchins and Porcu-Puffers, are shown to act as guards/obstacles in the moat surrounding the Koopalings' tower.

See Also


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