Bonefin
- This article is about the enemies fromSuper Mario Galaxy. For the boss also known as "Bonefin", seeKingfin. For thegalaxy, seeBonefin Galaxy.
| Bonefin | |||
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 Model fromSuper Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
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Bonefins[1] are metallic-looking fish that appear inSuper Mario Galaxy. They are minions ofKingfin and much like him, appear as skeletal sharks, despite sharks lacking calcium skeletons in reality. InNew Super Mario Bros. Wii onwards,Fish Bone was reintroduced with basic homing abilities that may be based on this enemy.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
InSuper Mario Galaxy and itsNintendo Switchport, Bonefins only appear in the eponymousBonefin Galaxy during the boss battle withKingfin. They have glowing red eyes, spinning, propeller-like fins, and attack in a way that is very similar toTorpedo Teds: by homing in on the player and striking them to cause damage, though the radar noise they make is slightly different. They can be destroyed by being led to the surface. After the player has used aGreen Shell or aRed Shell to damage Kingfin, it will summon Bonefins from the planet'shydrothermal vents to attack Mario. When the player has hit Kingfin two more times, he will summon more Bonefins, which will disappear after the battle has finished.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
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InSuper Mario Galaxy 2, a fossilized Bonefin makes a cameo in theYoshi Star Galaxy, though it only serves as a background element.
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | ObjectData/SkeletalFishGuard.arc | SkeletalFishGuard | Skeletal Fish Guard |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コボーネ[2] Kobōne | Portmanteau between「 | |
| French | Poisson squelette[3] | Skeleton fish | |
| Ossec[4] | Agglutination ofos sec ("dry bone"); it is the original name forDry Bones and is shared withFish Bone | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Mini-Skeletthai[5] | Mini-Kingfin | |
| Italian | Skelopesce[a][6][7][8] | Portmanteau ofscheletro ("skeleton") andpesce ("fish") | |
| Pesce scheletro[9] | Skeleton fish | Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide | |
| Portuguese | Minilodosso[8] | Portmanteau between "mini" andMegalodosso ("Kingfin") | |
| Spanish | Pequeño hueso[10] | Little bone |
References[edit]
- ^EnglishSuper Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 127.
- ^Black, Fletcher (2007).Super Mario Galaxy Le Guide Officiel (French Edition). Translated by Mathieu Daujam and Calude-Olivier Eliçabe. Roseville:Prima Games (French). ISBN978-1-906064-02-0. Page 248.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 127.
- ^Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg:Tokyopop (German). ISBN978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 127.
- ^In-game name of theBonefin Galaxy from theWii version ofSuper Mario Galaxy.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018).Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 127.
- ^abIn-game name of theBonefin Galaxy from the 2025Nintendo Switch version ofSuper Mario Galaxy.
- ^Black, Fletcher (2007).Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville:Prima Games (Italian). ISBN978-1-906064-03-7. Page 248.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 127.
