Red Bones

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Red Bones
Red Bones
Artwork fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearancePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Latest appearancePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant ofDull Bones
“You clearly don't value your lives much if you've come to this castle to disturb us. You'll go no farther, and from this moment on... You'll be nothing but bones!”
Red Bones,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Red Bones are enemies that appear inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsNintendo Switch remake. They are slightly stronger thanDull Bones, and if their HP reaches zero, they can come back to life after a few turns unless finished off by fire, lightning, or explosive elements. They act the same as others in the Dry Bones family, except a Red Bones can summon some Dull Bones slightly more frequently. They resemble Dull Bones but have a pink skull, hands, and belly, red shoes and shell, and cyan eyes. One Red Bones appears as a mini-boss inHooktail Castle and another appears as a standard enemy for a certain puzzle in thePalace of Shadow Tower. The Japanese name and their field tattle in the French version indicate that they are red due to being bloodstained.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Red Bones
A Red Bones from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.Max HP5Attack3Defense1
Location(s)Hooktail Castle,Palace of ShadowRoleBoss, commonLevel14
Sleep?0%Dizzy?40%Confuse?40%
Tiny?90%Stop?85%Soft?90%
Burn?90%Freeze?80%Fright?0%
Gale Force?80%KO?0%MovesBone Throw (3), Multibone (1x3) Build (Summons Dull Bones), Shake (N/A), Get Up (+5HP)
Exp. points0Coins3ItemsDried Shroom (drop only),Honey Syrup (drop only)
Tattle Log #:
21
LogThis ugly, red Dull Bones is stronger than a normal Dull Bones. Even if its HP drops to 0, it can come back to life.
TattleThat's a Red Bones! A little TOO red, I think. No fashion sense, y'know? Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. Unlike your average Dull Bones, even if you pound it to O[sic] HP and it crumbles... It totally might revive! Like a zombie! My advice is to get rid of all the Dull Bones, then attack the Red Bones. Oh, and one more thing! Once its friends start to fall, it may create some more!

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Red Bones
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)Max HP5Attack3Defense1
Location(s)Hooktail Castle,Palace of ShadowRoleMini-BossLevel14
Sleep?0%Dizzy?40%Confuse?40%
Tiny?90%Stop?85%Soft?90%
Burn?90%Freeze?80%Fright?0%
Gale Force?80%KO?0%MovesBone Throw (3), Multibone (1x3) Build (Summons Dull Bones), Shake (N/A), Get Up (+5HP)
Exp. points0Coins3ItemsDried Mushroom (drop only),Honey Syrup (drop only)
Tattle Log #:
22
LogThis ugly, red Dull Bones is stronger than a normal Dull Bones. Even if its HP drops to 0, it can come back to life.
TattleThat's a Red Bones! A little TOO red, I think. No fashion sense, y'know? Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. Unlike your average Dull Bones, even if you pound it to 0 HP and it crumbles...it totally might revive! Like a zombie! My advice is to get rid of all the Dull Bones, then attack the Red Bones. Oh, and one more thing! Once its friends start to fall, it may create some more!

Field Tattle[edit]

Outside of battle,Goombella can useTattle on Red Bones only inHooktail Castle before Mario examines it.

  • "What a creepy pile of bones. I mean, they're ALL creepy, but this one's SUPER-creepy! I don't really feel like taking a look at it, but if we don't, we'll never get farther..."

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Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseブラッディホネノコ[?]
Buraddi Honenoko
BloodyDull Bones
Chinese(Simplified)血红骨头慢慢龟[?]
Xiěhóng Gǔtou Mànmàn Guī
Blood Red Dull Bones
Chinese(Traditional)血紅骨頭慢慢龜[?]
Xiěhóng Gǔtou Mànmàn Guī
Blood Red Dull Bones
DutchRode Dull Bones[?]Red Dull Bones
FrenchSkelécarlate[?]Pun onsquelette ("skeleton") andécarlate ("scarlet")
GermanRoter Knochen-Koopa[?]Red Dull Bones
ItalianKooposso Rosso[?]Red Dull Bones
Korean블러디좀비와르르[?]
Beulleodi Jombi Wareureu
Bloody Dull Bones
SpanishKoopa Esqueleto Rojo[?]Red Dull Bones

Notes[edit]

  • In the trailer toPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, several scenes involving Red Bones were present, including one where he is selected in battle. This particular scene reveals that Red Bones was known asRed Koopa Skeleton in one ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'searly versions.
  • Red Bones is the only enemy inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door that is fought more than once and can have its Tattle Log entry appear in Professor Frankly's trash can. The player can obtain Red Bones' Tattle Log entry after defeating it in Chapter 1, even though the player is forced to fight another Red Bones in the Palace of Shadow Tower.
  • Red Bones is the only enemy in the game to have a susceptibility to theBurn status ailment that is between 0% and 100%.
  • In the tattle for Red Bones in the orginal game, the "0" representing its HP is mistakenly written as the letter "O".
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