Sharkbone
Sprite fromMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Variant of	Sushi
Variants Glohm Sharkbone
Relatives Sand Cheep
Comparable Flounderflage Gnarantula Jean de Fillet

“The quicksand... The sharky things... I just can't deal with all this... You guys plan on just charging ahead? Then listen up... If you get near a sharky thing...RUN! RUN MORE! KEEP RUNNING! Just don't...even...fight them.”

—The NPC before the Sharkbones on Allsand Island,Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Sharkbones are skeletal shark-like creatures that appear as enemies inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, itsNintendo 3DS remake, andMario & Luigi: Brothership.

History[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga /Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

InMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its 3DS remake, Sharkbones are encountered inGwarhar Lagoon. In the field, Sharkbones are submerged up to their dorsal fin and swim around in the sand, but they may occasionally try to attack intruders. In combat, they always appear in groups with the dorsal fin-wearingSand Cheeps; both remain submerged up to their dorsal fin in the sands in order to disguise themselves. Both enemies are also often fought withBeanerang Bros. Their name was originally based onunused enemy name text, and it also appeared as the undead shark's name in theNintendo Power guide.^[1]

In battle, Sharkbones and Sand Cheeps appear under the name????; only their dorsal fins are visible, making it hard to tell them apart. InMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the top of any Sand Cheeps present will be visible for a few seconds at the start of the battle. This, in turn, hints at the position of any Sharkbones. They attack by swimming through the sand to stop in front of one of the Mario Bros., then surface for a moment before lunging and trying to bite their target. The attack can be dodged or countered byjumping, andpoisonsMario orLuigi if they are hit. The Bros. must watch the enemies carefully to avoid jumping prematurely and hitting a leaping Sand Cheep instead. Any Sharkbones and Sand Cheeps that have attacked and were not defeated will promptly shuffle positions after their turn, making it harder to track them.

If the brothers perform aThunder Bros. attack or anAdvancedFire Bros. attack on a group of Sand Cheeps and Sharkbones, any Sharkbones that are hit will immediately attack the Mario Bros., one at a time. In addition, targeting one of the underground enemies with the Advanced Thunder Bros. andChopper Bros. attacks will reveal their identity as Luigi uppercuts them out of the ground.

InMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Sharkbones are level 25, which makes them distinguishable from the level 24 Sand Cheeps. TheEasy Mode hints will also show which of the enemies named "????" are Sharkbones.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]

InMario & Luigi: Brothership, Sharkbones appear in the quicksand portions ofAllsand Island andTeenytiny Islet, although they only appear in the latter after the former is visited. Sharkbones still hide under the sand during combat, but their heads will be exposed ifstunned.^[2] The bodies of Sharkbones are now visible on the overworld, rather than just the fin. Their power has been drastically increased, making them one of the strongest regular enemies in the game. They are encountered as a level 40 enemy with high POW, DEF, and HP, significantly higher than the other level 16-17 enemies on the same island; the amount of damage they can deal can well exceed Mario or Luigi's max HP and potentially KO them in one attack. Furthermore, a successful attack that doesn't KO a bro appears to have a very high chance of inflicting a DEF-down status effect. Their remaining health is hidden unlike most of the game's enemies. An NPC found just before the first Sharkbones advises Mario and Luigi to avoid them at all costs.

Sharkbones attack by sliding their fins against both Bros.; if they briefly rise above the sand they will jump over the Bro. They can also cause a tremor before rising up and biting a Bro. In pairs, the Sharkbones will repeatedly attempt to ram both Bros. while being repelled by hammer, eventually launching themselves out of the sand to attack. Sharkbones will eventually flee the battle after three turns if not defeated before then, leaving no rewards.

Sharkbones are later seen guarding the Stickem Oil reserve at the far end of the large sand pit on Allsand Island, which will trigger a battle if the Bros. get too close. Luigi will then need to use hisLuigi Logic idea to hang from a tree branch and distract the Sharkbones, allowing Mario cross over and hit the switch to release the Stickem Oil, forcing the Sharkbones to flee afterward. However, if the Bros. somehow manage to defeat this Sharkbone horde prior to releasing the Stickem Oil, they will not despawn from the world.^[3]

The sidequestThe Fossil and the Bones requires the player to obtain a Sharkbone Bone from defeating a Sharkbone. Arare reef resembling several Sharkbones can be found in theColor-Full Sea, known as Ominous Reef.

UponReclusa's awakening after the second visit toFortress Zokket, Sharkbones will transform intoGlohm Sharkbones due toGlohm infusing their bones.

Statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
???? (Sharkbone)
	HP	25	POW	72	Defense	40
	Speed	80	Experience	120 (80)	Coins	14 (10)
	Location	Gwarhar Lagoon	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal
	Hand	Normal	Fire	Normal	Thunder	Normal
	Stat down?	100%	Stun?	30%	Burn?	0%
	Level	29 (27)	Role	Common	Item drop	Ultra Syrup (Super Syrup) – 16.13% None – 0% (Red Pepper - 35.48%)
Notice Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats). Stats ingray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
???? (Sharkbone)
	HP	60	POW	121	DEF	88	SPEED	72	Experience	80
	Fire	Normal	Thunder	Normal	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Coins	15
	Stat down	0%	Dizzy	100%	Burn	60%	Speed down	0%	Item drop	Red Pepper (20%) Beast Badge (11%) Beast Badge (20%)
Level           25	Location(s)	Gwarhar Lagoon

Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Sharkbone
	HP	1102	POW	245	Defense	294
	Experience	814	Coins	39	Speed	154
	Location(s)	Allsand Island,Teenytiny Islet	Role	Common	Item drop(s)	Super Candy (4%) Ultra Candy (1%) Sharkbone Bone (40%)
	Level	40	Type	Normal
Notes: This enemy may flee if it is not defeated quickly enough. The Nimble Crown DX has a chance to fail in battles where this enemy is involved.

Gallery[edit]

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  Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

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  Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

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  Ominous Reef inMario & Luigi: Brothership

Names in other languages[edit]

????[edit]

Sharkbone[edit]

Notes[edit]

• The Nimble Crown DX, which guarantees the first turn in combat regardless ofSpeed, still has a chance to fail in battles where Sharkbones are involved inMario & Luigi: Brothership. Additionally, despite having a coded Speed of 154, they have a chance to go first even if Mario or Luigi has that much Speed or higher.

References[edit]

[Edit] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga /Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions /Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
Characters (Superstar Saga)	Protagonists	Mario1,2 •Luigi1,2 •Princess Peach1,2 •Prince Peasley •Bowser1,2
	Antagonists	Cackletta (Bowletta) •Fawful •Popple •Bowser (Rookie)1,2
	Supporting characters	Beanbean troops1,2 •Bink1,2 •Blablanadon1,2 •Bloat1,2 •Boddle1,2 •Border Bros1,2 •Bubbles •Chuckleroot1,2 •Chuckleroot's granddaughter1,2 •Cork and Cask •Doctor1,2 •Dr. Toadley2 •Fava1,2 •Firebrand and Thunderhand1,2 •Hammerhead Bros.1,2 •Harhall1,2 •Hermie III •Hoohoo civilization1,2 •Jellyfish Sisters1,2 •Lady Lima1,2 •Miles Tones1,2 •Moai1,2 •Mole1,2 •Pea1,2 •Peach-bot1,2 •Photographer (Koopa Troopa)1,2 •Pipeman1,2 •Professor E. Gadd •Prospector1,2 •Psycho Kamek1 •Queen Bean1,2 •Soybean civilization1,2 •Spangle •Starshade Bros.1,2 •Toadsworth1,2 •Tolstar1,2 •Tuki1,2 •Yoshi Fan Club1,2
	Species	Ankoopa1 •Beanish1,2 •Beanlet1,2 •Big Koopa Troopa2 •Designbomb1,2 •Ghost1,2 •Hoohooligan1,2 •Kurako1,2 •Lagoon-dweller1,2 •Oho Jee •Sailor1,2 •Thwomp •Toad1,2 •Winkle1,2 •Yoshi1,2
Characters (The Search for Bowser)	Protagonists	Captain Goomba3 (Gold3) •Captain Shy Guy3 •Captain Boo3 (Gold3) •Captain Koopa Troopa3 (Gold3) •Koopalings (Iggy ·Morton ·Lemmy ·Ludwig ·Roy ·Wendy ·Larry)
	Antagonists	Cackletta (Bowletta) •Fawful •Popple
	Supporting characters	Bowser3 •Corporal Paraplonk3 •Private Goomp3 •Sergeant Guy3 •Prince Peasley •Bubbles •Cork and Cask •Hermie III •Professor E. Gadd •Spangle •Starlow3
Special moves	Overworld/solo attacks	Dash1,2 •Dunk Hammer1,2 •Firebrand1,2 •Hammer1,2 •High Jump1,2 •Jump1,2 •Mini-Mario1,2 •Pump Mario1,2 •Spin Jump1,2 •Surfboard1,2 •Tickle1,2 •Thunderhand1,2
	Bros. Attacks1,2	Bounce Bros. •Chopper Bros. •Cyclone Bros. •Fire Bros. •Knockback Bros. •Splash Bros. •Swing Bros. •Thunder Bros.
	Captain Commands3	Deny •Rally •Chance •Play Dead •Lightning •Parry •Pass the Bob-omb •Thwomp Thump •Clash of Captains •Call for Backup •Sneak Attack •Shell Shock
Bosses	Superstar Saga	Birdo •Bowletta1,2 •Bowser1,2 •Cackletta1,2 •Chuckolator1,2 •Dragohoho1,2 •Fawful •Flaret1,2 •Hermie III1,2 •Hoohooros1,2 •Jojora1,2 •Jojora's friends1,2 •Koopalings (Iggy ·Morton ·Lemmy ·Ludwig ·Roy ·Wendy ·Larry) •Mom Piranha1,2 •Popple •Queen Bean1,2 •Rookie1,2 •Tolstar1,2 •Trunkle1,2 •Wiggler1,2
	The Search for Bowser	Birdo •Corporal Paraplonk3 •Fawful •Koopalings (Iggy ·Morton ·Lemmy ·Ludwig ·Roy ·Wendy ·Larry) •Popple •Private Goomp3 •Sergeant Guy3
Locations		Beanbean Airport1,2 •Beanbean Borderland1,2 •Beanbean Castle1,2 •Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer1,2 •Beanbean Castle Town1,2 •Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields •Beanbean Kingdom •Bowser's Castle •Castle Town Item Shop1,2 •Chateau de Chucklehuck1,2 •Chucklehuck Woods •Fire Palace1,2 •Guffawha Ruins1,2 •Gwarhar Lagoon •Harhall's Studio1,2 •Hoohoo Mountain •Hoohoo Village1,2 •Information Booth1,2 •Joke's End •Koopa Cruiser •Little Fungitown1,2 •Little Fungitown Item Shop1,2 •Mario and Luigi's house1,2 •Mushroom Kingdom1,2 •Oho Oasis1,2 •Oho Ocean1,2 •Pipe House1,2 •Princess Peach's Castle1,2 •Relaxation Room1,2 •S.S. Chuckola1,2 •Seabed1,2 •Starbeans Cafe1,2 •Stardust Fields1,2 •Teehee Valley •Thunder Palace1,2 •Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle1,2 •Winkle Colosseum1,2 •Woohoo Hooniversity1,2 •Yoshi Theater1,2
Enemies	Superstar Saga	Anuboo1,2 •Beanerang Bro •Beanie •Bill Blaster1,2 •Blooper1,2 •Bob-omb •Boo •Cheep Cheep1 •Chomp Bro1,2 •Chuck Guy •Chuckorok1,2 •Clumph •Dry Bones4 •Eeker1,2 •Elite Chuck Guy •Elite Dry Bones1,2 •Elite Gritty Goomba1,2 •Elite Limbo Bro •Elite Pestnut •Elite Troopea •Fighter Fly1,2 •Fuzzbush •Fuzzy1,2 •Glurp1,2 •Gold Beanie •Goomba •Goomdiver1,2 •Gritty Goomba •Gunner Guy1,2 •Hammer Bro •Ice Snifit •Lakipea •Laser Snifit1,2 •Limbo Bro •Magikoopa •Malibut1,2 •Mecha-Blooper1,2 •Mecha-Chomp1 •Mechakoopa •Oucher Glass1,2 •Parabeanie •Paratroopea •Pestnut •Piranha Bean •Piranha Plant1,2 •Puffer-Cheep1 •Rex •Roto-Disc1,2 •Sand Cheep1,2 •Scaratroopea •Sharkbone1,2 •Sharpea •Sniper Bill1,2 •Spiky Snifit1,2 •Spiny4 •Spiny Cheep Cheep2 •Starkiss •Super Fly1,2 •Sworm1,2 •Tanoomba •Time Bob-omb1,2 •Troopea •Virus1,2 •Yo Bro1,2
	The Search for Bowser	Bandit3 •Beanerang Bro •Beanie •Big Boo3 •Big Tail Goomba3 •Bob-omb •Bomb Boo3 •Boo •Boomerang Bro3 •Broozer3 •Buzzy Beetle3 •Chain Chomp3 •Chargin' Chuck3 •Chuck Guy •Clumph •Dry Bones4 •Elite Captain Quartet3 •Elite Chuck Guy •Elite Limbo Bro •Elite Pestnut •Elite Troopea •Fire Bro3 •Fire Stalking Piranha Plant3 •Fly Guy3 •Fuzzbush •Gold Beanie •Goomba •Goomba Tower3 •Green Magikoopa3 •Gritty Goomba •Hammer Bro •Ice Bro3 •Ice Snifit •Koopa Paratroopa3 •Koopa Troopa3 •Lakipea •Lakitu3 •Limbo Bro •Magikoopa •Mechakoopa •Mechawful3 •Para-Beetle3 •Parabeanie •Paragoomba3 •Paratroopea •Pestnut •Piranha Bean •Pokey3 •Red Magikoopa3 •Rex •Scaratroopea •Sharpea •Shy Guy3 •Spear Guy3 •Spike3 •Spiny4 •Spiny Cheep Cheep2 •Starkiss •Tail Boo3 •Tanoomba •Troopea •White Magikoopa3
Items	Consumables	1-Up Mushroom1,2 •1-Up Super1,2 •100 Coin2 •10 Coin2 •50-Coin2 •Boo Biscuit2 •Coin1,2 •Five Coin1,2 •Golden Mushroom1,2 •Green Pepper1,2 •Max Mushroom1,2 •Max Nut1,2 •Max Syrup1,2 •Mushroom1,2 •Nut1,2 •Red Pepper1,2 •Refreshing Herb1,2 •Super Mushroom1,2 •Super Nut1,2 •Super Syrup1,2 •Syrup1,2 •Ultra Mushroom1,2 •Ultra Nut1,2 •Ultra Syrup1,2
	Key items	Bean Fruit1,2 •Beanbean Brooch1,2 •Beanbean Map1,2 •Beanstar1,2 •Beanstar piece1,2 •Beanstone1,2 •Chuckola Fruit1,2 •Chuckola Reserve1,2 •Crabbie Grass1,2 •Face1,2 •Fake Beanstar1,2 •Flaming statue1,2 •Hoohoo Spirit1,2 •Invincishroom •Membership Card1,2 •Neon Egg1,2 •Peach's Extra Dress1,2 •Pearl Bean1,2 •Peasley's Rose1,2 •Precious belonging1,2 •Red and Green Goblets1,2 •Secret Scroll 11,2 •Secret Scroll 21,2 •Suitcase1,2 •Winkle Card1,2
	Bean Juice1,2	Chuckle Blend •Chuckoccino •Hoohoo Blend •Hoolumbian •Teehee Blend •Teeheespresso •Woohoo Blend
	Special items	Bonus Ring1,2 •Cobalt Necktie1,2 •Excite Spring1,2 •Game Boy Horror SP1,2 •Great Force1,2 •Greed Wallet1,2 •Power Grip1 •Secret Specs2
	Blocks1,2	! Block •? Block •Bros. Block •Command Block •Hidden Block •Hoohoo Block •L Block •M Block •Rally Block •Random Block •Recovery block •Save Album •Simu-Block •Spin Block
	Other	Axe1,2 •Badge1,2 •Bean1,2 •Bike Pads1,2 •Black Rock1,2 •Boo Statue1,2 •Brown Rock1,2 •Button1,2 •Cart1,2 •Gold ring •Chuckola Cola1,2 •Clothing1,2 •Conductor1,2 •Gown1,2 •Gray Rock1,2 •Headgear1,2 •Invincibility Mushroom3 •Koopa Clown Car1,2 •Lift1,2 •Poison Mushroom1,2 •Poltergust 30001,2 •Pressure Plate1,2 •Recording2 •Region map1 •Rolling Bar Defense System1,2 •Spiky Stardust Defense System1,2 •Spring Pad1,2 •Super Poltergust 30011,2 •Surfing Spot1,2 •Toad Express1,2 •Torch1,2 •Wall Face1,2 •Warp Pipe1,2 •Watering hole1,2 •Waterspout1,2 •Whirlwind1,2
Game mechanics	Stats	Bros. Point1,2 •Defense •Experience Point •Heart Point •Level up •Power •Speed1,2 •Spirit3 •Stache1,2
	Elements	Fire •Thunder
	Status	Burn1,2 •Charred1,2 •DEF-Down •DEF-Up •Dizzy •Downed •Fury2 •Heavy G1,2 •Invisible2 •Light G1,2 •Poison1,2 •POW-Down •POW-Up •Prohibited Command1,2 •SPD-Down1,2 •SPD-Up1,2 •Trip1,2
	Battle mechanics	Action Command •Advanced Command/Super Attack1,2 •Counterattack1,2 •Emergency Block2 •First Strike •Flee1,2 •Lucky hit
	Minigames1,2	Border Jump •Mysterious Mine Carts •Star 'Stache Smash •Barrel •Chuckola Bounce •Surfing Game •Splart
Music		"A New Adventure Begins" • "We're Off Again!" • "Touch of Evil" • "Prince Peasley's Theme" • "Fawful Music" • "Bowser's Road" • "Cackletta, the Fiercest Foe" • "A Journey Full of Laughs" • "Going Home" • "Stardust Fields Area 64" • "Hoohoo Mountaintop" • "The Kingdom Called Beanbean" • "Beanish People" • "Castle of Beans" • "Chucklehuck Woods" • "Danger Abounds!" • "Woohoo Hooniversity" • "Sea... Sea... Sea..." • "Don't Dwell on Danger" • "Sweet Surfin'" • "Hold the Corny Jokes, Please!" • "Decisive Battleground" • "Let's Go!" • "We Can't Lose!" • "The Marvelous Duo" • "Fawful and Cackletta" • "Time to Settle This!" • "Showdown with Cackletta!" • "Win & Dance" • "Let's Kick it into High Gear!" • "Star 'Stache Smash!" • "To Challenge!" • "It's My Turn" • "This is Minion Turf!" • "Everyone, Attack!" • "Fighting Friends" • "Let's Talk Strategy" • "Bowser's Minions March"
Other		Battle Guide2 •Bean Fever1,2 •Beanbean Air •Beanhole locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Block locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Bestiary1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Enemy formations1,2 •Gallery1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Gear1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Glitches1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Hidden Block locations1 •Hooroglyphs1,2 •Kingdom Courier1,2 •Level up progressions1,2 •Luigi-do Check •Mario & Luigi Moves Guide •Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection1 •Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions Trivia •Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Joke Spinner •Mario Bros.1 •Multimedia1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Pre-release and unused content1 •Quick Poll •Quotes1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Shops2 •Special Skill3 •Sound test2 •Staff1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Story summaries2
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