Skeleton Physiology

"A walking skeleton, the basic frame of the human body, can inspire more fear in the common man than an excessively armed soldier or knight."

― Jacob Deegan, Dominic Deegan

"I am just dead and bones only Brook!! It's a Pleasure!!!"

― Brook to the Straw Hat Pirates (One Piece)

The power to take the form of a living skeleton. Variation of Undead Physiology and False Physiology. Not to be confused with Bone Mimicry.

Also Called[]

Calaca Mimicry/Physiology (Mexican Folklore)
Skeletal Mimicry/Physiology
Skeleton Mimicry

Capabilities[]

The user with this ability either is or can transform into a skeleton, a type of physically manifested undead often found in fantasy, horror fiction, and mythical art. Though most are human skeletons, they can also be from any creature or fantasy race found on Earth or in a fantasy world.

Users with this power lack physical weaknesses, such as pain, need to rest, vulnerability to environmental effects, etc. Biological functions available to the skeleton vary but most are gone, remaining such as sight, smell, hearing, and touch are done through mystical means even if they lack the necessary organs to do so.

Being only bones, they tend to be more fragile than other undead, but their relatively small body-mass may make actually hitting them a problem. They are often fast and agile, which is justified by their low weight. Most are mindless and rather low-level opponents, but others are not only sentient but very powerful indeed.

Applications[]

Core[]

Occasional[]

Variations[]

Associations[]

Limitations[]

May be difficult, or impossible to revert back to a normal form.
Blunt attacks may be particularly damaging.
Bone Manipulation, Dark Arts, Necromancy and other forms of Magic may be used to control the user.
May lack any regenerative functions and thus must rely on grave robbing and skeleton scavenging for bone replacement.

Known Users[]

See Also: Skeletal Tropes.

Anime/Manga[]

Baraggan Louisenbairn (Bleach)
Bone Man (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time)
Knochen (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time)
SkullGreymon (Digimon)
SkullSatamon (Digimon)
SkullScorpiomon (Digimon)
Exoskeleton (Embalming -The Another Tale of Frankenstein)
Klodoa (Fairy Tail)
Grim Reaper (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
Shalk the Sound Slicer (Ishura)
Bone/Skeleton Tribe (Kou 1 Desu Ga Isekai De Joushu Hajimemashita); they are considered as living beings instead of undead
Gu Xiao Bai (Little Skeleton)
Honeda (Plus-Sized Elf )
Morborgran (Mahou Sensei Negima!)
Dokurokushe (Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!)
Guardian ÄRM, X (Zehn) (Marchen Awakens Romance)
Skeleton (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
Brook (One Piece); via the Yomi Yomi no Mi/Revive-Revive Fruit
Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro (One Piece); via unknown Zoan Devil Fruit
Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
20-Ton Calcium Giant (Shaman King)
Gilles de Rai (Skeleton Soldier Couldn’t Protect the Dungeon)
Skeleton Soldiers (Skeleton Soldier Couldn’t Protect the Dungeon)
- No Name

Cartoons/Comics[]

The Lich (Adventure Time)
Kevin (The Baskervilles)
Calacas (The Book of Life)
Mickey and Monaco (Casper's Scare School)
Calacas (Coco)
Skeletons (Danny Phantom)
- Pariah's soldiers
Bed Sheet Ghost/Skeleton Clone (Danny Phantom)
Django of the Dead (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)
Sartana of the Dead (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)
Grim (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
Skelator (He-Man)
Skeletons (Hotel Transylvania)
Awakened Warriors (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Skulkin (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
El Diablo (Marvel Comics)
Elizabeth Bliss/Bones (Marvel Comics)
Ghost Riders (Marvel Comics)
Skinner (Marvel Comics)
Skelita Calaveras (Monster High)
Bandito de los Muertos (Mucha Lucha)
Calavera Muerto (Mucha Lucha)
Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
A Real Magic Skeleton (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
Jerry Driscoll (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
Senor Hueso (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Skull Boy (Ruby Gloom)
The Skele-Tunes (Ruby Gloom)
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror)
Dancing Skeletons (The Skeleton Dance)
Skeleton Warriors (Skeleton Warriors)
Multi-Farious (Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters)
Vida Calavera (Super Monsters)
Jon Webb (Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose); temporary

Folklore/Mythology[]

Grim Reaper (European Folklore)
Gashadokuro (Japanese Mythology)
Calaca (Mexican Folklore)

Literature[]

Skeletons (Funnybones series)
- Big Skeleton
- Dog Skeleton
- Little Skeleton
Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant)

Live Television/Movies[]

Kaseki Grumer (Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger)
Jin Matoba (Gosei Sentai Dairanger); as Garouki
Human Body Specimen Org (Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger)
Sokichi Narumi/Kamen Rider Skill (Kamen Rider W)
Dora Skelton (Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger)
Skeleton (Mahou Sentai Magiranger)
Yorick (Monster Mash)
Rexy (Night at the Museum)
Skeleton-themed villains (Power Rangers)
- Bones (Mighty Morphin)
- Skelerena (Mighty Morphin)
- Skelekron (Lost Galaxy)
- Skullington (Mystic Force)
- Bones (Dino Charge)
Skully Pettibone (Scary Godmother)
Geltgelt (Seijuu Sentai Gingaman)
El Diablo (Suicide Squad)
Debo Honenukky (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger)
Seabozu (Ultraman)
Stegon (Return of Ultraman)
Mudon (Ultraman Cosmos)
Grigio Bone and Grigio King (Ultraman R/B)

Toys[]

Various skeleton characters (Treasure X)

TCG[]

Multiple Monsters (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- The 13th Grave
- Fossil Warrior Skull King
- Ghostrick Skeleton
- Great Mammoth of Goldfine
- Mammoth Graveyard
- Skelesaurus
- Skull Servant
- Summoned Skull
- Zombie Warrior

Tabletop Games[]

Tomb Kings (Warhammer)

Video Games[]

Limbos (Banjo-Kazooie)
Bone Eels (Blood)
Skeletons (Castlevania)
Balloon crews (Clash of Clans/Clash Royale)
Bombers (Clash of Clans/Clash Royale)
Skeletons (Clash of Clans/Clash Royale)
Wall Breakers (Clash of Clans/Clash Royale)
- Super Wall Breakers
Big Boys (Clash of Clans)
Dragon Riders (Clash of Clans)
Giant Skeletons (Clash Royale)
Guards (Clash Royale)
Skeleton King (Clash Royale)
Dr. Bones Cookie (Cookie Run)
Skeletons (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
Skeletons (Dark Souls series)
- Bonewheel Skeletons/Skeleton Wheels (Dark Souls series)
- Baby Skeletons (Dark Souls)
- Giant Skeletons (Dark Souls)
- Skeletal Beasts (Dark Souls)
- Skeleton Swordsmen (Dark Souls III)
Gravelord Nito (Dark Souls)
Vamos (Dark Souls)
Skeleton Lords (Dark Souls II)
High Lord Wolnir (Dark Souls III)
Bone Arbalist (Darkest Dungeon)
Bone Bearer (Darkest Dungeon)
Bone Captain (Darkest Dungeon)
Bone Courtier (Darkest Dungeon)
Bone Defender (Darkest Dungeon)
Bone Rabble (Darkest Dungeon)
Bone Soldier (Darkest Dungeon)
Bone Spearman (Darkest Dungeon)
King Leoric/The Skeleton King (Diablo)
Skeletons (Diablo)
Revenants (Doom)
Manfred (Dragon Age: The Veilguard)
Skeletons (The Elder Scrolls)
Cursed Remains (God of War)
Spinal (Killer Instinct)
Stalfos (The Legend of Zelda)
Stalmaster (The Legend of Zelda)
Husks (Madness: Project Nexus)
Sir Daniel Fortesque (MediEvil)
Skeletons (Minecraft)
Skeleton horses (Minecraft)
Strays (Minecraft)
Wither (Minecraft)
Wither skeletons (Minecraft)
Punkleton (My Singing Monsters)
Clavavera (My Singing Monsters)
Skeletons (Realms of the Haunting)
Boneclangs (Shovel Knight)
Super Skeletons (Shovel Knight)
Red (Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment)
Scarlet (Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment)
Bone Chompy (Skylanders)
Chop Chop (Skylanders)
Fiesta (Skylanders)
Funny Bone (Skylanders)
Bony Beetles (Super Mario series)
Dry Bones (Super Mario series)
Dry Bowser (Super Mario series)
Fish Bones (Super Mario series)
Kingfin (Super Mario Galaxy)
Skeletons (Team Fortress 2)
Skeletron (Terraria)
Skeleton Merchant (Terraria)
Mariachis (Rayman Legends)
Papyrus (Undertale)
Sans (Undertale)
Skeletons (Veil of Darkness)
Dazzabel (Yo-kai Watch)
Gutsy Bones (Yo-kai Watch)
Gustaf (Yo-kai Watch)
Nummskull (Yo-kai Watch)
Rattelle (Yo-kai Watch)
Skelebella (Yo-kai Watch)
Skinny (The Wardrobe)