

When equipping enough Power Rush badges to give Mario the highest attack possible (99 damage), and as a standalone enemy by excluding Grodus equipping four Grodus Xs to shield him upon starting his battle, as well as the Shadow Queen's first phase of being invincible upon doing at least 60 damage total, Bonetail is the only boss that cannot be defeated in one turn without using FP (a la the Power Bounce badge) or a leveled-up partner to deal the final blow.Room 002-contains Dark Koopas and Dark Goombas.If the player returns to the 100th floor after beating Bonetail, quiet and eerie music will play until the player leaves.In the early version of Bonetail's head, he is depicted with blue eyes.Pormanteau of "osso" (bone) and "Cassandra" (an Italian female name)įrom the Japanese name "Zonbaba", but with an "m" before the "b" because, in Spanish orthography, "n" should not come before "b" Portmanteau of "lohe" (blaze) and possibly the English word "bloviate" also likely a pun on " Loviatar" Portmanteau of "occire" (slay) and "croc" (fang) Portmanteau of「ゾンビ」( zonbi, zombie) and「ゴンババ」( Gonbaba, Hooktail) or「ブンババ」( Bunbaba, Gloomtail) Admiral Bobbery: "Rather a crabby sort, eh?".Additionally, Bonetail has the same default attack and defense stats as Gloomtail, with other buffs added throughout the fight (but note that Bonetail doesn't have all of Gloomtail's attacks, like Earthquake or Megabreath).Īt the beginning of the fight, Mario's partner will make a comment regarding Bonetail: He is the strongest boss in the game, but only offers one star point after defeat Bonetail can restore 20 HP when having lower HP, and has the most HP out of any enemy. If Mario defeats Bonetail, he coughs up a chest containing the Return Postage Badge.īonetail is much stronger than his younger siblings, Hooktail and Gloomtail, and even more than the Shadow Queen. All of his fire breath attacks can be avoided with Shell Shield or simply guarding. His blue breath can freeze Mario, green breath can cause confusion, purple can shrink Mario or his partner, and white has the effect of a Sleepy Sheep. Bonetail's many breaths cause a variety of status ailments in addition to dealing damage. In the Italian version, Bonetail's name is derived from "Cassandra", a girl's name.Īfter Mario and his teammates reach the bottom floor of the Pit of 100 Trials, Bonetail will roar, making it questionable if he can talk, as he never demonstrates that ability. There is some regional dispute over the gender of Bonetail, as while the English version depicts Bonetail as male, other versions depict Bonetail as female. According to Grifty, Bonetail, along with his two siblings, went around the world terrorizing people some time before the Shadow Queen was imprisoned behind The Thousand-Year Door. He was once a pet of the Shadow Queen, but it is never stated why or how Bonetail came to reside at the bottom of the Pit. Unlike his still-living siblings, he is an undead dragon, having died of old age after not eating anything for centuries at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials. He is the older brother of Gloomtail and Hooktail. He's probably stronger than the last boss, seriously! Let's do this right!īonetail is a large, skeletal dragon in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door residing at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials.

When his HP gets low, he'll recover…or reanimate, as the case may be. He has various breaths that might confuse us or put us to sleep.

His body's Max HP is 200, his Attack is 8, and his Defense is 2. “AROOOOOOOOOOOOO!” - Bonetail, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door The Thousand-Year Door enemyĭangerous Breath (8, Piercing sleep (white), confusion (green), shrunk (purple), frozen (blue)), Recover (20 HP, max twice), Stomp (8), Chomp (8)
