Welcome everyone, to the successivo Halloween oriented list. Today, we will be looking at the monster that is both a part of our body, and can be really scary when one faces them. Those monsters are the bony skeletons. I really don’t know what makes a skeleton come to life and attack living people, but I guess it works the same way as zombies in a sort of way. And that is what interests me about skeletons. So, we will be looking at ten different skeletons that I have seen from the media. Rules, as usual. Only one skeleton per franchise, and only ones I have seen. Now, enough about that. Lets start the list.
#10: Yorick from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
What? te mean this pathetic guy who couldn’t even hit the side of the fienile, granaio and has a super pathetic attack? Yes, that Yorick. And for reasons I will explain in a moment. Yorick is an enemy te first encounter in the upside-down castello in the secondo half of the game. Yorick’s only method of attack is da trying to catch his head, while kicking it at you, causing damage to you. However, if te happen to destroy Yorick’s head, he will end up running around as fast as he can with his hands in the air, knowing that his attempts at fighting back are futile now. Now, the reason I put Yorick on here is because, surprisingly, his head is actually based off of the scene in Shakespeare’s Hamlet when the court jester's skull was looked at da the gravekeeper. And that is why I chose Yorick over any other skeletal enemy in the game.
#9: Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen from Spongebob Squarepants
Sure, this man may have only appeared in one episode and only had five lines, but the impact he left on everyone and especially the internet is enough to get him on this list. In the episode “One Krabs Trash”, Mr. Krabs sells a rare soda-drinking hat to Spongebob, but after hearing that the hat is a rare item worth thousands of dollars, he does whatever he can to get it back. This soon leads Mr. Krabs scaring Spongebob into returning the hat to the original owner, a deceased man named Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen. When Mr. Krabs goes to get the hat, the skeleton of Smitty comes to life, and sends the army of the dead to get the hat back. What makes this so memorable is just how he became so famous. So famous, infact, that Youtuber and Let’s Player Markiplier uses it in a few of his videos, so that’s gotta be worth putting on this list, right?
#8: Hollow Men from Fable
Sure, some of te may argue that these are più zombies than skeletons, and some of te may argue più that there are far better skeletons than the Hollow Men in RPGs, but; One, these are più of Bones than they are flesh, and; Two, I have not played much other RPGs with skeletons in them, so these guys will have to do. So, the Hollow Men have been around since the first Fable game, back when they were called The Undead, which sounds horribly unoriginal. Then, in Fable II, they were called Hollow Men, which was less unoriginal. What makes the Hollow Men so creepy is that they don’t attack te at once, oh no. They attack in hordes and packs, always running right at te with cleavers and swords. It’s so damn creepy, having a bunch of walking skeletons with an intention to kill coming right at you. And the worst part is that there are several types of stronger Hollow Men. There is Nostro, the Gatekeeper, a giant Hollow Men who can speak, who was once a Ribelle - The Brave hero, before dying from poison. Since he died without honor, his soul still wanders the Lychfield Graveyard. And there is also Lieutenant Simmons, who is able to use magic unlike weaker Hollow Men. Yeah, others may like other RPG skeletons, but the Hollow Men will always be the ones I choose… Even if Peter Molyneux loves lying to us.
#7: Skeleton Army from Army of Darkness
Is this one just a huge cop-out? Maybe, but I wanted to put a skeleton from this movie on the list, and since Bad Ash is più of a zombie rather than a skeleton, and since every skeleton in the army looks the goddamn same, I had to go with the entire army. What I like about these skeletons, other than the fact that it is an entire army of skeletons trying to kill people, it’s just that these guys don’t take anything seriously. When they first arise when Ash takes the Necronomicon without reciting the words, they try poking him in the eyes like a seven-year-old, and they grab his tongue and try yanking it out. Also, these guys behave più like idiots rather than a dangerous threat. But when it comes to attacking humans, oh boy, do they look threatening. They come in a huge army, with all kinds of weapons, and just march right in, ready to attack. Sure, they effects on them may not have aged well, but I actually prefer it. It reminds me of the days of old…. o rather the 90’s. That’s like a thousand years da internet standards. Sure, this may be just one big army, but that is what makes the Skeleton Army so great.
#6: Sir Daniel Fortesque from MediEvil
When te think of a mythical story of medieval knights and wizards, te expect the knight to be a Ribelle - The Brave and powerful soldier who fights long and hard through the war to protect the kingdom. While Sir Daniel is this, he is not the brightest guy, let me tell you. He was detto to be a great hero who saved the kingdom from the evil wizard Zarok, but really, what happened was that Daniel died from the very first arrow, and the king just covered it up and named Daniel a hero of the kingdom who defeated Zarok before dying of his wounds. However, Zarok was not dead, and only went into hiding for a hundred years, only to come back and revives the undead as his army. While doing this, he also revives Daniel, who is still a skeleton, and due to failing in the battle, never made it to the Hall of Heroes, and now tries to defeat Zarok again to make it into the Hall of Heroes. Daniel is able to use all kinds of weapons, like a club, sword, and crossbow… Ironic in a way, since he is using a weapon that needs arrows and he himself was killed da an arrow. Now, it has been years since I played MediEvil, but I can assure you, I remember it enough to know that Daniel is a really cool skeleton.
#5: Dry Bowser from Super Mario Bros.
What is better than a giant fire-breathing tartaruga with a spiked shell? How about a giant fire-breathing tartaruga with a spiked shell who is a skeleton. The reason why I am putting Dry Bowser on this lista is because…. Well look at him. He looks so much più fresco, dispositivo di raffreddamento than normal bowser, and that is saying a lot. What also makes Dry Bowser so awesome, yet disturbing at the same time, is how he is made. After Mario defeats normal Bowser and dumps him into the lava, te get to see Bowser try to crawl out, only to have the flesh on his body fall off and leave him as just a skeleton… So needless to say, Bowser is a bit…. ticked off about this, and tries to fight Mario in this form in later boss battles…… Usual Nintendo stuff
#4: Stallord from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
I already talked about Stallord in my superiore, in alto Ten Zelda Bosses list, so I will try to make this entry as short as I possibly can. te find Stallord at the end of Arbiter’s Grounds, which is a place already filled with skeleton soldiers. Stallord is a giant skeleton dragon (So just imagine fighting that thing when it was alive) that te have to attack the spin of with the Spinner to break it. That’s easier detto than done since he has hundreds of soldiers protecting it. Once te do break his spin, he will topple over, and will seem to be dead. BUT, his skull will then rise, and te will have to do what is possible the coolest thing in a Zelda game. te use the Spinner to ride up a bacheca and then hit Stallord in the damn face, and then start stabbing him in the head until he dies…. Yeah, it’s pretty hardcore if te ask me.
#3: Ghost Rider from Ghost Rider
Before the Film came to ruin Ghost Riders good name, there was actually a comic book based on him that made it look like the coolest thing ever. Ghost Rider was a man named John Blaze, who was born into the life of a stunt devil, with his mother leaving with his two siblings and his father dying in a stunt show. So after travelling and such with his adopted father Crash who ended up getting cancer, John came across a spell that would allow him to summon the devil (Didn’t we already do a superiore, in alto Ten Demons list?) which he did so, so he could ask him to cure Crash’s sickness, and in return, serve the devil for all eternity. This soon lead to John obtaining the powers of Ghost Rider, a superhero so horrifying and violent, that he makes Wolverine look like Skateboy. He is a flaming skeleton with a burning chain and a flaming motorcycle and- OH MY GOD, THIS IS THE COOLEST THING EVER! He was such a badass superhero, that he was also able to be a character in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, with a finisher that has the opponent look into his eyes, which causes them to die. Yep.
#2: scorpione from Mortal Kombat
Yep, this one was bound to come on here sooner o later. Before scorpione was the flaming skull ninja we know and Amore today, he was a simple infant living in a simple village in a simple messed up world. However, an dangerous threat came to the village, killing all of Scorpion’s clan, his mother, and himself as well. However, due to the strong hatred scorpione had, he was resurrected from the Netherrealm and was sent back to the other worlds to find the one who killed his mother and clan, più specifically, Sub-Zero. And anyone who is a fan of Mortal Kombat knows that scorpione is a must have characters. That’s like making a Mario game without Mario. te just can’t have it. And we all know scorpione and his famous attack of throwing a spear at someone, and dragging them over to him while he shouts, and I quote, “Get over here”. What. Bliss.
#1: Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas
Now, do te all know why I chose Jack out of any other skeleton on the list? Is it his wonderful songs? No. Is it his brilliant character? No. Is it the fact that since he is dead, he can take off his head? Not even close. It is because this movie, this brilliantly made movie, is so much of a Halloween movie, that it is just perfect. I mean, this movie just screams Halloween and I Amore it for that. And Jack is the perfect character for this terrifyingly amazing film. And why? Because he is a character who has done Halloween and made it as scary as possible for years, as much as he can, trying to give a good scare every year. However, after doing this anno after anno without any change, he feels that he is now tired of the same old thing, over and over again. So, after stumbling across the magical and joyful world known as Natale Town, where he discovers that there is another holiday that he can try and be a part of, and tries to make his own Christmas. However, he does not understand how Natale truly works, and ends up turning it into a great nightmare, and it only takes for him to see how much he enjoys scaring those that he realizes that he is meant to scare people, and that he can be happy with it (I would say spoilers, but if te haven’t seen Nightmare Before Natale now, you’re never gonna see it). And that is what makes Jack, the zucca King, the best skeleton for me.
So, there te have it. Did te enjoy the list? Tell me what te thought of it. With that said, I will see te all successivo time.
#10: Yorick from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
What? te mean this pathetic guy who couldn’t even hit the side of the fienile, granaio and has a super pathetic attack? Yes, that Yorick. And for reasons I will explain in a moment. Yorick is an enemy te first encounter in the upside-down castello in the secondo half of the game. Yorick’s only method of attack is da trying to catch his head, while kicking it at you, causing damage to you. However, if te happen to destroy Yorick’s head, he will end up running around as fast as he can with his hands in the air, knowing that his attempts at fighting back are futile now. Now, the reason I put Yorick on here is because, surprisingly, his head is actually based off of the scene in Shakespeare’s Hamlet when the court jester's skull was looked at da the gravekeeper. And that is why I chose Yorick over any other skeletal enemy in the game.
#9: Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen from Spongebob Squarepants
Sure, this man may have only appeared in one episode and only had five lines, but the impact he left on everyone and especially the internet is enough to get him on this list. In the episode “One Krabs Trash”, Mr. Krabs sells a rare soda-drinking hat to Spongebob, but after hearing that the hat is a rare item worth thousands of dollars, he does whatever he can to get it back. This soon leads Mr. Krabs scaring Spongebob into returning the hat to the original owner, a deceased man named Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen. When Mr. Krabs goes to get the hat, the skeleton of Smitty comes to life, and sends the army of the dead to get the hat back. What makes this so memorable is just how he became so famous. So famous, infact, that Youtuber and Let’s Player Markiplier uses it in a few of his videos, so that’s gotta be worth putting on this list, right?
#8: Hollow Men from Fable
Sure, some of te may argue that these are più zombies than skeletons, and some of te may argue più that there are far better skeletons than the Hollow Men in RPGs, but; One, these are più of Bones than they are flesh, and; Two, I have not played much other RPGs with skeletons in them, so these guys will have to do. So, the Hollow Men have been around since the first Fable game, back when they were called The Undead, which sounds horribly unoriginal. Then, in Fable II, they were called Hollow Men, which was less unoriginal. What makes the Hollow Men so creepy is that they don’t attack te at once, oh no. They attack in hordes and packs, always running right at te with cleavers and swords. It’s so damn creepy, having a bunch of walking skeletons with an intention to kill coming right at you. And the worst part is that there are several types of stronger Hollow Men. There is Nostro, the Gatekeeper, a giant Hollow Men who can speak, who was once a Ribelle - The Brave hero, before dying from poison. Since he died without honor, his soul still wanders the Lychfield Graveyard. And there is also Lieutenant Simmons, who is able to use magic unlike weaker Hollow Men. Yeah, others may like other RPG skeletons, but the Hollow Men will always be the ones I choose… Even if Peter Molyneux loves lying to us.
#7: Skeleton Army from Army of Darkness
Is this one just a huge cop-out? Maybe, but I wanted to put a skeleton from this movie on the list, and since Bad Ash is più of a zombie rather than a skeleton, and since every skeleton in the army looks the goddamn same, I had to go with the entire army. What I like about these skeletons, other than the fact that it is an entire army of skeletons trying to kill people, it’s just that these guys don’t take anything seriously. When they first arise when Ash takes the Necronomicon without reciting the words, they try poking him in the eyes like a seven-year-old, and they grab his tongue and try yanking it out. Also, these guys behave più like idiots rather than a dangerous threat. But when it comes to attacking humans, oh boy, do they look threatening. They come in a huge army, with all kinds of weapons, and just march right in, ready to attack. Sure, they effects on them may not have aged well, but I actually prefer it. It reminds me of the days of old…. o rather the 90’s. That’s like a thousand years da internet standards. Sure, this may be just one big army, but that is what makes the Skeleton Army so great.
#6: Sir Daniel Fortesque from MediEvil
When te think of a mythical story of medieval knights and wizards, te expect the knight to be a Ribelle - The Brave and powerful soldier who fights long and hard through the war to protect the kingdom. While Sir Daniel is this, he is not the brightest guy, let me tell you. He was detto to be a great hero who saved the kingdom from the evil wizard Zarok, but really, what happened was that Daniel died from the very first arrow, and the king just covered it up and named Daniel a hero of the kingdom who defeated Zarok before dying of his wounds. However, Zarok was not dead, and only went into hiding for a hundred years, only to come back and revives the undead as his army. While doing this, he also revives Daniel, who is still a skeleton, and due to failing in the battle, never made it to the Hall of Heroes, and now tries to defeat Zarok again to make it into the Hall of Heroes. Daniel is able to use all kinds of weapons, like a club, sword, and crossbow… Ironic in a way, since he is using a weapon that needs arrows and he himself was killed da an arrow. Now, it has been years since I played MediEvil, but I can assure you, I remember it enough to know that Daniel is a really cool skeleton.
#5: Dry Bowser from Super Mario Bros.
What is better than a giant fire-breathing tartaruga with a spiked shell? How about a giant fire-breathing tartaruga with a spiked shell who is a skeleton. The reason why I am putting Dry Bowser on this lista is because…. Well look at him. He looks so much più fresco, dispositivo di raffreddamento than normal bowser, and that is saying a lot. What also makes Dry Bowser so awesome, yet disturbing at the same time, is how he is made. After Mario defeats normal Bowser and dumps him into the lava, te get to see Bowser try to crawl out, only to have the flesh on his body fall off and leave him as just a skeleton… So needless to say, Bowser is a bit…. ticked off about this, and tries to fight Mario in this form in later boss battles…… Usual Nintendo stuff
#4: Stallord from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
I already talked about Stallord in my superiore, in alto Ten Zelda Bosses list, so I will try to make this entry as short as I possibly can. te find Stallord at the end of Arbiter’s Grounds, which is a place already filled with skeleton soldiers. Stallord is a giant skeleton dragon (So just imagine fighting that thing when it was alive) that te have to attack the spin of with the Spinner to break it. That’s easier detto than done since he has hundreds of soldiers protecting it. Once te do break his spin, he will topple over, and will seem to be dead. BUT, his skull will then rise, and te will have to do what is possible the coolest thing in a Zelda game. te use the Spinner to ride up a bacheca and then hit Stallord in the damn face, and then start stabbing him in the head until he dies…. Yeah, it’s pretty hardcore if te ask me.
#3: Ghost Rider from Ghost Rider
Before the Film came to ruin Ghost Riders good name, there was actually a comic book based on him that made it look like the coolest thing ever. Ghost Rider was a man named John Blaze, who was born into the life of a stunt devil, with his mother leaving with his two siblings and his father dying in a stunt show. So after travelling and such with his adopted father Crash who ended up getting cancer, John came across a spell that would allow him to summon the devil (Didn’t we already do a superiore, in alto Ten Demons list?) which he did so, so he could ask him to cure Crash’s sickness, and in return, serve the devil for all eternity. This soon lead to John obtaining the powers of Ghost Rider, a superhero so horrifying and violent, that he makes Wolverine look like Skateboy. He is a flaming skeleton with a burning chain and a flaming motorcycle and- OH MY GOD, THIS IS THE COOLEST THING EVER! He was such a badass superhero, that he was also able to be a character in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, with a finisher that has the opponent look into his eyes, which causes them to die. Yep.
#2: scorpione from Mortal Kombat
Yep, this one was bound to come on here sooner o later. Before scorpione was the flaming skull ninja we know and Amore today, he was a simple infant living in a simple village in a simple messed up world. However, an dangerous threat came to the village, killing all of Scorpion’s clan, his mother, and himself as well. However, due to the strong hatred scorpione had, he was resurrected from the Netherrealm and was sent back to the other worlds to find the one who killed his mother and clan, più specifically, Sub-Zero. And anyone who is a fan of Mortal Kombat knows that scorpione is a must have characters. That’s like making a Mario game without Mario. te just can’t have it. And we all know scorpione and his famous attack of throwing a spear at someone, and dragging them over to him while he shouts, and I quote, “Get over here”. What. Bliss.
#1: Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas
Now, do te all know why I chose Jack out of any other skeleton on the list? Is it his wonderful songs? No. Is it his brilliant character? No. Is it the fact that since he is dead, he can take off his head? Not even close. It is because this movie, this brilliantly made movie, is so much of a Halloween movie, that it is just perfect. I mean, this movie just screams Halloween and I Amore it for that. And Jack is the perfect character for this terrifyingly amazing film. And why? Because he is a character who has done Halloween and made it as scary as possible for years, as much as he can, trying to give a good scare every year. However, after doing this anno after anno without any change, he feels that he is now tired of the same old thing, over and over again. So, after stumbling across the magical and joyful world known as Natale Town, where he discovers that there is another holiday that he can try and be a part of, and tries to make his own Christmas. However, he does not understand how Natale truly works, and ends up turning it into a great nightmare, and it only takes for him to see how much he enjoys scaring those that he realizes that he is meant to scare people, and that he can be happy with it (I would say spoilers, but if te haven’t seen Nightmare Before Natale now, you’re never gonna see it). And that is what makes Jack, the zucca King, the best skeleton for me.
So, there te have it. Did te enjoy the list? Tell me what te thought of it. With that said, I will see te all successivo time.
Tingle: Oh, hello aga-
Link: GIVE ME THE FUCKING MAP
Tinge: Well, lets see (Counts bag of rupees) Well, it seems to be about right. Here is your map
Link: GREAT! HOW MUCH MAPS DO I NEED LEFT
Tingle: Hmm...... About four
Link: THANK te (Leaves)
King of Red Lions: So, where is the successivo Triforce shard
Link: ON SOME STUPID ISLAND
King of Red Lions: Then let us be off
Link: GOOD IDEA
King of Red Lions: ......Um...... Why are te still yelling. You've been doing that ever since we left the Wind Temple
Link: I TOLD YOU! I'M REALLY FUCKING PISSED
King of Red Lions: Oh right
TO BE CONTINUED
Link: GIVE ME THE FUCKING MAP
Tinge: Well, lets see (Counts bag of rupees) Well, it seems to be about right. Here is your map
Link: GREAT! HOW MUCH MAPS DO I NEED LEFT
Tingle: Hmm...... About four
Link: THANK te (Leaves)
King of Red Lions: So, where is the successivo Triforce shard
Link: ON SOME STUPID ISLAND
King of Red Lions: Then let us be off
Link: GOOD IDEA
King of Red Lions: ......Um...... Why are te still yelling. You've been doing that ever since we left the Wind Temple
Link: I TOLD YOU! I'M REALLY FUCKING PISSED
King of Red Lions: Oh right
TO BE CONTINUED