Dry Bones

Dry Bones
Dry Bones in Mario Kart Tour.
Information
First Appearance	Mario Kart DS (2005)
Latest Appearance	Mario Kart Tour (2019)
Total Appearances	Mario Kart DS Mario Kart Wii Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mario Kart Tour
Weight Class(es)	Light

Dry Bones is a subspecies in the skeletal form of Koopa Troopa. A driver in a few Mario Kart games, after appearing as Mario's enemy in his many previous adventures. He has appeared in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii as an unlockable racer, and as a starter character in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, he was confirmed in the reveal trailer for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. He usually adds a great handling, acceleration, and Mini-Turbo boost to his Karts, but as a consequence, he has low top speeds and lower weight.

Characteristics

Dry Bones is the dead version of Koopa Troopa. He is most likely a skeleton because he fell in lava, because he only appears in Bowser Castle's in Super Mario Bros. games. But anyway, he has the same shape as Koopa Troopa, but is a white/ grayish color, due to all his bones. He wears white gloves and boots. Very fashionable, right? His shell is all pale and cracked up, and his torso is his rib cage. He also has sharp teeth, and instead of white, lively eyes, he has gaping black eyes with yellow pupils. Oh, scary. Outside of the Mario Kart series, a variation called "Parabones" can be seen, it's a Dry Bones, but with wings, this variation only appears in 3D games, the normal and winged Dry Bones never appear in the same games besides Super Mario Maker. In the Super Mario Bros. Games, when one stomps on one, they fall apart, only to resurrect and resume their stroll on a platform, however, a Starman can get rid of them for good.

How to unlock

Mario Kart DS

• Win the 50cc Special Cup.

Mario Kart Wii

• Win the 100cc Leaf Cup.
• Or play 1,050 races.

Mario Kart Tour

• Purchase him from the Daily Selects for 800 Coins if he appears.
• Or obtain him from the Pipe.

Game Appearances

Mario Kart DS

This is Dry Bones' first appearance in a Mario Kart game. He is an unlockable lightweight racer, although he is the lightest racer in the game. His personal karts are the Banisher, the Standard DB and the Dry Bomber, which have low top Speed, moderate Drift, and extremely high Acceleration,Handling and Mini-Turbo.

Starting of the game, Dry Bones can only choose from his personal karts. Once the player completes all cups in either the Nitro or Retro Grand Prix on 150cc, he can choose from Luigi's Streamliner, Peach's Light Tripper, Yoshi's Cucumber and Toad's Mushmellow, before being able to choose between every other kart upon completing all Mirror Mode cups.

Mario Kart Wii

Dry Bones returns in Mario Kart Wii, and again he is an unlockable lightweight, meaning he can only drive karts and bikes in the Small class. He receives a strong Mini-Turbo boost and a slight Acceleration and Drift bonus. His signature vehicle appears to be the Bullet Bike, using the color scheme of the true Bullet Bill.

Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Though Dry Bones doesn't appear as a racer in Mario Kart 8, several Dry Bones appear as obstacles in the Bone-Dry Dunes course.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Dry Bones returns as a racer, now being unlocked by default. He is one of the lighter lightweights, sharing stats with Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, and a Small Mii.

Mario Kart Tour

Dry Bones makes another reappearance in Mario Kart Tour. He is a Normal driver in this game, with the Triple Green Shells as his Special Skill. He also receives a gold edition of him, known as Dry Bones (Gold).

Vehicle gallery

Mario Kart DS

His Banisher.

His Standard DB.

His Dry Bomber.

Mario Kart Wii

His Standard Kart S.

His Standard Bike S.

His Booster Seat.

His Bullet Bike.

His Mini Beast.

His Bit Bike.

His Cheep Charger.

His Quacker.

His Tiny Titan.

His Magikruiser.

His Blue Falcon.

His Jet Bubble.

Staff Ghost Tracks

• SNES Donut Plains 1 (DS*)
• N64 Banshee Boardwalk (DS*)
• DS Desert Hills (Wii*)
• Bone-Dry Dunes (Switch 200cc)
• GBA Boo Lake (Switch*+ 200cc)
• N64 Kalimari Desert (Switch*+ 150cc)
• Tour Athens Dash (Switch*+ 200cc)
• SNES Bowser Castle 3 (SNES) (Switch*+ 200cc)

• - Retro track
  

+ - DLC track

Trivia!

The moment from the reveal trailer confirming Dry Bones' return in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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• While Dry Bones doesn't appear as a playable character in Mario Kart 8, the species appear as obstacles in Bone-Dry Dunes. Dry Bones (as a playable character) returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and the Dry Bones are still there in Bone-Dry Dunes.
• Although Mario Kart DS was released after Mario Party 7 was, his voice actor, Toru Asakawa, who also voiced King Boo, did not voice him in the game. This is likely due to the sound effects in the game being reused from Mario Superstar Baseball, which was released before Mario Kart DS and Mario Party 7.

Gallery

Dry Bones' artwork in Mario Kart DS.

Dry Bones racing at Rainbow Road in Mario Kart DS.

Dry Bones' Select Kart/Records icon in Mario Kart DS.

Dry Bones in Mario Kart Wii.

Dry Bones' artwork in Mario Kart Wii.

Dry Bones after he is unlocked in Mario Kart Wii.

Mario Kart Wii icon.

Dry Bones in his Magikruiser.

Dry Bones in his Blue Falcon.

Dry Bones in Mario Kart 8.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe icon.

Dry Bones racing with Baby Rosalina and Toad.

Dry Bones trying to avoid a Giant Banana.