History Awesome / Bone

* Lucius' unintentional sacrifice during the final battle. He didn't know he was going to die in the process, but he gave his all to protect Rose from Briar just long enough for Fone Bone and Thorn to touch the Crown of Horns and kill the Locust. It's a shame Lucius was caught in the blast, but if he hadn't done so, Briar could've finished Rose off just before she went herself.
* Meta: The fact that ''Bone'' was originally supposed to be an animated project but it got stuck in DevelopmentHell for years. Too bad...but finally, in October 2019, Netflix finally announced that it would produce an animated series based on the ''Bone'' comics. (Hopefully it won't get stuck in DevelopmentHell again.)

** Kingdok's hallucination of Thorn in her royal gown and Gran'ma Ben in her prime is equally awesome, perfectly showing generations of royal badasses standing side-by-side.

* Meta: The fact that ''Bone'' is originally supposed to be a animated film or any other visual media but it got stuck in DevelopmentHell for years. Too bad... but finally, in October 2019, Netflix finally announced that they are gonna make a animated series based on ''Bones'' comics. Hopefully it won't get stuck in this [[DevelopmentHell trope]].

** ...and then she THROWS the guy. He's a big, burly warrior type, whilst Thorn's a girl of normal build. She lifts him so fast -- with ONE ARM -- his body's horizontal in the air.

* Meta: The fact that ''Bone'' is originally supposed to be a animated film or any other visual media but it got stuck in DevelopmentHell for years. Too bad....but finally, in October 2019, Netflix finally announced that they are gonna make a animated series based on ''Bones'' comics. Hopefully it won't get stuck in this [[DevelopmentHell trope]].

* It's easy to miss, but Phoney is the one who [[spoiler: takes charge and saves the Red Dragon by cutting his ropes in volume 4!]]
** The events beforehand qualify for [[spoiler:the Red Dragon himself. Given his status as a Trickster Mentor, it's not entirely out of his character to get himself into a situation just to teach Phoney a lesson.Not only that, but if the townspeople hadn't gone out to 'slay the dragon' they would have all been killed in the Rat Creature attack on the village. By allowing himself to be captured, he saved dozens of lives]].

* In "Dragonslayer", [[spoiler: Thorn cutting off Kingdok's arm with a sword]] becomes LaserGuidedKarma in hindsight once you later learn [[spoiler: Kingdok was the one who killed Thorn's parents.]]

* The various other multiple occasions of Fone Bone's quick thinking in a pinch. From outwitting the [[ThoseTwoGuys Two Stupid Rat Creatures]] to save himself or others from them many times, leading the group of Smiley, Bartleby, the animal orphans, Miz Possum's kids, and the Two Stupid Rat Creatures to escape Kingdok on the mountains, sneaking past enemy armies by hiding underneath Bartleby ''twice'' to name a few, but the biggest has to be [[spoiler: when he touches the Crown of Horns and ultimately defeats the Locust. After it initially fails by touching it on his own, since it turns out Thorn removed the piece he had and Thorn is unable to return it in time with a hoard of Rat Creatures closing in, he tries again this time holding Thorn's hand (serving as a conductor between the Crown of Horns to the Locust pieces in Thorn) and static electricity. It works.]] He's more than earned that commemorative statue in Atheia!

'''Soldier:''' You-- You're her! [[spoiler:The dragon princess]]! When [[GeneralRipper Tarsil]] finds you, you're DEAD, girl!\\

* [[spoiler:After they are arrested by Tarsil's men, Thorn is in the midst of suffering both from HeroicBSOD from her and Fone Bone ending up in the dungeon as well as bouts of pain from the Locust beginning to emerge. What snaps her out of it and has her rip apart the iron bars of their cell? ''Hearing her grandmother was last seen being overwhelmed by the enemy.'']]
* At the end of the Dragonslayer arc, Thorn appears on the mountain where the entire village has gathered after falling for Phoney's latest scam and in a BigDamnHeroes moment, she saves Phoney from the increasingly angry mob, rescues the dragon, and reveals to the townspeople that [[spoiler:the Rat Creature army is destroying their town while they're out [[IdiotBall being idiots]]]]. She becomes consistently awesome later, but that's the point where she embraces her heroic destiny and turns her from the lovable farmgirl into the badass heroine leader she is at the story's end.

* You have to admit that when Phoney flees from the Hooded One and leaves Gran'ma Ben alone, you can't help but feel contempt. [[spoiler:Then, he comes back with reinforcements and is fully prepared to join the battle himself.]] For a guy who always looks out for himself and sometimes his cousins, you have to admit that this is a very redeeming moment.
** Also, Phoney does scam people a lot, but his leadership skills lead to many come-from-behind victories. The only time he does this in a situation that doesn't involve a scam is the [[spoiler:aforementioned battle]].
** ''Phoney'' is the one who figures out where the Crown of Horns is. There's no treasure map, no message from the spirits, just pure logic. When Phoney insists to Fone at the end that despite him [[spoiler: missing the battle]], he's still a hero, you honestly can't help but agree. It couldn't have been done without him.
** Nor Smiley. Remember him fooling around with static electricity in ''Ghost Circles''? [[spoiler: Fone Bone uses static electricity to touch the Crown of Horns and save the day.]] It looks like Taneal has two more statues to make.

* The very end when [[spoiler:Phoney is sure that he and his (unknowing) cousins will escape the Valley with all the treasure, only for it to be revealed that [[OutGambitted Smiley and (at least) Ben already figured out his scheme and switched the treasure for Smiley's]] TrademarkFavouriteFood. What makes it especially awesome is that it really seemed like Phoney was going to become a KarmaHoudini, only for this to happen]].
** There's also the way Gran'ma Ben [[spoiler: gives Phoney the gold coins with his face on them in her sweet-condescending way.]] Given what a jerk Phoney was in "Dragonslayer", one could pretend this is [[spoiler: Lucius's posthumous revenge for making his final days owning the Barrelhaven a living heck.]]
* Lucius' unintentional [[spoiler:sacrifice]] during the final battle. [[spoiler: He didn't know he was going to die in the process, but he gave his all to protect Rose from Briar just long enough for Fone Bone and Thorn to touch the Crown of Horns and kill the Locust. It's a shame Lucius was caught in the blast, but if he hadn't done so, Briar could've finished Rose off just before she went herself.]]

* Meta: The fact that ''Bone'' is originally supposed to be a animated film or any other visual media but it got stuck in DevelopmentHell for years. Too bad....but finally, in October 2019, Netflix finally announced that they are gonna make a animated series based on ''Bones'' comics. I hope it won't get stuck in this [[DevelopmentHell trope]].

* Lucius' unintentional [[spoiler:sacrifice]] during the final battle. [[spoiler: He didn't know he was going to die in the process, but he gave his all to protect Rose from Briar just long enough for Fone Bone and Thorn to touch the Crown of Horns and kill the Locust. It's a shame Lucius was caught in the blast, but if he hadn't done so, Briar could've finished Rose off just before she went herself.]]

** There's also the way Gran'ma Ben [[spoiler: gives Phoney the gold coins with his face on them in her sweet-condescending.]] Given what a jerk Phoney was in "Dragonslayer", one could pretend this is [[spoiler: Lucius's posthumous revenge for making his final days owning the Barrelhaven a living heck.]]

* In "Dragonslayer", [[spoiler: Thorn cutting off Kingdok with a sword]] becomes LaserGuidedKarma in hindsight once you later learn [[spoiler: Kingdok was the one who killed Thorn's parents.]]

** There's also the way Gran'ma Ben [[spoilers: gives Phoney the gold coins with his face on them in her sweet-condescending.]] Given what a jerk Phoney was in "Dragonslayer", one could pretend this is [[spoilers: Lucius's posthumous revenge for making his final days owning the Barrelhaven a living heck.]]

* At the end of the Dragonslayer arc, Thorn appears on the mountain where the entire village has gathered after falling for Phoney's latest scam and in a BigDamnHeroes moment, she saves Phoney from the increasingly angry mob, rescues the dragon, and reveals to the townspeople that [[spoiler:the Rat Creature army is destroying their town while they're out being idiots]]. She becomes consistently awesome later, but that's the point where she embraces her heroic destiny and turns her from the lovable farmgirl into the badass heroine she is at the story's end.

** And Phoney ''finally shuts his trap''. Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

* [[spoiler:After they are arrested by Tarsil's men, Thorn is in the midst of suffering both from HeroicBSOD from her and Fone Bone ending up in the dungeon as well as bouts of pain from the Locust beginning to emerge. What snaps her out of it and has her rip apart iron bars of their cell? ''Hearing her grandmother was last seen being overwhelmed by the enemy.'']]

** The Awesome is lessened a bit when you realize that [[spoiler: the Red Dragon]] was holding the IdiotBall when he got himself into that situation. What was there to gain from [[spoiler: jumping into a trap when there's an army coming to raid the Valley?]]
** [[spoiler: Screwing with Phoney?]]
*** [[spoiler: That's probably as good an answer as any. The Red Dragon has some TricksterMentor traits ("Actually, I just want her to think you're nuts," anyone?), so it's not entirely out of his character to get himself into a situation just to teach Phoney a lesson.]]
*** [[MagnificentBastard It's better than that.]] [[spoiler:If the townspeople hadn't gone out to 'slay the dragon' they would have all been killed in the Rat Creature attack on the village. By allowing himself to be captured, he saved dozens/hundreds of lives.]]

* The various other multiple occasions of Fone Bone's quick thinking in a pinch. From outwitting the [[ThoseTwoGuys Two Stupid Rat Creatures]] to save himself or others from them many times, leading the group of Smiley, Bartleby, the animal orphans, Miz Possum's kids, and the Two Stupid Rat Creatures to escape Kingdok on the mountains, sneaking past enemy armies by hiding underneath Bartleby ''twice'' to name a few, but the biggest has to be [[spoiler: when he touched the Crown of Horns and ultimately defeating the Locust. After it initially fails by touching it on his own, since it turns out Thorn removed the piece he had and Thorn is unable to return it in time with a hoard of Rat Creatures closing in, he tries again this time holding Thorn's hand (serving as a conductor between the Crown of Horns to the Locust pieces in Thorn) and static electricity. It works.]] He's more than earned that commemorative statue in Atheia!
* The little girl Taneal accidentally provoked a soldier by building a prayer stone in his field of view. The soldier destroyed the stone and knocked her to the side. Thorn overheard this and swooped down.

** ...and then she THROWS the guy. He's a big, burly warrior type, whilst Thorn's a girl of normal build. She lifts him so fast -- with ONE ARM -- his body's horizontal in the air. This troper's sure there's some Hulk DNA in her bloodline; how else could she [[spoiler:rip iron bars out of their sockets to break Fone Bone and herself out of prison?]]
*** Keep in mind whose granddaughter she is. That Hulk DNA was passed down from her.
*** [[spoiler: on the topic of the prison break, Thorn was in the midst of suffering both from HeroicBSOD from her and Fone Bone ending up in the dungeon as well as bouts of pain from the Locust beginning to emerge. What snaps her out of it and has her pull off the awesome feat? ''Hearing her grandmother was last seen being overwhelmed by the enemy.'']]
** That's indeed pretty awesome, but to me, Thorn's crowning moment came much earlier. At the end of the Dragonslayer arc, she appears on the mountain where the entire village has gathered after falling for Phoney's latest scam and in a BigDamnHeroes moment, she saves Phoney from the increasingly angry mob, rescues the dragon, and reveals to the townspeople that [[spoiler:the Rat Creature army is destroying their town while they're out being idiots]]. She becomes consistently awesome later, but that's the point where she embraces her heroic destiny and turns her from the lovable farmgirl into the badass heroine she is at the story's end.

-->'''Jonathon Oaks:''' They tried to make ''fools'' outta us!

* You have to admit that when Phoney flees from the Hooded One and leaves Gran'ma Ben alone, you can't help feel contempt. [[spoiler: Then, he comes back with reinforcements and is fully prepared to join the battle himself.]] For a guy who always looks out for himself and sometimes his cousins, you have to admit that was a very redeeming moment.
** Also, Phoney does scam people a lot, but his leadership skills lead to many come-from-behind victories. The only time he does this in a situation that doesn't involve a scam is the [[spoiler: aforementioned battle.]]
** And ''he's'' the one who figures out where the Crown of Horns is. There's no treasure map, no message from the spirits, just pure logic. When Phoney insists to Fone at the end that despite him [[spoiler: missing the battle]], he's still a hero, you honestly can't help but agree. It couldn't have been done without him.
** Nor Smiley. Remember him fooling around with static electricity in ''Ghost Circles''? [[spoiler: Fone Bone uses static electricity to touch the Crown of Horns and save the day.]] I believe Taneal has two more statues to make.
* While I can't recall if we ever see it pay off or not, Smiley Bone's plan to feed the captured Rat Creatures well, then let them escape, to let the enemy think they have enough supplies to fight off an extended siege is not only brilliant, but its a [[TruthInTelevision tactic that's actually worked in real life!]]
** It never came up again in the final battle, but it did help lead to the two stupid Rat Creatures managing to work out a peaceful coexistence with the humans in the end.
* What, no mention of what happens at the very end when [[spoiler:Phoney is sure that he and his (unknowing) cousins will escape the valley with all the treasure, only for it to be revealed that [[OutGambitted Smiley and (at least) Ben already figured out his scheme and switched the treasure for Smiley's]] TrademarkFavouriteFood. What makes it especially awesome is that it really seemed like Phoney was going to become a KarmaHoudini, only for this to happen. This troper at least thought it was an awesome moment for Smiley and Granma Ben.]]
* Lucius' unintentional [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice]] during the final battle. [[spoiler: He didn't know he was going to die in the process, but he gave his all to protect Rose from Briar just long enough for Fone Bone and Thorn to touch the Crown of Horns and kill the Locust. It's a shame Lucius was caught in the blast, but if he hadn't done so, Briar could've finished Rose off just before she went herself.]]