History Main / BallisticBone

* Gargoyles in ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'' throw sharp bones when they aren't raking you with talons.

* ''LightNovel/FateZero'' has a literal case of this. Emiya Kiritsugu put pieces of bone extracted from his body into high-caliber bullets, turning them into a {{Counterspell}}.

* [[DemBones Dry Bones]] from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series do this in some games since ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', most notably in the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' series. ''You'' can do this with the Bone sticker in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar''!

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** The skeletons from ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]'' can even throw their ''skulls'' at Soma and keep going.

* The Flamerus Rex boss in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'' has a bone missile attack.
* The TowerDefense game ''[[VideoGame/KingdomRush Kingdom Rush: Vengeance]]'' has a tower called the Bone Flingers, consisting of animated skeletons throwing bones at their enemies. An upgrade makes them throw bigger, more damaging bones, and another upgrade allows them to summon a bone golem carrying a small skeleton who, you guessed it, throws bones.
* The Gabon enemies in ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'' and ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' do this.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation''

A subtrope of AbnormalAmmo. Compare BadWithTheBone, SpikeShooter, ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks, and ImprovisedWeapon.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Baroque}}'', you can find many items; bones that you can throw is one of them.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Cubone's and Marowak's signature move, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bonemerang]], combines this trope with PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.
** Alolan Marowak can learn a ghost type version of the move named "Shadow Bone". That is, [[GuideDangIt if you are aware it can and know how to do so.]]

* ''VideoGame/EternalDaughter'' skeletons.

* ''VideoGame/MeikyuujouHydra'' skeletons.

* The skeletons in ''VideoGame/Nitemare3D'', presumably.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Cubone's and Marowak's signature move, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bonemerang]], combines this trope with PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.

* A certain tribe of Pacific Islanders uses arrow points made out of human bones. Preferably coming from a ''relative'', mind. Shark tooth arrows are far more common and reliable in Oceania and South America. After all, they don't need additional sharpening.

* [[BossInMookClothing Ghouls]] in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'' carry across their chests a bandolier of skulls that are not just for show. Skull Toss is their go-to method of wrecking your backline: it causes a ''lot'' of physical damage, deals stress, and has a considerable chance of stunning the targeted hero.
* The ''[[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Diablo II]]'' Necromancer class can shoot Bone Spears and Teeth.

* Horrorman from ''Franchise/{{Anpanman}}'', being a living skeleton, has a "Bone Boomerang" attack. It has varied from being one of his own bones, the crossbones on his shirt, and an endless pile of bones he carries with him. Despite being a boomerang, it doesn't always return like it should to him.

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* Horrorman from ''Franchise/{{Anpanman}}'', being a living skeleton, has a "Bone Boomerang" attack. It has varied from being one of his own bones, the crossbones on his shirt, and an endless pile of bones he carries with him. Despite being a boomerang, it doesn't always return like it should to him.
* ''LightNovel/FateZero'' has a literal case of this. Emiya Kiritsugu put pieces of bone extracted from his body into high-caliber bullets, turning them into a {{Counterspell}}.

* In ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', Spike pursued Wolverine through the forest at one point. Some bone spikes were thrown during pursuit, and after that two others were used in melee combat, leaving a pair of holes in Wolverine's shirt.

* ''Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer'' #7 article "Villains Finish First!". One of the sample villains, Horror, could rip off one of his bony fingers and hurl it like a dart.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Stormbringer}}'' supplement ''Demon Magic'', adventure "Sorcerer's Isle": More than 2,000 wraiths guard the pile of treasure in the cave. If the [=PCs=] use one of their hybzee demons to try to steal the treasure, the wraiths will throw bones at the demon to drive it away.

* [[DemBones Dry Bones]] from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series do this in some games since ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', most notably in the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' series. ''You'' can do this with the Bone sticker in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar''!

* The more advanced skeleton enemies of ''VideoGame/LaMulana'' can throw these.

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Some varieties of Stalfos throw bones.
** Stalnox in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' can break off their rib bones and hurl them, though unlike most examples of the trope, they have a limited supply. You can also pull this off yourself using the dropped arms of Stal enemies and in the case of a Stalizalfos arm, it'll act as a fragile PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.
** In ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' The Stalchildren "archers" use bones as projectiles.
* ''Videogame/{{Egoboo}}'' has Bone Thrower [[DemBones Ulnas]].

* ''VideoGame/BattleForWesnoth'''s advanced skeleton archers shoot arrows made of their victims' bones.

* Crossbow bolts can be carved out of animal bone in ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'', which is about half-way between this trope and AbnormalAmmo. They're not much use against large wild animals or any humanoid wearing even the most rudimentary armour, barring a lucky hit, but they're a cheap and readily available source of practice ammunition.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Baroque}}'', you can find many items; bones that you can throw is one of them.
* The roguelike ''VideoGame/DungeonCrawl'' used to have a spell called Bone Shards that turned wielded skeletons into blasts of bone fragments. It's been removed now because the damage wasn't worth the trouble of getting and wielding a skeleton.
** You can still reduce skeletal enemies to shrapnel with the Lee's Rapid Deconstruction spell, which, while intended for rock or stone walls, works on any suitably brittle substance.
* Gargoyles in ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'' throw sharp bones when they aren't raking you with talons.
* The ''[[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Diablo II]]'' Necromancer class can shoot Bone Spears and Teeth.
** In the Demon Hunter trailer for ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', the Demon Hunter uses the tooth of a slain demon as an arrowhead for one of her bolts, which is the first to get loosed against the demonic horde that is after the only survivor of a village massacre.
* The skeletons in ''VideoGame/Nitemare3D'', presumably.
* ''VideoGame/ShadowsOfTheDamned'' uses three types of ammo: skulls, teeth, and bones. Bones are used as ammo in a gun that Garcia colloquially calls "The Boner."
* The [[DemBones protagonist]] of ''VideoGame/SkulTheHeroSlayer'' can chuck his own head at enemies. It will also explode if he's using the Mummy ability!
* The Gabon enemies in ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'' and ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' do this.
* In ''TheSimpsons: Virtual Bart'', the cavewoman version of Marge throws bone hairpieces. A nameless baby also throws bones.
* It's probably just some sort of energy-field hologram thing, but ''Videogame/MegaMan4'' features Skull Man, whose weapon is flying skulls.
* ''VideoGame/CliveBarkersUndying'' has a spell (the game's equivalent of a rocket launcher) that pulls skulls out of the ground, charges them with magic and fires them when you release the button. The ammo is justified by the island having been a battleground for pretty much forever, "Not an inch of this ground where someone hasn't died." Doesn't explain how you can use it up on the roof of the mansion, though...
* The Flamerus Rex boss in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'' has a bone missile attack.
* Bone arrows are one way to get into the Shivering Isles in the eponymous ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' expansion.
* In the ''VideoGame/MediEvil'' series, the first weapon that the protagonist, [[DemBones Sir Daniel Fortesque]], has at his disposal is his own arm. It is [[JokeWeapon pathetically weak]], and should only be used in emergency situations (read: when you have absolutely nothing else), but he can use it as a bludgeon or, fitting this trope, as a boomerang.
* [[spoiler: Derek Simmons]], the big boss of Leon's campaign in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', has a form where it launches a machine-gun style barrage of bone shards at you as a projectile attack.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' there are dungeon skeletons that drop bones which you can throw at enemies. They do a surprising amount of damage, far more than even shuriken.
* Skeleton enemies in ''VideoGame/RogueLegacy'' can throw bones to deal damage from afar. Their most powerful variant can throw an entire shower of bones in a signle throw.
* During the boss fight against Papyrus in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', his attacks consist of throwing bones of all kinds at you. If you check out his house later you'll even see a box full of them. Makes sense considering he's [[DemBones an ambulatory skeleton]]. [[spoiler:You'll face an even more dangerous version of Papyrus' bone attacks if you make the mistake of provoking Sans enough for him to actually put effort into stopping you.]]
* The [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent Cave Goblins]] of ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}'' craft most of their weapons from bone, including their crossbows and the ammunition that goes with them.
* [[BossInMookClothing Ghouls]] in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'' carry across their chests a bandolier of skulls that are not just for show. Skull Toss is their go-to method of wrecking your backline: it causes a ''lot'' of physical damage, deals stress, and has a considerable chance of stunning the targeted hero.
* The Radobaan from ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'' can attack by throwing pieces of [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset its improvised bone armor]] at hunters.
* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' has skeleton enemies that shoot bones. In ''Afterbirth+'', Isaac can find the Compound Fracture powerup that changes his tears into bones that break into 1-3 smaller shards upon contact. Also, the secret character from that expansion uses a bone as his main weapon, usually as a melee club but it can be charged up and thrown like a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.
* The TowerDefense game ''[[VideoGame/KingdomRush Kingdom Rush: Vengeance]]'' has a tower called the Bone Flingers, consisting of animated skeletons throwing bones at their enemies. An upgrade makes them throw bigger, more damaging bones, and another upgrade allows them to summon a bone golem carrying a small skeleton who, you guessed it, throws bones.

* Horrorman from ''{{Franchise/Anpanman}}'', being a living skeleton, has a "Bone Boomerang" attack. It has varied from being one of his own bones, the crossbones on his shirt, and an endless pile of bones he carries with him. Despite being a boomerang, it doesn't always return like it should to him.

* ''VisualNovel/ShinkyokuSoukaiPolyphonica'': [[spoiler:In ''Inspector Black'', Managa and Matia figure out that the book's victim was killed by a bullet made of bone. Skull bone, to be exact, to blend in with the resulting fragments from the headshot. And the perpetrator, after spilling his secret in a bar, is nailed by the scar on his scalp where the bone was harvested.]] Pretty ingenious, actually.

* In the MassiveMultiplayerCrossover ''[[FanFic/SovereignGFCOrigins Origins]]'', the BigBad, [[spoiler:''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' Flood]] morph [[Franchise/MassEffect krogan]] specifically to do this when they die, and the batarians gain bone-shooting ''eye sockets'' which also carry the infectious agent to their targets.

-->-- '''Creator/{{Egoraptor}}''', commenting on the bone-throwing skeletons, ''WebVideo/{{Sequelitis}} - VideoGame/CastlevaniaI vs. VideoGame/{{Castlevania II|SimonsQuest}}''

** Archer skeletons from TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}} fire bone arrows, which can transform into additional skeletons if they miss their targets.
** The Original D&D Supplement I ''Greyhawk'' had skeletons that could hurl their finger joints as if they were magic arrows.

*** The Tomb Kings army has access to Screaming Skull Catapults (affectionately terms "Skull Chuckers" until around the turn of the millennium) - large trebuchets made from the bones of desert animals that fire flaming skulls at the foe.

Bones flung as projectiles. Bone projectiles are extremely commonly thrown by [[DemBones skeletons]]. In most cases the launchers [[BottomlessMagazines never run out of bones]]. This brings up the question whether the creature uses its own bones, the bones of others, or just bone-like things it somehow creates or summons.

* ''Stormbringer'' supplement ''Demon Magic'', adventure "Sorcerer's Isle": More than 2,000 wraiths guard the pile of treasure in the cave. If the [=PCs=] use one of their hybzee demons to try to steal the treasure, the wraiths will throw bones at the demon to drive it away.