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6	[[caption-width-right:350:Prepare for skele-puns by the skele-ton.\
7	[-''Dance of Death'' by Michael Wolgemut-]]]
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12	-> ''"The skull is nature's {{sculpture\|s}}."''
13	-->-- '''David Bailey'''
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15	Tropes about human and animal skeletons, and the bones that make them up. Subtrope of DeadBodyIndex.
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17	Compare ''and'' contrast the MuscularIndex. See also ArtisticLicenseBiology, DeathTropes, HorrorTropes, and UndeadIndex.
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20	!!Tropes:
21	[[index]]
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23	* BadWithTheBone: Bones are used as a weapon.
24	* BallisticBone: Bones are used as a projectile weapon.
25	* BewareTheSkullBase: Villain lairs shaped like skulls.
26	* BonesDoNotBelongThere: Bones in soft organs, or animals that don't have them in real life.
27	* {{Calacas}}: Skeletons representing the dead in Mexican culture. Usually highly decorated with designs painted on their skulls.
28	* CreepyCemetery: An unusually scary cemetery with skeletons, and maybe other monsters, abound.
29	* CrystalSkull: A supernatural skull made out of a gem or valuable metal.
30	* DemBones: Skeletons that move on their own.
31	* DesertSkull: The stock "animal skull in the desert", typically a bovine.
32	* {{Dracolich}}: A skeletal dragon.
33	* DinosaurDoggieBone: Dogs love fossilized dinosaur bones as much as regular bones.
34	* ElephantGraveyard: A place that large animals (not necessarily elephants) naturally go to when they die, often containing their skeletons.
35	* ExpressiveSkull: Skulls that can perform facial movements as if they had flesh and muscle. Typical in Halloween productions.
36	* FlamingSkulls: Skulls on fire.
37	* ForebodingCarcass: The presence of a skeleton is used to foreshadow that death and/or danger is coming.
38	* FriendlySkeleton: Sometimes instead of scary and mean, a skeleton will be depicted as kind and even comical.
39	* {{Gashadokuro}}: Giant skeleton youkai, made from the bones of a mass of people who never had proper burials.
40	* GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath: Animate skeletons with glowing eyes.
41	* NothingButSkinAndBones: A character's so thin that you can actually see their bones under their flesh. Typically used for zombies or starvation victims.
42	* NothingButSkulls: Skulls are the only bone present.
43	* RibcageRidge: The skeleton of a gigantic creature is shown to distance the work's location/time from familiarity.
44	* RibcageStomach: The ribcage is visible in the stomach, similar to NothingButSkinAndBones.
45	* ScarySkeleton: Malicious skeletons and skeleton-like creatures that are PlayedForHorror.
46	* SinisterDeerSkull: Deer skulls are creepy and usually signs of malevolence.
47	* SkeleBot9000: Robots that resemble skeletons.
48	* SkeletalAppendage: A living, otherwise non-skeletal character has part of their skeleton visible.
49	* SkeletalMusician: An animated skeleton who's also a musician.
50	* SkeletonCrew: The crew of a craft is made up of skeletons.
51	* SkeletonMotif: Skeletons/skulls resemble death, danger, etc.
52	* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: Bones used as clothing or armor.
53	* SkullCups: Skulls used as drinking cups.
54	* SkullForAHead: A creature that isn't a skeleton has a skull for a head.
55	* StockFemurBone: When non-skull bones are automatically femur bones. Typically used in cartoons.
56	* StrippedToTheBone: Only the skeleton is left behind.
57	* ThisWayToCertainDeath: The, usually skeletal, remains of those who traveled the route beforehand tell of danger.
58	* UndeadFossils: Remains of prehistoric animals that move on their own.
59	* UnbreakableBones: A character's bones can't be destroyed. Common with superheroes or monsters.
60	* WaitingSkeleton: A character waits so long that they've been reduced to a skeleton. Sometimes used for comedic effect.
61	* WalkingOssuary: An undead being created from parts of multiple mix-and-matched skeletons.
62	* XRaySparks: Getting electrocuted makes your skeleton visible.
63	* XylophonesForWalkingBones: Xylophones being involved with skeletons.
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66	->[[MemeticMutation Thank Mr. Skeltal for this index.]]

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