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12 | -> ''"The skull is nature's {{sculpture|s}}."'' |
13 | -->-- '''David Bailey''' |
14 | |
15 | Tropes about human and animal skeletons, and the bones that make them up. Subtrope of DeadBodyIndex. |
16 | |
17 | Compare ''and'' contrast the MuscularIndex. See also ArtisticLicenseBiology, DeathTropes, HorrorTropes, and UndeadIndex. |
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20 | !!Tropes: |
21 | [[index]] |
22 | |
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. |
64 | [[/index]] |
65 | ---- |
66 | ->[[MemeticMutation Thank Mr. Skeltal for this index.]] |
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