Skeleton

The Skeleton is a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series. Gaunt, leering, and most often brandishing bone weapons, Skeletons are one of the most common undead enemies. They usually are rather weak enemies and appear in large groups. Common recurring skeletons include Bloodbones and Shadow.

Final Fantasy


The Skeleton, also known as Bone, is an undead enemy that appears in the Marsh Cave and the Chaos Shrine.

Final Fantasy III


Skeletons are found in the Sealed Cave and are weak to the Holy element.

Final Fantasy IV


The Skeleton is an undead enemy capable of casting Thunder spells. Found at Mt. Hobs, they often appear in numbers.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Several variations of Skeletons exist in the game, all being weak to Fire and Holy-elemental attacks. They are fought all throughout the game in various points.

Final Fantasy V


With the appearance of an undead pirate, Skeletons are encountered at the Ship Graveyard. The Skeleton is also an Oath summon, which deals minor Lightning-elemental damage to one enemy.

Final Fantasy IX


The undead Skeleton enemy is found in Gizamaluke's Grotto and in the Vube Desert on the Mist Continent. It has a talent with Thunder spells.

Final Fantasy XI


Skeletons are a genus in the Undead family.

Final Fantasy XII


Numerous Skeletons will often rise from the ground in the Lhusu Mines and the Barheim Passage to attack the party.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII


Skeletons are a new enemy type introduced in the game. They appear in the underground Temple Ruins in the Dead Dunes and are the focus of a quest to seek out and eliminate them all. Skeletons and their Ω variant use an ability called Blood Sword to heal themselves while damaging their opponents.

Final Fantasy Tactics


Skeletons seem to have the appearance of a undead human-animal hybrid, with a human's form and beast-like horns. They are weak to Fire and Holy elements.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates


The Skeleton can be found early in the storyline and is not an immediate threat. Other stronger versions appear as foes later on in the game.

Vagrant Story


Skeletons are weak undead who are weak to Blunt affinity weapons, Light Affinity spells and attacks and the Warlock spell Exorcism. They carry minimal equipment and are easily defeated.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest


Several versions of Skeletons appear in this game, the first being in the Bone Dungeon, and later as Red Bones and Skuldiers. They are all weak to the Holy element and generally are not threatening, save for Skuldiers which can use Doom Reverb to instantly kill a party member.

Final Fantasy Adventure
The Skeleton is an enemy found in Cara Mountain Range, Dime Tower, Glaive Castle, Glaive's Airship, Kett, Temple of Mana, and Undersea Volcano. They have a chance of dropping Ruby. The Skeleton is a valuable monster since they drop Keys within dungeons.

The Final Fantasy Legend
The Skeleton is an enemy and also a possible monster that the party's monster unit(s) can transform into. It can be found on the first floor of the Tower.

Final Fantasy Legend II
The Skeleton is an enemy and also a possible monster that the party's monster unit(s) can transform into.

Final Fantasy Dimensions
Skeleton is an enemy family. There is also an enemy that goes by that name. There are six Skeleton sprites, and five known enemies. Skull Warrior only appears in the Challenge Dungeons in the original release, while Skeleton also appears in a Challenge Dungeon but possibly also appears elsewhere. There's another sprite unaccounted for but that's probably dummied.


 * Skeleton
 * Fangpuller
 * Skull Warrior
 * Skull Knight
 * Spectre

Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Skeleton from Final Fantasy V appears as an enemy in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.

Etymology
The (from Greek σκελετός, skeletos "dried up") is the body part that forms the supporting structure of an organism.