Skeleton enemy line

The Skeleton, Bone Fighter, and Skull Warrior are species of monsters found throughout the Golden Sun series. These monsters, resembling animate human skeletons wearing gloves, boots, and loincloths and holding short swords, are palette swaps of each other that have differing levels of power and defense and are fought in different locations in the games. Golden Sun: Dark Dawn introduces two new variants, the Dark Soldier and the Cursed Soldier.

Skeleton
A Skeleton is a variant with typical bone color. It can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: Used 6 out of 8 times, this is this monster's standard physical attack.
 * Bone Charge: Used 2 out of 8 times, this monster skill suffuses itself with an aura of blue energy and charges a single Adept, dealing a Venus-based attack equal to its normal physical attack multiplied by 1.7. The Skeleton has a Venus Power rating of 100 to work with this attack, which is slightly above various characters' typical resistance ratings of around 87.

A Skeleton has high Mercury Resistance, average Mars Resistance, low Jupiter Resistance, and especially low Venus Resistance. If it is felled by the attack effect of an offensive Venus Djinni, its battle rewards of 10 EXP, 11 coins, and a 1/16 chance to randomly drop an Herb are increased to 13 EXP, 14 coins, and a 1/4 chance. Skeletons are first battled in Goma Cave, and subsequently in the overworld region of Angara encompassing Bilibin, Kolima, and Kolima Forest, as well as within Kolima Forest itself. Most interestingly, it is even fought in Fuchin Falls Cave, right alongside its stronger counterpart, the Bone Fighter. In The Lost Age, Skeletons are fought in Dehkan Plateau and the south half of Indra's overworld region.

When they first appear in Goma Cave in the first game, they are the strongest monsters both offensively and defensively, but gradually become easier as stronger monsters are introduced to correspond to your building levels and equipment. The appearance of the Skeleton in a dungeon as late as Fuchin Falls Cave, where the Bone Fighter is fought, is bizarre; literally every one of its statistics are far outperformed at that point by literally every other monster in the location. In the second game, it is not quite as statistically high as the Rat Soldier and the Mini-Goblin.

Bone Fighter
A Bone Fighter is a variant with light blue bone color. It can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: Used 6 out of 8 times, this is this monster's standard physical attack.
 * Undead Sword: Used 2 out of 8 times, this monster skill causes a holographic orange sword blade with symbols on it spear out of the ground to impale an Adept, dealing a Venus-based attack equal to its normal physical attack with an additional 15 damage points. The Bone Fighter has a Venus Power rating of 100 to work with this attack, which is slightly above various characters' typical resistance ratings  of around 87.

A Bone Fighter has high Mercury Resistance, average Mars Resistance, low Jupiter Resistance, and especially low Venus Resistance. If it is felled by the attack effect of an offensive Venus Djinni, its battle rewards  of 51 EXP, 63 coins, and a 1/32 chance to randomly drop a Sleep Bomb are  increased to 66 EXP, 81 coins, and a 1/8 chance. Bone Fighters are ideally first battled in Fuchin Falls Cave, and subsequently throughout Mogall Forest, the region of Angara's overworld encompassing the exit to Mogall Forest and the entrance to Lamakan Desert, and the second and third basement levels of Altin Peak. In The Lost Age, Bone Fighters are fought in the lower area of Gondowan's overworld region, as well as both Gabomba Statue and Gabomba Catacombs.

In Fuchin Falls Cave, the Bone Fighter is the "main" monster to focus on in battle, because it has the highest of all statistics when compared to almost all the other monsters, with only the Dirge slightly outspeeding it. With strong offensive and defenses, it is about the toughest random monster fought throughout Mogall Forest as well, ignoring the scripted but optional battles with single Apes. In The Lost Age it is roughly as strong and sturdy as the other monsters it is fought alongside, but quite a bit slower.

Skull Warrior
A Skull Warrior is a variant with violet bone color. It can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: Used 4 out of 8 times, this is this monster's standard physical attack.
 * Bone Charge: Used 2 out of 8 times, this monster skill suffuses itself with an aura of blue energy and charges a single Adept, dealing a Venus-based attack equal to its normal physical attack multiplied by 1.7. The Skull Warrior has a Venus Power rating of 100 to work with this attack,  which is slightly above various characters' typical resistance  ratings  of around 87.
 * Dull: Used 2 out of 8 times, this is a Psynergy spell that attempts to lower a single Adept's Attack rating by 25%. It consumes 6 of its user's PP.

A Skull Warrior has high Mercury Resistance, average Mars Resistance, low Jupiter Resistance, and especially low Venus Resistance. If it is felled by the attack effect of an offensive Venus Djinni, its battle  rewards  of 301 EXP, 188 coins, and a 1/32 chance to randomly drop a Vial increase to 391 EXP and 244 Coins, and a 1/8 chance. Skull Warriors are battled in the road to Babi Lighthouse, Tunnel Ruins, and the later portion of Venus Lighthouse - essentially the first game's endgame, which accounts for its power.

While pretty powerful if it uses its Bone Charge relatively often, other enemies outperform it in all statistics from the start, including the Chimera Mage.

Skeleton
The Skeleton is a variant with typical bone color. A Skeleton can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: Used 7 out of 8 times, this is this monster's standard physical attack.
 * Bone Charge: Used 1 out of 8 times, this Monster Skill causes the top half of the Skeleton's body to separate and charge into a single target, dealing a Venus-based attack equal to its normal physical attack with an additional 15 damage points. The Skeleton has a Venus Power rating of 100 to work with this  attack,  which is slightly above various characters' typical resistance   ratings  of around 87.

A Skeleton has high Mercury Resistance, average Mars Resistance, low Jupiter Resistance, and especially low Venus Resistance. If it is felled by the attack effect of an offensive Venus Djinni, its battle rewards  of 98 EXP, 51 coins, and a 1/16 chance to randomly drop a Sleep Bomb are  increased to 127 EXP, 66 coins, and a 1/4 chance. Skeletons are fought in Konpa Ruins.

Bone Fighter
A Bone Fighter is a variant with red bone color. A Bone Fighter can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: Used 7 out of 8 times, this is this monster's standard physical attack.
 * Bone Charge: Used 1 out of 8 times, this Monster Skill causes the top half of the Bone Fighter's body to separate and charge into a single target, dealing a Venus-based attack equal to its normal physical attack with an additional 15 damage points. The Bone Fighter has a Venus Power rating of 100 to work with this  attack,   which is slightly above various characters' typical resistance    ratings  of around 87.

A Bone Fighter has high Mercury Resistance, average Mars Resistance, low  Jupiter Resistance, and especially low Venus Resistance. If it is felled  by the attack effect of an offensive Venus Djinni, its battle rewards   of 219 EXP, 110 coins, and a 1/16 chance to randomly drop an Elixir are  increased to 285 EXP, 143 coins, and a 1/4 chance. Bone Fighters are fought in the Craggy Peak Ruins.

Dark Soldier
The Dark Soldier is a black variant with a blue sword. A Dark Soldier can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: Used 7 out of 8 times, this is this monster's standard physical attack.
 * Bone Charge: Used 1 out of 8 times, this Monster Skill causes the top half of the Dark Soldier's body to separate and charge into a single target, dealing a Venus-based attack equal to its normal physical attack with an additional 15 damage points. The Dark Soldier has a Venus Power rating of 100 to work with this attack, which is slightly above various characters' typical resistance  ratings  of around 87.

A Dark Soldier has high Mercury Resistance, average Mars Resistance, low   Jupiter Resistance, and especially low Venus Resistance. If it is felled   by the attack effect of an offensive Venus Djinni, its battle  rewards   of 1518 EXP, 163 coins, and a 1/32 chance to randomly drop a Potion are  increased to 1973 EXP, 212 coins, and a 1/8 chance. Dark Soldiers are encountered in the overworld regions affected by the Grave Eclipse.

Cursed Soldier
The Cursed Soldier is a black variant with a red sword. A Cursed Soldier can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: Used 7 out of 8 times, this is this monster's standard physical attack.
 * Bone Charge: Used 1 out of 8 times, this Monster Skill causes the top half of the Cursed Soldier's body to separate and charge into a single target, dealing a Venus-based attack equal to its normal physical attack with an additional 15 damage points.

A Cursed Soldier has high Mercury Resistance, average Mars Resistance, low Jupiter Resistance, and especially low Venus Resistance. If it is felled  by the attack effect of an offensive Venus Djinni, its battle rewards of 2,457 EXP, 179 coins, and a 1/16 chance to randomly drop a  Gunpowder Bomb are increased to 3,194 EXP, 233 coins, and a 1/4 chance. Cursed Soldiers are fought on the Endless Wall and the overworld west of Tonfon.