Dry Bones
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Dry Bones is a skeletal Koopa enemy in the Mario series that collapses when stomped but soon reassembles and continues to pursue the player.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dry Bones canonical | 5 |
| Gray Dry Bones | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2934693 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dry Bones Context triple: [Super Mario Bros. 3, enemy, Dry Bones]
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A.
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.
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B.
Bonesmen
Bonesmen are members of the secretive Yale University society Skull and Bones, known for its influential and elite alumni network in American politics, business, and culture.
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C.
Pile O’ Bones
Pile O’ Bones was the original name of Regina, Saskatchewan, reflecting its origins as a settlement near large piles of bison bones on the Canadian prairie.
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D.
Dustheads
Dustheads is a vibrant 1982 neo-expressionist painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, celebrated for its frenetic energy, bold colors, and depiction of figures associated with New York’s downtown street culture.
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E.
The Dead
The Dead was a post-Jerry Garcia incarnation of the Grateful Dead, featuring surviving members of the band performing their classic repertoire in the 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dry Bones Target entity description: Dry Bones is a skeletal Koopa enemy in the Mario series that collapses when stomped but soon reassembles and continues to pursue the player.
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A.
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.
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B.
Bonesmen
Bonesmen are members of the secretive Yale University society Skull and Bones, known for its influential and elite alumni network in American politics, business, and culture.
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C.
Pile O’ Bones
Pile O’ Bones was the original name of Regina, Saskatchewan, reflecting its origins as a settlement near large piles of bison bones on the Canadian prairie.
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D.
Dustheads
Dustheads is a vibrant 1982 neo-expressionist painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, celebrated for its frenetic energy, bold colors, and depiction of figures associated with New York’s downtown street culture.
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E.
The Dead
The Dead was a post-Jerry Garcia incarnation of the Grateful Dead, featuring surviving members of the band performing their classic repertoire in the 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enemy character
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Fictional character ⓘ Koopa ⓘ Mario character ⓘ |
| alignment | Villain ⓘ |
| allyOf | Bowser ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mario & Luigi
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surface form:
Mario & Luigi series
Mario Kart 8 ⓘ
surface form:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart DS ⓘ Mario Kart Wii ⓘ Mario Party ⓘ
surface form:
Mario Party series
New Super Mario Bros. ⓘ New Super Mario Bros. U ⓘ New Super Mario Bros. Wii ⓘ Paper Mario ⓘ
surface form:
Paper Mario series
Super Mario 3D Land ⓘ Super Mario 3D World ⓘ Super Mario Maker ⓘ Super Mario Maker 2 ⓘ Super Mario World ⓘ Super Princess Peach ⓘ Yoshi's Island ⓘ
surface form:
Yoshi’s Island DS
|
| behavior | Pursues the player after reassembling ⓘ |
| colorVariant |
Dry Bones
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gray Dry Bones
Red Dry Bones ⓘ |
| creator | Nintendo ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Luigi
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Mario ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Super Mario series
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surface form:
Mario series
|
| firstAppearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 ⓘ |
| gameMechanic |
Collapses when stomped
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Immune to standard stomping defeat ⓘ Reassembles after a short time ⓘ |
| hasDerivative | Dry Bowser ⓘ |
| language | Non-speaking enemy ⓘ |
| movementStyle |
Can throw bones in some games
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Walks back and forth ⓘ |
| species |
Koopa Troopa
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surface form:
Skeletal Koopa
|
| typicalLocation |
Castles
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Fortresses ⓘ Underground levels ⓘ |
| visualFeature |
Empty eye sockets
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Koopa shell ⓘ White bones ⓘ |
| weakness |
Certain power-ups
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Fireballs ⓘ Koopa Shells ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dry Bones Description of subject: Dry Bones is a skeletal Koopa enemy in the Mario series that collapses when stomped but soon reassembles and continues to pursue the player.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gray Dry Bones