Dry Bones

Dry Bones is a character in the Mario series. A Dry Bones is a Koopa Troopa that died, and turned into a skeleton. His first appearance was in Super Mario Bros. 3, in the castle levels. After Super Mario Bros. 3, he went on to appear on Nintendo's newest console, the SNES, in the game Super Mario World. In this game, he had the same effect that he did in Super Mario Bros. 3. After those games, he went on to appear as a playable character in the game Mario Superstar Baseball. Since then, Dry Bones has appeared in many games, including Mario Party 7, Mario Kart DS, New Super Mario Bros., and as an enemy in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

In many games, when you hit/jump on a Dry Bones, he would fall apart, and in a couple of seconds come back to life. This is shown in Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario Superstar Baseball, and New Super Mario Bros.