Board 8 > Do you consider skeletons to be strong enemies in video games?

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Grand Kirby 08/04/17 3:27:50 PM #1:	I always thought skeletons were supposed to be pretty weak. Like maybe stronger than a slime or a bat, but lower than a poison mushroom. But the other day I was playing a game and the skeleton killed me in two hits. I thought that was surprisingly strong. I usually consider skeletons to be "small-fry" enemies, but I'm not sure if that's just me. It's like if I was making a game skeletons would definitely be a low tier enemy. I don't get why skeletons are supposed to be scary anyway. They're just bones. --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan <cite>Grand Kirby posted [p:884184131] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>I always thought skeletons were supposed to be pretty weak. Like maybe stronger than a slime or a bat, but lower than a poison mushroom. But the other day I was playing a game and the skeleton killed me in two hits. I thought that was surprisingly strong. I usually consider skeletons to be "small-fry" enemies, but I'm not sure if that's just me. It's like if I was making a game skeletons would definitely be a low tier enemy. I don't get why skeletons are supposed to be scary anyway. They're just bones.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HanOfTheNekos 08/04/17 3:29:17 PM #2:	Why is the skeleton animated? It's clearly not alive through normal means. Ergo, you can't kill it like you would kill, say, a person. --- "Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic <cite>HanOfTheNekos posted [p:884184200] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>Why is the skeleton animated? It's clearly not alive through normal means. Ergo, you can't kill it like you would kill, say, a person.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackMageJawa 08/04/17 3:31:37 PM #3:	I think skeletons are generally supposed to be the lowest tier of 'serious' enemy. So you've got your rats and slimes who are basically just speedbumps, and then the skeletons who are still weak, but can pose a threat if you're not ready yet. --- The shattered stage is set and there's a role you must fulfil <cite>BlackMageJawa posted [p:884184319] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>I think skeletons are generally supposed to be the lowest tier of 'serious' enemy. So you've got your rats and slimes who are basically just speedbumps, and then the skeletons who are still weak, but can pose a threat if you're not ready yet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Peace___Frog 08/04/17 3:33:53 PM #4:	Anyone who thinks skeletons are weak hasn't been scarred from world 4 of demons souls. --- ~Peaf~ <cite>Peace___Frog posted [p:884184452] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>Anyone who thinks skeletons are weak hasn't been scarred from world 4 of demons souls.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mnkboy907 08/04/17 3:37:01 PM #5:	Base form skeletons are weak early game things, but there are often stronger variations of them that pop up later. Like skeleton sorcerers that wield death magic or skeleton archers with poison tipped arrows. --- BK_Sheikah? More like BYIG_Sheikah. http://i.imgur.com/gw03gl7.png - Number of people that D'awwed: 102 <cite>mnkboy907 posted [p:884184607] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>Base form skeletons are weak early game things, but there are often stronger variations of them that pop up later. Like skeleton sorcerers that wield death magic or skeleton archers with poison tipped arrows.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nanis23 08/04/17 3:38:00 PM #6:	Only the explosive skeletons in Diablo 2 Fuck them --- 3DS FC : 3411-1762-0066 <cite>Nanis23 posted [p:884184680] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>Only the explosive skeletons in Diablo 2 Fuck them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/04/17 3:48:53 PM #7:	--- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ http://i.imgur.com/sRNNOSP.png <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:884185355] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OliviaTremor 08/04/17 3:49:14 PM #8:	If you've played Dark Souls chances are you were decimated by skeletons within an hour of playing. --- Notyou <cite>OliviaTremor posted [p:884185366] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>If you've played Dark Souls chances are you were decimated by skeletons within an hour of playing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Peace___Frog 08/04/17 3:51:29 PM #9:	Johnbobb posted... Ok but it's obvious that we're discussing common repeated enemies, not bosses. --- ~Peaf~ <cite>Peace___Frog posted [p:884185491] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote><cite>Johnbobb posted...</cite> <quote></quote> Ok but it's obvious that we're discussing common repeated enemies, not bosses.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
guffguy89 08/04/17 3:53:50 PM #10:	the giant skeleton in clash royale is pretty boss --- Don't mind me. I'm just here for the contest. <cite>guffguy89 posted [p:884185624] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>the giant skeleton in clash royale is pretty boss</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/04/17 3:53:57 PM #11:	well yeah, it's just an example of how a typically weak enemy can be made strong based on the design (ex. bigger/thicker bones = more durability) --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ http://i.imgur.com/sRNNOSP.png <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:884185631] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>well yeah, it's just an example of how a typically weak enemy can be made strong based on the design (ex. bigger/thicker bones = more durability)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
skullbone 08/04/17 3:55:02 PM #12:	Skeletons should only be difficult if they're mobbing you in a game. --- skull <cite>skullbone posted [p:884185684] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>Skeletons should only be difficult if they're mobbing you in a game.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dowolf 08/04/17 3:55:23 PM #13:	A generic skelly probably isn't too threatening, but give it a cloak and I'm worried. Give it armor, and I'm running the other way, thank you very much. And if it has a cloak AND armor, well... God have mercy on us all. --- Nonsense. "Testing" is for when you're still guessing--and now, I have no need to guess. -- Agatha, Girl Genius <cite>dowolf posted [p:884185704] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>A generic skelly probably isn't too threatening, but give it a cloak and I'm worried. Give it armor, and I'm running the other way, thank you very much. And if it has a cloak AND armor, well... God have mercy on us all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 08/04/17 4:01:11 PM #14:	Only in ~~undertale~~ --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:884185997] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>Only in undertale</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BowserCuffs 08/04/17 4:02:50 PM #15:	A skeleton is usually the most basic form of undead, resurrected from the bones of those that have been dead for a long time. Animating bones probably requires less magical energy than animating muscle does, like controlling a puppet is easier than controlling an animatronic (maybe) Age old bones are probably more fragile than rotting flesh (which is why zombies tend to be the next step up) The way Dark Souls rebalances it is that it makes skeletons easy to re-reanimate and so they can be an endless force if you aren't using a divine weapon or haven't killed the nearest necromancer. That being said, the more armor and clothing a skeleton is wearing, the more threatening they tend to be, so yeah. I don't think of skeletons as hard enemies, but as always, there are games that buck the trend. --- Disagreeing with your criticism doesn't make me a fanboy; disagreeing with your praise doesn't make me a hater. Fighting over this is self-destructive. <cite>BowserCuffs posted [p:884186074] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>A skeleton is usually the most basic form of undead, resurrected from the bones of those that have been dead for a long time. Animating bones probably requires less magical energy than animating muscle does, like controlling a puppet is easier than controlling an animatronic (maybe) Age old bones are probably more fragile than rotting flesh (which is why zombies tend to be the next step up) The way Dark Souls rebalances it is that it makes skeletons easy to re-reanimate and so they can be an endless force if you aren't using a divine weapon or haven't killed the nearest necromancer. That being said, the more armor and clothing a skeleton is wearing, the more threatening they tend to be, so yeah. I don't think of skeletons as hard enemies, but as always, there are games that buck the trend.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrGreenonion 08/04/17 4:05:34 PM #16:	Yeah a good Spinal can be tough to deal with --- SuperNiceDog didn't have to reconcile his name... But Dauntless Hunter is now MrGreenonion <cite>MrGreenonion posted [p:884186206] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>Yeah a good Spinal can be tough to deal with</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/04/17 4:06:37 PM #17:	foolm0r0n posted... Only in ~~undertale~~ well yeah any enemy is scary when they have ~~invincible laser bots, telekinesis and interdimensional travel~~ --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ http://i.imgur.com/sRNNOSP.png <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:884186271] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote><cite>foolm0r0n posted...</cite> <quote>Only in undertale</quote> well yeah any enemy is scary when they have invincible laser bots, telekinesis and interdimensional travel</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hardcore_Adult 08/04/17 4:07:10 PM #18:	MrGreenonion posted... Yeah a good Spinal can be tough to deal with --- I'll get back up for good this time and I ain't comin' down... <cite>Hardcore_Adult posted [p:884186302] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote><cite>MrGreenonion posted...</cite> <quote>Yeah a good Spinal can be tough to deal with</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dark Young Link 08/04/17 4:29:46 PM #20:	OliviaTremor posted... If you've played Dark Souls chances are you were decimated by skeletons within an hour of playing. http://orig15.deviantart.net/a058/f/2013/267/5/1/dark_soulss_by_alo81-d6nrmkr.gif --- http://i.imgur.com/gOGzcN4.gif DYL <cite>Dark Young Link posted [p:884187459] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote><cite>OliviaTremor posted...</cite> <quote>If you've played Dark Souls chances are you were decimated by skeletons within an hour of playing.</quote> http://orig15.deviantart.net/a058/f/2013/267/5/1/dark_soulss_by_alo81-d6nrmkr.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
trdl23 08/04/17 4:33:05 PM #21:	Johnbobb posted... foolm0r0n posted... Only in ~~undertale~~ well yeah any enemy is scary when they have ~~invincible laser bots, telekinesis and interdimensional travel~~ Beat me to it --- E come vivo? Vivo! <cite>trdl23 posted [p:884187640] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote><cite>Johnbobb posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foolm0r0n posted...</cite> <quote>Only in undertale</quote> well yeah any enemy is scary when they have invincible laser bots, telekinesis and interdimensional travel</quote> Beat me to it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeepsPraw 08/04/17 5:46:43 PM #22:	foolm0r0n posted... Only in ~~undertale~~ papyrus is a pushover tho --- pepsi for tv-game <cite>DeepsPraw posted [p:884191584] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote><cite>foolm0r0n posted...</cite> <quote>Only in undertale</quote> papyrus is a pushover tho</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
paperwarior 08/04/17 5:50:43 PM #23:	They run the gamut. In early Castlevania they could be extremely evasive with hard-to-avoid projectiles, but in SotN-type Castlevania they're among the weakest. --- "God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto <cite>paperwarior posted [p:884191773] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>They run the gamut. In early Castlevania they could be extremely evasive with hard-to-avoid projectiles, but in SotN-type Castlevania they're among the weakest.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
charmander6000 08/04/17 5:52:42 PM #24:	I usually expect skeletons to be a mid-low tier type of enemy. Like others have mentioned the more clothes it has on the more powerful I expect it to be. --- Congratulations to BKSheikah for winning the guru <cite>charmander6000 posted [p:884191864] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>I usually expect skeletons to be a mid-low tier type of enemy. Like others have mentioned the more clothes it has on the more powerful I expect it to be.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nanis23 08/04/17 5:57:44 PM #25:	Dark Young Link posted... OliviaTremor posted... If you've played Dark Souls chances are you were decimated by skeletons within an hour of playing. http://orig15.deviantart.net/a058/f/2013/267/5/1/dark_soulss_by_alo81-d6nrmkr.gif Is this a typical Dark Souls death? --- 3DS FC : 3411-1762-0066 <cite>Nanis23 posted [p:884192136] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dark Young Link posted...</cite> <quote><cite>OliviaTremor posted...</cite> <quote>If you've played Dark Souls chances are you were decimated by skeletons within an hour of playing.</quote> http://orig15.deviantart.net/a058/f/2013/267/5/1/dark_soulss_by_alo81-d6nrmkr.gif</quote> Is this a typical Dark Souls death?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grand Kirby 08/04/17 6:09:41 PM #26:	If I were to rank common RPG enemies by their threat level: Slime Rat Bee Bat Snake Spider Skeleton Scorpion Bandit Zombie Imp Ghost Soldier Orc Lamia Demon Dragon Angel Behemoth Demon Lord Death Satan God --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan <cite>Grand Kirby posted [p:884192793] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>If I were to rank common RPG enemies by their threat level: Slime Rat Bee Bat Snake Spider Skeleton Scorpion Bandit Zombie Imp Ghost Soldier Orc Lamia Demon Dragon Angel Behemoth Demon Lord Death Satan God</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark Young Link 08/04/17 6:16:29 PM #27:	Nanis23 posted... Dark Young Link posted... OliviaTremor posted... If you've played Dark Souls chances are you were decimated by skeletons within an hour of playing. http://orig15.deviantart.net/a058/f/2013/267/5/1/dark_soulss_by_alo81-d6nrmkr.gif Is this a typical Dark Souls death? Can't say for sure, never played it. But it seems like a "Welcome to this game" type of death. --- http://i.imgur.com/gOGzcN4.gif DYL <cite>Dark Young Link posted [p:884193172] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote><cite>Nanis23 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dark Young Link posted...</cite> <quote><cite>OliviaTremor posted...</cite> <quote>If you've played Dark Souls chances are you were decimated by skeletons within an hour of playing.</quote> http://orig15.deviantart.net/a058/f/2013/267/5/1/dark_soulss_by_alo81-d6nrmkr.gif</quote> Is this a typical Dark Souls death?</quote> Can't say for sure, never played it. But it seems like a "Welcome to this game" type of death.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chillglad 08/04/17 6:39:50 PM #28:	Dark Young Link posted... Nanis23 posted... Dark Young Link posted... OliviaTremor posted... If you've played Dark Souls chances are you were decimated by skeletons within an hour of playing. http://orig15.deviantart.net/a058/f/2013/267/5/1/dark_soulss_by_alo81-d6nrmkr.gif Is this a typical Dark Souls death? Can't say for sure, never played it. But it seems like a "Welcome to this game" type of death. Every death in Dark Souls is a "Welcome to Dark Souls" type of death. --- Please, don't take anything I say seriously unless you can't perceive any way that it could ever be interpreted as - or intended to be intrerpreted as - a joke. <cite>Chillglad posted [p:884194368] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dark Young Link posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Nanis23 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dark Young Link posted...</cite> <quote><cite>OliviaTremor posted...</cite> <quote>If you've played Dark Souls chances are you were decimated by skeletons within an hour of playing.</quote> http://orig15.deviantart.net/a058/f/2013/267/5/1/dark_soulss_by_alo81-d6nrmkr.gif</quote> Is this a typical Dark Souls death?</quote> Can't say for sure, never played it. But it seems like a "Welcome to this game" type of death.</quote> Every death in Dark Souls is a "Welcome to Dark Souls" type of death.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bane_Of_Despair 08/04/17 6:53:12 PM #29:	--- Lord have mercy on my soul, I've had a good run but I can't run anymore. Just put me down BKSheikah got me good in Guru <cite>Bane_Of_Despair posted [p:884195101] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PhoenixFey 08/04/17 6:53:28 PM #30:	dowolf posted... A generic skelly probably isn't too threatening, but give it a cloak and I'm worried. Give it armor, and I'm running the other way, thank you very much. And if it has a cloak AND armor, well... God have mercy on us all. This Holy ** does Sandro from HoMM 3 exemplify this. Cloak of the Undead King AND the Armor of the Damned --- Natwaf congratulates BKSheikah, Winner of the 2017 BYoG Guru contest! But Asagi Igawa is still the best Waifu <cite>PhoenixFey posted [p:884195113] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote><cite>dowolf posted...</cite> <quote>A generic skelly probably isn't too threatening, but give it a cloak and I'm worried. Give it armor, and I'm running the other way, thank you very much. And if it has a cloak AND armor, well... God have mercy on us all.</quote> This Holy ** does Sandro from HoMM 3 exemplify this. Cloak of the Undead King AND the Armor of the Damned</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WhiteLens 08/04/17 7:00:18 PM #32:	Aren't Stalfos considered the tougher enemies in Zelda? --- http://www.backloggery.com/whitelens \| https://myanimelist.net/profile/WhiteLens Kashikoi Kawaii BK_Sheikah won guru! Harasho! <cite>WhiteLens posted [p:884195443] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>Aren't Stalfos considered the tougher enemies in Zelda?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grand Kirby 08/04/17 7:19:03 PM #33:	I mean in the first game Stalfos were pretty dang weak. I bet that helped color my perception of skeletons. I probably fought Stalfos before I even saw a skeleton in a movie or as a Halloween decoration. --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan <cite>Grand Kirby posted [p:884196368] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>I mean in the first game Stalfos were pretty dang weak. I bet that helped color my perception of skeletons. I probably fought Stalfos before I even saw a skeleton in a movie or as a Halloween decoration.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WazzupGenius00 08/04/17 7:25:04 PM #35:	In 2nd Quest you suddenly have to be real careful against Stalfos because they can shoot sword beams like Lynels. --- http://i.imgur.com/k0v0z3q.gif <cite>WazzupGenius00 posted [p:884196671] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>In 2nd Quest you suddenly have to be real careful against Stalfos because they can shoot sword beams like Lynels.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom Bombadil 08/04/17 7:34:04 PM #36:	They are jobbers except once in a while when they are annoyingly resistant to stuff --- Tombolo Friends of the friendless, seize the day! The problem is the racism against cute Pokemon.- Luster Soldier <cite>Tom Bombadil posted [p:884197071] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>They are jobbers except once in a while when they are annoyingly resistant to stuff</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JackMan 08/04/17 8:50:42 PM #37:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR5zKsJxIHM --- Still the number one reason for the success of the Internet. Salutations, citizens! Jack Man here. https://www.youtube.com/user/JackManPlays <cite>JackMan posted [p:884200538] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR5zKsJxIHM</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MenuWars 08/04/17 9:09:04 PM #38:	Yeah they tend to be jobbers more often than not, but then they're a common mob, so par for the course really. --- I'm bad at Maffs. BEDMAS Bioshock, Earthworm Jim, Diablo 2, Mass Effect 2, Ark: Survival Evolved, Super Meat Boy <cite>MenuWars posted [p:884201446] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>Yeah they tend to be jobbers more often than not, but then they're a common mob, so par for the course really.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GOGZero 08/05/17 9:53:47 AM #39:	The Skeletons from Golden Axe are pretty damn nasty. --- The reason why you couldn't see my Signature before is because it was Invisible <cite>GOGZero posted [p:884223793] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>The Skeletons from Golden Axe are pretty damn nasty.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ProfitProphet 08/05/17 10:07:18 AM #40:	Skeletons are my favorite enemy --- Fortune tellers make a killing nowadays. http://i.imgur.com/SPJAEN5.jpg <cite>ProfitProphet posted [p:884224220] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>Skeletons are my favorite enemy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BetrayedTangy 08/05/17 10:12:55 AM #41:	I know Stalfos became pretty damn annoying in the 3D Zelda games. --- Tangy's Quest to beat the Final Fantasies: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIII, XV <cite>BetrayedTangy posted [p:884224376] in Do you con... [t:75637690]...</cite> <quote>I know Stalfos became pretty damn annoying in the 3D Zelda games.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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