Living Bone

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Living Bone
Japanese	リビングボーン
Rōmaji	Ribingu Bōn
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Shaman • Necromancer

Living Bone
Kingdom Hearts II
Make sure to dodge its strong attacks as they deal huge damage. Weaken it instantly by crushing its head with the reaction command! With a shaman, it powers up to unleash deadly curses, but merely defeat it as you would a shaman.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
This dangerous dino hits extremely hard! It also lowers your strength, and unleashes a counterattack when its hit count reaches 0!

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Pride Lands Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		153	26		14	218
Pride Lands Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		215	39		22	620
Pride Lands Episode 2		223	40		23	695
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
MP prize (3) ×2, Drive prize (3%) ×4 Frost Crystal (12%), Elixir (5%), Serenity Stone (4%)
World(s)
Pride Lands

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Pride Lands Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		153	26		14	174
Pride Lands Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		215	39		22	496
Pride Lands Episode 2		223	40		23	556
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
MP prize (3) ×2, Drive prize (3%) ×2 Frost Crystal (12%), Elixir (5%), Serenity Stone (4%)
World(s)
Pride Lands

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Cerberus Cup		• Match 4: 1 Living Bone
		160	27		15
Goddess of Fate Cup		• Match 2: 1 Living Bone
		263	48		28
Cerberus Paradox Cup		• Match 4: 1 Living Bone
		333	62		36
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 42: 1 Living Bone • Match 44: 3 Living Bone • Match 47: 1 Living Bone
		453	87		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Cerberus Cup		• Match 4: 1 Living Bone
		168	29		16
Goddess of Fate Cup		• Match 2: 1 Living Bone
		273	50		29
Cerberus Paradox Cup		• Match 4: 1 Living Bone
		333	62		36
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 42: 1 Living Bone • Match 44: 3 Living Bone • Match 47: 1 Living Bone
		453	86		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

The Living Bone is an Emblem Heartless that was introduced in Kingdom Hearts II.

Living Bones sometimes have Shamans riding on them. This forms a powerful relationship—the Living Bone's strength and the Shaman's magic make it even more intimidating. If a Living Bone is defeated while a Shaman is riding it, the Shaman is destroyed along with it.

Story

Kingdom Hearts II

In the Elephant Graveyard, two Living Bones chase Nala while she's scavenging for prey. However, Sora, Donald, and Goofy come to Nala's aid and defeat the two Heartless.

Design

The Living Bone resembles a large, blue-skinned dinosaur with two short, navy blue legs, each of which has two large, white claws and a red anklet. Its tail is thin and appears to have decayed, leaving only bone segments. The tip of its tail is a large, spherical shape that is navy blue with a wide, jagged, black "mouth", yellow, spiral "eyes", and two short "arms" on it. The Living Bone's head is also skeletal, sporting horns, glowing, yellow eyes, and large, sharp teeth. Its lower jaw is dark blue, and the rest of its skull is white. It also wears a thick, black collar with teal edges and red bumps lining it. A short, silver chain ending in a red, pyramidal weight hangs from the collar. It is reminiscent of an ankylosaurus due to its body structure, particularly its clubbed tail. Its Heartless emblem is on a large hump on its back.

In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, the Living Bone's body is predominantly tan, its legs are blue, its anklets are gold, and its claws are grey. Its tail bones are brown, and the weight on its tip is navy blue with a red "lower jaw". The Heartless's skull is now brown with an orange lower jaw, and its collar now has red edges and yellow bumps lining it. The small weight at the end of the chain is also yellow.

The Living Bone's name reflects how it is still "living" despite its skeletal appearance.

Strategy

Living Bones are powerful enemies that deal significant damage, so Sora should attempt to fight them while staying in the air; such as by using Magnet, Thunder, and aerial combos. Reflect can also be exploited to use their strength against them. Outside of the Underdrome, Sora, in his Lion Form, can also use the Rodeo and Grand Cross Reaction Commands to decapitate them, weakening them significantly.

The Living Bone behaves differently depending on its status. In its default state, it normally uses its Bite and Jumping Shockwave attacks, as well as countering with Tail Turn when knocked back. If a Shaman is riding it, it normally uses its Blaze and Cursed Fire attacks, as well as countering with a series of attacks in the order of Bite → Tail Turn → Jumping Shockwave. If it is headless, it normally uses Tail Turn and counters with Jumping Shockwave.

If the Living Bone has a Shaman mounting it, wait until it summons its wisps, then use the Dispel Reaction Command to take control of the wisps and continuously ram the Living Bone until it is defeated. Without a Shaman, avoid its continuous bites and wait for the Rodeo Reaction Command to become available in order to remove its head. When headless, the Living Bone will stagger for a long duration and can easily be finished off.

If a Living Bone with a head and Shaman spawn separately, then the Shaman will teleport itself onto the Living Bone and ride it if given the chance.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Bite (かみつき, Kamitsuki)		Physical	—	x1.0	△
		Bites while jumping around.
Jumping Shockwave (ジャンピング衝撃波, Janpingu Shōgekiha)		Physical	—	x1.0	X
		Jumps and generates a shock wave on the ground.
Tail Turn (回転尻尾, Kaiten Shippo)		Physical	—	x0.25	△
		Strikes hard with tail while turning violently.
Blaze (火炎, Kaen)		Fire	—	x0.25	X
		Raises blue flames underneath an opponent's feet.
Will-O-Wisp (呪い火, Noroi Hi, lit. "Cursed Fire")		Fire	—	x0.25	X
		Six wisps surround Sora and hit him.
Throw-Off (振り落とし, Furiotoshi)		Physical	—	x2.5	△
		Throws Sora off its back and strikes him with its tail.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Reaction Commands
Reaction Command	Element	Power	Description
Rodeo (ロデオ, Rodeo)	Neutral	x1.0	Can be used when approaching the neck of a Living Bone that is standing still. Jump on the Living Bone's back, seizing control from the Shaman if it is atop the Living Bone. While astride the Living Bone, you can move it around with and trample enemies. If Grand Cross isn't used, Sora is struck by Throw-Off. Unavailable outside of the Pride Lands.
Grand Cross (グランドクロス, Gurando Kurosu)	Neutral	x1.0	Can be used after using Rodeo. Smash the Living Bone's head into the ground.
Dispel (デスペル, Desuperu)	Neutral	x1.0	Can be used just before the wisps released by Will-O-Wisp hit Sora. Six wisps rotate for one second and attack the surrounding area. This can be used up to five times consecutively, with the fifth attack causing the wisps to rotate for three seconds before collapsing.