Skeleton

Skeletons are enemies that spawn in the Cavern layer. They follow the Fighter AI and can open doors. Unlike Zombies, they do not require a Blood Moon to do so.
In , certain Skeletons throw bones which deal 2× their base melee damage. The damage is further multiplied by 2 due to Expert's general damage enhancers, resulting in a damage 4 times the base value.
== Variants ==
NPC ID 	Type 	Type 	Health 	Damage 	Defense 	KB Resist 	Coins 	 	
Halloween-Exclusive Variants	Halloween-Exclusive Variants	Halloween-Exclusive Variants	Halloween-Exclusive Variants	Halloween-Exclusive Variants	Halloween-Exclusive Variants	Halloween-Exclusive Variants	Halloween-Exclusive Variants	Halloween-Exclusive Variants	Halloween-Exclusive Variants
== Notes ==
* Activating a Skeleton Statue with Wire will summon a Skeleton. Activating a Bone Skeleton Statue will spawn a Skeleton capable of throwing bones, even in non-Expert mode worlds.
* Most Skeletons in Expert Mode will not throw bones during Halloween, as the costumed variants do not have their own sprites for throwing bones. The same applies to Spore Skeletons overall.
== Trivia ==
* Skeletons appear in more than 50 different forms in the game:
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* The internal name of the Astronaut Skeleton is misspelled as "SkeletonAstonaut" in the game code.
* The original Skeleton's head sprite remains used in the game for the Skull Lantern and Mechanical Skull items.
* The Skeleton Banner appears to also be based on the original sprite of the Skeleton.
* The Carton of Milk dropping from Skeletons is probably an allusion to the fact that like milk are rich in , a chemical element whose ions are important for bone formation.
* The Top Hat Skeleton variant has a resemblance to Former US President Abraham Lincoln.
*Despite being skeletons, they can still be inflicted with Bleeding.
**One could consider this as a consistency more than anything, as Skeletron likewise bleeds from his arms.
== History ==
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