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Super Skeletons are major enemies in Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and in the Puzzler's Pack DLC of Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. They appear as large light green skeletons wearing a shredded green cloak and golden shin guards, and carry a gold dagger and a lantern lit with a blue flame. In Pocket Dungeon, they have a red and yellow palette instead.
Story[]
Shovel of Hope[]
In Shovel of Hope, a Super Skeleton can be seen partying at the Lich Yard with Specter Knight, Grandma Swamp, and Mona in the credits sequence.
In the 3DS version, Shovel Knight can meet a friendly Super Skeleton with a different color palette, the Passmaster, who is the champion and host of the StreetPass Arena.
Specter of Torment[]
In Specter of Torment, a Super Skeleton guards with the same red color palette as Specter Knight guards his hidden room while impersonating him. After completing the Lich Yard, it also appears in the Tower of Fate at the banquet, this time impersonating the Phantom Striker. Specter Knight scolds him for not guarding his hideout.
After the formation of the Order of No Quarter, a normal Super Skeleton can be seen leading the undead that are taking over the Lich Yard for The Enchantress.
Pocket Dungeon[]
In Pocket Dungeon, a Super Skeleton known as the Shrinemaster, is tasked to guard the four Shrines's gate behind which lie the Key Fragments. As a last challenge, once the conditions of the previous three Shrines have been fulfilled, the Shrinemaster will challenge the would-be trespasser to a duel.
Behavior and Tactics[]
Treasure Trove[]
Super Skeletons initially appear as a mixed pile of giant bones. Upon their target's approach, they assemble into a giant skeleton that jumps toward them. After three jumps, the Super Skeleton collapses into a pile of bones once more, and the cycle repeats. They possess 
(8) health points and deal 
1 damage point per contact.
Two Super Skeletons show up in the Lich Yard, and a third shows up in the Lich Yard Encounter stage. There is one more added in the extended area of the Lich Yard in Plague of Shadows.
Pocket Dungeon[]
In Pocket Dungeon, Super Skeletons are Legendary Path foes in the Lich Yard. Every few turns, Super Skeletons jump to another free spot across the board. After their third jump, they collapse into a pile of bone and become invulnerable. They reform a few turns and repeat their cycle.
Super Skeleton have 
(5) health points and deal 
2 damage point per contact or if they jump on the player.
Joustus Card[]
One of the Joustus cards in King of Cards is a Super Skeleton card, which can push other cards to the left, right, and down.
Dialogue[]
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Notable Super Skeletons[]
- Specter Knight's ally - Guard of the undead reaper's old hideout.
- Passmaster - Keeper of the StreetPass Arena.
- Shrinemaster - Guardian of the Pocket Dungeon's Shrines.
Trivia[]
- The two different Super Skeletons and the Passmaster share the same sprite sheet, although with a different color palette each.
- The Super Skeleton's design was heavily inspired by the Skull, a character from the animated movie The Last Unicorn.[2]
- Super Skeletons in Pocket Dungeon have a different palette than in Treasure Trove in order to dissociate them from the Shrinemaster.
Gallery[]
Treasure Trove[]
Pocket Dungeon[]
References[]
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“ Beware of a lich calling himself the Super Skeleton. His jumping attacks are ferocious! ” - ↑ Shovel Knight: Official Design Works, p.71