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Shark Bones and Sand Cheeps, also called ???? (four question marks), is an enemy encountered in Gwarhar Lagoon in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. They commonly appear in battle alongside Beanerang Bros.

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The ???? enemies are found at Gwarhar Lagoon. Out of battle, they move under the sand and pop out as a Sand Cheep or a Sharkbone. They can be stomped before battle and are likely to be stunned.

Battle[]

The ???? enemies appear in two forms, Sharkbones, and Sand Cheeps, only exposing their blue fins under the sand until the last second of their attack. The enemy uses an attack where it "swims" through the sand towards the brothers. They always appear in sets of two, one being a Sharkbone and the other being a Sand Cheep. The ???? has two attacks, depending on which type it is:

  • Sharkbones burrow under and attack Mario or Luigi for large damage and possible Poison.
  • Sand-Cheeps will jump right over Mario or Luigi, but if the Mario Bros. jump, they will get hurt.

This combination can be annoying, since the ????s shuffle places each time one of them attacks, making it quite difficult to tell whether an attacker will be above or below Mario or Luigi. Therefore, the Mario Bros. could get hurt by a Sand-Cheep, expecting it to be a Sharkbone, and vice versa. In the remake, the shown levels of the two types (Sharkbones are at Level 25 while Sand-Cheeps have Level 24) make it easier to tell which one's which.

Sharkbones have 25 HP while Sand Cheeps have 50 HP. Both have the same Attack power (72), Defense (40), Speed (80), and fire/thunder resistance stats. Sand Cheep ????s give you 80 Exp and Sharkbone ????s give you 120 Exp. Sand Cheeps drop 10 coins and have a chance of dropping Super Syrup, Super Mushroom, and Green Pepper. Sharkbones drop 10-14 coins and have a chance of dropping Ultra Syrup, Super Syrup, and Red Pepper. Keep in mind that Sharkbones counterattack if struck. In the remake, they get exclamation marks, like Rookie, who is encountered at various points during the game, and Jojora, who is found in the Joke's End area, does.

Stats[]

????
Sand-Cheep LVL 28 (26) HP 50 POW 72 DEF 40 SPEED 80
EXP 80 (50) COINS 10 Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal
Hammer? Normal Hand? Normal Stun? 30% Burn? 60% Stat Down? 100%
Item drop Location(s)
Supersyrup Jar – 12.9% (Super Mushroom - 19.35%)
•None – 0% (Green Pepper - 38.71%)
Gwarhar Lagoon
Notes
  • Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version.
  • Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.

????
Sharkbone LVL 29 (27) HP 25 POW 72 DEF 40 SPEED 80
EXP 120 (80) COINS 14 (10) Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal
Hammer? Normal Hand? Normal Stun? 30% Burn? 0% Stat Down? 100%
Item drop Location(s)
Ultrasyrup Jar (Supersyrup Jar) – 16.13%
•None – 0% (Red Pepper - 35.48%)
Gwarhar Lagoon
Notes
  • Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version.
  • Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.

Gallery[]

Names In Other Languages[]

  • Sharkbone:
    • Spanish: El Huescualo (Pun on El Hueso (bone) and El Escualo (shark)) (Hidden Form: Sango Pió (From Korean Sang-eo (shark) and Ppyeo (bone)))
      • Genitive Singular: Lois Huescualis (Sanguis Pionus)/Lósio Huescalósio (Sangósio Pionus)
      • Dative Singular: Loy Huescuali (Sangui Pioni)
      • Accusative Singular: El Huescualo (Sango Pionem)
      • Ablative Singular: Lod Huescuálod (Sángod Pióned)
      • Nominative/Accusative Plural: Los Huescualos (Sangos Piones)
      • Genitive Plural: Loro Huescualoro (Sangoro Piónum)
      • Dative/Ablative Plural: Loyes Huescuálois (Sángois Piónibus)
    • Portuguese: O Ostubarão (Pun on O Tubarão (shark) and O Osso)
      • Genitive Singular: Lósio Ostubaronos
      • Dative Singular: Loi Ostubaroni
      • Accusative Singular: Lão Ostubarõem
      • Ablative Singular: Lode Ostubaróned
      • Nominative/Accusative Plural: Os Ostubarones
      • Genitive Plural: Lorom Ostubaronom
      • Dative/Ablative Plural: Loies Ostubarónibus
      • Accusative Plural: Lóns Ostubarons
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