Playable Skeletons (Concept)

Playable Skeletons

CONCEPT

Skeletons that are directly controllable by the player; a concept that spans across multiple genres.

Notable Examples

Currently, the earliest documented instance of a playable skeleton. "It's me, Austin!"

Sir Daniel Fortesque (Character) of the Medievilseries.
Spinal (Character) of the Killer Instinct (Franchise) series.
The player character in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair upon death.
Dry Bones (Concept) and Dry Bowser in the numerous Mario Kartand Sports spinoff games.
Mr. Grimm of the Twisted Metal series.
Manny Calavera (Character) of Grim Fandango (Game) fame.
Bones Jackson and others from Mutant League Football (Game) and Mutant League Hockey.
Bones from Double Dragon V.
Mr. Bones from Mr. Bones.
The Skull from F-Zero: GX.
Sheriff Skullface from TimeSplitters: Future Perfect.
Scorpion (Character), the orange palette ninja who is secretly a fire-breathing skeleton from nearly all the Mortal Kombats.
Dem from Breath of Death VII.
As a playable race in the multiplayer mode only of Dungeon Siege.
Controllable unit in Ogre Battle 64.
Ghost Rider (Character) in a number of Marvel (Franchise)-licensed games.
Creaky Skelly from Blood and Bacon.