Skeleton Rib

Skeleton Rib
Slinger as it appears in Symphony of the Night.
Alternate name(s)	Slinger
Abilities	Attacks by throwing its own ribs
Type(s)	Skeletal monster
Origins	Original Castlevania lore
Appearances	Symphony of the Night Harmony of Dissonance Portrait of Ruin

Skeleton Rib, also known as Slinger, is an enemy in the Castlevania series. It is a skeleton that attacks by throwing its own ribs straight forward, rather than the usual arc for most skeletons. Due to local censorship, the Skeleton Rib was replaced with a Shield Throwing Sword Soldier in the Chinese mobile game Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody, which otherwise behaves the same.

Description

The Skeleton Ribs are depicted as a skeleton wearing a viking helmet and carrying a shield (although the latter doesn't seem to provide them any kind of protection). They are specialized bone-throwing skeletons. They wear a Viking Helmet and throw their own ribs in a low arc, usually three in a row. They tend to throw their rib bones at a faster, more consistent pace than normal bone-throwing skeletons.

Enemy Data

Enemy Data: Skeleton Rib
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	13. Slinger (Skeleton Rib) - Symphony of the Night				[ edit ]
	Bone-hurling skeleton.	Weak: Holy Level: 4 HP: 12 Exp: 10	Drop: Leather Shield, Knight Shield	Marble Gallery, Underground Garden (Saturn only), Cursed Prison (Saturn only)	Abil: Bone Throw (straight)
	27. Skeleton Rib (jpn) - Harmony of Dissonance				[ edit ]
	'	Level: 11 HP: 51 Exp: 33	Common Drop: Uncurse Potion Rare Drop: Bronze Armor	Castle B: Castle Treasury, Skeleton Cave, Clock Tower	Abil: Bone Throw (straight)
	8. Slinger (Skeleton Rib) - Portrait of Ruin				[ edit ]
	A skeleton that attacks by throwing his own ribs.	Strong: Dark Weak: Strike, Whip, Fire, Holy HP: 9 Exp: 19 Skill Pt: 1		City of Haze, Entrance	Abil: Bone Throw (straight)
	8-1. Shield Throwing Sword Soldier  (盾牌飞镖兵)(Majin) - Moonlight Rhapsody				[ edit ]
	'			Castle Keep	Videos: Bestiary, Castle Keep

Item Data

Item Data: Skeleton Rib
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Leather Shield (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Shield - Alucard				[edit]
	Leather shield - low DEF		DEF +1	Buy: $400 Find: Alchemy Laboratory Drop: Slinger, Stone Rose	Effect: Projectile block Special: Shield Rod or Mablung Sword spell (10 MP): Summon Cow – Defense Up (DEF +20) for 68 seconds
	Knight Shield (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Shield - Alucard				[edit]
	Armored knight's shield		DEF +2	Find: Colosseum (just outside Royal Chapel) Drop: Spectral Sword, Slinger	Effect: Projectile block Special: Shield Rod or Mablung Sword spell (10 MP): Summon Horse – Offense Up (ATT +20) for 68 seconds
	Uncurse Potion - Harmony of Dissonance   Medicine - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	Counteracts the effects of curses.			Buy: 20G Find: Throughout castle (all) Common Drop: Melty Zombie, Ectoplasm, Skeleton Rib, Tiny Devil
	Bronze Armor (jpn) - Harmony of Dissonance   Body - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	Armor made of bronze.		DEF +18	Rare Drop: Skeleton Rib

Gallery

Skeleton Rib enemy list entry from Harmony of Dissonance.

Slinger enemy list entry from The Dracula X Chronicles version of Symphony of the Night.

Shield Throwing Sword Soldier artwork from Moonlight Rhapsody.

See also

• Skeleton (Haunted Castle version) - Also throws bones straightforward.
• Throw Master - Uses a modified sprite, also wearing a viking helmet and throwing bones, although in a different manner.

External links

• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Bestiary by Darth Nemesis at GameFAQs