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Gutsy Bones (Japanese: ガシャどくろ Gashadokuro) is a Boss Yo-kai introduced in Yo-kai Watch 2.
As of Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Moon Rabbit Crew, Gutsy Bones can be befriended, and is a Rank A, Wind-attribute Rare Yo-kai of the Shady tribe, and the Onnen tribe as of Yo-kai Watch 4.
In Yo-kai Watch Busters 2, he is one of the Yo-kai required to unlock Spoilerina.
Appearances[]
Video games[]
- Yo-kai Watch 2: Boss Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Boss Yo-kai and Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch 3: Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Boss Yo-kai and Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch 4: NPC Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble: Playable Yo-kai
Anime series[]
- Yo-kai Watch: Recurring Yo-kai
Biology[]
Gutsy Bones is a monstrous, blue-eyed skeleton that is as tall as a building from the hips up. Underneath the bandage on his ribcage is a beating heart. He is missing his two front teeth. Gutsy Bones is always seen with his own personal, green Crank-a-kai floating on a yellow cloud. In his friend form, he has shrunk to the extent he is just sitting on his cloud cross-legged.
Gutsy Bones is huge, powerful, and sadistic. He enjoys watching people get frustrated that they are unable to get what they want out of the capsule machines he rules over. Sometimes, he will also play an additional game with someone where they can play on his personal machine, though each coin will cost something precious to that person.
Anyone affected by this Yo-kai will have horrible luck with gashapon machines and become unable to obtain desired prizes. Gutsy Bones can take on willing challengers who desire to win their wanted prizes by taking them to a hellish alternate dimension and playing with his personal Crank-a-kai. Every time Gutsy Bones fails to win on his machine, he takes away a prized possession from his victims, including personal traits. He can also refill his machine at will, making victory impossible.
Gutsy Bones and Dazzabel had Nummskull together.
Profile[]
Yo-kai Watch 2[]
Gutsy Bones appears as the Boss of Chapter 3. He is the first boss fought in the game, and he is fought atop the ceiling of Springdale Elementary.
Shortly after Nate/Katie recovers their summer homework, they, Whisper and Jibanyan notice a large, ominous shadow hanging from the roof of the building, so they decide to investigate it at night. Upon entering the school, they noticed the indoors covered by an ominous sepia fog and hear an oddly familiar sound from the second floor, so they head over there. However, they encounter a giant capsule rolling towards them, so they desperately seek cover. The group realizes the sound is on the floor above them, so their search takes them to the ceiling. Along the way, the player must avoid being caught by the giant capsules on their way to the ceiling in order to arrive to the roof safely and confront Gutsy Bones.
Upon reaching the floor, the group notices some smaller capsules being tossed around. Whisper gets caught on one of them and disappears. While calling for help, Gutsy Bones reveals himself holding the capsule. Upon deeming the player as "a rare one," he tries to get to hold of them, engaging them in combat. After his defeat, he disappears while falling.
Yo-kai Watch 3[]
Gutsy Bones can be freed from the Crank-a-kai with a Five-Star Coin.
Alternatively, the player can befriend him in Blasters T as a Clu-T-Fact in the Cluvian Keyhole ④. He can also appear as a boss alongside SV Snaggerjag in the Tomb of King Clupharaon ⑤.
He is required for the Just Bossing Around Yo-kai Circle.
Yo-kai Watch 4[]
Gutsy Bones appears as the owner of Gasha Land. As well, a Gutsy Bones appears in Enma Tournament - Oni Arena post updates in the postgame, as the attendant to the level 55-65 battles.
He is not befriendable or a boss in this game.
Yo-kai Watch Blasters[]
Gutsy Bones is fought in Chapter 3 of the main story, where he kidnaps KJ. He is fought again in Chapter 9 during the King of Blasters Tournament. After defeating him once, the player can fight Gutsy Bones in the Big Boss mode.
Gutsy Bones and his palette swaps have the following moves at their disposal:
- Boneshaker: He uses his fist to crush a circle field. Any Yo-kai that gets hit will be immobilized.
- Blazing Red Capsule: He cranks out a red capsule, and lava is spewed in random places.
- Cool Green Capsule: He cranks out a green capsule that will produce a temporary recovery point. The player can stand in it to recover his/her HP.
- Pitch-Black Capsule: He cranks out a black capsule, which will send a dark fog onto several areas of the arena. If the player walks into the fog, the player will struggle to view the screen for a few seconds.
- Booby Prize: He cranks out a bomb. After a few seconds, the bomb will explode, damaging any nearby players. The player can send the bomb back to destroy his plaster and stun him, lowering all his stats and offering Chance Time.
- Jackpot Jive: He cranks out a gold capsule and performs his Soultimate. During his Soultimate, piles of bones will fall onto several areas of the arena, damaging any player that ends up under the bones. His skull will then land onto the last area. To avoid the attack, remain in the area where his skull will land until all the bones have fallen, then run out before the skull lands.
He can be befriended through the VIP Crank-a-Kai.
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble[]
During the Fierce Battle! Puni Puni vs Kachi Kachi ~Goddess of Victory Puni Tsubaki-hime~ event in June 2019, the player can befriend Gutsy Bones as a reward for collecting every single one of Gutsy Bone's Capsule.
Game data[]
Main series[]
Yo-kai Watch 2[]
HP - 310
EXP Payout - 220
Money Payout - $10.00
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Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukupedia[]
Quotes[]
- Blasters House:
- "You should leave today's fortune to the Crank-a-kai."
- "Tips for the Crank-a-kai? Just believe and turn the dial."
- "Gutsyyyyy... Have you used a Crank-a-kai yet today?"
- Freed from Crank-a-kai (Blasters): "Rattling in... from the Crank-a-kai... Enter Gutsy Bones!"
- Blasters T Camp: "An adventure? Sure, I'll give it a spin..."
In the anime[]
In EP054, Nate meets Gusty Bones while trying to get an Emperor Krill figure from a gashapon machine. Since Nate keeps on pulling duds, Gutsy Bones taunts Nate by putting a capsule with Emperor Krill in it inside his personal machine. Gutsy Bones promises to him that he will give Nate the figure if he plays Gutsy Bones's game. The goal of the game is to get the capsule with Emperor Krill in it. With every capsule that doesn't contain Emperor Krill, Gutsy Bones takes away something precious (i.e. Nate's height, Whisper's body, and Jibanyan's verbal tic). Just when it seems like Nate will get the Emperor Krill figure, Gutsy Bones refreshes the supply of capsules in his machine and mixes them up again, making their predicament all for nothing.
In EP112, Mr. Crabbycat can see Meganyan, Gutsy Bones, and Dromp as transfer students that can easily dwarf the entire school.
Etymology[]
- "Gashadokuro" (ガシャどくろ) is wordplay on "gashadokuro" (がしゃ髑髏, "giant skeleton yokai") and "gashapon" (ガシャポン, "capsule-toy vending machine").
- "Gutsy Bones" is a combination of "gutsy" and "bones".
- "Tripasqueletos" is a portmanteau of "tripas" ("guts") and "esqueleto" ("skeleton").
- "Huesos Valientes" is a combination of "huesos" ("bones") and "valientes" ("brave", "courageous" or "gutsy").
- "Grolos" is a portmanteau of "gros lot" ("jackpot") and "os" ("bone").
- "Tuttosso" is a portmanteau of "tutto" ("all" or "everything") and "osso" ("bone").
- "Gierrippe" is a portmanteau of "Gier" ("greed") and "Gerippe" ("skeleton").
- "Ppopgihaegol" (뽑기해골) is a combination of "ppopgi" (뽑기, "to select", "to choose" or "to pick lots") and "haegol" ("skeleton").
- "Smeloskost" is a combination of "smelyy" ("courageous" or "brave") and "kost" ("bone").
- "Osso Ousado" is a combination of "osso" ("bone") and "ousado" ("daring" or "bold").
Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, by artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi which serves as a basis for the design.
Origin[]
Gutsy Bones is based off of the gashadokuro. The gashadokuro is a giant skeleton that emerges from pauper graves or battlefields, brought to life by the lingering grudges of the deceased. It is roughly 15 times the size of an average person, although its legs and hips have long since collapsed under the weight of its upper half.
Despite being so massive, it is deceptively quick to move and strike, snatching its victims from the ground and biting their heads off. Its presence will usually be announced by a loud ringing in its victim's ears. It is a strictly nocturnal youkai, and only a brave soul that doesn't falter in its presence can force the gashadokuro to retreat.
Trivia[]
- In Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble, Gutsy Bones's Wib Wob was originally unused. Before he was added into the game in June 2019, Gutsy Bones was originally going to be in the game as a part of an event very early on in the game's life. For some unknown reason, this was scrapped, and Gutsy Bones's Wib Wob ultimately went unused until the Fierce Battle! Puni Puni vs Kachi Kachi ~Goddess of Victory Puni Tsubaki-hime~ event.
Goldy Bones in the Chinese version of Yo-kai Watch 4 on the title screen
- The picture which serves as a basis for Gutsy Bones' design (see above) appears in Alistair's room in Forever Friends.
- The dance Gutsy Bones does during his Soultimate is a reference to dance moves from the music video for Thriller
- In the Chinese release of Yo-kai Watch 4++, Gutsy bones was changed from a skeleton to a robot named Golden Doll (黄金娃娃), as seen in this twitter post.
- Gutsy Bones' random nicknames are: Alphonse, Edward, Leroy, and Gustave.
In other languages[]
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 Japanese
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ガシャどくろ Gashadokuro | From "gashadokuro" (giant skeleton yokai) and "gashapon" (capsule-toy vending machine). |
 Spanish
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Tripasqueleto (European Spanish) Huesos Valientes (Latin Spanish, anime) |
From "tripas" (guts) and "esqueleto" (skeleton) (Tripasqueleto). From "huesos" (bones) and "valientes" (brave, courageous or gutsy) (Huesos Valientes). |
 French
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Grolos | From "gros lot" (jackpot) and "os" (bone). |
 Italian
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Tuttosso | From "tutto" (all or everything) and "osso" (bone). |
 German
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Gierrippe | From "Gier" (greed) and "Gerippe" (skeleton). |
 Korean
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뽑기해골 Ppopgihaegol | From "ppopgi" (to select, to choose or to pick lots) and "haegol" (skeleton). |
 Russian
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Смелокост Smelokost | From "smelyy" (courageous or brave) and "kost" (bone). |
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 Portuguese (Brazilian)
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Osso Ousado | From "osso" (bone) and "ousado" (daring or bold). |