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Skeletons are a common enemy throughout the original Prince of Persia trilogy.
Gameplay[]
In the first Prince of Persia game, Skeletons act like Palace Guards and have swords to kill you with. Unlike the Guards, however, they cannot usually be harmed by your sword. Instead, they either move backwards a bit, so you can knock them into a pit or trap, or fall into a pile of bones for a while, letting you pass by.
One is first encountered early in the game, where you need to push it into a pit to kill it. In the Super Nintendo port, many are seen in the level after the Prince is sent into the depths of the earth by his shadow.
Gold Skeleton[]
The Gold Skeleton is an enemy fought at the end of one level in the Super Nintendo version, guarding the exit. unlike the other bags of bones you face, this one has a health meter and can be killed like any Palace Guard, and acts as more of a boss fight than an enemy. He is encountered a second time when the prince reaches the throne room as part of a boss gauntlet.
The golden skeleton boss may be older and weaker than the other skeletons, or may actually be made of gold, explaining why he is able to be killed with the sword and the others aren't.
Fighting Skeletons[]
In Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame, the skeletons of the desert island caves are the long deceased inhabitants of the island, who took shelter in the caves to escape a storm. The ones who fell victim to their own traps and those who died of starvation are now haunting the caves and guard the treasures there[1].
There are the three types of skeletons:
- Type 1 - Gets up and attacks the prince as soon as he gets close. After being defeated, it collapses and after a moment attacks again. Spike walls do not affect them, but dart traps do. The only sure way to kill it, is to push it into a pool of lava.
- Type 2 - Only found in the fourth level. Gets up and attacks the prince after he activates the pressure plate that opens the exit door. After being defeated, it collapses but immediately gets up and attacks again. This skeleton is best ignored and avoided.
- Type 3 - Only found in the fifth level on the rickety bridge. Like the skeleton from the first game, it takes an infinite number of hits. The proper way to defeat it is to push it to the middle of the room, causing the bridge to collapse and the skeleton to fall. In the room where it ends up, it turns into a Type 1 skeleton.
Trivia[]
- In a scripted event, one skeleton early in the game is killed by a trap before it can harm the player.
- In the Prince of Persia 2 document by Jordan Mechner, they are called Fighting Skeletons to differentiate them from static background skeletons[2].
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