Skeleton

Don't Starve

DST

Skeleton
	Can be Hammered
Renewable?	Yes
Resources	×2
Spawns From	(10%)
	"skeleton"

See also: Other Set Pieces

“Better him than me.”

–Wilson

“Oh my, I hope you at least went out in a blaze of glory.”

–Willow

“Not enough muscle.”

–Wolfgang

“I envy your escape.”

–Wendy

“HAH, IT DIED. CLASSIC HUMAN MISTAKE.”

–WX-78

“An incredibly well preserved human skeleton.”

–Wickerbottom

“Sorry, friend.”

–Woodie

“Ha, I remember that one!”

–Maxwell

“Ah. I have seen quite a few of those in my time.”

–Wagstaff

“Rest easy in Valhalla.”

–Wigfrid

“Hello? Are you alright?”

–Webber

“Surfing the beyond...”

–Walani

“I have a bone to pick with you.”

–Warly

“Yer luck ran out, matey.”

–Woodlegs

“DEAD UNPIG!”

–Wilba

“Still alive?”

–Wormwood

“Always a good sign there's adventure ahead.”

–Wheeler

“A workplace safety reminder.”

–Winona

“The soul is long gone.”

–Wortox

“It dead.”

–Wurt

“Is it a real skeleton?”

–Walter

“This one's beyond my power to save...”

–Wanda

Skeletons are the remains of other unknown adventurers who perished before the main character entered the world. They can occasionally be found in the wilderness, usually around Set Pieces, and often have random loot beside them. Skeletons can be struck with a Hammer to produce 2 Bone Shards.

When defeated, a Big Tentacle can drop one.

Only 100 skeletons can exist in the world at one time, and any new ones generated after will vanish and leave ash behind.

Downloadable Content

In all DLCs, when the player dies, an identical skeleton with a special character examination quote will be left in that location with the player's items, implying that all set pieces are dead players. When examining their own skeleton, characters will say the following:

“Better him than... wait a minute!”

–Wilson

“That gives me the willies.”

–Willow

“Where did all muscles go?!”

–Wolfgang

“I was so, so close.”

–Wendy

“DOES NOT COMPUTE”

–WX-78

“My, what a specimen I make!”

–Wickerbottom

“That's just downright unnerving.”

–Woodie

“The master becomes the student.”

–Maxwell

“It would appear death is not so permanent here.”

–Wagstaff

“This fight is nöt yet över.”

–Wigfrid

“Er, where did the spider parts go?”

–Webber

“Surfing the beyond...”

–Walani

“I have a bone to pick with... m-me?”

–Warly

“So familiar...”

–Woodlegs

“ALAS POOR WILBA!!”

–Wilba

“Hmm...”

–Wormwood

“Wow. That's a new one.”

–Wheeler

Trivia

• The model of the Skeleton is the same model as the unimplemented character Wilton found in the Don't Starve files.
• The word 'Boon' means 'Favor' and given that skeletons make up the majority of boons, it's likely that this is a pun on the word "Bones".
• There is a type of skeleton in Don't Starve Together that appears to have a Spear stuck in it, though when hammered, it does not drop a Spear.
• Before the Quality of Life update, skeletons couldn't be struck with a Hammer to produce 2 Bone Shards in the base game.

Gallery

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  A fallen Skeleton.

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  A dramatic Skeleton.

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  A sunken Skeleton.

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  A diving Skeleton.

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  A crawling Skeleton.

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  Warly standing next to 3 Skeletons.