Talk:Doctor Bones

Front Page Error
The front page still shows Doctor Bones as Dr. Bones. That should reflect the changes made to this page as well. -- Kalilla 05:45, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Name
Isn't the proper name Doctor Bones?

The proper name is Doctor Bones, and probably should have a name change to match the game. -- Kalilla 04:42, 11 June 2011 (UTC)



Proof! -- Kalilla 05:06, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Underground spawning
I've seen Doctor Bones spawn underground twice now, both times in the Underground Jungle, deep enough where skeletons can spawn (I doubt he only spawns in the Underground Jungle). Unfortunately, I've forgotten to take a screenshot, but if I see him again, I'll definitely put it on here. Shadownet 19:56, 14 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Is it a requirement for night time when attempting to encounter Doctor Bones in the Underground Jungle?
 * Lassebq   Talk | Contributions  16:56, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

my first encounter with dr. bones (DLAJT24)
i encountered DR. bones when using a seed up time cheat, when i fought him he was raiding over my house, i didnt have the best gear back then but i did what i had to do and went all out on him, for me he was very hard to kill, especially at day time since he kept trying to go off screen, i finally handled him off at the corruption (one area i will NEVER EVER TRAVERSE AGAIN due to the horrid devourer, it was more like the borderof the corruption) but all i seem to have gotten what a vanity item, no rare armor that added extremely good defence, it had no bonus status on it, he dropped no coins, al he had was that one archelogists hat, at first i was ticked off but then i opened my eyes to adventure, you may read about this, however, in the treasure chest section, which will be coming up soon. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:DLAJT24 (talk).

Spawn Locations
He only spawns in the Jungle and Underground Jungle as of 1.0.5? That would explain why I couldn't find him during over a dozen blood moons and many other nights of farming for him--even with battle potions (over twenty) AND a water candle together. Here's hoping my attempts to find him in the Jungle and/or Underground Jungle prove more fruitful. Surhotchaperchlorome 20:05, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Jungle Confirmed
Appeared for me in Jungle, during blood moon, while holding water candle. Was farming the zombies on a long platform over a large pool. Almost missed him as he spawned at the bottom of the pool. Got the fedora. 205.175.225.12 19:38, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Trivia
In regards to a recent edit, where Leonard McCoy from Star Trek was added as an inspiration to this character, I would suggest a rollback. I would do it myself, but I am not sure about the developers' intentions, although the Archaeologist's Hat is a pretty big hint that Indiana Jones is, in fact, the real inspiration. Thoughts on this one? -- Toxik 17:09, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree with you. Most likely, that it named "Bones" for undead and consonant to "Jones". -- gamecreator (T|C) -- 17:51, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

I think the Indiana Jones reference/inspiration is pretty obvious, especially considering tha one of the pseudo-random generated titles in the game window is "Terraria: Dr. Bones and The Temple of Blood Moon", playing off the 1984 "Temple of Doom" movie title.

Blood moon
I'm pretty sure it greatly increases chances of this guy spawning. It's really hard to catch him outside of blood moon.