Skeleton

Skeleton
Undead - Fast
Game(s):	Torchlight, Torchlight II
Location(s):	T1: Orden Mines, Necropolis, Estherian Ruins, Tu'Tara Caverns, etc. T2: Estherian Steppes
Statistics
100%-110% Armor
100%-200% Fire Resistance
80%-100% Electric Resistance
50% Ice Resistance
80%-100% Poison Resistance
-1%-50% chance to block(ǂ)
50% Poison Damage(ξ)
10% health stolen(†)
5% health stolen for his master(†)

Skeletons are common undead enemies that come in several varieties; some appear with armor and weapons depending on the location and level of the character; while others just attack with their bare hands and have no visible armor.

Lore

“	Butchers, Miners, Grand Magi, no station is too high that man or beast cannot be dragged down into the cursed soil by the clawing hands of their own folly. Shackled by magicks stronger than the grip of Death itself, hordes of Skeletons rise from their graves to wander the Earth as if in aimless purgatory. They feel no pain and show no emotion other than a mirthless grin, if in life they were not beheaded. They know no purpose until aroused by the soft thudding of a living heart, rushing to meet it with dark magic or cold rusty steel.	”
—"Runic Games Forums"

In Torchlight I

Skeletons appear most anywhere in Torchlight, specially spawning from broken pots and barrels.

• Skeleton - a basic skeleton that moves quickly and appears in large numbers. They also have a tendency to emerge from broken barrels.
• (ǂ)Skeletal Warrior - a stronger skeleton with sword and shield that first appears in the Necropolis. They have a 25% chance to block attacks.
• Skeletal Archer - ranged attacker
• (ξ)Enslaved - Found in the Black Palace, these green skeletons use elemental attacks. They are summoned by Dark Zealots and by Ordrak.

Using the spells Summon Skeleton, Summon Archers, and Summon Blood Skeleton the player can call upon a variety of skeletons.

• The skeletal warrior created by the spell Summon Skeleton varies depending on the rank of the spell used. For example, a rank VI skeleton carries a frost-enchanted blade.
• Summoned skeletal archers appear in groups of three in an arc and are immobile.
• (†)The blood skeleton steals health from monsters and funnels it to the caster.

In Torchlight II

Common Types

Skeleton: Just your normal skeleton, usually coming from breakable stuff underground. They turn into Skeletal Torsos when killed by a normal hit.

Name	Image	Element	Abilities	Location	Remarks
Skeletal Shambler			Hard to Kill	Path of the Honored Dead, Corrupted Crypt	Stronger than a normal Skeleton, may spawn a Skeletal Torso upon death if not killed with a Critical Hit.
Skeletal Torso			Fast	-	What you get if you kill a Skeletal Shambler or normal Skeleton without a critical hit.
Infernal One			Burning Undead Very Fast Fire Damage	Echo Pass*, Bone Gallery
Flayed One			Very Fast	Rotting Crypt, Arena of Slaughter	The true form of a Sanguine Zombie, after it has cast off its flesh
Skeletal Warrior			Shield Blocks Damage	Path of the Honored Dead, Corrupted Crypt
Skeletal Slayer			Shield Blocks Damage	Path of the Honored Dead, Corrupted Crypt, Bone Gallery
Dessicated Warrior			Shield Blocks Damage Poison	Tower of the Moon, Stygian Aerie, Luminous Arena	May spawn after breaking urns
Crumbling Footsoldier			Shield Blocks Damage	Rotting Crypt, Arena of Slaughter
Ancient Skeletal Shield Warrior			Shield Blocks Damage		Can be summoned by the Wraith Lord in the second level of the Rotting Crypt
Skeletal General				Corrupted Crypt, Bone Gallery, Rotting Crypt	Each attack can knockback enemies.
Skeletal Archer				Path of the Honored Dead, Corrupted Crypt, Bone Gallery
Crumbling Archer				Rotting Crypt, Arena of Slaughter
Dessicated Bowman			Poison Arrow Hail	Ossean Wastes, Stygian Aerie, Luminous Arena
Voltaic Archer			Eletrical Arrows Emit Charged Bolts	Rotting Crypt, Arena of Slaughter	Similar to Desiccated Bowman, but has electric arrows instead.
Skeletal Mage			Casts Lightning Spells	Path of the Honored Dead, Corrupted Crypt
Skeletal Pyromancer			Casts Fire Spells	Bone Gallery
Headless Shrieker			Hurls Phantasmal Skulls	Corrupted Crypt	Detaches its head and hurls it as a missile
Corpsefire Skeleton			Hurls Seeking Phantasmal Skulls	Blightbogs, Rotting Crypt, Arena of Slaughter, Reeking Cellar	Stronger version of Headless Shrieker.
Blade Stalker			Blade Aura	Rotting Crypt	The 5 spinning Axes will constantly damage its enemies in quick succession.
Shield Stalker			Missile Reflection Aura	Rotting Crypt	Aura deflects most missiles, although not all.
Bone Golem			Bone Cloud Summon	Tower of the Moon, Stygian Aerie
Bone Sentry			Energy Blade	Vyrax's Tower

Tomb Jailer: Weaker version of Bone Sentry.

Bleached Crewman: Undead sailors with swords.

Skeletal Marksman: Undead sailors with pistols this time.

Champions

Name	Image	Location	Remarks
Skeletal Champion		Corrupted Crypt, Bone Gallery	Each attack can knockback its target.