Phoney Bone
The wealthy, self-serving cousin whose ill-fated mayor campaign started the journey.
Phoney Bone is one of the three Bone cousins who appear as white-skinned cartoon humanoids. He is described as wealthy and self-serving, and his full name is Phoncible P. "Phoney" Bone. When Phoney mounts an ill-fated campaign for mayor, he is forced out of their hometown of Boneville, with Smiley and a reluctant Fone Bone following him. Throughout the series, Phoney persistently refers to the people of the Valley as "yokels."
Quick Facts
- Role
- Cousin
- Affiliation
- The Cousins (Bone)
Lore & Background
Phoney Bone's journey begins when his campaign for mayor goes wrong, forcing him to leave Boneville with his cousins Smiley and a reluctant Fone Bone. After the cousins are separated by a swarm of locusts in a desert, they individually end up in a mysterious valley. Eventually, they reunite at the Barrelhaven tavern, where they are taken in by a mysterious girl named Thorn and her grandmother, "Gran'ma Ben." As they stay longer in the Valley, they learn it is under threat from the Rat Creatures, led by Kingdok, and the Lord of the Locusts. The Bones are gradually drawn into the events around them, compelling them on a hero's journey to help free the Valley. Phoney's self-serving nature and his habit of calling Valley residents "yokels" mark him throughout the series.
Reader's Guide
Phoney Bone is one of the three Bone cousins, alongside Fone Bone (the everyman) and Smiley Bone (the simpleminded one). He is characterized as wealthy and self-serving. His actions set the plot in motion: his failed mayoral campaign forces the cousins to leave Boneville. His role is limited to being part of the trio that is gradually drawn into the conflict against the Rat Creatures and the Lord of the Locusts, compelling them on a hero's journey.
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