Bone to Pick

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Bone to Pick is the superpower and magic that manipulates bones. Users with this ability may control their skeletons or their target. If they use their skeleton, they most likely have a Healing Factor due to the obvious. In combat, they may turn bones into a weapon or just some form of attack such as projectiles. Another application is creating barriers or similar constructs for defense. This could also be an ability for living skeletons or other skeletal creatures to control their own bones or others.

Examples of Bone to Pick include:

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As pictured above, Naruto has Kimimaro's Kekkei Genkai, Shikotsumyaku, which allows him to manipulate his own skeleton to create weapons and armor from bones.
Black Clover's Zenon Zogratis uses Bone Magic to generate and manipulate his bones at will. He uses them as weapons and can even regenerate if damaged.
In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, the Pillar Men can control their bodies and manipulate their bones to any form they desire.
The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time has Bone Man's skill, Bone Blades, that can transform his bones into blades that can separate from his body and manipulate them.
Overlord‍'‍s Ainz Ooal Gown is a lich with powerful magic. One allows him to summon skeleton warriors to fight for him.

Marvel Comics‍'‍ Marrow, aka Sarah Rushman, can manipulate her bone structure to grow and shape them. She can also make them more durable to take heavy blows.
In the Heroes (TV series) comic, Perrin Crocker can make bone spikes protruding from his body.

Percy Jackson series has Nico Di Angelo, who can summon and control bones as a demi-god.
In Skulduggery Pleasant, Bonebreaker is a rare form of Adept magic where a user can break bones by touching them.

Titan from Smallville can produce a bone skewer that is strong enough to pierce through Kryptonian invulnerability.

From Konjiki no Gash Bell! Makai no Bookmark, Souma is a Mamado that uses bone-based spells with the help of his human, Mitsuhiro Kuneieda.
T.A.B.S' Bone Mage is a unit that can use his Bone Mage Staff to raise bone spikes from the ground.
Skylanders has Funny Bone is a skeleton dog that can summon bones for projectiles, make a bone saw, and summon boney paws.
- Hex can use spells to make skulls fall from the sky, make walls of bone, and summon a skull Monster that can spit bone heads at enemies.

Worm‍'‍s Marquis can manipulate his bones or others if they are exposed to his sight. If it is his own, then he can control its size and can multiply it.

X-Men: Evolution has Evan Daniels, aka Spyke, a mutant who can grow his bones out of his body as spikes.