Pokemon Fan Shows Off Impressive Cubone Skull Terrarium Display

gamerant.com:

Pokemon has been an unfailingly successful franchise ever since the first games released on the Nintendo Game Boy in 1996. The series has since gone on to become the most successful single media franchise in history, even beating out the likes of Star Wars and Mickey Mouse. With Pokemon’s success have come newer video games and, as the series tag line is “Gotta Catch ‘Em All,” these new games have also introduced waves of new Pokemon.

Even the most dedicated fans would have trouble remembering every Pokemon now, as the current number of Pokemon is up to a staggering 898. Almost all of the 151 original Pokemon from generation one are now seen as icons of the series, and many of them are recognizable even to those that have never played a Pokemon game.

Pokemon Fan Makes Impressive Metagross Origami Figure

While the likes of Pikachu and Charmander will usually still get top billing, generation one did introduce a lot of memorable Pokemon designs. One such Pokemon is Cubone, which has now been paid homage to through a creative decoration in a Pokemon fan’s terrarium. Redditor CPT_Nemo1870 shared a series of photos of their Pokemon-themed terrarium display which prominently features the skull helmet that a Cubone is never seen without. Cubone’s skull helmet at first just seems like a striking bit of character design, but it raises some questions about where the skull comes from. These questions lead to one of the many creepy backstories in Pokemon.

The Cubone’s skull is actually from its dead mother, which it will continuously cry for. CPT_Nemo1870 titled the images of the terrarium “Marowak’s final resting place,” which recontextualizes the terrarium from a creative decoration into a respectful shine to the Cubone’s mother. A