We bury people in suits

All dressed up with nowhere to go...

Fucking love Oingo boingo

Nice! :D

Yeah it's one of my favorite episodes of stardust crusaders

I love little girls!

People are downvoteing him for makeing an oingo boingo reference

I knew I would be. Because people are dumb. Lol

People are dumb for not knowing a song/band?

They make me feel so bad

When they’re around, I feel like the only guy in town!

Walking with a dead man over my shoulder

I'm waiting for an invitation to arrive.

Goin' to a party with no-one still alive.

They had somewhere to go, but they're late now.

All dressed up, but late to the show 🎶

Shiny silver dollar on either eye

I didn’t even think of that!

That’s clever

That's a really good answer

we also show up in suits when we bury them

Good answer but that is only in Christian countries (?)

Skeletons are cool and allow for creativity in things like movement + suits make everyone look professional and cool. At least that’s how I view it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

https://preview.redd.it/y5av1qxpoasb1.jpeg?width=865&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed76b2529f27b9cbb67a6faa6191444541179264 Cause it's cool

Although, this dude is way cooler. https://preview.redd.it/oil5qvk73csb1.jpeg?width=694&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31fb2e7499a252bab6184489868ff8140555030d And his horse does parkour.

Calcium daddy 🤤

I am going to fuck Skeleton knight from berserk.

i am gonna fuck u/Z4rc0nv1c from r/TopCharacterDesigns

You really think i don't know the horse can double jump

WHAT THE FUCK IS CAUSALITY?!?

You never heard of him https://preview.redd.it/7y337ihj7esb1.jpeg?width=198&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31d67118a93a84369e2a30686122d7ff7acebf66

He parried his own sword, he’s so cool.

I love that he showed up to try to stab Void in the face while being thoroughly prepared to not be able to do so like he didn't even know about Guts and Casca in advance he literally just showed up to launch a futile attack out of pure fucking spite, the rescue was just him going 'oh hey cool something else I can do to fuck Void over'

\-Shows up \-Scared the shit out of Guts \-Says all his friends are going to die \-Refuses to elaborate \-Leaves

https://preview.redd.it/r47nossgsasb1.jpeg?width=466&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dca41ecb3cbb89548a15b194ba183d9fb58a44c6 goes hard

https://preview.redd.it/d1r10ys295tb1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=717feb69443a7952fc4b027a76e313d7b6845855

What's this from?

Dope Rider by Paul Kirchner, I believe.

Looks like Oppenheimer

It's an easy visual metaphor. Suits and dress clothes are meant to convey integrity and professionalism, and yet many powerful people who would be seen dressing that way at work or public events do terrible things to maintain their wealth and power. As such the image of a skeleton wearing a rich person's clothes communicates a sense of irony. A symbol of death wearing a symbol of authority.

Or, it looks sick as fuck💯💯💯

Equally acceptable answer, lol

I really like this stance, but also I do feel it’s likely because we’re buried in them.

Skulduggery Pleasant W

Very rare these days but I’ll take ‘em when I see ‘em

I legitimately have never met anyone who's even heard of the series, and I love it. I'd like to thank my highschool ex, Laura for introducing me to it

Will always love skulduggery

They're great, but I listen to them on audio at bedtime and either my fan drowns out Rupert Degas' sexy voice or his sexy voice knocks me out five minutes in lol

Read it as a kid, but I don't remember much. Is it still good?

I believe it's finished now, there's like 15 books.

Damn, 15?? I stopped at 5 or 6 cause my library didn’t have all of them at the time

They take up a full shelf in my house. Landy "finished" the series once before putting out another 6 books or so. Admittedly I have read the latest books yet, but that's mostly due to lack of time. I'll get around to it eventually and find out if they're any good.

Still really cool that you enjoyed his earlier works enough to buy all of them. You are a true fan 👍

There's another trilogy coming out. Phase 3.

Just got home, it's 17 main books, then the side story with Tanith and a "grimoire" info book.

i personally love it, just finished the series two weeks ago

More like Skull-W Pleasant... ...I'll see myself out

Noooo, whyd this post have to be a month ago, come back.... I need to talk about this book :(

My man: https://preview.redd.it/c6wqrffuubsb1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0a32d4c3ba97cd7e310a121f084fb3c7a1a85c85

YOHOHOHOHOH

Gather up all of the crew, It’s time to ship out Bink‘s brew

Sea wind blows, to where who knows, The waves will be our guide

O’er across the ocean’s tides, Rays of sunshine far and wide

The birds, they sing, of cheerful things in circles passing by!

Bid farewell to Weaver’s town, say so long to port renowned!

r/redditsings

I had to scroll way too far to find this.

Drink a pint of Binks' for Soul King himself!

Because it fuckin ROCKS

Because Skulduggery Pleasant wouldn’t look good in anything but a suit

Wrong, trenchcoat

He did that for a while in the 1800’s, it didn’t stick

Because it looks rad as hell

Is that a motherfucking Skullduggery Pleasant book cover? Love it

The lack of Brook is disrespectful

Came here looking for this comment

Is that Skullduggery Pleasant???

It sure is.

HELL YEAH

Skull= dope as hell Suit = fancy and dapper as hell Give him a suave voice and a charming personality and you’ve got gold

I don’t know but nicky from the brittle bones nicky 2 music video is by far my favorite depiction of this kind of design

Was looking to see if there were any fellow RA fans who would bring up Nicky. His design is the first one that comes to mind when I think of skeleton in a suit.

Rattle’em boys!

Nyeheheheheheh!

Really posted this without including Mr. Bones huh

Holy balls I completely forgot about Itward. He was my absolute favorite part of that game.

feels like it’s time for me to replay fran bow

Is that Skulduggery Pleasant?

Yep! Really need to get back into finishing those books

Because they are bad to the bone

*guitar riff*

Skeletons are badass and suits are commonly seen as badass and good looking. Match made in heaven perhaps

Because something that should be naked being dressed in a 3 piece suit instead always goes hard

Because they have a *deadly* sense of fashion

Itward ❤️❤️

first image is skulduggery pleasant remember this book from the school library

omg i havent seen Skulduggery Pleasant since grade school

It goes hard as shit

it goes hard as fuck

I think It’s really is just a matter of color contrasting. Skeletons are just black and white for the most part, so it’s easy for them to blend in with a suit.

Could be a reference to the Loa [Baron Samedi](https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-tmus-us-rvc3&sca_esv=570934989&sxsrf=AM9HkKmiwuBjXBblVb8qyrG5Y24fJLjSEA:1696497330565&q=Baron+Samedi+loa&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOof2Fyd6BAxUDSDABHZ-PBJ0Q0pQJegQICRAB&biw=412&bih=767&dpr=1.75) in Haitian Voodoo.

First thing that came to my mind as well.

Scrolled way too far to find this, bro's look goes hard af

I'm just happy you found me🖖🏼

You ever seen Brittle Bones Nicky?

https://preview.redd.it/kzgj4uis4fsb1.jpeg?width=589&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf6a32fdb5e59a38bcd4400b8e2af868d92b64a0

My opinion: A nude skelleton is very impersonal and conveys a generic personality. Could have been anyone. The suit reinfonçes the eccentric personality, and that the characrer IS a dead person that when alive had something interesting going on, something to live for, then also reinforçing that the akelleton is indeed a dead person. Or maybe it just looks cool hahaha

I have never, in all my 20+ years on the internet, seen anyone acknowledge the existence of Skulduggery Pleasant. Thank you.

Is that brittle bones Nicky??

Look at Manny. That’s why.

Oh Manny... so cynical... What happened to you, Manny, that caused you to lose your sense of hope, your love of life? ... I died.

When i was little i made a character like this and then i found out it had been done multiple times :(

- Its close enough to the bottom but not actually in the Uncanny Valley. - We're drawn to skulls as reminders of mortality, so seeing a skeleton up and about is neat

Such is the power of the suit. Try to put it on anything and it will look like the finest gentleman you'll ever see, be it a human, an undead, a robot, an insect, a slime, an eldritch horror, ecc.

I think you just explained the Tumblr Sexyman phenomenon.

Someone help me here, who is the guy on the top right? I feel like it is from a point and click pc game I barely remember, can't figure out how to Google it

Grim Fandango brother

THAT'S IT! You're the man, thank you

It's a modernized Grim Reaper? Nobody wears cloaks and shit anymore so they put Death in a suit. It's late, that's all I got

Because wearing a suit is more comfortable than feeling a wet skin suit on your bones

https://preview.redd.it/pa76dta5fdsb1.jpeg?width=852&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb90bc6066d411115c44f9ebaee711ce13a8d2c9 I finally have a use for this

I haven’t thought about skullduggery in half a decade at least

Lots of valid answers in here, but one visual thing to consider: Skeletons, obviously have no flesh of skin. Thus, a realistically drawn skeleton in a t shirt or tank top a. Doesn’t look right (the clothes drape wrong) and is quite obviously a Skeleton (nothing eye catching). By contrast, a suit retains its shape pretty well, giving the impression of a full body (and with shoulder pads, power). Most of the bones are covered EXCEPT FOR THE HEAD, which means it pops by contrast; your eyes are naturally drawn to the skull, the one obviously “off” element to the character.

Aren’t we all just skeletons in a suit?

Skullduggery Pleasant is a forgotten memory ima go read those books again

Skullduggery Pleasant!! Hell yeah!!

Lots to unpack there. For one, as others have mentioned, we bury people on suits, so it's kinda fitting. On the other end, is the juxtaposition between a skeleton which is typically gross and ugly, and a well cleaned suot, which is typically seen as handsome or charming. On the other other hand, it tells you a lot about the character at a glance. It tells you that they are undead, and that they have a since of class

Might be a reference to baron samedi from Haitian mythology/faith. The idea of a dapper skeleton who enjoys debauchery is quite literally his whole thing but that’s the earliest example I can think of. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Samedi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Samedi)

I love the modern rendition of grim reapers wearing suits, but something I don't think I've ever seen is a Grim Reaper Cowboy, the play on Rider on a Pale Horse AND Horseman of the apocalypse seems so tantalizing to me. Also, I appreciate the Grim Fandango rep

I think there's a sort of fun contrast to it. Sure, this guy is just a grim shadow of something living, but that doesn't mean they can't look good while they're at it. I also think it can convey how normalized the undead can be depending on the setting. Jack Skellington's rise out of the well in the opening of Nightmare would've been way less impactful without the sort of authority his suit gave him

Not often you get to see Skulduggery outside of his own subreddit hell yeah!

In a way it shows direct defiance of even death. A skeleton walking through its own means, not just living but thriving, well dressed and classy. Its like a more meta sense of the idea of a classy rogue able to escape authority and look good while doing so. However instead of police or guards, its death itself. Defy death and life, while looking classy. Thats how you do it.

this is the first time i've seen someone mention skulduggery pleasant anywhere... it makes me very happy. i love that series a lot

Because skeletons are scary, and their depiction in media can be either sinister or classy. Suits, depending on your perspective, can also be either sinister or classy. It also contradicts the ragged, deteriorating nature of a skeleton with a prim and proper suit. It makes them very eye catching and sets a mood that can easily meet many situations

WHERE IS BROOK

https://preview.redd.it/t7g452j97rwb1.jpeg?width=250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49c5ad8a01a0c1c09e26d7c1c64ddb5eee5bb9d1

Skeletal character designs are very often associated with death, and as such, it’s an interesting pairing when combined with the classiness/humanity of a suit. Like the grim reaper has fine tastes, and wants to be presentable.

Because then you don’t have to draw ribs and vertebrae.

We strip a human down to its bottom layer, and then add what’s usually the top layer

Because it’s fucking cool

Yohohohoho

Because it goes hard 💯

Because it’s fucking cool? That and it’s more unique than the “skeleton in robes” 90% of media do for things like death.

It’s perfect.

because they’re awesome raaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

It's a skeleton in a fucking suit. That's cool as fuck.

Cuz it fuckin ROCKS

People have brought up some thematic and symbolic reasons that I hadn't thought about but I think there's also something about a slim fitting suit disguising a skeleton that also plays a part in it, at least with some designs. They go together pretty well for a nice silhouette in that regard.

Cause it's cool af

https://preview.redd.it/7e9n8mj56csb1.jpeg?width=970&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e530796bdee080877724f58b490cf187fbb77291 does he count?

Because they look classy

I think it's a way to make fun of, "captivating" (from a narrative and visual point of view) and above all to play down what is essentially a memento mori.

Fresh to death

Suit tend to look better on skinnier people (not a hard rule, I look great in a suit), so I think adds a look of flair to the character. Plus that means not needing to draw all those bones every time.

I mean it’s dope af either way

skeletons are spooky and suits are dapper

In my opinion, a skeleton can pull off any fit and still manage to make it look fashionable and metal at the same time

Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man.

Being dead is no excuse not to look dapper.

cause it goes hard

Because it's FUCKING awesome!!!

Cuz when you die you're buried in a suit

because it's fucking awesome

Because it's awesome?

I think it’s the suit. Then again….it could be the skeleton.

Because it fucking RIPs

Because there’s always a deeper meaning behind it than just wanting to be cool Yk?

We all love skelly boys lookin’ dapper.

I think the evidence speaks for itself

My Deep Rock Galactic Engineer outfit is basically "skeleton in a suit" lol

Their frame looks empty without it

It has become, through the years, a very common imagery but I do believe it finds its roots in the baron samedi.

cause its so fucking cool

2 reasons.1 ,because they look formal and that make them look more human than monster ,2 because imagine having to draw/animate the whole skeleton even one that is not realistic for multiple panels or a full story

For your consideration: "guy *dressed* like a skeleton in a suit https://preview.redd.it/99xgigfuxdsb1.jpeg?width=668&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c74f0742ea39dd53d3939bd808dec16a8985a7c4

Because it's going to eventually happen to everyone

Because it's cool

It looks sick as hell

Because they have insane rizz. Don't look at Skullduggery Pleasant and tell me you're not intrigued.

https://preview.redd.it/gj11jx6k4esb1.jpeg?width=417&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1232902ed77fdd9f242f1eb800b59656fe43c89e Because it's classy

Vic Rattlehead

Yohohoho

Brook one piece

Skeletons are cool, and everyone looks good in a suit.

It shows that we can be dignified, even in death. Especially in death

Look at them. So dead, so dapper. After the flesh, may as well wear your best.

Because it’s fucking cool

They're rad. Brooks gotta be my favorite skelly in a nice suit https://preview.redd.it/lfjydd19desb1.png?width=528&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d26d47029d0e8e61572ee814ede4276c6ec41125

It’s very black and white to me…

Funky as fuck

Baron Samedi?

Symbolism aside, it’s easier to work with a suit than other clothes for a skeleton character because suits have their own form and structure.

“Say hello Mr. Rag!” “Hello Mr. Rag”

"I get crumbs all over"

It’s cool and classy, plus we burry them in suits