The Floating Whirlindas
| The Floating Whirlindas | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | The Floating Whirlindas, the Dancing Couple |
| Age | Unknown |
| Biography | Once the local waltz champions, they can no longer compete since their feet don't touch the floor. |
| Room | Ball Room |
| HP | 100 |
| Heart quote | I don't think this gent can even see us! (female dancer) So, you can see me? Well, that may be, but you will never find my weakness! (male dancer) Let us show him how we dance... (Nintendo 3DS) (female dancer) |
- “Dance!”
- —The Floating Whirlindas,Luigi's Mansion
The Floating Whirlindas, the Dancing Couple, are two of theportrait ghosts who escaped imprisonment before the events ofLuigi's Mansion andits remake. According to theGame Boy Horror, the Floating Whirlindas used to be the local waltz champions, but they are unable to compete anymore because their feet cannot touch the ground. Their portrait number inProfessor E. Gadd'sGallery is 10.
The first Portrait ghosts of Area 2, and fourth overall, the Whirlinda couple resides in theBall Room found on the first floor's east wing of themansion. After Luigi defeats the sixGhost Guys in the room, different music starts playing and the Whirlindas appear, making the dancing floor spin as they waltz, occasionally moving on to a different spinning tile. To make them visible,Luigi has to stand on one of the spinning tiles and face away from them. While visible, the gentleman eventually exclaims "Dance!". Both will then do a dance pose, exposing their heart and thus making them vulnerable to being vacuumed by thePoltergust 3000. Capturing the pair gives Luigi thekey to theStorage Room.
Physical appearance[edit]
Mrs. Whirlinda wears a green patterned dress with a lighter green trim at the sleeves and at the bottom. She also wears a cream colored belt that is light green at the edges. She has yellow hair done up in a really curly style. She also has green eyes with black lashes.
Mr. Whirlinda wears a fancy red long sleeved patterned jacket with a purple shirt underneath. It has purple buttons and matching colored bow-tie. He has orange-yellow hair and green eyes. They both have sky-blue skin.
Gallery[edit]
Luigi's Mansion[edit]
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Silver frame
Gold frame
Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)[edit]
Bronze frame
Silver frame
Gold frame
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Naming[edit]
The Floating Whirlindas is possibly a pun on "The Flying Wallendas", a family of acrobats.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | グルッテンふさい[?] Gurutten fusai | From「ぐるぐる」(guruguru, onomatopoeia for revolving) and possibly「回転」(kaiten, spin) +「夫妻」(fusai, married couple) | |
| French | Les Bellini Volants, Le Couple de Danseurs[?] | The Flying Bellini, The Dancers Couple The Bellini Brothers, or just Bellini, is a German dance duo better known asPaffendorf | |
| German | Die Schwebenden Turteltauben, Tanzpaar[?] | The floating lovebirds, dancing couple | |
| Italian | Coniugi Piroetti, la coppia danzante[?] | The Piroetti Spouses, the dancing couple "Piroetti" is a reference from the "Piroetta" (Pirouette) | |
| Spanish | Los Flórez, la pareja de baile[?] | The Flórez, the Dance Couple "Flórez" is a typical Spanish surname |
Notes[edit]
- Various portraits of a man resembling the male dancer can be found throughout the mansion. One can be first found in the parlor, while another can be found directly in the ballroom. These portraits may depict him when he was alive.
- The Whirlindas are the only portrait ghosts to be caught at the same time.
- The Floating Whirlindas, with theClockwork Soldiers andMadame Clairvoya, are the only human-esque ghosts that have an unknown age inLuigi's Mansion.
