The Floating Whirlindas
| The Floating Whirlindas | |
|---|---|
| |
| Title | The Dancing Couple |
| Age | ??? |
| Room | Ball Room |
| HP | 100 |
| Gallery number | 10 |
- “Dance!”
- —The Floating Whirlindas, Luigi's Mansion
The Floating Whirlindas are two of the portrait ghosts who escaped imprisonment before the events of Luigi's Mansion and its remake. According to the Game 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.
The first Portrait ghosts of Area 2, and fourth overall, the Whirlinda couple resides in the Ball Room found on the first floor's east wing of the mansion. After Luigi defeats the six Ghost 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 the Poltergust 3000. Capturing the pair gives Luigi the key to the Storage 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.
Profiles[edit]
Description[edit]
Their description can be accessed from the Game Boy Horror in both versions, and also from the Gallery in the Nintendo 3DS version.
- Once the local waltz champions, they can no longer compete since their feet don't touch the floor.
Heart quote[edit]
Each portrait ghost has a quote displayed when scanned by the Game Boy Horror. The Whirlindas' quotes are the following:
- "I don't think this gent can even see us!" (female dancer, Nintendo GameCube)
- "Let us show him how we dance..." (female dancer, Nintendo 3DS)
- "So, you can see me? Well, that may be, but you will never find my weakness!" (male dancer)
Gallery[edit]
Luigi's Mansion[edit]
Bronze frame
Silver frame
Gold frame
Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)[edit]
Bronze frame
Silver frame
Gold frame
Platinum frame
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 | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | The Flying Bellini; The Bellini Brothers, or just Bellini, is a German dance duo better known as Paffendorf | [?] | |
| German | Tanzpaar | Dancing couple | [?] | |
| Italian | Coniugi Piroetti | The Piroetti Spouses; "Piroetti" is a reference from the "Piroetta" (Pirouette) | [?] | |
| Spanish | Los Flórez | The Flórez; "Flórez" is a typical Spanish surname | [?] |
- The Dancing Couple
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French | Le Couple de Danseurs | The Dancers Couple | [?] | |
| German | Die Schwebenden Turteltauben | The floating lovebirds | [?] | |
| Italian | La coppia danzante | The dancing couple | [?] | |
| Spanish | La pareja de baile | The Dance Couple | [?] |
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 the Clockwork Soldiers and Madame Clairvoya, are the only human-esque ghosts that have an unknown age in Luigi's Mansion.
