Melody Pianissima

"My name is Melody. People call me the spectral beauty of the ivory keys!"

- Melody Pianissima

Melody Pianissima, the Beautiful Pianist is the sixth ghost Luigi meets and is one of the many portrait ghosts who was freed by King Boo in Luigi's Mansion. Melody was said to be an expert pianist, and also to be very beautiful and vain. She has gotten better at playing the piano since she died, probably because she has had all eternity to practice. No one knows why she died, but then again there is a lot of uncertainty over why any of the people who became the Portrait Ghosts did.

When Luigi opens the door and enters the Conservatory in the second area of the mansion, he must walk around and make all the instruments there (A harp, a horn, three drums and a xylophone) play a Mario theme tune by tapping them; this will make Melody appear playing the grand piano at the far end of the room. She will play along with the music for a while and then compliment Luigi on the 'stirring' performance of music he had produced, and ask him if he would like to listen to her piano sonata. She will then play a classic song from a Mario game for Luigi and then ask a question about it. If Luigi answers it wrong, she will slam her hands down on the piano and shout that she had put her heart and soul into that piece and that Luigi had 'insulted' her and her music. She will then disappear and Luigi must go out of the room and come back in again to repeat the process. If he answers right she will laugh and then ask him if he would care to do battle with her 'lovely' music sheets. She will then attack him by playing a piece on her piano causing her music sheets to fly at him. Sucking up the sheets with the Poltergust 3000 causes Melody to stop playing the piano and clutch her head in frustration and sadness at the loss of her music, exposing her heart and making her vulnerable. Luigi can then stun her and attack, sucking her up into the Poltergust. After some medium yet energetic pulls from Melody, a green chest appears containing the key to the Dining Room, where the next portrait ghost, Mr. Luggs, waits. Stuffing his face full of ghost jelly in the meantime.

Personality
Melody has a temper which is fairly easily set off. If Luigi gets the question wrong about the song she played she bangs on the piano and yells that she had played a "beautiful piece" and Luigi "insulted" it. Shivers the butler is very deeply smitten with her, but she apparently dismisses his affections.

Physical Appearance
Melody wears a long maroon colored dress with long sleeves. White frilly trim is on her sleeves and the bottom of her dress. She has a dark red belt with a white buckle at her waist and has a dark red bow near her neck. She also has a slight collar to the top of her dress.

She has a heart shaped head and has long pail blond hair with two long bangs pushed behind her ears. Her hair curves at the bottom of her hairstyle. She has light sky-blue skin and large completely yellow eyes. She also has a small nose.

Heart Quote
"Hmph! This ragamuffin looks as if he couldn't play a note!"

- Melody Pianissima

"Show him the power of genius, my Music Sheets!"

- Melody Pianissima

Trivia

 * Melody is the only ghost in Luigi's Mansion that plays an instrument.
 * Melody's first name is a musical term for the main line of music in a composition.
 * Melody's last name comes from "pianissimo", a musical notation meaning to play very softly. The feminine "a" ending has replaced the last letter.
 * The music that Melody plays on the piano is either the athletic music from Super Mario Bros. 3 or the underwater music from Super Mario Bros. depending on what question she asks.
 * Melody's piano can be heard in the hallway if Luigi goes near the Conservatory, even without having the key.