Twinbellows

Twinbellows

ツインベロス

Tsuinberosu

First Appearance: Kid Icarus (1986) Latest Appearance: Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) Affiliation(s): Medusa Enemy Type: Grounded

Twinbellows (ツインベロス Tsuinberosu) is a large, two-headed dog that acts as a recurring boss of the Kid Icarus games. Its body is engulfed in flames and is the very first boss that Pit faces in the series. It is commonly referred to as the guard dog of the Underworld.

Characteristics

Twinbellows is a large, demonic dog-like creature that lives within the dark caverns of the Underworld. In Kid Icarus, it was bright red in color, with yellow spikes running along its back. It also had a fiery mane, which was not visible in-game. In Kid Icarus: Uprising, its body is darker red, with much of its fur engulfed in flames. It is shown that the beast was formerly chained down since it has a large, metal brace with a broken chain attached to its left paw. Both of its heads also wear similar-looking spiked collars with chains dangling down from them. In addition, Twinbellows wears bone armor along its back, with funnel-like spouts that shoot flames running along its spine.

Appearances

Kid Icarus

"The Gatekeeper of the Underworld fortress. A devil dog with two heads. Its body is wrapped in fire, and spits out bullets of magma energy."

Twinbellows is the Gatekeeper of the Underworld Fortress and the Three Sacred Treasures' Sacred Casket that lies within. Twinbellows travels slowly, spewing fireballs at Pit; these fireballs generally pass overhead and Pit's opening to attack is when Twinbellows is gearing up for another shot

Hit Points	Damage	Hearts	Score (Experience)
100	2	0	8000

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Kid Icarus: Uprising

Twinbellows appears Kid Icarus: Uprising. Pit fights it in a colosseum in the first chapter of the story called The Return of Palutena. Twinbellows is much larger compared to its previous appearance, and reprises its role as the first boss of the game. It is also fought again in chapter 9 Medusa's Final Battle as a midboss.

Gallery

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  Twinbellows in Uprising.

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  Twinbellows art in the original Kid Icarus.

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  A full CG version of Twinbellows from the North American commercial.

Trivia

• Orthrus, the double-headed guard dog owned by Geryon, was the inspiration for Twinbellows. Orthrus was the "brother" to Cerberus, another multi-headed canine that guarded the Gates of Hades.
• Twinbellows has a rather interesting name origin. While originally, its name referenced the fact that it has two heads that can roar, its newest appearance suggests that its name refers to an actual bellows, a device that delivers pressurized air. This is represented by the newly added funnels on its back that can shoot out pressurized bursts of fire.
• Of all the returning bosses from the original NES game, Twinbellows is the only boss not to receive a speaking voice in Uprising.
• In Uprising, when defeating Twinbellows in Medusa's castle, Pit makes a reference to Nintendogs.