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|firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' (2012)
|firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' (2012)
|latestappearance= ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' (2012)
|latestappearance= ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' (2012)
|affiliations= [[Medusa]], [[Hades]]
|affiliations= [[Underworld Army]]
|type= Aerial
|type= Aerial
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'''Belunkas''' (ホエーラ ''Hoeera'') are giant, flying green whale-like creatures that appear in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''. They are among the largest enemies that [[Pit]] encounters in the game, and act as vessels for carrying other [[Underworld]] monsters.


'''Belunkas''' (ホエーラ ''Hoeera'') are giant, flying green whales that appear in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''. They are unquestionably among the largest enemies that [[Pit]] will encounter in the game, and act as vessels for carrying other [[Underworld]] monsters. These mighty creatures are encountered early on in ''[[Magnus and the Dark Lord]]'', where a Belunka pursues Pit through a narrow canyon attempting to eat him.
==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
For being somewhat common enemies, Belunkas are quite big and strong, although they rarely attack directly. Instead, they are able to spawn a variety of other monsters from a dark mist within their mouth. Otherwise, a Belunka will simply watch over the battle until Pit defeats the enemies it unleashes, causing the beast to spawn more until it is destroyed itself. It also has some of the most health of any enemy, thus making its defeat all the more challenging, especially when flying. In terms of appearance, Belunkas have all of the features a typical whale would have, although its fins are large enough to serve as wings. It also wears a crown-like structure on its head, likely as a regal symbol of its high rank in the Underworld army.
For being somewhat common enemies, Belunkas are quite big and strong, although they rarely attack directly. Instead, they are able to spawn a variety of other monsters from a dark mist within their mouth. Otherwise, a Belunka will simply watch over the battle until Pit defeats the enemies it unleashes, causing the beast to spawn more until it is destroyed itself. It also has more health than most enemies, making it more challenging to defeat, especially when flying. In terms of appearance, Belunkas have all of the features a typical whale would have, although its fins are large enough to serve as wings. It also wears a crown-like structure on its head, likely as a regal symbol of its high rank in the Underworld army.


==In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''==
==In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''==
Belunkas are a common enemy found in both land and air battles, and are first encountered in ''[[Magnus and the Dark Lord]]''.  
[[File:Whaler image.png|thumb|150px|A Belunka in ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'']]
Belunkas are a common enemy found in both land and air battles, and are first encountered in ''[[Magnus and the Dark Lord]]'', where a Belunka pursues Pit through a narrow canyon as an attempt to eat him.


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This creature is possibly based off Cetus or Ketos, a giant fish or whale-like monster from Greek Mythology.  
* This creature is possibly based on [[wikipedia:Cetus (mythology)|Cetus]], a giant whale-like monster in Greek mythology, that was said to be defeated by Perseus to save Andromeda.  
*Also, the Belunka's design may have possibly been inspired by the flying whales in the [[wikirby:Frozen Hillside|Frozen Hillside]] stage from ''[[wikirby:Kirby Air Ride|Kirby Air Ride]]''.
* The Belunka's design may have possibly been inspired by the flying whales in the [[wikirby:Frozen Hillside|Frozen Hillside]] stage from ''[[wikirby:Kirby Air Ride|Kirby Air Ride]]'', which was also directed by [[Masahiro Sakurai]].  
*Belunka's name is possibly a play on the word "beluga", despite it looking more like a typical whale.
* Belunka's name is possibly a play on the word "beluga", a type of small white whale, although it bears a closer resemblance to the typical large baleen whales such as humpback whales.  


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