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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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==In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''==
==In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''==
[[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.
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 on [[wikipedia:Cetus (mythology)|Cetus]] (also known as Ketos), a giant fish or whale-like sea 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.  
* 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]]. Its design may also have been inspired by the [[ZeldaWiki:Wind Fish|Wind Fish]] from [[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]].
* 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", a type of small white whale, although it bears a closer resemblance to the typical large baleen whales.
* 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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