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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===[[Kid Icarus]]=== | ===''[[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.''" | "''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.''" | ||
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===[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]=== | ===''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''=== | ||
''"A two headed dog (hence the name) that guards the Underworld. Medusa unleashes Twinbellows during an assault on a human city, using magic to supersize the bicephalous puppy. But, for Pit, the louder they bark, the harder they fall."'' | ''"A two headed dog (hence the name) that guards the Underworld. Medusa unleashes Twinbellows during an assault on a human city, using magic to supersize the bicephalous puppy. But, for Pit, the louder they bark, the harder they fall."'' | ||
[[Pit]] fights Twinbellows in a colosseum within a [[Town#That First Town|town]] of the first chapter 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 | [[Pit]] fights Twinbellows in a colosseum within a [[Town#That First Town|town]] of the first chapter 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 ''[[Medusa's Final Battle]]'' as a midboss. His attacks include a swipe, a charge (if this misses, he is stunned for a moment from the collision with the colosseum wall), and various fire breath attacks. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="215" captionalign="left" position="center"> | <gallery widths="215" captionalign="left" position="center"> | ||
Twinbellows artwork KI1.png|Twinbellows art in the original ''Kid Icarus''. | |||
Twinbellows Uprising.jpg|Twinbellows in ''Uprising''. | Twinbellows Uprising.jpg|Twinbellows in ''Uprising''. | ||
Twinbellows cgart.png|A full CG version of Twinbellows from the North American commercial. | Twinbellows cgart.png|A full CG version of Twinbellows from the North American commercial. | ||
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* 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. | * 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''. | *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 | *In ''Uprising'', when fighting Twinbellows again in Medusa's castle, Pit makes a reference to [[wikipedia:Nintendogs|''Nintendogs'']], saying "[They're] going to rack up some serious Nintendogs points together". | ||
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