Editing Melody Pianissima

{{LM portrait infobox
|icon=MelodyIcon.png
|image=LM Melody Pianissima Screenshot.png
|width=200px
|fullname=Melody Pianissima, the Beautiful Pianist
|age=26
|biography=Despite playing moving melodies, she has a surly disposition. Oddly enough, she loves video games.
|room=[[Conservatory (Luigi's Mansion)|Conservatory]]
|hp=100
|quote=Hmph! This ragamuffin looks as if he couldn't play a note! (default)<br>
Show him the power of genius, my music sheets! (while attacking)
}}
{{quote|My name is Melody. People call me the spectral beauty of the ivory keys!|Melody Pianissima|Luigi's Mansion}}
'''Melody Pianissima''' is a [[portrait ghost]] in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|its remake]]. She is an expert pianist and an apparent fan of video games. She wears a maroon dress with a belt. Melody has a light-blue body, a small nose, yellow eyes, and long, blond hair. Her portrait number in [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]]'s gallery is 5.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=02:19|url=youtu.be/vsVY_MCWnPc?feature=shared&t=139|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' - Full Gallery Portraits Showcase (Bronze, Silver & Gold)|author=RetroArchive|date=January 25, 2023|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> Her first name is a musical term for the main line of music in a composition, while her last name is a play on "pianissimo," a musical notation that means "to play very softly", with the typically feminine "a" ending in place of the o.

Melody is located in the [[Conservatory (Luigi's Mansion)|Conservatory]]. After [[Luigi]] lastly goes to the grand piano<ref>{{cite|quote=The piano should be your last stop.|author=Sinfield, George|date=2001|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Player's Guide|isbn=1-930206-14-3|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=42}}</ref> after activating every other instrument to play the [[Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros.)|''Super Mario Bros.'' theme]], Melody compliments Luigi's music.<ref>{{cite|quote=What a stirring performance! I haven't been so charmed by a piece for ages!|author=Melody Pianissima|date=2001|title=''Luigi's Mansion''|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> Right afterward, Melody asks Luigi if he wants to hear her piano sonata,<ref>{{cite|quote=Would you like to listen to my piano sonata?|author=Melody Pianissima|title=''Luigi's Mansion''}}</ref> though proceeds to play either the [[Athletic Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)|athletic music]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' or the [[Underwater Theme|underwater music]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' anyway. If Luigi incorrectly answers a question about the composition, Melody shouts in frustration as she puts her hands down on the piano before stating she had put her heart and soul into the composition before disappearing, requiring Luigi to exit then re-enter the room. If Luigi gives the correct answer, Melody causes her music sheets to go flying at Luigi<ref>{{cite|quote=Would you care to do battle with my lovely Music Sheets?|author=Melody Pianissima|title=''Luigi's Mansion''}}</ref> while playing a composition. Melody stops playing the piano and exposes her heart after Luigi either vacuums or shoots fire at the music sheets, making her vulnerable to a stun from the [[flashlight]]. Once Melody is vacuumed into the [[Poltergust 3000]], a chest with the [[key]] to the [[Dining Room (Luigi's Mansion)|Dining Room]] appears.<ref>{{cite|author=Sinfield|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Player's Guide|page=42|quote=When you capture her, you'll earn the key to the dining room.}}</ref>

[[Shivers]] is smitten with Melody, but she is dismissive of him.<ref>{{cite|quote=Ah, the beautiful Melody will not even give me the time of day...|author=[[Shivers]]|title=''Luigi's Mansion''}}</ref>

==Gallery==
===''Luigi's Mansion''===
<gallery>
MelodyBronze.png|Bronze frame
MelodySilver.png|Silver frame
MelodyGold.png|Gold frame
</gallery>

===''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS)===
<gallery>
Melody Bronze frame LM3DS.png|Bronze frame
Melody Silver frame LM3DS.png|Silver frame
Melody Gold frame LM3DS.png|Gold frame
Melody Platinum frame LM3DS.png|Platinum frame
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Fre=Mélodie Pianissimo, La Belle Pianiste
|FreM=Melody Pianissima, The Beautiful Pianist
|Jpn=ピアン
|JpnR=Pian
|JpnM=Derived from「ピアノ」(''piano'')
|Spa=Sol Bemol Mayor, la bella pianista
|SpaM="[[wikipedia:G-flat major|G-flat major]]", The Beautiful Pianist; Sol is a Spanish female name as well
|Ita= Melody Pianissima, la bella pianista
|ItaM= Melody Pianissima, the beautiful pianist
|Ger= Melodia Pianissima, Hübsche Pianistin
|GerM= Melody Pianissima, pretty pianist
}}

==Notes==
*A track, Totaka's Song, is found within the game's data and was originally going to be a third option for what song Melody was going to play.{{ref needed}} Despite this, Totaka's Song can still be heard by leaving the control scheme screen up in the Training Room of E. Gadd's lab and waiting for roughly a minute and a half.
*Melody is the first pianist boss-ghost of the ''Luigi's Mansion'' series, followed by the [[Poltergeist]]s in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' and [[Amadeus Wolfgeist]] in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''.

==References==
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