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{{LM portrait infobox
{{portrait-infobox
|icon=MelodyIcon.png
|image=Melody14.png
|image=LM Melody Pianissima Screenshot.png
|width=200px
|width=200px
|full_name=Melody Pianissima, the Beautiful Pianist
|fullname=Melody Pianissima, the Beautiful Pianist
|age=26
|age=26
|biography=Despite playing moving melodies, she has a surly disposition. Oddly enough, she loves video games.
|biography=Despite playing moving melodies, she has a surly disposition. Oddly enough, she likes video games.
|room=[[Conservatory (Luigi's Mansion)|Conservatory]]
|room=Conservatory
|hp=100
|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}}
{{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>
'''Melody Pianissima, the Beautiful Pianist''' is the sixth ghost [[Luigi]] meets and is one of the many portrait ghosts who was freed by [[King Boo]] in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''.
Melody was said to be an expert pianist and also to be very beautiful and vain. She has gotten better at playing the piano since she died. According to her [[Gameboy Horror]] bio, she also loves video games, which may explain the reason she plays a Mario themed song for Luigi.


[[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>
When Luigi opens the door on the first floor and enters the [[Conservatory]] in the second area of the mansion, he must walk around and make all the various instruments there play a Mario theme tune by tapping them. This lures Melody out and she appears, playing the grand piano at the far end of the room. After she plays along with the music for a while, she compliments Luigi for the 'stirring' performance of music he has produced, and she asks him if he would like to listen to her piano sonata. She then plays a classic song from a ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' game (which is either the athletic music from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' or the underwater music from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'') for Luigi and then ask a question about it. If Luigi answers the question wrong, she slams her hands down on the piano and shout that she has put her heart and soul into that piece and that Luigi has insulted her by answering wrong. She then disappears and Luigi must go out of the room and come back in again to repeat the process. If he answers right she laughs and asks him if he would care to do battle with her 'lovely' music sheets. She then attacks him by playing a complicated piece on her piano causing her music sheets to fly at him. Sucking up the sheets with the [[Poltergust 3000]] causes Melody to stop playing the piano and expose her heart, making her vulnerable. Luigi can then stun her with his flashlight and attack her, sucking her up into the Poltergust. After Melody gets sucked in, a green chest appears next to the grand piano which contains a key to the [[Dining Room]].


==Gallery==
==Personality==
===''Luigi's Mansion''===
Melody has a temper which is fairly easily set off. If [[Luigi]] gets the question wrong about the song she played she bangs on the piano and yells that she had played a "beautiful piece" and Luigi "insulted" it. [[Shivers]] the butler is very deeply smitten with her, but she apparently dismisses his affections.
<gallery>
 
MelodyBronze.png|Bronze frame
==Physical Appearance==
MelodySilver.png|Silver frame
Melody wears a long maroon colored dress with long sleeves. White frilly trim is on her sleeves and the bottom of her dress. She has a dark red belt with a white buckle at her waist and has a dark red bow near her neck. She also has a slight collar to the top of her dress.
MelodyGold.png|Gold frame
 
</gallery>
She has a heart shaped head and has long pail blond hair with two long bangs pushed behind her ears. Her hair curves at the bottom of her hairstyle. She has light sky-blue skin and large completely yellow eyes. She also has a small nose.
 
==Heart Quote==
{{quote|Hmph! This ragamuffin looks as if he couldn't play a note!|Melody Pianissima|Luigi's Mansion}} (Shown if scanned when Luigi has not turned on all instruments)
 
{{quote|Show him the power of genius, my Music Sheets!|Melody Pianissima|Luigi's Mansion}} (Shown if scanned while attacking.)


===''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS)===
==Frames==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Melody Bronze frame LM3DS.png|Bronze frame
Image:MelodyBronze.png|<center>Bronze Frame
Melody Silver frame LM3DS.png|Silver frame
Image:MelodySilver.png|<center>Silver Frame
Melody Gold frame LM3DS.png|Gold frame
Image:MelodyGold.png|<center>Gold Frame
Melody Platinum frame LM3DS.png|Platinum frame
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreignname
|Fre=Mélodie Pianissimo, La Belle Pianiste
|Fra=Mélodie Pianissimo, La Belle Pianiste
|FreM=Melody Pianissima, The Beautiful Pianist
|FraM=Melody Pianissima, The Beauty Pianist
|Jpn=ピアン
|Jap=ピアン
|JpnR=Pian
|JapR=Pian
|JpnM=Derived from「ピアノ」(''piano'')
|JapM=From ''piano'' (the instrument has the same name in both English and Japanese).
|Spa=Sol Bemol Mayor, la bella pianista
|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
|SpaM="[[wikipedia:G-flat major|G-flat major]]", a scale of notes.}}
|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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==Trivia==
*Melody's first name is a musical term for the main line of music in a composition.
*Melody's last name comes from "pianissimo", a musical notation meaning to play very softly. The feminine "a" ending has replaced the last letter.
*Melody's piano can be heard in the hallway if Luigi goes near the Conservatory, even without having the key.
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