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| {{distinguish|Tweeter|Twister|Whirlwind}}
| | '''Tweesters''' are tornado-like obstacles found in many [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' games]] that try to touch [[Mario]] so that he flies up into the air and lands somewhere that he doesn't want to land. In most of the games they cannot harm Mario directly and can only force him into a more dangerous situation. They are usually found in desert levels. |
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| | ===Super Mario Series=== |
| |image=[[File:Tweester MP5.png|250px]]<br>Model of a Tweester in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''
| | [[Image:Galaxy_Tweester.jpg|150px]]'''Tweester''' as it appears in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]]) | | ====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
| | Tweesters appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''; however, instead of having mean faces as in other games, here they have big white eyeballs, no mouth, and they are actually a bit helpful. However, the garbage they are flinging around can hurt [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if he makes contact with it. Also when the player touches one, he will spin around. Then he has to do a [[Spinning|spin]], and the Tweester will make him go flying in the air while Mario or Luigi spins his arms around very quickly like a helicopter. This allows Mario to fly like a helicopter for a very short time. Similar and bigger tornadoes without eyes called [[Galactic Tornado]]es also appear in this game. These tornadoes appeared in the [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]] and made a small appearance in [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]. They do not appear in the sequel, ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. |
| |comparable=[[Bone Twister]]
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| '''Tweesters''', originally referred to as '''whirlwinds''' (alternatively capitalized),<ref> {{cite|quote='''Warning''' Avoid the Whirlwinds! Although you don't fight them, they'll lift you up and plop you somewhere in the grid and you'll have no idea where you are.|author=Farkas, Bart G|title=''Paper Mario'' Official Strategy Guide|page=64}}</ref> are [[tornado]]-like enemies found in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] that try to touch the player, sending them into the air in an attempt to redirect their movements and hinder their progression. In all of the games, they cannot harm the player directly and can only attempt to force them into a more dangerous situation. | |
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| Tweesters are some of the few original [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] characters to reappear in other ''Super Mario'' games, along with [[Whacka]]s, [[Frost Piranha]]s, [[Koopatrol]]s, [[Goomboss]], and the [[Star Spirits]].
| | ===''Paper Mario'' series=== |
| | | ====''Paper Mario''==== |
| ==History== | | [[Image:Tweester.gif|thumb|A Tweester as it appears in ''Paper Mario''.]] |
| ===''Paper Mario''=== | | In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', the first game where they had nasty faces, they would blow Mario one screen north and one screen east in [[Dry Dry Desert]]. It is highly recommended not to touch them, as Mario could easily get lost in the vast sands. However, one particular Tweester (in an area with blue cacti) could blow Mario near a [[Badge]] on top of a high rock, and this Badge could not be reached by any other means. |
| Whirlwinds debut in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', where they forcefully blow [[Mario]] one screen to the north and one screen to the east in [[Dry Dry Desert (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Desert]] if he comes into contact with them. It is typically a poor choice to touch them, as the player can easily get lost within the vast sands. However, one particular whirlwind (in an area with blue cacti) can be used to throw Mario next to the [[Spin Attack (Badge)|Spin Attack]] [[Badge]] on top of a high rock that cannot be reached by any other means.
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| ===''Mario Party'' series=== | | ===''Mario Party'' series=== |
| [[File:Tweester_Orb.jpg|thumb|A [[Tweester Orb]]]] | | [[Image:Tweester_Orb.JPG|thumb|left|A [[Tweester Orb]].]] |
| In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', a Tweester appears under its current name in the minigames [[Twist 'n' Out]] and [[Wind Wavers]]. In ''Mario Party 5'', ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', an [[Orb]] called the [[Tweester Orb]] appears, being based on Tweesters in appearance and function.
| | Like many other minor enemies, Tweesters were featured as [[Orb|Capsules]] in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' franchise]]. In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', a Tweester Capsule would send the [[Star]] to a new location, echoing the roles of the [[Lucky Lamp]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' and the [[Chomp Call]] in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. |
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| ===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
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| In ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', a Tweester, referred to as a '''cyclone''', appears near an island and attacks the [[SS Brass]], making it spin out of control.
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| ==Gallery==
| | In ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', there was a [[Tweester Orb]] that, when the other person touched it, would steal [[coin]]s from them. |
| <gallery>
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| PM Tweester Sprite.png|Cropped screenshot of a whirlwind in ''[[Paper Mario]]''
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| PM Star Piece DryDryDesert.png|''Paper Mario''
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| Wario wins in LR Game.png|''Mario Party 5''
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| Tweester DRRMarioMix.png|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' | |
| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', they took the player to another place if they walked over one of them. |
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| |Jpn=つむじ風
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| |JpnN=''Paper Mario''
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| |JpnR=Tsumujikaze
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| |JpnM=Whirlwind
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| |Jpn2=つむじくん
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| |Jpn2N=''Mario Party'' series
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| |Jpn2R=Tsumuji-kun
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| |Jpn2M=From「つむじ風」(''tsumujikaze'', whirlwind) and「くん」(''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|kun}}''); shared with [[Gusty#Names in other languages|Gusty]]'s Japanese name
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| |Jpn3=たつまき
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| |Jpn3N=''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''
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| |Jpn3R=Tatsumaki
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| |Jpn3M=Tornado; shared with [[tornado#Names in other languages|tornado]] and [[Twister#Names in other languages|Twister]]
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| |Fre=Eol
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| |FreM=Based on ''Éole'' (the French name of "{{wp|Aeolus (son of Hippotes)|Aeolus, son of Hippotes}}", the Greek idol of winds); shared with [[Bone Twister]] and [[Gusty]]
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| |Ger=Tornadino
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| |GerM=Diminutive form of "tornado"; shared with [[Bone Twister]] and [[Gusty]]
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| |Ita=Folino
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| |ItaN=''Mario Party'' series
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| |ItaM=Diminutive version of ''folata'' ("gusty"); shared with [[Gusty]]
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| |Ita2=Ciclone
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| |Ita2N=''Dancing Stage: Mario Mix''
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| |Ita2M=Cyclone
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| |Spa=Tornadino
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| |SpaM=Diminutive form of "tornado"
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| ==References==
| | In ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', it is possible that the [[Bloway Candy]] is based on a Tweester. |
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| | ===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''=== |
| {{MP5}}
| | In ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' a Tweester attacks the [[S.S. Brass]], making it spin out of control. This Tweester appeared on an island, and not the desert. |
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| [[Category:Hazardous objects]]
| | [[Category:Traps and Obstacles]] |
| [[Category:Air creatures]]
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| [[Category:Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix enemies]] | |
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| [[Category:Paper Mario species]] | |
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