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{{distinguish|Tweeter|Twister|Whirlwind}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Tweester MP5.png|250px]]<br>Model of a Tweester in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|comparable=[[Bone Twister]]
}}
'''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.

==History==
===''Paper Mario''===
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.

===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:Tweester_Orb.jpg|thumb|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.

===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
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==
<gallery>
PM Tweester Sprite.png|Cropped screenshot of a whirlwind in ''[[Paper Mario]]''
PM Star Piece DryDryDesert.png|''Paper Mario''
Wario wins in LR Game.png|''Mario Party 5''
Tweester DRRMarioMix.png|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=つむじ風
|JpnN=''Paper Mario''
|JpnR=Tsumujikaze
|JpnM=Whirlwind
|Jpn2=つむじくん
|Jpn2N=''Mario Party'' series
|Jpn2R=Tsumuji-kun
|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
|Jpn3=たつまき
|Jpn3N=''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''
|Jpn3R=Tatsumaki
|Jpn3M=Tornado; shared with [[tornado#Names in other languages|tornado]] and [[Twister#Names in other languages|Twister]]
|Fre=Eol
|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]]
|Ger=Tornadino
|GerM=Diminutive form of "tornado"; shared with [[Bone Twister]] and [[Gusty]]
|Ita=Folino
|ItaN=''Mario Party'' series
|ItaM=Diminutive version of ''folata'' ("gusty"); shared with [[Gusty]]
|Ita2=Ciclone
|Ita2N=''Dancing Stage: Mario Mix''
|Ita2M=Cyclone
|Spa=Tornadino
|SpaM=Diminutive form of "tornado"
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Hazardous objects]]
[[Category:Air creatures]]
[[Category:Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix enemies]]
[[Category:Mario Party 5]]
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[[Category:Mario Party 7]]
[[Category:Paper Mario species]]
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