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|quote  = Your Majesty. And Your Smaller Majesties.
|quote  = But, you see, I do want to be [[king]]. So I thought if I got rid of you, I'd improve my chances of marrying a more [[Anemone|agreeable daughter]].
|speaker = Whirlpool to [[Queen Coral]] and her daughters in ''[[The Lost Heir]]''.}}
|speaker = Whirlpool to [[Tsunami]] about his attempt to kill her, ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
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|name       = Whirlpool
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|name     = Whirlpool
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|age       = Old enough to be on the [[SeaWing Council]]
|age       = Adult
|gender     = Male
|gender   = Male
|tribe     = [[SeaWings]]
|tribe     = [[SeaWings]]
|occupation = The [[SeaWing Council]] member for "Publishing & Magic", and a former teacher to [[Princess Anemone|Anemone]]
|powers    =  
|residence  =
 
|status     = Deceased (died in 5011 AS)
|status   = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
|death    = Electrocuted by electric eels
 
|current  = Magic and publishing specialist of the [[SeaWing Council]]
|former    =


|appeared  = ''[[The Lost Heir]]''
|a1App    = ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
|mentioned  = ''[[Winter Turning]]'', ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'', ''[[Talons of Power]]''
|a1Men    =
|a2App    =
|a2Men    = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|a2Oth    =
''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]'' (flashback),<br />
''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]'' (flashback)
|gnApp    = ''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)|The Lost Heir]]''
|gnMen    = ''[[Winter Turning (graphic novel)|Winter Turning]]''
|otFeat    =
''[[Forge Your Dragon World]]'',<br />
''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
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'''Whirlpool''' was an egocentric, egotistical, vain, ditzy, and narcissistic male [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] whose voice had been described as both "smarmy" and "oozing" by [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]] as well as "oily" by [[Prince Turtle|Turtle]]. He was despised by Tsunami and [[Princess Anemone|Anemone]] for more than just his revolting teaching abilities, but their mother, [[Queen Coral]], seemed to find no fault in him and made him her official scribe as well as a member of the [[SeaWing Council]]. Queen Coral had also planned for him to be [[Dragon Kings|king]] one day by marrying him off to one of her daughters. He was killed when Anemone knocked him into a pit of electric eels in the SeaWing prison cell holding the [[Dragonets of Destiny]].
'''Whirlpool''' was an adult male [[SeaWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''. He was a royal scribe, a friend and advisor of [[Queen Coral]], and a member of the [[SeaWing Council]]. He was killed by [[Anemone]] when she accidentally knocked him into a moat of electric eels.


== Appearance ==
== Description ==
Whirlpool had dark green{{Ref|TLH|90}} scales and blobby, pale green, frog-like eyes{{Ref|TLH|90}}, as well as light green scales decorating his back in a wave pattern{{Ref|TLH|90}}. His main accessory was an immense golden hoop earring piercing one of his ears, but he was also described as having multiple golden rings on his ink-stained{{Ref|TLH|90}} claws. He also had "weirdly small" teeth{{Ref|TLH|92}}.
Whirlpool had dark green scales and additional light green scales, dappled in wave patterns, along his spine.{{Ref|TLH|90}} He had blobby, frog-like, pale green eyes{{Ref|TLH|92}} that seemed too large for his eye sockets,{{Ref|TLH|124}} and oddly small teeth.{{Ref|TLH|92}} He wore a large, golden hoop earring in one ear and had dark ink staining his talons.{{Ref|TLH|90}} He also wore several golden rings around his sharp{{Ref|TLH|133}}, fishhook-like{{Ref|TLH|134}} claws.{{Ref|ToP|265}} His smile was toothy and did not reach his eyes,{{Ref|TLH|92}} and he often strutted around.{{Ref|TLH|124}}{{Ref|TLH|205}} [[Tsunami]] viewed him as less handsome than [[Riptide]].{{Ref|TLH|92}}


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
[[Anemone]] described Whirlpool as "boring", and claimed that he never let her do anything in her [[Animus Dragons|animus]] lessons except for moving inanimate objects around, such as making a chair dance or some necklace slither like a snake. At first, he seemed to be completely loyal to [[Queen Coral]], but later he attacked [[Tsunami]] to marry [[Anemone]] to become king, and later he changed his preferences to [[Princess Auklet|Auklet]], as he thought that [[Anemone]] would go crazy because of using her powers too much during the war. He was notorious for his greed. This proved that he was deceiving, and he was also thought by the dragonets to be very annoying. However, [[Queen Coral]] described him as "the most wonderful dragon" but what [[Riptide]] says describes him much better, thinking of him as "[[Queen Coral]]'s favorite instrument of torture."
Whirlpool was haughty,{{Ref|TLH|264}} boring,{{Ref|TLH|208}}{{Ref|TLH|264}} patronizing,{{Ref|TLH|206}} pompous, indignant,{{Ref|TLH|148}} officious,{{Ref|TLH|124}}{{Ref|TLH|205}} ridiculous,{{Ref|TLH|140}} and annoying.{{Ref|TLH|125}} He never allowed Anemone to do anything other than move inanimate objects around during her [[animus]] lessons.{{Ref|TLH|208}} He was also described to have an oily, oozing voice,{{Ref|TLH|90}} and according to Riptide, he was "Queen Coral's favorite instrument of torture."{{Ref|TLH|127}} Although Coral believed him to be a wonderful teacher, Whirlpool usually avoided more claws-on training in favor of traditional literature, even if the latter hindered his pupils.{{Ref|TLH|125}} Whirlpool was also notorious for his greed, and the only reason he had any interest in marrying one of Coral's daughters was that he could obtain power and riches by becoming [[king]].{{Ref|TLH|265}} He slurped loudly while eating and droned on about things, even when no one seemed to be listening.{{Ref|TLH|193}} Whirlpool always sounded like a know-it-all even with things he knew nothing about.{{Ref|ToP|241}}


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== Pre-Series ===
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Whirlpool was an overseer of the [[Talons of Power Ceremony]], which was a test to discover any animus dragons in the tribe. When [[Turtle]] was four, he was escorted by Whirlpool to this event. Whirlpool tested dragonets in groups of three, ordering them to make their coconuts hover. When [[Anemone]]'s powers were discovered, he reluctantly ended it before he was able to test the remaining dragonets. Sometime before ''[[The Lost Heir]]'', he had hidden a weapon for [[Anemone]] for when she decides to challenge [[Queen Coral]] for the throne. The said weapon was a large, wickedly curved dagger.
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|content = Whirlpool was an overseer of the [[Talons of Power ceremony]], which was a test to discover any animus [[dragons]] in the tribe. When [[Turtle]] was four, he was escorted by Whirlpool to this event. Whirlpool tested [[dragonets]] in groups of three, ordering them to make their coconuts hover. When Anemone's powers were discovered, he reluctantly ended it before he was able to test the remaining dragonets.  


===''[[The Lost Heir]]''===
Sometime before ''The Lost Heir'', he had hidden a [[Weapons|weapon]] on the very same island the Talons of Power ceremony occurred, hiding it in the sand for Anemone to use when she decided to challenge Queen Coral for the [[Dragon royalty|throne]]. The said weapon was a "large, wickedly curved dagger."
Whirlpool, a member of [[Queen Coral]]'s Council, as previously mentioned, taught both [[Anemone]] and [[Tsunami]] how to speak  [[Aquatic]], trained [[Anemone]] in her animus abilities even though in [[Darkness of Dragons|''Darkness of Dragons'']], [[Anemone]] was pretty sure he wanted her to lose her soul.
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=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
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|heading = ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
|content = Whirlpool, a member of Queen Coral's Council, as previously mentioned, taught both Anemone and Tsunami how to speak [[Aquatic]], trained Anemone in her animus abilities even though in ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]'', Anemone was pretty sure he wanted her to lose her soul.


During the time when [[Tsunami]] came to visit the royal family, he attempted to teach her [[Aquatic]]. His method was to recite all of [[Queen Coral]]'s work over a span of five years. [[Tsunami]] found this ineffective and swam away angrily, in the end, she learned more [[Aquatic]] from [[Riptide]] instead of Whirlpool.
During the time when Tsunami came to visit the royal family, he attempted to teach her Aquatic, but this lasted only for one day. His method was to recite all of Queen Coral's work over a span of five years. Tsunami found this ineffective and swam away angrily. In the end, she learned more Aquatic from Riptide instead of Whirlpool.


Whirlpool wanted to marry [[Anemone]] and become the king; he also threatened to tell [[Coral]] and [[Princess Blister|Blister]] about how strong [[Anemone]]'s animus power really was, claiming that they'd be so grateful that they would grant him the [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] throne. He then thought out loud about marrying [[Auklet]] instead, after saying [[Anemone]] probably wouldn't survive the war.
Whirlpool wanted to marry Anemone and become the king; he also threatened to tell Coral and [[Blister]] about how strong Anemone's animus power really was, claiming that they would be so grateful that they would grant him the SeaWing throne. He then thought out loud about marrying [[Auklet]] instead, saying Anemone probably would not survive the war.


[[Queen Coral ]] was quite fond of him and often gloated about him, so much as to raise the possibility of [[Tsunami]] marrying him, although [[Tsunami]] showed no interest in Whirlpool and, in fact, despised him. He tried to murder [[Tsunami]] because of this since that would increase the chances of [[Anemone]] becoming queen, and he would have a better chance of marrying [[Anemone]], making him king. He attempted the murder with a kelp sack and a suit of armor but [[Tsunami]] fought him off and he sped away before he could be discovered.
Queen Coral was quite fond of Whirlpool and often praised him, so much as to raise the possibility of Tsunami marrying him, although Tsunami showed no interest in Whirlpool and, in fact, despised him. He tried to murder Tsunami because of this since that would increase the chances of Anemone becoming [[queen]], and he would have a better chance of marrying Anemone, making him king. He attempted the murder with a kelp sack and a suit of armor but Tsunami fought him off and he sped away before he could be discovered.


After the [[The Dragonets of Destiny|dragonets]] were imprisoned, [[Anemone]] came to visit and [[Animus-Touched Objects|enchanted]] a narwhal spear to search for the dragon that had attacked [[Tsunami]]. It herded Whirlpool into the prison, and Whirlpool exclaimed how impressed he was by [[Anemone]]'s power, and threatened to tell [[Blister]] and [[Queen Coral]]. Then, [[Anemone]] struck him with the spear, causing Whirlpool to fall into the moat which surrounded the dragonets' prison. The moat was full of massive electric eels that gave off shocks strong enough to kill a dragon, charging the water with deadly force. When Whirlpool fell in, there was a blinding flash, and he should have been killed by the eels, though this has not been confirmed. It is likely he did die because the eels would not have let him live. [[Anemone]], terrified that [[Coral]] would find out, went back to [[Coral]] moments before [[Summer Palace|the palace]] was attacked by the [[SkyWings]].
After the [[dragonets of destiny|dragonets]] were imprisoned, Anemone came to visit and enchanted a narwhal spear to search for the dragon that had attacked Tsunami. It herded Whirlpool into the prison, and Whirlpool exclaimed how impressed he was by Anemone's power, and threatened to tell Blister and Queen Coral. Then, Anemone struck him with the spear, causing Whirlpool to fall into the moat which surrounded the dragonets' prison. The moat was full of massive electric eels that gave off shocks strong enough to kill a dragon, charging the water with deadly force. When Whirlpool fell in, there was a blinding flash, and he was killed by the eels. Anemone, terrified that Coral would find out, went back to Coral moments before [[Summer Palace|the palace]] was attacked by the [[SkyWings]].
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=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
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|content = [[Moonwatcher]] accidentally read Anemone's mind as she was swimming with her fellow SeaWings at [[Jade Mountain]], and she was thinking about the death of Whirlpool and how strong her animus powers were growing.
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|heading = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|content = Whirlpool was mentioned in Anemone's thoughts in the epilogue. Anemone reflected on how she could do anything she wanted at the [[Jade Mountain Academy|academy]] now that she was free from her mother's harness. She believed that killing Whirlpool taught her mother that she was the most powerful dragon in the world, and if it did not, she would teach her some other way.
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|heading = ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]''
|content = Turtle reflected on the Talons of Power ceremony. In the climactic battle, Anemone says, "If Whirlpool was wrong, I'll hunt down his drifting corpse and kill him all over again," and then she admits that she did not accidentally kill Whirlpool, but did it on purpose to protect her sister Tsunami, and to make sure her mother Coral and Princess Blister did not find out how powerful she was becoming. She also says to him that before his death, Whirlpool wanted to be king really badly, so he had tried to shape her into a darker dragon and told her about the hidden dagger buried on the beach of the [[Island Palace]] that she could use to kill her mother in hopes that he would be by her side.
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=== Field Guides ===
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|content = Whirlpool was mentioned by Coral in her [[scroll]] about the [[War of SandWing Succession]].
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=== [[Moon Rising|''Moon Rising'']] ===
== Relationships ==
[[Moon]] accidentally reads [[Anemone]]'s mind while she is swimming with her fellow [[SeaWings]] on [[Jade Mountain]], and she was thinking about the death of Whirlpool and how strong her animus powers were growing.
=== [[Anemone]] ===
 
Anemone seemed hopeful when Tsunami was introduced to Whirlpool, as Anemone did not want to marry him and hoped that Tsunami might take her place.{{Ref|TLH|92}} She considers him dreadful and despises the idea of marrying him,{{Ref|TLH|104}} and he speaks to her patronizingly.{{Ref|TLH|206}} She considers him awful, and often glared at him.{{Ref|TLH|208}} Whirlpool did not like Anemone much, but would have preferred marrying her over Tsunami.{{Ref|TLH|265}} Anemone suspected that Whirlpool wanted her to turn evil and challenge Coral for the throne in order to become king.{{Ref|ToP|262-263}}
=== ''[[Talons of Power]]'' ===
In the climactic battle in the end of ''Talons of Power'', [[Anemone]] says, "If Whirlpool was wrong, I'll hunt down his drifting corpse and kill him all over again" and then she admits that she did not accidentally kill Whirlpool, but did it on purpose to protect her sister [[Tsunami]], and to make sure her mother [[Coral]] and [[Princess Blister]] didn't find out how powerful she was becoming. She also says to him that before his death, Whirlpool wanted to be king really badly, so he had tried to shape her into a darker dragon and told her about the hidden dagger buried on the beach of the [[Island Palace]] that she could use to kill her mother in hoping he would be by her side.
 
=== ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'' ===
He is mentioned by [[Turtle]] when they look in all the Kingdoms for [[Ex-Princess Onyx|Onyx]].


== Relationships ==
=== [[Coral]] ===
=== [[Queen Coral]] ===
Whirlpool was Coral's most trusted advisor.{{Ref|AGttDW|40}} Coral considered Whirlpool to be an intelligent,{{Ref|TLH|137}} handsome,{{Ref|TLH|92}} wonderful, brilliant young dragon.{{Ref|TLH|89}} Whirlpool bowed to Coral elaborately when greeting her,{{Ref|TLH|90}} and she considered him very clever; she was especially impressed by his invention of permanent squid ink.{{Ref|TLH|91}} Whirlpool was fond of Coral's writing and would often talk about{{Ref|TLH|193}} or praise her for her work.{{Ref|TLH|137}} He spoke to her in a voice full of sincere admiration.{{Ref|TLH|197}}
Queen Coral described him as "brilliant" and "wonderful" and wanted him to marry Anemone or Tsunami. He had no fault in her eyes and was perfect. She even went as far as to call him handsome.


=== [[Tsunami]] ===
=== [[Tsunami]] ===
When Tsunami first met Whirlpool, the dragon started to kiss up to her immediately, much to her disgust. The SeaWing was repulsed by the idea of marrying Whirlpool, suggested by Queen Coral. He gave the dragon Aquatic lessons ordered by the Queen. Tsunami said, "Don't worry, I'd rather be torn apart by tiger sharks than marry you!" to Whirlpool when he explained why he tried to kill Tsunami. He did not want to marry her, to the point that he attempted to murder her.
Tsunami would never marry Whirlpool,{{Ref|TLH|104}} a feeling that is mutual.{{Ref|TLH|265}} She considers him awful and annoying,{{Ref|TLH|197}} and stated that he was a horrible teacher.{{Ref|TLH|223}}


=== [[Princess Anemone|Anemone]] and [[Princess Auklet|Auklet]] ===
== Quotes ==
Whirlpool wanted to marry one of the younger sisters to become king, due to him and Tsunami's mutual dislike for each other. He believed that he should ask Queen Coral to let him marry Auklet since he assumed that Anemone would not survive the war. He trained Anemone with her animus powers, mostly by having her move things around with them. He had made her enchant many things, most likely in order for her to go insane and kill Coral to become Queen. Whirlpool preferred to marry Auklet, not Anemone or Tsunami, so he attempted to kill Tsunami and drive Anemone mad. If Anemone was a deranged queen, Whirlpool would have an excuse to get rid of her and move Auklet to the role of Queen once the time came.
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|quote  = All knowledge can be found in the queen's writing. [...] If we recite three chapters a day, we should get through her entire body of work in about five years.
|speaker = to Tsunami about her aquatic training
|book    = [[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]
|page    = 125
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|quote  = My goodness. Anemone, I had no idea you were capable of such powerful magic. I must be a brilliant teacher.
|speaker = to Anemone about her magic
|book    = [[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]
|page    = 264
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = But I do want to be king. [...] So I thought if I got rid of you, I'd improve my chances of marrying a more agreeable daughter.
|speaker = to Tsunami about why he attempted to kill her
|book    = [[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]
|page    = 265
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = It's not really up to you. [...] Once I tell Queen Coral and Queen Blister about what you can do, they'll be so grateful, they'll let me have anything I want. But of course, then you'll be very busy using your powers to win the war. And you probably won't survive that. So I should really ask for Auklet instead.
|speaker = to Anemone about his plan to become king
|book    = [[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]
|page    = 265
}}


== Trivia ==
== Gallery ==
*A whirlpool is a body of swirling water produced by opposing currents.
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*Whirlpool's voice has been described as oily, oozy and slow, and Tsunami describes his voice like squids creeping into her ears. This is ironic because whirlpools are supposed to whirl around super fast.
Whirlpool GN.png|Whirlpool from ''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
*Whirlpool created an ink mixed with whale blood and squid ink to make ink that never fades, though this does mean he and Coral are left with permanent stains on their talons.
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*Whirlpool states that he wanted to marry either Anemone or Auklet in order to become king.
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*[[Tui T. Sutherland|Tui]] has repeatedly hinted that Whirlpool is alive, and has been ambiguous on the whole matter.
*''Talons of Power ''confirms Whirlpool's death when Anemone mentions that she has had nightmares "ever since Whirlpool died".
**However, it has been shown in the Winglet ''[[Assassin]]'' that a dragon can survive an electrical injury.
*In ''Talons of Power'', Anemone says that he most likely made her use her animus magic many times so she would turn evil and kill Coral.
*Whirlpool, in ''Talons of Power'', apparently saw Prince Turtle's coconut move, but he could not comment on that due to everyone in the room witnessing Anemone's coconut move.
*He has been described by Riptide as "Queen Coral's favorite instrument of torture."


*It was mentioned that [[Whirlpool]] had rings, even though it's impossible to wear rings on webbed talons.
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whirlypool.jpg|Whirlpool by [[User:BoneTheSandwing|BoneTheSandwing]]
Chibi Whirlpool.jpg|Chibi Whirlpool by [[User:Nathia Safira|Nathia Safira]]
Whirlpoolfrontveiw.png|Whirlpool by [[User:Heron the Mudwing|Heron The Mudwing]]
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Gloriouslyswag.png|Whirlpool by [[User:ZzzSleepyCreeper|ZzzSleepyCreeper]]
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"But, you see, I do want to be king. So I thought if I got rid of you, I'd improve my chances of marrying a more agreeable daughter."
— Whirlpool to Tsunami about his attempt to kill her, The Lost Heir

Whirlpool was an adult male SeaWing who was introduced in The Lost Heir. He was a royal scribe, a friend and advisor of Queen Coral, and a member of the SeaWing Council. He was killed by Anemone when she accidentally knocked him into a moat of electric eels.

Description

Whirlpool had dark green scales and additional light green scales, dappled in wave patterns, along his spine.[1] He had blobby, frog-like, pale green eyes[2] that seemed too large for his eye sockets,[3] and oddly small teeth.[2] He wore a large, golden hoop earring in one ear and had dark ink staining his talons.[1] He also wore several golden rings around his sharp[4], fishhook-like[5] claws.[6] His smile was toothy and did not reach his eyes,[2] and he often strutted around.[3][7] Tsunami viewed him as less handsome than Riptide.[2]

Personality

Whirlpool was haughty,[8] boring,[9][8] patronizing,[10] pompous, indignant,[11] officious,[3][7] ridiculous,[12] and annoying.[13] He never allowed Anemone to do anything other than move inanimate objects around during her animus lessons.[9] He was also described to have an oily, oozing voice,[1] and according to Riptide, he was "Queen Coral's favorite instrument of torture."[14] Although Coral believed him to be a wonderful teacher, Whirlpool usually avoided more claws-on training in favor of traditional literature, even if the latter hindered his pupils.[13] Whirlpool was also notorious for his greed, and the only reason he had any interest in marrying one of Coral's daughters was that he could obtain power and riches by becoming king.[15] He slurped loudly while eating and droned on about things, even when no one seemed to be listening.[16] Whirlpool always sounded like a know-it-all even with things he knew nothing about.[17]

Biography

Pre-Series

Whirlpool was an overseer of the Talons of Power ceremony, which was a test to discover any animus dragons in the tribe. When Turtle was four, he was escorted by Whirlpool to this event. Whirlpool tested dragonets in groups of three, ordering them to make their coconuts hover. When Anemone's powers were discovered, he reluctantly ended it before he was able to test the remaining dragonets.

Sometime before The Lost Heir, he had hidden a weapon on the very same island the Talons of Power ceremony occurred, hiding it in the sand for Anemone to use when she decided to challenge Queen Coral for the throne. The said weapon was a "large, wickedly curved dagger."

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Lost Heir

Whirlpool, a member of Queen Coral's Council, as previously mentioned, taught both Anemone and Tsunami how to speak Aquatic, trained Anemone in her animus abilities even though in Talons of Power, Anemone was pretty sure he wanted her to lose her soul.

During the time when Tsunami came to visit the royal family, he attempted to teach her Aquatic, but this lasted only for one day. His method was to recite all of Queen Coral's work over a span of five years. Tsunami found this ineffective and swam away angrily. In the end, she learned more Aquatic from Riptide instead of Whirlpool.

Whirlpool wanted to marry Anemone and become the king; he also threatened to tell Coral and Blister about how strong Anemone's animus power really was, claiming that they would be so grateful that they would grant him the SeaWing throne. He then thought out loud about marrying Auklet instead, saying Anemone probably would not survive the war.

Queen Coral was quite fond of Whirlpool and often praised him, so much as to raise the possibility of Tsunami marrying him, although Tsunami showed no interest in Whirlpool and, in fact, despised him. He tried to murder Tsunami because of this since that would increase the chances of Anemone becoming queen, and he would have a better chance of marrying Anemone, making him king. He attempted the murder with a kelp sack and a suit of armor but Tsunami fought him off and he sped away before he could be discovered.

After the dragonets were imprisoned, Anemone came to visit and enchanted a narwhal spear to search for the dragon that had attacked Tsunami. It herded Whirlpool into the prison, and Whirlpool exclaimed how impressed he was by Anemone's power, and threatened to tell Blister and Queen Coral. Then, Anemone struck him with the spear, causing Whirlpool to fall into the moat which surrounded the dragonets' prison. The moat was full of massive electric eels that gave off shocks strong enough to kill a dragon, charging the water with deadly force. When Whirlpool fell in, there was a blinding flash, and he was killed by the eels. Anemone, terrified that Coral would find out, went back to Coral moments before the palace was attacked by the SkyWings.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising
Moonwatcher accidentally read Anemone's mind as she was swimming with her fellow SeaWings at Jade Mountain, and she was thinking about the death of Whirlpool and how strong her animus powers were growing.
Winter Turning
Whirlpool was mentioned in Anemone's thoughts in the epilogue. Anemone reflected on how she could do anything she wanted at the academy now that she was free from her mother's harness. She believed that killing Whirlpool taught her mother that she was the most powerful dragon in the world, and if it did not, she would teach her some other way.
Talons of Power
Turtle reflected on the Talons of Power ceremony. In the climactic battle, Anemone says, "If Whirlpool was wrong, I'll hunt down his drifting corpse and kill him all over again," and then she admits that she did not accidentally kill Whirlpool, but did it on purpose to protect her sister Tsunami, and to make sure her mother Coral and Princess Blister did not find out how powerful she was becoming. She also says to him that before his death, Whirlpool wanted to be king really badly, so he had tried to shape her into a darker dragon and told her about the hidden dagger buried on the beach of the Island Palace that she could use to kill her mother in hopes that he would be by her side.

Field Guides

A Guide to the Dragon World
Whirlpool was mentioned by Coral in her scroll about the War of SandWing Succession.

Relationships

Anemone

Anemone seemed hopeful when Tsunami was introduced to Whirlpool, as Anemone did not want to marry him and hoped that Tsunami might take her place.[2] She considers him dreadful and despises the idea of marrying him,[18] and he speaks to her patronizingly.[10] She considers him awful, and often glared at him.[9] Whirlpool did not like Anemone much, but would have preferred marrying her over Tsunami.[15] Anemone suspected that Whirlpool wanted her to turn evil and challenge Coral for the throne in order to become king.[19]

Coral

Whirlpool was Coral's most trusted advisor.[20] Coral considered Whirlpool to be an intelligent,[21] handsome,[2] wonderful, brilliant young dragon.[22] Whirlpool bowed to Coral elaborately when greeting her,[1] and she considered him very clever; she was especially impressed by his invention of permanent squid ink.[23] Whirlpool was fond of Coral's writing and would often talk about[16] or praise her for her work.[21] He spoke to her in a voice full of sincere admiration.[24]

Tsunami

Tsunami would never marry Whirlpool,[18] a feeling that is mutual.[15] She considers him awful and annoying,[24] and stated that he was a horrible teacher.[25]

Quotes

"All knowledge can be found in the queen's writing. [...] If we recite three chapters a day, we should get through her entire body of work in about five years."
― to Tsunami about her aquatic training (The Lost Heir, page 125)
"My goodness. Anemone, I had no idea you were capable of such powerful magic. I must be a brilliant teacher."
― to Anemone about her magic (The Lost Heir, page 264)
"But I do want to be king. [...] So I thought if I got rid of you, I'd improve my chances of marrying a more agreeable daughter."
― to Tsunami about why he attempted to kill her (The Lost Heir, page 265)
"It's not really up to you. [...] Once I tell Queen Coral and Queen Blister about what you can do, they'll be so grateful, they'll let me have anything I want. But of course, then you'll be very busy using your powers to win the war. And you probably won't survive that. So I should really ask for Auklet instead."
― to Anemone about his plan to become king (The Lost Heir, page 265)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Lost Heir, page 90
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Lost Heir, page 92
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Lost Heir, page 124
  4. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 133
  5. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 134
  6. ↑ Talons of Power, page 265
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Lost Heir, page 205
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Lost Heir, page 264
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 The Lost Heir, page 208
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Lost Heir, page 206
  11. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 148
  12. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 140
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Lost Heir, page 125
  14. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 127
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 The Lost Heir, page 265
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 The Lost Heir, page 193
  17. ↑ Talons of Power, page 241
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 The Lost Heir, page 104
  19. ↑ Talons of Power, page 262-263
  20. ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 40
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 The Lost Heir, page 137
  22. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 89
  23. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 91
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 The Lost Heir, page 197
  25. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 223


SeaWings
Queens

Present: Coral
Historical: Lagoon • Pearl

Royalty
(Present)

Anemone • Auklet • Cerulean • Fin • Gill • Moray • Octopus • Orca • Shark • Tsunami • Turtle

Royalty
(Historical)

Albatross • Clearpool • Cowrie • Current • Eel • Fathom • Humpback • Manta • Reef • Ripple • Sapphire • Scallop • Splash

Jade Mountain

Anemone • Barracuda • Pike • Snail • Tsunami • Turtle

Other Dragons
(Present)

Abalone • Flounder • Herring • Kelp • Lagoon • Nautilus • Pearl • Piranha • Riptide • Snail • Snapper • Squid • Tempest • Tortoise • Urchin • Webs • Whirlpool

Other Dragons
(Historical)

Indigo • Lionfish • Wharf

Hybrids

Typhoon

Folklore

Droplet

Kingdom

Bay of a Thousand Scales • Deep Palace • Summer Palace

Kingdom
(Historical)

Island Palace

Society

Aquatic • Bombing of the Summer Palace • Royal SeaWing Massacre • SeaWing Council • Talons of Power ceremony


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