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'''Whirlpool''' was an adult male [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Lost Heir (Book)|The Lost Heir]]''. Although despised by [[Princess Anemone]] and [[Princess Tsunami]], Whirlpool was favored by [[Queen Coral]], who, along with allowing him to serve as her official scribe and a member of the [[SeaWing Council]] during his lifetime, had plans for Whirlpool to become king one day by marrying him off to one of her daughters. Whirlpool's unexpected death occurred when Anemone struck him with a spear, accidentally knocking him into a moat brimming with frenzied electric eels.   
'''Whirlpool''' was an adult male [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Lost Heir (Book)|The Lost Heir]]''. Although despised by [[Princess Anemone]] and [[Princess Tsunami]], Whirlpool was favored by [[Queen Coral]], who, along with allowing him to serve as her official scribe and a member of the [[SeaWing Council]] during his lifetime, had plans for Whirlpool to become king one day by marrying him off to one of her daughters. Whirlpool's unexpected death occurred when Anemone struck him with a spear, accidentally knocking him into a moat brimming with frenzied electric eels, in the SeaWing dungeons.   


== Appearance ==
== Appearance ==

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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

Template:Charbox Whirlpool was an adult male SeaWing who was introduced in The Lost Heir. Although despised by Princess Anemone and Princess Tsunami, Whirlpool was favored by Queen Coral, who, along with allowing him to serve as her official scribe and a member of the SeaWing Council during his lifetime, had plans for Whirlpool to become king one day by marrying him off to one of her daughters. Whirlpool's unexpected death occurred when Anemone struck him with a spear, accidentally knocking him into a moat brimming with frenzied electric eels, in the SeaWing dungeons.

Appearance

Whirlpool had dark dull green[1] scales and blobby, pale green, frog-like eyes[1], as well as light green scales decorating his back in a wave pattern[1]. 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[1] claws. He was also described to have dragonet teeth. He does not have the royalty prints on his wings, but is a partial administrator for the records and reports of the royalty and the specific family origins[2]. He was also described by Princess Tsunami to have eyes too big for his eye sockets.[citation needed]

Personality

Whirlpool has been described by Anemone as boring, and according to her, he never allowed Anemone to do anything other than move inanimate objects around during her animus lessons. He was also described to have an oily, oozing voice, and according to Riptide, he was "Queen Coral's favorite instrument of torture". 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. 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. It is also a common theory that Whirlpool intended to drive Anemone crazy by forcing her too use so much of her magic that she would overthrow Coral and take the throne, therefore ensuring Whirlpool's kingship.

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 Prince 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 decided to challenge Queen Coral for the throne. The said weapon was a large, wickedly curved dagger.

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 Darkness of Dragons, 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 Princess Blister about how strong Anemone's animus power really was, claiming that they'd be so grateful that they would grant him the SeaWing throne. He then thought out loud about marrying Auklet instead, saying Anemone probably wouldn't survive the war.

Queen Coral was quite fond of Whirlpool 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.

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 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 the palace was attacked by the SkyWings.

Moon Rising

Moonwatcher 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.

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 Onyx.

Relationships

Queen Coral

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. Although he did try to persuade Anemone to kill Coral by using the dagger and losing her soul, he muttered that Coral could re-marry after learning of Gill's death, implying that he was suggesting himself, possibly to avoid having to marry Anemone or Tsunami (due to his dislike of both AND his desire to be king).

Princess 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 Anemone as an alternative for herself to marry him (It was Queen Coral's idea for Anemone to marry Whirlpool). He gave Tsunami Aquatic lessons ordered by the Queen, which Tsunami disliked, as all they ever did was recite one of the Queen's stories, known as "The Tragedy Of Orca", underwater in Aquatic. After their first (And only) lesson, Tsunami swam away, complaining that she learned nothing. Later, someone tried to murder Tsunami in an underwater tunnel, which was later revealed to be Whirlpool. When Whirlpool explained why he tried to kill Tsunami, he stated that he wanted to marry the more "agreeable" daughter. He did not want to marry Tsunami, to the point that he attempted to murder her. Tsunami had said, "Don't worry, I'd rather be torn apart by tiger sharks than marry you!" to Whirlpool after the explanation.

Princess Anemone and Princess Auklet

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.

Prince Turtle

Although little interaction is shown between the two, Turtle is also shown, like Tsunami and Anemone, to dislike him. Whirlpool wanted to have Turtle tested for animus magic and would have exposed his powers, however Queen Coral decided that the animus tests were over since they had found their animus (Anemone).

Quotes

"Your Majesty. And Your Smaller Majesties." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Before we address our other business-- if I may, Your Majesty, I wanted to tell you how impressive I find your latest work." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Certain to win all the awards in the kingdom, Your Majesty." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Anemone's lessons are going wonderfully. And your scrolls have never been more popular." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"I've organized a reading. Every dragon is clamoring to attend. We're charging an emerald apiece." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Time for your first lesson." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"It is never too soon to fill our minds with knowledge." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"We recited the first chapter of the queen's first work, The Tragedy of Orca." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"With repetition comes perfection. Shall we continue?" -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"All knowledge can be found in the queen's writing." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"I am not impressed with your work ethic!" -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"All right. See if you can return it to your mother's neck..." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Practicing is never a a waste." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"He made an entire pavilion grow from stone before he went mad. The necklace, please." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Yes, watch this. Anemone, catch it with a spear!" -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Ow! What is the meaning of-- Why am I-- Ow! What-- Ow! Stop! OW! I will report you to the-- OW!" -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Anemone! I had no idea you were capable of such powerful magic! We should tell Queen Blister how accomplished you are. She'll be terribly pleased." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Do you think you're threatening from in there?" -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"She may find it quite admirable, actually. I was merely trying to ensure that Anemone dear would be queen." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Yes, but frankly, I really don't want to marry her." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"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." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

"Once I tell the queens what you can do, they'll let me have anything I want." -In The Lost Heir Graphic Novel

Trivia

  • A whirlpool is a body of swirling water produced by opposing currents.
  • 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 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.
  • Whirlpool states that he wanted to marry either Anemone or Auklet in order to become king.
  • 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.
  • It is understood Whirlpool must be a rich dragon, as he wears several items of jewellery.
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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Lost Heir, page 90
  2. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 92


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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