Whirlin

This article is about a monster in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue.

Whirlin
Season	Lightspeed Rescue
Episode	Riding the Edge
Voice Actor	John C. Hyke

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"Ha ha ha! (...) Whirlin, at your service."

―Whirlin's first line.^[src]

"Don't you realize you can't stop me? Hu hu he he he!"

―Whirlin after being blasted by the Red Ranger's Rescue Blaster.^[src]

"Wind Spin!"

―Whirlin's last words before his demise.^[src]

Whirlin is a tornado-themed horned bat demon and the primary antagonist of the episode "Riding the Edge".

History

As an idea given to him by Vypra, Diabolico had Jinxer create a tornado-themed monster named Whirlin. Whirlin first attacked Mariner Bay in a form of a tornado, then disappeared to let Diabolico introduce himself to Carter, Chad, Joel, Kelsey, and Dana, the Rangers, and later appeared to attack the city again after Diabolico's introduction.

Carter managed to scan the tornado and blasted Whirlin with his Rescue Blaster, forcing him to transform back to his original form and summon an army of Batlings. As the other Rangers fought the Batlings, Carter fought Whirling, but was outmatched. The other Rangers came in, but they too got blasted by Whirlin's mouth fireballs. The Rangers used their Rescue Blasters, forcing Whirlin to retreat.

He then attacked a space shuttle which Kelsey's friend Nancy was piloting, but was destroyed inside of his tornado by the Lightspeed Rangers with the Unilaser after they rescued Nancy and the shuttle.

Jinxer used a Growth Card to enlarge Whirlin so he can attack Mariner Bay, forcing the Rangers to form the Lightspeed Megazord to take on the demon. He attempted to use his Wind Spin ability on the Megazord, but that did very little harm on it. The Megazord then used its Ladder Arms Power Punch to attack the monster before throwing him with great force. Even then Whirlin was not down yet. So the Lightspeed Rangers then used the Lightspeed Megazord's Saber to destroy Whirlin once and for all. TV STORY-Riding the Edge

Personality

Whirlin was a monster that took great pleasured in destroying the Rangers. He is arrogant, thinking that he was "invincible". He despised the Rangers and is willing to defeat them at any cost. He is confident, destructive, boastful and pompous, as seen when he enjoyed laughing at the Rangers and causing havoc in the town. However he is very loyal to Diabolico.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Whirlin in his tornado form.

• Tornado Transformation: True to his name, Whirlin can transform into a tornado to cause massive havoc around Mariner Bay, or as a means of faster travel.
• Mouth Fireballs: Whirlin can shoot fireballs from his mouth.
• Wind Spin: Whirlin can spin and launch a barrage of debris at his enemies.

Abilities

• Strength: Even though Whirlin is one of the earlier monsters, he is surprisingly strong, powerful enough to nearly out match all five Rescue Rangers with ease.
• Durability: Whirlin shrugged off blasts from the Rangers' Rescue Blasters and survived getting thrown aside by the Lightspeed Megazord.
• Batling Summoning: Whirlin can summon an army of Batlings to aid him in battle.

Weaknesses

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Arsenal

• Claws: Despite lacking weapons, Whirlin can fight using his claws.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

• Whirlin is voiced by John C. Hyke.

Design

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Etymology

• Whirlin's name comes from a type of wind called a Whirlwind.

Notes

Whirlin in storage.

• Whirlin's design bears a strong resemblance to the second form of Dracula, the main antagonist of the video game franchies, Castlevania.
  • Additionally, the fireballs Whirlin fires from his mouth are similar to the ones Dracula's monster form fires from his mouth.
• The reason the Megazord threw Whirlin instead of immediately using its saber was because this was only Episode 2 in GoGoV and the first appearance of the Lightspeed Megazord Saber. The editors cut out an extended scene where the Rangers had the Braver Sword introduced to them as this would be redundant after it was introduced in the previous episode.
  • Quakemon originally came from Episode 7.

Appearances

• Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
  • Episode 4: Riding the Edge

See Also

• Tornado Saima Beast Tornedeus - Super Sentai counterpart in GoGoFive. See comparison page.