Tourbillon had dated Aella when they were younger. He meant to propose to her, but then during a performance Aella panicked, resulting in an unfortunate accident where he fell and spun out of control losing feeling in his tail. Aella ran away thinking it was her fault but Tourbillon never held it against her and held onto hope that they may reunite oneday, but Tourbillon's acrobatics career was ended and he spent a long time wheelchair bound. The Circus was still his home and his Ringleader found a new act for him as Swirly the Sad clown. A little bit on the nose and demeaning, but while not as much a fan of his new role he still put effort into being a good clown and is friendly with kids.

Tourbillon has recovered to the point that he is able to stand without a wheelchair for periods of time but is severely limited and relies on his umbrella as a cane. The previous Ringleader has passed away now and Tourbillon has since taken up the responsibility and mantle of Ringleader for the circus making sure all of the Circus performers are taken care of, and now they have their own Circus Ship to travel by sea!

By the time he met Aella again she has become a member of the outlaw crew, The Seven Deadly Sins, and the Divine Avatar of Rayquaza. The two of them are willing to try to start over with each other again and Aella has made a great effort to not run away from her problems but face them head on. Morgan being a magician likes to collaborate and perform with the Circus troop for her own Magical Performance, and Kaida protects them as members of her own crew under her flag as the Pirate Empress.