Beadrix
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| “ | She loves sparkling beads and other shiny objects! Go collect some with her! | ” | — Cast quote from Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn. |
Beadrix is a character in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn who appears after Kirby designs Apartment #201 in Quilty Square. She is a blue square that is oriented diagonally, with two smaller squares on each side facing upwards. Her English name is a pun on "bead" and the female name "Beatrix", which fits her because she loves beads.
She gives Kirby a challenge called "Beadrix's Run", which consists of collecting as many beads as he can within a time limit in stages already completed. The first time Kirby manages to collect a certain amount of beads, Beadrix will reward him with fabric. Completing a minigame level will make another one available if the level it takes place in has been beaten. There are 20 challenges in all.
Beadrix’s Run
- Main article: Beadrix's Run
| No. | Stage | Difficulty | Time Limit | Beads | Fabric |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flower Fields | 1 | 1:30 | 600 | Happy Flower |
| 2 | Pyramid Sands | 2 | 0:30 | 200 | Hot Land |
| 3 | Big-Bean Vine | 2 | 1:00 | 200 | Grass Land |
| 4 | Sweets Park | 2 | 0:40 | 250 | Ice Cream |
| 5 | Blub-Blub Ocean | 2 | 0:20 | 200 | Blue Star |
| 6 | Deep-Dive Deep | 2 | 0:20 | 200 | Raindrops |
| 7 | Lava Landing | 2 | 0:30 | 160 | Fireball |
| 8 | Mt. Slide | 3 | 0:30 | 100 | Iceberg |
| 9 | Stellar Way | 3 | 0:40 | 320 | Milky Way |
| 10 | Dino Jungle | 3 | 0:25 | 250 | Spooky Woods |
| 11 | Mushroom Run | 3 | 0:30 | 250 | Bitter Cocoa |
| 12 | Fountain Gardens | 4 | 0:20 | 200 | Brick |
| 13 | Whispy's Forest | 4 | 0:30 | 250 | Green Dot |
| 14 | Cozy Cabin | 4 | 0:50 | 680 | Hot Dog |
| 15 | Future City | 5 | 0:40 | 340 | Chain Link |
| 16 | Mole Hole | 4 | 0:40 | 240 | Stone Wall |
| 17 | Evergreen Lift | 4 | 1:00 | 280 | Holiday Trees |
| 18 | Moon Base | 5 | 0:50 | 250 | Planetarium |
| 19 | Battleship Halberd | 5 | 1:20 | 1200 | Halberd |
| 20 | Outer Rings | 5 | 1:30 | 1000 | Ringed Planet |
Gallery
In-game screenshot from Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
Kirby in Beadrix's Pad
Beadrix alongside Saucer Kirby in stage 1 of Beadrix's Run
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビータン Bītan |
From「ビーズ」(bīzu, bead) and「~たん」(-tan), an alternative form of「~ちゃん」(-chan) |
| French | Perlanne | A feminine name that have the word "perle" (bead) |
| German | Perline | Derived from "perle" (bead) |
| Italian | Gemma | Italian for "gem", but it's often used as a name too |
| Korean | 구스리 guseuri |
Combination of 구슬 (bead) with noun-deriving suffix -이 (NB: The final consonant of 구슬 migrating into the suffix syllabic block reflects how one would pronounce the name even if it were written as 구슬이. Indeed, Korean writing is generally morphophonemic rather than purely phonemic, meaning that Korean compound words (whenever practical) preserve the morphology of the underlying morphemes as opposed to always reflecting pronunciation. The writing of the name as 구스리 instead of 구슬이 is thus an idiosyncratic choice of orthography naïve to the constituent root elements, almost childlike.) |
| Latin American Spanish | Gemita | Diminutive of "gem" |
| European Spanish | Cuentisa | Portmanteau of "cuenta" (bead) and feminine name "Isa" |
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