Buster
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| “ | Knows that a gentleman must train to be healthy! Can you complete his program? | ” | — Patch Plaza description |
Buster is a minor character who appears in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn. His name comes from the verb "bust", meaning "to defeat".
After buying the third floor on the apartment in Patch Plaza, Kirby and Prince Fluff can meet Buster after placing the Chimney, the Totem Pole, the Outdoor Bath and the Torch in his room. When he shows up, he can challenge Kirby to his minigame called "Buster's Training". What makes his minigame unique from the other neighbors' is that Kirby must defeat a certain number of enemies within a time limit by any means. Also, like the other neighbors, he gives Kirby a reward of Fabric, that can be used as wallpaper or carpet for Kirby's Pad, when Kirby successfully accomplishes his minigames.
Buster’s Training
- Main article: Buster's Training
| No. | Level | Difficulty | Time (minutes/seconds) | How many enemies | Fabric |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweets Park | 1 | 1:20 | 10 |  Sweet Dot |
| 2 | Rainbow Falls | 1 | 1:30 | 20 |  Waddle Dee |
| 3 | Pyramid Sands | 2 | 1:30 | 10 |  Mummy Mania |
| 4 | Mushroom Run | 2 | 2:30 | 15 |  Buttonfly |
| 5 | Melody Town | 2 | 0:40 | 10 |  Orange Soda |
| 6 | Cool Cave | 3 | 1:30 | 15 |  Dandan |
| 7 | Dino Jungle | 3 | 0:45 | 25 |  Hot Wings |
| 8 | Splash Beach | 3 | 0:40 | 15 |  Water Hoop |
| 9 | Blub-Blub Ocean | 3 | 0:30 | 10 |  Waterfall |
| 10 | Snowy Fields | 3 | 1:00 | 20 |  Midnight Dot |
| 11 | Frosty Wheel | 3 | 0:45 | 10 |  Snowflakes |
| 12 | Mysterious UFO | 3 | 0:15 | 4 |  UFO Sighting |
| 13 | Stellar Way | 4 | 1:00 | 30 |  Meta Knight |
| 14 | Whispy’s Forest | 4 | 0:50 | 20 |  Woods |
| 15 | Tempest Towers | 4 | 0:35 | 10 |  Candy Dot |
| 16 | Cloud Palace | 4 | 1:10 | 70 |  Yin-Yarn |
| 17 | Weird Woods | 4 | 1:00 | 30 |  Fangora |
| 18 | Dark Manor | 5 | 1:30 | 15 |  Squashini |
| 19 | Boom Boatyard | 5 | 1:30 | 20 |  Capamari |
| 20 | Evergreen Lift | 5 | 1:20 | 20 |  King Dedede |
Gallery
In-game screenshot from Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
Kirby in Buster's Pad
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガッチン Gacchin |
Possibly from a corruption of「がちがち」(gachi-gachi, an ideophone for brawny muscles) |
| Canadian French | Bo Muskle | Likely an altered spelling of "beaux muscle" (good/beautiful muscles) |
| European French | Costo | Pun on "costaud" (husky) |
| German | Bizepeter | From "Bizeps" (biceps) and the name "Peter" |
| Italian | Baldo | Meaning "bold" and "self-confident" |
| Korean | 든든이 deundeun-i |
Combination of "든든" (deun-deun, "stout" or "strong") and "~이" (-i, Korean noun-forming suffix) |
| Spanish | Bronquín | Possibly from a diminutive of "bronca" (fight) |
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