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{{quote|He loves to play hide-and-seek! Try to find him and his friends!|Cast quote from ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn|Kirby's]] [[Kirby's  Extra Epic Yarn|(Extra)]] [[Kirby's  Epic Yarn|Epic Yarn]]''.}}
{{quote|He loves to play hide-and-seek! Try to find him and his friends!|Cast quote from ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn|Kirby's]] [[Kirby's  Extra Epic Yarn|(Extra)]] [[Kirby's  Epic Yarn|Epic Yarn]]''.}}
'''Zeke''' is a key-like creature that appears in ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn|Kirby's]] [[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn|(Extra)]] [[Kirby's  Epic Yarn|Epic Yarn]]''. After Kirby properly decorates Apartment 102, Zeke will become a tenant. He will play a minigame with Kirby called "Zeke's Hide-and Seek". In these minigames, Zeke and his friends will split up, and Kirby must find them throughout levels that Kirby has already completed in a designated amount of time. The reward for completing each level of the minigame is [[Fabric]]. After complete a minigame level, another one will become available providing the stage the game is held in has already been played through. There are 18 levels in all.
'''Zeke''' is a monkey-like creature that appears in ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''. After [[Kirby]] and [[Prince Fluff]] properly decorates Apartment 102 with [[Furniture|the Flower Sofa and the Flower Clock]], Zeke will become a tenant. He will play a [[Sub-Game|minigame]] with Kirby called "[[Zeke's Hide-and-Seek]]". In these minigames, Zeke and his friends will split up, and Kirby must find them throughout levels that Kirby has already completed in a designated amount of time. The reward for completing each level of the minigame is [[Fabric]]. After completing a minigame level, another one will become available, providing the stage the game is held in has already been played through. There are 18 levels in all.
 
Zeke's name is based on "seek", fitting for his hide-and-seek minigames.


==Zeke's Hide-and-Seek==
==Zeke's Hide-and-Seek==
{{main|Zeke's Hide-and-Seek}}
{{main|Zeke's Hide-and-Seek}}
{|
{| class="wikitable"style="text-align:center"
|-
! No.
! No.
! Level
! [[Level]]
! Difficulty
! [[Difficulty]]
! Time (minutes)
! Time (minutes)
! Fabric
! [[Fabric]]
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| Fountain Gardens
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 1.png|150px]]<br>[[Fountain Gardens]]
| 1
| 1
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Blue Sky
| [[File:KEY Fabric Blue Sky.png]]<br>Blue Sky
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| Rainbow Falls
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 2.png|150px]]<br>[[Rainbow Falls]]
| 1
| 1
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Rainbow Dot
| [[File:KEY Fabric Rainbow Dot.png]]<br>Rainbow Dot
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| Big-Bean Vine
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 3.png|150px]]<br>[[Big-Bean Vine]]
| 2
| 2
| 1:00
| 1:00
| Natural Dot
| [[File:KEY Fabric Natural Dot.png]]<br>Natural Dot
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| Pyramid Sands
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 4.png|150px]]<br>[[Pyramid Sands]]
| 2
| 2
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Red Dot
| [[File:KEY Fabric Red Dot.png]]<br>Red Dot
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| Cool Cave
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 5.png|150px]]<br>[[Cool Cave]]
| 2
| 2
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Red Tartan
| [[File:KEY Fabric Red Tartan.png]]<br>Red Tartan
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| Flower Fields
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 6.png|150px]]<br>[[Flower Fields]]
| 2
| 2
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Sunflower
| [[File:KEY Fabric Sunflower.png]]<br>Sunflower
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| Dino Jungle
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 7.png|150px]]<br>[[Dino Jungle]]
| 3
| 3
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Dino Egg  
| [[File:KEY Fabric Dino Egg.png]]<br>Dino Egg
|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| Toy Tracks
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 8.png|150px]]<br>[[Toy Tracks]]
| 3
| 3
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Colored Blocks
| [[File:KEY Fabric Colored Blocks.png]]<br>Colored Blocks
|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| Mushroom Run
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 9.png|150px]]<br>[[Mushroom Run]]
| 3
| 3
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Mushroom
| [[File:KEY Fabric Mushroom.png]]<br>Mushroom
|-
|-
| 10
| 10
| Sweets Park
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 10.png|150px]]<br>[[Sweets Park]]
| 3
| 3
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Gifts of Love
| [[File:KEY Fabric Gifts of Love.png]]<br>Gifts of Love
|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| Melody Town
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 11.png|150px]]<br>[[Melody Town]]
| 3
| 3
| 0:20
| 0:20
| Music Lover
| [[File:KEY Fabric Music Lover.png]]<br>Music Lover
|-
|-
| 12
| 12
| Splash Beach
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 12.png|150px]]<br>[[Splash Beach]]
| 3
| 3
| 3:00
| 3:00
| At the Beach
| [[File:KEY Fabric At the Beach.png]]<br>At the Beach
|-
|-
| 13
| 13
| Blub-Blub Ocean
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 13.png|150px]]<br>[[Blub-Blub Ocean]]
| 3
| 3
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Waves
| [[File:KEY Fabric Waves.png]]<br>Waves
|-
|-
| 14
| 14
| Snow Fields
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 14.png|150px]]<br>[[Snowy Fields]]
| 3
| 3
| 2:00
| 2:00
| Igloo
| [[File:KEY Fabric Igloo.png]]<br>Igloo
|-
|-
| 15
| 15
| Future City
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 15.png|150px]]<br>[[Future City]]
| 4
| 4
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Future City
| [[File:KEY Fabric Future City.png]]<br>Future City
|-
|-
| 16
| 16
| Tempest Towers
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 16.png|150px]]<br>[[Tempest Towers]]
| 4
| 4
| 2:00
| 2:00
| Butter Building
| [[File:KEY Fabric Butter Building.png]]<br>Butter Building
|-
|-
| 17
| 17
| Mole Hole
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 17.png|150px]]<br>[[Mole Hole]]
| 4
| 4
| 0:15
| 0:15
| Veggie
| [[File:KEY Fabric Veggie.jpg|64px]]<br>Veggie
|-
|-
| 18
| 18
| Dark Manor
| [[File:KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 18.png|150px]]<br>[[Dark Manor]]
| 5
| 5
| 3:00
| 3:00
| Floaty Ghost
| [[File:KEY Fabric Floaty Ghost.png]]<br>Floaty Ghost
|}
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
KEEY Zeke screenshot.png|In-game screenshot from ''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''
KEEY Zeke Pad screenshot.png|Kirby in Zeke's Pad
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|ja=クルリン
|ja=クルリン
|jaR=Kururin
|jaR=Kururin
|jaM=Krullin
|jaM=Possibly a relation between「{{furi|隠|かく}}れん{{furi|坊|ぼう}}」(''kakurenbō'', hide-and-seek) and「くるり」(''kururi'', a sound symbolism for sudden/quick spinning movements or changes, or for roundness)
|de=Suchmich
|de=Suchmich
|deM="Search for me"
|deM=Meaning "search for me"
|fr=Cachel
|fr=Cachel
|frM=Pun on "cacher" (to hide) and "cache-cache" (hide-and-seek)
|frM=From "cacher" (to hide) or "cache-cache" (hide-and-seek)
|it=Dino
|itM=Abridged form of "nascondino" (hide-and-seek)
|esA=Escompiter
|esA=Escompiter
|esAM=Pun on the word "escondite" (hide-and-seek)
|esAM=Play on "escondite" (hide-and-seek) and "competir" (to compete)
|esE=Esquivín
|esE=Esquivín
|esEM=Pun on the word "esquivar" (dodge)
|esEM=Diminutive of "esquivar" (to dodge)
|ko=숨바
|koR=sumba
|koM=Clipping of "숨바꼭질" (''sumba'kkokjil'', hide-and-seek)
}}
}}


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{{Navbox-KEY/KEEY}}
{{Navbox-KEY/KEEY}}
[[Category:Non-playable characters]]
[[Category:Non-playable characters]]
[[Category:Allies in Kirby's Epic Yarn]]
[[Category:Allies]]

Latest revision as of 10:54, 23 April 2024

Zeke
Zeke KEY artwork.png
Artwork of Zeke from Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Details
First appearance Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010)
Latest appearance Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn (2019)
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He loves to play hide-and-seek! Try to find him and his friends!
— Cast quote from Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn.

Zeke is a monkey-like creature that appears in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn. After Kirby and Prince Fluff properly decorates Apartment 102 with the Flower Sofa and the Flower Clock, Zeke will become a tenant. He will play a minigame with Kirby called "Zeke's Hide-and-Seek". In these minigames, Zeke and his friends will split up, and Kirby must find them throughout levels that Kirby has already completed in a designated amount of time. The reward for completing each level of the minigame is Fabric. After completing a minigame level, another one will become available, providing the stage the game is held in has already been played through. There are 18 levels in all.

Zeke's name is based on "seek", fitting for his hide-and-seek minigames.

Zeke's Hide-and-Seek[edit]

Main article: Zeke's Hide-and-Seek
No. Level Difficulty Time (minutes) Fabric
1 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 1.png
Fountain Gardens
1 3:00 KEY Fabric Blue Sky.png
Blue Sky
2 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 2.png
Rainbow Falls
1 3:00 KEY Fabric Rainbow Dot.png
Rainbow Dot
3 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 3.png
Big-Bean Vine
2 1:00 KEY Fabric Natural Dot.png
Natural Dot
4 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 4.png
Pyramid Sands
2 3:00 KEY Fabric Red Dot.png
Red Dot
5 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 5.png
Cool Cave
2 3:00 KEY Fabric Red Tartan.png
Red Tartan
6 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 6.png
Flower Fields
2 3:00 KEY Fabric Sunflower.png
Sunflower
7 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 7.png
Dino Jungle
3 3:00 KEY Fabric Dino Egg.png
Dino Egg
8 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 8.png
Toy Tracks
3 3:00 KEY Fabric Colored Blocks.png
Colored Blocks
9 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 9.png
Mushroom Run
3 3:00 KEY Fabric Mushroom.png
Mushroom
10 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 10.png
Sweets Park
3 3:00 KEY Fabric Gifts of Love.png
Gifts of Love
11 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 11.png
Melody Town
3 0:20 KEY Fabric Music Lover.png
Music Lover
12 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 12.png
Splash Beach
3 3:00 KEY Fabric At the Beach.png
At the Beach
13 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 13.png
Blub-Blub Ocean
3 3:00 KEY Fabric Waves.png
Waves
14 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 14.png
Snowy Fields
3 2:00 KEY Fabric Igloo.png
Igloo
15 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 15.png
Future City
4 3:00 KEY Fabric Future City.png
Future City
16 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 16.png
Tempest Towers
4 2:00 KEY Fabric Butter Building.png
Butter Building
17 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 17.png
Mole Hole
4 0:15 KEY Fabric Veggie.jpg
Veggie
18 KEEY Zeke's Hide-and-Seek screenshot 18.png
Dark Manor
5 3:00 KEY Fabric Floaty Ghost.png
Floaty Ghost

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クルリン
Kururin
Possibly a relation between「かくれんぼう」(kakurenbō, hide-and-seek) and「くるり」(kururi, a sound symbolism for sudden/quick spinning movements or changes, or for roundness)
French Cachel From "cacher" (to hide) or "cache-cache" (hide-and-seek)
German Suchmich Meaning "search for me"
Italian Dino Abridged form of "nascondino" (hide-and-seek)
Korean 숨바
sumba
Clipping of "숨바꼭질" (sumba'kkokjil, hide-and-seek)
Latin American Spanish Escompiter Play on "escondite" (hide-and-seek) and "competir" (to compete)
European Spanish Esquivín Diminutive of "esquivar" (to dodge)