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Zeke is a key-like creature that appears in ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''. He plays Hide-and-seek with Kirby in Apartment 101.
|caption=Artwork of '''Zeke''' from ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''.
[[Category:Characters]]
|game1=''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' (2010)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]'' (2019)
}}
{{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 monkey-like creature that appears in ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Extra 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 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==
{{main|Zeke's Hide-and-Seek}}
{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellpadding=2
! No.
! Level
! Difficulty
! Time (minutes)
! Fabric
! Image
|-
| 1
| [[Fountain Gardens]]
| 1
| 3:00
| Blue Sky
| [[File:KEY Fabric Blue Sky.png]]
|-
| 2
| [[Rainbow Falls]]
| 1
| 3:00
| Rainbow Dot
| [[File:KEY Fabric Rainbow Dot.png]]
|-
| 3
| [[Big-Bean Vine]]
| 2
| 1:00
| Natural Dot
| [[File:KEY Fabric Natural Dot.png]]
|-
| 4
| [[Pyramid Sands]]
| 2
| 3:00
| Red Dot
| [[File:KEY Fabric Red Dot.png]]
|-
| 5
| [[Cool Cave]]
| 2
| 3:00
| Red Tartan
| [[File:KEY Fabric Red Tartan.png]]
|-
| 6
| [[Flower Fields]]
| 2
| 3:00
| Sunflower
| [[File:KEY Fabric Sunflower.png]]
|-
| 7
| [[Dino Jungle]]
| 3
| 3:00
| Dino Egg
| [[File:KEY Fabric Dino Egg.png]]
|-
| 8
| [[Toy Tracks]]
| 3
| 3:00
| Colored Blocks
| [[File:KEY Fabric Colored Blocks.png]]
|-
| 9
| [[Mushroom Run]]
| 3
| 3:00
| Mushroom
| [[File:KEY Fabric Mushroom.png]]
|-
| 10
| [[Sweets Park]]
| 3
| 3:00
| Gifts of Love
| [[File:KEY Fabric Gifts of Love.png]]
|-
| 11
| [[Melody Town]]
| 3
| 0:20
| Music Lover
| [[File:KEY Fabric Music Lover.png]]
|-
| 12
| [[Splash Beach]]
| 3
| 3:00
| At the Beach
| [[File:KEY Fabric At the Beach.png]]
|-
| 13
| [[Blub-Blub Ocean]]
| 3
| 3:00
| Waves
| [[File:KEY Fabric Waves.png]]
|-
| 14
| [[Snowy Fields]]
| 3
| 2:00
| Igloo
| [[File:KEY Fabric Igloo.png]]
|-
| 15
| [[Future City]]
| 4
| 3:00
| Future City
| [[File:KEY Fabric Future City.png]]
|-
| 16
| [[Tempest Towers]]
| 4
| 2:00
| Butter Building
| [[File:KEY Fabric Butter Building.png]]
|-
| 17
| [[Mole Hole]]
| 4
| 0:15
| Veggie
| [[File:KEY Fabric Veggie.jpg|64px]]
|-
| 18
| [[Dark Manor]]
| 5
| 3:00
| Floaty Ghost
| [[File:KEY Fabric Floaty Ghost.png]]
|}
 
==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
|ja=クルリン
|jaR=Kururin
|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
|deM=Meaning "search for me"
|fr=Cachel
|frM=From "cacher" (to hide) or "cache-cache" (hide-and-seek)
|it=Dino
|itM=Abridged form of "nascondino" (hide-and-seek)
|esA=Escompiter
|esAM=Play on "escondite" (hide-and-seek) and "competir" (to compete)
|esE=Esquivín
|esEM=Diminutive of "esquivar" (to dodge)
|ko=숨바
|koR=sumba
|koM=Clipping of "숨바꼭질" (''sumba'kkokjil'', hide-and-seek)
}}
 
{{clear}}
 
{{Navbox-Characters}}
{{Navbox-KEY/KEEY}}
[[Category:Non-playable characters]]
[[Category:Allies in Kirby's Epic Yarn]]
[[Category:Allies]]

Revision as of 06:39, 19 December 2023

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 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 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

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

Gallery

Names in other languages

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)