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Patch Land
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Patch Land is the main setting ofKirby's(Extra)Epic Yarn. It can be reached via theMagic Socks and consists of seven distinct wedge-shaped lands, each with their own climate and motif, woven together by theMagic Yarn. The only significant town in Patch Land is that onQuilty Square, which is overseen byPrince Fluff. The entirety of Patch Land consists of cloth, textiles, fabrics, and yarn as though it were an animated tapestry.[1] Kirby is able to manipulate the stitchery by pulling on threads and rippling the cloth to close wide chasms.
InKirby's Epic Yarn andKirby's Extra Epic Yarn,Kirby is sent to Patch Land byYin-Yarn after eating hisMetamato. There, Kirby is transformed into a yarn outline of himself and as such, can no longer use hisInhale. Instead, he is able to use the power of the Metamato to transform into a number of different forms, which he uses to traverse the kingdom and put the seven pieces of Patch Land back together, which had been torn apart by Yin-Yarn in order to steal the Magic Yarn. Kirby meets up withPrince Fluff and the two of them embark on this journey together, traversing all seven lands as they stitch them back together again. Once Patch Land is fully restored, they head to Dream Land via the Magic Sock to defeat Yin-Yarn.
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Ambiguity[edit]
In the Japanese versions ofKirby's Epic Yarn andKirby's Extra Epic Yarn, Fluff is specifically the prince of the "yarn country" (毛糸の国) in the "yarn world" (毛糸の世界). Note that the term「国」can mean anything from a "country" to a "kingdom" to a "realm"; previous uses in the series have been translated as "world", such as theMirror World (鏡の国), or even Dream Land itself as a "world of peace" (へいわなくに).
Given that「世界」unambiguously means "world", it is likely that the "yarn world" is a larger area than the smaller "yarn country". That said, it is left unclear whether Fluff's jurisdiction, the "yarn country", comprises the entire world that was stitched back together in the events ofKirby's Epic Yarn, or merely a specific realm within the world, or even whether the continents of Patch Land are themselves the entirety of the "yarn world".
Most localizations, including both of the English ones, make no distinction between the "yarn country" and the "yarn world," using "Patch Land" or a second-hand translation of it to refer to both. As a result, while the distinction between the "yarn country" and the "yarn world" in the original Japanese is already ambiguous, the English localizations (and others that follow them) are even more unclear as to what exactly Fluff's title as "the prince of Patch Land" entails. The Korean version follows the Japanese version more closely in this aspect, referring to the "yarn country" (털실 나라) with a term distinct from the "yarn world" (털실 세계).
Trivia[edit]
- In many places, Patch Land is visible fromDream Land. It is unclear if this is always the case, or if Patch Land just happened to be close by at the time.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 毛糸の国 keito no kuni 毛糸の世界 keito no sekai | Yarn Country Yarn World See#Ambiguity. |
| French | Pays de la courtepointe | Land of quilt |
| German | Stoffland | Fabricland |
| Italian | Toppalandia | Patchland |
| Korean | 털실 나라 teolsil nala 털실 세계 teolsil segye | Yarn Country Yarn World See#Ambiguity. |
| Russian | Лоскутная Страна Loskutnaya Strana | Patchwork Land |
| Latin American Spanish | Reino de las telas | Kingdom of fabrics |
| European Spanish | Textilia, el reino de los hilos | Textilia, the kingdom of threads "Textilia" is derived from "textil" (textile). |
References
- ↑"Kirby's first console platform game since the Nintendo 64™ days introduces an amazing new look based on animated yarn and a world of cloth and textiles." –Nintendo's E3 Network site (Overview)
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