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Zeke
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| “ | He loves to play hide-and-seek! Try to find him and his friends! | ” | — Cast quote fromKirby's(Extra)Epic Yarn. |
Zeke is a monkey-like creature that appears inKirby's Epic Yarn andKirby's Extra Epic Yarn. AfterKirby andPrince Fluff properly decorates Apartment 102 withthe Flower Sofa and the Flower Clock, Zeke will become a tenant. He will play aminigame 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 isFabric. 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 |  Fountain Gardens | 1 | 3:00 |  Blue Sky |
| 2 |  Rainbow Falls | 1 | 3:00 |  Rainbow Dot |
| 3 |  Big-Bean Vine | 2 | 1:00 |  Natural Dot |
| 4 |  Pyramid Sands | 2 | 3:00 |  Red Dot |
| 5 |  Cool Cave | 2 | 3:00 |  Red Tartan |
| 6 |  Flower Fields | 2 | 3:00 |  Sunflower |
| 7 |  Dino Jungle | 3 | 3:00 |  Dino Egg |
| 8 |  Toy Tracks | 3 | 3:00 |  Colored Blocks |
| 9 |  Mushroom Run | 3 | 3:00 |  Mushroom |
| 10 |  Sweets Park | 3 | 3:00 |  Gifts of Love |
| 11 |  Melody Town | 3 | 0:20 |  Music Lover |
| 12 |  Splash Beach | 3 | 3:00 |  At the Beach |
| 13 |  Blub-Blub Ocean | 3 | 3:00 |  Waves |
| 14 |  Snowy Fields | 3 | 2:00 |  Igloo |
| 15 |  Future City | 4 | 3:00 |  Future City |
| 16 |  Tempest Towers | 4 | 2:00 |  Butter Building |
| 17 |  Mole Hole | 4 | 0:15 |  Veggie |
| 18 |  Dark Manor | 5 | 3:00 |  Floaty Ghost |
Gallery[edit]
In-game screenshot fromKirby's Extra Epic Yarn
Kirby in Zeke's Pad
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クルリン Kururin | Possibly a relation between「隠れん坊」(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) |
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