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==Ambiguity== | ==Ambiguity== | ||
In the Japanese versions of ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'' and ''Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn'', Fluff is specifically the prince of the "yarn country" ({{furi|毛糸|けいと}}の{{furi|国|くに}}) | In the Japanese versions of ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'' and ''Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn'', Fluff is specifically the prince of the "yarn country" ({{furi|毛糸|けいと}}の{{furi|国|くに}}) of the "yarn world" ({{furi|毛糸|けいと}}の{{furi|世界|せかい}}). Note that the term「{{furi|国|くに}}」can be mean anything from a "country" to a "kingdom" to a "realm"; previous uses in the series have been translated as "world", such as the [[Mirror World]] ({{furi|鏡|かがみ}}の{{furi|国|くに}}), or even Dream Land itself as a "[[World of Peace - Dream Land|world of peace]]" (へいわなくに). | ||
Given that「{{furi|世界|せかい}}」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 of ''Kirby'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". | Given that「{{furi|世界|せかい}}」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 of ''Kirby'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 | Most localizations, including the English one, 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 it) 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== | ==Trivia== | ||
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|jaR=keito no sekai | |jaR=keito no sekai | ||
|jaM=Yarn Country<br>Yarn World<br><small>See [[#Ambiguity]].</small> | |jaM=Yarn Country<br>Yarn World<br><small>See [[#Ambiguity]].</small> | ||
|ko=털실 나라<br>''teolsil | |ko=털실 나라<br>''teolsil naga''<br>털실 세계 | ||
|koR=teolsil segye | |koR=teolsil segye | ||
|koM=Yarn Country<br>Yarn World<br><small>See [[#Ambiguity]].</small> | |koM=Yarn Country<br>Yarn World<br><small>See [[#Ambiguity]].</small> | ||
