Editing Buddy

{{about|the character in Mario & Luigi: Brothership|the characters in [[Mario's Bombs Away]]|[[Buddy (Mario's Bombs Away)]]}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:MLB Scarf Plug Artwork.png|150px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|species=[[Concordia|Concordian]] humanoid
}}
{{quote|You're linking islands?! You're gonna bring the continent back together? YOU CAN DO THAT?!|Buddy|[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]}}

'''Buddy''' is a character in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. He is a young boy from [[Offandon Island]] who develops a friendship with [[Bowser Jr.]] Buddy is a yellow-skinned, blue-eyed Concordian who wears a blue top, cyan dungarees, and a blue beanie, and a red scarf is tied around his neck.

==History==
When [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] first arrive on Offandon Island, they find Buddy trapped behind boulders and help free him. However, Buddy runs away from Mario and Luigi having been convinced by Bowser that Mario and Luigi are bad people. As Mario and Luigi realise they are being portrayed as outlaws, Buddy suspects they are not bad people and helps Mario and Luigi sneak around the plaza to the island's lighthouse.

Later on, Mario and Luigi are thrown in a jail cell which Buddy helps release them from. Bowser Jr. learns of this and ends his and Buddy's friendship. Buddy goes to [[Bowser's Castle]] on [[Wayaway Island]] in an attempt to make amends, although Bowser Jr. gets captured by the [[Extension Corps]] who infect Buddy with [[Glohm]]. [[Kamek]] gives Buddy an [[Ampberry]] to cure him and he returns to Offandon Island.

While Mario and Luigi gather Bonds to reach the [[Soli-Tree]], they return to Offandon Island where Buddy begs them to save Bowser Jr. from Glohm-infected minions. Bowser Jr. reluctantly makes amends with Buddy and their friendship becomes one of the Bonds Mario and Luigi collect.

After [[Reclusa]] is defeated, a special touching cutscene plays at the beach on [[Shipshape Island]], where Bowser Jr. and Buddy part ways as the former returns to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], but reminds him that they will be friends forever, no matter what.

During the credits, Buddy can be seen hanging out with [[Arc]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
M%26LBrothership_GlohmBuddy.jpg|Buddy under the effects of Glohm
MLB Arc and Buddy credits.png|Buddy with Arc during the credits, where [[Patriarc]] reunites with his son
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=フレン
|JpnR=Furen
|JpnM=Clipping/male name-like of「フレンド」(''furendo'', "friend")
|Chi=阿朋
|ChiR=Ā Péng
|ChiM=From「阿」(''ā'', a common nickname prefix) and「朋友」(''péngyǒu'', "friend")
|Dut=Mattie
|DutM=Given name and noun meaning "buddy"
|Fre=Amion
|FreM=Portmenteau of ''ami'' ("friend") and "{{wp|ion}}"
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frGPsvntQJ8 Le nouvel ami de BOWSER JR. ! MARIO & LUIGI L'ÉPOPÉE FRATERNELLE #22]. By Kirbendo - Let's Play on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on December 4, 2024.</ref>
|Ger=Fren
|GerM=Derived from ''Freund'' ("friend"); also from his Japanese name
|Ita=Rico
|ItaM=Common Spanish name; also a common suffix for many Italian names. Rhymes with ''amico'' ("friend").
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI1OlmhGWN4 Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #7]. By Mariuigi Khed on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on December 2, 2024.</ref>
|Kor=프렌
|KorR=Peuren
|KorM=Transcription of Japanese name
|Por=Miguinho
|PorM=From ''amiguinho'', the diminutive form of ''amigo'' ("friend")
|PorC=<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Brothership'' in-game name (Brazilian Portuguese localization)</ref>
|Spa=Compi
|SpaM=Colloquialism for "mate", also a clipping of ''compañero'' ("partner")
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Eo4FTLHNs Isla Nefastia // MARIO & LUIGI: CONEXIÓN FRATERNAL]. By ErSeFiRoX on ''YouTube''.</ref>
}}

==References==
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