Buddy

Buddy is a young stick-figure resident of Stickby Square. He makes his debut appearance in A Crafty Crusade as one of the player's first travelling companions.
== Appearance ==
Buddy is seen as a young, jolly stickboy that boasts a blue outline and a slim, stick-like physique, similar to most of the other stick figure characters. His most distinct features include a red cap with a white brim, as well as a yellow bandana tied around his neck.
== Personality ==
When the player first meets him in-game, Buddy is seen as simply a naive and overzealous kid aspiring to become a hero and save the world, despite not having any relation to the prophecy whatsoever. He is regarded as fairly obnoxious and annoying to various supporting characters and soon even the player's avatar. He can also be quite impatient and mischievous, as seen multiple times when he is led into trouble by his own ambitions. However, underneath that childlike demeanor, he boasts a soft yet determined heart and is willing to do anything to support the player on their journey, even if it wouldn't help with his.
== Abilities ==
Although not as powerful nor considered "useful" compared to the other characters, Buddy still has some sort of basic experience with fighting, even if it's as small as one of his father's little piglets. Later in the game, it is revealed that he was born with some sort of electricity power and wasn't aware of it until now. His main weapon is a wooden sword that breaks often, and he lacks any strategy within battle. His most favored attribute is Dexterity, due to his excitable nature.
=== Default Tactics === 
Tactic 	Effect 	Type 	SP
Sword Attack 	Swipes his sword around recklessly. 	Attack 	3
A Friend in Need 	Chants various motivational phrases towards their allies, boosting their SP, as well as giving them a random item from their inventory.	Support 	5
Super Buddy Blast 	Shoots out a "giant laser of friendship" at target, which is really just some random bucket of colored water they found somewhere. 	Attack 	7
Catch Me If You Can	Swiftly bolts from side-to-side to dodge an attack, occasionally making an blunt gesture in the process. 	Motion/Social	4
Zap! 	Electrocutes anything in front of him. Enemies may be shocked in the process. It can also be used to power certain gadgets. 	Attack 	9
== History ==
=== Pre-series ===
Although his biological parents are currently unknown, Buddy was found by his adoptive parents at a very young age, hanging up in a tree on the top of Stickby Square, covered in a yellow cloth that soon became his bandana. Despite the family's culinary history as chefs and farmers, he was more interested in exploring the world and becoming a hero, even though everyone else in town knew that the prophecy prohibited pre-existing beings as "destined heroes."
=== A Crafty Crusade ===
When it is discovered that the Shadow Emperor has once again awoken from their slumber, Buddy is the one assigned to escort the hero to Stickby Square so that they can train, despite their young age. In fact, he is one of the first characters you meet in-game, at the Cavern of Destiny. After arriving in town and completing the tutorial, he begs the player to let him join their journey. Regardless of your choices, your hero eventually gets tired and lets him join, adding the young civilian to your party.
== Trivia ==
* Buddy's weapon is the only one to break regularly, which was originally a scrapped concept for the other characters to have.
* His "Catch Me If You Can" move is learned later on, when it is revealed that Buddy has some sorts of electricity powers that were presumably the source of his hasty nature.
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