Butch

Butch, the "Bad Boy" Farmer, is a Farmer Buddy in Fantasy Life i. See also Butch (NPC).

Friendship

Friendship with Butch runs from Rank 1 to Max (500 points). It rises as you talk, travel, fight, gather and craft together, finish quests and give gifts. How friendship works

Friendship skills

Friendship	Points	Skill	Effect
Rank 2	100	Farming + Passive	+20 Farming
Rank 3	200	Brother's Potential Special Skill	Special Skill: Boosts natural SP regeneration for Farmers in the party
Rank 4	300	Elbow Grease! Passive	Boosts damage towards Root Vegetables and Leafy Greens per number of allies farming
Rank 5	400	Farming + Passive	+30 Farming
Max	500	More Elbow Grease! Passive	+20% damage when harvesting Root Vegetables

Favourite gifts

Butch has 5 favourite meals. Given one of these, Butch gains double the friendship the meal would add for any other Buddy, and answers with the Favourite line below. Gifts

Meal	Other Buddies	Butch
Mushroom Quiche	+10	+20
Southern Stew	+15	+30
Port Town Gratin	+50	+100
Creamy Curry	+30	+60
Acqua Pazza	+30	+60

Gift reactions

On receiving	If it's free, I'll take it!
Food	A treat for my belly, and I didn't need to work for it!
Other gifts	"Never turn a good thing down," that's my motto.
Favourite	Yeah, I have fancy tastes, don't I? Surprised?
Rare gift	You're givin' me this classy gift...for free? Now I'm suspicious!
Gift in return	My bro told me, "Always pay your debts." So you can have this.
Second gift	You'll probably want this, too. Tsk, robbin' me blind...