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Natalie eating a hamburger.

Food is a category of items in the Epic Battle Fantasy series, making its first appearance in the third game. It is used to replenish characters' HP and MP, clear away status ailments or debuffs, buff their statistics, and provide some other miscellaneous bonuses during battle, or even increase their stats permanently.

Food are essentially a replacement for well-known generic "potions" commonly present in video games (especially RPGs), including the first two games of the series. Following Epic Battle Fantasy's light-hearted nature, food are mostly fruits, sweets, cakes, fast-foods, drinks, and a few fairly humorous items.

For item usage in forging equipment, see Food/Forging. For drop rates from foes, see Farming.

Epic Battle Fantasy 3[]

Food can be found in chests and is occasionally dropped by enemies. It can also be bought (and sold) at the Old Brick Inn, located in The Town.

In this game, characters will express their reaction to food eaten, different for each player. A heart signalizes they like the item, a skull is the opposite, and no expression means neutral reaction. This is only for visuals and has no impact on the item's effects.

Image Name Effect Price Reaction
Matt Natalie Lance
Item Kiwi Kiwi Heals an ally for 300 HP. 30 EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like - -
Item Pumpkin Pumpkin Heals an ally for 1,500 HP. Great for Halloween. 150 EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like - -
Item Coconut Coconut Heals an ally for 5,000 HP. Kills more people than sharks. 480 EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like - EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Dislike
Item Watermelon Watermelon Heals an ally for 10,000 HP. Smash it at the beach. 1000 EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like - -
Item Pineapple Pineapple Heals all living party members for 3,000 HP. 1500 EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like - -
Item Muffin Muffin Heals an ally for 50 MP. 120 - EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like -
Item Ice Cream Icecream Heals an ally for 200 MP. 600 - EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like -
Item Cupcake Cupcake Heals an ally for 500 MP. 1400 - EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like -
Item Sundae Sundae Heals an ally for 1000 MP. 3000 - EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like -
Item Softdrink Softdrink Buffs an ally's accuracy by 70%. 300 EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like - EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like
Item Beer Beer Buffs an ally's attack by 70%. 300 EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Dislike EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like
Item Milk Milk Buffs an ally's magic attack by 70%. 300 - EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like
Item Coffee Coffee Revives a fallen ally. 1000 - EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like -
Item Garlic Garlic Heals status defects. Is disgusting. 10 EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Dislike EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Dislike EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Dislike
Item Burger Hamburger Fully heals HP and MP. Boosts fatness. 10000 EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Dislike EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like
Item Pizza Pizza Fully heals all living party members. Tastes real good. 40000 EBF3 Food Reaction Icon Like - -

Note that although Natalie is supposed to like Coffee, reactions can be displayed only when the character is alive; since Coffee only works on dead characters, Natalie's reaction to it goes unused.

Steroids[]

A special type of Food that permanently increases a character's statistics by a fixed amount when eaten; the final stat is calculated by (base scaled to level + total food bonus) * total equipment bonus * in-battle (de)buff. It is considerably rarer than normal food and cannot be purchased in a shop; it can only be found in chests or received as a reward for completing quests.

NOTE: In EBF3, healing skills are unaffected by permanent food bonuses for Magic Attack due to an oversight in coding. Fortunately, they should be plenty strong enough either way.

Image Name Effect
Item Chocolate Cornet Choco Cornet Permanently increases HP by 100.
Item Yoghurt Yoghurt Permanently increases MP by 10.
Item Bacon Bacon Permanently increases Attack by 3.
Item Beef Beef Permanently increases Defence by 2.
Item Cake Cake Permanently increases Magic Attack by 3.
Item Chocolate Chocolate Permanently increases Magic Defence by 2.
Item Lollipop Lollipop Permanently increases Accuracy by 1.
Item Gummy Bear Gummy Bear Permanently increases Evade by 1.

Related Medals[]

  • Fatty — Eat a Hamburger. (Must be consumed in-battle, not in overworld)

Epic Battle Fantasy 4[]

Food can be found in chests or dropped by certain foes, but each town contains a dedicated Food Shop where it can be bought and sold. However, some foods (Burger, Pizza, and Orange Juice) are sold at the Rare Shop instead of the Food Shop, while Chili Sauce can't be bought in a shop at all.

The Battle Mountain update has completely changed the stats of Crisps and Chips. This article lists both updated and old requirements, with the latter marked by square brackets.

Image Name Effect Price
Item Kiwi Kiwi Heals an ally for 300 HP. 30
Item Pumpkin Pumpkin Heals an ally for 1500 HP. 160
Item Coconut Coconut Heals an ally for 7000 HP. 700
Item Watermelon Watermelon Heals an ally for 40000 HP. 6000
Item Muffin Muffin Heals an ally for 50 MP. 120
Item Ice Cream Ice Cream Heals an ally for 200 MP. 600
Item Cupcake Cupcake Heals an ally for 500 MP. 1600
Item Sundae Sundae Heals an ally for 1000 MP. 3500
Item Cherry Cherry Heals all living party members for 200 HP. 60
Item Lemon Lemon Heals all living party members for 1000 HP. 300
Item Pineapple Pineapple Heals all living party members for 6000 HP. 3000
Item Chocolate Chocolate Heals all living party members for 300 MP. 3300
Item Cheese Cheese Heals an ally for 1600 HP and 160 MP. 500
Item Fried Chicken Fried Chicken Heals an ally for 8000 HP and 800 MP. 4000
Item Crisps Crisps Heals all living party members for 25% of their max HP.
[Heals all living party members for 500 HP and 50 MP.]
1000
[700]
Item Chips Chips Heals all living party members for 50% of their max HP.
[Heals all living party members for 3000 HP and 300 MP.]
50000
[5000]
Item Softdrink Softdrink Buffs an ally's accuracy by 70%. 400
Item Energy Drink Energy Drink Buffs an ally's evade by 70%. 400
Item Beer Beer Buffs an ally's attack by 70%. 400
Item Milk Milk Buffs an ally's magic attack by 70%. 400
Item Coffee Coffee Revives a fallen ally with 30% HP. 1000
Item Garlic Garlic Heals an ally's status problems. 20
Item Burger Burger Fully heals an ally. Very rare. 10000
Item Pizza Pizza Fully heals all living party members. Very rare. 50000
Item Orange Juice Orange Juice Buffs an ally's maximum HP by 70%. Very rare. 500
Item Chilli Sauce Chilli Sauce Fills up an ally's Limit Bar instantly. Very rare. N/A

Steroids[]

Unlike the previous game, stat-boosting foods are available in a shop — the special Rare Shop located in the Whitefall Town. However, unlike normal shops, the prices in the Rare Shop double each time another item of the same kind is bought (starting from 1000), which makes buying consecutive items quite expensive. Some foes can drop certain stat boosters, although the chances of them doing so is low enough to make farming next to useless.

EBF4 also changed the way stat-boosting foods work; they now provide a percentage-based bonus (2% for each item) instead of a fixed value. The final stat is now calculated with the following formula:

base scaled to level * total food bonus * total equipment bonus * in-battle (de)buff.

The v2 update added the option to reset all used steroids, allowing the player to redistribute them at any point in the game.

Image Name Stat
Item Honeycomb Honeycomb HP
Item Sushi Sushi MP
Item Ham Ham Attack
Item Beef Beef Defence
Item Cake Cake Magic Attack
Item Donut Donut Magic Defence
Item Lollipop Lollipop Accuracy
Item Candycane Candycane Evade

Related Medals[]

  • Lunchtime — consume any Food item in the overworld. (Permanent Stat Booster foods doesn't count towards it.)
  • Taste Pain — consume Chilli Sauce. (In the overworld, feeding it to a player whose Limit Break bar is already full won't consume the item, yet still award the Medal.)
  • Overpriced Snacks — buy enough of an item in the Rare Shop (which includes more than just these items) to raise its price to at least 500,000 gold.
  • Permanent Stat Boost — consume a permanent stat booster.

Epic Battle Fantasy 5[]

Food items can be bought in five shops: Sadie's Food Shop in Hope Harbor, Pam's Food Shop in Hope Harbor, the makeshift stall in Iron Fortress, Ronja's Food Shops in Greenwood Village and Barman's Food Shop in Redpine Town. V2 adds Val and Hal's Food and Material Shop in The Great Sea.

Image Name Description Price
EBF5 Item Pumpkin
Pumpkin Heals an ally for 300 HP, or 20% of their max HP. Whichever is higher. 30
EBF5 Item Pineapple
Pineapple Heals an ally for 1000 HP, or 40% of their max HP. Whichever is higher. 160
EBF5 Item Watermelon
Watermelon Heals an ally for 3000 HP, or 60% of their max HP. Whichever is higher. 700
EBF5 Item Dragon Fruit
Dragon Fruit Heals an ally for 10000 HP, or 80% of their max HP. Whichever is higher. 6000
EBF5 Item Raspberries
Raspberries Heals all living party members for 200 HP, or 20% of their max HP. Whichever is higher. 250
EBF5 Item Blueberries
Blueberries Heals all living party members for 1000 HP, or 30% of their max HP. Whichever is higher. 1600
EBF5 Item Cloudberries
Cloudberries Heals all living party members for 6000 HP, or 40% of their max HP. Whichever is higher. 8000
EBF5 Item Garlic
Garlic Heals an ally's status problems. 20
EBF5 Item Banana
Banana Heals an ally's debuff problems. 30
EBF5 Item Pretzel
Pretzel Heals the debuff problems of all allies, and stuffs them for 2 turns. 4000
EBF5 Item Apple
Apple Reduces an ally's cooldowns by 1. 100
EBF5 Item Cupcake
Cupcake Reduces an ally's cooldowns by 2, and stuffs them for 3 turns. 1000
EBF5 Item Beer
Beer Buffs an ally's attack by 60%. 400
EBF5 Item Cola
Cola Buffs an ally's magic attack by 60%. 400
EBF5 Item Iron Brew
Iron Brew Buffs an ally's accuracy by 60%. 400
EBF5 Item Energy Drink
Energy Drink Buffs an ally's evade by 60%. 400
EBF5 Item Coffee
Coffee Revives a fallen ally with 30% HP. 500
EBF5 Item Espresso
Espresso Revives a fallen ally with 100% HP and buffs their HP by 50%. Very rare. N/A
EBF5 Item Chili Pepper
Chili Pepper Fills up an ally's Limit Bar instantly and also scorches them. Very rare. N/A
EBF5 Item Orange Juice
Orange Juice Buffs an ally's maximum HP by 100%. Very rare. N/A
EBF5 Item Crisps
Crisps Reduces the cooldowns of all allies by 1, and stuffs them for 1 turn. 3000
EBF5 Item Chips
Chips Heals all living party members for 60% of their max HP, and stuffs them for 2 turns. 10000
EBF5 Item Hamburger
Hamburger Fully heals an ally, reduces their cooldowns by 3, and stuffs them for 3 turns. 10000
EBF5 Item Pizza
Pizza Fully heals all living party members, reduces their cooldowns by 3, and stuffs them for 3 turns. Very rare. N/A

Steroids[]

These items boost the characters' stats permanently. Unlike in previous games, each character has their own set of Steroids (some of which boost two stats at the same time), which removes a layer of party customization. Other than that, they are largely the same as in EBF4: they are generally obtained from chests and quests, but a few foes have a very low chance of dropping some; they can also be bought from Steroid Shops in Hope Harbor, Greenwood Village, and Redpine Town, with the price starting at 1000 gold and doubling each time one of the same kind is purchased.

Steroids provide a percentage bonus to the base stat, with different types providing different boosts. The final stat is calculated by: base scaled to level * total food bonus * total equipment bonus * in-battle (de)buff).

Using a Steroid for the first time awards the Roid Rage Medal.

Attack &
Defence
(2% boost)
Magic Attack &
Magic Defence
(2% boost)
Evade &
Accuracy
(1% boost)
Health Points
(2% boost)
Matt EBF5 Item Crispy Bacon
Crispy Bacon
EBF5 Item Raw Beef
Raw Beef
EBF5 Item Chicken Leg
Chicken Leg
EBF5 Item Fried Egg
Fried Egg
Natalie EBF5 Item Poptart
Poptart
EBF5 Item Donut
Donut
EBF5 Item Cake
Cake
EBF5 Item Lollipop
Lollipop
Lance EBF5 Item Bread
Bread
EBF5 Item Potato
Potato
EBF5 Item Red Pill
Red Pill
EBF5 Item Mushroom
Mushroom
Anna EBF5 Item Turnip
Turnip
EBF5 Item Grapes
Grapes
EBF5 Item Mint Leaf
Mint Leaf
EBF5 Item Hard Nut
Hard Nut
NoLegs EBF5 Item Sushi
Sushi
EBF5 Item Riceball
Riceball
EBF5 Item Yoghurt
Yoghurt
EBF5 Item Chocolate Milk
Chocolate Milk

Trivia[]

  • The effects of food that boosts stats permanently are always stored as a separate value and are affected by any bonuses normally, so you don't have to rush or wait to get the most benefit from them. In that sense, this type of food is "installed", not "consumed".
  • The Honeycomb being used as the permanent HP booster item in EBF4 may be a reference to the Banjo-Kazooie series, where honeycombs are used to represent the player's health.
  • The Beer can's appearance, with a red T letter on a yellow background, is based on a common Scottish Alcoholic beverage, Tennent's Lager.
  • Iron Brew is also based on a real life Scottish drink, Irn-Bru.
  • Two of Anna's Steroids, the Mint Leaf and Hard Nut, are references to the Golden Sun series. In it, there are permanent stat boosters with the same names. Appropriately, in Golden Sun Mint raises the eater's agility while Hard Nuts raise defense.
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