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{{Quote|A mystical new friend [[Kirby|you]] met in a mysterious new world. You found Elfilin as he was trying to save the Waddle Dees from the Beast Pack. He seems happy to be Kirby's guide, sharing helpful advice to save the Waddle Dees and rebuild their town. Thanks, Elfilin!|'''Elfilin'''{{'}}s [[figure]] description from ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''}}

'''Elfilin''' is a character who appears in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', serving as [[Kirby]]'s primary companion. He is a small flying rodent-like creature capable of speech with giant ears, the right one having a large missing section on the rim, and turquoise fur. His eyes are bright blue and appear to shimmer in the light. He joins Kirby after being rescued from a [[Beast Pack]] cage in the stage [[Point of Arrival]], hoping to help him save all the Waddle Dees, who Elfilin had gotten to know before they were captured. Later on, it is revealed that Elfilin was derived from a primordial life-form known to the [[List of rumors of ancient civilizations in the Kirby series|new world civilization]] as "[[Fecto Forgo|ID-F86]]", who seeks to be reunited with him to reform the ultimate life-form: [[Fecto Elfilis]].

Elfilin is voiced by [[wikipedia:Kurumi Mamiya|Kurumi Mamiya]], a Japanese voice actress.

== Personality ==

Elfilin through his actions and dialogue is characterized as a kind and energetic, yet unassuming creature who only wishes to live in peace with the Waddle Dees in the new world. When the Waddle Dees are captured, Elfilin is eager to rescue them on his own, but decides to let Kirby take the lead once he offers to help. Despite being imbued with incredible power, Elfilin seems to be unaware of this until after merging and re-separating from [[Fecto Forgo|his other half]]; up to that point, he is largely helpless without Kirby's protection. Even after this, he states that his power is still weak, as he can only open and close a single portal to [[Planet Popstar]] at a time.

[[File:KatFL Fecto Elfilis final phase screenshot 04.png|thumb|250px|Kirby and Elfilin teaming up to defeat [[Fecto Elfilis|the final boss]] at the end of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''.]]

Elfilin makes his first appearance in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', and is the very first that Kirby frees from one of the [[Beast Pack]]'s cages in the [[Point of Arrival]] stage. Once freed, Elfilin is eager to help Kirby free all of the captured [[Waddle Dee]]s, and so he accompanies Kirby on his adventure from then on. In stages, Elfilin may pipe up with some instructional dialogue, for instance, informing Kirby that he can keep his [[Copy Ability]] while using a [[Mouthful Mode]] if he keeps discarding his ability near a mouthful object. He will also make a remark when entering a new area on the [[New World]] and give Kirby advice and expository dialogue, both on the [[World Map]] and in [[Waddle Dee Town]]. Elfilin is also present with Kirby when he is collecting [[figure]]s from [[Gotcha Machine Alley]], eating food at the [[Waddle Dee Café]], sleeping in [[Kirby's House]], or playing [[Flash Fishing]].

Elfilin is critical to the story of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'', since his capture and reabsorption into ID-F86 is the goal of the Beast Pack's leader [[Leongar]], who is being possessed by Fecto Forgo directly. When Kirby defeats [[King Dedede]] at the end of [[Winter Horns]], Dedede manages to sneak up behind while Kirby is dancing and capture Elfilin for this purpose. When Kirby eventually catches up to them at [[Lab Discovera]], he does his best to fight off both Leongar and Fecto Forgo to save Elfilin, but he is absorbed anyways. The two beings combine together to form the final boss of the game: [[Fecto Elfilis]]. Kirby has to battle this ultimate life-form until they are weak enough to the point where Kirby can separate Elfilin from them using [[Dome Mouth]]. From there, Elfilin helps Kirby destroy Fecto Elfilis for good by powering up his [[Big-Rig Mouth]] transformation. From here, Elfilin uses up the last of his power to stop [[Popstar]] from crashing into the New World. Elfilin is saved from this otherwise-sacrificial act off-camera by [[Clawroline]], and he repays the favor later by traveling with Kirby into [[Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams]] to recover the lost fragments of Leon's soul and bring the lion back to life. Lastly, when Kirby defeats [[Chaos Elfilis]] in the final cup of the [[Colosseum]], the last remnants of Fecto Forgo dissipate into a benign life force that reunites peaceably with Elfilin, ending the split for good.

== Trivia ==

*Elfilin's name is a corruption of his ID, "F87," as a result of splitting off of F86. It is also an anagram for "Nil Life"; "Nil" is the Japanese name for [[Void]].

**The opening cutscene of [[Lab Discovera]] contains Morse code that spells "EFILLIN" when decoded; "Efillin" is "Nil Life" spelled backwards, and more similar to his Japanese name.<ref>[https://twitter.com/haruda0316/status/1510431813948243970 Video decoding the Morse code in Lab Discovera's opening]</ref>

KatFL Elfilin artwork 2.png|Alternate artwork of Elfilin

KatFL Car Mouth Elfilin Bandana Waddle Dee Artwork.jpg|Elfilin and [[Bandana Waddle Dee]] on [[Car Mouth]] Kirby

KatFL Elfilin figure.png|Elfilin's [[figure]]

KatFL Kirby JP art 1 alt.jpg|Artwork from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]], featuring Elfilin on the left

 

KatFL story screenshot 5.jpg|Elfilin kidnapped by the Beast Pack

 

*"''An intense tourney is underway at the Colosseum. I'm nervous but...let's enter!''"

*"''There must be {{color|red|X pieces of Leon's Soul}} hidden around here somewhere...''"

*"''Hey, Kirby! I think the {{color|red|(Ability name)}} ability you used in that last battle is ready to be {{color|red|evolved}}...''"