Elfilin

Elfilin Artwork of Elfilin from Kirby and the Forgotten Land Details First appearance Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) Related Fecto Forgo, Fecto Elfilis Similar Squeaker (appearance)

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A mystical new friend 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!

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— Gotcha Figurine 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 new world civilization as "ID-F86", who seeks to be reunited with him to reform the ultimate life-form: Fecto Elfilis. Elfilin's name is a corruption of his ID, 'F87', as a result of splitting off of 'F86'.

Elfilin is voiced by Kurumi Mamiya, a Japanese voice actress.

Personality

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When I'm with you, Kirby, everything becomes an adventure!

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— Elfilin on the World Map in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Elfilin through his actions and dialogue is characterized as a kind and 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 help Kirby rescue them by giving him advice on his adventure. Despite being imbued with incredible power, Elfilin seems to be unaware of this until after merging and re-separating from his other half: Fecto Forgo, as up to that point, he is largely helpless without Kirby's protection.

Game appearances

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 Dees, 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 figures 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

• The large hole on the outer rim of Elfilin's right ear is reminiscent of the practice of ear punching, wherein laboratory mice have specific sections of their ears punched out in order for researchers to more easily identify them.

Gallery

Artwork

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  Alternate artwork of Elfilin

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  Elfilin and Bandana Waddle Dee on Car Mouth Kirby

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  Artwork from the Kirby JP Twitter, featuring Elfilin on the left

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  Artwork from the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival

Screenshots

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  Elfilin kidnapped by the Beast Pack

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  Elfilin introducing himself to Kirby

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  Elfilin and Kirby talking to Wise Waddle Dee

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  Kirby, Elfilin, and Bandana Waddle Dee enjoying a meal in town

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  A doll made by Sillydillo to resemble Elfilin in a cage

Other

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  Elfilin plush from "Hoshi no Kirby All Star Collection" merchandise series manufactured by San-ei

Quotes

Quotes from Elfilin in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

"Phew! You saved me! Thank you..." "But what about those other guys, the Waddle Dees? They were all captured! And taken away!" "We fought those beasts as hard as we could, but they kept coming back for more." "I have to go save them. I have to!" "What? You'll help me save everyone? That's great!" "So...your name is Kirby?" "I'm Elfilin! Nice to meet you!" "See the stars that keep popping up? You can use B to inhale them, then spit 'em back out with B again!" "If you don't have a Copy Ability handy, try to spit those stars back at the enemy. That'll show 'em!" "Ooh! It looks like you can inhale this big object without dropping your current Copy Ability..." "Approach the object, then press B to give it a try!" "C'mon, Kirby! Let's go save those poor, captured Waddle Dees!" "I wonder what the Waddle Dees are planning to rebuild next..." "We still need to collect a few figures... Let's use a Gotcha Machine!" "If you need to rest, a quick nap in this cute little house oughta perk you right up!" "Low on health? Kirby's House will always cover your needs...in a cozy blanket!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	エフィリン Efirin	Efirin
Traditional Chinese	艾菲靈 Àifēilíng	Transliteration of the Japanese name The character 靈/灵 is also derived from 精靈/精灵 (jīnglíng, elf).
Simplified Chinese	艾菲灵 Àifēilíng
French	Elfilin	-
German	Elfilin	-
Italian	Elfilin	-
Korean	에피린 Epirin	Efirin
Spanish	Elfilin	-