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|developer=[[HAL Laboratory]]<br>[[Vanpool]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|released=March 25th, 2022
|platforms=[[Nintendo Switch]]
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|predecessor=''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''
|successor=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
|size=5.8 GB
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{{quote|It's Kirby's first full 3D action game! Use new powers like Mouthful Mode and Evolved Copy Abilities as you explore a mysterious world where civilization and nature have fused together. By sharing a Joy-Con controller, two people can even play together!|Past Adventures section in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' and ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''}}
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'''''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''''' is a [[Kirby (series)|main-series ''Kirby'' game]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]], which released on March 25th, 2022. In this installment, [[Kirby]] is sent through a [[dimension]]al vortex to a [[new world]] full of the crumbling ruins of a long-lost civilization, where he has to free [[Waddle Dee]]s who have been trapped by a new villainous force called the [[Beast Pack]]. Accompanied by a flying chinchilla-like creature named [[Elfilin]], Kirby uses his familiar [[Copy Ability]] along with [[Evolved Copy Ability|evolved enhancements]] to said abilities and a new power to [[Mouthful Mode|wrap himself around large objects]] to gain their properties.

''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' is the first main-series title to take place in a full 3D environment rather than a side-scrolling 2D space, though still maintaining the largely-linear level and stage format. The game was announced in a [[Nintendo Direct]] on September 23rd, 2021,{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby and the Forgotten Land|<ref name="RevealTrailer"> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3LAkr0ANgw Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch]</ref>}} with its proper release date being given in a separate video on January 12th, 2022. A playable demo for the game was released on March 3rd, 2022. Since its release, ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' has enjoyed the strongest sales of any game in the ''Kirby'' series; with 7.52 million copies sold as of March 2024, it is the best-selling ''Kirby'' game of all time, surpassing the original ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''{{'}}s 5.13 million copies sold.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2024/240507_4e.pdf#page=18 Financial Results Explanatory Material PDF from Nintendo, page 18]</ref> On top of this, ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' won the award for "best family" game of the year at The Game Awards 2022.<ref>[https://thegameawards.com/nominees/best-family The Game Awards 2022 - "Best Family"]</ref>
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==Story==
[[File:KatFL story screenshot 4.jpg|thumb|250px|A scene from [[Point of Arrival|the first stage]] of the game where Waddle Dees are being captured by the Beast Pack.]]
The story of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' begins with [[Kirby]] taking a stroll through [[Dream Land]], and then taking a ride on his [[Warp Star]]. His carefree ride is interrupted, however, by a huge storm containing rifts to a different dimension. Kirby and many other residents of Dream Land (mostly [[Waddle Dee]]s) are sucked into the rifts, and while Kirby is tossed about in the confusion, his body contorts in strange shapes. Kirby later wakes up in a [[new world]], washed ashore on a tropical beach. After coming to his senses, he explores his surroundings and finds the ruins of an ancient civilization, now overgrown with grass and moss. Along the way, he discovers that traveling through the rift has given him a [[Mouthful Mode|new ability]] that allows him to take on the shape and properties of large objects he tries to swallow, and by taking the form of a [[Car Mouth|car]], he travels along the roads until he sees his fellow Dream Landers (the Waddle Dees) being kidnapped by [[Clocker|birds with cages]]. Moving toward the source of the commotion, he finds the ruins of a village where more Waddle Dees are being captured. He also sees a strange flying blue sprite with giant ears being hounded by the animals and caged. Kirby steps in and defeats these beasts to free the sprite, who reveals his name to be [[Elfilin]]. Elfilin pleads with Kirby to help him rescue the captured Waddle Dees, and Kirby agrees, forming a partnership between the two. [[Bandana Waddle Dee]] also joins the group, having found his way to the village as well.

As Kirby and Elfilin travel through the world and free Waddle Dees, they learn more about the forces responsible for their capture, a group of intelligent animals known as the [[Beast Pack]]. Some of the former Dream Landers, including [[Bonkers]] and [[Mr. Frosty]], have also joined the pack. The most notable of these inductions however is [[King Dedede]], who Kirby must fight; although Kirby defeats him, he still manages to capture Elfilin and flees with him. Kirby must then pursue Dedede to a new continent known as the "Forbidden Island", where the Beast Pack are assembling. After a long journey and freeing more Waddle Dees, Kirby eventually catches up with Dedede, who is now wearing a [[Forgo Dedede|pig-like mask]]. After Kirby defeats him, the mask breaks, and Dedede finally comes to his senses. He stands his ground against the oncoming Beast Pack who had possessed him, and gives Kirby and some Waddle Dees a chance to get away.

[[File:KatFL Fecto Forgo and Elfilin screenshot.png|thumb|250px|left|In [[Lab Discovera]], Kirby discovers that Elfilin was the missing half of a strange creature dubbed "ID-F86".]]

After freeing Dedede, Kirby takes an elevator up to a place known as [[Lab Discovera]], where it is explained over a pre-recorded intercom that the builders of the ancient ruins had attained the power of space-time travel by containing and harnessing the energy of an immensely powerful and dangerous creature known as "ID-F86". It is said that a lab accident caused this creature to separate into two entities, one of which escaped and hasn't been found since, and the other being left behind when all of the people of the old civilization transcended their original world. Kirby makes his way to the chamber containing one half of this creature, known as [[Fecto Forgo]], which is guarded by the leader of the Beast Pack: a lion named [[Leongar]]. Unlike the other beasts, Leongar can speak fluently to Kirby, and explains that he is seeking the power of this creature so that he and his pack can follow the civilization that had "abandoned them". He reveals that Elfilin is the other half of the creature, and then proceeds to fight Kirby to prevent him interfering. When Kirby gains the upper hand in the fight, it is revealed that Leongar was merely being used like a puppet by Fecto Forgo, who only formed the Beast Pack in order to give sustenance to their own body. They then subsume many other beasts and become a grotesque, semi-fluid amalgam. Kirby tries to stop them, but they swallow up Elfilin and finally become whole again, turning into the "Ultimate Life-Form": [[Fecto Elfilis]].

After a lengthy struggle, Kirby weakens Fecto Elfilis enough to allow him to retrieve Elfilin from their body, causing the creature to start to grow unstable again. With the last of their strength, Fecto Elfilis tries to punish Kirby by [[wikipedia:Roche limit|dragging his homeworld of Popstar into the new world so both will be destroyed]]. When all seems lost, a [[Big-Rig Mouth|big-rig truck]] appears for Kirby to utilize, and Elfilin powers it to allow Kirby to fly through the sky using the truck's engine. After one great push of energy on both sides, Kirby and Elfilin overpower Fecto Elfilis and destroy them for good. From here, Kirby and Elfilin wind up on Popstar, but the crash is still in progress. Elfilin uses the last of his power to stop the crash from happening, and nearly dies in the process, only being saved by [[Clawroline]], a repentant Beast Pack member. In the end, the Beast Pack and the Waddle Dees make amends and a stable connection between Popstar and the new world is established, but Leongar seems to be lost for good.

[[File:KatFL Forgo Land screenshot 08.png|thumb|250px|After the main game, Kirby and Elfilin head into Forgo Dreams and recover Leon's soul, so he can be brought back to the light.]]
In the post-game story, Kirby and Elfilin agree to help Clawroline get Leongar's soul back by delving into the [[Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams|dream realm left behind by the memory of Fecto Forgo]]. Leongar was originally a benevolent king named Leon, but after accidentally discovering Fecto Forgo, he began speaking a strange language and assembling the Beast Pack, becoming a ruthless leader. Clawroline, real name Carol, only took on her role within the Beast Pack to keep an eye on Leon. After passing through many trials and collecting the scattered pieces of the lion's soul, Kirby and Elfilin reach the dormant body of Leon, who is being possessed by the remnant of Fecto Forgo. They return the pieces of Leon's soul to him, and it seems to go well at first, but Leon is once again possessed by Fecto and forced to fight. Kirby manages to break Fecto's hold on Leon, and Fecto turns their attention to attack Kirby directly, but at that moment, a mysterious [[butterfly]] shows up and absorbs Fecto's essence, then transforms into [[Morpho Knight]] for a fight. When Morpho Knight is dispelled, Kirby, Elfilin, and the rest of the Beast Pack are able to fully revive Leon and bring him back, concluding the story. However, Soul Forgo escapes, having absorbed Morpho Knight's power to become the even stronger [[Chaos Elfilis]], which flies away.

A rift opens up in the [[Colosseum]], which allows Kirby to participate in The Ultimate Cup Z, letting him face all the phantoms of Forgo Dreams. The newly formed Chaos Elfilis is fought here, and Kirby defeats his final threat. A lingering remnant of their soul approaches Elfilin, and he accepts it into his heart, allowing his two halves to finally become whole for good.
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== Gameplay ==
[[File:KatFL Reveal Trailer Screenshot 5.png|thumb|250px|A gameplay scene, showing Kirby exploring the [[Downtown Grassland]].]]
''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' is the first mainline ''Kirby'' game to take place in a 3D setting, albeit with Kirby having much of the same moveset as in the 2D games. He can walk, [[dash]], and [[jump]] to move around each level. He can [[hover]] as always, but it has a limited height and duration in this game, unlike most 2D titles. Kirby can also [[crouch]]/[[guard]] against incoming attacks and [[dodge]] out of harm's way, as well as use his [[slide]] (which is modified when using certain Copy Abilities). Lastly, he keeps his trademark ability to [[inhale]] objects, including larger ones, and spit them out as projectiles. Unlike in previous games, Kirby swallows ability-yielding objects automatically, though this setting can be disabled.

The familiar [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]] also return, now with expanded attacks that take advantage of the third dimension. The [[Ranger]] ability in particular allows Kirby to target enemies from a distance. Kirby also has a new ability, separate from Copy Abilities, called [[Mouthful Mode]], which allows him to inhale oversized objects and use their properties. A second player can join the game and play as [[Bandana Waddle Dee]], who utilizes his spear as his main form of attack.

[[File:KatFL Point of Arrival screenshot 08.png|thumb|left|250px|Screenshot showing Kirby using [[Car Mouth]] - one of the new [[Mouthful Mode]]s - to traverse the [[Point of Arrival]].]]
The game is structured like most ''Kirby'' platformers, with levels divided into stages. These stages are much more open-ended than in previous installments, however, and [[door]]s are fewer in number. In each regular stage, Kirby rescues Waddle Dees by finding them trapped in cages, and by fulfilling certain [[Mission (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)|missions]] specific to each stage. In addition to regular stages, special challenge stages can be found through dimensional rifts, as part of a series called [[Treasure Road]]. In these stages, Kirby has a limited time to clear a set of areas similar in look to stages from ''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]'' using a specific Copy Ability or Mouthful Mode. These stages are reminiscent of the [[Challenge Stage]]s from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''.

Collectibles along the way include [[food]], capsules, [[Star Coin]]s, blueprints for [[Evolved Copy Ability|Evolved Copy Abilities]], and [[Rare Stone]]s, which are found in Treasure Road. Star Coins and Rare Stones can be used to make purchases in [[Waddle Dee Town]]. There is no extra life system, with Kirby instead losing a hundred Star Coins and restarting the current segment when defeated.

There are two [[difficulty]] modes to select from: Spring-Breeze Mode, which gives Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee extra health, and Wild Mode, which adds more enemies, but rewards more Star Coins at the end of stages. The difficulty is first selected upon starting the game, and can be freely changed outside of each stage.

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=== Hub areas ===
[[File:KatFL Waddle Dee Town preview screenshot.png|thumb|250px|Kirby and his new friend [[Elfilin]] in [[Waddle Dee Town]].]]
In-between playing through stages, Kirby has a hub area to return to called [[Waddle Dee Town]]. Here, he can get tips from the [[Wise Waddle Dee]], play [[Sub-Game]]s, battle at the [[Colosseum]], relax at [[Kirby's House|home]], evolve his Copy Abilities by visiting [[Waddle Dee's Weapons Shop]], collect [[figure]]s from [[Gotcha Machine Alley]], and more. The town grows and gains more features as more Waddle Dees are rescued, eventually reaching 300 Waddle Dees in total.

Stages themselves are visited via a [[World Map]] where Kirby flies to each area on a [[Warp Star]], similar to the level hubs for [[World of Miracles - Planet Popstar]] and [[Far-Flung Starlight Heroes]] in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''. Unlike those previous examples, the map in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' is more expansive and continuous.

===Controls===
There are two control types to choose from in the Control Options. Type A is the default one, and Type B resembles the controls in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. Solo Joy-Con controls have the players hold the Joy-Con horizontally.

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!colspan=6|General controls &nbsp;
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!Control
!Type A (dual Joy-Con)
!Type B (dual Joy-Con)
!Type A (solo Joy-Con)
!Type B (solo Joy-Con)
!Notes
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|'''Move / [[Dash]]'''
|colspan=2 align=center|Left Stick
|colspan=2 align=center|Control Stick
|Kirby's movement speed is determined by how far the stick is tilted, with a full tilt being a dash and a lesser tilt being a walk.
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|'''Attack'''
|align=center|B
|align=center|Y
|align=center|Down
|align=center|Left
|Kirby can walk slowly, rotate 360 degrees or fix his direction by holding L/R/ZL/ZR when [[Inhale|inhaling]] (similar mechanics from ''[[Kirby 3D Rumble]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]''). Kirby can still obtain the [[Mouthful Mode]] via inhaling even if he already has a [[Copy Ability]].
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|'''[[Jump]]'''
|align=center|A
|align=center|B
|align=center|Right
|align=center|Down
|Kirby will get tired after [[hover]]ing for 5 seconds. Kirby can only hover up to a certain height, and can't go any higher, even if he isn't tired yet. The same limit also applies to [[Bandana Waddle Dee]]'s [[Infinity Jump]].
|-
|'''Use [[Stock Item]]s'''
|colspan=2 align=center|X
|colspan=2 align=center|Up
|Kirby can consume a stocked takeaway [[food]] from [[Waddle Dee Café]] or temporary boost item from [[Waddle Dee's Item Shop|Waddle Dee's Item Shop]] in a similar manner to the [[Assist Star]].
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|'''[[Ability Item|Drop Ability]]'''
|align=center|Press and hold Y, or press -
|align=center|Press and hold A, or press -
|align=center|Press and hold Left
|align=center|Press and hold Right
|This is also used to drop the [[Mouthful Mode]] (prioritized to drop before Kirby's [[Copy Ability]]). Unlike in previous titles, Kirby can drop multiple ability hats.
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|'''[[Inhale|Swallow]]'''
|colspan=2 align=center|Press L/R/ZL/ZR after [[Inhale|inhaling]] an object
|colspan=2 align=center|Press SL/SR after [[Inhale|inhaling]] an object
|An option for '''Auto Swallow''' is available so Kirby will automatically swallow an [[enemy]] or a hat that gives a [[Copy Ability]]. This option is turned on by default.
|-
|'''[[Crouch]] [[Guard]]'''
|colspan=2 align=center|Press and hold L/R/ZL/ZR
|colspan=2 align=center|Press and hold SL/SR
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|'''[[Slide]]'''
|align=center|Guard + A
|align=center|Guard + B
|align=center|Guard + Right
|align=center|Guard + Down
|Sliding lightly homes in on nearby enemies. Can be cancelled with Jump.
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|'''[[Dodge]]'''
|colspan=2 align=center|Guard + L-Stick in any direction
|colspan=2 align=center|Guard + Control Stick in any direction
|Kirby dodges by performing a handstand bounce in the direction indicated. The bounce distance is determined by how far the stick is tilted. When an enemy attack is dodged successfully within 10 frames (about 0.16 seconds), the game will momentarily slow down for 100 frames (about 1.66 seconds).
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|'''Appeal'''
|colspan=2 align=center|Directional buttons or + Control Pad
|colspan=2 align=center|N/A
|Kirby performs an appealing pose responding to the pressed Direction Button (similar to [[smashwiki:Taunt|Taunt]]s in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]). If Kirby appeals to [[Waddle Dee]]s in [[Waddle Dee Town]], they will greet back.
|-
| '''Camera Control'''
|colspan=2 align=center|R-Stick
|colspan=2 align=center|N/A
|Hold down the R-Stick button to zoom in. Press the R-Stick button to reset the camera.
|-
|'''Pause'''
|colspan=4 align=center|+
|If using the left Joy-Con horizontally, - functions as Pause instead.
|}

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== Copy Abilities ==
[[File:KatFL Twitter Screenshot 3.png|thumb|250px|Screenshot showing one of Needle Kirby's moves: Needle Ball.]]
''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' features fewer Copy Abilities than most previous main-series games, at only 12. These are accentuated with several [[Evolved Copy Ability|evolved variants]], detailed in the next section. ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' has the following base [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]]:

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!colspan=5|Base Copy Abilities in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
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!Ability
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!Description
!Notes
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!colspan=6|'''''New Abilities'''''
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|[[Drill]]
|[[File:KatFL Drill Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Digguh]]
|Kirby gains a drill hat that he can use to bore into the ground and burst out to attack enemies or uncover buried treasures.
|Kirby can't drill into metallic surfaces or move to otherwise inaccessible locations underground. If a platform retracts he is forced out.
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|[[Ranger]]
|[[File:KatFL Ranger Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Bernard]]
|Kirby gains a small blunderbuss that he can use to fire star bullets at enemies, including from very far away.
|Some stages feature flying targets that can only be hit with this ability, even if it might look like they could be hit by other attacks or projectiles.
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!colspan=6|'''''Returning Abilities'''''
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|[[Bomb]]
|[[File:KatFL Bomb Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Poppy Bros. Jr.]], [[Foley]], [[Balloon-Meister]]
|Kirby can pull out bombs and toss them at his opponents.
|Bomb Kirby's hat and bombs have been updated in appearance slightly. Bombs cannot hurt Kirby and take a while to explode unless they hit something when thrown, an enemy walks into them or if there are too many around.
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|[[Crash]]
|[[File:KatFL Crash Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Bomber]]
|Kirby can create a giant explosion to wipe out nearby enemies.
|Can only be used once.
|-
|[[Cutter]]
|[[File:KatFL Cutter Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Sir Kibble]], [[Chaos Elfilis]] ([[Shooter Cutter|Blazar Cutter]])
|Kirby can throw a bladed boomerang to attack enemies and grab certain objects.
|The cutter boomerangs can be charged up after they're thrown to make them more powerful on the return trip. Charging them also locks them in place, while they continue to hurt enemies around them.
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|[[Fire]]
|[[File:KatFL Fire Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Hot Head]]
|Kirby can breathe fire at enemies and burst forward as a fireball through the air.
|Fire Kirby's hat has been updated somewhat. Continuously attacking mid-bosses and bosses will result in them gradually catching fire, causing cumulative damage.
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|[[Hammer]]
|[[File:KF2 Hammer artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Mookie]], [[Wild Bonkers]], [[King Dedede]]'s hammer
|Kirby wields a big wooden hammer that can pound enemies and [[stake]]s down.
|This is the first game where Hammer can be obtained from a standard enemy: in this case, [[Mookie]].
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|[[Ice]]
|[[File:IceKTDX.png|125px]]
|[[Chilly]], [[Corori]], [[Wild Frosty]]
|Kirby can skate along the ground and freeze enemies with his breath, then kick them forward.
|Has a special [[guard]]. Kirby can also skate on the surface of water, lava, mud and even poison when using this ability.<br>Continuously attacking mid-bosses and bosses will result in them gradually slowing down until they freeze, taking a significant chunk of damage once they thaw out.
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|[[Needle]]
|[[File:KatFL Needle Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Needlous]], [[Totenga]], [[Jabhog]]
|Kirby can shoot out lots of needles from his hat, and turn into a rolling spiky ball to catch enemies.
|While rolling, regular enemies and many objects will stick to the ball. This also preserves momentum, while releasing the button will launch anything stuck on the ball. In addition, the ball is unaffected by strong winds.
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|[[Sleep]]
|[[File:KatFL Sleep Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Noddy]]
|Kirby falls asleep and recovers [[health]] for a moment, and cannot do anything until he wakes up.
|Limited-duration. The player has a mild amount of control of Kirby's movement before he falls asleep. Button mashing reduces the sleep duration.
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|[[Sword]]
|[[File:KatFL Sword Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Blade Knight]], [[Wild Edge]], [[Clawroline]]'s knives, [[Meta Knight]]
|Kirby gains a sword and can use it to battle opponents.
|The design of the sword has been updated somewhat.
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|[[Tornado]]
|[[File:KatFL Tornado artwork.png|125px]]
|[[Twister]], [[Fleurina]]
|Kirby can spin around like a tornado to cover lots of ground and catch enemies in the gale.
|This is the first game where this ability can be obtained from a Mid-Boss: in this case, [[Fleurina]].
|}

=== Evolved Copy Abilities ===
[[File:KatFL Danger under the Big Top screenshot 04.png|thumb|250px|Kirby battling [[Clawroline]] using [[Noble Ranger]]—an Evolved Copy Ability.]]
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New to ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'', Kirby can find blueprints and then spend Star Coins and Rare Stones to have his Copy Abilities upgraded at [[Waddle Dee's Weapons Shop]] in [[Waddle Dee Town]]. Most Copy Abilities have two upgraded forms; Hammer and Sword have three each, and Crash and Sleep only have one each. The following are all of the Evolved Copy Abilities in the game:
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!colspan=4|Evolved Copy Abilities in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
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!Ability
!Image
!Description
!Notes
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!Bomb
|[[Chain Bomb]]
|[[File:KatFL Chain Bomb Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A first-level version of Bomb. The bombs Kirby throws get connected and explode after the sixth bomb is thrown.
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|[[Homing Bomb]]
|[[File:KatFL Homing Bomb Artwork.png|125px]]
|A second-level version of Bomb. The bombs Kirby throws are now drone-like and home in on enemies, and also chain together.
|
|-
!Crash
|[[Time Crash]]
|[[File:KatFL Time Crash Artwork.png|125px]]
|A more powerful version of Crash that allows Kirby to freeze time. The size of the explosion and the number of enemies hit increases the duration of the slowdown. Kirby can run into enemies during the freeze to hit them and keep the effect going.
|
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!Cutter
|[[Chakram Cutter]]
|[[File:KatFL Chakram Cutter Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A first-level version of Cutter that allows Kirby to throw a pair of chakrams, blades that tend to curve in a direction when returning.
|This is one of the Evolved Copy Abilities that Kirby unlocks when he unlocks Waddle Dee's Weapon Shop.
|-
|[[Buzz-Saw Cutter]]
|[[File:KatFL Buzz-Saw Cutter Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A second-level version of Cutter that resembles a power saw. The sawblades that shoot from the hat can rebound off of walls at a mirror angle and do so multiple times unless they come in contact with Kirby.
|
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!Drill
|[[Pencil Drill]]
|[[File:KatFL Pencil Drill Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A first-level version of Drill, resembling a pencil in a pencil sharpener. When Kirby pops out of the ground, he shoots the pencil out as an additional projectile.
|
|-
|[[Twin Drill]]
|[[File:KatFL Twin Drill Artwork.png|125px]]
|A second-level version of Drill that gives Kirby two drills, allowing him to dig faster and farther. He can also attack enemies above ground while digging, and shoot out two projectiles upon emerging.
|
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!Fire
|[[Volcano Fire]]
|[[File:KatFL Volcano Fire Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A first-level version of Fire that allows Kirby to blast enemies with pyroclast from a distance.
|Similar to [[Burning Stone]] from ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. Also one of the Evolved Copy Abilities that Kirby unlocks when he unlocks Waddle Dee's Weapon Shop.
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|[[Dragon Fire]]
|[[File:KatFL Dragon Fire Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A second-level version of Fire that allows Kirby to soar through the air like a dragon and greatly increases the range of his flame breath.
|
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Hammer
|[[Toy Hammer]]
|[[File:KatFL Toy Hammer Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A first-level version of Hammer that allows Kirby to hit more quickly with larger strikes.
|
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|[[Wild Hammer]]
|[[File:KatFL Wild Hammer Artwork.png|125px]]
|A second-level version of Hammer which gives Kirby a stone hammer. It is slower than the Toy Hammer, but stronger.
|Based on [[Wild Bonkers]].
|-
|[[Masked Hammer]]
|[[File:KatFL Masked Hammer Render.png|125px]]
|A third-level version of Hammer which gives Kirby two hammers, which he can use to perform powerful spin attacks and launch homing embers at foes.
|Based on [[Forgo Dedede]].
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!Ice
|[[Frosty Ice]]
|[[File:KatFL Frosty Ice Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A first-level version of Ice which allows Kirby to conjure snowmen with his breath, and leave a trail of them behind while sliding when using Ice Storm.
|Based on [[Wild Frosty]].
|-
|[[Blizzard Ice]]
|[[File:KatFL Blizzard Ice Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A second-level version of Ice with sharp icicles that allows Kirby to shoot shards of ice from his mouth from a distance. Ice Storm is also upgraded where icy spikes come out when he performs the move, and his ice shield and trails now damage enemies on contact.
|
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!Needle
|[[Clutter Needle]]
|[[File:KatFL Clutter Needle Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A first-level version of Needle with multiple sharp implements, which throws out small projectiles while Kirby rolls.
|Similar to [[Needle-Needle]] from ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''.
|-
|[[Crystal Needle]]
|[[File:KatFL Crystal Needle Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A second-level version of Needle with spiky crystals, which can leave spike traps on the ground. Far-traveling projectiles also pop out whenever Kirby retracts his needles.
|
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!Ranger
|[[Noble Ranger]]
|[[File:KatFL Noble Ranger Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A first-level version of Ranger with a pair of blunderbusses that can rapid-fire shots at enemies.
|The charged attack unleashes a barrage of shots, making it very useful for hitting moving targets.
|-
|[[Space Ranger]]
|[[File:KatFL Space Ranger Artwork.png|125px]]
|A second-level version of Ranger with a laser gun that can rapid-fire lasers at high speed. The full charge attack creates a giant energy blast similar to those of [[Plasma]].
|The blast will linger on impact and continues to damage enemies.
|-
|[[Deep Sleep]]
|[[File:KatFL Deep Sleep Artwork.png|125px]]
|A more powerful version of Sleep, which lets Kirby sleep in a bed. After waking up, Kirby is fully healed and powered up with one random effect equal to Life Up, Attack Boost or Speed Boost.
|
|-
!Swod
|[[Gigant Sword]]
|[[File:KatFL Gigant Sword Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A first-level version of Sword that has extra range and can hit much harder. Kirby also gains a shield with which he can move forward while holding up, albeit slowly. The shield negates most damage from the front and sides.
|Based on [[Wild Edge]].
|-
|[[Meta Knight Sword]]
|[[File:KatFL Meta Knight Sword Artwork.png|125px]]
|A second-level version of Sword, which gives Kirby a sword similar to [[Galaxia]]. This lets Kirby strike rapidly and fire sword beams at full health, and gives him a version of [[Upper Calibur]].
|Based on [[Meta Knight]]. Can also be obtained if Kirby swallows Galaxia when Meta Knight drops it, regardless of which version of Sword he has equipped. With the Life Up effect, sword beams can be fired regardless of health, until the second health bar is depleted entirely.
|-
|[[Morpho Knight Sword]]
|[[File:KatFL Morpho Knight Sword Render.png|125px]]
|A third-level version of Sword, which gives Kirby [[Morpho Knight]]'s sword. This blade has the power to cause fiery pillars to erupt when charging, and gives Kirby a teleport [[dodge]]. It can also momentarily change in length and power to match Gigant Sword when charging all the way, and can recover some [[health]] when hitting enemies with the final hit of its standard combo and some other moves.
|Based on [[Morpho Knight]].
|-
!Tornado
|[[Fleur Tornado]]
|[[File:KatFL Fleur Tornado Kirby artwork.png|125px]]
|A first-level version of Tornado. Its vortex grows over time. It also has a longer travel time than the standard Tornado.
|Based on [[Fleurina]].
|-
|[[Storm Tornado]]
|[[File:KatFL Storm Tornado Artwork.png|125px]]
|A second-level version of Tornado. This lets Kirby strike enemies with lightning while spinning.
|
|}

==Mouthful Mode==
[[File:KatFL Kirby inhaling car artwork.png|thumb|150px|Kirby inhaling a car to gain one of the new Mouthful Modes.]]
{{main|Mouthful Mode}}
New to ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' is a mechanic that allows Kirby to wrap himself around various objects to gain their properties. These are obtained at specific points in stages and serve a similar function to the [[Robobot Armor]] and other such special modes. Kirby's Mouthful Modes are as follows:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=4|Mouthful Modes in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!Mode
!Image
!Obtained from
!Description
|-
|[[Arch Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL_Arch_Mouth_artwork.png|200px]]
|An archway
|Contorts Kirby into a paraglider shape, allowing him to glide long distances.
|-
|[[Car Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL_Car_Mouth_artwork.png|200px]]
|A car
|Allows Kirby to drive along the ground quickly and ram into enemies.
|-
|[[Coaster Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL Coaster Mouth screenshot.png|200px]]
|The "Spaceship Wondaria"
|Allows Kirby to follow a roller coaster track, and lean to the sides to collect items on the track as he goes.
|-
|[[Cone Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL_Cone_Mouth_artwork.png|200px]]
|A traffic cone, speaker or an ice cream cone.
|Allows Kirby to pierce various objects by falling onto them upside-down.
|-
|[[Dome Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL Dome Mouth screenshot.png|200px]]
|A dome, usually as a lid that cover up things.
|Allows Kirby to open a dome.
|-
|[[Light-Bulb Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL_Light-Bulb_Mouth_artwork.png|200px]]
|A light bulb
|Allows Kirby to illuminate dark areas while walking through them and power certain devices that are sensitive to light.
|-
|[[Pipe Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL Pipe Mouth screenshot.png|200px]]
|A detatched pipe
|Allows Kirby to roll around at high speed in a fixed direction, similar to [[Friend Circle]].
|-
|[[Ring Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL_Ring_Mouth_artwork.png|200px]]
|A large metal hoop
|Allows Kirby to fire gusts of wind, which can be used to power watercrafts, defeat enemies, and cause fans to spin.
|-
|[[Scissor-Lift Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL_Scissor-Lift_Mouth_screenshot.png|200px|center]]
|A scissor lift
|Allows Kirby to ascend up to certain otherwise inaccessible paths and hit switches on ceilings.
|-
|[[Stairs Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL Stairs Mouth Screenshot.png|200px]]
|Staircase
|Allows Kirby to move stairs from one place to another and crush enemies.
|-
|[[Storage Mouth]]
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Storage Mouth screenshot.png|200px]]}}
|Set of lockers
|Allows Kirby to move a set of lockers out of the way.
|-
|[[Vending Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL_Vending_Mouth_artwork.png|200px]]
|A soda vending machine
|Allows Kirby to spit soda cans at his foe, similar to the [[Ice-Spark]] Power Combo from ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''.
|-
|[[Water-Balloon Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL_Water-Balloon_Mouth_artwork.png|200px]]
|Water from a pipe
|Fills Kirby with a large glob of water, which he can use to spray at enemies and clean up mud, lava, and toxic goo.
|-
|[[Big-Rig Mouth]]
|[[File:KatFL Big-Rig Mouth screenshot.png|200px]]
|A "big-rig" truck.
|Kirby wraps himself around a large truck, which he uses to stop [[Fecto Elfilis]] from causing [[Popstar]] and the [[new world]] to collide. Elfilin lends his power to propel Big-Rig-Mouth Kirby through the air for this [[Last Battle Ability|final encounter]].
|}

== Characters ==
''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' features an impressive number of distinct characters for a ''Kirby'' game. The following characters are in the game:

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=2|Characters in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!Character
!Role
|-
!colspan=2|''Main protagonists''
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Kirby artwork 3.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Kirby]]'''}}
|Kirby serves as the main protagonist of this game, when he is sucked through the vortex into the [[new world]] and subsequently gets involved saving Elfilin and the Waddle Dees from the Beast Pack's cages using his new [[Mouthful Mode]] ability along with his usual powers. In the process of doing this, Kirby eventually encounters and defeats the main villain of the story, saving both Popstar and the new world from destruction as well as making peace with the Beast Pack.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Elfilin artwork.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Elfilin]]'''}}
|A cyan fuzzy rodent-like creature with mystical powers who serves as Kirby's companion. Midway through the story, Elfilin is kidnapped by King Dedede and taken to Lab Discovera, where it is revealed that he is part of the "ultimate life-form" [[Fecto Elfilis]]. When the two parts merge again, Kirby has to battle this creature to free Elfilin from them, and then obliterate their remains with Elfilin's help.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Bandana Waddle Dee artwork.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Bandana Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|A stalwart Waddle Dee who carries a spear into battle alongside Kirby and pairs up with him for Mouthful Mode transformations. He appears as the second player character in co-op play, otherwise being available to talk as an NPC in Waddle Dee Town.
|-
!colspan=2|''Secondary protagonists''
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL King Dedede artwork.png|125px]]<br>'''[[King Dedede]]'''}}
|His Royal Nemesis appears twice as one of the Beast Pack's lackeys, and is responsible for kidnapping Elfilin at the end of [[Winter Horns]]. However, it is later revealed that Dedede was acting villainously due to having been mind-controlled by Fecto Forgo, and this control is broken when Kirby defeats him as [[Forgo Dedede]]. From here, King Dedede rushes to the defense of Kirby and the Waddle Dees.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Meta Knight artwork.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Meta Knight]]'''}}
|Meta Knight shows up in Waddle Dee Town shortly after the [[Colosseum]] is built, and there challenges Kirby to a friendly duel in the Meta Knight Cup. When not participating in the Colosseum battles, Meta Knight patrols the outskirts of town and fights off any Beast Pack members who try to attack the town again.

|-
!colspan=2|''Beast Pack''
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Gorimondo artwork.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Gorimondo]]'''}}
|A giant gorilla who serves as part of the Executive Council for the Beast Pack. His main job is to gather food and capture Waddle Dees.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Clawroline artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Clawroline]]'''}}
|A humanoid leopard who serves as part of the Executive Council for the Beast Pack, and inspires the Pack with her grace and skill. She later turns into an ally when she saves Elfilin off-camera during the ending cutscene and then asks Kirby and Elfilin to help her save Leon from Forgo Dreams. She is also known as '''Carol'''.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Sillydillo screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Sillydillo]]'''}}
|A large bipedal armadillo-like creature who serves as part of the Executive Council for the Beast Pack. Its main job is to produce the wanted posters depicting Kirby and Elfilin and try to seek them out directly, though it often gets distracted by shiny things.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Leongar screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Leongar]]'''}}
|A giant bipedal lion-man who serves as the leader of the Beast Pack. Several years prior to the main story, he encountered specimen ID-F86 and was corrupted by it, leading his pack to do its bidding and learning to speak through its influence. After Kirby defeats him in Lab Discovera, his body and soul is subsumed into Fecto Forgo, and Kirby needs to wrestle both away from it in Forgo Dreams to recover the Beast Pack's leader. He is also known as '''Leon'''.
|-
!colspan=2|''Villains''
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Fecto Forgo larval form screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Fecto Forgo|Specimen "ID-F86"]]'''}}
|A fractured cosmic life-form which was captured and kept as a test subject by the new world civilization after it had attempted to invade their world. Using its superb psychic power, it took control of Leongar and King Dedede and used them to try and gather labor and power to itself, as well as capture and recover its missing piece: Elfilin. Near the end of the game, it succeeds at this task after a few setbacks, becoming its whole self again, but is shortly thereafter bested by Kirby and Elfilin freed. Later, Kirby and Elfilin venture into Forgo Dreams to prevent the soul of ID-F86 from possessing Leon's body, and the creature is absorbed into [[Morpho Knight]], who is later defeated.

ID-F86 goes by many other names, including '''Fecto Forgo''' (for its larval state and its amalgam form), '''[[Fecto Elfilis]]''' (for its whole state after subsuming Elfilin), and '''Soul Forgo''' (for its spectral form in Forgo Dreams).
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Morpho Knight screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Morpho Knight]]'''}}
|The "Fluttering Dream Eater" who subsumes Soul Forgo into itself in the last stage of Forgo Dreams and then battles Kirby. After Morpho Knight is defeated, its leftover life force along with that of Soul Forgo becomes the final opponent of the [[Colosseum]]: [[Chaos Elfilis]].
|-
!colspan=2|''Waddle Dee Town residents''
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Cafe-Manager Waddle Dee screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Café-Manager Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|The manager of the [[Waddle Dee Café]], who Kirby can talk to in order to play [[Waddle Dee Café: Help Wanted!]]
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Cafe Waddle Dee artwork.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Café-Staff Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|A Waddle Dee who mans the [[Waddle Dee Café]]. Kirby can order food from this Waddle Dee.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Commentator Waddle Dee screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Commentator Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|The Waddle Dee responsible for admitting Kirby into the [[Colosseum]] and commentating over games.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Delivery Waddle Dee screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Delivery Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|The Waddle Dee who mans [[Waddle Dee-liveries]], and to whom Kirby submits Present Codes.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Game-Shop Waddle Dee screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Game-Shop Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|The Waddle Dee who runs the [[Tilt-and-Roll Kirby]] sub-game.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Item-Shop Waddle Dee screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Item-Shop Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|The Waddle Dee who mans [[Waddle Dee's Item Shop]].
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL The Deedly Dees screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[The Deedly Dees]]'''}}
|A four-Waddle Dee band who appears outside the Waddle Dee Cinema to play at the [[Waddle Live! Corner Stage]].
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Minion Waddle Dee dialogue screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Minion Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|An otherwise nondescript Waddle Dee who speaks on behalf of King Dedede.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Trader Waddle Dee screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Trader Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|A Waddle Dee who shows up at the [[Gotcha Machine Alley]] to trade [[Rare Stone]]s for [[figure]]s that Kirby doesn't have yet.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Usher Waddle Dee screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Usher Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|The operator of the [[Theater|Waddle Dee Cinema]], who checks Kirby in to watch films.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Weapons-Shop Waddle Dee artwork.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Weapons-Shop Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|The operator of [[Waddle Dee's Weapons Shop]], who receives [[blueprint]]s to [[Evolved Copy Ability|evolve]] or power-up Kirby's Copy Abilities, and can also provide tips on how to use certain abilities.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Wise Waddle Dee screenshot.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Wise Waddle Dee]]'''}}
|A scholarly Waddle Dee who sits in the main plaza and can give Kirby information, including the whereabouts of [[blueprint]]s and records for various games.
|}

{{clear}}

==Levels & Stages==
''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' features seven primary levels in its main story, with a total of 33 stages (counting [[Point of Arrival]] and [[Lab Discovera]] as stages), and 57 [[Treasure Road]] challenge stages. Boss stages are marked in '''bold''' in the table.

After the main game is completed, an additional [[Extra Mode]] opens up called [[Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams]], which features seven longer stages, each made of sections from main game areas, and featuring tougher versions of main game bosses (with [[Morpho Knight|one surprise boss]] at the end).

{| class="sortable wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=7|Levels and stages in the main game of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!class=sortable|Level Nr.
!class=sortable|Level
!class=unsortable|Stages
!class=unsortable|Treasure Road stages
!class=sortable|Waddle Dees
!class=sortable|Boss(es)
!class=unsortable|Notes
|-
|Prologue
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Point of Arrival screenshot 01.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Point of Arrival]]'''}}
|N/A
|None
|None
|None
|Kirby enters this level automatically after the opening cutscene for the game, and it has no World Map. It consists of only one stage, with many cutscenes throughout, and ends with Kirby rescuing Elfilin from a Beast Pack cage. This level can be revisited from [[Waddle Dee Town]] after completing it.
|-
|Level 1
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Natural Plains opening shot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Natural Plains]]'''}}
|
*[[Downtown Grassland]]
*[[Through the Tunnel]]
*[[Rocky Rollin' Road]]
*[[A Trip to Alivel Mall]]
*'''[[The Brawl at the Mall]]'''
|
*[[Pop Shots! A Vending Adventure]]
*[[Burst and Rise! A Path Full of Pipes]]
*[[Throw and Catch! Treasure Collecting]]
*[[Triple Strike! Bowling for Switches]]
*[[Fast and Fiery! Race to the Cannon]]
*[[Freeze and Fling! Skating on Ice]]
*[[Ready, Aim, Fire! Distant Targets]]
|46
|[[Gorimondo]]
|
|-
|Level 2
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Everbay Coast opening shot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Everbay Coast]]'''}}
|
*[[Abandoned Beach]]
*[[Concrete Isles]]
*[[Scale the Cement Summit]]
*[[Fast-Flowing Waterworks]]
*'''[[The Tropical Terror]]'''
|
*[[Sweet Success! Invincible Rampage]]
*[[Step It Up! Moving the Stairs]]
*[[Hammer Road! Hit the Stakes]]
*[[Dig and Destroy! Drill Trial]]
*[[Up and Over! Across Spike Road]]
*[[Light 'Em Up! Lantern Switches]]
*[[Slash and Slice! Sword Trial]]
*[[Fling, Twirl, Return! Hit the Switches]]
|47
|[[Tropic Woods]]
|
|-
|Level 3
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Wondaria Remains opening shot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Wondaria Remains]]'''}}
|
*[[Welcome to Wondaria]]
*[[Circuit Speedway]]
*[[Invasion at the House of Horrors]]
*[[The Wondaria Dream Parade]]
*'''[[Danger under the Big Top]]'''
|
*[[With Gusto! Turn the Windmills]]
*[[Roll and Jump! Pipe-Ramp Path]]
*[[Roll On! Needle Road]]
*[[Line 'Em Up! Toss and Return]]
*[[Toss 'Em! Hit the Bomb Blocks]]
*[[Swirl and Twirl! Turn the Windmills]]
*[[Whack Attack! Hammer Trial]]
*[[Burn over the Belts! Conveyor Dash]]
*[[Slash Wisely! Rope-Cutting Quiz]]
|48
|[[Clawroline]]
|
|-
|Level 4
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Winter Horns opening shot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Winter Horns]]'''}}
|
*[[Northeast Frost Street]]
*[[Metro on Ice]]
*[[Windy, Freezing Seas]]
*[[The Battle of Blizzard Bridge]]
*'''[[An Unexpected Beast King]]'''
|
*[[Shine and Seek! Into the Ghost Maze]]
*[[Slash! Meta Knight Sword Trial]]
*[[Cast a Line! Chain Bomb Trial]]
*[[Dig and Dash! Path of Fences]]
*[[Triple Strike! Over Freezing Water]]
*[[Sliding Road! High-Speed Skating]]
*[[Roll Up and Throw! Clutter Needle Trial]]
*[[Long Shots! Noble Ranger Trial]]
*[[Stop Time! Slow-World Scramble]]
*[[Speed and Swerve! Conveyor Circuit]]
|49
|[[King Dedede]]
|Upon completing this level, Elfilin is kidnapped by King Dedede, and Kirby must proceed without him until the end of the main game.
|-
|Level 5
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Originull Wasteland opening shot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Originull Wasteland]]'''}}
|
*[[The Wastes Where Life Began]]
*[[Searching the Oasis]]
*[[Alivel Mall (Staff Side)]]
*[[Moonlight Canyon]]
*'''[[Collector in the Sleepless Valley]]'''
|
*[[Stretch and Collect! Scissor-Lift Road]]
*[[Wash 'Em Away! Slippery Parade]]
*[[Slash and Slice! Gigant Sword Trial]]
*[[Dig and Explore! Maze of Fences]]
*[[Revolve and Aim! Tower of Targets]]
*[[Smack to the Top! Hit the Nails]]
*[[Freezing Fight! Frosty Ice Trial]]
*[[Melt and Glide! Race to the Cannon]]
*[[Rush and Roll! Falling Needle Road]]
*[[Off the Wall! Ricochet Switches]]
|49
|[[Sillydillo]]
|
|-
|Level 6
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Redgar Forbidden Lands opening shot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Redgar Forbidden Lands]]'''}}
|
*[[Enter the Fiery Forbidden Lands]]
*[[Conquer the Inferno Road]]
*[[Burning, Churning Power Plant]]
*[[Gathering of the Beast Council]]
*[[The Beast Pack's Final Stand]]
*'''[[In the Presence of the King]]'''
|
*[[Kirby's Inhale Showdown]]
*[[Collection Laps! Circling Circuit]]
*[[Seek the Switches! Homing Bomb Hunt]]
*[[Dig and Duck! Runaway Parade]]
*[[Freeze and Find! Magma Skating]]
*[[Shoot and Scoot! Conveyor Targets]]
*[[Whirl 'Em Away! Storm Tornado Trial]]
*[[Whack Attack! Wild Hammer Trial]]
*[[Pierce the Floor! Up-and-Down Tower]]
*[[Gust for Glory! Ring-Boating Rush]]
*[[Kirby, the Master of Mouthfuls!]]
*[[Attack! Masked Hammer Trial]]
*[[Slash! Morpho Knight Sword Trial]]
|61
|[[Forgo Dedede]]
|
|-
|Level 7
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Lab Discovera opening shot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Lab Discovera]]'''}}
|N/A
|None
|None
|[[Leongar]], [[Fecto Forgo]], [[Fecto Elfilis]]
|This serves as the standard "final" ''Kirby'' level, with no proper stages or world map, instead consisting of a series of boss fights followed by the ending cutscene and the credits.
|}
As usual, the first letters of each main game level spell out a word. In this case, it spells "NEWWORLD", if "Lab Discovera" is taken to contribute two letters. In the Japanese version, the letters are contributed by the katakana in each title; in the Spanish version, the levels spell "NUEVOMUNDO", with "Naturaleza Utópica", "Meseta Umbralia", and "Discovera Observatio" all contributing two letters; in the Italian version, the levels spell "NUOVOMONDO", with "Natura Unica" contributing two letters and "Oasi Voce d'Oceano" contributing three letters.

{| class="sortable wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=4| Stages in [[Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams]] &nbsp;
|-
!class=sortable|Stage
!class=sortable|Boss(es)
!class=sortable|Pieces of Leon's Soul
!class=unsortable|Notes
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Forgo Plains select screenshot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Forgo Plains]]'''}}
|[[Phantom Gorimondo]]
|50
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Forgo Bay select screenshot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Forgo Bay]]'''}}
|[[Phantom Tropic Woods]]
|48
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Forgo Park select screenshot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Forgo Park]]'''}}
|[[Phantom Clawroline]]
|51
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Forgo Horns select screenshot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Forgo Horns]]'''}}
|[[Phantom King Dedede]]
|51
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Forgo Wasteland select screenshot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Forgo Wasteland]]'''}}
|[[Phantom Sillydillo]]
|49
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Forgo Zone select screenshot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Forgo Zone]]'''}}
|[[Phantom Forgo Dedede]]
|51
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Forgo Land select screenshot.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Forgo Land]]'''}}
|[[Forgo Leon]], [[Morpho Knight]]
|N/A
|Requires 250 soul pieces to unlock.
|-
!colspan=5|Total pieces of Leon's Soul: 300
|}

==Enemies==
[[File:KatFL Twitter Screenshot 6.png|thumb|250px|Kirby avoiding a [[Gnawcodile]] - one of the game's new enemies - while traversing [[Abandoned Beach]].]]
''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' features a decent variety of enemies. Nearly all of the new enemies it introduces are part of the Beast Pack to some degree or another. Unlike many previous games, all of the enemies here have been given proper localized names through their [[figure]]s, with some returning enemies being given localized names for the first time. ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' features the following common enemies:

{| class="sortable wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=5|Neutral enemies in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!class=sortable|Name
!class=unsortable|Image
!class=sortable|New enemy?
!class=unsortable|Description
!class=unsortable|Notes
|-
|[[Awoofy]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Awoofy Screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A bright orange and red fox-like creature who acts as the most basic enemy, replacing Waddle Dees for that role.
|
|-
|[[Big Kabu]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Big Kabu screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A large brown stone head who spits out smaller Kabu from its mouth.
|Up until this game, this enemy was known as "Dekabu", from its given name in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''.
|-
|[[Big Red Tortuilding]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Big Red Tortuilding screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A red turtle-like creature who wears a building as a shell and spits pyroclast at Kirby from a distance. It can only be defeated by breaking its shell using [[Cone Mouth]].
|
|-
|[[Blipper]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Blipper screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A round red fish with goggles that can typically be found swimming through or leaping out of water.
|Blippers also feature in the [[Flash Fishing]] sub-game.
|-
|[[Bouncy]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Bouncy screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A pink spring-bound creature that hops in place or between specific points.
|
|-
|[[Bronto Burt]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Bronto Burt screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A brash magenta flyer who usually flies close to the ground in set patterns or pursues Kirby.
|
|-
|[[Buffahorn]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Buffahorn screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A large brown buffalo-like creature who attacks by charging in a straight line at Kirby and is hard to stop when it charges.
|
|-
|[[Cappy]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Cappy screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A mushroom-like creature that will lose its cap first if Kirby tries to inhale it.
|
|-
|[[Gabon]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Gabon screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A pill-shaped creature who wears a skull and throws bones at Kirby. If its skull breaks or is inhaled, Gabon will run away in fear.
|
|-
|[[Ghost Gordo]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Ghost Gordo screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A phantasmal variant of Gordo with a single large eye for a face who can be found in dark areas and will pursue Kirby if he illuminates using [[Light-Bulb Mouth]].
|This game was the first to give the localized name for this enemy. Ghost Gordo has received a visual and behavioral update from its previous appearance.
|-
|[[Gigatzo]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Gigatzo screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A large red cannon that shoots big fireballs in a straight line.
|
|-
|[[Glunk]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Glunk screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A green sea anemone with googly eyes that shoots out projectiles in a spread pattern from its mouth.
|
|-
|[[Gnawcodile]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Gnawcodile screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A big black crocodile that swims in water and will try to eat Kirby if it passes by him. It can only be harmed using Mouthful Mode attacks.
|
|-
|[[Gordo]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Gordo screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A spiky ball with eyes that sits in place or moves in a set pattern and cannot be defeated.
|
|-
|[[Gordo Bar]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Gordo Bar screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|An elongated variant of Gordo which serves the same purpose as its round cousin.
|
|-
|[[Kabu]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Kabu screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A bright stone head that spins around and may teleport if angered.
|
|-
|[[Mr. Sandbag]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Mr Sandbag screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A test dummy with a lot of health who Kirby can practice on in [[Waddle Dee's Weapons Shop]].
|This game was the first to give the proper name for this enemy, as it had not been named even in Japanese.
|-
|[[Mumbies]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Mumbies screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A bandage-wrapped ball who pursues Kirby when he isn't looking at it and cannot be inhaled.
|
|-
|[[Orabiroo]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Orabiroo screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A big purple rabbit-like creature that tries to leap over Kirby and land on him quickly.
|
|-
|[[Pacto]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Pacto screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A large yellow floating creature with a gaping maw who tries to eat Kirby if he gets close.
|
|-
|[[Phanta]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Phanta screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A ghostly flyer who appears from thin air and pursues Kirby.
|This game was the first to give the localized name for this enemy.
|-
|[[Poison Croakom]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Poison Croakom screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A big frog covered in toxic goop that spits its goop at Kirby and can only be defeated using [[Water-Balloon Mouth]].
|
|-
|[[Primal Awoofy]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Primal Awoofy screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A brown scruffy version of Awoofy which is more aggressive and has more health.
|
|-
|[[Rabiroo]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Rabiroo screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A small rabbit-like creature that hops toward Kirby when it sees him.
|
|-
|[[Runaway Parade Car]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Runaway Parade Cars screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A set of robotic parade cars that move quickly in set patterns and can be deflected using [[Water-Balloon Mouth]].
|
|-
|[[Scarfy]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Scarfy screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A deceptively cute flying creature that turns into an angry demon if Kirby tries to inhale or attack it.
|
|-
|[[Shotzo]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Shotzo screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A small metal cannon that shoots projectiles in a straight line and cannot be harmed.
|
|-
|[[Spookstep]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Spookstep screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A ghostly creature that appears out of thin air and then chases Kirby like a stereotypical movie monster.
|This game was the first to give the localized name for this enemy.
|-
|[[Squishy]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Squishy screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A cream-colored squid who pursues Kirby whether it is on land or in water.
|
|-
|[[Sssnacker]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Sssnacker screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A large upright snake that will quickly approach and then try to gobble up Kirby when it sees him.
|
|-
|[[Surprise Alien Board]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Surprise Alien Board screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A cardboard cutout of a space alien that blocks Kirby's path in the [[Invasion at the House of Horrors]] stage. It can only be destroyed using [[Vending Mouth]].
|
|-
|[[Tortorner]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Tortorner screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A turtle-like creature that wears a concrete slab as a shell and sits in place, swiveling to lunge at Kirby with its jaws. It can be defeated by breaking its shell using [[Cone Mouth]].
|
|-
|[[Tortuilding]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Tortuilding screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A turtle-like creature who wears a building as a shell and tries to bite at Kirby. It can only be defeated by breaking its shell using [[Cone Mouth]].
|
|-
|[[Twirling Star Rocket]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Twirling Star Rocket screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|A dangerous spinning amusement park ride that can be found in [[Wondaria Remains]]. It can only be destroyed using [[Water-Balloon Mouth]].
|
|-
|[[Walf]]
|align=center|[[File:KatFL Walf screenshot.jpg|75px]]
|{{N}}
|A small blue turtle-like creature which crawls around on land or swims through water.
|This game was the first to give the localized name for this enemy. Previously, "Walf" was simply its Romanized Japanese name.
|}

{| class="sortable wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=6|Copy Ability-providing enemies in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!class=sortable|Name
!class=unsortable|Image
!class=sortable|New enemy?
!class=sortable|Ability
!class=unsortable|Description
!class=unsortable|Notes
|-
|[[Balloon-Meister]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Balloon-Meister screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Bomb]]
|A large seal-like creature who tosses bombs in the form of inflatable balls at Kirby.
|
|-
|[[Bernard]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Bernard screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Ranger]]
|A humanoid dog-like creature who wears an explorer's hat and carries a blunderbuss which it uses to shoot small cannonballs at Kirby.
|
|-
|[[Blade Knight]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Blade Knight screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Sword]]
|A compact green knight who attacks Kirby using its sword.
|
|-
|[[Bomber]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Bomber screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Crash]]
|A walking bomb that tips over a ledge and then explodes when it hits the ground.
|
|-
|[[Chilly]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Chilly screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Ice]]
|A living snowman with a fez who has a few different freezing attacks.
|
|-
|[[Corori]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Corori screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Ice]]
|A small penguin wearing a felt cap who rolls up big snowballs and pushes them toward Kirby.
|This game is the first to have Corori give a Copy Ability when swallowed.
|-
|[[Digguh]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Digguh screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Drill]]
|A brown mole-like creature that can burrow and pop up elsewhere or throw dirt clods at Kirby.
|
|-
|[[Foley]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Foley screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Bomb]]
|A propeller-bound creature that primes itself and falls on Kirby to explode when he gets close.
|
|-
|[[Hot Head]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Hot Head screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Fire]]
|An orange tube-snouted creature with fire for hair that shoots fireballs at Kirby.
|
|-
|[[Jabhog]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Jabhog screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Needle]]
|A large lavender-haired hedgehog that turns into a big spike ball when Kirby gets too close, and may also try to inch towards him wile its quills are extended.
|
|-
|[[Mookie]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Mookie screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Hammer]]
|A red monkey with a menacing grin that throws wooden mallets at Kirby.
|This is the first common enemy in the series to provide the Hammer Copy Ability.
|-
|[[Needlous]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Needlous screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Needle]]
|A striped spiky inchworm that rolls up into a ball to attack at high speed.
|
|-
|[[Noddy]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Noddy screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Sleep]]
|A drowsy creature that is usually seen sleeping, but may lumber lazily toward Kirby when disturbed.
|
|-
|[[Poppy Bros. Jr.]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Poppy Bros Jr screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Bomb]]
|A small jester who lobs big bombs at Kirby.
|
|-
|[[Sir Kibble]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Sir Kibble screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Cutter]]
|A round yellow suit of armor who tosses the blade on his helmet at Kirby.
|
|-
|[[Totenga]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Totenga screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Needle]]
|A tall cactus-like creature who tries to swivel to get in Kirby's way, and will shrink when hit, only being inhalable when just the head remains.
|This game was the first to give the localized name for this enemy. Previously, "Totenga" was simply its romanized Japanese name.
|-
|[[Twister]]
|align="center|[[File:KatFL Twister screenshot.png|75px]]
|{{N}}
|[[Tornado]]
|A metal spinning top creature who spins itself into a tornado and then pursues Kirby.
|
|}

== Mid-Bosses ==
[[File:KatFL Downtown Grassland screenshot 10.png|thumb|250px|Kirby battling Wild Edge, one of the new Mid-Bosses.]]
The following are the [[Mid-Boss]]es of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''. Notably, this game has very few Mid-Bosses compared to usual, having only one extra than that of the original ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''. 

Like in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', each mid-boss has a "tougher version" who otherwise looks the same, but uses more attacks and has more health:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=4|Mid-Bosses in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!'''Name'''
!Appearance
!Copy Ability
!Description
|-
|[[Fleurina]]
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Fleurina screenshot.png|150px]]}}
|[[Tornado]]
|An anthropomorphic swan ballerina who is the only newcomer out of this game. She attacks by twirling herself along with gale force and throwing out tornado projectiles.
|-
|[[Wild Bonkers]]
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Wild Bonkers screenshot.png|150px]]}}
|[[Hammer]]
|[[Bonkers]] after joining the Beast Pack. They resemble their normal counterpart, but with frazzled bluish fur and war paint on their arms and face. They also wield a stone chisel for a hammer and throw durians instead of coconuts.
|-
|[[Wild Edge]]
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Wild Edge screenshot.png|150px]]}}
|[[Sword]]
|[[Gigant Edge]] after joining the Beast Pack. They resemble their normal counterpart, but with war paint on their armor and a fur collar around their neck. They also wield a stone sword and a spiky riot shield.
|-
|[[Wild Frosty]]
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Wild Frosty screenshot.png|150px]]}}
|[[Ice]]
|[[Mr. Frosty]] after joining the Beast Pack. He resembles his normal counterpart, but is much larger, and with a more disheveled and unkempt appearance. He attacks by creating and tossing different sizes of snowballs, as well as snowmen. He also will attempt to crush [[Kirby]] and dash after him, sometimes managing to eat him.
|}
{{clear}}

==Bosses==
The following are the [[boss]]es of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'':
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=5|Bosses in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!'''Boss'''
!Location(s)
!Description
!HP values
!Notes
|-
!colspan=5|Main game
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Gorimondo boss title screenshot.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Strong-Armed Beast</small><br>[[Gorimondo]]'''}}
|[[The Brawl at the Mall]]<br>[[Gathering of the Beast Council]]<br>Meta Knight Cup<br>The Ultimate Cup
|A giant gorilla-like entity part of the [[Beast Pack]]'s high council who first appears as the boss of [[Natural Plains]], making him the first boss Kirby faces in the game. He primarily uses physical attacks, such as swinging his large hands and stomping, and sometimes pulls large rocks out of the ground to throw.
|1,000 (The Brawl at the Mall)<br>600 (Gathering of the Beast Council)<br>700 ([[Colosseum]])
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Tropic Woods splash screen.png|250px]]<br>'''<small>Unfriendly Fronds</small><br>[[Tropic Woods]]'''}}
|[[The Tropical Terror]]<br>Meta Knight Cup<br>The Ultimate Cup
|A large tropical spin-off of the Whispy Woods family, resembling both a palm tree and a pineapple who first appears as the boss of [[Everbay Coast]]. It primarily uses its large roots and explosive coconuts to attack.
|1,350 (The Tropical Terror)<br>945 (Colosseum)
|Tropic Woods is the only main game boss to not be refought in [[Redgar Forbidden Lands]].
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Clawroline Boss Title Screenshot.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Lethal Leopard</small><br>[[Clawroline]]'''}}
|[[Danger under the Big Top]]<br>[[Gathering of the Beast Council]]<br>Meta Knight Cup<br>The Ultimate Cup
|An agile anthropomorphic leopard entity who is a part of the Beast Pack's high council and is of a relatively normal size compared to other bosses in the series. She first appears as the boss of [[Wondaria Remains]], and primarily attacks with her greatly extending claws, throwing knives, and pounces/dashes.
|1,000 (Danger under the Big Top)<br>600 (Gathering of the Beast Council)<br>700 (Colosseum)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL King Dedede Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>His Royal Nemesis</small><br>[[King Dedede]]'''}}
|[[An Unexpected Beast King]]<br>The Ultimate Cup
|The royal rival of Kirby who joins the Beast Pack and first appears as the boss of [[Winter Horns]] after being possessed, now with disheveled clothing and war paint. He primarily attacks with his hammer, large pillars, and attempts to slam/dash.
|1,600 (An Unexpected Beast King)<br>1,120 (The Ultimate Cup)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Sillydillo Boss Title Screenshot.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Armor-Plated Prancer</small><br>[[Sillydillo]]'''}}
|[[Collector in the Sleepless Valley]]<br>[[Gathering of the Beast Council]]<br>The Ultimate Cup
|A large armadillo with cartoonish features who is a part of the Beast Pack's high council and first appears as the boss of [[Originull Wasteland]]. It primarily attacks by rolling, shaking Kirby up in a cage if it catches him, and spinning around with a puppet partner.
|1,800 (Collector of the Sleepless Valley)<br>684 (Gathering of the Beast Council)<br>1,260 (The Ultimate Cup)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Forgo Dedede Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>His Primal Nemesis</small><br>[[Forgo Dedede]]'''}}
|[[In the Presence of the King]]<br>The Ultimate Cup
|The return of King Dedede who first appears as the boss of [[Redgar Forbidden Lands]], now more strongly possessed, making him more versatile and powerful with a large hog mask and two hammers. He primarily uses more dangerous versions of several of his attacks from his original battle, in addition to throwing his hammers and pounding the ground to cause bouts of small flames.
|1,700 (800+900) (In the Presence of the King)<br>1,190 (560+630) (The Ultimate Cup)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Leongar Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>King of the Beasts</small><br>[[Leongar]]'''}}
|[[Lab Discovera]]<br>The Ultimate Cup
|A large possessed lion entity who is the leader over the Beast Pack and first appears as the first boss faced in [[Lab Discovera]]. He attacks primarily with claw strikes and pounces similar to that of Clawroline's, in addition to chomping, spewing a large beam out of his mouth, striking the air to send out crisscrossed beams, and slamming the ground to create shockwaves with his fists.
|1,800 (Lab Discovera)<br>1,260 (The Ultimate Cup)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Fecto Forgo Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Invasive Species</small><br>[[Fecto Forgo]]'''}}
|[[Lab Discovera]]<br>The Ultimate Cup
|An amalgamation of Leongar and many other members of the Beast Pack faced as the second boss in [[Lab Discovera]], brought together after the "ID-F86" specimen is released from its confinement. It chases Kirby down a long pathway, attacking by reaching out its head of Leongar to chomp and throwing out globs of itself.
|1,600 (Lab Discovera)<br>1,120 (The Ultimate Cup)
|Fecto Forgo is unique compared to the rest of the bosses in the game, as it is fought in a long chase sequence instead of an open arena.
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Fecto Elfilis Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Ultimate Life-Form</small><br>[[Fecto Elfilis]]'''}}
|[[Lab Discovera]]<br>The Ultimate Cup
|The angelic complete form of "ID-F86", first faced as the final boss of the main game in [[Lab Discovera]] after having absorbed [[Elfilin]]. It attacks primarily with its mystically imbued polearm, making many aerial strikes with its ability to fly, in addition to creating homing projectiles, and tearing into other dimensions to bring in more dangerous hazards. It can also heal itself.
|2,500 (Lab Discovera)<br>1,750 (The Ultimate Cup)
|
|-
!colspan=5|Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams (Extra Mode)
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Phantom Gorimondo Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Strong-Armed Illusion</small><br>[[Phantom Gorimondo]]'''}}
|[[Forgo Plains]]<br>The Ultimate Cup Z
|A neon doppelgänger of Gorimondo who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Plains]]. It is much stronger and harder to avoid, having every attack from the original battle fleshed out, such as throwing rocks which now home in, and swinging its hands in quicker succession.
|1,800 (Forgo Plains)<br>1,260 (The Ultimate Cup Z)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Phantom Tropic Woods Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Illusory Fronds</small><br>[[Phantom Tropic Woods]]'''}}
|[[Forgo Bay]]<br>The Ultimate Cup Z
|A neon doppelgänger of Tropic Woods who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Bay]]. It is much stronger and harder to avoid, having every attack from the original battle fleshed out, such as dropping down much larger coconuts and [[Gordo]]s, and forcing a maze out of the ground which Kirby has to navigate through in order to deal damage.
|2,000 (Forgo Bay)<br>1,400 (The Ultimate Cup Z)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Phantom Clawroline Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Illusory Leopard</small><br>[[Phantom Clawroline]]'''}}
|[[Forgo Park]]<br>The Ultimate Cup Z
|A neon doppelgänger of Clawroline who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Park]]. She is much stronger and harder to avoid, having every attack from the original battle fleshed out, such as throwing knives more frequently, and creating three duplicates of herself who attempt to pounce on Kirby with her.
|1,600 (Forgo Park)<br>1,120 (The Ultimate Cup Z)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Phantom King Dedede Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>His Illusory Nemesis</small><br>[[Phantom King Dedede]]'''}}
|[[Forgo Horns]]<br>The Ultimate Cup Z
|A neon doppelgänger of King Dedede who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Horns]]. It is much stronger and harder to avoid, having every attack from the original battle fleshed out, such as attacking with its hammer and a pillar much quicker, and rolling [[Gordo Bar]]s across the arena while attacking with an aforementioned pillar.
|1,700 (Forgo Horns)<br>1,190 (The Ultimate Cup Z)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Phantom Sillydillo Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Armor-Plated Illusion</small><br>[[Phantom Sillydillo]]'''}}
|[[Forgo Wasteland]]<br>The Ultimate Cup Z
|A neon doppelgänger of Sillydillo who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Wasteland]]. It is much stronger and harder to avoid, having every attack from the original battle fleshed out, such as sometimes throwing out a set of bombs instead of swinging a cage, and making a sandstorm appear.
|1,900 (Forgo Wasteland)<br>1,330 (The Ultimate Cup Z)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Phantom Forgo Dedede Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Illusory Primal Nemesis</small><br>[[Phantom Forgo Dedede]]'''}}
|[[Forgo Zone]]<br>The Ultimate Cup Z
|A neon doppelgänger of Forgo Dedede who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Zone]]. It is much stronger and harder to avoid, having every attack from the original battle fleshed out, such as rocking the arena around to sink it into the surrounding lava, sometimes especially by raining down large meteors.
|2,040 (960+1,080) (Forgo Zone)<br>1,360 (640+720) (The Ultimate Cup Z)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Forgo Leon Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Possessed Beast</small><br>[[Leongar|Forgo Leon]]'''}}
|[[Forgo Land]]<br>The Ultimate Cup Z
|The return of Leongar who first appears as the first boss of [[Forgo Land]], now fully possessed after having his soul fragments returned to him, making him more versatile and powerful by having every attack from the original battle fleshed out, such as raining meteors when spewing a beam, and striking beams out much faster and in new variants. In addition, he is now assisted with attacking by [[Fecto Forgo#Psychic Beast: Soul Forgo|Soul Forgo]].
|3,400 (1,400+2,000) (Forgo Land)<br>2,380 (980+1,400) (The Ultimate Cup Z)
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Morpho Knight Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Fluttering Dream Eater</small><br>[[Morpho Knight]]'''}}
|[[Forgo Land]]<br>The Ultimate Cup Z
|The sword-wielding caster of judgement who first appears as the final boss of [[Forgo Land]] and the Extra Mode overall after absorbing [[Fecto Forgo|Soul Forgo]]. It primarily attacks similarly to that of [[Meta Knight]], but is much quicker and can teleport. In addition, it can send variants of flames across the arena, cast out homing soul forms of "ID-F86", use soundwaves to distort Kirby's perspective, and use two much larger forms of its sword.
|2,000 (Forgo Land)<br>1,500 (The Ultimate Cup Z)
|
|-
!colspan=5|Colosseum
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Meta Knight splash screen.png|250px]]<br>'''<small>The Lone Swordsman</small><br>[[Meta Knight]]'''}}
|Meta Knight Cup<br>The Ultimate Cup
|The caped swordsman who solely appears as a boss in the [[Colosseum]]. He primarily attacks by using [[Galaxia]] and the variety of sword beams and small fire bouts created by it, in addition to raising large rocks out of the ground to rain onto Kirby, and attempting to catch the puffball in his [[Upper Calibur]].
|1,000
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Phantom Meta Knight Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>The Lone Illusion</small><br>[[Phantom Meta Knight]]'''}}
|The Ultimate Cup Z
|A neon doppelgänger of Meta Knight who solely appears as a boss in the [[Colosseum]]. It is much stronger and harder to avoid, having every attack from the original battle fleshed out, such as striking out sword beams much more often, and making a duplicate of itself when attempting to catch Kirby in its [[Upper Calibur]].
|1,000
|
|-
|{{center|[[File:KatFL Chaos Elfilis splash screen.png|250px]]<br>'''<small>Species Born of Chaos</small><br>[[Chaos Elfilis]]'''}}
|The Ultimate Cup Z
|The ultimate divine entity of chaos, who absorbed the souls of the native beasts and the "ethereal butterfly" for one last shot at revenge. In addition to being much stronger than Fecto Elfilis and harder to avoid, having every attack from the original battle fleshed out, it has several new attacks, such as surrounding Kirby with angelic blades, creating large tornadoes and beams, making use of more dimensional rifts, and forming a colossal version of itself which swings at Kirby with its polearm.
Once this entity is defeated, the true spherical entity is removed from the physical body and faced. It attacks primarily by creating a black hole, quickly firing beams and globs of itself, and increasing its size to slam down and create shockwaves, in addition to using [[Deadly Sun|Deadly Sungrazer]], [[Bound Pound|Impact Pound]], and [[Shooter Cutter|Blazar Cutter]].
|3,400 (phase 1)<br>3,000 (phase 2)
|
|}

<gallery>
KatFL Reveal Trailer Screenshot 10.png|Kirby battling Gorimondo in the city to rescue more Waddle Dees
KatFL Kirby fighting Tropic Woods preview screenshot.png|Kirby battling Tropic Woods using the Fire ability
KatFL Clawroline Battle Gameplay Screenshot 3.jpg|Ranger Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee battling Clawroline
KatFL King Dedede trapping Elfilin screenshot.png|Elfilin captured in a cage by King Dedede
KatFL Kirby Captured By Sillydillo Screenshot.jpg|Kirby captured in a cage by Sillydillo
KatFL Kirby dueling Meta Knight screenshot.jpg|Sword Kirby dueling Meta Knight
</gallery>
{{clear}}

==amiibo==
''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' is compatible with [[amiibo]]. Scanning in a ''Kirby'' series amiibo (or a [[Qbby]] amiibo) while playing in the main mode will grant Kirby with a number of items, including a [[Stock Item]] and [[Star Coin]]s. Scanning in any other amiibo figure will also grant items, but not as many. The player can't use more than five amiibo in a row, and the count will reset after clearing a stage.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=5| [[amiibo]] Item list in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!amiibo
!Items
|-
|[[Kirby]]
|
*Life Up x1 (stock item)
*[[Star Coin]]s: red ×2 + green ×2 (30 points in total)
|-
|[[Meta Knight]]
|
*Speed Boost x1 (stock item)
*[[Star Coin]]s: red ×2 + green ×1 + yellow ×1 (26 points in total)
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|[[King Dedede]]
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*Attack Boost x1 (stock item)
*[[Star Coin]]s: red ×2 + green ×1 + yellow ×1 (26 points in total)
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|[[Waddle Dee]]
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*[[Energy Drink]] x1 (stock item)
*[[Star Coin]]s: green ×2 + yellow ×2 (12 points in total)
|-
|[[Qbby]]
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*[[Food|Car-Mouth Cake]] x1 (stock item)
*[[Star Coin]]s: green x2 + yellow x2 (12 points in total)
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|other amiibo
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*Car-Mouth Cake x1 (stock item)
*Cherries x1
*[[Star Coin]]s: yellow ×2 (2 points in total)
|}

==Demo==
[[File:KatFL demo title screen.png|thumb|250px|The title screen for the demo version.]]
On March 3rd, 2022, a demo version of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' was released to the public via [[wikipedia:Nintendo eShop|Nintendo eShop]]. This demo features the intro cutscene for the game, as well as the three stages [[Point of Arrival]], [[Downtown Grassland]], and [[The Brawl at the Mall]], accessible by a simple menu rather than a world hub. Missions are only present in the Downtown Grassland stage; the demo ends after defeating [[Gorimondo]] in The Brawl at the Mall, and Kirby cannot visit Waddle Dee Town past its ruined state in the Point of Arrival.

The four accessible Copy Abilities—[[Cutter]], [[Bomb]], [[Sword]], and [[Ice]]—automatically become [[Chakram Cutter]], [[Chain Bomb]], [[Gigant Sword]], and [[Frosty Ice]] once Gorimondo is taken down, allowing the player to freely test them out. This can be reverted on the menu if the player so desires. 

Completing the demo gives the player two [[List of Present Codes in Kirby and the Forgotten Land|Present Code]]s: "CLEARDEMO" and "NEWADVENTURE", the latter only if the player completes all missions in the Downtown Grassland stage, which can be redeemed at [[Waddle Dee-liveries]] in the full game.
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==Staff==
The following is a list of staff who have worked on ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'':
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"  cellpadding="2"
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!colspan=2|Staff of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!Position
!Developer(s)
|-
!General Director
|[[Shinya Kumazaki]]
|-
!Director
|Tatsuya Kamiyama
|-
!Level Design Director
|Yuki Endo
|-
!Game Designers
|Yuya Kozuka<br>Kosuke Yamazaki<br>Ryosuke Sakamoto<br>Taku Koinuma<br>Mari Ueda<br>Hiroki Moriguchi<br>Mari Takahara<br>Yuki Takahara<br>Shota Yamada<br>Akira Oono<br>Keita Tanifuji<br>Yutaka Watanabe<br>Ryota Yamanaka
|-
!Technical Director
|Yudai Hirata
|-
!Lead Technical Programmer
|Hiroaki Nakano
|-
!Lead Action Programmer
|Katsuyoshi Sumitomo
|-
!Lead Character Programmer
|Takashi Nozue
|-
!Lead Rendering Programmer
|Munemasa Kimura
|-
!Procedural Field Programmer
|Ayumu Kato
|-
!Programmers
|Rui Uchida<br>Tomohiro Kamochi<br>Yu Arimatsu<br>Takashi Nemoto<br>Yushi Uchida<br>Kazuhiro Mizusawa<br>Takaaki Kawahara<br>Koji Ishii<br>Hajime Imaizumi<br>Yutaro Fujimura<br>Kakuya Maekubo<br>Masahiro Nakajima<br>Tatsuya Beppu<br>Satoru Nakanishi<br>Naoya Taki<br>Sho Tajima<br>Akihiro Yamashita<br>Kouji Kikkawa<br>Satoshi Ohtake
|-
!Art Director
|[[Riki Fuhrmann]]
|-
!Lead Character Artist
|Kenichiro Kita
|-
!Character Artists
|Kenichi Sakuma<br>Hitoshi Kikkawa<br>Tsukasa Kirinoe<br>Mamiko Sato<br>Kenta Miyamoto<br>Kaijiro Kojima<br>Fumiyasu Kato<br>Fumiaki Miyauchi<br>Ami Ishikawa<br>Yukiko Tagawa<br>Sayaka Yanaga
|-
!Lead Field Artist
|Daisuke Morishita
|-
!Field Artists
|Yuki Honda<br>Tadashi Hashikura<br>Saori Ono<br>Yuki Yoshioka<br>Sanae Matsuo<br>Natsuki Tsuji<br>Ayako Souma<br>Tomoka Ogura<br>Yusuke Ishikawa<br>Kensuke Fukumaru<br>Shingo Kabaya<br>Sunao Kashiwano<br>Yoshika Kitami<br>Shohei Takehara<br>Takashi Saito<br>William Okuda
|-
!Lead Environment Artist
|Akihiro Kanno
|-
!Lead Procedural Field Artist
|Natsumi Muraki
|-
!Lead UI Artists
|Shigeyuki Kawata<br>Haruka Itoh
|-
!UI Artists
|Masahi Fujiura<br>Naho Yoshizawa<br>Chihiro Sakaida<br>Asami Nakata
|-
!Movie
|D.A.G Inc.<br>Katsumi Nihommatsu<br>Hisanori Matsushima<br>Akiko Sasaoka<br>Hiroyuki Kojima<br>Yosuke Tanabe<br>Naruya Tsunoda<br>Sayoko Yamada<br>Akira Goto<br>Kasumi Saka<br>Ayaka Matsumoto<br>Tomohiro Kikuchi<br>Riki Kaneda<br>Masaya Homma<br>Yukihisa Wada<br>Emi Nago<br>Misato Nakajima<br>Yugo Sakai<br>Akira Ninagawa<br>Kaoruko Kitaichi
|-
!Lead Sound
|[[Yuuta Ogasawara]]
|-
!Lead Music
|[[Hirokazu Ando]]
|-
!Sound
|[[Jun Ishikawa]]<br>[[Yuki Shimooka]]
|-
!Voice
|[[Makiko Ohmoto]] ([[Kirby]])<br>Kurumi Mamiya ([[Elfilin]])<br><br>Kenta Miyake ([[Leongar]])<br><br>Minami Takayama (Japanese Dream Discoveries Tour guide)<br><br>Kay Cal (English Dream Discoveries Tour guide)<br>Cristina Lucía Jáuregui (Latin Spanish Dream Discoveries Tour guide)<br>Fannie Senécal (French-Canadian Dream Discoveries Tour guide)<br>Clémence Dieryck (French Dream Discoveries Tour guide)<br>Stefania Montagnese (Italian Dream Discoveries Tour guide)<br>Nina Rau (German Dream Discoveries Tour guide)<br>Elizabeth Sanchez León (Castilian Spanish Dream Discoveries Tour guide)<br>Saskia Doorschodt (Dutch Dream Discoveries Tour guide)<br>Bona Kim (Korean Dream Discoveries Tour guide)
|-
!FRAT Framework Programmers
|Tomokazu Tsuruoka<br>Shinya Watanabe<br>Ryoichiro Atono<br>Shinichi Kawaji<br>Tetsuya Noge<br>Tatsuya Murase<br>Shun Yasaka<br>Kazuya Suetsugu<br>Masataka Seshimo<br>Takashi Matsuda<br>Yuya Suzuki
|-
!Network Programmer
|Hiroshi Ohnishi
|-
!Technical Support
|Yousuke Fukunaga<br>Kazuya Konishi<br>Masayuki Nagata<br>Junichi Aoyagi<br>Takaaki Kazuno<br>Takayuki Sugano<br>Yuya Natsumi<br>Akio Hanyu<br>Tatsuhiro Tanoue<br>Takeshi Minagawa<br>Shotaro Iwanaga
|-
!Team Support
|Yoshimi Takahashi<br>Katsuhiro Sakoda<br>Shigeru Hirayama
|-
!Artwork
|Yuto Ibaraki<br>Tomomi Ozaki<br>Mai Sakamoto<br>Emi Imamura<br>Rieko Kawahara
|-
!Testing
|Masaru Kobayashi<br>Takeshi Tamura<br>Akiko Ohashi<br>Aiho Kubo<br>Erina Tanaka<br>HAL Debug Team<br>Mario Club Co., Ltd.<br>Digital Hearts Co., Ltd.
|-
!Localization Management
|Seiji Otoguro
|-
!Localization
|Shigeru Hashiguchi<br>Kenichi Masuda
|-
!NOA Localization Management
|Reiko Ninomiya<br>Rich Amtower<br>Tim O'Leary<br>Scot Ritchey<br>Morgan Ritchie<br>Thaddée Wiseur<br>Álex Zarza
|-
!NOA Localization
|Lauren Ammerman<br>Gab Bergollo Drouyn<br>Billy Carroll<br>Yanett Cepeda Valor<br>Rosa Cogley<br>Marjolaine Drouin<br>Raymond Elliget<br>Lara Gibran<br>Paloma Hernandez<br>Brandon Kraemer<br>Josée Lebeau-Bédard<br>Yoriko Marusich<br>César Pérez<br>Taryn Ziegler
|-
!NOA Product Testing
|Ed Ridgeway<br>Manna Yamasaki<br>Mairo Small<br>Evan Wright<br>Craig So<br>Riley Scott<br>Dylan Rondeau
|-
!NOE Localisation Producers
|Liam Higgins<br>Hedinn Haraldsson
|-
!NOE Translation Coordination
|Pierre Sanchez
|-
!NOE Translation
|Patrick Joyce<br>Gurvan le Guen<br>Clémence Dieryck<br>Barbara Pisani<br>Anna Tarantini<br>Sebastian Brück<br>Sascha Weinard<br>Alexander van de Bergh<br>Ainhoa Bernad Hurtado<br>Patrick Koudstaal<br>Jónatan Marcos Millán<br>Thomas den Haan<br>Vincent Meijer
|-
!NOE QA Coordination
|J. Ignacio León López
|-
!NOE Quality Assurance
|Damien Brichard<br>Matthieu Lamouroux<br>Pasquale Gianluca Miceli<br>Lutz Ohl<br>Christina Stoffel<br>Jessica Sánchez Herrera<br>Sandra Díaz Cabral<br>Joachim Lust<br>Brian Devits
|-
!NOE Voice Coordination
|Kevin Murray
|-
!NOK Localization Management
|Dongyeon Kim
|-
!NOK Localization
|Jihyuen Yoo
|-
!NOK Quality Assurance
|Kiung Seoung<br>PTW Korea Co., Ltd.
|-
!NOK Artwork
|Suzy Do
|-
!NHL Localization Coordination
|Wang Zhong Long
|-
!NHL Translation
|Sean Shen<br>Tracy Cheng<br>PTW (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Taiwan Branch
|-
!NHL Quality Assurance
|PTW (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Taiwan Branch
|-
!NHL Artwork
|Mike Kan
|-
!iQue Localization Coordination
|Qju Xiaochun
|-
!iQue Translation
|PTW Shanghai Co., Ltd.
|-
!iQue Quality Assurance
|Yan Gang<br>PTW Shanghai Co., Ltd.
|-
!Main Theme Song
|"[[Welcome to the New World!]]"<br>Song - Neichel<br>Lyrics - [[Shinya Kumazaki]]<br>Music - [[Tadashi Ikegami]]<br>Arrangement - Taro Nagata<br>[[Yuuta Ogasawara]]
|-
!Special Thanks
|Hitoshi Ishimura<br>Masaya Maejima<br>Hajime Kojima<br>Shigenobu Kasai<br>Masayo Nakagami<br>Asuka Oda<br>Yumiko Sano<br>Tomohiro Minemura<br>Tetsuya Abe<br>Hiroshi Saigusa<br>Jun Tsuda<br>Vanpool, Inc.<br>GRDrive Inc.<br>Good-Feel Co., Ltd.<br>Toyro Music G.K.
|-
!Adviser
|Nobuo Matsumiya
|-
!Coordinator
|Kenta Nakanishi
|-
!Project Management
|Yoshihiro Nagata<br>Ayaka Seno<br>Tetsuya Mochizuki<br>Atsuko Yamashita
|-
!Associate Producer
|Kei Ninomiya
|-
!Producers
|[[Tadashi Kamitake]]<br>Toyokazu Nonaka<br>Akira Kinashi
|-
!General Producers
|Shigefumi Kawase<br>Shinya Takahashi
|-
!Executive Producer
|Shuntaro Furukawa
|-
!colspan=2|HAL Laboratory, Inc.<br>Nintendo<br><br>HAL Laboratory, Inc. and Nintendo are the authors of this software for the purpose of copyright.<br>All rights reserved.<br>© HAL Laboratory, Inc. / Nintendo
|-
|}

==Nintendo eShop description==
<big>'''''Join Kirby in an unforgettable journey through a mysterious world in a 3D platforming adventure'''''</big>

''Float off on an all-new adventure as the powerful puffball, Kirby. Explore in 3D stages as you discover a mysterious world with abandoned structures from a past civilization—like a shopping mall?! Copy enemies' abilities like the new Drill and Ranger and use them to attack, explore your surroundings, and save the kidnapped Waddle Dees from the ferocious Beast Pack alongside the mysterious Elfilin. Hope you’re hungry for an unforgettable adventure!''

''Get a mouthful of real-world objects for all-new, powerful transformations''

''Feeling hungry? Kirby can inhale real-world objects and transform using Mouthful Mode! Why get one drink from a vending machine when you can swallow the whole thing? Then, use your boxy body to shoot out cans at baddies. Consume a car to gain some wheels and slam through walls. Sit back and take it all in...literally.''

''Join up with a pointy partner, Bandana Waddle Dee, in co-op play''

''Pass a Joy-Con™ controller to a buddy to play as the spear-wielding Bandana Waddle Dee and help each other explore and battle through this colorful world. While Kirby can float and inhale enemies, Bandana Waddle Dee can spin and stab with his sturdy spear. Find friendship in this forgotten world and save the Waddle Dees!''

''Float over obstacles and fight through enemies on your way to each stage's goal as you slash, poke, freeze, and hammer using Kirby's copy abilities. The tough puff is truly put to the test in dynamic boss battles that will keep you dancing about the arena. Choose from two difficulty modes for either a light, breezy adventure or a more challenging experience.''

''Each themed stage you travel through will hide several friendly Waddle Dees in peril! Save them to grow the home base of your adventure, the once-deserted Waddle Dee Town. The Waddle Dees you rescue will unlock shops, leaderboards, and the ability to evolve copy abilities to make them stronger. You’ll also be able to enjoy some of the townsfolk's favorite games. Use compatible amiibo™ accessories or Present Codes at Waddle Dee-liveries for useful in-game items. Track down cute collectibles to give Kirby's house some extra charm either at the Gotcha Machine Alley or during your adventure.''

(This description was reused for the game on the My Nintendo Store.)<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-switch/ ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' on the My Nintendo Store]</ref>

==Trivia==
*The existence of the game was accidentally leaked on a schedule for the [[Nintendo Direct]] of September 23rd, 2021, only a few hours prior to its broadcast.<ref>[https://www.gematsu.com/2021/09/nintendos-japanese-release-schedule-lists-kirby-discovery-for-switch-bayonetta-3-for-release-in-2022 Nintendo’s Japanese release schedule lists Kirby: Discovery for Switch, Bayonetta 3 for release in 2022 - Gematsu]</ref> A similar leak previously happened with ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'' on a similar date a year earlier.
*The internal files for ''Kirby Fighters 2'' contain partially complete code for "Kirby3d", which may be related to this game.<ref>[https://twitter.com/firubiii/status/1308995437379158016 firubiii on Twitter]</ref>
*The internal codename for this game is "Kirby15" or "K15", which likely refers to this being the 15th main-series ''Kirby'' game, counting remakes. This also breaks the tradition started with ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' of giving each game a food-related codename.
*Several parts of the game feature an [[Fictional languages in the Kirby series|alien language]] that, when deciphered, is actually a direct 1:1 translation to English. This reveals some details about the setting, in particular highlighting three corporations whose branding can be found on many signs: "Holine", "Alivel", and "Lightron". Put together, the first letters of these corporations spell out [[HAL Laboratory|HAL]].
*''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' is the first main-series game to feature spoken dialogue, though this only applies to the intercom voice heard in [[Lab Discovera]]. Almost all languages the game was translated in have unique dubs, but the Traditional and Simplified Chinese versions do not; these versions use the English voice instead (though the on-screen text is translated accordingly).
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==Gallery==
{{Main|Kirby and the Forgotten Land/gallery}}
<gallery>
KatFL logo.png|English logo
KatFL JP logo.png|Japanese logo
KatFL Key art.jpg|Key art
File:KPN KatFL.jpg|Japanese key art
KatFL Kirby artwork.png|Artwork of [[Kirby]]
KatFL Waddle Dees in gold cage artwork.png|Artwork of three Waddle Dees caged by the Beast Pack
KatFL Waddle Dee trapped in cage artwork.png|Artwork of a Waddle Dee caged by the Beast Pack
KatFL Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee artwork.png|Artwork of Kirby and [[Bandana Waddle Dee]]
KatFL Meta Knight artwork.png|Artwork of [[Meta Knight]]
KatFL King Dedede artwork.png|Artwork of [[King Dedede]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{names
|ja={{furi|星|ほし}}のカービィ ディスカバリー
|jaR=Hoshi no Kābyi Disukabarī
|jaM=Kirby of the Stars: Discovery
|nl=Kirby en de Vergeten Wereld
|nlM=Kirby and the Forgotten World
|frE=Kirby et le monde oublié
|frEM=Kirby and the forgotten world
|frA=Kirby and the Forgotten Land
|frAM=-
|de=Kirby und das vergessene Land
|deM=Kirby and the forgotten Land
|pl=Kirby and the Forgotten Land
|plM=-
|it=Kirby e la terra perduta
|itM=Kirby and the lost land
|ko=별의 커비 디스커버리
|koR=Byeorui Keobi Diseukeobeori
|koM=Kirby of the Stars: Discovery
|esE=Kirby y la tierra olvidada
|esEM=Kirby and the forgotten land
|esA=Kirby and the Forgotten Land
|esAM=-
|zhSimp=星之卡比 探索发现
|zhSimpR=Xīng zhī Kǎbǐ Tànsuǒ Fāxiàn
|zhTrad=星之卡比 探索發現
|zhTradR=Xīng zhī Kǎbǐ Tànsuǒ Fāxiàn
|zhM=Kirby of the Stars: Explore and Discover
|pt=Kirby and the Forgotten Land
|ptM=-
|ru=Kirby and the Forgotten Land
|ruM=-
|th=Kirby and the Forgotten Land<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeDQ2_uWPK0 Southeast Asian version of the ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' Overview Trailer w/ Thai subtitles]</ref>
|thM=-
}}

==External links==
*[https://kirbyandtheforgottenland.nintendo.com Official website for ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'']
*[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-switch/ ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' page on Nintendo.com]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/arzga/index.html Japanese website for ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'']
*[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/b795436b-7df8-4216-9dff-6c38e920b48a Nintendo's first Japanese article about the game (9/24/2021)]
*[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/ad5682f7-2015-4d19-9aa7-d4f49b2d9e78 Nintendo's second Japanese article about the game (1/12/2022)]
*[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/eb4b0aa4-fb95-4e38-8b48-eacb989f7004 Nintendo's third Japanese article about the game (2/10/2022)]
*[https://www.kirbyinformer.com/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' on Kirby Informer]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2022/March/Ask-the-Developer-Vol-4-Kirby-and-the-Forgotten-Land-2187039.html Developer interview regarding ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'']
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/03/25/kirby-forgotten-land-features/ Washington Post developer interview]

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