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''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,<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.

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 this creature was split into two separate beings to prevent it posing a threat to the world, but it was eventually 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]].

A rift opens up in the [[Colosseum]], which allows Kirby to participate in The Ultimate Cup Z. Chaos Elfilis is fought here, and Kirby defeats this final threat. A lingering remnant of their soul approaches Elfilin, and he accepts it into his heart, allowing his two halves to finally become one.

''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 [[guard]] against incoming attacks and [[dodge]] out of harm's way, as well as [[crouch]] and [[slide]]. 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.

|'''Use Stock [[Item]]s'''

|Kirby can consume a stocked takeaway [[food]] or temporary boost item in a similar manner to the [[Assist Star]].

|This is also used to drop the [[Mouthful Mode]] (prioritized to drop before Kirby's [[Copy Ability]]). Unlike in previous title, Kirby can drop multiple ability hats.

[[File:KatFL Twitter Screenshot 3.png|thumb|250px|Screenshot showing one of Needle Kirby's new moves which takes advantage of the 3-D space.]]

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|Bomb Kirby's hat and bombs have been updated in appearance slightly.

|Limited-use.

|The cutter boomerangs can be charged up after they're thrown to make them more powerful on the return trip.

|Has a special [[guard]]. Kirby can also skate on the surface of water, lava, and mud 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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|Limited-duration. The player has a mild amount of control of Kirby's movement before he falls asleep.

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|A more powerful version of Cutter that resembles a power saw. The sawblades that shoot from the hat can rebound off of walls at a mirror angle.

|Similar to [[Burn-Stone]] from ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''.

|A more powerful version of Hammer which gives Kirby a stone hammer. It is slower, but stronger.

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|A more powerful 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.

|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.

|A more powerful 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.

|A large bipedal armadillo-like creature who serves as part of the Executive Council for the Beast Pack. His main job is to produce the wanted posters depicting Kirby and Elfilin and try to seek them out directly, though he often gets distracted by shiny things.

!Soul fragments

|[[Forgo Plains]]

|[[Forgo Bay]]

|[[Forgo Park]]

|[[Forgo Horns]]

|[[Forgo Wasteland]]

|[[Forgo Zone]]

|[[Forgo Land]]

|Requires 250 soul fragments to unlock.

!colspan=5|Total soul fragments: 300

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|A variant of [[Bonkers]] who resembles 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.

|A variant of [[Gigant Edge]] who resembles 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.

|A variant of [[Mr. Frosty]] who 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.

|A neon doppelgänger of Clawroline who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Park]]. It 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.

|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]].

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Chaos Elfilis Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''<small>Species Born of Chaos</small><br>[[Chaos Elfilis]]'''}}

''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 figurine 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.

On March 3rd, 2022, a demo version of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' was released to the public. This demo features the intro cut-scene 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. The demo ends after defeating [[Gorimondo]] in the last stage, and Kirby cannot visit Waddle Dee Town past its ruined state in the first stage.

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 second stage, which can be redeemed at [[Waddle Dee-liveries]] in the full game.

*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 being broadcasted.<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 circumstance previously happened with ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'', nearly on the same date a year earlier.

*The internal codename for this game is "Kirby15" or "K15", which 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 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.

KatFL Waddle Dees in gold cage artwork.png|Waddle Dees caged by the Beast Pack

KatFL Waddle Dee trapped in cage artwork.png|A Waddle Dee caged by the Beast Pack

KatFL Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee artwork.png|Kirby and [[Bandana Waddle Dee]]

KatFL Meta Knight artwork.png|[[Meta Knight]]

KatFL King Dedede artwork.png|[[King Dedede]]