Elfilin

“	A mystical new friend you met in a mysterious new world. You found Elfilin as he was trying to save the Waddle Dees from the Beast Pack. He seems happy to be Kirby's guide, sharing helpful advice to save the Waddle Dees and rebuild their town. Thanks, Elfilin!”
	— Gotcha Capsule Description • Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Elfilin is a character in the Kirby series, debuting as an ally in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. He is the benevolent half of Fecto Elfilis that managed to gain sentience.

Physical Appearance

Elfilin is a chinchilla-like creature covered in teal fur. He has gigantic, round ears that make up about twice the size of his body mass. His inner ears alternate between reddish-orange and yellow depending on the lighting and a large, rounded nick is present in the right ear. Elfilin's body is plump and round with undefined stubby nubs for limbs. He sports a small, triangular, reddish-orange nose, deep blue eyes, and rosy cheeks akin to those of Kirby's. He has a large, bushy tail that trails behind him. Elfilin is usually seen hovering, but he has been seen to ground himself sometimes, such as when he is taking a nap in Kirby's House.

Personality

Elfilin is a kind and caring soul, and often tries his best to be helpful in different ways, such as giving tips to Kirby during their adventure, or helping the Waddle Dees build Waddle Dee Town. He is also responsible, feeling that he is obligated to rescue the Waddle Dees after they are captured. However, he is not particularly courageous, trying to hide from the Beast Pack when they raided Waddle Dee Town and feeling unsettled when the player heads to Lab Discovera on the world map. He seems to dislike extremely cold and hot temperatures, as openly expressed whenever Kirby arrives in Winter Horns and Redgar Forbidden Lands on the world map; additionally, he appears to like swimming and theme parks given his dialogue when Kirby visits Everbay Coast and Wondaria Remains.

General Information and History

Elfilin is the passive, compassionate half of a creature known as Fecto Elfilis, a hostile being that hails from the depths of space, that has become sentient. Fecto Elfilis has the ability to open dimensional rifts to other dimensions and travel through them, and as such, Elfilin shares that ability as well, though heavily diminished (although it gets stronger at the end of the game). Unlike Elfilin, however, Fecto Elfilis used this ability to fulfill their own invasive ambitions.

In the distant past, Fecto Elfilis arrived at the forgotten world and attempted to invade it by wreaking destruction on the native wildlife. However, their campaign was soon thwarted when the researchers of the ancient civilization that once lived on the planet captured them in the Eternal Capsule. Afterwards, they began studying their spatial teleportation ability within Lab Discovera, allowing them to become highly advanced in science and create technologies that share Fecto Elfilis' ability. 30 years after research on Fecto Elfilis began, however, an accident occurred during an experiment with the spatial warp ability, in which the alien invader was split in two. Their malevolent, invasive consciousness was reduced to a fetus-like being known as Fecto Forgo, while their friendly, compassionate qualities split off and gained sentience, becoming Elfilin. After the incident, Elfilin escaped from Lab Discovera and fled into the outside world, never to be recovered by the researchers. After an unstated length of time, the people of the civilization abandoned the planet with their new technology due to overpopulation, leaving behind Fecto Forgo and Elfilin.

Sometime afterwards, Elfilin began living peacefully with the animals of the abandoned world, with only the occasional argument. However, Fecto Forgo was one day found by Leon, who was subsequently corrupted into serving as their pawn. He renamed himself Leongar and formed the Beast Pack, and all the animals started to become violent due to Fecto Forgo's planet-wide psychic influence, forcing Elfilin to go into hiding. Thus, Leongar and the Beast Pack began searching for Elfilin in order to reunite him and Fecto Forgo back into Fecto Elfilis.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Elfilin serves as Kirby and Bandana Dee's companion in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, traveling with them through their adventure and giving the player tips along the way.

Story

Without Elfilin to stabilize their power, Fecto Forgo's spatial warp abilities became nearly uncontrollable, opening random rifts in various dimensions; one such dimension was Kirby's dimension, right above the skies of Dream Land. The rifts began sucking up the denizens of Dream Land and brought them to Elfilin's world.

Not long afterwards, Elfilin happened upon the Waddle Dees who had been deposited in his world; he soon began to aid them in building Waddle Dee Town for the first time. However, they did not get far before the town was raided and destroyed by the Beast Pack, who captured all the Waddle Dees present in order to use them as a workforce to power Fecto Forgo's efforts. Elfilin tried to find a place to hide, but was cornered and captured by the Beast pack; before they could leave, Kirby arrives, fights off the beasts, and frees Elfilin. Elfilin thanks Kirby, and then explained that he and the Waddle Dees tried to fight the Beast Pack off, but were overwhelmed, and that he felt an obligation to save them. Kirby offers to help, and the two formally introduce themselves to each other before setting off to save the Waddle Dees after Bandana Waddle Dee offers any extra help if they need it.

Elfilin and Kirby travel throughout the world, saving Waddle Dees captured by the Beast Pack and defeating Gorimondo, Tropic Woods, and Clawroline over the course of their journey. In Winter Horns, Elfilin and Kirby encounter King Dedede, who was also brainwashed by Fecto Forgo into becoming part of the Beast Pack. Kirby fights and defeats the king, but as Kirby and Elfilin celebrate, King Dedede recovers and slips behind the duo before capturing Elfilin in a cage. Dedede flies off with the help of some birds from the pack as Elfilin cries for Kirby to help him, prompting Kirby to give chase.

Kirby eventually follows Dedede to Lab Discovera, where he encounters Leongar sitting on a throne in front of a dormant Fecto Forgo as well as Elfilin trapped within a capsule to the lion's side. Leongar explains that Elfilin is the missing half of Fecto Forgo, and that he wants to fuse them back to their original self so that they may grant him and his subjects their spatial teleportation ability. Leongar then attacks Kirby and loses, being launched through a glass window and in front of the Eternal Capsule housing Fecto Forgo; Kirby subsequently frees Elfilin, but their celebrations are cut short when Fecto Forgo begins to speak through Leongar. After berating Kirby for ruining years of careful planning and patience, Fecto Forgo finally snaps and destroys their capsule, turns into a teal slime, and absorbs Leongar and numerous Beast Pack members who arrive to defend him, transforming into a goopy, chimera-like abomination. Kirby and Elfilin attempt to flee from Fecto Forgo, but the beast destroys the door they close to contain them and gives chase through the halls of Lab Discovera.

Kirby eventually defeats Fecto Forgo, prompting the alien to attempt to absorb Kirby and Elfilin; Kirby dodges several tendrils before one seizes Elfilin, resulting in Elfilin being consumed by Fecto Forgo. Fecto Forgo flies over Kirby and to the roof of the lab, with Kirby in hot pursuit; there, they reform into Fecto Elfilis and do battle with Kirby. Kirby eventually weakens Fecto Elfilis enough to for Elfilin to partially manifest from their physical form, allowing Kirby to use the Dome Mouth ability to free Elfilin. As a last resort, the dissolving vessel of Fecto Elfilis opens a dimensional rift to Kirby's home planet, Planet Popstar, intending to crash it and the forgotten world into each other out of pure spite. Kirby inhales a big rig truck and becomes Big-Rig Mouth Kirby, and with Elfilin riding at the front, he drives through the floating debris and wreckage towards Fecto Elfilis. Fecto Elfilis tries to stop Kirby by throwing large chunks of debris at Kirby, but he dodges the first and jumps over the second towards the alien invader. Fecto Elfilis then summons a third piece of debris and tries to protect themself with it; Kirby is initially rebuffed by it, but Elfilin then uses his powers to further strengthen Kirby, allowing him to destroy the debris and crash through Fecto Elfilis, destroying their physical form. Elfilin and Kirby subsequently lose consciousness and fall through the dimensional rift to Planet Popstar.

Once Kirby, Elfilin, and Bandana Waddle Dee regain consciousness, they see that the dimensional rift is still open and pulling everything through it, threatening to crash the two planets into each other. Hoping to set things right, Elfilin flies up to the rift and uses all of his power to close it as he tearfully thanks Kirby for everything. Elfilin fell unconscious from his action and landed in his home dimension; he was soon found by Clawroline, who nursed him back to health. Elfilin then used his power to travel to Kirby's dimension, reuniting with Kirby and allowing the two to travel between their respective worlds at will.

Sometime later, Clawroline noticed a dimensional rift that had opened on the Observation Tower in Waddle Dee Town. Elfilin and Kirby investigate before being sucked in by the rift, being taken to Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams, a world created by Fecto Forgo's dreams when they were trapped within the Eternal Capsule. There, what is left of Fecto Elfilis, known as Soul Forgo, had begun creating an army of phantom beasts and plotted to use Leongar's body as their new vessel, shattering his soul into at least 300 pieces and scattering them throughout the Isolated Isles. Elfilin and Kirby thus begin to collect the pieces, gathering at least 250 before arriving at the spot where Leongar's body was being kept.

Elfilin takes the collected soul pieces and gives them to Leongar, who reawakens and celebrates with the two before his mind is once again taken over by Soul Forgo. Soul Forgo, using the resulting Forgo Leon as a puppet, then attempts to fight off Kirby and Elfilin, but Leongar is defeated, exorcising Soul Forgo out of his body. Soul Forgo prepares to fight the two heroes themself, but a butterfly flutters in from outside, lands on their face, and consumes Soul Forgo, using their power to become Morpho Knight, who then attacks Kirby and Elfilin. Kirby defeats Morpho Knight, allowing Soul Forgo to turn the tables and absorb their power before they teleport away. Elfilin and Kirby stayed behind to check on Leon; the two of them attempt to wake Leon, but their efforts prove futile. The two look down in sadness, believing he had perished in the ordeal, before Clawroline and the rest of the Beast Pack arrive with more soul pieces that they had collected. They all give the pieces to Leon, fully restoring him. Kirby, Elfilin, and the Beast Pack celebrate Leon's restoration before returning to their dimension.

Sometime later, a dimensional rift opens in the Colosseum in Waddle Dee Town. Kirby and Elfilin enter it in the Ultimate Cup Z, traveling through another realm to face off against Soul Forgo's phantom creations yet again. In the final battle, the two find themselves on a replica of the helipad atop Lab Discovera, where they are promptly confronted by Chaos Elfilis, the powerful new vessel Soul Forgo had gained after absorbing Morpho Knight's power. Kirby and Chaos Elfilis duke it out in a grueling final battle that ends in Kirby defeating and very nearly destroying Chaos Elfilis, causing them to dissipate into particles of light. One particle - the only piece of Chaos Elfilis that remained - willing to make amends for their actions, offered themself to be absorbed by Elfilin. With the two halves of Fecto Elfilis reconciling with each other, they reunited into a benevolent being, retaining their identity as Elfilin.

Kirby's Dream Buffet

Elfilin physically appears as a hat that Kirby can wear. He is unlocked upon reaching Gourmet Rank 30. Additionally, Elfilin also has a collectable Character Treat.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Elfilin is depicted as an illustration on a tome in the Magolor's Tome Trackers sub-game. Two masks in his likeness is also available for characters and will also change their voice. The Elfilin mask is obtainable after completing 20 Stamp Rallies and the Elfilin (Smiling) is obtainable after completing 100 Missions, which also places a statue of him in Merry Magoland.

Quotes

“	Phew! You saved me! Thank you... But what about those other guys, the Waddle Dees? They were all captured! And taken away! We fought those beasts as hard as we could, but they kept coming back for more. Now I'm the only one left... I have to go save them! I have to!”
	— Elfilin • Kirby and the Forgotten Land

“	What? You'll help me save everyone? That's great! So...your name is Kirby? I'm Elfilin! Nice to meet you!”
	— Elfilin • Kirby and the Forgotten Land

“	Ooh! It looks like you can inhale this big object without dropping your current Copy Ability... Approach the object, then press B to give it a try!”
	— Elfilin • Kirby and the Forgotten Land

“

Gosh, Kirby! I'm glad you like talking to me so much. Say...I never told you about what happened here before you arrived, did I? In the past, all the animals in this world lived in peace and harmony-kinda like we are now! I mean, we fought every now and then, but... We all tried to share our food and work together. Things were really nice! Then one day...a big, scary figure calling himself Leongar rose to power. Under his rule, everyone started going wild! I got pretty scared, so I went into hiding for a long time...until the Waddle Dees started appearing! They were lost and afraid, so I wanted to help them. We eventually decided a town would keep us safe! The first few buildings had just gone up when the animals-now called the Beast Pack-found us. We fought as hard as we could, but in the end, the town was destroyed...and everyone got captured... That's when you dropped in, Kirby! Thank you so much for saving me back then. I'm so glad I met you... I hope we can go on another adventure someday! My power to create vortices isn't very strong, but I can open one to Planet Popstar anytime. So no matter what the future holds...I hope we'll always stay friends, Kirby!”

— Elfilin • Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Related Quotes

“	A mystical new friend you met in a mysterious new world. You found Elfilin as he was trying to save the Waddle Dees from the Beast Pack. He seems happy to be Kirby's guide, sharing helpful advice to save the Waddle Dees and rebuild their town. Thanks, Elfilin!”
	— Capsule description • Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Etymology

"Elfilin" may derive from the word "elfin", which means "small and delicate, typically with a mischievous charm".

Trivia

Elfilin's right ear having a piece missing may be a reference to the practice of imprinting holes into the ears of lab rats, used by scientists as a means of identification.
- In actuality, the nick in Elfilin's right ear symbolizes his status as an incomplete being, as a similar condition can be seen with the left side of Fecto Forgo's body being heavily melted.
In Lab Discovera, the beeping noises in the elevator are a morse code for "EFILLIN", Elfilin's Japanese name.^[2]
When saved by Kirby at the beginning of the game, and after the Leongar fight in Lab Discovera, Elfilin ends the victory dance on Kirby’s left. In the rest of the game, however, he ends on the right.
Elfilin is the host that runs the official Kirby Twitter account when it comes to content regarding Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

This box contains speculation that should not be taken as fact.

The people of the ancient civilization which caused the creation of Elfilin may have been the ancients, a civilization of the past who made legendary treasures and pieces of technology. This is evident in that many of their supposed creations, such as the Lor Starcutter and clockwork stars, share the ability of opening dimensional rifts and traveling through them with Fecto Elfilis.
- It can be presumed that Fecto Elfilis was the "incredible power" that was used to create the Lor Starcutter according to Magolor.
- Additionally, if one takes into consideration of the implications made by Hyness, it is likely that it was specifically the science-users who captured Fecto Elfilis and caused them to split, as it is stated studying them allowed them to create highly advanced technologies.

End of speculation