Kirby & The Forgotten Land: Redgar Forbidden Lands Hidden Waddle Dee Guide
The Redgar Forbidden Lands is the sixth world of Kirby & The Forgotten Land, and Kirby will have his final showdown against the Beast Pack in the heat of this fiery volcano. Finding all the hidden Waddle Dees in this world requires a bit more puzzle-solving than in the previous levels, and Kirby will have to thoroughly explore each stage to rescue them all. In addition, players will need to save at least 32 Waddle Dees before they can unlock the final boss level and save Elfilin.
As the rescued Waddle Dees return to Kirby & The Forgotten Land's Waddle Dee Town, they'll rebuild the ruined village into a vibrant, bustling hub where Kirby can rest, shop, and play minigames. Most of Waddle Dee Town's shops will likely be unlocked when players reach the Redgar Forbidden Lands. However, the Flash Fishing and Tilt-and-Roll Kirby minigames are the last facilities to be rebuilt in Waddle Dee Town, requiring 155 and 180 Waddle Dees.
There are 61 Waddle Dees waiting to be rescued in Kirby & The Forgotten Land's Redgar Forbidden Lands. Some of them are trapped in the golden cage at the end of the level, and others can be rescued by completing each stage's trophies. The rest, however, are hidden throughout every level, so it's up to Kirby to search high and low to make sure every Waddle Dee makes it safely back to town.
- To rescue the first Waddle Dee in Kirby & The Forgotten Land's "Enter the Fiery Forbidden Lands" level, Kirby will have to find five green crystals hidden on the sinking platforms in the first area. The first and second green crystals are on the first sinking platform. The third is in the blue box on the same platform as the first two crystals. The fourth and fifth are hidden in the blue boxes on the second sinking platform. The first hidden Waddle Dee in Kirby TFL will appear on the main path up ahead.
- At the end of the section with the moving stairs, Kirby can drill under the fence to rescue the second hidden Waddle Dee.
- In the area with the narrow, sinking cliffs, a wall will lower to reveal a secret passage on the cliff with the Star Coins. Inside, Kirby will have to dig to find the five red crystals buried in the platform before it sinks to open the gate blocking the third hidden Waddle Dee.
- Just before the end of the level, the fourth hidden Waddle Dee will be behind a fence on a platform that's about to be hit with lava balls. Before the lava balls hit the ground and cause the platform to sink, Kirby must use Water Balloon Mouthful Mode to destroy them. After that, Kirby will have to dig under the fence to rescue the last hidden Waddle Dee.
- Kirby will spot the first hidden Waddle Dee behind bars as he scales the tower in Kirby & The Forgotten Land's "Conquer the Inferno Road" level. Around the corner of the building, there's a set of stairs behind the bomb-throwing enemy that Kirby can take to reach the hidden Waddle Dee.
- After defeating the Wild Frosty, Kirby can use the Ice Copy Ability to skate across the lava on the left side of the path to get on top of the building to the right. Using the Ice Ability on the lava blocks here will allow Kirby to drop into the building to rescue the second hidden Waddle Dee.
- Further down the path, there's another lava path to the left of the main path that Kirby can skate over with the Ice Copy Ability. Finally, Kirby can inhale the Traffic Cone on the other side of the lava block bridge to break the ground under the snowman enemy and reveal a secret door. Inside, Kirby will have to complete the Mouthful Mode obstacle course within the time limit to rescue the third hidden Waddle Dee.
- The fourth hidden Waddle Dee is next to the ladder behind the porcupine enemy. Kirby will have to drop down from above to rescue it.
- To rescue the fifth hidden Waddle Dee, Kirby needs to use Ring Mouthful Mode to spin the windmills before jumping down onto the boat in the lava at the end of the stage. The first windmill is to the right of the main path. After riding the spinning beam to the path to the left and avoiding the Buffohorn, the second windmill will be on a pillar to the left. Finally, the last windmill is behind the cannons on the path to the right, which Kirby can knock down with Ring Mouthful Mode. Once all three windmills have been spun, a platform with the last hidden Waddle Dee will rise out of the lava below.
- The first hidden Waddle Dee in the "Burning, Churning Power Plant" level of Kirby & The Forgotten Land is on the right side of the crushing platforms with the Buffohorn. There's a stack of boxes that Kirby can smash to reach a hidden compartment.
- In the section with the conveyor belts, Kirby will have to find five green crystals to rescue the second hidden Waddle Dee. The first is on the still platform in front of the cannon. The second is under the crusher on the narrow part of the path, and the third is under the crusher just around the corner. Kirby can reach the fourth by riding the three crushers to the top. The fifth is in the wall just beside the gate blocking the second Waddle Dee.
- Kirby can use the Fire Copy Ability in TFL to light the lantern in the middle of the main path, revealing a trail of Star Coins and slowing the crusher to the right. By riding the crusher to the upper level, Kirby will reach a secret room with a fuse. After lighting the fuse, Kirby must use Stairs Mouthful Mode to move the staircase out of the way of the fuse and onto the button to lift the gate. If Kirby makes it into the cannon before the fuse lights it, he'll be launched to the third hidden Waddle Dee.
- At the end of the stage's Vending Machine Mouthful Mode section, Kirby can break the cracked wall at the end to reach the fourth hidden Waddle Dee.
- The fifth hidden Waddle Dee is under the cracked floor just before the end of the level. Kirby will need to inhale the Traffic Cone before the moving wall with the triangle-shaped hole knocks him into the lava so he can use Kirby TFL's Traffic Cone Mouthful Mode to break the floor.
- After Kirby defeats Gorimondo in Kirby & The Forgotten Land's "Gathering of the Beast Council" level, there will be a Car Mouthful Mode obstacle course. To rescue the first hidden Waddle Dee, Kirby needs to reach the end before time runs out.
- The second hidden Waddle Dee is in a chest next to the Sillydoo boss arena.
- At the end of the Pipe Mouthful Mode obstacle course, there's a stack of metal crates on the lower path. Kirby can break through them to find the third hidden Waddle Dee at the end of the ramp.
- Before getting on the roller coaster after the Clawroline fight, Kirby can find the fourth hidden Waddle Dee by climbing the ladder to the left of the boss arena.
- The fifth hidden Waddle Dee is at the end of the stage. Kirby can hit the blue button on the left of the final platform to unlock the gate in front of it.
- The first hidden Waddle Dee in Kirby & The Forgotten Land's "The Beast Pack's Final Stand" is above the platform with the gray Awoofy and Sir Kibble, which Kirby can reach using Scissor Lift Mouthful Mode.
- The second hidden Waddle Dee is above the Poison Croakum. To reach it, Kirby will have to continue down the main path until he finds a water pipe that he can use to enter Water Balloon Mouthful Mode. After backtracking and defeating the Poison Croakums with water along the way, Kirby can take out the Poison Croakum guarding the Waddle Dee.
- There's a staircase on top of some stacked metal crates that Kirby can knock down with Vending Machine Mouthful Mode near the two snake enemies. The third hidden Waddle Dee is on top of a platform to the left, which Kirby can reach after moving them with Stairs Mouthful Mode.
- The fourth hidden Waddle Dee is above the crocodile in the next room. Kirby will have to reach the end of this section to find a boat, which he can use to defeat the crocodile and rescue the Waddle Dee.
- At the end of the Arch Mouthful Mode section of the level, Kirby can dodge the third lava rock by taking the lower path through the broken pipes. The fifth hidden Waddle Dee is at the end of the path.
Kirby & The Forgotten Land is available on Nintendo Switch.