The Forgotten Land story we know begins with Kirby, the mighty pink defender of Dream Land, navigating a New World! Along the way, he encounters new and familiar friends and foes to save the Waddle Dees from a Beast Pack with mysterious intentions!
But what if some of the characters' roles were swapped?
The heroes of this story are the Sworn Partners of Popstar: King Dedede of Dream Land and Meta Knight The Lone Swordsman, along with the enigmatic lost seedling, Elfilis.
Even the smallest of changes can lead to universe-altering and unpredictable consequences... What other surprises will await our heroes in their quest to save their family, find themselves, and discover the secrets hidden in this Forgotten Land?
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Catch new page updates on Tumblr first, and ComicFury the following week for an optional easier reading experience!
✦ LATEST COMIC UPDATE ON TUMBLR ✦
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✦ COMIC CHAPTERS ✦
Prologue
Chapter One: Point of Arrival
Chapter Two: Natural Plains
Chapter Three: Coming Soon!
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(NOTE: some of these posts are tagged as "roleswap non-canon" to the comic's story due to being outdated or a one-off exploration of an idea just for fun.)
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Cherished fanworks of the AU created by other wonderfully talented people!
Wow. It’s been almost a whole year. And what a year it’s been-!!
Finding out I had breast cancer last May and going through chemotherapy, multiple surgeries, and severe liver damage from the immunotherapy that helped cure me-
After all of this, I’ve made it.
My surgeries are done. I still tested negative for cancer. I just have to get checked by my doctor twice a year for a few more years. I lost my long hair, but my chemo curls are coming in super strong and super curly!!! The second drawing on this post shows my actual current hair length and texture, heehee. My path of recovery from these procedures is long, but going very well so far.
Right now, life is peaceful. Life is good.
Thank you to every single person who reached out to me along the way. Even if I wasn’t able to directly respond, please know that the love and support I received always arrived right when I needed it most. I am beyond grateful for everything. If you are reading this, you have my warmest thanks.
About my art…..
To be honest I haven’t drawn or written almost anything since my treatment began last July. I had to focus 100% of my energy towards getting better and staying afloat during my extremely rough treatments. Whenever I tried to make something my mind was as blank as the canvas. What also hasn’t helped, I am only just now tapering off of some strong medication I’ve had since January that gave me severe hand tremors. I couldn’t even write my name until last month. It sucked.
I’m shaking off the cobwebs though! I can feel that creative spark returning. I’m rusty right now but I’m building up my skills and abilities again. I can’t wait to get back to it.
-Marvel Movie credits font- The Forgotten Land Roleswap WILL return!!!
…I don’t have a solid timeframe for that return yet. But it’ll be as soon as I can! I’ve already said I fully intend on seeing the story of the Sworn Partners and the lost little Elfilis to its end!!
On my end, I’ll keep practicing and getting back into the joyful process of creating again! I need to regain the line confidence and technical skills I had before all of this started. But I know I can get it back. After all, I’ve made it this far!!!
Thank you again for reading and for being here. I am beyond grateful for everyone in this little corner of the internet. Take care of yourselves, and take care of one another! 🩵
Happy December and a Merry Holiday season to everyone!
I’ve been away and silent for a bit, but I’m doing the best I can. I wanted to offer a quick update from my neck of the woods.
TW- medical discussion under the cut.
I’ll start with the good news-
My treatment has been successful so far and my breast cancer is in remission!!!!!
I had a lumpectomy in November and they found no traces of cancer in my tissue and lymph nodes! Now I can prepare for my double mastectomy next month with a huge relief off my shoulders knowing my treatment worked beautifully so far. 💖
….Unfortunately the bad news is I am also dealing with some rare-ish complications from the immunotherapy drug I was given during chemo. I just finished being hospitalized for the second time in two months because it turns out my immune system did such a good job of kicking the cancer’s ass, they decided to try kicking my own liver’s ass afterward as a treat. That derailed my entire treatment plan and I only got halfway through my 24 weeks of chemo. So pending my doc’s final decision, I probably have to finish the last 12 weeks in February. That part really sucks because my chemo was put on hold in September to deal with this other thing. I’ll have to start from square one with those side effects. x(
This medical complication happens to a very small percentage of people, so I guess I’m just lucky like that. Thankfully the liver is tenacious and can eventually repair itself from this. But I am on a slow and steady healing process on a lot of medications right now.
One of my new med’s side effects are decently severe hand tremors. I can barely even write my name, let alone draw. I won’t be able to participate in any Christmas art events which is an enormous bummer. I love doing Secret Santa and making gifts for my loved ones and being all festive and stuff, but I just can’t work with my hands at all right now. It’s temporary and will go away when I eventually stop taking these, but that’s going to be at least another month or so. :/
I haven’t drawn much since the summer to be honest. This treatment incapacitated me a lot more than I expected. Feels like a part of me has been missing. I miss writing the Roleswap and making comics and working to improve my technical art skills. But when I stare at that blank art canvas, my mind is blank. Between the treatments and hospitalizations and physical and mental stress, it’s sucked out a lot of my drive to create right now and I hate it.
BUT.
The Forgotten Land Roleswap is NOT cancelled! I still have every intention of finishing it. My current situation has just forced me to take an involuntary hiatus.
I’m alive. And still fighting. And optimistic about the future. But right now I’m also just…. Fricking tired.
I’m not trying to turn this blog into “Jojo’s Cancer Adventure” either. But this is my life right now. I talk about it because I like being open and sharing my experiences and thoughts on here. But this situation also won’t define me. It has a beginning and successful conclusion to come. And when this is all over, I shall emerge as a more powerful version of myself!!!!!!!
When I’m feeling a little better at least I’ll get to play some Kirby Air Riders-!!! That’s gonna be amazing.
Thanks for reading this and for being here and for caring. I know there’s a lot of people that enjoy the things I make and I’m sorry to keep everyone waiting for so long. I know I shouldn’t be sorry, but I am. lol I can’t help it!! I probably still won’t be posting much because I don’t have the energy or ability to do it right now, but I am still here. And I’m gonna keep going. :)
TL;DR:
Currently still in the process of kicking cancer’s ass
My liver got its ass kicked in return and the medication for it has awarded me with hand tremors that prevent me from drawing for a while
The Forgotten Land Roleswap is not cancelled, just on a break while the author/artist is in the process of regenerating
I miss and love you guys. I’m grateful for this platform.
New Forgotten Land Roleswap comic dub by Coco Thunder!!!
This was a complete surprise for me to find. :D Coco Thunder has made other voice fan dubs of the comic so far, they’re super cool! Check it out!! As of writing this, this video premieres in about an hour!
It’s seriously a huge honor to have people dedicate their time and craft inspired by something I’ve made. Hopefully this will help a tiny bit with the wait for the end of Chapter 2 I’m currently working on <3
Thank you all again for your support and for enjoying the comic!!
Wait wait I'm out of the loop when did CANCER become a thing-!?
Oh gosh sorry if that was alarming to learn!! It’s hard to keep all my updates in one place and it all happened really really quickly. I found out late May 2025 that I had Stage I triple negative breast cancer and everything’s been going super fast ever since! But mine is eventually curable and I’m very grateful for it!
The chemo side effects also knocked me out pretty much all summer (I owe every Artfight 2025 attack a revenge drawing next year! 💖), which is why updates and art have been slow for the past few months. (I know it’s an understandable reason lol, I just miss drawing)
I don’t need anything in particular from anyone! I wanted to keep people informed since I trust and appreciate everyone that’s been here since I returned to Tumblr in 2022. And also because I think it’s something important to talk about and be aware of. Plus I’m comfortable sharing it. No worries about touching the topic with me! It’s my new current “normal” so it’s no big deal lol.
I’m gonna be okay!! Cancer is not a pleasant or easy journey. But after some more tough treatments and surgeries through next year, this journey will end and I’ll get to start more new ones! Plus I’ll be the best, strongest version of myself to date! <3 (ง’̀-‘́)ง
Hey, Jojo...I've been worried about you....have you been doing alright, health wise...? I remember you said you were doing pretty bad before...I hope everything turns out okay for you...
Thank you so much for reaching out, kind anon! 🫂
I’m doing the best I can! The chemo side effects are definitely kicking my ass, no sugarcoating that. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I was actually supposed to start the 12-week long second half of my treatment last month (they call it… The Red Devil 👹), but it’s been delayed to next week since my body was taking it particularly hard and needed extra time to regenerate and recover. So I’m just doing what I can and resting plenty! And when my energy levels are up, I keep my morale high by writing and drawing!
The most important part of all this is that my cancer is reacting extremely well to chemo. And the goal of the treatment is after my surgery early next year, it should all be CURED and gone from my body! Which is enormously good news!
Honestly, getting diagnosed with cancer at 27 was a really bad hand to be dealt. But after that, I have a lot of the best cards to work with for a favorable outcome. This time next year, I’ll be recovered from all these side effects, my hair will have grown back, and I’ll be enjoying the peace and normalcy of my 9-5 desk job with a big smile on my face!
I don’t often outwardly talk about the hard stuff, sorry if I worried anyone by being kinda vague about it- I get nervous about spreading too much negativity sometimes. But I also want to be real whenever I can. This isn’t a secret, but it’s also not the only thing that defines me! Ya feel? ;D
So please take care of yourselves, friends. If you have the resources, please utilize them. It’s not an overreaction to get any suspicious lump or new skin marking checked out. I know it’s a hard world right now and not everyone has easy access to medical care. I just want to say that in my personal situation, getting everything examined the same day I noticed a lump and not waiting months or years to do it saved my life in the long run.
TLDR- yes things are tough. Fuck cancer. But I will be okay in the end and I’m lucky there is an end to my treatment someday! Thank you for your kindness and concern! I’ll make it out of this and I love you all!! <3
Look at these Forgotten Land AUs-!!! Omg I had no idea there were so many of them!! Thank you for this beautiful tribute to everyone’s stories!!
I don’t know for sure if my Forgotten Land Roleswap is the first “switch around a bunch of characters and see how it can change the canon’s story” AU for this particular game. (I started mine about a month after the game’s release and didn’t see any before that).
Regardless, it has been a wonderful pleasure to see the roleswap idea bloom afterwards into a whole universe of different Forgotten Land AUs. My project has been a labor of love and creativity I’ve never had before. It makes me beyond happy to see others can find that in their projects too.
What can I say? I had the idea of making a drawing of the 4 of them for a while. At first, I thought of something simple, but then it became more of a fight
Anyway, I hope you like it and sorry for mentioning them.
Nobody’s ever drawn my Leongar gijinka- or any of them yet!! This is freaking AWESOME!! I’ve been a big fan of your gijinka designs for a while now (Daroach my beloved….) and this attack means a lot!!
I’m very happy that I got to draw your characters (or pet for Holly), I wish that I could’ve made them more detailed but I hope you all still liked them!
Behold! All the attacks I did this year! Quite a lot more than I thought I would make! 🖌(≧▽≦🌸)
All the artists I attacked: @otterronpas @pastille-pain @boa35 @peri-berrypawductions @jojo-schmo @quanblovk @lia-spres @mystic-warriors and hexlockspear (who doesn't have a tumblr, so I'm linking their bluesky account)
Also I want to thank you to all who attacked me. I know I didn't have much for y'all to work with, but hopefully next year I'll have prepared a more finer collection of blorbos and weirdos for y'all to draw!
Until then, I'll be waiting for the next fight!! (🌸◡w◡) ✨
