- “Ugh. Nobody GETS me.”
- ―The Forgotten[src]
The Forgotten is the main antagonist of Disney Dreamlight Valley. It is a dark entity that caused Dreamlight Valley to be cursed by the Forgetting, where everyone in the Valley lost their memories and fled to their Realms through the Dream Castle.
History[]
After the Player left Dreamlight Valley, they left a shadow of themselves known as the Forgotten. Full of resentment toward the Player for leaving the Valley, it was manipulated by Scar and Mother Gothel into tearing out the Pillars in the Glade of Trust and Sunlit Plateau. However, the Forgotten realized it was tricked, resulting in both villains' plans backfiring on them. The Forgotten then tore out the rest of the Orbs, thus causing the Forgetting.
After the Player returns to Dreamlight Valley as an adult, gains access to Dazzle Beach, and frees Ursula, she tells them that the Forgotten was the cause of the Forgetting. After unlocking the Forest of Valor, the Player will find Donald lost in a dark grove after he ran through a dark portal. He explains that he saw the Forgotten and chased after it. The Player sees the Forgotten for the first time after restoring the river in the Sunlit Plateau. The Forgotten is chased by the Player through a portal and they see the Forgotten run to the Dark Castle. After unlocking the Frosted Heights, the Player finds a secret chamber and discovers Olaf inside. The Player uses Elsa's water magic and discovers that the Forgotten had taken the Orb of Love (and Olaf's arms). The Player also discovers that the chamber was used by the Forgotten for experiments with dark magic.
After unlocking the Forgotten Lands, the Player meets the Fairy Godmother, who takes them to the Dreamscape. There, the Player sees all the events that led to the Forgetting through the Forgotten's eyes and understands its motivations. When the Player returns to the Dreamscape, the Forgotten appears and takes the Orb of Remembrance. The Player confronts the Forgotten and tries to reason with it, but the Forgotten refuses and escapes.
After this, dark rifts start appearing in the sky. Merlin tells the Player that, in order to stop the rifts, they must find items that the Forgotten left behind imbued with Dark Magic and uncover the stories behind each item. The Player asks Mickey, Elsa, Moana, and Scar about each respective item's story. Once this is finished, Merlin uses the magic to open a portal to the Dark Castle.
The Player steps through the portal and enters the Dark Castle, where they see the Forgotten performing the curse. As the Player navigates the Castle, they must solve puzzles to make each of the doors let them pass. After that, they have a final confrontation with the Forgotten. After battling with magic, Player and the Forgotten's magic collides, sending them to a black, empty space filled with memories that the Player shares with the Forgotten.
Trivia[]
- Along with the Lorekeeper from the expansion The Storybook Vale, the Forgotten is one of the only original characters in the game.
