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==Types of Keys==
==Types of Keys==
===Small Keys===
===Small Keys===
[[File:MM SmallKey.png|60px|left]]
[[File:MM3D Small Key Icon.png|left]]
'''Small Keys''' are featured in many ''Zelda'' games. They can be found in small chests, by defeating enemies such as [[Rat]]s in {{ALttP}}, or bought from a [[Merchant]] in {{TLoZ}}. A Small Key can be used to open [[Lock#Locked Door|locked doors]] that have chains around them<ref>{{Cite|You found a Small Key! This key will open a locked door. You can use it only in this dungeon.|N/A|OoT}}</ref> and [[Lock#Key Block|key blocks]]. In every ''Zelda'' game, except ''The Legend of Zelda'', they can only be used in the dungeon where they are found.
'''Small Keys''' are featured in many ''Zelda'' games. They can be found in small chests, by defeating enemies such as [[Rat]]s in {{ALttP}}, or bought from a [[Merchant]] in {{TLoZ}}. A Small Key can be used to open [[Lock#Locked Door|locked doors]] that have chains around them<ref>{{Cite|You found a Small Key! This key will open a locked door. You can use it only in this dungeon.|N/A|OoT}}</ref> and [[Lock#Key Block|key blocks]]. In every ''Zelda'' game, except ''The Legend of Zelda'', they can only be used in the dungeon where they are found.


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===Boss Keys===
===Boss Keys===
[[File:MM3D Boss Key Icon.png|left]]
[[File:MM3D Boss Key Icon.png|left]]
[[File:Goron Mines Boss Key.png|70px|right]]
[[File:BossKey.gif|right|thumb|200px|Link obtaining a Boss Key in ''Ocarina of Time'']]
'''Boss Keys''' are one of the three standard dungeon items, the other two being the Compass and the Dungeon Map. They are also called '''Big Keys''' in ''A Link to the Past'', {{TWW}}, {{TMC}}, and {{TP}},<ref>{{Cite|You got the Big Key! This is the master key of the dungeon. It can open many locks that small keys cannot.|N/A|ALttP}})</ref><ref>{{Cite|You got the Big Key! Use it to gain entrance to the room where the dungeon's boss lurks!|N/A|TWW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You got the Big Key! Use it to open big doors!|N/A|TMC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You got the big key! Use it to gain access to the lair of this dungeon's boss!|N/A|TP}}</ref> and are specifically known as '''Nightmare Keys''' in ''Link's Awakening''.<ref>{{Cite|Eh? It's locked! You can open the door with the Nightmare Key.|N/A|LA}}</ref> They are generally used to open the big door leading to the boss' chamber. In ''A Link to the Past'', Big Keys are also necessary to open the Treasure Chests containing a dungeon's special item, and doors unlocked by the Big Key may not necessarily lead directly to the boss. In ''Twilight Princess'', the Big Key from the [[Goron Mines]] had to be put together by obtaining the three Key Shards from the [[Goron Elder#Twilight Princess|Goron Elders]]. In [[Snowpeak Ruins]], the Big Key is replaced by the '''Bedroom Key''', as said dungeon is actually the mansion residence of [[Yeto]] and [[Yeta]]. In {{PH}} and {{ST}}, Link must carry the Boss Key in his hands rather than inventory. In certain instances in ''Spirit Tracks'', the key is electrified and Link must have his [[Phantom]] partner carry it for him.
'''Boss Keys''' are one of the three standard dungeon items, the other two being the Compass and the Dungeon Map. They are also called '''Big Keys''' in ''A Link to the Past'', {{TWW}}, {{TMC}}, and {{TP}},<ref>{{Cite|You got the Big Key! This is the master key of the dungeon. It can open many locks that small keys cannot.|N/A|ALttP}})</ref><ref>{{Cite|You got the Big Key! Use it to gain entrance to the room where the dungeon's boss lurks!|N/A|TWW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You got the Big Key! Use it to open big doors!|N/A|TMC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You got the big key! Use it to gain access to the lair of this dungeon's boss!|N/A|TP}}</ref> and are specifically known as '''Nightmare Keys''' in ''Link's Awakening''.<ref>{{Cite|Eh? It's locked! You can open the door with the Nightmare Key.|N/A|LA}}</ref> They are generally used to open the big door leading to the boss' chamber. In ''A Link to the Past'', Big Keys are also necessary to open the Treasure Chests containing a dungeon's special item, and doors unlocked by the Big Key may not necessarily lead directly to the boss. In ''Twilight Princess'', the Big Key from the [[Goron Mines]] had to be put together by obtaining the three Key Shards from the [[Goron Elder#Twilight Princess|Goron Elders]]. In [[Snowpeak Ruins]], the Big Key is replaced by the '''Bedroom Key''', as said dungeon is actually the mansion residence of [[Yeto]] and [[Yeta]]. In {{PH}} and {{ST}}, Link must carry the Boss Key in his hands rather than inventory. In certain instances in ''Spirit Tracks'', the key is electrified and Link must have his [[Phantom]] partner carry it for him.


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File:Key Sprite LttP.gif|Small Key from ''A Link to the Past''
File:Key Sprite LttP.gif|Small Key from ''A Link to the Past''
File:Small Key LA.png|Small Key from ''Link's Awakening''
File:Small Key LA.png|Small Key from ''Link's Awakening''
File:MM SmallKey.png|Small Key from ''Ocarina of Time''
File:WW Key.png|Small Key artwork from ''The Wind Waker
File:WW Key.png|Small Key artwork from ''The Wind Waker
File:Small Key FSA.png|Small Key from ''Four Swords Adventures''
File:Small Key FSA.png|Small Key from ''Four Swords Adventures''
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File:Big Key Sprite LttP.gif|Big Key from ''A Link to the Past''
File:Big Key Sprite LttP.gif|Big Key from ''A Link to the Past''
File:ALTTP Big Key.png|Big Key artwork from ''A Link tot he Past''
File:ALTTP Big Key.png|Big Key artwork from ''A Link tot he Past''
File:Nightmare Key.png|Nightmare Key from ''Link's Awakening''
File:Nightmare Key.png|Nightmare Key from ''Link's Awakening''
File:BossKey.gif|Link obtaining a Boss Key in ''Ocarina of Time''
File:BossKeyOoT3D.png|Boss Key from ''Ocarina of Time 3D''
File:BossKeyOoT3D.png|Boss Key from ''Ocarina of Time 3D''
File:MM Boss Key.png|Boss Key artwork from ''Majora's Mask''
File:MM Boss Key.png|Boss Key artwork from ''Majora's Mask''
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File:Goron Mines Key Shard3.png|Key Shard from ''Twilight Princess''
File:Goron Mines Key Shard3.png|Key Shard from ''Twilight Princess''
File:Goron Mines Key Sprite.png|Completed Goron Mines Big Key from ''Twilight Princess''
File:Goron Mines Key Sprite.png|Completed Goron Mines Big Key from ''Twilight Princess''
File:Goron Mines Boss Key.png|Completed Goron Mines Big Key from ''Twilight Princess''
File:Bedroom Key Icon.png|Bedroom Key from ''Twilight Princess''
File:Bedroom Key Icon.png|Bedroom Key from ''Twilight Princess''
File:BossKey PH Icon.png|Boss Key from ''Phantom Hourglass''
File:BossKey PH Icon.png|Boss Key from ''Phantom Hourglass''

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Template:Item Keys are items found in the dungeons of every Zelda game. They are necessary for advancing through locked doors. Keys can be obtained through a variety of different puzzles, such as defeating all the enemies in a room. Once a Key is used, it disappears from Link's Inventory.

There are three different types of keys: Small Keys, Boss Keys (which grant access to the dungeon's boss), and Dungeon Keys (needed to enter their respective dungeon).

Types of Keys

Small Keys

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Small Keys are featured in many Zelda games. They can be found in small chests, by defeating enemies such as Rats in A Link to the Past, or bought from a Merchant in The Legend of Zelda. A Small Key can be used to open locked doors that have chains around them[1] and key blocks. In every Zelda game, except The Legend of Zelda, they can only be used in the dungeon where they are found.

In game such as Link's Awakening and Majora's Mask, having the Compass will show Link where a hidden Key is found in a room via the Dungeon Map. The alert could be a tone sounding upon entering the room, as in Link's Awakening, or a colored blip on the map as seen in The Wind Waker.[2]

Boss Keys

MM3D Boss Key Icon.png
File:BossKey.gif
Link obtaining a Boss Key in Ocarina of Time

Boss Keys are one of the three standard dungeon items, the other two being the Compass and the Dungeon Map. They are also called Big Keys in A Link to the Past, The Wind Waker, The Minish Cap, and Twilight Princess,[3][4][5][6] and are specifically known as Nightmare Keys in Link's Awakening.[7] They are generally used to open the big door leading to the boss' chamber. In A Link to the Past, Big Keys are also necessary to open the Treasure Chests containing a dungeon's special item, and doors unlocked by the Big Key may not necessarily lead directly to the boss. In Twilight Princess, the Big Key from the Goron Mines had to be put together by obtaining the three Key Shards from the Goron Elders. In Snowpeak Ruins, the Big Key is replaced by the Bedroom Key, as said dungeon is actually the mansion residence of Yeto and Yeta. In Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, Link must carry the Boss Key in his hands rather than inventory. In certain instances in Spirit Tracks, the key is electrified and Link must have his Phantom partner carry it for him.

Dungeon Keys

Dungeon Keys allow access to a dungeon. Not all dungeons in games that feature Dungeon Keys require a Dungeon Key to open. Alternatively, Dungeon Keys are specific to which dungeon they open.

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Other Keys

File:Great Keys.png

In Four Swords, Great Keys are special Keys given to the Links upon completing a mission. They are required to unlock the final mission in the game, as well as to unlock bonus content.

Phantom Hourglass featured three Keys needed to open special doors spread across the islands of the World of the Ocean King: the Sun Key, the Ghost Key, and the King's Key.

Boss Door Objects

Main article: Boss Door Objects

In Skyward Sword, Boss Door Objects are a special type of Keys with unique three-dimensional structures. The objects must be rotated until they glow gold, indicating that it is in the correct orientation. These objects are then inserted into the lock and the door opens automatically.

Gallery

Small Keys

Boss Keys

Dungeon Keys

Other Keys

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References

  1. ↑ "You found a Small Key! This key will open a locked door. You can use it only in this dungeon." — N/A (Ocarina of Time)
  2. ↑ "You've got the Compass! Now, you can see where the chests and Nightmare are hidden! This Compass has a new feature — a tone will tell you if a key is hidden in a room when you enter!" — N/A (Link's Awakening)
  3. ↑ "You got the Big Key! This is the master key of the dungeon. It can open many locks that small keys cannot." — N/A (A Link to the Past))
  4. ↑ "You got the Big Key! Use it to gain entrance to the room where the dungeon's boss lurks!" — N/A (The Wind Waker)
  5. ↑ "You got the Big Key! Use it to open big doors!" — N/A (The Minish Cap)
  6. ↑ "You got the big key! Use it to gain access to the lair of this dungeon's boss!" — N/A (Twilight Princess)
  7. ↑ "Eh? It's locked! You can open the door with the Nightmare Key." — N/A (Link's Awakening)


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