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Small Keys,(ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoTOcarina of Time | MMMajora's Mask | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | FSFour Swords | TWWThe Wind Waker | FSAFour Swords Adventures | TMCThe Minish Cap | TPTwilight Princess | PHPhantom Hourglass | STSpirit Tracks | SSSkyward Sword | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom)[1][2][3][4][5] also known simply as Keys,(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link | TFHTri Force Heroes | ZAZelda's Adventure | CoHCadence of Hyrule | NWCNESNintendo World Championships: NES Edition)[1][6][7][8] are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.[name references needed]
Location and Uses
Small Keys are commonly found inside dungeons, with most being rewarded after completing a puzzle. In every game, except for The Legend of Zelda, they can only be used in the dungeon where they are found.[9]
The Legend of Zelda
Descriptions
Keys can be purchased from Merchants and be used in any dungeon in The Legend of Zelda.
The Adventure of Link
A Link to the Past
Descriptions
A Link to the Past instruction booklet
Keys and Doors
If rooms are divided by a locked door, you will need that door's key. There are two types of keys, small keys and big keys. Small keys can only be used once, but the big key can be used as many times as you like. (The keys on one dungeon cannot be used in another dungeon). On top of all this, there are dead-end doors and doors that can only be opened by switches.
Link's Awakening
Descriptions
The Compass is able to reveal the location of Small Keys in Link's Awakening, with a tone sounding upon entering a room containing a hidden Small Key.[10] In Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, an icon of the Compass also appears on-screen when this happens.
Ocarina of Time
Descriptions
Ocarina of Time instruction booklet
Small Keys and Doors
Use small keys to open locked doors. The number of small keys in your inventory appears on the game screen. Once you use a small key, it wil disappear. You can only use small keys in the dungeon sections where you find them. There are also one-way doors that only open when you solve the mystery in that room.
Small keys do not appear in the dungeons that you visit at the beginning of the game.
- 5 in the Forest Temple in the original (6 in Master Quest)
- 8 in the Fire Temple in the original (5 in Master Quest)
- 6 in the Water Temple in the original (2 in Master Quest; notice that the second locked door is only in the 3DS version of the mirrored form)
- 3 in the Bottom of the Well in the original (2 in Master Quest)
- 5 in the Shadow Temple in the original (6 in Master Quest)
- 9 in the Gerudo Training Ground in the original (3 in Master Quest)
- 5 in the Spirit Temple in the original (7 in Master Quest)
- 2 in the Light Barrier section of Ganon's Castle in the original (3 in the Forest, Spirit, and Shadow Barrier sections in Master Quest)
Majora's Mask
Descriptions
- 1 in the Woodfall Temple
- 3 in the Snowhead Temple
- 1 in the Great Bay Temple
- 4 in the Stone Tower Temple
Oracle of Seasons
Descriptions
The Compass is able to reveal the location of Small Keys in Oracle of Seasons, with a tone sounding upon entering a room containing a hidden Small Key.
Oracle of Ages
Descriptions
The Compass is able to reveal the location of Small Keys in Oracle of Ages, with a tone sounding upon entering a room containing a hidden Small Key.
Four Swords
The Wind Waker
- 4 in the Dragon Roost Cavern
- 1 in the Forbidden Woods
- 2 in the Tower of the Gods
- 3 in the Earth Temple
- 2 in the Wind Temple
Four Swords Adventures
Small Keys appear as objects that can be picked up, like Pots. The Links must carry the Small Keys to their keyholes,[11] but they will drop them if damaged. If a Small Key falls into a pit, quicksand, or water, it will reappear in its initial spot. Some enemies, such as Karat Crabs will attempt to take Small Keys from the Links, in which case they must be defeated, stunned, or avoided in order to progress.
The Minish Cap
Descriptions
Small Keys are found within Dungeons in The Minish Cap. Some are found in Chests, while others simply drop from the ceiling after completing a puzzle or defeating Enemies. Three Small Keys are acquired in unique ways: one Small Key in the Temple of Droplets has been frozen into a Key-sicle and must be thawed out by Light Beams, the first Small Key in the Royal Crypt is being visibly held by a Gibdo, and the first Small Key in Dark Hyrule Castle is given to Link after he breaks the Sorcerer's Curse on King Daltus with the Four Sword.
Small Keys are used to open Locked Doors and Locked Blocks in Dungeons; when a Small Key is used on a Locked Door, it is removed from Link's inventory. He can hold multiple Small Keys, but they can only be used in the Dungeon in which they are obtained. The number of Small Keys in each Dungeon are as follows:
- 4 in Deepwood Shrine
- 2 in the Cave of Flames
- 4 in the Fortress of Winds
- 4 in the Temple of Droplets
- 3 in the Royal Crypt
- 6 in the Palace of Winds
- 6 in Dark Hyrule Castle
Twilight Princess
- 4 in the Forest Temple
- 3 in the Goron Mines
- 3 in the Lakebed Temple
- 5 in Arbiter's Grounds
- 4 in the Snowpeak Ruins
- 3 in the Temple of Time
- 1 in the City in the Sky
- 7 in the Palace of Twilight
- 3 in Hyrule Castle
Phantom Hourglass
Spirit Tracks
Skyward Sword
- 2 in the Skyview Temple
- 1 in the Lanayru Mining Facility
- 2 in the Ancient Cistern
- 2 in the Sandship
- 3 in the Fire Sanctuary
- 1 in the Sky Keep
A Link Between Worlds
Tri Force Heroes
Keys appear as objects that can be picked up, like Pots. The Links must carry the Keys to their keyholes, and will drop them if damaged. If a Key falls into a pit, quicksand, or water, it will reappear in its initial spot. Some enemies, such as Key Bandit Poes will attempt to take Keys from the Links, in which case they must be defeated, stunned, or avoided in order to progress.
Breath of the Wild
Small Keys appear exclusively in Ancient Shrines in Breath of the Wild. They are made from ancient Sheikah technology and glow with an orange light. While normal objects made from Sheikah technology are composed of non-magnetic materials, Small Keys are made from a metal that can be manipulated with Magnesis.
Tears of the Kingdom
Small Keys appear inside Shrines of Light and are used to open Locked Doors.
Echoes of Wisdom
Small Keys appear inside the Suthorn Ruins and are used to open Locked Doors.
Other Appearances
The Legend of Zelda Game Watch
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
The Faces of Evil
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
The Wand of Gamelon
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Zelda's Adventure
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
BS The Legend of Zelda
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Ancient Stone Tablets
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Cadence of Hyrule
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Nomenclature
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小鑰匙 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) | ||
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Chave pequena (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) | ||
Маленький ключ (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) | ||
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Gallery
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Small Key icon from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask
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Small Key icon from The Minish Cap
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A Key-sicle containing a Small Key from The Minish Cap
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Small Key from The Legend of Zelda Game Watch
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Small Key from BS The Legend of Zelda
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Small Key from The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon
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Key from Zelda's Adventure
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Key from Cadence of Hyrule
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 138(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoTOcarina of Time | MMMajora's Mask | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | FSFour Swords | TWWThe Wind Waker | FSAFour Swords Adventures | TMCThe Minish Cap | TPTwilight Princess | PHPhantom Hourglass | STSpirit Tracks | SSSkyward Sword | ALBWA Link Between Worlds)
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You got a small key! It can open a locked door.
— Game Screen (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch) - ↑
You got a Small Key! This key will open a locked door. YOu can only use it in this area.
— N/A (Skyward Sword HD) - ↑
Small Key
— Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
A key that can unlock doors inside shrines. - ↑
Small Key
— Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)
A key to a door inside a Shrine of Light. - ↑ Zelda's Adventure manual, pg. 4
- ↑
Key
— N/A (Cadence of Hyrule) - ↑
Get the key.
— Speedrun Mode (Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition) - ↑
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) - ↑
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 DX) - ↑
You got a small key! Carry it to a keyhole!
— Game Screen (Four Swords Adventures) - ↑
Hai trovato una Chiave Piccola! Usuala per aprire una porta o un passaggio nel dungeon.
— N/A (Oracle of Ages, Italian version) - ↑
Hai trovato una Chiave Piccola! Usuala per aprire una porta o un passaggio nel dungeon.
— N/A (Oracle of Seasons, Italian version) - ↑
Hai ottenuto una piccola chiave! Serve per aprire una porta chiusa... a chiave!
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds) - ↑
Hai ottenuto una piccola chiave!
— N/A (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian version) - ↑
Piccole chiavi
(Hearts - Collect them to fill your Heart Container.) (A Link to the Past Italian manual, Virtual Console version, pg. 6) - ↑
LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. ha ottenuto una chiave!
— Status Report (Tri Force Heroes) - ↑
Chiave
— Inventory (Cadence of Hyrule, Italian version) - ↑
Hai ottenuto una chiave!
— N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian version) - ↑ The Legend of Zelda Italian manual, Virtual Console version, pg. 4
- ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 138
- ↑
Hai ottenuto una Piccola Chiave!
— N/A (The Wind Waker, Italian version) - ↑
È una Piccola Chiave!
— N/A (Four Swords Adventures, Italian version) - ↑ The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 21 Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 124 (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)
- ↑
「小さな鍵」を手に入れた!
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
鍵のかかった扉を開くことができる! - ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 150
- ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 1, Shogakukan, pg. 29 Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Shogakukan, pg. 13
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LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name.がカギを手に入れた!
— Status Report (Tri Force Heroes) - ↑
カギ
— Game Screen (Cadence of Hyrule, Japanese version) - ↑
LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. a obtenu une clé !
— Status Report (Tri Force Heroes) - ↑
Vous avez obtenu une petite clé ! Elle ouvre une porte verrouillée.
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds) - ↑
Vous avez obtenu une petite clé! Elle permet de déverrouiller une porte.
— N/A (Spirit Tracks) - ↑
Vous trouvez une petite clé ! Cette clé permet d'ouvrir une des portes verrouillées de ce donjon.
— N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D) - ↑ 34.0 34.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 22
- ↑ 塞尔达传说:百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 138
- ↑ Ocarina of Time manual, iQue version, pg. 32
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获得了小钥匙!
— N/A (Skyward Sword HD, Simplified Chinese version) - ↑
¡Has obtenido una llave pequeña! Abrirá una puerta cerrada.
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds) - ↑
¡LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. ha conseguido una llave!
— Status Report (Tri Force Heroes) - ↑
Du hast einen Kleinen Schlüssel erhalten. Damit kannst du eine verschlossene Tür öffnen!
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds) - ↑
Mit dem Kleinen Schlüssel läßt sich FAST jedes Schloß öffnen.
— N/A (Link's Awakening, German version) - ↑
LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. hat einen Schlüssel gefunden!
— Status Report (Tri Force Heroes) - ↑
「작은 열쇠」를 획득했다!
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
열쇠로 잠긴 문을 열 수 있다! - ↑
LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name.가 열쇠를 획득했다!
— Status Report (Tri Force Heroes) - ↑
Vous avez obtenu une petite clé! Elle ouvre une porte verrouillée.
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds) - ↑
LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. a obtenu une clé!
— Status Report (Tri Force Heroes) - ↑
¡Has conseguido una llave pequeña! Esta llave abrirá una puerta cerrada.
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
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