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'''Keys''' in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] are items and objects typically used for opening [[Key Door|locked doors]] or to unlock secret paths. They have taken on a variety of appearances.

 

===''Donkey Kong'' series===

In ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', keys are used to unlock [[Donkey Kong]]'s cage in the [[Chain Scene]]. In the [[Game & Watch]] [[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|version]], obtaining four keys is a critical component to freeing Donkey Kong.

''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' is the first ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game to feature keys and locked doors, both first appearing in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-2]]. All keys in this game are guarded by [[Phanto]]s, one of which will chase the player until the key is dropped or used to unlock a door. Unlike many other items in the game, keys are always visible without having to be rooted up like a [[vegetable]].

[[File:Key 64.png|thumb|100px|Mario gets a Key in ''Super Mario 64''.]]

In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', there are only two keys, also referred to as '''Big Keys''',<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 91|page=63|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=December 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=February 24, 1998|archive=web.archive.org/web/20000303135944/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/items.html|title=Items {{!}} ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy''|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=American English|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=April 7, 1999|page=84 and 86|isbn=0761521038|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=American English}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=April 21, 1999|page=56 and 57|publisher=Prima Games|language=American English|isbn=0-7615-2083-X}}</ref> in the game, and they can be found in two [[Bowser]] levels: [[Bowser in the Dark World]] and [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]. [[Mario]] gets them when Bowser is defeated. The keys can open the doors of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]. The first key opens the door to the castle's basement, and the second key opens the door to the castle's upper floors. If the player attempts to open the door to the upper floors with the basement key, a message will appear to let the player know that that key does not fit the lock.

In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the Big Keys retain their purpose from the previous game, but there are other kinds of keys. First, there are those that [[rabbit]]s steal. The first key [[Yoshi]] has to obtain unlocks the Mushroom Castle; only after he catches the first rabbit can he get inside the castle. There are many other rabbits that can be found in the game, but they unlock only [[minigame]]s. Three of the second kind of key the player must collect are held by three bosses ([[Goomboss]], [[King Boo]], and [[Chief Chilly]]) and are used to free Mario, [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]]. The third kind of key is obtained by catching the eight [[glowing rabbit]]s that randomly appear in place of the regular ones after 50 [[Power Star]]s have been collected. The key opens the white-bordered door in the [[Princess Peach's room|princess's room]], which contains a secret Power Star.

|footer=[[Mario's Key]], [[Luigi Key]], and [[Wario Key]]

In ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', the player can sometimes find a key inside a [[? Block#Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3|Face Block]]. These keys are hidden throughout many stages of the game and they are required to open the skull door<ref name=WL>{{cite|title=''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' instruction booklet|language=American English|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|location=Redmond, WA|page=15}}</ref> (also called Skeleton Door<ref name=WL/><ref>{{cite|author=Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt|title=''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=28|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1994}}</ref> or Treasure Room Door<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 88|date=September 1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English|page=[https://imgur.com/a/5m2Mlbg 77]}}</ref>) to a Treasure Room.<ref name=WL/> The keyhole in which the key fits is always found in the same stage as the key and the key can not be taken out of the stage, so it has to be recollected after leaving the level. Inside the Treasure Rooms, [[Wario]] can find one of the collectible [[treasure (Wario franchise)|treasure]]s. However, he cannot be [[Tiny Wario|Small Wario]] as he needs to [[Dash Attack|Body Slam]] the [[treasure chest]] to open it (although [[Dragon Wario (Wario Land series)|breathing fire]] also works).

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|footer=The keys as they appear in the levels of ''Wario Land 3''

While being absent in ''[[Wario Land II]]'', keys reappear in ''[[Wario Land 3]]''. Four differently colored keys are hidden throughout the level: a '''Gray Key'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 133|page=60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65|date=June 2000|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English}}</ref> (or '''Silver Key'''<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20010429172737/http://www.warioland3.com/strategy/body.asp?key_id=N5_SILVER&land_id=N5|title=Official American ''Wario Land 3'' website|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=American English}}</ref>), '''Red Key''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 133|page=60, 62, 63, 64, 66|date=June 2000|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English}}</ref> '''Green Key''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 133|page=61, 62, 64, 65, 66|date=June 2000|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English}}</ref> and '''Blue Key'''.<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 133|page=65|date=June 2000|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English}}</ref> Wario can only clear a level if he finds one of the keys and manages to take them to their respective treasure chest. By doing so, he earns himself a new treasure that helps the player to proceed and find new levels. Usually, not all keys in a level are available from the start. The player has to obtain new abilities and meet certain requirements to find them all. After a key is taken to a treasure chest, the chest gets replaced by a [[Goal door (Wario Land series)|goal door]]. After acquiring all treasures in every level and beating the final boss, starting the game will result in Time Attack, in which the objective of every level is to instead collect all four colored keys and exit through one of the goal doors. The fastest possible time will be recorded based on how fast this objective is achieved. Every key can be obtained in a level no matter if it's day or night, so the player won't be locked out of completion in any condition.

*The key to Area 2, the '''Main Hall Key'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2001|page=29|language=American English|isbn=1-930206-14-3}}</ref> (obtained from [[Chauncey]]): This heart-shaped key unlocks the door with the heart imprint on the first floor of the [[Foyer (Luigi's Mansion)|Foyer]].

*The key to Area 3, the '''Courtyard Key'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2001|page=46|language=American English|isbn=1-930206-14-3}}</ref> (obtained from [[Bogmire]]): This key with a club shape on it unlocks the door with the club imprint that is near the [[Bathroom (1F)|Bathroom on the first floor]] and the [[Conservatory (Luigi's Mansion)|Conservatory]].

*The key to Area 4, the '''West Wing Key'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2001|page=62|language=American English|isbn=1-930206-14-3}}</ref> (obtained from [[Boolossus]]): This key with a diamond shape unlocks the second door found on the [[Balcony (3F)|Balcony on the third floor]].

*The key to the [[Secret Altar]], the '''Secret Altar Key'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2001|page=75|language=American English|isbn=1-930206-14-3}}</ref> (obtained from [[Vincent Van Gore]]): This key with a spade shape on it opens the door that leads to King Boo's Secret Altar, located in the basement at the end of the halls. It's the only special key that's not dropped by a boss Portrait Ghost nor leads to a different area.

===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===

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**'''Wii''' ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

**''In The Subspace Emissary, there are often locked doors. This key is the item you need to unlock these doors. You can touch a door while holding the key, or you can even throw the key at a door to unlock it. If you lose the key, it will return to the place you originally found it. This item is vital to your progress, so do your best not to lose it.''

|meaning3=Door Key (Japanese ''kagi'' can mean key or lock)

|Jap=カギ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo, Japan|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|page=60, 70, 91, 118, 199}}</ref>

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|Dut=Sleutel<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=March 9, 2016|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV4Hwg2Y_JA|title=Super Mario Maker - Gesloten deuren! Spijkerzuilen! Roze munten! (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 19, 2019}}</ref>

|Jap={{hover|宝|たから}}の{{hover|部屋|へや}}<ref name=SML3>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet|page=14}}</ref>