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| |image=[[File:Small Key TP art.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Small Key for ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''
| | '''Small Keys''', sometimes formatted '''small keys'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' manual, page 35.</ref> and formerly known as simply '''keys'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda'' manual, page 22.</ref><ref>''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' manual, page 39.</ref>, are a type of [[key]] found in [[dungeon]]s in every ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' game. They are mainly used to unlock a locked door, or sometimes a [[block]] with a keyhole. [[Link]] can only use each Small Key once, after which it is discarded. Small Keys are usually obtained by either completing a room's puzzle or by opening a [[Treasure Chest]]. Boss lairs usually have a lock that cannot be opened by a Small Key but instead require a [[Boss Key]] (or a [[Big Key]] in some games) to unlock. Some dungeons have optional locked rooms, so Link could end up not using a few Small Keys in that dungeon. |
| |first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (1986)
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| |latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (2019, [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] remake)
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| |location=Throughout [[dungeon]]s
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| |effect=Unlocks a locked door or a locked block
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| {{redirect|Key|keys in general|[[:Category:Keys]]}}
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| '''Small Keys''', sometimes formatted '''small keys''' and originally known as simply '''keys''', are a type of key found in [[dungeon]]s in every ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' game. They are mainly used to unlock a locked door, or sometimes a [[block]] with a keyhole. [[Link]] can only use each Small Key once, after which it is discarded. Small Keys are usually obtained by either completing a room's puzzle or by opening a [[Treasure Chest]]. In some cases, completing a room's challenge causes a Small Key to drop into the room. | |
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| Boss lairs usually have a lock that cannot be opened by a Small Key but instead require a [[Boss Key]] (or a [[Big Key]] in some games) to unlock. Some dungeons have optional locked rooms, so Link could end up not using a few Small Keys in that dungeon.
| | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', Link can optionally take a key out of a labyrinth and use it elsewhere. Some [[merchant]]s sell a key for 100 [[rupee]]s, although buying them is optional because each labyrinth has the same number of keys as locked doors. In ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', keys have a similar role as in the first game, but they are no longer sold by merchants. In both games, there is a [[Magical Key]], which functions like a key but can be used an unlimited number of times. |
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| In ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', Link can optionally take a key out of a labyrinth and use it elsewhere. Some [[merchant]]s sell a key for 100 [[Rupee|Rupies]], although buying them is optional because each labyrinth has the same number of keys as locked doors. In ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', keys have a similar role as in the first game, but they are no longer sold by merchants. In both games, there is a [[Magical Key]], which functions like a key but can be used an unlimited number of times. | |
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| In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'', if Link has obtained a dungeon's [[compass]], a short jingle plays whenever he enters a room with a Small Key.
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| ==Profiles==
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| ===''The Legend of Zelda''===
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| *'''Wii U Virtual Console manual bio:''' "''Opens locked doors.''" (Referred to as "''Labyrinth Key''")
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| ===Websites===
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| *[http://zelda.com/ ''The Legend of Zelda''] Online Guide: "''Little keys used to open common dungeons and chests.''"
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Artwork===
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| <gallery>
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| Small Key OoT artwork.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''
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| </gallery>
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| ===Sprites===
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| <gallery>
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| Key TLoZ sprite.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''
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| Key ZII sprite.png|''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''
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| Small Key ALttP overworld sprite.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]''
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| Small Key LA sprite.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
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| Key LFoE sprite.png|''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' / ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]''
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| Key ZA sprite.png|''[[Zelda's Adventure]]''
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| Small Key OoT icon.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''<br>(Select Items Subscreen)
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| Small Key LADX sprite.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]''
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| Small Key OoS-OoA sprite.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]/[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Ages]]''
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| Small Key TMC sprite.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'' (overworld)
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| Small Key TMC HUD icon.png|''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap'' (HUD icon)
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| </gallery>
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| ===Screenshots===
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| <gallery>
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| Key TWoG cutscene.png|''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=キー<br>''Kī''<br><span class="explain" title="かぎ">鍵</span><ref>''Link no Bōken'' instruction booklet, pages 37 and 40.</ref> / カギ<br>''Kagi''<br><span class="explain" title="ちい">小</span>さなカギ<br>''Chiisana Kagi''
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| |JapM=Key (''Zelda no Densetsu'')<br><br>Key (''Link no Bōken'')<br><br>Small Key (since ''Kamigami no Triforce'')
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| |Fre=Petite Clé
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| |FreM=Small Key
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| |Ger=Kleinen Schlüssel
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| |GerM=Small Key
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| |Spa=Llave pequeña
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| |SpaM=Small Key
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| |Ita=Piccola Chiave
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| |ItaM=Small Key
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| }}
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Items]] | | [[Category:Items]] |
| [[Category:Keys]] | | [[Category:Dungeon items]] |