Not to be confused with
Dungeon Keys, a set of five keys in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, each providing access to a specific dungeon.
A Boss Key is a large, single-use key found in most dungeons, usually in a Treasure Chest. As their name suggests, Boss Keys are used to unlock the boss door in a certain dungeon. They appear in nearly every game of The Legend of Zelda series and first appear in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, where they are known as Nightmare Keys. Boss Keys are very similar to Big Keys, which can also unlock a large Treasure Chest unlike Boss Keys. Boss Keys usually have a skull motif.
In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Boss Keys are known as Big Keys in the English version and as such are functionally identical to the ones in the Nintendo 64 games in that they are found in a large, ornate chest and open a doorway straight to the boss. They use a purple, horned eye design that is used for Boss Keys in The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
Gallery[edit]
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening sprite
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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages sprite
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time artwork
Names in other languages[edit]
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Name
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Meaning
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| Japanese |
ボスのカギ
Bosu no Kagi
ボス部屋のカギ
Bosu-beya no Kagi
ボスカギ
Bosu Kagi |
Boss Key (Yume o Miru Shima)
Boss Room Key (Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages, Takt of Wind)
Boss Key (Mugen no Sunadokei)
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| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX) (Nintendo Switch)
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| Characters
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| Main and supporting
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Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
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| Other
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Bear Cub • Chef Bear • Christine • CiaoCiao • Crazy Tracy • Dampé*** • Fairy Queen* • Fisherman • Gar and Dion* • Ghost • Grandma Yahoo • Goriya • Great Fairies • Henhouse Keeper • Hippo Model • Kiki the Monkey • Li'l Devil • Madam MeowMeow • Mamasha • Mamu • Manbo • Mermaid • Mr. Write • Old Man Ulrira • Papahl • Photographer** • Quadruplets • Raccoon • Richard • Sale • Schule Donavitch • Shopkeeper • Toucan • Trendy Gamester • Walrus • Witch
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| Species
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Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
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| Enemies
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| Normal enemies
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Armos • Ball and Chain Trooper • Ballereen • Beetle • Birky • Blooper • Boarblin • Bomb Trooper • Bombite • Bonewing* • Boo • Buzz Blob • Cheep Cheep • Crow • Cukeman • Dacto • Darknut • Firebat • Ghini • Giant Ghini • Gibdo • Giant Goponga Flower • Goo Specter • Goomba • Goponga Flower • Hardhat Beetle • Helmasaur • Hollow Mimic • Hue Ball* • K.K. Sniper • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Mini Angler • Mini-Moldorm • Mini Zol • Moblin • Octorok • Pairodd • Peahat • Pincer • Piranha • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pols Voice • Rope • Sand Crab • Sea Urchin • Shrouded Stalfos • Shy Guy • Spark • Spiny • Spiny Beetle • Stalfos • Sword Moblin • Sword Stalfos • Tektite • Three-of-a-Kind • Vire • Voidmaster • Water Tektite • Winged Octorok • Wizzrobe • Zirro • Zol • Zombie • Zora
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| Traps and obstacles
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Anti-Faery • Blade Trap • Boulder • Eye Guard • Face Lamp • Flame Fountain • Flying Tile • Giant Bubble • Laser • Lava • Mega Thwomp • Podoboo • Quick Sand • Shadow Link*** • Spiked Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Thwomp • Wallmaster***
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| Minibosses
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Armos Knight • Avalaunch* • Blaino • Dodongo Snake • Giant Buzz Blob* • Gohma • Grim Creeper and Creeps • Hinox • Hydrosoar • Lanmola • Master Stalfos • Moblin Chief • Rover • Spike Roller • Turtle Rock
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| Bosses
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Moldorm • Genie • Slime Eye • Angler Fish • Slime Eel • Facade • Evil Eagle • Hot Head • Shadow Nightmares (Giant Zol Shadow • Agahnim Shadow • Moldorm Shadow • Ganon Shadow • Lanmola Shadow • Death Shadow) • Hardhit Beetle*
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| Equipment
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| Weapons
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Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet) • Shield (Mirror Shield) • Sword (Koholint Sword)
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| Items
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Blue Clothes* • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fairy • Flippers • Golden Leaf • Guardian Acorn • Heart • Heart Container • Magnifying Lens • Nightmare Key • Piece of Heart • Piece of Power • Red Clothes* • Rupee • Secret medicine • Secret Seashell • Small Key • Stone beak • Toadstool • Trading sequence items (Yoshi Doll, Ribbon, Canned food, Bananas, Stick, Honeycomb, Pineapple, Hibiscus, Goat's letter, Broom, Fishing hook, Necklace/Bra, Mermaid's Scale)
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| Dungeon Keys
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Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
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| Instruments of the Sirens
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Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
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| Locations
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| Koholint Island
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Animal Village • Cemetery • East of the Bay • Goponga Swamp • Koholint Prairie • Mabe Village • Martha's Bay • Mt. Tamaranch • Mysterious Forest • Pothole Field • Rapids Ride • Shrine Waterfall • Signpost Maze • South of the Village • Tabahl Wasteland • Tal Tal Heights • Tal Tal Mountain Range • Toronbo Shores • Ukuku Prairie • Yarna Desert
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| Dungeons
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Level 1 - Tail Cave • Level 2 - Bottle Grotto • Level 3 - Key Cavern • Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel • Level 5 - Catfish's Maw • Level 6 - Face Shrine • Level 7 - Eagle's Tower • Level 8 - Turtle Rock • Wind Fish's Egg • Color Dungeon*
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| Buildings
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Crazy Tracy's Health Spa • Henhouse • House by the Bay • Manbo's Pond • Madam MeowMeow's House • Marin and Tarin's House • Old Man Ulrira's House • Quadruplets House • Raft Shop • Richard's Villa • Sale's House o' Bananas • Seashell Mansion • Telephone Booth • Town Tool Shop • Trendy Game • Under the bridge • Village Library • Weird Mr. Write • Witch's Hut
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| Other
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Ancient Ruins • Camera Shop** • Chamber Dungeon*** • Dampé's Shack*** • Dream Shrine • Faerie Spring • Fishing Pond • Kanalet Castle • Mermaid Statue • Moblin Cave • Warp point • Weathervane • Well
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| * Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening sprite
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages sprite
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time artwork
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