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| | [[Image:DK64BK.PNG|thumb|A '''Boss Key''' in [[Jungle Japes]].]] |
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| | A '''Boss Key''' is an [[item]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. There are 8 boss keys in total, all obtained by defeating a level boss, with the exception of the eighth, which is found at the end of [[Hideout Helm]]. The bosses of each level are accessed by the [[Troff]] and [[Scoff]] rooms, and the final one can only be accessed if the player has obtained both the [[Nintendo Coin]] and [[Rareware Coin]]. The boss keys are used to help free [[K. Lumsy]], resulting in opening new levels and completing the game. After the key obtained from [[Dogadon]] in [[Angry Aztec]] has been used on K. Lumsy's cage, both the [[Frantic Factory]] and the [[Gloomy Galleon]] worlds can be accessed. |
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| {{quote|Squawk! Nice going, [[Donkey Kong|DK]]. That looks like one of the keys to K. Lumsy's [[K. Lumsy's Prison|cage]]! Bwark!|Squawks the Parrot|Donkey Kong 64}}
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| [[File:DK64 Boss Key.gif|thumb|left]]
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| '''Boss Keys''' are [[List of items|items]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' that each unlock one of the numbered padlocks of [[K. Lumsy]]'s cage. There are eight Boss Keys, and as their name suggests, each is guarded by a boss. The [[Kong]]s can obtain each one by defeating a boss, except the eighth and final one, which is located in [[Hideout Helm]], behind a steel door in [[King K. Rool]]'s throne room. The [[Nintendo Coin]] and [[Rareware Coin]] are both needed to open it. [[Army Dillo]] and [[Dogadon]] are fought twice, which means each of them carry two Boss Keys. | |
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| After opening a padlock, K. Lumsy boisterously celebrates and causes a heavy tremor. This usually opens previously-blocked entrances to other levels. After using all eight Boss Keys, the cage containing K. Lumsy lifts, and he is freed.
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| Obtaining Key 8 in a certain way might prevent it from saving to the inventory. If the Kongs revisit Hideout Helm, the Boss Key respawns.<ref>Exchord. (May 5, 2014). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_w8-QC-rW0 Avoiding Fake Key]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 19, 2023.</ref>
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| ==Types==
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| *Key 1 opens [[Angry Aztec]]
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| *Key 2 opens [[Frantic Factory]] and [[Gloomy Galleon]]
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| *Key 4 opens [[Fungi Forest]]
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| *Key 5 opens [[Crystal Caves]] and [[Creepy Castle]]
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| *Keys 6 and 7 open Hideout Helm
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| *Keys 3 and 8 unlock the final battle with King K. Rool
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Keys]] | | [[Category:Keys]] |
| [[Category:Collectibles]]
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong 64 items]]
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