Black Key

Black Key
The Thousand-Year Door description	A strange black key...but what could it be for? (GCN) A strange black key. (Switch, first key) A strange black key needed to open a strange black chest. (Switch, other keys)

“Hey there! Boy, I am SO glad you found that key! Unbelievable!”

—Being sealed inside the black chest in Hooktail Castle, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Black Keys are items in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door that open the four black chests. Each chest contains the soul of one of the four heroes that originally sealed away the Shadow Queen. Upon opening the chest, they "curse" Mario and give him a new Paper ability on the field.

The first Black Key is found in the Rogueport Underground. Mario must press the nearby ! Switch to uncover a staircase to reach it. The second key is found in a chest in Hooktail Castle. Once it has been collected, spikes rises from the ground while the ceiling slowly falls. The third key is found in a shack just outside of Twilight Town. The fourth key is obtained at Pirate's Grotto by defeating the Ember that appears after speaking to the black chest.

Gallery

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  The Black Key for the black chest containing Plane Mode

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  The Black Key for the black chest containing Paper Mode

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	黒くろいカギ[?] Kuroi Kagi	Black Key
Chinese (simplified)	黑色钥匙[?] Hēisè Yàoshi	Black Key
Chinese (traditional)	黑色鑰匙[?] Hēisè Yàoshi	Black Key
Dutch	Zwarte sleutel[?]	Black Key
French	Clé Noire[?]	Black Key
German	Schwarzer Schlüssel[?]	Black Key
Italian	Chiave nera[?]	Black key
Korean	검정열쇠[?] Geomjeong-Yeolsoe	Black Key
Spanish	Llave Negra[?]	Black Key