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[[File:Keys.PNG|frame|Many different types of '''Keys'''.]]

 

==History==

 

====''Super Mario World''====

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Keys and [[Keyhole]]s can be found in various levels. Bringing a Key to a Keyhole activates the respective level's secret exit. Like other items in the game, Keys can be carried around and dropped or kicked upwards, but they will have no effect on a Keyhole unless held by the player. Yoshi can carry a key in his mouth, but will swallow it if it remains in his mouth for too long. The location of a Key does not reset when it is scrolled off the screen.

 

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

[[File:super-mario-beta-key.JPG|left|thumb|50px|An image of the unused key.]]

 

In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', keys retain their purpose from the previous game, but there are more other kinds of keys. First, there are those that [[Rabbit]]s steal. The first key [[Yoshi]] has to obtain unlocks Princess Peach's Castle; only after he catches that first rabbit can he get inside. There are many other rabbits that can be found in the game, but they only unlock [[minigames]]. The second kind of keys the player must collect are held by three bosses ([[Goomboss]], [[King Boo]] and [[Chief Chilly]]) , and are used to free [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Wario]].

 

===[[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]===

====''Paper Mario''====

There are many key designs in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and its sequel, but each only opens doors in the area they are found. There are Castle Keys for every castle and fortress, and various others keys in different locations. In ''Paper Mario'', they were used in [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]], [[Bowser's Keep|Bowser's flying castle]], and [[Princess Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle]]. [[Tubba Blubba]]'s keys look like three leaf clovers, while [[Bowser]]'s look like a gold three leaf clover with a blue ball in the middle. There are about three of Tubba's keys and five of Bowser's keys. [[Princess Peach|Peach's]] Castle Keys are pink versions of Bowser's. Also, a living key called [[Yakkey]] locked the Gusty Gulch Windmill.

 

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====

[[File:Castle_key.PNG|frame|right|From left to right: [[Tubba Blubba]]'s, [[Bowser]]'s, and [[Hooktail]]'s keys]]

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', the Castle Keys that open the doors in [[Hooktail Castle]] are shaped like flowers. There is also a Grotto Key, which opens a door in the [[Pirate's Grotto]].

 

====''Super Paper Mario''====

In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', keys appear much more prominently than in the previous installments. They are used in nearly every level to open locked doors. Each place has a different type of key.

 

 

===''Mario Party'' series===

[[Bowser]] owns various keys in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. These so-called Bowser Keys are usually found in [[Minigame|Bowser Minigame]]s, and are necessary to escape from Bowser. In earlier ''Mario Party'' games, Bowser Keys are simply keys shaped like Bowser's head. In later games, they are engraved with Bowser's likeness. The minigame [[Locked Out]] from ''[[Mario Party]]'' features keys with key heads shaped like mushrooms, flowers and stars.

 

==Notable Keys==

 

==Names in Other Languages==

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