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[[File:Dk key.png|thumb|A Boss Key]]
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'''Boss Keys''' are items that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. There are eight of them, and as its name implies, each one is guarded by a boss. The only Boss Key that is not guarded by a boss is the final one, which is located behind a steel door in K. Rool's throne room in [[Hideout Helm]]. Each Boss Key's purpose is to unlock a corresponding padlock on [[K. Lumsy]]'s cage. Doing so causes K. Lumsy to boisterously celebrate, and he creates a tremor to cause an event to occur on [[DK Isles]], usually opening previously-blocked entrances to other worlds. He is freed from his cage after the [[Kong]]s unlock all eight padlocks on his cage.
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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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'''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.
 
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.
 
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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*Key 4 opens [[Fungi Forest]]
*Key 4 opens [[Fungi Forest]]
*Key 5 opens [[Crystal Caves]] and [[Creepy Castle]]
*Key 5 opens [[Crystal Caves]] and [[Creepy Castle]]
*Keys 6 and 7 opens Hideout Helm
*Keys 6 and 7 open Hideout Helm
*Keys 3 and 8 spawn [[Crocodile Isle (Donkey Kong 64)|Crocodile Isle]]
*Keys 3 and 8 unlock the final battle with King K. Rool
 
==References==
==Trivia==
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*Grabbing Key 8 in a certain manner can cause it to not be saved to the inventory; however, if the player revisits Hideout Helm, it respawns.{{ref needed}}
 
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Latest revision as of 17:57, January 4, 2024

Boss Key
A Boss Key.
First appearance Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
“Squawk! Nice going, DK. That looks like one of the keys to K. Lumsy's cage! Bwark!”
Squawks the Parrot, Donkey Kong 64
A Boss Key in Donkey Kong 64.

Boss Keys are 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 Kongs 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.

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.

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.[1]

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  1. ^ Exchord. (May 5, 2014). Avoiding Fake Key. YouTube. Retrieved September 19, 2023.