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Key2.jpg|[[Agent 3 (Splatoon)|Agent 3]] collecting a key in [[Octotrooper Hideout]].
Key2.jpg|[[Agent 3 (Splatoon)|Agent 3]] collecting a key in [[Octotrooper Hideout]].
Key1.jpeg|Agent 3 approaching a key.
Key1.jpg|Agent 3 approaching a key.
Vault2.jpg|A [[vault]] being unlocked with a key.
Vault2.jpg|A [[vault]] being unlocked with a key.
Credits - Inkling Boy and key.png|Artwork of a male Agent 3 holding a key in the [[credits]].
Credits - Inkling Boy and key.png|Artwork of a male Agent 3 holding a key in the [[credits]].
Vault Render.jpeg|Render of a key and a vault.
Vault Render.jpg|Render of a key and a vault.
S2 Mem Cake Key.png|A [[mem cake]] of a key from the ''[[Octo Expansion]]''.
S2 Mem Cake Key.png|A [[mem cake]] of a key from the ''[[Octo Expansion]]''.
Spinning Spreaders Checkpoints 2 and 3-Vault Key - 1.jpg|A key in [[Spinning Spreaders]].
Spinning Spreaders Checkpoints 2 and 3-Vault Key - 1.jpg|A key in [[Spinning Spreaders]].

Revision as of 23:20, 22 March 2023

A key in Octo Canyon.
“ Gotta have a key to open that vault! ”

Keys are mechanics in the single-player modes of the Splatoon series: Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, the Octo Expansion, and Return of the Mammalians. Keys, upon being collected, can unlock vaults to allow the player to progress. Keys are sometimes hidden inside crates or dropped by defeated Octarians.

Description

Keys appear similar to typical keys, excluding the fact that they are roughly the same size as an Inkling's head. The top, curved portion resembles a crab with interlocked claws raised above its head, while the lower portion more closely mimics its real-life counterpart, being a long, narrow cylinder with teeth protruding at various intervals. They are gold in color.

Usage

The player collects a key upon touching it. Upon collection, keys appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen as a small icon. They can be used to unlock vaults, which typically block the path forward. When a key is used to unlock a vault, it disappears from the bottom-right corner of the screen and briefly floats in the air in front of the vault, before shrinking and disappearing altogether. If the player gets splatted with the key before opening the vault, they will lose the key.

In Octo Canyon, keys can also unlock a glass box that has an Industrial Squee-G inside in the same way as a vault.

Appearances

Octo Valley

Octo Canyon

Octo Expansion

Return of the Mammalians


Trivia

  • The crab design comes from the fact that the Japanese word for "key" (かぎ, or kagi) sounds similar to the word for "crab" (かに, or kani).

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Names in other languages

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Mechanics
Introduced in Splatoon Area Gate • Balloon • Balloon Fish • Bumper • Canned special • Crate • Gusher • Ink Cannon • Ink tank • Inkrail • Invisible platform • Kettle • Key • Launchpad • Mark • Pinwheel • Power Egg • Propeller • Spawn point • Splat-Switch • Splatform • Sponge • Spreader • Squid Bumper • Vault • Zapfish • Zone
Introduced in Splatoon 2 Bounce Pad • Dash track • Egg basket • Grapplink • Ink Piston • Ink Switch • Inkfurler • Lifesaver • Ride rail • Rolonium • Squid Ring
Introduced in Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion 8-ball • 8-ball launcher • 8-ball switch • Canned weapon • Energy core • Equipper • Goal • Ink refiller • Orb • Switch • Turnstyle
Introduced in Splatoon 3 Copy Machine • Emote • Fizzbang • Fuzzy Ooze • Ink wheel • Loot anchor • Soaker block • Spawner • Sprinkler of Doom • Ultra Signal • View Pad
Introduced in Splatoon 3: Side Order Color chip • ∞-ball • Palette • Turbine tower
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