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{{Infobox treasure
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|image=The_Key_2.png
|image=The Key.jpg
|size=200px
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|icon=Treasure Hoard The Key.png
|hoard_number=196
|hoard_number=196
|series=Explorer's Friend Series
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|location=Citadel of Spiders
|location=Citadel of Spiders
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|challenge=[[:Category:Challenge Mode levels|All]]
|challenge=[[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)#Levels|All]]
}}
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[[File:thumb_thekey.jpg|frame|Concept art of the treasure.]]
'''The Key''' ({{j|あのカギ|Ano Kagi|The Key}}) is a treasure in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', whose name is the only one among the treasures that describes itself exactly. It is a large, golden {{w|key}}. The Key is found inside the body of a [[Beady Long Legs]] on the last sublevel (5) of the [[Citadel of Spiders]]. Besides increasing the [[Poko]] total, The Key unlocks [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]], which can be found in the [[Menu#Title screen|main menu]] after the treasure has been collected. It is the only part of the [[Explorer's Friend Series]] that is not found in the [[Exploration Kit]].
'''The Key''' is a treasure in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', whose name is the only one among the treasures that describes itself exactly. It is quite obviously a large, golden [[Wikipedia:Key|key]]. The Key is found inside the body of a [[Beady Long Legs]] on the last sublevel (5) of the [[Citadel of Spiders]]. Besides increasing the [[Poko]] total, The Key also unlocks [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]], which can be found in the Main Menu after the treasure has been collected. It is the only part of the [[Explorer's Friend Series]] that is not found in the [[Exploration Kit]].


In [[Pikmin 2|''Pikmin 2's'']] [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]], this treasure is found on every sublevel of every one of the 30 levels. It is required to make the entrance to the next sublevel, or a [[geyser]], appear, and is worth 100 Pokos.
In ''Pikmin 2''{{'s}} [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]], this treasure is found on every sublevel of every one of the 30 levels. It is required to make the entrance to the next sublevel or a [[geyser]] appear, and is worth 100 Pokos.


{{Notes|journal=y|sale=y}}
{{Notes|journal=y|sale=y|ship=y}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Thumb_thekey.jpg|Artwork of the treasure.
P2 The Key Cutscene.png|The Key's discovery cutscene.
P2 The Key Location.png|The Key in the [[Citadel of Spiders]].
P2 The Key Collected.png|The Key being analyzed by the [[Hocotate ship]].
Super Mario World Key.png|A key from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]]''.
</gallery>


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*The Key bears a striking resemblance to the [[mariowiki:Key|keys]] in [[mariowiki:Super_Mario_Bros._2|''Super Mario Bros. 2'']], which were guarded by [[mariowiki:Phanto|Phanto]] masks, or the keys in [[mariowiki:Super_Mario_World|''Super Mario World'']], which opened [[mariowiki:Keyhole|keyholes]] leading to secret stages.
*The Key bears a [[Reference|striking resemblance]] to the [[mariowiki:Key|keys]] in ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', which are guarded by [[mariowiki:Phanto|Phanto]] masks, or the keys in ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]]'', which open [[mariowiki:Keyhole|keyholes]] leading to secret stages.
*Perhaps [[Mistake|erroneously]], Olimar calls the [[Beady Long Legs]] a "Pikmin-''devouring'' spider", even though the creature does not eat Pikmin.
*Two [[Unused content in Pikmin 3|unused upgrades]] in ''Pikmin 3'' feature The Key on a pedestal.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=あのカギ
|JapR=Ano Kagi
|JapM=The Key
|Fra=La Clé
|FraM=The Key
|Spa=La Llave
|SpaM=The Key
|Ita=Chiave
|ItaM=Key
|Ger=Der Schlüssel
|GerM=The Key
}}


{{Treasures}}
{{Treasures}}
[[Category:Citadel of Spiders]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]
[[Category:Boss rewards]]

Revision as of 07:16, October 6, 2023

The Key Treasure Hoard icon.
The Key.
Number 196
Series Explorer's Friend Series
Value Poko icon.png × 100
Weight 1
Maximum carriers 3 Pikmin
Location Citadel of Spiders
Challenge Mode levels All

The Key (あのカギ?, lit.: "The Key") is a treasure in Pikmin 2, whose name is the only one among the treasures that describes itself exactly. It is a large, golden key. The Key is found inside the body of a Beady Long Legs on the last sublevel (5) of the Citadel of Spiders. Besides increasing the Poko total, The Key unlocks Challenge Mode, which can be found in the main menu after the treasure has been collected. It is the only part of the Explorer's Friend Series that is not found in the Exploration Kit.

In Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode, this treasure is found on every sublevel of every one of the 30 levels. It is required to make the entrance to the next sublevel – or a geyser – appear, and is worth 100 Pokos.

Notes

Ship's dialogs

Sweet victory! That giant insect's body has crumbled to dust!

I am quite relieved to know I won't have to store such an enormous bug.

...Analyzing soil samples.
... ... ... ...Anomaly detected.
What's that glittering widget?


This object seems familiar. I will combine it with the president's parallel-dimension controller.

ALERT!!! Sensors indicates a massive dimensional shift at a distant location.

I'm receiving a message from a far-flung dimension. Displaying the message now ...

"Challenge mode can now be accessed from the title screen."

It appears to be total gibberish. Hopefully the message has reached its intended recipient.

I will name this apparently worthless device the Key.

Olimar's journal

This item came from the personal treasure hoard of a massive Pikmin-devouring spider. The whole cave was crawling with all kinds of fearsome creatures. I decided to name that eerie cave the Citadel of Spiders. The ship can't stand bugs... Whenever I ask it to store a specimen for salvage, it threatens to stage a mutiny.

Sales pitch

This shape... I have encountered it somewhere before... No, I must be mistaken... Yes, I am mistaken. Thoughts like these strike all who see this cabalistic form. You can feel its immense power!

Gallery

Trivia

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan Japanese あのカギ?
Ano Kagi
The Key
Flag of France French La Clé The Key
Flag of Germany German Der Schlüssel The Key
Flag of Italy Italian Chiave Key
Flag of Spain Spanish La Llave The Key