Nightmare Key

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[[File:.png|20x20px]] [[|]] Big Keys, also known as Boss Keys, are recurring items in Template:LZS.

Location and Uses

Boss Keys are one of the three standard dungeon items, the other two being the Compass and the Dungeon Map. They are generally harder to find than Small Keys and are used to open the big door leading to the boss' chamber. In A Link to the Past, Big Keys are also used to open the Treasure Chests containing the dungeon's item. Also, doors unlocked by the Big Key may not necessarily lead directly to the boss.

In Link's Awakening, they are known as Nightmare Keys. In Twilight Princess, the Big Key from the Goron Mines must be put together by obtaining the three Key Shards from the Goron Elders. In Snowpeak Ruins, the Big Key is replaced by the Bedroom Key, as said dungeon is actually the mansion residence of Yeto and Yeta.

In Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, Link must carry the Boss Key in his hands rather than inventory, making him unable to attack and vulnerable to attacks. In certain instances in Spirit Tracks, the Key is electrified and Link must have Princess Zelda possess a Phantom in order to carry it for him.

Etymology

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	FrenchCA	Grande clé Template:ExpGame	Big Key
	FrenchEU	Grande clé Template:ExpGame Clé du Boss	Big Key Boss Key
	German	Großer Schlüssel Template:ExpGame	Big Key
	Italian	Grande Chiave Template:ExpGame	Big Key
	SpanishEU	Gran llave Template:ExpGame	Big Key
	SpanishLA	Gran llave Template:ExpGame Llave del jefe Template:ExpGame	Big Key Boss key

Gallery

• ALTTP Big Key.png

  Big Key artwork from A Link to the Past

• Big Key Sprite LttP.gif

  Big Key from A Link to the Past

• Nightmare Key.png

  Nightmare Key from Link's Awakening

• BossKeyOoT3D.png

  Boss Key from Ocarina of Time 3D and Majora's Mask 3D

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  Boss Key icon from Ocarina of Time 3D

• MM Boss Key.png

  Boss Key artwork from Majora's Mask

• MM BossKey.png

  Boss Key from Majora's Mask

• Bosskey.png

  Big Key artwork from The Wind Waker

• Big Key FSA.png

  Big Key from Four Swords Adventures

• Big Key MC.gif

  Big Key from The Minish Cap

• BigKeyCubed.gif

  Frozen Boss Key from The Minish Cap

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  Completed Goron Mines Big Key from Twilight Princess

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  Big Key icon from Twilight Princess

• Goron Mines Key Shard.png

  Key Shard icon from Twilight Princess

• Goron Mines Key Shard2.png

  Key Shard icon from Twilight Princess

• Goron Mines Key Shard3.png

  Key Shard icon from Twilight Princess

• Goron Mines Key Sprite.png

  Completed Goron Mines Big Key icon from Twilight Princess

• Bedroom Key Icon.png

  Bedroom Key icon from Twilight Princess

• Boss Key PH.png

  Boss Key from Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks

• BossKey PH Icon.png

  Boss Key icon from Phantom Hourglass

• BossKey ST Icon.png

  Boss Key icon from Spirit Tracks

• BigKeyALBW.png

  Boss Key from A Link Between Worlds

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  Boss Key from Hyrule Warriors

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  Boss Key icon from Hyrule Warriors