Key items are specific items used to proceed through dungeon floors in the Dark Cloud series. A Gate key is used to progress to the next floor of a dungeon, they are always dropped by a specific enemy type on each floor. A locked door key, or floor key, is used to unlock a closed-off section of a dungeon floor. A back floor key, is used to gain entry into a back floor in Dark Cloud.
Dark Cloud[]
Gate keys[]
Icon | Item | Inventory description | Used in |
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Dran's Crest | Key to the gate made by Dran to protect his own nest. | Divine Beast Cave | |
Pointy Chestnut | Pointy nuts said to be Wise Owl's favorite. | Wise Owl Forest | |
Red Berry | They say some Wise Owls mainly eat this nut. | Wise Owl Forest | |
Shiny Stone | They say Wise Owl loves shiny things. But it's unlikely. | Wise Owl Forest | |
Hook | Hook for pulley for carrying inside the ship | Shipwreck | |
King's Slate | Key to the door of the chamber of an ancient king. | Sun and Moon Temple | |
Gunpowder | Filling cannon with this allows launching. | Moon Sea | |
Clock Hands | Hands of a large clock. Shines mysteriously. | Gallery of Time | |
Black Knight Crest | A crest with a Black Knight on it. | Demon Shaft |
Locked door keys[]
Icon | Item | Inventory description | Used in |
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Bone Key | Key made of bone. | Divine Beast Cave | |
Mustache Key | Key shaped like a mustache. | Wise Owl Forest | |
Shipcabin Key | Key to enter cabin on the ship. | Shipwreck | |
Stone Key | Key made of stone. | Sun and Moon Temple | |
Handle | To be attached some place. Tool to rotate something. | Moon Sea | |
Pitchdark Key | Black key with weird air of darkness. | Gallery of Time | |
Silver Key | Key made of silver. | Demon Shaft |
Back floor keys[]
Icon | Item | Description | Used in | Buy | Sell |
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Tram Oil | Necessary for rusty tram to work. | Divine Beast Cave | — | 150 | |
Sun Dew | Magical Dew to speed up plant growth. Also used once to fertilize the Moon Grass Seed. | Wise Owl Forest | — | 150 | |
Flapping Fish | Fresh fish. They will spoil unless kept on ice. A unique gate key that requires an ice block to keep from turning into a Rotting Fish. |
Shipwreck | 180 | 90 | |
Rotten Fish | Rotten fish after being left out for a long time. An otherwise useless item that can be sold for one gilda. Attempting to use a Rotten Fish to gain access to the Back Floor on Shipwreck will result in the Junior Chief rejecting it. |
Shipwreck | — | 1 | |
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Ice Block Small Ice Tiny Ice |
Cold to touch. Keeps fish fresh for a long time.[a] | Shipwreck | 20 | 10 |
Secret Path Key | Key to open the secret path to carry the coffin. | Sun and Moon Temple | — | 250 | |
Bravery Launch | Standing on it makes you brave and want to jump. | Moon Sea | — | 400 | |
Flapping Duster | Magic Duster that revives broken magic carpet. Due to a bug during the translation process, this item was made unobtainable from chests and therefore normal gameplay. There have since been glitch methods found to obtain it, as well as fan patches to fix the bug. |
Gallery of Time | — | 400 | |
Crystal Eyeball | Crystal shaped like an eyeball. | Demon Shaft | — | 500 |
Dark Chronicle[]
Gate keys[]
Icon | Item | Inventory description | Used in |
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Key Handle | Gate Key for a special door in the Underground Channel. | Underground Water Channel | |
Fairy Saw | Saw possessing fairy power. A Gate Key. | Rainbow Butterfly Wood | |
Giant Meat | Huge block of meat. A Gate Key. | Starlight Canyon | |
Luna Stone | Stone that shines like the moon. A Gate Key. See also: Luna Lab
|
Ocean's Roar Cave | |
Magma Rock | Extremely high-heat rock. Careful how you handle it! | Mount Gundor | |
Rope | Climb down from high places. Careful it doesn't break! | Mount Gundor | |
Star Key | A key for getting through the star barriers. | Dungeons with star barriers | |
Queen's Watering Pot | Watering pot the queen uses to tend her flowers. | Moon Flower Palace | |
Trolley Oil | Use it on an old trolley and maybe it will move... | Zelmite Mine |
Locked door keys[]
Icon | Item | Inventory description | Used in |
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Channel Key | Gate key to go further into the Underground Channel. | Underground Water Channel | |
Slash Branch | Branch for slashing cobwebs out of the way. | Rainbow Butterfly Wood | |
Luna Stone Piece | Fragment of a Luna Stone. It still shines brightly. | Ocean's Roar Cave | |
Stone "T" | Stone in the shape of a "T". The tip is pointed. | Mount Gundor | |
White Wind Vase | Vase that holds the magical power of the wind. | Mount Gundor | |
Moon Clock Hand | Attach it to the Moon Clock to advance time. | Moon Flower Palace | |
Rusted Key | Key rusted from long neglect. | Zelmite Mine |
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Notes[]
- ↑ Technically not a key item, but required for the Flapping Fish item. The ice block item will slowly degrade into a "Small Ice", then into a "Tiny Ice", after which it disappears entirely. The latter two cannot be bought, and only sell for one gilda.