Key

Keys are items that have appeared in Crash Bandicoot, Crash Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart, Crash: Mind Over Mutant, the N. Sane Trilogy remake of the first game, and the Nitro-Fueled remake of Crash Team Racing. Their purpose and method of acquirement varies between games, though generally they are used to unlock new levels.
==Crash Bandicoot==
Crash obtains keys in the Cortex bonus rounds. Once Crash reaches the end, Cortex drops a key and Crash can use it to get into a locked level. There's two of these bonus rounds and each are found in Sunset Vista and Jaws of Darkness. These keys unlock Whole Hog, which is on the second island, and Fumbling in the Dark, which is on the third. This is the only time up to Crash: Mind Over Mutant that keys have appeared in the main series. This game has only two keys.
Collecting a key in the original game will allow the player to save that key's collection, either with a password or a Memory Card. A Key Save will increment the level counter on the save file by 1 as it unlocks a new level, but it will not save the player's level completion or Gem collection progress otherwise.
===Walkthrough===
Crash Bandicoot - Getting The Keys (Neo Cortex Bonus Stages)
==Crash Team Racing==
Keys now play a role in the story of Crash Team Racing's adventure mode, where they open locked doors between hub worlds. They are won from Ripper Roo, Papu Papu, Komodo Joe, and Pinstripe Potoroo by beating each of them in a race. Once all four keys are collected, the player is permitted to race the final boss, Nitros Oxide.
==Crash Nitro Kart==
The keys in Crash Nitro Kart have the same purpose as Crash Team Racing had. The player must race against each of Velo's current champions, Krunk, Nash, Norm, and Geary, for each of their keys to become the galactic champion. Keys also open gates which lead to different worlds. Like Crash Team Racing, this game has four keys.
==Crash: Mind Over Mutant==
Keys also appear in Crash: Mind Over Mutant, where they are used to open gates to new areas in the Ratcicle Kingdom and the Wasteland. The latter requires three keys in conjunction, while the former has two gates requiring one key each. Crash also receives the Hero Key for defeating the Spike Hero in Story Mission 14, whose collection instantly teleports him to a locked door in the Wasteland, allowing access to the Junkyard.
==Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy==
Keys reappear in the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy remake of the first of the original three Crash games. They have the same purpose as they do in the original version of the first game.
===Walkthroughs===
Crash Bandicoot Sunset Vista Walkthrough - Cortex's Crazed Contest Trophy
==Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled==
Keys reappear in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled where they reprise the same role that they had in the original version of Crash Team Racing.
==Appearances==
*Crash Bandicoot
*Crash Team Racing
*Crash Nitro Kart
*Crash: Mind Over Mutant
*Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
*Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
*Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Digital Comic
==Names in other languages==
:Key
:Boss Key
==Gallery==
Key 1.gif|A key from Crash Bandicoot
Key Crash Bandicoot.png|A key from Crash Bandicoot
Key.png|A boss key from Crash Team Racing
Key 2.png|A boss key from Crash Team Racing
Crash Nitro Kart Boss Key.png|A boss key from Crash Nitro Kart
Key Crash Nitro Kart.png|A boss key from Nitro Kart
Cmomkey.png|A key from Crash: Mind Over Mutant
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Key.png|A key from the Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
Cortex-key.png|An icon of a Key from the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Cortex's crazed contest.png|A key in the icon of the "Cortex's Crazed Contest" trophy for the N. Sane Trilogy.
Cortex's terrifying trial.png|A key in the icon of the "Cortex's Terrifying Trial" trophy for the N. Sane Trilogy.
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Key.png|A key from Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Key 2.png|A key from Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Key 3.png|A key from Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Nf comic keys.png|Keys as seen in the Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Digital Comic
==References==
es:Llaves
fi:Avain
Category:Crash: Mind Over Mutant
Category:Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Category:Items
Category:Secrets