Key

* Happybirthday
* Key.exe

"*Ask your question*"
―Key[src]
**Key** (fan-given nickname, also known as the **Megalith**) is a sentient standing stone from the *Cat Ghost* webseries.

## In episodes

So far, Key has only appeared three times in the series.

### CatGhost 1 Birthday

In CatGhost 1 Birthday Key can be seen when Gideon walks past him during the game segment, however, Gideon does not attempt to interact with Key. In this sequence, Key is identical to its appearance in the game *Happybirthday*.

### CatGhost 7 Key

Its second appearance was in CatGhost 7 Key, where it served a much larger purpose in the story. It is seen in the void that is inside the mysterious hole near the cabin. Elon tries to ask it for answers. After a while it answers, saying that her world is ending, it is sorry, it loves Elon, and advises her that life is too short to blindly pursue a goal.

In this sequence, Key is heard talking with a woman's and a man's voice simultaneously, and glowing as it speaks.

### CatGhost Warmth

In CatGhost Warmth, Naarah falls through a portal leading to the Void where she encounters Key. Key informs her that her "story" is ending prematurely, and that it "took on too much". It then goes on to say that they need paper notes in order to survive in their current situation.

### CatGhost 13 Acceptance

Key makes a prominent appearance in CatGhost 13 Acceptance, where it shoots a bright beam of light into space, which attracts the floating souls of Elon, Naarah, and Gideon, and apparantly absorbs them. Key then breaks into a pile of rocks, and reveals Throne. It should be noted that Malone is standing close by this entire time, and seemingly knows what is happening and why.

## In games

### *Happybirthday*

In *Happybirthday*, Key appears approximately three times as tall as Gideon, although it is unclear if the proportions found in the game are accurate. It is constructed out of a light brown stone, with a hole running through it, as well as an emblem of a key engraved below it.

With the release of CatGhost 13 as the final episode of *Cat Ghost* on December 6, 2019, Key has been destroyed in *Happybirthday*. Gideon cannot interact with Key in the game anymore.

#### Responses

*Main Article:* Key/Standard Responses

Key will answer questions, selecting answers from a list based on if the player has chosen the right questions.

#### Live session responses

*Main Article:* Key/Live Session Responses

Sometimes, when talking to Key, it will become "alive" and go against the above list of responses, responding in strange ways. In such cases, it appears that sometimes different characters are speaking "through" it.

It has been confirmed that this is actually the creator of *Cat Ghost* connecting via the internet and talking to the player, so there is no possible pattern for consistently getting a live Key.

#### Miscellaneous responses

Simply asking Key "Murder" will cause a prolonged jumpscare by Naarah's skeleton, surrounded by static. There is no actual response from Key.

### *Joke*

An image of Key can be seen upon tapping "Megalith" into the door in the game *Joke*.

### *Key*

Key also appears in the game of the same name, where it appears in the void, with floating busts around it. Key cannot be interacted with, though when the timer counts down to zero Key will deliver a message to anyone playing *Key* at that time.

### *Leak*

Key appears in the "Circle" ending for *Leak*, standing between a young Elon and Malone.

### *Exit*

Key is one of the objects that can appear in *Exit*. Its appearance is the same as its former intact form in *Happybirthday*.

## Trivia

* Key's response to asking for help, "Let us Reunite." is the same as what the busts say upon being approached.
* The cursor (The blinking line that shows up when you type) in Key's input box in *Happybirthday* will change colour depending on who the player talked to last (for example it will be red when the player talked to Elon's skeleton before going to Key). This does not have any deeper significance and is simply a glitch.
* The words "Megalith is key" can be found carved in the wall inside of Gideon's cell in CatGhost 2 Knock.
* Key's sprite in *Happybirthday* is named "Takkarum", which is Hindi for "collision".
* In the files of *Key* is an usued sprite of the pile of rocks that Key breaks into near the end of CatGhost 13. This sprite is called "imnotfeelingmyself", which is Throne's line after breaking out of Key.
* In several Live Sessions Key has said the phrase "Patience is key." Whether this is relevant to Key itself is unknown.
* In Void 02, Malone says to Elon that she "took [her] in and gave [her] the key." Whether this refers to Key is unknown.

### Episodes

Key in CatGhost 7.Ditto, talking.In CatGhost Warmth.Ditto, talking.Key and Malone in CatGhost 13.Key shooting up a beam of light in the same episode."Absorbing" the cast.The pile of rocks and Throne.
### Games

Key in *Happybirthday.*The player asking Key a question.Key responding and revealing its name.The picture of Key in *Joke*.In *Key.*In *Leak*.Destroyed Key in *Happybirthday.*The unused sprite in *Key*.
## References

1. ↑ *Takkarum*, Google Translate
2. ↑ Key/Live\_Session\_Responses#Nick\_Nocturne
3. ↑ Key/Live\_Session\_Responses#Shankatsu