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* Sailor Pluto, guardian of the time gate in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', uses a giant key as her weapon. It's so big that when she stands on a floor with it, it reaches her neck.

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* The blue key in ''Film/MulhollandDrive''.
* ''Film/{{Pans Labyrinth}}'s'' Ofelia is given a key by the faun as part of the magical second task. The same ornate key is reflected in the real world as Vidal removes it from Mercedes so that he is the only one with access to the store room

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* The Review Reviewer of WebVideo/ThoseDudesWithAHat gains [[spoiler: a Keyblade in his battle with sub channel, the Game Tyrant]]

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* The Keys of Harmony from the 4th season of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

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** Jesus in the [[Literature/TheFourGospels the gospel of Matthew]] tells Simon Peter, the apostle who is blessed for his declaraction of Jesus being the Christ, the Son of the living God, that He will give him "the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven", that with them, whatever he "binds" on earth will be (or will already have been) "bound in heaven" and whatever he "looses" on earth will be (or will already have been) "loosed in heaven". This is usually interpreted by Catholics as Peter having the authority to determine who will enter the Kingdom of Heaven and who won't upon Judgment Day.

** ''Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger'' / ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'': The Rangers in both series transform via inserting keys (Accel Keys and Turbo Keys, respectively) into their transformation devices (Accel Changers and Turbo Morphers); the Turbo Keys are based on Lerigot's Golden Key (which, despite its name, looks more like a wand).

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* The ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' have keys based on their many, many [[Franchise/SuperSentai predecessors]], allowing them to mimic their powers (basically, keys are to Gokaiger what cards are to Series/KamenRiderDecade).

* ''TabletopGame/InvisibleSun'' has wicked keys, which can unlock potentially potent powers or abilities in a vislae. On rare occasions they can be found during a [[RainOfSomethingUnusual keystorm]], but more often than not they must be earned by characters.

* In the ''EdEddNEddy'' episode "Key to My Ed", the Eds find a mysterious key and spend the entire episode trying to find out what it is. Eddy thinks it to something really expensive like a treasure chest or a vault while Edd just wants to return it to its owner. In the end they find out it's just Ed's house key that he lost.

* The Skeleton Key from ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' has the power to open anything from doors to abstract things like hidden potential inside a person. The Skeleton Key is actually a lockpick, but it comes close enough. Unfortunately when the player character tries to use it, all the Key does is function as an unbreakable lockpick (which is pretty handy), but you only get the key for a little while unless you decide to not complete the quest to turn it in.

* The key to the elements chamber in ''Film/TheFifthElement''.

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* ''TabletopGame/InvisibleSun'' has wicked keys, which can unlock potentially potent powers or abilities in a vislae. On rare occasions they can be found during a [[WeirdRainfall keystorm]], but more often than not they must be earned by characters.

* The translucent blue Crystal Key in the [[VideoGame/TheCrystalKey video game of the same name]]. It's used to interface with [[CoolGate portal devices]] made by the Arkonians, and each plane added to it, which you'll [[DismantledMacGuffin eventually collect]], contains coordinates for one of various the colony worlds, plus their sun, which [[SarcasmMode certainly isn't useful for anything other than a garbage incinerator...]]

* James Butler Hickok Stark, aka ''SandmanSlim'' stole the key to The Room of Thirteen Doors, which is the only way to Earth from Hell (unless you're [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] himself). We don't know what the key looks like as Stark buried it in his body, but he doesn't need to actually fit it into a lock for it to work, either.

* The ''JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' villain called The Key uses key-shaped gadgets.

* The occupational badge (optionally) worn by [[YanksWithTanks US Air Force]] personnel in Intel career fields is a key superimposed over a globe.

* The [[{{Newgrounds}} Lock Legion]] has the Key of Glorton.

The keys we use every day are small metal objects with little grooves on them. Accustomed as we are to their use, it's hard to imagine something less tropeworthy than a humble key. Yet consider the symbolism of this tiny object- it opens that which is closed, changes barriers into passageways (or vice versa). A key in the wrong hands can be disastrous. And possession of a key can be a sign of authority and responsibility, from a housewife's key ring that indicated she alone could disburse food and drink to a lord's master key giving him the run of his domain.

* The ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "500 Keys" is about finding a collection of keys to every imaginable lock in Springfield, which leads to Lisa finding a hidden room (and its dark secret) at the elementary school Bart (quite accidentally) being awarded the symbolic key to the city, and Marge's adventure with a silly wind-up toy (which is actually Homer's anniversary present to her).

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode ''Finders Key-pers'' revolves around this trope in a sense. Arthur, Brain and Binky find a key, and spend much of the episode thinking of all of the cool things that it might unlock, such as an F1 race car or a literal key to the city. In the end, the key is revealed to actually just go to the sprinklers for the school's baseball field.

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* The enchanted key crafted by Christina of Milan in ''Literature/TheSixtyEightRooms'', that allows any woman who touches it to shrink.

* The translucent blue Crystal Key in the video game of the same name. It's used to interface with [[CoolGate portal devices]] made by the Arkonians, and each plane added to it, which you'll [[DismantledMacGuffin eventually collect]], contains coordinates for one of various the colony worlds, plus their sun, which [[SarcasmMode certainly isn't useful for anything other than a garbage incinerator...]]

* ''Franchise/{{BIONICLE}}'': the Keystone, which is made of many components each containing instructions on how to awaken [[FirstChurchOfMecha Mata Nui]]. Once all piece were retrieved, it was used to deactivate the barrier surrounding the Codrex. As a bonus, its united form was a miniature Mata Nui sculpture.

* The Key (note capitalisation) in ''TheLostRoom'' has the ability to make any door (within certain specifications) lead into the Room, which has powers of its own. It's one of the most desired Objects in the show.