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A key. A key will open a particular lock.

A Key is a miscellaneous item in Fallout.

Background[edit]

There are several keys found in the wasteland, categorized into one of two types. There are low-tech keys for mechanical locks and high-tech key cards for electronic locks. Low tech locks look similar to commonly found key ring variants.

High-tech electronic lock keys appear as brightly colored flat plates or cards. Electronically locked doors are often color-coded so that one can figure out which color key card goes with which door.[1]

Gameplay[edit]

A key that has been crafted to open a particular lock. Commonly found throughout the wasteland, in areas where previous owners once lived or worked.

Variants[edit]

Image Name Acquired Unlocks Proto ID
PASSKEY2.png Blue Pass Key The Glow Level 4, on the burnt corpse of Charles Ringhold Unlocks third elevator to Level 5 00000097
FO2 Key.png Key Various Wasteland Doors 00000083
FO2 key ring.png Key Ring By Default Holds All Keys 00000083
Nuke key.png Nuke Key Lieutenant's locker
Mariposa Military Base Level 4
Nuclear warhead's control console
The Cathedral's Vault Level 4
00000105
PASSKEY2.png Pass Key Various Elevators in The Glow 00000096 (red)
00000097 (blue)
00000223 (yellow)
PASSKEY1.png Red Pass Key The Glow Level 2, on a burnt corpse in the northeast corner
On the ghoul in the Gecko Nuclear Power Plant
Unlocks the second elevator 00000096
PASSKEY3.png Yellow Pass Key The Glow Level 1, on D. Allen's corpse
On the ghoul in the Gecko Nuclear Power Plant
Unlocks first elevator 00000223

Appearances[edit]

Keys appear in Fallout.

References[edit]

  1. Fallout 2 Official Strategies & Secrets p.85: "Keys
    There are several types of keys in Fallout 2, but they all fall into one of two types: low-tech keys for mechanical locks and high-tech key cards for electronic locks. If the key looks like one you might find on your own key ring at home, it's for a low-tech lock. If the key looks like a brightly colored flat plate or card, it's for a high-tech electronic lock. Electronically locked doors are often color coded so that you can figure out which color key card goes with which door.