Difference between revisions of "Ice Key"

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|game = [[Banjo-Kazooie]] [[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|(XBLA)]]<br>[[Banjo-Tooie]] [[Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|(XBLA)]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]<br>''[[Banjo-Pilot]]''<br>[[Donkey Kong 64]]

|use = Opening the ice safe that contains the [[Mega Glowbo]]

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The '''Ice Key''', as its name implies, is a large key made of ice. It is one of the items in the [[Stop 'n' Swop]] mystery, first being found in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', and again in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' where it can be utilized to unlock a secret transformation. There is also an unused text in Donkey Kong 64, implying that it was planned to be used at some point in the game.

==[[Banjo-Kazooie]]==

In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', the Ice Key is found in [[Wozza|Wozza's]] Cave in a large alcove, although the room is blocked by an unbreakable transparent wall of ice. Entering the code "CHEAT NOW YOU CAN SEE A NICE ICE KEY WHICH YOU CAN HAVE FOR FREE" on the [[Sandcastle]] floor in [[Treasure Trove Cove]] will dissolve the wall, allowing the player to access the key. However, as with the other Stop 'n' Swop items, it has no apparent function in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''.

In the [[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Xbox Live Arcade version]], entering the cheat will cause it to stop saving and prevent your scores being loaded to the leaderboard. However, having a [[Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Banjo-Tooie (XBLA)]] or [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts|Nuts &amp; Bolts]] save file will make it accessible.

==[[Banjo-Tooie]]==

In ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', it is possible to obtain the Ice Key without the use of cheats. In the [[Jinjo Village]], just to the right of the entrance, there is a small icy cavern which can be accessed using the [[Grip Grab]] ability. There is a [[Banjo-Kazooie Game Pak]] inside which will yield the precious Ice Key when it is destroyed. However, in the [[Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Xbox Live Arcade version]], the Banjo-Kazooie Game Pak contains the [[Gold Mystery Egg]] and the Ice Key will automatically be added to your collected Stop 'n' Swop items if it was obtained in [[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Banjo-Kazooie (XBLA)]].

Take the Ice Key to the Waterfall Cavern in [[Glitter Gulch Mine]] and use the [[Talon Torpedo]] learned from [[Jolly Roger's Lagoon]] on the [[Kazooie]] boulder in the water. Swim through the tunnel that opens up to a large room on the Icy Side of [[Hailfire Peaks]] containing a gigantic ice safe. The key can be used to unlock the safe, revealing the powerful [[Mega-Glowbo]] which can be brought to [[Humba Wumba]] in the Pine Grove to transform Kazooie into the fearsome [[Dragon Kazooie]].

==[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]==

In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts]]'', if the Ice Key is collected in [[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Banjo-Kazooie (XBLA)]] it will activate a crate on the roof of Boggy's Gym. This crate gives you the British flag.

The Ice Key can also be seen in [[Banjoland]] stuck in the melted Snowman and in the [[Terrarium of Terror]] where it must be collected as a Jinjo Fetch item. The [[Jinjo]] says he will "swop" the Ice Key for a [[Jinjo Token]]. After receiving the Ice Key, he says that he will ponder over the mystery of it.

There is also a picture of Banjo and Kazooie holding it as well as the Pink Mystery egg.

==''[[Banjo-Pilot]]''==

The Ice Key in ''Banjo-Pilot'' doesn't play a role in [[Stop 'n' Swop]], although there is a small possibility that it ''may'' tie into "Stop 'n' Swap", and unlockable that can be purchased from [[Cheato]]. However, it is extremely unlikely.