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{{Infobox item
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|title = Key Stones
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|title = Key Stone
|image = [[File:Keystone_and_pedestal.png|240px]]
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|image = [[File:WhiteIsland ACT1 016N.png|242px]]
 
|caption = A Key Stone (right) and its corresponding pedestal (left) in ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''.
 
|caption = A Key Stone (right) and its corresponding pedestal (left) in ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''.
|1st_app = ''[[Sonic Adventure]]
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|1st_app = ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''
 
|other_apps =
 
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*''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]''
 
*''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]''
 
*''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
*''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' {{C|[[PlayStation 3|PS3]]/[[Xbox 360]] version}}
 
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*''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]''
 
*''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' {{C|[[Xbox 360]]/[[PlayStation 3]] version}}
 
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*[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 
*[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]
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*[[Miles "Tails" Prower]]
 
*[[Miles "Tails" Prower]]
 
*[[Knuckles the Echidna]]
 
*[[Knuckles the Echidna]]
*[[Amy Rose]]
 
 
*[[Big the Cat]]
 
*[[Big the Cat]]
 
*[[E-102 Gamma]]
 
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|description = Smalls figures that unlocks doors and paths when placed in their matching pedestals.
 
|description = Smalls figures that unlocks doors and paths when placed in their matching pedestals.
 
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'''Key Stones''' are objects that appear in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' and the [[PlayStation 3]]/[[Xbox 360]] version of ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''. They are small figures that work as keys, which can be picked up by the playable characters and be used by the player to open sealed doors or paths by placing them in their matching pedestals.
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'''Key Stones''' are objects that first appeared in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''. They are small figures that can used as keys to open sealed doors or paths by placing them in matching pedestals.
   
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
In general, Key Stones are figures that come in sizes ranging from slightly smaller than [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]'s full height to about the size of a head. Each Key Stone have a square rock stand with a figure fixed on top of them, which is usually a lump of crystal, but also sometimes a statuette. All Key Stones found within a general area come in different varieties, with their own specific colors and shape. They can be found lying around in specific places in the game's environment, which the player can pick up with the playable character.
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In general, Key Stones are figures that come in sizes ranging from slightly smaller than [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]'s full height to about the size of a head. Each Key Stone have a square rock stand with a figure fixed on top of them, which is usually a lump of crystal, but also sometimes a statuette. All Key Stone types come in different designs and colors. They can be found lying around in specific places in the game's environment.
   
Key Stones are used to unlock paths and doors found within the games that cannot be passed through by any other means. To unlock a path or door with a Key Stone, the player has to pick up a Key Stone and take it to a nearby pedestal with colors or symbols that matches that of the Key Stone, and then insert it there, which will then unlock the path or door. If a Key Stone is inserted into a pedestal that does not match it, nothing will happen. However, if inserted or just placed in the proximity of a matching pedestal, the Key Stone will automatically float up and insert itself into the pedestal.
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Key Stones are used to unlock paths and doors blocking the player's path. To unlock such paths with a Key Stone, the player has to [[grab]] a Key Stone and take it to a nearby pedestal with colors or symbols matching it and then insert it there by dropping it, which will then unlock the path. If a Key Stone is inserted into a non-matching pedestal, nothing will happen. However, if inserted or just placed in the proximity of its pedestal, the Key Stone will automatically insert itself.
   
Unlike conventional items in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]], like [[Rings]], regular keys or [[Emerald Shards]], Key Stones do not disappear from the gameplay field and enter the player's in-game inventory once the playable character touches them. Instead, the player has to manually pick up the Key Stones through the game controls, and have the playable character carry it by hand during gameplay until they are released. While carrying a Key Stone, a playable character's speed is lowered and his/her unique actions cannot be performed (e.g. Sonic's [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'s [[Spin Dash]], [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]'s [[Flying]], [[Sonic the Werehog]]'s [[Skills (Sonic Unleashed)|Skills]] etc.).
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While carrying a Key Stone, a playable character's speed is lowered and their unique actions cannot be performed (e.g. [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'s [[Spin Dash]], [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]'s [[Propeller Flying|Propeller Flight]], [[Sonic the Werehog]]'s [[Skill (Sonic Unleashed)|Skills]] etc.).
   
==Game Appearances==
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==Game appearances==
===''[[Sonic Adventure]]''===
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===''Sonic Adventure'' and ''Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut''===
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Key Stones made their first appearance in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' and ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]''. In these games, the Key Stones are used by the player to open up passages to the [[Action Stage]]s in the [[Adventure Field]]s. Key Stones can be found in the games' Adventure Fields and appear when the player needs it to enter the Action Stage they unlock.
Where they were first introduced, the game had four key stones in total (and four more devices that work like key-stones in [[Hot Shelter]]).
 
   
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''Sonic Adventure'' and ''Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut'' feature each a total of four different Key Stones:
====Wind Stone====
 
The Wind Stone shows up just outside [[Tails' Workshop]] in the [[Mystic Ruins]] after the fight with the [[Egg Hornet]]. It is green with a swirling symbol within it.
 
   
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The Wind Stone is to be taken to the cave just nearby in the Mystic Ruins with wind blowing through it and placed at the small alter where to put the Wind Stone, the entrance to [[Windy Valley]] will open.
 
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!Key Stone
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!Location
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!Time of Appearance
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!Action Stage Unlocked
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|[[image:WindStoneRender.png|50px]]<br />[[Wind Stone]]
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|[[Mystic Ruins (Sonic Adventure)|Mystic Ruins]], outside [[Tails' Lab]]
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|After [[Egg Hornet]] battle
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|[[Windy Valley]]
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|[[image:IceStoneRender.png|50px]]<br />[[Ice Stone]]
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|[[Station Square (Sonic Adventure)|Station Square]], Casino area alleyway
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|After [[Casinopolis]]
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|[[Icecap (Sonic Adventure)|Icecap]]
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|[[image:GoldStatueRender.png|50px]]<br />[[Gold Statue]]
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|Mystic Ruins jungle, near the trolly cart
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| rowspan="2" |After [[Chaos 4]] battle
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| rowspan="2" |[[Lost World]] (w/ other statue)
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|[[image:SilverStatueRender.png|50px]]<br />[[Silver Statue]]
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|Mystic Ruins jungle, buried ruins with yellow circles indicating it
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|}
   
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In [[Amy Rose]]'s version of [[Hot Shelter]] there are objects called [[power cube]]s which works like Key Stones and are used at two points in the Action Stage. When the player inserts a set of four different colored power cubes into their matching fixture, it will unlock new paths.
====Ice Stone====
 
The Ice Stone shows up just after [[Casinopolis]]. (In [[Sonic Adventure: Director's Cut|''DX'']] it is hinted to be dropped by [[Cream the Rabbit]]). The Ice Stone is located in the alleyway behind the cinema near the casino. It is cyan with a snowflake symbol within it.
 
   
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===''Sonic Adventure 2''===
The Ice Stone is to be taken to Mystic Ruins, where a tunnel to [[Angel Island]] has been revealed. When you go up to the tunnel to the island there is a cave surrounded by ice and the small alter where to put the Ice Stone. Inside the frozen cave is a pool of water, ([[Big]]'s [[Life Belt]]) and a ladder leading up to [[Ice Cap]].
 
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In ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' and ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'', a variant of the Key Stones called the [[Gate Key]] appears in [[Pyramid Cave]]. These Key Stones are used to open Gate Key Doors which block obligatory paths through the Stage. One Gate Key is needed for each door which is always located in the nearby vicinity.
   
====Gold & Silver statues====
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===''Sonic Unleashed''===
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In the [[Xbox 360]]/[[PlayStation 3]] version of ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'', Key Stones only appear in the Nighttime Action Stages where [[Sonic the Werehog]] is playable, and resemble red, blue, green or yellow crystals.
{{quote|Two stone statues, a door to the past|[[Hint]]-[[Tikal the Echidna|orb]].}}
 
In [[Knuckles]] story he will need to find two keystones, gold and silver, in the form of statues to enter [[Lost World]]. The silver statue is found on the cliff near the exit of the jungle and the gold one is found under a mound in a cave with yellow indicating circles that Knuckles must dog for. They are to be taken behind the pyramid at the center of the jungle to open the back entrance to Lost World.
 
   
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Here, the Key Stones are used to solve puzzles inside the Action Stages by finding a certain number of hidden Key Stones and then use them to unlock paths for the player to proceed down. While most doors open and mechanics only need one or two of Key Stones, major doors will need four in total.
====Hot Shelter====
 
For [[Amy]] to proceed in Act 2 of [[Hot Shelter]], Amy enters a room full of monitors. In the center of the room are four colored squares (purple, yellow, blue and orange) and scattered around the room are colored glass like cubes, each of the colors in the center of the room. When Amy puts the blocks in the right holes, [[E-100 Alpha|ZERO]] will crash the monitors which will make a way out for Amy. While these cubes are not magical key-stones and perhaps function by technology, they still function the same way.
 
 
The same puzzle will follow afterwards but more challenging as ZERO will be harassing you and some of the boxes are hidden.
 
 
===''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''===
 
In ''Sonic Unleashed'', the Key Stones return exclusively for the stages at night as [[Sonic the Werehog]] can pick up objects. The stones (which look a little worn down than their predecessors) are mostly used in puzzle solving and come in colours red, green, yellow and blue. While some doors open and mechanics activate with one or two of these stones, major doors will need all these crystals to open.
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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{{Gallery start}}
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
wind stone.png|Wind stone located near [[Windy Valley]]'s entrance
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wind stone.png|The Wind Stone located near [[Windy Valley]]'s entrance.
snow stone.png|Snow stone placed near the [[Ice Cap]] entrance
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snow stone.png|The Ice Stone placed near the [[Icecap (Sonic Adventure)|Icecap]] entrance.
silver stone.png|Silver stone located near the entrance for [[Lost World]]'s stage
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silver stone.png|The Silver Statue near the portal to [[Lost World]].
gold stone.png|Gold stone located near [[Lost World]]'s entrance
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gold stone.png|The Gold Statue near the portal to [[Lost World]].
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Gate Key.png|The Gate Key in ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''.
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Key Stone and Sonic the Werehog.png|[[Sonic the Werehog]] holding a Key Stone in ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''.
 
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</gallery>
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{{Gallery end}}
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{{Adventure info}}
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{{Adventure 2 info}}
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{{Unleashed info}}
 
[[Category:Keys]]
 
[[Category:Keys]]
 
[[Category:Stones]]
 
[[Category:Stones]]
 
[[Category:Game information]]
 
[[Category:Game information]]
 
[[Category:Sonic Adventure]]
 
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[[Category:Sonic Adventure 2]]
 
[[Category:Sonic Unleashed]]
 
[[Category:Sonic Unleashed]]

Revision as of 20:44, 18 August 2019

Key Stones are objects that first appeared in Sonic Adventure. They are small figures that can used as keys to open sealed doors or paths by placing them in matching pedestals.

Description

In general, Key Stones are figures that come in sizes ranging from slightly smaller than Sonic's full height to about the size of a head. Each Key Stone have a square rock stand with a figure fixed on top of them, which is usually a lump of crystal, but also sometimes a statuette. All Key Stone types come in different designs and colors. They can be found lying around in specific places in the game's environment.

Key Stones are used to unlock paths and doors blocking the player's path. To unlock such paths with a Key Stone, the player has to grab a Key Stone and take it to a nearby pedestal with colors or symbols matching it and then insert it there by dropping it, which will then unlock the path. If a Key Stone is inserted into a non-matching pedestal, nothing will happen. However, if inserted or just placed in the proximity of its pedestal, the Key Stone will automatically insert itself.

While carrying a Key Stone, a playable character's speed is lowered and their unique actions cannot be performed (e.g. Sonic the Hedgehog's Spin Dash, Tails's Propeller Flight, Sonic the Werehog's Skills etc.).

Game appearances

Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut

Key Stones made their first appearance in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut. In these games, the Key Stones are used by the player to open up passages to the Action Stages in the Adventure Fields. Key Stones can be found in the games' Adventure Fields and appear when the player needs it to enter the Action Stage they unlock.

Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut feature each a total of four different Key Stones:

Key Stone Location Time of Appearance Action Stage Unlocked
WindStoneRender
Wind Stone
Mystic Ruins, outside Tails' Lab After Egg Hornet battle Windy Valley
IceStoneRender
Ice Stone
Station Square, Casino area alleyway After Casinopolis Icecap
GoldStatueRender
Gold Statue
Mystic Ruins jungle, near the trolly cart After Chaos 4 battle Lost World (w/ other statue)
SilverStatueRender
Silver Statue
Mystic Ruins jungle, buried ruins with yellow circles indicating it

In Amy Rose's version of Hot Shelter there are objects called power cubes which works like Key Stones and are used at two points in the Action Stage. When the player inserts a set of four different colored power cubes into their matching fixture, it will unlock new paths.

Sonic Adventure 2

In Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, a variant of the Key Stones called the Gate Key appears in Pyramid Cave. These Key Stones are used to open Gate Key Doors which block obligatory paths through the Stage. One Gate Key is needed for each door which is always located in the nearby vicinity.

Sonic Unleashed

In the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed, Key Stones only appear in the Nighttime Action Stages where Sonic the Werehog is playable, and resemble red, blue, green or yellow crystals.

Here, the Key Stones are used to solve puzzles inside the Action Stages by finding a certain number of hidden Key Stones and then use them to unlock paths for the player to proceed down. While most doors open and mechanics only need one or two of Key Stones, major doors will need four in total.

Gallery

Gallery

Main article · Scripts (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big, Gamma, Super Sonic) · Story Screens (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big, Gamma) · Credits · Glitches · Beta elements · Gallery · Pre-releases (Limited Edition, DX Demo Version) · Re-releases (DX, 2010)

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