Editing Ultimate Key

{{Item
|title = Ultimate key
|image = [[Image:DQVIIIUltimateKey.png|center|200px]]
|japanese = さいごのかぎ
|names = Final key
|games = {{Dragon Quest III}}<br>{{Dragon Quest IV}}<br>{{Dragon Quest V}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VI}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VII}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VIII}}<br>{{Dragon Quest IX}}
|buy = N/A
|sell = Cannot be sold.
|effect = Unlocks any lock.
}}

The '''Ultimate Key''' (Originally '''Final Key''') is a recurring magical item that can change its appearance to fit any possible lock. It is necessary to advance the later stages of a game's story, usually by opening a jail door.

==Types of Doors==
The Ultimate Key opens all the types of doors in {{Dragon Quest III}}. This includes thief doors (yellow, plain), magic doors (silver, ornate), and final doors (grey, prison-like). As the final key opens all 3 types of doors, it renders the other key types obsolete.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ3}}===
The '''Ultimate Key''' is found at the [[Shallows Shrine]], which requires a mini-quest to be completed in order to enter the shrine.
====Location====
Acquiring the Ultimate Key is one of the first major tasks the player must accomplish after receiving the [[ship]] in [[Portoga]]. It requires visiting at least 2 separate locations.
=====[[Lanson]]=====
The village has an [[item shop]] which sells [[Fading Jenny]]s. These herbs turn the {{Hero 3}}'s party invisible for a short amount of time. An herb needs to be purchased here, or otherwise the party must grind a [[Mage]] or [[Sage]] to Lv33 to learn [[Fade]] as an alternative.
=====[[Edina]]=====
The castle is guarded so that outsiders may not enter by normal means. By using a Fading Jenny or the Fade spell, the {{Hero 3}}'s {{Party 3}} can sneak by the sentries guarding the entrance. Inside, there is a boulder puzzle located on the second floor which must be solved. The player must push three boulders around water hazards into a straight line on the north wall. After successfully completing the puzzle, the {{Hero 3}} is rewarded with the [[Bottomless Pot]].
=====North Central Sea and Final Key Shrine=====
In the north central sea (just north of where the two peninsula cross each other), there is a small grouping of shoals in a 'T' pattern. By guiding the ship adjacent to the south center shoal, the {{Hero 3}} can use the [[Bottomless Pot]] to raise the [[Shallows Shrine]]. Inside the shrine, the final key is located inside a {{chest}}.

==={{DQ4}}===
The '''Ultimate Key''' is given by the Queen of [[Femiscyra]] after confronting the rosary thief. It is needed to obtain the {{Zenithian shield}} in the basement of [[Femiscyra]] Castle.

==={{DQ5}}===
The '''Ultimate Key''' is obtained after defeating [[Bjørn the Behemoose]]. It is necessary to obtain the Zenithian armour in [[Crocodilopolis]] as well opening the door in the [[Estuary Sanctuary]] leading to the portal to [[Nadiria]].

==={{DQ6}}===
The '''Ultimate Key''' is found at [[Sunken Ship]], which requires a [[Lorelei's Harp]] to be found.

==={{DQ7}}===
The '''Ultimate Key''' is found at [[Cathedral of Light]].

==={{DQ8}}===
The '''Ultimate Key''' is given by [[Marta]] shortly before she is murdered by [[Rhapthorne]]. It is needed to find the pirate's map.

==={{DQ9}}===
The '''Ultimate Key''' is obtained in the [[Gortress]] after defeating [[Goreham-Hogg]]. It is needed to free the captured [[celestrian]]s.

==={{DQ11}}===
The '''Ultimate Key''' is obtained in a chest located in [[Havens Above]]. The Key is only obtainable in the post-game.

==See Also==
*[[Silver Key]]
*[[Golden Key]]
*[[Thief's Key]]
*[[Magic Key]]
*[[Floodgate key]]
*[[Key to Coburg]]

==Gallery==
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