Insane, crab-walking creatures that hold their dangerous mouths high in the air.
Found in: Keen GBC
Attacking Antenna Creature
Attached to the side of a wall, this attenae shoots out round balls that will hurt you if you make contact.
Found in: Keen GBC
Badoing Creature
The Shikadi kidnapped these mutant worms from a far away galaxy for reasons unknown. The Badoings mostly hide in the floor panals of the Shikadi mother ship, waiting to suprise any unsuspecting visitors.
Found in: Keen GBC
Battery Item
10 points
Found in: Keen GBC
Bean-with-Bacon Megarocket Other
Keen's spaceship that he uses to travel to different parts of the galaxy.
The Bloogs stole your baby sitter. These one-eyed green carnivores are driven by their hunger across the galaxy. They also joined with the Shikadi and Droidiccus to destroy the universe in Keen GBC.
Found in: Keen 6, Keen GBC
Blooglet Creature
Baby Bloogs come in four colors: red, yellow, green, and blue. They aren't very dangerous, and they might even prove helpful sometimes... In Keen GBC the Blooglets can hurt you, and they only come in green. Some Blooglets also like to carry keygems.
Found in: Keen 6, Keen GBC
Blooglet Lake Location
This swampy lake-land is infested with deadly creatures, but some are harmless. The water in this lake contains some nasty suprises, so you'd better time your jumps right! This is the first level in Keen GBC on Fribbulus Xax.
Found in: Keen GBC
Blooguard Creature
These burly Bloogs have big clubs to bonk their enemies. Even if they miss, their clubs shake the ground so violently you might get knocked out!
Found in: Keen 6, Keen GBC
Bobba Creature
Bobbas are nasty indestructible beings that hop and fire deadly energy bolts from their eyes. Bobbas can be defeated in Keen GBC.
Found in: Keen 6, Keen GBC
Bobba Fortress, The Location
This fortress has so many traps, guards, and intruder deterrents that it'll be superhard to get out alive. Keep your eyes on the ceilings, walls, as well as the floors, and you might make it through. This is the second Keen GBC level on Fribbulus Xax.
Found in: Keen GBC
Bounder Creature
These red, friendly, bouncing guys can be annoying, but they can be helpful, too! They push you around and you can stand on top of them. One shot stuns it permanently.
Found in: Keen 4, Keen GBC
Bubba Creature
Bubba likes to float above the calm waters of Blooglet Lake and watch the fish swim below. He's been known to mistake heroes for seafood, so watch out!
Various pieces of candy that vary in the amount of points.
Found in: Keen GBC
Carmack, Adrian Person
Artwork
Found in: Keen 4, Keen 5, Keen 6, Keen GBC
Carmack, John Person
Software engineer and programmer
Found in: Keen 4, Keen 5, Keen 6, Keen GBC
Casta Creature
The Fleex designed the floating Casta to monitor the high-tech machinery in their labratories. The Casta won't attack you, but it's indestructible, so try not to get too close!
Found in: Keen GBC
Clues Other
Watch your surroundings for clues on what Commander Keen must do to finish the level. The clues will lead you to the end of the level usually.
Found in: Keen GBC
Color Key Doors Other
Commander Keen must open these doors with colored keys or gems.
The main menu screen for Keen that includes starting a game, saving, loading, paddle wars, and quitting.
Found in: Keen 4, Keen 5, Keen 6, Keen GBC
Cyba-Mallow Creature
One day, when they were bored, the Droidiccus created the Cyba-Mallow. It's part marshmallow and part cyborg, and all trouble! Please note that there are two versions of the Cyba-Mallow: A blue and a red.
Found in: Keen GBC
Darg Creature
The Darg is like a Dorp on steriods. Don't mess with the Darg!
Found in: Keen GBC
Dood Creature
This tiny guy seems pleasant enough until you least expect it, then he goes all to pieces.
Found in: Keen GBC
Dopefish Creature
The second dumbest creature in the universe, this creature's thought patterns go "swim, swim, hungry, swim, swim, hungry." They'll eat anything alive and moving near them, though they prefer heroes. In the GBC version they jump out of water and you are able to kill them unlike the Keen 4 version. This is one of the most famous enemies of Keen and has appeared in numerous other games. For more info go to its official website which contains tons of stuff.
Found in: Keen 4, Keen GBC
Dorp Creature
The Droidiccus combined their robot technology with an organic alien life form to create the Dorp. The Dorp's skin is poisonous, so beware!
Found in: Keen GBC
Droid 1 Creature
This low-flying pest has no real personality. It's presence is less-than magnetic. You won't be shocked when you see it. Don't let it annoy you.
Found in: Keen GBC
Droid 2 Creature
This hopping robot's primary function is to guard the Robot Hive, but it does other menial work during its off-duty hours. Don't drop your guard around this mechanical menace!
Found in: Keen GBC
Droid 3 Creature
This is one of two robots created for menial work and guard duties around the Robot Hive. This robot moves fast along vertical platforms and may smack into you if you don't look out. These droids are no serious threat, but they can get annoying.
Found in: Keen GBC
Droidican Elite Creature
The Droidican Elite are master soldiers, and the Droidican Emperor counts on them to keep the other troops in line. Armed with deadly lasers, these droids are a serious threat.
Found in: Keen GBC
Droidican Emperor Creature
The Drodican Emperor is a poisonous foe. You'll have to face him on his home turf: The Imperial Palace, which is a strange and unnerving place. The Emperor runs from side to side, throwing poison at you and releasing a robot to help him in his attacks. When you defeat the emperor you get a plasma crystal.
Found in: Keen GBC
Droidican Soldier Creature
These robotic troopers are the Droidican Emperor's prime defense--serving to keep the Warp Drive technology safe. Droidican Soldiers aren't very smart though, so they need a lot of discipline.
Found in: Keen GBC
Droidiccus Creature
A species of Droids that joins together with the Shikadi and Bloogs to destroy the universe in Keen GBC.
Grab an icon of Commander Keen or other items to receive and extra life. In each different episode, a certain amount of points will also get you a new life. The amounts is usually 20,000 points.
This dark and shadowy cavern is full of fire pits, falling platforms, fire imps, and moving platforms. Be careful where you jump! This is the second level on Droidiccus Prime.
Found in: Keen GBC
Fire Hazard
If you happen to burn up in this fire, you'll be trying the level again.
Keen 6: These yellow fellows have big teeth but their bite isn't the problem! Watch out where you shoot when these guys are around. They can reflect Keen's shots with their teeth, which can do some temporary damage.
Keen GBC: The Flect is always in a hurry, and has nowhere to go. This terminally worried creature has tentacles for hair and a reflective plate on its chest. It's best to be sneaky when dealing with a flect.
Found in: Keen 6, Keen GBC
Fleex Creature
The Fleex are amongst the finest engineers in the universe, having designed all the buildings and devices on Fribbulus Xax. Unfortunately, the Bloogs built them, devastating the sleek and elegant designs. The Fleex have very sensitive eyes (a natural consequence of spending a lifetime in a basement lab), so sensitive that they have to wear dark shades when they're out in the light (making them nearly blind). To compensate, they've developed an oversized ear which allows them to hear other creatures as they move around.
Found in: Keen 6, Keen GBC
Forest of Crazy Mushrooms Location
Oversized alien mushrooms are all over this level. Commander Keen must also avoid the deadly posion slugs that compete with the mushrooms for the spare sunlight on this strange planet. This level is the first of the Shikadi World.
This hard-shelled customer's worst points are its points! Its legs are spikes, so it will flip and try to poke you.
Found in: Keen 6, Keen GBC
Hovva Creature
This robotic centurion is somewhat like a flying tank. The robot itself is harmless, but beware! He carries an electric coil to help him float, and will run you down without hesitation.
Let you open doors. Unlike the gems in keen the other keens, the keys in Keen Dreams stay with you when you die, unless you use them from level to level and can be used on any door. For Keen GBC, the keys are distributed throughout the level and are important to completing the level, but are also color coded.
Found in: Keen Dreams, Keen GBC
Keys (Collectible) Item
25 points
Found in: Keen GBC
Little Ampton Creature
This purple fellow slides up and down poles and works on his computer terminals. Don't be on a pole he's on, 'cause he slides up and down quickly! You can't stun him in Keen GBC.
Found in: Keen 5, Keen GBC
Mad Mushroom Creature
Dangerous plants that hop and are deadly to touch. They jump higher every 3 bounces. Cannot be killed or stunned except in Keen GBC.
Found in: Keen 4, Keen GBC
McMire, Mortimer Person
Commander Keen's arch-nemesis. Mortimer is usually behind all the schemes to destroy the universe or take things over. He has been known by some species as the the Gannalech or Grand Intellect.
Found in: Keen 3, Keen 5, Keen 6, Keen GBC
Mid-Air Pogo Other
You can pull out your pogo stick in the middle of a normal jump, giving you good control of that first jump.
Commander Keen can use this weapon to stun his enemies temporarily. The Neural Ray Blaster does have unlimited ammo, but unfortunately will only shoot one blast until that blast hits something or goes off the screen.
Found in: Keen GBC
Nospike Creature
These blue fellows walk around until they find something to charge at. But even charging, their favorite pastime, will bore them after a bit. Watch out for their fearsome horn!
You must collect three of these to save Earth in Keen GBC.
Found in: Keen GBC
Plasma Crystal Mines, The Location
The whole place has been littered with robo-mines, making it tricky to negotiate the maze-like tunnels and inlets where the Shikadi harvest plasma crystals. This is the second level on the Shikadi World.
Platforms are a major convenience- even a necessity on Fribbulus Xax. In most places they are used to transport you over dangerous obstacles, or to places out of reach. Many of the platforms(or "plats" as the locals call them) are still the old style which are operated by Bips. Other types of platforms occur on other planets as well.
Commander Keen uses his pogo stick to reach otherwise inaccessible places. In Keen GBC, you use the pogo to knock out your enemies after you have stunned them with the Neural Ray Blaster.
The most common inhabitant of the Shadowlands, Poison Slugs mean trouble twice--once if you touch them, twice if you should land in the puddles of poison they leave behind! In Keen GBC, instead of the puddles of slime, the slug charges at you! One shot stuns it permanently.
Found in: Keen 4, Keen GBC
Poles Other
Climb up or down poles to reach certain areas in your quest. Keep an eye out for darkened poles in Keen 5!
Robo Red is a nasty guard. If he hears a sound, he shoots first and asks questions later. Avoid, avoid, avoid! Able to defeat in Keen GBC, but not in Keen 5.
Found in: Keen 5, Keen GBC
Robo-Bloog Creature
A Robo-Bloog is essentially a Cyborg Bloog. It's a Bloog with the mind of ten super-computers and the body of...well, 10, super-computers. The Robo-Bloog can fire a huge ball of energy. If either Robo-Bloog or the energy ball hits Commander Keen, that's it. Unfortunately, every time the Robo-Bloog recharges his energy ball he adds one more shot to his attack. The more overcharged Robo-Bloog becomes, the more erratic his behavior is. It'll be hard to time your attacks! If you manage to Defeat Robo-Bloog, you'll get a Plasma Crystal.
Found in: Keen GBC
Robot Hive Location
A huge factory with high-tech robot construction equipment. As you'd expect, your main enemies are an assortment of robots with varaying intelligence. They buzz around like bees and are looking for heroes to sting! This level is located on Droidiccus Prime.
You may spot these seeminly mindless sentries throughout the Droidican cities. The Droidican Emperor uses them to keep tabs on his soldiers. They are indestructible, so don't mess with them!
These energy beings built the Omegamatic and plan to destroy the galaxy. Watch out for them near poles.
Found in: Keen 5, Keen GBC
Shikadi in Space Location
The final level on the Shikadi World. Commander Keen is beamed aboard the Shikadi Spacecraft for the showdown with the Shikadi Overlord. He'll hunt you down and blast you to smithereens with his rocket launcher, so you'd better be ready for him. Defeat the Shikadi Overlord and you will be given a plasma crystal.
Found in: Keen GBC
Shikadi Master Creature
The most frightful foe aboard the Omegamatic, they cast Electrospheres at you and teleport around. Very dangerous.
Found in: Keen 5, Keen GBC
Shikadi Overlord Creature
This is the Shikadi leader. It's a straight fight - your Neural Ray Blaster against his homing rockets. But the odds are in his favor because he only has to hit you once, and you have to hit him many times! The Overlord also has a personal teleporter, so watch your back! Defeat the Shikadi Overlord and get a Plasma Crystal.
Found in: Keen GBC
Shikadi Sentry Creature
Woe be to the hero that wanders near one of these. They move back and forth until they hit you!
Found in: Keen GBC
Shikadi World Location
A world in Keen GBC that has a plasma crystal. This planet is the home of the Shikadi species.
Found in: Keen GBC
Shootable Blocks Other
Some blocks are shootable, allowing you to reach otherwise inaccessible areas.
Frightful plasma orbs with orbiting diamond sensors, tread carefully by these dangerous denizens. The Keen 5 version is immune to your laser shots, but you can kill the GBC version.
Found in: Keen 5, Keen GBC
Standard Galactic Alphabet Other
The text that Commander Keen encounters throughout his quests, that you can eventually decode using the schoolroom in Keen 3.
Switches in Keen 1 and 3 only control lights and bridges; switches in Keen 4-6 only activate/deactivate platforms and bridges. Switches in K6 can be jumped or pogoed off, just as they are flicked downwards.
What's worse than the Bloogs you've just defeated? The Robo-Bloog of course! This guy is the last enemy on his world, and if you defeat him you will get a plasma crystal! Watch out though, Robo-Bloog has the brain of an evil super-computer and can outsmart almost any being.
Found in: Keen GBC
Teleporter Other
Keen 1 and Keen 3: The teleporters found on the maps of the games and teleport you to other locations. Keen 5: A teleportation device is hidden in the Gravitational Damping Hub of Keen 5. It leads to the bonus level on the planet of Korath III, the Secret Korath III Base. There is another return-teleporter on the map of Korath III. Keen 6: A teleporter that teleports you to an "underground" portion of Keen VI. Keen GBC: When Commander Keen uses one of these, he pops out of another one in a different area of the level in Keen GBC.
