These little blue vorticons run around and breakneck speed, running over and paralyzing Keen for a bit. These guys can be very annoying, but if you zap them once your worries will disapear.
Found in: Keen 2, Keen 3
Bean-with-Bacon Megarocket Other
Keen's spaceship that he uses to travel to different parts of the galaxy.
Some switches control the existence of bridges, to enable Keen to get from one place to another. Bridges can also be deactivated when an enemy is standing on one, with interesting results.
Commander Keen's homeworld, and the place that the Vorticons try to destroy in Keen 2.
Found in: Keen 2
Electrical Sparks Hazard
Don't touch these devices, or be prepared to do a level over again!
Found in: Keen 2
Extra Life Item
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.
The regular Vorticon that you will meet in the levels. Easy to defeat by one shot to kill. Unfortunately these Vorticons also like to jump which can pose a real hazard. Turning off the lights will solve that problem.
Found in: Keen 2, Keen 3
Guard Robot Creature
This robot can cause you real trouble when it shoots 4 lasers rapidly one after the other! Unfortunately, you are unable to kill this robot.
Found in: Keen 2
Hall, Tom Person
Creative Director. He is one of the most well known makers of Keen and the supposed best hope for The Universe is Toast series. After working at numerous other companies, he now created a company called Monkeystone with John Romero, however he now works at Midway.
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.
These little robotic like creatures don't really hurt you at all. Actually they can be pretty helpful when they move up, down and around walls. You can use them almost as a platform and ride around the level on them. But be careful for they can get annoying and push you into some slime or other nasty stuff!
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.
Vorticon Elders were Vorticons that were trapped and put into stasis. There are two can can encounter in Keen 2. They will give you valuable hints if you manage to find them.
Found in: Keen 2
Vorticon Hyperpistol Item
The weapon of the Vorticon Warrior Elite that Keen finds himself using as well. Get it in a level and gain 5 ammo.
Found in: Keen 2
Vorticon Mothership Other
This deadly ship is about to destroy Earth in Keen 2, unless Commander Keen can stop it!
Found in: Keen 2
Vorticon Warrior Elite Creature
The hardest enemy in Episode 2. These vorticons are real warriors and capable of running, jumping and shooting at you. Added on to that, you must shoot it four times to kill it.
Found in: Keen 2
Vorticons Creature
The race of aliens that live on Vorticon VI and were being controlled by the Grand Intellect to do his wishes.
Used to destroy major cities on Earth in Keen 2 should Keen fail at his task of turning them off. The tantalus rays are powered by cells from the Big Purple Space Amoeba.
