Locks
Pins
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In Haven, as a former criminal, Duke Crocker knows how to pick locks with pins, ballpoint pens, etc.
Source: Hairpin Lockpick -
A variant of this occurs in many FPSes with nonviolent options, allowing the player to use multitools and bobby pins to bypass locks and cigarettes to reveal hidden laser traps.
Source: Video Game Tools - Locks may come in several difficulty levels, with more complex ones having more pins or requiring more precise timing/lockpick placing.
Source: Lockpicking Minigame
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Pins and Locks. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/locks/pins
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Pins or Locks. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/locks/pins.
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