The Staff of Dreams was a very powerful weapon and plays a major role in Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams. Tak is sent by the Dream Juju to defeat the Dream Guardian, save the princess, and take this staff. When Tak defeats the Dream Guardian, the staff falls. But, the princess reveals to be Pins & Needles, and the Dream Juju is revealed to be Tlaloc. Tlaloc admits that the real quest was to use Tak to get the Staff of Dreams and use it for his own evil deeds. But, in the struggle for the staff, Tak, Pins, and Needles split the staff into two pieces, The Dream Shaker, which Tak gets, and The Staff of Nightmares, which Pins & Needles get. Tak chases Pins & Needles down until the end of the game, to get the other half. It is not until the very end of the game that the staff's parts are united and