Rope


 * This article is about the enemy. For other uses, see Rope (Disambiguation)

Ropes are recurring enemies in. Making their debut in, they have appeared in every top-down game except for.

Characteristics
These poisonous snakes seem docile under normal circumstances, but will charge at targets that pose a threat to their territory. They are easily dispatched with most conventional weaponry. Unlike most enemies throughout the evolving Zelda series, the Rope has changed relatively little in attack pattern and appearance.

The Legend of Zelda
Ropes appear in red and flashing varieties in. When defeated, Ropes may drop either a Heart, one Rupee, five Rupees or a Clock.

Golden Rope
In, after certain Kinstone Fusions, a Golden Rope will appear as a product. The Golden Rope is only different from the original incarnation in its color scheme and vitality.

Skullrope
Skullropes appears as a more worm-like monster with a skull for a head. This variety is only encountered in Dark World dungeon Thieves' Town in. If Link pulls one particular lever in the dungeon, they will fall from above, much like regular Ropes did early in the game. Aside from their appearance, they are equal in strength and behave identically to normal Ropes.

In, Skullropes are more commonly encountered than normal Ropes and require more hits to be defeated. They attack by jumping above the Links' heads and attempting to drop down onto them, rather than simply rushing toward them. The internal file names in refer to Skullropes as Bubble Ropes.

The Legend of Zelda TV Series
Ropes appear in the "Underworld Connections" episode of. When Link opens a door in the Underworld to find a Triforce of Wisdom shard, various Ropes lunge themselves at the young hero. After Link zaps a few of them with his Crissword, Princess Zelda tells him to stop since otherwise Ganon will know their location. Link, who is now wrapped over by two Ropes, is set free by the princess when she gets out a boomerang and uses it to defeat the snake-like foes, allowing the heroes to proceed through the Underworld but not before Link picks up a Bomb that was dropped by one of the Ropes.

The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics)
Although Ropes do not appear in the, they are mentioned in the Day of the Triforce story. When Princess Zelda and Cassiopia arrive to the Water Town of Saria, Cassiopia's husband comes and brings their son, Rus, and tells them that he has been bitten by a Rope when he was trying to escape the Lynels that had attacked earlier on. It is explained that a Rope's bite is lethal and cannot be cured by normal healing; as such, it requires a fairy's magical powers to be properly cured.

The Crystal Trap
In, Princess Zelda can encounter a Rope if she does not have the Large Brass Key necessary to open the Iron Door. Although the princess will try to attack it with her bow, the Rope will swiftly attack her, leading the book to a Game Over as Zelda screams for help.

Trivia

 * The Aneru from is commonly mistaken for a Rope, but its behavior and appearance is notably different.
 * In the snake-like Whip has the same color as Ropes from.