Cursed Rich Man

The Cursed Rich Man is a character in and. In both appearances, he was cursed by various means into a Skulltula because of his greed.

In, the Cursed Rich Man and his five sons, who are also cursed, reside within the House of Skulltula in Kakariko Village. They were once excessively affluent, but they fell to a curse because of their greed and were forced to assume the form of Skulltulas. Upon Link's visit, the father explains that the only way their curse will be lifted is if all of the Gold Skulltulas around Hyrule are destroyed and if their Tokens are collected.

The man persuades Link to help them by promising the young hero great riches if the father and his sons are all freed from their curse. Link must seek out and destroy the 100 Gold Skulltulas to restore the family back to its former state. Link earns their grateful awards each time he destroys a the Gold Skulltulas in intervals of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 100.

In, the Cursed Rich Man was cursed by the Swamp Spider House. According to him, someone told him that he could become rich by visiting this House and gave him the Mask of Truth. The person said that the instructions to become rich were written somewhere in the Spider House, but as the man went in to go look, he befell a curse and turned into a Skulltula-like creature. The only method to lift the curse is for the 30 Gold Skulltulas in the house to be killed and their Spirits harvested as proof of their defeat.

After all 30 of the Gold Skulltulas are defeated and the curse is lifted, the Cursed Rich Man will give Link the Mask of Truth.

In, defeating all 30 of the Gold Skulltulas a second time will earn Link a Fishing Hole Pass, and the Cursed Rich Man states that he will get rid of the Mask of Truth.

Trivia

 * In, the family's fame on account of their wealth brought word of them as far as Zora's Domain.
 * It is possible to strike any of the cursed family members with a sword strike in their back, they will cry in pain and be stunned for a moment. When they are no longer stunned they will spin around once, which may hurt Link, and if Link approaches them again they will attack him one time. After that they will become peaceful again. Leaving the house and then reentering also returns any of them back to their normal behavior.
 * In, the Cursed Rich Man's Dog is also in the Spider House, and on the First Day, he says his master's eyes are always filled with greed. On the Second and Third Days, however, his speech is different; his thoughts indicate that he used to be a racing dog at the Doggy Racetrack at Romani Ranch.
 * In, the man seeking for shelter at the Oceanside Spider House resembles one of the children of the Cursed Rich Man from.
 * Similar to the rich family cursed by the Skulltula, in, Link must save a man named Jovani, who has sold his soul to the Poes for untold riches, by obtaining 60 Poe Souls.