Rupee Like

are recurring NaN Enemies in.

Characteristics
NaN Rupee Likes are variations of NaN Like Likes, with NaN Rupees of varying denominations attached to stalks at their tops.

Rupee Likes debut in Four Swords. They hide under the Rupees at the top of their stalks, which they use as a lure to try to ambush and eat any Link. The color of the Rupee on their stalk determines how many Rupees it steals from a Link at a time. They can be very annoying if not dealt with quickly, especially in the later levels, since they will spit a Link out only if he breaks free or if all of the Rupees are stolen, and you need Rupees in order to pass levels or revive fallen Links. Additionally, Rupee Likes are very durable comparing to most other enemies.

Most of the time if a piece of Rupee spawns out of nowhere, it is very likely to be a Rupee Like.

NaN Rupee Likes hide under the NaN Rupees at the top of their stalks and use it to lure TMC: in. They act pretty much like their debut appearance in Four Swords. They appear in various areas and come in three types: NaN Green Rupee Likes, NaN Blue Rupee Likes, and NaN Red Rupee Likes. The color of the TMC: indicates how many NaN Rupees they drain at a time from TMC:. NaN Rupee Likes appear be shorter than NaN Like Likes, not counting their stalks, and can only engulf TMC: up to his neck. When they have captured him, they hold his head with their stalks.

If a TMC: engulfs TMC:, it will suck his NaN Rupees away and continue to do so until he struggles free or if he runs out of NaN Rupees. NaN Rupee Likes are commonly found hiding in a large group of NaN Rupees and are usually found at a corner or the middle of the formation. The NaN Rupees they carry on their stalks are real and can be claimed among the undigested NaN Rupees when they are defeated. NaN Rupee Likes will continue to chase down TMC: if he has no NaN Rupees, though they deal no damage.

One method to avoid falling prey to a TMC: is to collect free-standing NaN Rupees with items such as the TMC: or the TMC:.

NaN Rupee Likes are very large in, appearing in the PH:. As with NaN Like Likes, they can draw PH: in from a distance like a vacuum. They appear in the maze-like area before the water level is lowered with the PH:, and they will appear within the maze if the water level has already been lowered.

As in, NaN Rupee Likes attempt to lure PH: with the NaN Rupees at the top of their stalks; the color of the PH: determines how many NaN Rupees are stolen from PH: at a time. They will spit him out if he breaks free or if he runs out of NaN Rupees, although it is possible for him to break free before any NaN Rupees are stolen.

They will still try to attack PH: even if he has no NaN Rupees. Unlike, PH: will take one half of a PH: of damage when he is released by the PH:, but the damage is taken when he lands on the ground. If PH: hits the ground after being released and falls into water, the extra damage will apply, dealing a total of one PH: of damage. Also, NaN Rupee Likes can hide back in the ground if PH: is far enough away, using their NaN Rupees as lures again, and they will attack if PH: re-approaches.

If NaN Rupees are stolen from PH: by a PH:, he can regain them if he defeats the PH: quickly.

NaN Rupee Likes have slightly larger shadows in comparison to normal NaN Rupees in. As usual, a Rupee Like will reveal themselves when Link draws near. A Rupee Like will try to eat him if it's facing him when he's close enough. Rupee Likes cannot chase Link if he's on shallow water, but they can still eat him if he's close enough to dry land. Unlike the other games it's appeared in, all Rupee Likes will steal a set amount of Rupees from Link regardless of the color of the Rupee on their stalks, before spitting him out; always stealing ~20 Rupees each time, and Link will take only a quarter of a heart of damage when he's spat out. The amount of Rupees stolen can be decreased if Link struggles if the player moves the circle pad of the Nintendo 3DS. Also, Link can also get hurt by simply touching the Rupee Like when it doesn't try to eat him. This actually deals more damage then being spat out after being eaten, similarly to the Anti-Kirbies in Link's Awakening, but it only deals half a heart of damage. They will always drop a ALBW: upon defeat, even if the ALBW: is a ALBW:, ALBW:, or Purple ALBW:. Even after defeat, ALBW: cannot regain NaN Rupees that have been stolen from him. ALBW:, ALBW:, and NaN Red Rupee Likes appear all throughout ALBW: and ALBW:, while the Purple ALBW: only appears in ALBW:'s ALBW: ALBW:.