Rat


 * Not to be confused with Mice.

Rats are recurring enemies in. They are shadow-dwelling creatures, preferring dank, maze-like sewers, holes in walls, and dark rooms.

A Link to the Past
In, Rats can be found in the Sewer Passageway below Hyrule Castle while Link is escorting Princess Zelda to the Sanctuary. They can also be found in various locations around Hyrule.

The Wind Waker
In, Rats can steal Rupees when attacking Link, dropping them upon their defeat. If Bomb Flowers are found in the same room, Rats will pick them up and toss them at Link. These Rats are known as Bombchu. If Link throws All-Purpose Bait at their nests, they will sell different items to him, such as Arrows and Bombs.

Twilight Princess
In, Rats can sometimes be found gnawing on skulls. Another type of Rats, called Ghoul Rats, cling onto Link, preventing him from running and jumping off platforms. When they cling to Wolf Link, Midna will become uneasy, looking down nervously at the Ghoul Rats covering Link's body. Ghoul Rats can only be seen and destroyed when using Link's wolf senses. A Spin Attack can be used to remove all at once.

Phantom Hourglass
In, Rats usually appear from small holes in walls. They generally act as simple obstacles and are easily defeated in one hit.

Spirit Tracks
In, Rats sometimes carry a Small Key, so Link must defeat them in order to obtain it. If one gets near a Phantom possessed by Princess Zelda, she will scream and cower, not being able to move again until Link defeats it. During the first phase of the fight with Malladus, Chancellor Cole attacks Phantom Zelda with ghostly Rats that tend to attack her. If one of these Rats hits Zelda, Cole will take control of her, forcing Zelda to attack Link.

A Link Between Worlds
In, Rats appear in the Secret Passage that Link uses to get inside the Sanctuary after Yuga locks the doors. Dark Rats, a bigger, stronger variation, also appear mostly in Lorule.

Tri Force Heroes
In, there are two varieties of Rats; however, they have no difference except for their color. Blue Rats tend to appear in the Ice Cavern, and sometimes hide inside Snowballs. Gray Rats are generally found in The Ruins.

Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
In, Rats appear in different varieties.

Shiyou Rats are the weakest and most common variety, found in Hometown Prairie, Sunshine Seashore, and the Pirate Hideaway. They are not aggressive and tend to avoid Tingle if he goes near them. They are the weakest enemy in the game and regularly drop Bones. One of the Pirates owns a pet Pat called Ratty.

Chu Rats are larger, stronger versions of Shiyou Rats and also appear in Hometown Prairie and Sunshine Seashore. They are much more aggressive than the smaller variety and squeak and charge at Tingle when they see him.

Rotten Rats are found only in the Pirate Hideaway. They are dark purple in color, aggressive, and much stronger than any other kind of Rat. They also only drop Rupees when defeated.

Gold Rats are rarely found at the Hometown Prairie in place of Shiyou Rats. As with all the rare gold enemies, they drop a large number of Rupees when defeated.