Rope


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

The Rope is a common enemy found in a variety of Zelda games, making its debut in the original The Legend of Zelda. It has appeared in every 2D Zelda game, along with appearances in Phantom Hourglass.

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. In The Adventure of Link, however, some Ropes will stay in one spot and shoot fireballs Link, while other will move as they fire their attacks at the young hero.

Common Rope
Below is a list of the various sprites of the Rope, from all of its canon incarnations.

Golden Rope
In The Minish Cap, 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.

Skull Rope
A variation called Skullrope wears a skull on its head. This variety is only encountered in Thieves' Town in A Link to the Past when Link pulls one particular switch in the dungeon.

Animated series
Ropes appear in the "Underworld Connections" episode of the animated series. 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 comic
Although Ropes do not appear in the Legend of Zelda comic, 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 Snake 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 The Crystal Trap, Princess Zelda can encounter a Rope Snake 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

 * In Japanese, the Rope from The Adventure of Link is known as Aaneru (アーネル).
 * The rope bears a resemblance to the whip from Spirit Tracks.