Rupee Like

Rupee Likes are smaller versions of Like Likes, with a Rupee attached to a stalk at their tops.

Characteristics and Weaknesses
Rupee Likes hide under the Rupees at the top of their stalks and use it to lure greedy and unsuspecting travelers. They come in 3 types: Green Rupee, Blue Rupee, and Red Rupee. The color of the Rupee indicates how many Rupees they eat at a time while taking them from Link. Rupee Likes appear to only be about 1/3 shorter than a Like Like, not counting their stalks, and can only engulf Link up to his neck. When they have captured the young hero, they hold his head with their stalks.

If a Rupee Like engulfs Link, it will suck his Rupees away and continue to do so until he struggles free (by mashing buttons) or if he runs out of Rupees. Rupee Likes are commonly found hiding in a large group of Rupees and are usually found at a corner or the middle of the formation. The Rupees they carry on their stalks are real and can be claimed among the undigested Rupees when they are slain. Rupee Likes will continue to chase down even a completely Rupeeless Link and taste the delicious hero, though this deals no damage.

Rupee Likes in act exactly as the did in, but are much larger, now the exact same size as Like Likes. Other than size, the only other difference is escaping them: Rupee Likes in Phantom Hourglass can suck Link in like a vacuum from a distance.

They return in, this time distinguishable by their slightly larger shadows in comparison to normal Rupees. They will always drop a mere Green Rupee upon defeat, even if the lure is a Red or Blue Rupee, and Link cannot regain Rupees that have been stolen from him.

A safe way to avoid falling prey to a Rupee Like is to collect free-standing Rupees with items such as the Boomerang or the Gust Jar.