Rupee Like
Rupee Likes are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.[1]
Characteristics
Rupee Likes are variations of Like Likes, with Rupees of varying denominations attached to stalks at their tops.
Four Swords
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 be revived if a Link dies.----
The Minish Cap
Template:Figurine Rupee Likes hide under the Rupees at the top of their stalks and use it to lure Link in The Minish Cap. They act pretty much like their debut appearance in Four Swords. They appear in various areas and come in three types: Green Rupee Likes, Blue Rupee Likes, and Red Rupee Likes. The color of the Rupee indicates how many Rupees they drain at a time from Link. Rupee Likes appear be shorter than Like Likes, not counting their stalks, and can only engulf Link up to his neck. When they have captured him, 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 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 defeated. Rupee Likes will continue to chase down Link if he has no Rupees, though they deal no damage.
One method to avoid falling prey to a Rupee Like is to collect free-standing Rupees with items such as the Boomerang or the Gust Jar.
Phantom Hourglass
Rupee Likes are very large in Phantom Hourglass. They appear in the Isle of Ruins. As with Like Likes, they can suck Link in like a vacuum from a distance. They appear in the maze-like area where Link can easily get spat into the water before the water level goes down by using the King's Key. They will appear within the maze if the water level has already been lowered. Just like in the Minish Cap, they attempt to lure Link with the Rupees at the top of their stalks, the color of the Rupee determines how many Rupees are stolen from Link at a time, and they will spit him out either if he breaks free, or if he runs out of Rupees. However, it is possible to break free before any Rupees are stolen. They will still try to attack Link even if he has no Rupees. However, unlike the Minish Cap, Link will take a half of a heart of damage when he's spat out, but he only takes the damage when he lands on the ground. If Link hits the ground after being spat out and then he falls into the water, the extra damage will apply, dealing a total of one whole heart of damage. Also, a Rupee Like can hide back into the ground if Link is far enough away from one, using the Rupee as the lure again, and it will attack should Link re-approach. Link can regain any undigested Rupees if he defeats the Rupee Like quickly.
A Link Between Worlds
Rupee Likes have slightly larger shadows in comparison to normal Rupees in A Link Between Worlds. 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 Green Rupee upon defeat, even if the Rupee Like is a Blue Rupee Like, Red Rupee Like, or Purple Rupee Like. Even after defeat, Link cannot regain Rupees that have been stolen from him. Green, Blue, and Red Rupee Likes appear all throughout Hyrule and Lorule, while the Purple Rupee Like only appears in Lorule's Rupee Rush Mini-Game.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions 
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| Language | Name | Meaning | |
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Japanese | ルピーライク (Rupī Raiku) | Rupee Like |
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German | Rubin-Schleim | Rupee Slime |
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Italian | Like Like Rupia | Rupee Like Like |
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Spanish | Rupiente | |
Gallery
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A purple Rupee Like from A Link Between Worlds
See Also
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 201 (FS | TMC | PH | ALBW)
