Rupee Like
Rupee Likes are recurring enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.[1] They are smaller versions of Like Likes, with a Rupee attached to a stalk at their tops.
Characteristics
Four Swords
The Minish Cap
Template:Figurine In The Minish Cap, Rupee Likes hide under the Rupees at the top of their stalks and use it to lure Link. They come in 3 types: Green Rupee Likes, Blue Rupee Likes, and Red Rupee Likes. The color of the Rupee indicates how many Rupees they eat 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 a Rupeeless Link, though they deal no damage.
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.
Phantom Hourglass
In Phantom Hourglass, Rupee Likes are very large. Rupee Likes can suck Link in like a vacuum from a distance.
A Link Between Worlds
In A Link Between Worlds, Rupee Likes have slightly larger shadows in comparison to normal Rupees. 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 | |
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Spanish | Rupiente | |
Gallery
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A Red Rupee Like from Four Swords
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A Blue Rupee Like from The Minish Cap
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A Red Rupee Like from The Minish Cap
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A Red Rupee Like eating Link in The Minish Cap
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A Blue Rupee Like from Phantom Hourglass
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A Red Rupee Like from Phantom Hourglass
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A Blue Rupee Like from A Link Between Worlds
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A Red Rupee Like from A Link Between Worlds
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A Purple Rupee Like from A Link Between Worlds
See Also
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- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 201 (FS)