Rupee: Difference between revisions

Games	All games except The Adventure of Link and Four Swords Adventures
Uses	Currency
Related	Rupee Ore; Rupoor

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Rupees are the main unit of currency in The Legend of Zelda universe. They are used in Hyrule, Koholint Island, Termina, Labrynna, Holodrum, the Great Sea, the World of the Ocean King, New Hyrule, Skyloft, Lorule, and Hytopia.

Locations and Uses

Rupees can be found virtually anywhere. They are most commonly found in treasure chests and by breaking pots, cutting grass, or defeating enemies. They are sometimes given by people for helping them out. They can be used to buy items, foods and other goods in shops and other places.

Due to their use by Great Fairies in some of the games (like Breath of the Wild), it is assumed that Rupees may have magical properties aside from their monetary use, though these are seldom explored in said games. Despite their monetary use, Rupees are not minted coins, but rather, gems.

Values

With the exceptions of The Adventure of Link and Four Swords Adventures, Rupees appear in every Zelda game to date. Rupees' values are generally denoted by their color, but also can vary by size as well.

Game	Rupee Value
Game	Green	Blue	Red	Purple	Orange	Silver	Gold	Other
The Legend of Zelda		5			1
A Link to the Past	1	5	20
BS The Legend of Zelda		5			1
Ocarina of Time	1	5	20	50		5^{[Note 1]}	200
Link's Awakening DX	5^{[Note 2]}	1	30
Majora's Mask	1	5	20	50	200	100
Oracle Series	1, 5, 10, or 20 1 (small)	20 or 30 5 (small) 100 (big)	5 10 (small) 200 (big)		1, 5, or 20
Four Swords	1 50 (big)	5 100 (big)	20 200 (big)					Rupoor (black)^{[Note 3]} Rupee Shards^{[Note 4]}
The Wind Waker	1	5	20	50	100	200		Yellow Rupee — 10 Rupees
The Minish Cap	1 50 (big)	5 100 (big)	20 200 (big)
Twilight Princess	1	5	20	50	100	200		Yellow Rupee — 10 Rupees
Phantom Hourglass	1 100 (big)	5	20 200 (big)				300 (big)	Small Rupoor — -10 Rupees Big Rupoor — -50 Rupees
Spirit Tracks	1 100 (big)	5	20 200 (big)				300 (big)
Skyward Sword	1	5	20			100	300	Rupoor — -10 Rupees
A Link Between Worlds	1	5	20	50		100	300
Breath of the Wild^{[Note 5]}	1	5	20	50		100	300
Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)	1	5	20	50		100	300
Tears of the Kingdom^{[Note 5]}	1	5	20	50		100	300

↑ Found in certain rooms for puzzles.
↑ Only found in the Color Dungeon.
↑ Removes a random amount of Rupees from the team's wallet.
↑ Worthless by themselves; four Rupee Shards make a gem worth 500 Rupees.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 No in-game limits to the amount of Rupees Link can gain

Trivia

Rupees are the currency in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Maldives.
In the original The Legend of Zelda, 'Rupee' was spelled Rupy and Rupies for plural.^[1]^[2]
It has been mentioned by fans that in some of the game installments, due to their vague economic and monetary definition, and mainly their magical inflation (as they literally sprout out of the ground), Rupees are not a sustainable form of currency.

Gallery

Orange Rupee official artwork from The Legend of Zelda
Orange Rupee artwork from Million Publications The Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide
Orange Rupee sprite from The Legend of Zelda
Blue Rupee official artwork from The Legend of Zelda
Blue Rupee artwork from Million Publications The Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide
Blue Rupee sprite from The Legend of Zelda
Green Rupee sprite from A Link to the Past
Blue Rupee sprite from A Link to the Past
Red Rupee sprite from A Link to the Past
Rupee sprite from Link's Awakening DX
Orange Rupee sprite from BS The Legend of Zelda
Blue Rupee sprite from BS The Legend of Zelda
Small Green Rupee sprite from Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Small Red Rupee sprite from Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Yellow Rupee model from The Wind Waker
Green Rupee icon from Twilight Princess
Silver Rupee icon from Twilight Princess HD
Rupee Miiverse Stamp from Twilight Princess HD
Green Rupee from Spirit Tracks
Blue Rupee from Spirit Tracks
Red Rupee from Spirit Tracks
Big Green Rupee model from Spirit Tracks
Big Red Rupee model from Spirit Tracks
Big Gold Rupee model from Spirit Tracks
Rupee artwork from Skyward Sword
Blue Rupee artwork from Skyward Sword
Red Rupee artwork from Skyward Sword
Silver Rupee artwork from Skyward Sword
Gold Rupee artwork from Skyward Sword
Green Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Blue Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Red Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Purple Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Silver Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Gold Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Orange Rupee artwork from Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
Rupee from Hyrule Circuit in Mario Kart 8

References

↑ "RUPY" — N/A, The Legend of Zelda.
↑ "5 RUPIES" — N/A, The Legend of Zelda.

[OOTSilver-1] Found in certain rooms for puzzles.

[LADX-2] Only found in the Color Dungeon.

[4SRupoor-3] Removes a random amount of Rupees from the team's wallet.

[4SShard-4] Worthless by themselves; four Rupee Shards make a gem worth 500 Rupees.

[Limitless-5] 5.0 ^5.1 No in-game limits to the amount of Rupees Link can gain

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-{{Item
+{{Infobox|item
-|name = Rupee
+| image  = [[File:Rupees.png]]
-|image = [[File:Rupees.png|200px]]
+| caption = Artwork from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''
+| game = All games except ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]''
-Rupees as they appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''.
+| use = Currency
-|location = Varies
+| related = [[Rupee Ore]]<br/>[[Rupoor]]
-|uses = Currency
-|game = Every [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Legend of Zelda]] game
 }}
-'''Rupees''' are the unit of currency within most of the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Zelda'' universe]], within circulation in the lands of [[Hyrule]], [[Koholint Island]], [[Termina]], [[Labrynna]], [[Holodrum]], the [[Great Sea]], the [[World of the Ocean King]], and [[Skyloft]].
+'''Rupees''' are the main unit of currency in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' universe]]. They are used in [[Hyrule]], [[Koholint Island]], [[Termina]], [[Labrynna]], [[Holodrum]], the [[Great Sea]], the [[World of the Ocean King]], [[New Hyrule]], [[Skyloft]], [[Lorule]], and [[Hytopia]].
 ==Locations and Uses==
-Rupees are acquired by defeating enemies, by cutting tall grasses or bushes, won in mini-games, given as rewards, and by opening treasure chests. Rupees are used primarily to purchase items in shops or to gain entrance to some mini-games. They have appeared in almost every Zelda game to date, with the exception of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]'', where [[Force Gems]] appear instead, and in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'', where Rupees do not make an appearance at all.
+Rupees can be found virtually anywhere. They are most commonly found in treasure chests and by breaking pots, cutting grass, or defeating enemies. They are sometimes given by people for helping them out. They can be used to buy items, foods and other goods in shops and other places.
+Due to their use by [[Great Fairy|Great Fairies]] in some of the games (like ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''), it is assumed that Rupees may have magical properties aside from their monetary use, though these are seldom explored in said games. Despite their monetary use, Rupees are not minted coins, but rather, gems.
+==Values==
+With the exceptions of ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]'', Rupees appear in every ''Zelda'' game to date. Rupees' values are generally denoted by their color, but also can vary by size as well.
+{| class=wikitable
+! rowspan=2 | Game !! colspan=8 | Rupee Value
+|-
+! Green !! Blue !! Red !! Purple !! Orange !! Silver !! Gold !! Other
+|-
+| ''The Legend of Zelda'' || || 5 || || || 1 || || ||
+|-
+| ''A Link to the Past'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || || || || ||
+|-
+| ''BS The Legend of Zelda'' || || 5 || || || 1 || || ||
+|-
+| ''Ocarina of Time'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || || 5<ref group="Note" name="OOTSilver">Found in certain rooms for puzzles.</ref> || 200 ||
+|-
+| ''Link's Awakening DX'' || 5<ref group="Note" name="LADX">Only found in the Color Dungeon.</ref> || 1 || 30 || || || || ||
+|-
+| ''Majora's Mask'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || 200 || 100 || ||
+|-
+| ''Oracle Series'' || 1, 5, 10, or 20<br/>1 (small) || 20 or 30<br/>5 (small)<br/>100 (big) || 5<br/>10 (small)<br/>200 (big) || || 1, 5, or 20 || || ||
+|-
+| ''Four Swords'' || 1<br/>50 (big) || 5<br/>100 (big) || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || || [[Rupoor]] (black)<ref group="Note" name="4SRupoor">Removes a random amount of Rupees from the team's wallet.</ref><br/>[[Rupee Shard]]s<ref group="Note" name="4SShard">Worthless by themselves; four Rupee Shards make a gem worth 500 Rupees.</ref>
+|-
+| ''The Wind Waker'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || 100 || 200 || || Yellow Rupee — 10 Rupees
+|-
+| ''The Minish Cap'' || 1<br/>50 (big) || 5<br/>100 (big) || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || ||
+|-
+| ''Twilight Princess'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || 100 || 200 || || Yellow Rupee — 10 Rupees
+|-
+| ''Phantom Hourglass'' || 1<br/>100 (big) || 5 || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || 300 (big) || Small Rupoor — -10 Rupees<br/>Big Rupoor — -50 Rupees
+|-
+| ''Spirit Tracks'' || 1<br/>100 (big) || 5 || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || 300 (big) ||
+|-
+| ''Skyward Sword'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || || || 100 || 300 || Rupoor — -10 Rupees
+|-
+| ''A Link Between Worlds'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || || 100 || 300 ||
+|-
+| ''Breath of the Wild''<ref group="Note" name="Limitless">No in-game limits to the amount of Rupees Link can gain</ref> || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || || 100 || 300 ||
+|-
+| ''Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch) || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || || 100 || 300 ||
+|-
+| ''Tears of the Kingdom''<ref group="Note" name="Limitless">No in-game limits to the amount of Rupees Link can gain</ref> || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || || 100 || 300 ||
+|}
+<references group="Note" />
+==Trivia==
+*Rupees are the currency in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Maldives.
+*In the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', 'Rupee' was spelled ''Rupy'' and ''Rupies'' for plural.{{Ref|LoZ|10|N/A}}{{Ref|LoZ|11|N/A}}
+*It has been mentioned by fans that in some of the game installments, due to their vague economic and monetary definition, and mainly their magical inflation (as they literally sprout out of the ground), Rupees are not a sustainable form of currency.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:Orange-Rupee.png|Orange Rupee official artwork from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''
+File:Orange-Rupee-LoZ-Art-2.png|Orange Rupee artwork from ''[[Million Publications The Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide]]''
+File:Orange-Rupee-LoZ-Sprite.png|Orange Rupee sprite from ''The Legend of Zelda''
+File:Blue-Rupee-LoZ-Art.png|Blue Rupee official artwork from ''The Legend of Zelda''
+File:Blue-Rupee-LoZ-Art-2.png|Blue Rupee artwork from ''Million Publications The Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide''
+File:Blue-Rupee-LoZ-Sprite.png|Blue Rupee sprite from ''The Legend of Zelda''
+File:Green-Rupee-ALttP.png|Green Rupee sprite from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''
+File:Blue-Rupee-ALttP.png|Blue Rupee sprite from ''A Link to the Past''
+File:Red-Rupee-ALttP.png|Red Rupee sprite from ''A Link to the Past''
+File:Rupee LA.png|Rupee sprite from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|Link's Awakening DX]]''
+File:Orange Rupee - BS Zelda.png|Orange Rupee sprite from ''[[BS The Legend of Zelda]]''
+File:Blue Rupee - BS Zelda.png|Blue Rupee sprite from ''BS The Legend of Zelda''
+File:Oracle-Green-Rupee-Small.png|Small Green Rupee sprite from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''
+File:Oracle-Red-Rupee-Small.png|Small Red Rupee sprite from ''Oracle of Seasons'' and ''Oracle of Ages''
+File:Yellow Rupee (Wind Waker).png|Yellow Rupee model from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''
+File:Green Rupee TP.png|Green Rupee icon from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''
+File:Silver Rupee - TPHD icon.png|Silver Rupee icon from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD|Twilight Princess HD]]''
+File:Rupee - TPHD Stamps.png|Rupee [[Miiverse Stamp]] from ''Twilight Princess HD''
+File:Spirit-Tracks-Rupee-Green.png|Green Rupee from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''
+File:Spirit-Tracks-Rupee-Blue.png|Blue Rupee from ''Spirit Tracks''
+File:Spirit-Tracks-Rupee-Red.png|Red Rupee from ''Spirit Tracks''
+File:Spirit-Tracks-Rupee-Big-Green.png|Big Green Rupee model from ''Spirit Tracks''
+File:Spirit-Tracks-Rupee-Big-Red.png|Big Red Rupee model from ''Spirit Tracks''
+File:Spirit-Tracks-Rupee-Big-Gold.png|Big Gold Rupee model from ''Spirit Tracks''
+File:SS-GreenRupee.png|Rupee artwork from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''
+File:SS-BlueRupee.png|Blue Rupee artwork from ''Skyward Sword''
+File:SS-RedRupee.png|Red Rupee artwork from ''Skyward Sword''
+File:SS-SilverRupee.png|Silver Rupee artwork from ''Skyward Sword''
+File:GoldRupee.png|Gold Rupee artwork from ''Skyward Sword''
+File:Green-rupee.png|Green Rupee from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''
+File:Blue-rupee.png|Blue Rupee from ''Breath of the Wild''
+File:Red-rupee.png|Red Rupee from ''Breath of the Wild''
+File:Purple-rupee.png|Purple Rupee from ''Breath of the Wild''
+File:Silver-rupee.png|Silver Rupee from ''Breath of the Wild''
+File:Gold-rupee.png|Gold Rupee from ''Breath of the Wild''
+File:Orangerupee.jpg|Orange Rupee artwork from ''[[Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]''
+File:Rupee - MK8D icon.png|Rupee from [[Hyrule Circuit]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
+</gallery>
+{{References}}
+{{clear}}
+{{Listbox|The Legend of Zelda Items}}
+{{Listbox|Link's Awakening Items}}
+{{Listbox|Ocarina of Time Items}}
+{{Listbox|Majora's Mask Items}}
+{{Listbox|Oracle of Seasons Items}}
+{{Listbox|Oracle of Ages Items}}
+{{Listbox|The Minish Cap Items}}
+{{Listbox|Spirit Tracks Items}}
+{{Listbox|A Link Between Worlds Items}}
+{{Listbox|BS The Legend of Zelda Items}}
-Most titles have quirky ways of obtaining Rupees, such as attacking Mario paintings in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''or smashing Link into a tree. Many games even allow Link to sell some of the items he has picked up during the adventure, allowing him to obtain more Rupees.
+{{Cat|Enemy Drops}}
+{{Cat|The Legend of Zelda Items}}
+{{Cat|A Link to the Past Items}}
+{{Cat|Link's Awakening Items}}
+{{Cat|BS The Legend of Zelda Items}}
+{{Cat|Ocarina of Time Items}}
+{{Cat|Majora's Mask Items}}
+{{Cat|Oracle of Seasons Items}}
+{{Cat|Oracle of Ages Items}}
+{{Cat|The Wind Waker Items}}
+{{Cat|The Minish Cap Items}}
+{{Cat|Twilight Princess Items}}
+{{Cat|Phantom Hourglass Items}}
+{{Cat|Spirit Tracks Items}}
+{{Cat|Skyward Sword Items}}
+{{Cat|A Link Between Worlds Items}}
+{{Cat|Tri Force Heroes Items}}
+{{Cat|Breath of the Wild Items}}
+{{Cat|Mario Kart 8}}

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Inventory	Raft Book of Magic Blue Ring Red Ring Stepladder Magical Key Power Bracelet
Dungeon	Compass Dungeon Map Small Key Triforce Fragment
Miscellaneous	Recovery Heart Heart Container Clock Rupee

Equipment	Sword Koholint Sword Shield Mirror Shield Bomb Boomerang Bow Fairy Bottle Hookshot Magic Powder Magic Rod Ocarina Pegasus Boots Power Bracelet L-1 Power Bracelet L-2 Roc's Feather Deluxe Shovel
Inventory	Flippers Golden Leaf Piece of Heart Secret Medicine Secret Seashell Sleepy Toadstool Green Tunic Red Mail Blue Mail Seashell Sensor
Eight Instruments of the Sirens	Full Moon Cello Conch Horn Sea Lily's Bell Surf Harp Wind Marimba Coral Triangle Organ of Evening Calm Thunder Drum
Dungeon	Compass Dungeon Map Small Key Nightmare Key Stone Slab Fragment Stone Beak Heart Container
Keys	Tail Key Slime Key Angler Key Face Key Bird Key
Pick-Up	Apple Guardian Acorn Piece of Power Recovery Heart Rupee Arrow
Trading Sequence	Yoshi Doll Ribbon Dog Food Bananas Stick Honeycomb Pineapple Hibiscus Letter Broom Fishing Hook Mermaid's Necklace Mermaid's Scale Magnifying Lens

C-Button Items	Deku Stick Deku Nut Fairy Slingshot Bomb Bombchu Boomerang Fairy Ocarina Ocarina of Time Magic Bean Fairy Bow Fire Arrow Ice Arrow Light Arrow Hookshot Longshot Megaton Hammer Lens of Truth Din's Fire Farore's Wind Nayru's Love
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Inventory	Deku Seeds Bullet Bag Quiver Goron's Bracelet Silver Gauntlets Golden Gauntlets Bomb Bag Silver Scale Golden Scale Adult's Wallet Giant's Wallet Gerudo Token Stone of Agony Shard of Agony
Bottle Items	Bottle Ruto's Letter Lon Lon Milk Red Potion Green Potion Blue Potion Fairy Blue Fire Fish Bug Poe Spirit Big Poe Spirit
Pick-Up	Piece of Heart Recovery Heart Magic Jar Deku Seed Arrow Bomb Rupee Gold Skulltula Token
Dungeon	Dungeon Map Compass Small Key Boss Key Heart Container
Masks	Keaton Mask Skull Mask Spooky Mask Bunny Hood Mask of Truth Goron Mask Zora Mask Gerudo Mask
Trading Sequence	Pocket Egg Pocket Cucco Cojiro Odd Mushroom Odd Potion Poacher's Saw Broken Goron's Sword Prescription Eyeball Frog World's Finest Eye Drops Claim Check
Quest Items	Kokiri's Emerald Goron's Ruby Zora's Sapphire Light Medallion Forest Medallion Fire Medallion Water Medallion Shadow Medallion Spirit Medallion Weird Egg Zelda's Letter

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Items	Masks Ocarina of Time Hero's Bow Fire Arrow Ice Arrow Light Arrow Bomb Bombchu Deku Stick Deku Nut Magic Bean Powder Keg Pictograph Box Lens of Truth Hookshot Great Fairy's Sword Bottle
Ammo/Recovery	Recovery Heart Magic Jar Arrow
Dungeon	Dungeon Map Compass Small Key Boss Key
Quest	Moon's Tear Land Title Deed Swamp Title Deed Mountain Title Deed Ocean Title Deed Room Key Letter to Kafei Pendant of Memories Letter to Mama

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