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	Yellow	Red	Purple	Orange	Silver	Gold	Other
The Legend of Zelda		5	1
A Link to the Past	1	5		20
Link's Awakening DX	5^{[Note 1]}	1		30
Ocarina of Time	1	5		20	50		5^{[Note 2]}	200
Majora's Mask	1	5		20	50		100	200
Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons	1, 5, 10, or 20 1 (small)	20 or 30 5 (small) 100 (big)	1, 5, or 20	5 10 (small) 200 (big)
Four Swords	1 50 (big)	5 100 (big)	Rupee Shards^{[Note 3]}	20 200 (big)					Black Rupee^{[Note 4]}
The Wind Waker	1	5	10	20	50	100	200
The Minish Cap	1 50 (big)	5 100 (big)		20 200 (big)
Twilight Princess	1	5	10	20	50	100	200
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
Echoes of Wisdom	1	5		20	50		100

↑ Only found in the Color Dungeon.
↑ Found in certain rooms for puzzles.
↑ Worthless by themselves; four Rupee Shards make a gem worth 500 Rupees.
↑ Scatters a random amount of Rupees from the team's wallet. Can be picked up by any member of the team if they land in a retrievable position.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 No in-game limits to the amount of Rupees Link can gain

Non-Canon Values

In Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, and Zelda's Adventure, Rupees are often referred to as "Rubies" instead.

Game	Rupee Value
Game	Green	Blue	Yellow	Red	Orange
BS The Legend of Zelda		5			1
Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon	5	10		1
Zelda's Adventure		5	10

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
Green Rupee from Link's Awakening (Switch)
Blue Rupee from Link's Awakening (Switch)
Red Rupee from Link's Awakening (Switch)
Purple Rupee from Link's Awakening (Switch)
Silver Rupee from Link's Awakening (Switch)
Gold Rupee from Link's Awakening (Switch)
Artwork from the Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide
Artwork from the Link's Awakening Nintendo of Europe Spieleberater
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

Trivia

"Rupee" is also the name of the respective currencies used in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Maldives (i.e. Indian rupee, Sri Lankan rupee, etc.).
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.

References

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

[LADX-1] Only found in the Color Dungeon.

[OOTSilver-2] Found in certain rooms for puzzles.

[4SShard-3] Worthless by themselves; four Rupee Shards make a gem worth 500 Rupees.

[4SRupoor-4] Scatters a random amount of Rupees from the team's wallet. Can be picked up by any member of the team if they land in a retrievable position.

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

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

[Note 4]

[Note 5]

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 ==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.
+Rupees can be found virtually anywhere. They are most commonly found in [[Treasure Chest|treasure chests]] and by breaking [[pot]]s, 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.
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 {| class=wikitable
-! rowspan=2 | Game !! colspan=8 | Rupee Value
+! rowspan=2 | Game !! colspan=9 | Rupee Value
 |-
-! Green !! Blue !! Red !! Purple !! Orange !! Silver !! Gold !! Other
+! Green !! Blue !! Yellow !! Red !! Purple !! Orange !! Silver !! Gold !! Other
 |-
-| ''The Legend of Zelda'' || || 5 || || || 1 || || ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' || || 5 || 1 || || || || || ||
 |-
-| ''A Link to the Past'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || || || || ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' || 1 || 5 || || 20 || || || || ||
 |-
-| ''Link's Awakening'' || 5<ref group="Note" name="LADX">Only found in the Color Dungeon.</ref> || 1 || 30 || || || || ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|Link's Awakening DX]]'' || 5<ref group="Note" name="LADX">Only found in the [[Color Dungeon]].</ref> || 1 || || 30 || || || || ||
 |-
-| ''BS The Legend of Zelda'' || || 5 || || || 1 || || ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' || 1 || 5 || || 20 || 50 || || 5<ref group="Note" name="OOTSilver">Found in certain rooms for puzzles.</ref> || 200 ||
 |-
-| ''Ocarina of Time'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || || 5<ref group="Note" name="OOTSilver">Found in certain rooms for puzzles.</ref> || 200 ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' || 1 || 5 || || 20 || 50 || || 100 || 200  ||
 |-
-| ''Majora's Mask'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || 200 || 100 || ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]'' || 1, 5, 10, or 20<br/>1 (small) || 20 or 30<br/>5 (small)<br/>100 (big) || 1, 5, or 20 || 5<br/>10 (small)<br/>200 (big) || || || || ||
 |-
-| ''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 || || ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]'' || 1<br/>50 (big) || 5<br/>100 (big) || [[Rupee Shard]]s<ref group="Note" name="4SShard">Worthless by themselves; four [[Rupee Shard]]s make a gem worth 500 Rupees.</ref> || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || || [[Rupoor|Black Rupee]]<ref group="Note" name="4SRupoor">Scatters a random amount of Rupees from the team's wallet. Can be picked up by any member of the team if they land in a retrievable position.</ref>
 |-
-| ''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 Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' || 1 || 5 || 10 || 20 || 50 || 100 || 200 || ||
 |-
-| ''The Wind Waker'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || 100 || 200 || || Yellow Rupee — 10 Rupees
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'' || 1<br/>50 (big) || 5<br/>100 (big) || || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || ||
 |-
-| ''The Minish Cap'' || 1<br/>50 (big) || 5<br/>100 (big) || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' || 1 || 5 || 10 || 20 || 50 || 100 || 200 || ||
 |-
-| ''Twilight Princess'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || 100 || 200 || || Yellow Rupee — 10 Rupees
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]'' || 1<br/>100 (big) || 5 || || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || 300 (big) || Small [[Rupoor]] — -10 Rupees<br/>Big Rupoor — -50 Rupees
 |-
-| ''Phantom Hourglass'' || 1<br/>100 (big) || 5 || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || 300 (big) || Small Rupoor — -10 Rupees<br/>Big Rupoor — -50 Rupees
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'' || 1<br/>100 (big) || 5 || || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || 300 (big) ||
 |-
-| ''Spirit Tracks'' || 1<br/>100 (big) || 5 || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || 300 (big) ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' || 1 || 5 || || 20 || || || 100 || 300 || Rupoor — -10 Rupees
 |-
-| ''Skyward Sword'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || || || 100 || 300 || Rupoor — -10 Rupees
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]'' || 1 || 5 || || 20 || 50 || || 100 || 300 ||
 |-
-| ''A Link Between Worlds'' || 1 || 5 || 20 || 50 || || 100 || 300 ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|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 ||
 |-
-| ''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 ||
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) || 1 || 5 || || 20 || 50 || || 100 || 300 ||
+|-
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom|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 ||
+|-
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom|Echoes of Wisdom]]'' || 1 || 5 || || 20 || 50 || || 100 || ||
 |}
 <references group="Note" />
-==Trivia==
+===Non-Canon Values===
-*Rupees are the currency in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Maldives.
+In ''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'', ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'', and ''[[Zelda's Adventure]]'', Rupees are often referred to as "Rubies" instead.
-*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}}
+{| class=wikitable
-*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.
+! rowspan=2 | Game !! colspan=5 | Rupee Value
+|-
+! Green !! Blue !! Yellow !! Red !! Orange
+|-
+| ''[[BS The Legend of Zelda]]'' || || 5 || || || 1
+|-
+| ''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' and ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'' || 5 || 10 || || 1
+|-
+| ''[[Zelda's Adventure]]'' || || 5 || 10 || ||
+|}
 ==Gallery==
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 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:LA19 Green Rupee.png|Green Rupee from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
+File:LA19 Blue Rupee.png|Blue Rupee from ''Link's Awakening'' (Switch)
+File:LA19 Red Rupee.png|Red Rupee from ''Link's Awakening'' (Switch)
+File:LA19 Purple Rupee.png|Purple Rupee from ''Link's Awakening'' (Switch)
+File:LA19 Silver Rupee.png|Silver Rupee from ''Link's Awakening'' (Switch)
+File:LA19 Gold Rupee.png|Gold Rupee from ''Link's Awakening'' (Switch)
+File:LA Rupee Art.png|Artwork from the ''[[Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
+File:LA Rupee Spieleberater.png|Artwork from the ''[[Link's Awakening Nintendo of Europe Spieleberater]]''
 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''
@@ Line 101: / Line 122: @@
 File:Rupee - MK8D icon.png|Rupee from [[Hyrule Circuit]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
+*"Rupee" is also the name of the respective currencies used in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Maldives (i.e. [[wikipedia:Indian rupee|Indian rupee]], [[wikipedia:Sri Lankan rupee|Sri Lankan rupee]], etc.).
+*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.
 {{References}}
+{{clear}}
 {{Listbox|The Legend of Zelda Items}}
 {{Listbox|Link's Awakening Items}}
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 {{Listbox|Oracle of Seasons Items}}
 {{Listbox|Oracle of Ages Items}}
+{{Listbox|The Wind Waker Items}}
+{{Listbox|Four Swords Items}}
 {{Listbox|The Minish Cap Items}}
 {{Listbox|Spirit Tracks Items}}
+{{Listbox|Twilight Princess Items}}
+{{Listbox|Skyward Sword Items}}
 {{Listbox|A Link Between Worlds Items}}
 {{Listbox|BS The Legend of Zelda Items}}
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 {{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|Tears of the Kingdom 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 Powerful Bracelet Roc's Feather Deluxe Shovel
Inventory	Chamber Stone 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 Arrow Big Heart Guardian Acorn Piece of Power Recovery Heart Rupee
Trading Sequence	Yoshi Doll Ribbon Dog Food Bananas Stick Honeycomb Pineapple Hibiscus Goat's Letter Broom Fishing Hook Necklace Mermaid's Scale Magnifying Lens
Chamber Dungeons	Chamber +Bombs Effect +Hearts Effect +Monsters Effect +Wallmasters Effect +Rupees Effect +Shadow Link Effect
Fishing	Lightweight Lure Middleweight Lure Heavyweight Lure
Figures	CiaoCiao Figure Goomba Figure Spiny Figure Boo Figure Cheep Cheep Figure Blooper Figure Shy Guy Figure Piranha Plant Figure Pokey Figure BowWow Figure

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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
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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 Special Delivery to Mama

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