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==Locations and Uses==
==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.
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.
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! Green !! Blue !! Yellow !! Red !! Purple !! Orange !! Silver !! Gold !! Other
! Green !! Blue !! Yellow !! Red !! Purple !! Orange !! Silver !! Gold !! Other
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| [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]] || || 5 || || || || 1 || || ||
| ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' || || 5 || 1 || || || || || ||
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| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|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 || || || || ||
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| ''[[BS The Legend of Zelda]]'' || || 5 || || || || 1 || || ||
| ''[[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 || || || || ||
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| ''[[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 ||
| ''[[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 ||
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| ''[[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 || || || || ||
| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' || 1 || 5 || || 20 || 50 || || 100 || 200  ||
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| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|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) || || || || ||
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| ''[[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) || || 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>
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| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|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>
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| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' || 1 || 5 || 10 || 20 || 50 || 100 || 200 || ||
| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' || 1 || 5 || 10 || 20 || 50 || 100 || 200 || ||
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| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' || 1 || 5 || 10 || 20 || 50 || 100 || 200 || ||
| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' || 1 || 5 || 10 || 20 || 50 || 100 || 200 || ||
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| ''[[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
| ''[[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
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| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'' || 1<br/>100 (big) || 5 || || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || 300 (big) ||
| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'' || 1<br/>100 (big) || 5 || || 20<br/>200 (big) || || || || 300 (big) ||
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| ''[[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: 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 ||
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| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom|Echoes of Wisdom]]'' || 1 || 5 || || 20 || 50 || || 100 || ||
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| ''[[Zelda's Adventure]]'' || || 5 || 10 || ||
| ''[[Zelda's Adventure]]'' || || 5 || 10 || ||
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==Trivia==
*"Rupees" is also the name of the respective currencies used in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Maldives (i.e. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_rupee Indian rupees], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_rupee Sri Lankan rupees], 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.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Red-Rupee-ALttP.png|Red 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: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: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:Blue Rupee - BS Zelda.png|Blue Rupee sprite from ''BS The Legend of Zelda''
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File:Rupee - MK8D icon.png|Rupee from [[Hyrule Circuit]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
File:Rupee - MK8D icon.png|Rupee from [[Hyrule Circuit]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
</gallery>
</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.


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Latest revision as of 11:43, April 17, 2025

Rupee
Rupees.png
Artwork from Skyward Sword

Games

All games except The Adventure of Link and Four Swords Adventures

Uses

Currency

Related

Rupee Ore
Rupoor

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
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
  1. ↑ Only found in the Color Dungeon.
  2. ↑ Found in certain rooms for puzzles.
  3. ↑ Worthless by themselves; four Rupee Shards make a gem worth 500 Rupees.
  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.
  5. ↑ 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
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

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

  1. ↑ "RUPY" — N/A, The Legend of Zelda.
  2. ↑ "5 RUPIES" — N/A, The Legend of Zelda.
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