Editing Rupee

{{distinguish|Ruby|Rubee}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:MK8Rupee.png|150px]]<br>Artwork of a Rupee from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|first_appearance=''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}'' (1986, ''The Legend of Zelda'' series)<br>''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 4|Volume 4]] (1992, ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom}}'' (2024, ''The Legend of Zelda'' series)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
}}
'''Rupees''' are small gems used as currency throughout ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, especially in the {{iw|zeldawiki|Hyrule}} region. They make their debut appearance in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}''. They are equivalent to the [[coin]]s in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].
==History==
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Rupees Heart SuperMarioKun 4.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mario]] revealing [[Heart]]s and Rupees in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Rupees appear in [[Super Mario-kun|Volume 4]] of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga. After being sent to ''{{iw|Zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}'', [[Mario]] finds some Rupees while chopping bushes to find a [[Warp Zone]] back to ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', [[Bazaar]] mentions that [[Link]] arrived at his [[Bazaar's General Store|General Store]] and exchanged 500 Rupees for information. This dialogue is not included in the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]].

===''Wario Land II''===
In ''[[Wario Land II]]'', one of the hidden [[treasure (Wario franchise)#Wario Land II|treasures]] that [[Wario]] collects appears to be a Rupee, specifically a purple one in the [[Game Boy Color]] version.

===''Super Paper Mario''===
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', a currency called [[Rubee]]s appear, which resemble and may be named after Rupees.

===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' features the [[Rolling Gizmo Galaxy]], in which a hidden formation of [[Star Bit]]s in the shape of a Rupee can be seen.

===''Mario Kart 8''  / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
Rupees appear in the [[Hyrule Circuit]] course featured in the first ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' DLC pack, [[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']], which returns in the base game of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. They replace [[coin]]s from other courses, being both scattered throughout the course and obtainable from [[Item Box]]es. They function identically to coins, giving a greater speed boost to players the more of them they have, but they play a different sound effect when collected. They are notably the only coin replacements that are not shaped and colored like coins themselves.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ルピー
|JpnR=Rupī
|JpnM=Rupy/Rupee
|Ita=Rupia
|ItaM=Rupee
}}

==External links==
{{NIWA|ZeldaWiki=1}}
*[https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Rupee Rupee on Zelda Dungeon Wiki]
*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/Rupee Rupee on Triforce Wiki]
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