Rat

:Not to be confused with .
 are recurring in . They are shadow-dwelling creatures, preferring dank, maze-like sewers, holes in walls, and dark rooms.
==Characteristics==
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In , can be found in the below while is escorting to the . They can also be found in various locations around .
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In , can steal when attacking , dropping them upon their defeat. If are found in the same room, will pick them up and toss them at . These are known as . If throws at their nests, they will sell different items to him, such as , , Blue Potion, Red Potion, All-Purpose Bait, and Hyoi Pear.
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 are found in various levels in and can be easily defeated by the . They drop upon their deaths. The also appear.
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In , can sometimes be found gnawing on . Another type of , called , cling onto , preventing him from running and jumping off platforms. When they cling to , will become uneasy, looking down nervously at the covering 's body. can only be seen and destroyed when using 's wolf senses. A can be used to remove all at once.
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In , usually appear from small holes in walls. They generally act as simple obstacles and are easily defeated in one hit.
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In , sometimes carry a , so must defeat them in order to obtain it. If one gets near a possessed by , she will scream and cower, not being able to move again until defeats it. During the first phase of the fight with , attacks with ghostly that tend to attack her. If one of these hits , will take control of her, forcing to attack Link.
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In , appear in the Secret Passage that uses to get inside the after locks the doors. , a stronger variation of , also appear mostly in .
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In , there are two varieties of ; however, they have no difference except for their color. Regular grey are generally found in , attacking the normally. tend to appear in the , and sometimes hide inside .
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A Rat appears in the reveal trailer for where it was about to be consumed by . They do not appear in the final game, however.
==Other Appearances==
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In , appear in different varieties.
Shiyou are the weakest and most common variety, found in , , and the . They are not aggressive and tend to avoid if he goes near them. They are the weakest enemy in the game and regularly drop . One of the owns a pet called Ratty.
Chu are larger, stronger versions of Shiyou and also appear in and . They are much more aggressive than the smaller variety and squeak and charge at when they see him.
Rotten are found only in the . They are dark purple in color, aggressive, and much stronger than any other kind of . They also only drop when defeated.
Gold are rarely found at the in place of Shiyou . As with all the rare gold enemies, they drop a large number of when defeated.
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
File:TFH Blue Rat Model.png|A from 
File:TotK Rat.png|A about to be consumed by from 's reveal trailer
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