10 Items In Video Games That Trolled You

9. The Magic Armour - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Magic Armour - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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Not every video game item that trolls you does so in a way that is supposed to make you laugh. Sometimes they might seem really useful and it’s only upon using it that you realise maybe it’s not so helpful after all.

Twilight Princess has loads of different weapons, tools, and gear for you to equip, one of which is the Magic Armour. The Magic Armour is pretty special because it protects your health with a magical barrier. However, it slowly drains both Link’s magic metre and wallet while you’re fighting. That’s right, this thing runs on rupees. The armour drains two rupees for every second it is equipped, and saps an extra 10 when you’re hit by an attack that would take a quarter of a heart. While you might be stoked that it saps your rupees instead of your hearts, when you realise that running out of rupees or magic will render you defenceless and almost unable to move, you might feel a little ripped off.

Especially since you can’t carry unlimited rupees, so your luck is going to run out at some point.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.