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{{Character | {{Character | ||
|image=[[Image:Greatdekutree.jpg|250px]] | |image=[[Image:Greatdekutree.jpg|250px]] | ||
| − | |caption=The Deku Tree in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]] | + | |caption=The Deku Tree in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]];;. |
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|fgcolor=#FFFFFF | |fgcolor=#FFFFFF | ||
|name=The Great Deku Tree | |name=The Great Deku Tree | ||
| − | |base=[[Kokiri Forest]] | + | |base=[[Kokiri Forest]]<br />[[Forest Haven]] |
|species=Tree Deity | |species=Tree Deity | ||
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| − | |debut= | + | |debut=[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]] |
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| − | The '''Great Deku Tree''' is a sentient tree who has appeared in several ''[[Portal: The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' games as a | + | The '''Great Deku Tree''' is a sentient tree who has appeared in several ''[[Portal: The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' games as a helpful figure. He is an earth spirit who usually functions as a type of guardian deity for the forest. |
=Background= | =Background= | ||
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The Deku Tree was rooted within a grove of the Kokiri Forest. The forest was inhabited by the [[Kokiri]] children, whom the Deku Tree created and watched over. Although they were detached from the rest of Hyrule and did not usually accept outsiders, the Deku Tree did accept the responsibility of watching over the [[Spiritual Stone]] of the Forest, which was the Kokiri's Emerald. This was one of the three keys to the [[Sacred Realm]]. He was wise and very familiar with Hyrulian lore on the subject. His main problem was that, being a tree rooted to the ground, he could not move and was defenseless particularly towards parasitic attacks. The Deku Tree's body was hollow, and the interior had a dungeon-like structure. When a dying woman sought haven in the Kokiri Forest, the Deku Tree accepted her request to take her newborn son in and raise him as a Kokiri, as he was able to tell that the baby was a child of destiny whose fate would affect the whole world. This [[Hylian]] orphan was [[Link]], who would grow up to become the Hero of Time. | The Deku Tree was rooted within a grove of the Kokiri Forest. The forest was inhabited by the [[Kokiri]] children, whom the Deku Tree created and watched over. Although they were detached from the rest of Hyrule and did not usually accept outsiders, the Deku Tree did accept the responsibility of watching over the [[Spiritual Stone]] of the Forest, which was the Kokiri's Emerald. This was one of the three keys to the [[Sacred Realm]]. He was wise and very familiar with Hyrulian lore on the subject. His main problem was that, being a tree rooted to the ground, he could not move and was defenseless particularly towards parasitic attacks. The Deku Tree's body was hollow, and the interior had a dungeon-like structure. When a dying woman sought haven in the Kokiri Forest, the Deku Tree accepted her request to take her newborn son in and raise him as a Kokiri, as he was able to tell that the baby was a child of destiny whose fate would affect the whole world. This [[Hylian]] orphan was [[Link]], who would grow up to become the Hero of Time. | ||
| − | One day, the Deku Tree was visited by a man from the desert known as [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] who sought the Kokiri's Emerald. When the tree refused, Ganondorf cursed him and infected his body with monsters: [[Skulltulla|Skulltullas]], [[Deku Scrub|Deku Scrubs]], [[Deku Baba]]s and parasitic [[Gohma|Gohmas]] led by [[Bosses in Ocarina of Time|Queen Gohma]]. The Great Deku Tree decided to call for Link and assigned him a [[fairy]] named [[Navi]] as his guide. The time had come to test Link's courage and wisdom, so the Deku Tree asked Link to destroy the evil within him. With Navi's help, Link succeeded in destroying Queen Gohma, which freed the Deku Tree from the curse. It was still too late for the Deku Tree, but he still passed on a lesson about the [[Triforce]]. In the Deku Tree's dying moments, he granted Link the Kokiri's Emerald and sent him to meet [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]]. His body proceeded to wither. | + | One day, the Deku Tree was visited by a man from the desert known as [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] who sought the Kokiri's Emerald. When the tree refused, Ganondorf cursed him and infected his body with monsters: [[Skulltulla|Skulltullas]], [[Deku Scrub|Deku Scrubs]], [[Deku Baba]]s and parasitic [[Gohma|Gohmas]] led by [[Bosses in Ocarina of Time|Queen Gohma]]. The Great Deku Tree decided to call for Link and assigned him a [[fairy]] named [[Navi]] as his guide. The time had come to test Link's courage and wisdom, so the Deku Tree asked Link to destroy the evil within him. With Navi's help, Link succeeded in destroying Queen Gohma, which freed the Deku Tree from the curse. It was still too late for the Deku Tree, but he still passed on a lesson about the [[Triforce]]. In the Deku Tree's dying moments, he granted Link the Kokiri's Emerald and sent him to meet [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]]. His body proceeded to wither. |
Although that shell of the tree died, his spirit carried over to a sapling of the Great Deku Tree. Dark forces around Hyrule prevented it from sprouting until seven years later, when Link extinguished the evil from the Forest Temple. This sprout was presumably also born in the other two timelines connected to ''Ocarina of Time'', although the Deku Tree has not appeared in any form within games set in those timelines. | Although that shell of the tree died, his spirit carried over to a sapling of the Great Deku Tree. Dark forces around Hyrule prevented it from sprouting until seven years later, when Link extinguished the evil from the Forest Temple. This sprout was presumably also born in the other two timelines connected to ''Ocarina of Time'', although the Deku Tree has not appeared in any form within games set in those timelines. | ||
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In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' Ganondorf struck at the Deku Tree again with a swarm of Chuchus. A boy in green named Link arrived to stop them and was able to save the Deku Tree. The Great Deku Tree was stunned by Link's appearance and begun speaking to the hero in the old language until he realized that this was not the same Link- this was a new one, discovered by the [[King of Red Lions]]. He had come for the pearl. The Great Deku Tree granted it to Link only after he saved [[Makar]] from the Forbidden Woods. The Great Deku Tree then resumed his peaceful existence in the Forest Haven, patiently awaiting the day his vision comes true. | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' Ganondorf struck at the Deku Tree again with a swarm of Chuchus. A boy in green named Link arrived to stop them and was able to save the Deku Tree. The Great Deku Tree was stunned by Link's appearance and begun speaking to the hero in the old language until he realized that this was not the same Link- this was a new one, discovered by the [[King of Red Lions]]. He had come for the pearl. The Great Deku Tree granted it to Link only after he saved [[Makar]] from the Forbidden Woods. The Great Deku Tree then resumed his peaceful existence in the Forest Haven, patiently awaiting the day his vision comes true. | ||
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==Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland== | ==Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland== | ||
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In ''[[Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]'', the Great Deku Tree existed in the Deku Forest on a small self-contained island. Although he was strong and healthy, his child sapling had become ill from the pollution by humans. He was approached by [[Tingle]] who was busy on his quest to get enough rupees to reach Rupeeland. With the assistance of the resident hero, Junglo, he has traversed the forest maze to reach the Deku Tree's location. | In ''[[Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]'', the Great Deku Tree existed in the Deku Forest on a small self-contained island. Although he was strong and healthy, his child sapling had become ill from the pollution by humans. He was approached by [[Tingle]] who was busy on his quest to get enough rupees to reach Rupeeland. With the assistance of the resident hero, Junglo, he has traversed the forest maze to reach the Deku Tree's location. | ||
| − | The Deku Tree bid Tingle to enter and go to his roots and retrieve a bottle of Life Dew, which would cure the Deku Sprout. Tingle had difficulty entering and had to pay a fine to open the way in (an amount of no specific value, | + | The Deku Tree bid Tingle to enter and go to his roots and retrieve a bottle of Life Dew, which would cure the Deku Sprout. However Tingle had difficulty entering and had to pay a fine to open the way in (an amount of no specific value, the Deku Tree transferred that amount to a chest as his entire 'savings' to fight pollution). Inside Tingle found that three poisonous plants were blocking the way to the Life Dew and he had to defeat the three of them. |
At the bottom of the Deku Tree was a vat full of Life Dew, but it had been polluted beyond use. Tingle discovered that a monster in possession of a Super Rupee had been polluting the Life Dew. Tingle defeated the monster and in doing so, purified the Dew Water and healed the Deku Sprout. But in doing so, the Great Deku Tree wilted, allowing the sprout to succeed him as it had been done with previous trees. | At the bottom of the Deku Tree was a vat full of Life Dew, but it had been polluted beyond use. Tingle discovered that a monster in possession of a Super Rupee had been polluting the Life Dew. Tingle defeated the monster and in doing so, purified the Dew Water and healed the Deku Sprout. But in doing so, the Great Deku Tree wilted, allowing the sprout to succeed him as it had been done with previous trees. | ||
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=Other Appearances= | =Other Appearances= | ||
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==Other Media== | ==Other Media== | ||
| − | *The Great Deku Tree also appears in the ''Ocarina of Time'' manga. | + | *The Great Deku Tree also appears in the ''Ocarina of Time'' manga. In this version Link carves his Deku Shield from the Deku Tree's remains, and the Deku Tree sprout is not seen until the end of the last chapter. The Deku Tree also appears in a two-part side chapter starring the Kokiri characters and set before the events of the manga, which shows the Bagu Tree as the dark rival of the Deku Tree. |
=Trivia= | =Trivia= | ||
| − | * "Deku" is Japanese for "wooden figure or doll/puppet", and within the series the term is used to refer to various other creatures or items associated with the forest such as [[Deku Scrub]]s and [[Deku Baba]]s.. | + | * In "Deku" is Japanese for "wooden figure or doll/puppet", and within the series the term is used to refer to various other creatures or items associated with the forest such as [[Deku Scrub]]s and [[Deku Baba]]s.. |
| − | *There appears to have been a succession of at least | + | *There appears to have been a succession of at least three Deku Trees. If each incarnation is considered separate, there could have been as many as five. |
*In ''Ocarina of Time'', the Deku Tree is shown to speak in a form of Old English. The Deku Tree sprout instead speaks standard English and is more upbeat. | *In ''Ocarina of Time'', the Deku Tree is shown to speak in a form of Old English. The Deku Tree sprout instead speaks standard English and is more upbeat. | ||
| − | *''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Seasons]]'', Link meets the [[Maku Tree]]s (one male and the other female) | + | *''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Seasons]]'', Link meets the [[Maku Tree]]s (one male and the other female) who are similar to the Deku Tree. |
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