When Mido will not let Link listen to the Great Deku Tree's story, the Deku Tree frightens the bully and his companions away. As a result, he is often afflicted by parasitic enemies.Īt the beginning of the Ocarina of Time manga by Akira Himekawa, the Great Deku Tree, guardian of Kokiri Forest, is telling the story of the Golden Goddesses creating Hyrule. However, since his roots run deep into the earth, he cannot move. He has lived for many long years, so his wisdom is vast. The Deku Tree is both an earth spirit and the guardian of the forest. Deku Tree ( Figurine from The Wind Waker) Hyrule Historia states that this Deku Tree descended from his Ocarina of Time counterpart and the Encyclopedia explicitly identifies him as the grown-up Deku Tree Sprout.

After Link rescues Makar from the depths of the Forbidden Woods with the help of the Deku Leaf given to him by the Great Deku Tree himself, the ceremony begins, and in return, the Great Deku Tree hands over Farore's Pearl, as promised. Just as the guardian of the forest is about to begin the annual Korok ceremony in order to give the pearl to Link, Linder informs the Great Deku Tree of Makar's accident, and the ceremony is called off. The Great Deku Tree realizes his error, and it is then that he realizes why Link is there: to receive Farore's Pearl from him. After the young hero eliminates all of them, the Great Deku Tree mistakes him for the legendary Hero of Time due to his clothes, and begins to speak the ancient Hylian language. When Link first meets the Great Deku Tree, hordes of ChuChus are invading his face. It also rejuvenates his power, for if his power were to wane, the life of the Koroks would fade as well. This is done in the hope that, as the forests spread and the trees grew, they will consolidate the remaining land above the Great Sea, and allow some of the land lost during the Great Flood to be reclaimed from the depths. One thing that sets the Deku Tree of the Great Sea apart from his predecessor is that each year, he sends off some of the Koroks to plant Forest Trees throughout the islands. To them, the Great Deku Tree is considered a father figure to the children of the forest, for it is him that protects them from evil.

The Great Deku Tree acts as the guardian of the Forest Haven, home of the Koroks, in The Wind Waker. After clearing the Forest Temple and awakening Saria as a Sage, the Deku Tree Sprout takes root in the ground before his predecessor, and the monsters plaguing the forest subsequently vanish. When Link returns to Kokiri Forest seven years later as an adult, he finds that it has been overrun by monsters due to the Deku Tree's absence. Before passing on, he tasks Link with saving all of Hyrule from Ganondorf, directing him to meet Princess Zelda at Hyrule Castle outside the forest, and entrusting him with the Kokiri's Emerald. The Deku Tree withers and dies soon after due to the effects of the curse. Afterwards, the Great Deku Tree details Ganondorf's motives, the Golden Goddesses, and the Triforce they created. Link is asked to journey Inside the Deku Tree, the first dungeon of the game, and destroy the root of the curse, the parasite known as Queen Gohma. He protects the Kokiri's Emerald, one of the three Spiritual Stones.Īt the beginning of the game, the Deku Tree sends Navi the Fairy to summon Link to him, explaining to the young boy that he has been cursed by Ganondorf. In Ocarina of Time, the Deku Tree is the guardian of the Kokiri and of their forest. 2.1 Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland.

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