Deku Baba

Deku Babas are recurring enemies in.

Characteristics
The Deku Baba is a species of carnivorous plant famous for their short temper, feisty attitude, and their production of Deku Sticks and Deku Nuts upon defeat in and. A Deku Nut is the bud of the Baba, while a Deku Stick is the stalk. Deku Babas thrive in forested areas where other Deku species, such as Deku Scrubs and Deku Trees, usually preside. As such, they are especially common to the Lost Woods (particularly Kokiri Forest, the Forest Temple, the Inside of the Deku Tree), the Southern Swamp at Woodfall, and the Faron Woods (particularly its Forest Temple). Deku Babas rarely exist alone, and it is common to find a thriving patch of them in heavily forested areas. While these plants flourish in forest regions, they have been known to grow in unlikely habitats such as the City in the Sky and the Stone Tower Temple.

As plant-like enemies, Deku Babas can also wither. Withered Deku Babas appear in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. They are inactive plants, and do not lunge forward, but simply extend upwards. Because they are withered, attacking the bud does not yield any Deku Nuts, but will instead yield Deku Sticks. They mainly appear in places where Deku Sticks are necessary to progress through the area, and as such provide a supply of them.

Deku Babas are very vicious in nature and are relentless in attacking. A Deku Baba will not hesitate to headbutt and spray toxic gas at anyone entering its territory. Some, most notably those in and SS undefined, will also attempt to bite with sharp teeth.

It is suggested to attack a Deku Baba when it lunges forward. Upon doing so, the Deku Baba will swerve into the air and stand upright for a few moments. If Link then chops the stalk, the Baba will die immediately and provide him with a Deku Stick (Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask only). If Link instead decides to only attack the head, then the Deku Baba will yield Deku Nuts (in Twilight Princess, the head drops Pumpkin Seeds instead).

However, in Skyward Sword, Deku Babas require a different strategy with the Sword. Deku Babas will only perish if Link's Sword slashes in the same direction that the plant's mouth is open. As such, slicing the sword vertically while the Deku Baba has its mouth open horizontally will not be effective in the defeat of these creatures. Furthermore, the Deku Baba only takes half damage with stab attacks even with the Master Sword and will try to dodge stabs if Link uses this attack. They can also be defeated using Bombs. Rolling, throwing, or placing a Bomb close to a Deku Baba will tempt it to swallow it up, causing the Bomb to explode inside the Deku Baba and thus killing it. In addition, Link can cut the stem of a Deku Baba with the Beetle, or by performing a Spin Attack after a successful Shield Bash.

Varieties
Similar to the other Deku species, Deku Babas have many relatives of other similar, plant-like enemies. A list of similar species:


 * Baba Serpent
 * Big Deku Baba
 * Bio Deku Baba
 * Boko Baba
 * Deku Like
 * Diababa
 * Fire Baba
 * Kalle Demos
 * Mini Baba
 * Quadro Baba

Shadow Deku Baba
Shadow Deku Babas, or simply Shadow Babas, are Deku Babas transformed by the powers of the Twilight. They act and react exactly the same to their regular counterparts. The only difference between the two is that upon being killed, Shadow Deku Babas will not leave seed pods on the ground as do Deku Babas. Instead, they will just explode in a similar fashion to other Twili enemies.

There are also Shadow Baba Serpents that act similarly to Baba Serpents.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Deku Babas appear as a collectible Sticker in.

Hyrule Warriors
In, Deku Babas appear as giant stage obstacles, often guarding key points of the battlefield by blocking the way. They emit a poisonous aura of gas, hurting anyone getting close to it. They can only be defeated with the Bow as they will hide in the ground if any other kind of attack is detected, and will usually drop many Rupees once defeated. They appear primarily in the Scenario, "The Sorceress of the Woods", where the Bow is first found.

Mario Kart 8
Deku Babas line the tracks of the Hyrule Circuit in, replacing the Piranha Plants found elsewhere in the game. Much like Piranha Plants, the Deku Babas will attempt to bite any nearby racers, disrupting their momentum and causing them to lose Rupees.

Trivia

 * Deku Babas bear resemblance to the . They also bare resemblance to Piranha Plants from the Mario series.