Deku Nut

Deku Nuts are items from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

Deku Nuts are the harvested buds of Deku Babas, as opposed to Deku Sticks, which are the stalks. Deku Nuts are queer in that they erupt into a blinding flash on impact with a surface. They were famously used by the Sheikah to quickly leave an area unseen--one would literally vanish after throwing one. This technique was later used by Sheik. However, most of the time the only effect of a thrown Deku Nut is that it stuns anything around the flash, giving them a fading blue hue until the paralyzation wears off. Oddly enough, powerful figures such as Ganon may be injured by Deku Nuts, along with very weak creatures such as Shabom.

When used by Deku Scrubs however, the matter changes completely. Deku Scrubs have mastered ways to make Deku Nuts injure things on impact; something nobody else is known to have done. Deku Scrubs are infamous for their usage of Deku Nuts as weapons; when approached, a Deku Scrub will relentlessly fire Deku Nuts from its nozzle-like snout, in an act very much like firing a gun (for Mad Scrubs it is more like a machine gun). Also, when flying, a Deku Scrub may drop a Deku Nut like an airplane dropping a bomb.

Deku Nuts aren't only used for battle and flight, however. The Deku Scrubs, masters of Deku Nut cultivation, also use Deku Nuts for aesthetic reasons. For example, the Deku King's sceptre has a Deku Nut fixed in at the top, as a sign of power and wealth. Storekeepers very willingly will sell Deku Nuts for profit--15 Deku Nuts for 30 Rupees usually fits their needs.

Faron Deku Nuts, however, lack the characteristic trait of flashing explosions. Instead, they may be picked up directly from a deceased Deku Baba plant and thrown at an object. The Deku Nuts will shatter on impact, releasing seeds very much like the Ordon Pumpkin Seeds used for Ordon slingshots.