Inside the Deku Tree
Inside the Deku Tree is the first Dungeon of Ocarina of Time.[1][note 1] It is the interior of the giant guardian of the Kokiri Forest. When it contracts a mysterious disease, Link must venture inside to destroy the Tree's scourge and to break Ganondorf's curse.[3][4] It is infested with parasitic creatures, the main one being Queen Gohma. This dungeon contains the Fairy Slingshot.
Entrance to the Tree
The Deku Tree is found east of Kokiri Forest. To reach there, however, Link must show Mido, who is blocking the way, the Deku Shield and Kokiri Sword.[5] After that, Link approaches the dying deity, who talks to him about his situation, and enters.
The Great Deku Tree contains five floors, of which three are over the surface and two are underground. The first three floors resemble a central circling room that, with the exception of the first floor, have branched rooms where Link can find various goods. The two basements are only accessible when Link jumps from a very high spot to the center of the first floor's entrance; most of the puzzles in these basements require Link to kill any enemy or destroy thick webs through the use of fire. The final puzzle appears in the form of three Deku Scrubs which must be defeated in the correct order (second in line, third in line, and first in line) to face the boss, Gohma.[6][7] There is no mini-boss in this dungeon, although there are two individual Deku Scrubs in the dungeon, as well as the aforementioned group at the end.
To obtain all the Golden Skull Tokens, Link must return to the dungeon after getting Bombs and the Boomerang.
In the Master Quest version of the game, besides the obvious change in the puzzles and Gold Skulltula locations, Gohma Larvae now appear all over the dungeon, along with Keese and some Big Deku Babas. There is a Business Scrub that sells a Deku Shield, and the Deku Scrub that reveals the code for accessing the boss's room is missing and has been replaced with a Mad Scrub. The slingshot and compass locations have been switched.
Areas
Business Scrub's Shop
- Master Quest only
Item | |
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Price | 50 Rupees |
Item | Price |
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50 Rupees |
Enemies
- Master Quest
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Skulltula ×2
- ↑ One does not reappear.
- ↑ Five respawn indefinitely.
- ↑ Three do not reappear. These Deku Scrubs will not be defeated unless Link defeats them in the inverse order of Ocarina of Time's normal mode: 1, 3, 2. Despite the mirroring in Ocarina of Time 3D's Master Quest, the leftmost Deku Scrub is counted as "1".
- ↑ 17 do not reappear.
- ↑ Four do not reappear.
- ↑ One does not reappear.
- ↑ Two do not reappear.
Bosses
Treasure Chests
Treasure Chest | |
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Contents | |
Notes | Between the a Vines near the top of the spiral ramp in the first room |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Notes | Atop a ledge accessible by Vines in 2F's southwestern room |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Notes | Atop the far ledge in 2F's southwestern room |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Notes | Atop a ledge in 3F's western room |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Notes | Atop the ledge along the south wall in 3F's western room |
Treasure Chest | Contents | Notes |
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Between the a Vines near the top of the spiral ramp in the first room | ||
Atop a ledge accessible by Vines in 2F's southwestern room | ||
Atop the far ledge in 2F's southwestern room | ||
Atop a ledge in 3F's western room | ||
Atop the ledge along the south wall in 3F's western room |
- Master Quest
Treasure Chest | |
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Contents | |
Notes | Between the a Vines near the top of the spiral ramp in the first room |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Notes | Appears atop a ledge after lighting the Torch in the center of 3F's eastern room |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Notes | Appears atop a ledge in 3F's eastern room after all of the Enemies have been defeated |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Notes | Atop the far ledge in 2F's southeastern room |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Notes | Appears in B1's northwestern room after pressing the Floor Switch behind the Web |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Notes | Beside the entrance in B1's south-central room |
Treasure Chest | Contents | Notes |
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Between the a Vines near the top of the spiral ramp in the first room | ||
Appears atop a ledge after lighting the Torch in the center of 3F's eastern room | ||
Appears atop a ledge in 3F's eastern room after all of the Enemies have been defeated | ||
Atop the far ledge in 2F's southeastern room | ||
Appears in B1's northwestern room after pressing the Floor Switch behind the Web | ||
Beside the entrance in B1's south-central room |
Golden Skull Tokens
Gold Skulltula | |
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Location | On the wall behind the small Treasure Chest in 3F's western room |
Gold Skulltula | |
Location | Clinging to the Vines connecting B1 and 1F |
Gold Skulltula | |
Location | On the bars in B1's northeastern room |
Gold Skulltula | |
Location |
Gold Skulltula | Location |
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On the wall behind the small Treasure Chest in 3F's western room | |
Clinging to the Vines connecting B1 and 1F | |
On the bars in B1's northeastern room | |
- Master Quest
Gold Skulltula | |
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Location | Inside the Wooden Box beside the Vines near the top of the spiral ramp in the first room |
Gold Skulltula | |
Location | Behind the Bomb Rocks in 2F's southeastern room |
Gold Skulltula | |
Location | High on the wall in B1's northeastern room |
Gold Skulltula | |
Location | On the ceiling in B1's middle-northeastern room |
Gold Skulltula | Location |
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Inside the Wooden Box beside the Vines near the top of the spiral ramp in the first room | |
Behind the Bomb Rocks in 2F's southeastern room | |
High on the wall in B1's northeastern room | |
On the ceiling in B1's middle-northeastern room |
Trivia
- The sealed room in B1 of the Dungeon containing the final Gold Skulltula does not appear on the Map until it is visited, even after Link collects the Dungeon Map. This issue was fixed in Ocarina of Time 3D.
Nomenclature
Names in Other Regions | ||
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Language | Names | Meanings |
デクの樹サマの中 (Deku no Ki-sama no Naka) (OoT)[10] | Inside the Great Deku Tree | |
德库树的里面 (Dékù shù de lǐmiàn) (OoT)[11] | Inside the Dékù Tree | |
Interno dell'Albero Deku (OoT | OoT3D)[8][9] | Inside the Deku Tree | |
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Gallery
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An Eye Switch Inside the Deku Tree from Ocarina of Time
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Activating a Floor Switch Inside the Deku Tree from Ocarina of Time
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Link climbing Vines Inside the Deku Tree
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Map of the basements of the Inside the Deku Tree from Ocarina of Time 3D
Notes
- ↑ Inside the Deku Tree was referred to as Inside the Great Deku Tree in the The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D—Prima Official Game Guide by Prima Games.[2] However, since this term contradicts the name given in Encyclopedia, it is not considered Canon.
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 149
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D—Prima Official Game Guide (eGuide), Prima Games, pg. 23
- ↑ "I have been cursed... I need you to break the curse with your wisdom and courage. Dost thou have courage enough to undertake this task?" — Great Deku Tree (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Now...listen carefully... A wicked man of the desert cast this dreadful curse upon me..." — Great Deku Tree (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Eh, what's that?! Oh, you have a Deku Shield… And what's THAT?! Is that the Kokiri Sword?! GOOD GRIEF!" — Mido (Ocarina of Time 3D)
- ↑ "Please forgive me, master! I'll never do it again! If you spare me, I'll teach you something cool. You will never beat my brothers up ahead unless you punish them in the proper order.The order is... 2 3 1 Twenty-three is number one! Do you think I'm a traitor?" — Deku Scrub (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "How did you know our secret?! How irritating!" — Deku Scrub (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 149
- ↑ "Interno dell'Albero Deku" — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian localization)
- ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 155
- ↑ "德库树的里面" — N/A (Ocarina of Time, iQue version)