Inside the Deku Tree

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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.

Themes and Navigation

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 Gold Skulltula 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.

Minor Enemies and Traps

Ocarina of TimeOcarina of Time 3D

Master Quest

Ocarina of TimeOcarina of Time 3D

Trivia

  • The sealed room in the basement 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 was fixed in Ocarina of Time 3D.

Nomenclature

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LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
デクの樹サマの中  (Deku no Ki-sama no Naka) (OoT)[10]Inside the Great Deku Tree
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
德库树的里面 (Dékù shù de lǐmiàn) (OoT)[11]Inside the Dékù Tree
The Italian Republic
Italian
Interno dell'Albero Deku (OoT | OoT3D)[8][9]Inside the Deku Tree
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Gallery

  • An Eye Switch Inside the Deku Tree

    An Eye Switch Inside the Deku Tree

  • Activating a Floor Switch Inside the Deku Tree

    Activating a Floor Switch Inside the Deku Tree

  • Link climbing Vines Inside the Deku Tree This image can be viewed in 3D on a Nintendo 3DS system.

    Link climbing Vines Inside the Deku Tree
    This image can be viewed in 3D on a Nintendo 3DS system.

  • Map of the basements of the Inside the Deku Tree

    Map of the basements of the Inside the Deku Tree

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 149
  2. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D—Prima Official Game Guide (eGuide), Prima Games, pg. 23
  3. ↑ "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)
  4. ↑ "Now...listen carefully... A wicked man of the desert cast this dreadful curse upon me..." — Great Deku Tree (Ocarina of Time)
  5. ↑ "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)
  6. ↑ "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)
  7. ↑ "How did you know our secret?! How irritating!" — Deku Scrub (Ocarina of Time)
  8. ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 149
  9. ↑ "Interno dell'Albero Deku" — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian localization)
  10. ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 155
  11. ↑ "德库树的里面" — N/A (Ocarina of Time, iQue version)
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