Is the Deku Tree All That Great or Is It Just Big?

Despite what this post’s title might make you think, I don’t come here to injure the reputation of Hyrule’s most famous sentient tree. No, if anything, I will attempt to injure my own reputation, because I will be admitting that I may have gotten something wrong. In my big post on the invented words in the Legend of Zelda, I think I misstated what one of them might mean: deku. This little piece of Hylian vocab probably came to the attention of most English-speaking players with the original release of Ocarina of Time. The Great Deku Tree is the first character you encounter upon leaving Link’s little forest village, and he’s a memorable character at that, because he’s also the game’s first dungeon, meaning even the most untalented player can count on getting at least this far. The way it’s stated in English, it sounds like Hyrule might have more than one Deku tree growing here and there, but this guy is the main one, hence why he’s so great. But that may not be the case. Top: The Deku…

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