Great Deku Tree
Great Deku Tree is a character in Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64, found in Kokiri Forest.
In the vast, deep forest of Hyrule...
Long have I served as the guardian spirit... I am known as the Deku Tree...
| Places | Kokiri Forest (cutscene) |
|---|---|
| English | Great Deku Tree |
| Français | vénérable Arbre Mojo |
| Deutsch | Deku-Baum |
| 日本語 | デクの樹サマ |
What they say
The children of the forest, the Kokiri, live here with me.
Each Kokiri has his or her own guardian fairy.
However, there is one boy who does not have a fairy...
Well done, Link...
Thou hast verily demonstrated thy courage...
I knew that thou wouldst be able to carry out my wishes...
Now, I have yet more to tell ye, wouldst thou listen...
Yes
No
Now...listen carefully... A wicked man of the desert cast this dreadful curse upon me...
Thou must never allow the desert man in black armor to lay his hands on the sacred Triforce...
Thou must never suffer that man, with his evil heart, to enter the Sacred Realm of legend...
That evil man who cast the death curse upon me and sapped my power...
Because of that curse, my end is nigh...
Though your valiant efforts to break the curse were successful, I was doomed before you started...
Yes, I will pass away soon... But do not grieve for me...
I have been able to tell you of these important matters...
This is Hyrule's final hope...
Link... Go now to Hyrule Castle...
There, thou will surely meet the Princess of Destiny...
Take this stone with you. The stone that man wanted so much, that he cast the curse on me...
The future depends upon thee, Link... Thou art courageous...
Navi the fairy... Help Link to carry out my will...
I entreat ye... Navi... Good...bye...
Navi... Navi, where art thou? Come hither....
Oh, Navi the fairy... Listen to my words, the words of the Deku Tree...
Dost thou sense it? The climate of evil descending upon this realm...
Malevolent forces even now are mustering to attack our land of Hyrule...
For so long, the Kokiri Forest, the source of life, has stood as a barrier, deterring outsiders and maintaining the order of the world...
But...before this tremendous evil power, even my power is as nothing...
It seems the time has come for the boy without a fairy to begin his journey...
The youth whose destiny it is to lead Hyrule to the path of justice and truth...
Navi...go now! Find our young friend and guide him to me...
I do not have much time left.
Fly, Navi, fly! The fate of the forest, nay, the world, depends upon thee!
In the official guides

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 28
The guardian of the forest senses the danger from Ganondorf, sends Navi for Link and asks him to free him of a parasite.
Doch tief im Wald erkennt der wachende Deku-Baum die drohende GefahrDer offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 3, Translated by 101Leafy
The Kokiri live in peace under the protection of the Deku Tree.
Unter dem Schutz des Deku-Baums leben sie in Frieden und Harmonie.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. VI, Translated by 101Leafy
A curse lies on the Deku Tree: a parasite deep inside is eating its roots, and Link must destroy it and all its mutations.
Tief in seinem Inneren hat sich ein Parasit eingenistet, der die Wurzeln des Heiligen Baumes zerfrißt.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 20, Translated by 101Leafy
The man who wanted the emerald cursed the Deku Tree when it refused to hand it over; even with Gohma destroyed the tree is doomed to die.
Aus diesem Grund war der Smaragd auch das Begehr des Mannes, der schließlich den Fluch über den Deku-Baum verhängte, als der sich weigerte, ihn auszuhändigen.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 25, Translated by 101Leafy
With his last strength the Deku Tree tells Link to seek out Zelda at Hyrule Castle.
Mit letzter Kraft nennt der Deku-Baum ihm sein nächstes Ziel.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 25, Translated by 101Leafy