Bits like that are why the "every Zelda game is the same legend being retold" theory is bullshit. Many of the games blatantly reference previous games, yet you still have people who deny that any kind of timeline exists.
@@davisbowe8668The timeline exists, but its so incredibly loose that they stretch things all the time. And frankly the lore of the WW tree being the sprout, while cool on paper, is utterly destroyed by the fact that there's no logical reason for it to exist where it is. The gigantic hollowed out tree does not resemble the old Deku Tree in the slightest and the elevation is too high. If you can accept that this is an obvious retcon then you can accept other retcons as well. And you have to ignore minor elements of the world structure such as location names or similar appearing locations in totally different regions as mere references that can be replaced on a whim by the developers whenever they want.
@@JaidynReiman I disagree there is a logical way for the Deku tree in Wind waker to be the sprout from Ocarina of time. The tree was moved when it was smaller too the mountain top that became Forest haven
It's my theory that, since the Deku Tree's a guardian deity of the forests, the Lost Woods isn't a physical location. I think that it's a metaphysical space that any deep forest can "connect" to, thus why it moves around in so many games, never has the same layout, and has a seemingly magical bending of space. It would make sense for a deity to have some control over their domain, after all.
@@rockk9753I think the village being gloomy and overrun with monsters was showing that the Lost Woods/Kokiri Village were weakening. One of the Kokiri acknowledges that Link purging the Forest Temple and allowing the new deku tree to sprout is what reversed the decline.
I would have dropped over 1000 hours on OOT in my life and I NEVER knew you could turn butterflies into fairy's with a Deku Stick! Truly a magical game!
Wish I could go back in time and tell that to little kid me. Man, I spend hours on that game. Played it from start to finish many times. Even explored every corner thinking of hidden secrets. But this! Never would have guessed it.
One thing I've noticed is that many Zelda games have three primary "deities" of some form. You have the three dragons named Eldin, Faron, and Lanaryu in Skyward Sword (plus Levias), in Ocarina of Time you have the Guardian deities (Great Deku Tree, Volvagia, Jabu-Jabu), you have similar deities in Wind Waker (GDT, Valoo, Jabun), and in Twilight Princess you have the Light Spirits who are also named Eldin, Faron, and Lanayru (plus Ordona). These three also seem to be associated with one of the three Golden Goddesses: Farore (the two Great Deku Trees, Faron), Din (Volvagia, Valoo, Eldin), and Nayru (Jabu-Jabu, Jabun, Lanayru). I've often wondered if these "guardian spirits" are in fact the same beings who exist solely to assist the Hero and take on different forms when called on (Well, except Volvagia but I feel like if guardian deities can "die" then they can also be corrupted in some way). This could even explain why the two gigantic trees we see in Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess aren't alive, since the spirit who inhabited them in OoT and WW (Faron) was inhabiting a different being (a dragon in SS, and the light spirit in TP) at the time.
We do know guardian deities in Zelda can become corrupted. In Skyward Sword when we first meet Levias, whom I don't know if he is a different rank from the other dragons, but a deity regardless, find him corrupted by Bilocyte, whom Link had to vanquish in order to restore the guardian's benevolence. And then there's Naydra in Breath of The Wild, whom when first met, is sickened and poisoned from malice. During this period they act unlike themselves, flying erratically, showing that the malice was in the progress of affecting their brain. Once Link cures the dragon, they resume their duties of patrolling the sky just like Dinraal and Farosh. So it's safe to say that guardian deities in Zelda are immortal in the sense that time does not age them, or at least veeeeeeery slowly, but are still susceptible to things like corruption.
@mukomaryan4919 it's also pretty much guaranteed that the three elemental dragons were draconified Zonai, meaning they swallowed a secret stone to attain their forms. Ganondorf, having done the same, was killed by Link.
That’s a really great and interesting idea about the spirit inhabiting a different form at different times explaining the presence of different god-like beings and why the giant trees are sometimes sentient and sometimes not!
A moment from TotK that will always stick with me, was that fight inside the Deku Tree. That was the first time I stood my ground against the Gloom hands and thus, the first time I saw the words Phantom Ganon appear on my screen. Beating Phantom Ganon and freeing the forest from its curse felt wonderfully familiar. I'm so glad my first Phantom Ganon wasn't in some random cave or field.
Fun fact: In brazilian portuguese, saying "Deku tree" translates to "Ass tree". However, after the lego set revelation, the translation team decided to name it "Árvore sagrada" which means "Sacred tree" Something similar also happened to Lord Dooku from Star wars
I really love the idea of Twilight Princess' Faron Woods being made of hundreds of colossal trunks of dead Deku Trees. It would explain why the forest is so much darker and deeper than the ones in OoT and SS.
I cannot believe nobody is talking about your artwork at the beginning (and end) of the video! Absolutely stunning. Your videos are consistently exceptional quality. Well done, mate!
It’s interesting to see the personalities of these Deku Trees. In OoT, if you have Link refuse to listen to the Deku Tree after beating the dungeon, the tree brooks no nonsense and tells Link to listen anyway in a stern, yet calm demeanor. It demonstrates the Deku Tree’s experience dealing with petulant children, either from the Kokiri or Link himself, since it is one of Link’s choices of dialogue in OoT. Contrastly, the Wild Era Deku Tree shows a sort of fondness for Princess Zelda and Link and a reverence to Hylia as he describes the mechanic of the Master Sword where it absorbs sacred light. Considering the Deku Tree is the one that bathes the Master Sword in energy, it could further connect Sheikah ancient energy to Rauru’s light magic.
Mt personal HC for the Deku Tree in general relates to how trees in real-world forests. Forests are all connected via vast webs of roots and fungi. We’ve found that trees can, and do, share nutrients with each other via this system. And even seem to communicate with each other to share dangers (for example, an infestation of beetles might start killing trees in one part of the forest, but after a short while the rest of the forest starts producing alterations to their wood to prevent themselves from also being killed. It’s fascinating). This is also how albino trees exist and actually live. So I HC that the Great Deku Tree is liked across the whole forest via a similar root web (Like the swamp in Avatar the Last Airbender). This is also how I imagine the new Deku Tree has lingering knowledge
People say that Link and Zelda from SS founded hyrule, but nothing ever says they DID, the Deku tree could have been that one tree from Skyward sword, without it's spirit yet. And the sprout could still exist in all 3 timelines, since OOT Link didn't really up and leave after he saved hyrule in the adult stage, he just got sent to before he entered the sacred realm. 7 years later and the sprout could be in that time too. Oh the pain of timelines :,]
7 years right before Ganondorf's audience with the king so as to warn him and Zelda about Ganondorf's plans and prevent his attack on the castle. Had Adult Zelda sent Link back in time right to before he removed the Master Sword the king would already had been killed and Zelda and Impa would be on the run from a pursuing Ganondorf.
We have a thing that say that SS Zelda didn´t create Hyrule but her descendants so I don´t understand why people still believe that she did it, HH page 77.
Honestly, I've always thought the Deku Tree to be one of the goddess' creations charged with watching over one of the world's people. Like most guardian spirits came to be, I reckon.
Same here yet it's worth noting that in Ocarina of Time the Deku Tree refers to himself as the "source of all life" or something to that extent implying a direct relationship between the Deku Tree and all plant life which maintains balance within the realm where the many Hyrules stand on. Given what happens to the forests of Hyrule should the Deku Tree wither and die i can definetly agree with the notion he's the source from which all plants thrive and grow amidst the demons who would prevent that from happening where he to pass away.
@@StonedtotheBones13 I'd imagine that it starts locally, and larger worship happens when communities expand and open. As long as people are largely isolated in their communities, they worship their local deities; when they start making contact with others, they learn of _their_ deities. If the religious practices are similar enough, they could meld. I imagine that is how a lot of nature-based religions would or could work. If there aren't any missionaries of larger religions around that seek to replace local deities with their own xD
Not to mention that leaks from A Link to the Past showed that a Deku Tree was originally planned, probably already in a Guardian position for the Master Sword. This makes me think of the talking trees in the Dark World.
A great return to form zeltik, this sucked me in from minute one and didn’t let go. Doing videos on these recurring characters and themes seems like a great well of content to pull from, I hope to see many more just like it.🎉😊
i didn’t know about the japanese ujigami inspiration!! i thought the deku tree was inspired by yggdrasil from norse mythology but it’s probably a mix of both which is so cool!!!! i love things like this :D amazing video
This video is incomplete without mentioning the Great Deku Tree’s (and a new Great Deku Sprout’s) appearance in Freshly Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland. This is Tingle Erasure!
bro this video is so good. you can just taste the amount of elbow grease that went into this video. I have been following you for a few years now and this video is such a jump in quality. love to see your skills grow. keep it up bro
Since you pointed out that Zelda did not see a deku tree in the past, It makes me wonder if she planted it? Knowing that it would be the only way to save Hyrule from the calamities to come before even her time.
10:34 the original Deku Tree arose out of a trunk-like depression too. It's possible that the part we saw was only the very top-most part of him, or that he too was growing inside an even larger Great/Deku Tree! And it's THIS Trunk that the Wind Waker Deku Tree is inside after the ground subsided.
So many elements of Nintendo games are influenced by Shinto. The Deku Tree, Jabu Jabu, the dragons, etc are all basically Kami. The Guardian Spirits in Twilight Princess are the most unambiguous examples of Kami in Hyrule imo
16:40 If I’m not mistaken, the Cherry Tree is also known as a “Sakura Tree” in Japanese. They symbolize rebirth and life. (I believe that’s true, someone fact check me if I’m wrong, I’ll accept criticism). This is a wonderful view of the meaning of the Deku Tree’s role in both BOTW and TOTK. In both games, the land of Hyrule is being reborn, given a new life and an attempt to rebuild and gain peace again. If you think about that role and put it into the perspective of The Master Sword: In both games it is retired to the pedestal in front of The Great Deku Tree. For what? So it can restore its strength and energy again for when The Hero calls for it. This restoration could be seen as a rebirth, a new life. Just food for thought that came about when rewatching these videos.😁 Enjoy!
The WW tree being inside the original isn't as contrived as you'd think imo. It is obvious by how quickly he burst out of the ground in OoT that he was capable of some limited movement as a sprout since his roots weren't as deep as his predecessor.
10:58 there are actually plants in the world (or maybe one plant) which actually uses its roots to walk around and will travel notable distances even within the span of a day - maybe the deku tree sprout of time (era of time) sensed the trouble coming early on and decided to schrooch himself inside of his dead dad
@steak9194 "However, other researchers, including biologist Gerardo Avalos, assert that the walking tree phenomenon is a myth. Avalos suggests that while the tree’s roots are dynamic, they do not facilitate actual locomotion. Instead, the tree may adjust its growth towards new, solid ground, particularly after events like soil erosion, but its main trunk remains in the same location." "The unique root system of the walking palm is often misunderstood. The tree develops stilt roots that can grow several feet off the ground, which some have speculated allows the tree to “walk” by shifting its roots. This theory posits that the tree moves towards better sunlight or solid ground by growing new roots and allowing old ones to die off. "Despite these fascinating theories, the consensus among many experts is that the walking tree does not move in the conventional sense. Trees, in general, are anchored firmly by their roots, which provide stability rather than mobility. The walking tree’s ability to adapt its root structure does allow it to survive in unstable, swampy environments or to reach for sunlight without widening its trunk, which adds to its mystique but does not equate to walking." "The unique root system of the walking palm is often misunderstood. The tree develops stilt roots that can grow several feet off the ground, which some have speculated allows the tree to “walk” by shifting its roots. This theory posits that the tree moves towards better sunlight or solid ground by growing new roots and allowing old ones to die off. "Despite these fascinating theories, the consensus among many experts is that the walking tree does not move in the conventional sense. Trees, in general, are anchored firmly by their roots, which provide stability rather than mobility. The walking tree’s ability to adapt its root structure does allow it to survive in unstable, swampy environments or to reach for sunlight without widening its trunk, which adds to its mystique but does not equate to walking." "This perceived movement is estimated at about 2 to 3 centimeters per day." www.treeres.com/the-walking-tree-phenomenon-unraveling-the-secrets-of-socratea-exorrhiza/ Hardly noticeable without measuring. Also, while very interesting and uniquely adaptable, it is no different than vines growing up a wall or sunflowers changing their orientation for sunlight. You might want to brush up on your researching and comprehension skills before wailing about others not doing theirs. What you said was extremely misleading at best and factually at worst.
@@steak9194 "This perceived movement is estimated at about 2 to 3 centimeters per day" Hardly noticeable without measuring. "However, other researchers, including biologist Gerardo Avalos, assert that the walking tree phenomenon is a myth. Avalos suggests that while the tree’s roots are dynamic, they do not facilitate actual locomotion. Instead, the tree may adjust its growth towards new, solid ground, particularly after events like soil erosion, but its main trunk remains in the same location." " The unique root system of the walking palm is often misunderstood. The tree develops stilt roots that can grow several feet off the ground, which some have speculated allows the tree to “walk” by shifting its roots. This theory posits that the tree moves towards better sunlight or solid ground by growing new roots and allowing old ones to die off. Despite these fascinating theories, the consensus among many experts is that the walking tree does not move in the conventional sense. Trees, in general, are anchored firmly by their roots, which provide stability rather than mobility. The walking tree’s ability to adapt its root structure does allow it to survive in unstable, swampy environments or to reach for sunlight without widening its trunk, which adds to its mystique but does not equate to walking." www.treeres.com/the-walking-tree-phenomenon-unraveling-the-secrets-of-socratea-exorrhiza/ This is no different than vines growing up a structure and reaching for sunlight or sunflowers shifting orientation towards the sun. What you said is misleading at best and outright factually incorrect at worst. Maybe you should improve your researching and comprehension skills before wailing about others, who call you out, being wrong.
Can’t wait for the update to this video in September 🤩 It was always curious to me that the koroks in the forest itself were all affected, but the 1000 outside the forest are all just chill and don’t care about their Deku daddy. I think Hestu mentions it but that’s it lol
I really want to thank you for your videos which help me to answer many of the questions I've had about the entire Zelda series (as in how the games are connected), but don't have time to research myself. BTW, my husband introduced me to the Zelda series when Wind Waker was released, and I have been addicted ever since.
I find this interesting summation of all the deku trees: before the tree gains its sprout or even its physical form, it already has knowledge as the deku tree is the spirit of land and forest itself, the one which (if we're talking about it knowing everything) experienced every history of hyrule, it is already a spirit with records and wiseness before it harbors a tree form, which it does at times of darkness or when it is called to guide a young hero
@GabePuratekuta Thanks, I've never gotten a chance to play A Link to the past yet, only A Link between Worlds. It definitely is in the manga by Akira Himekawa. It first shows up in Chapter 4, Page 4, where he tells Link about his parents. Clearly, it's not a Deku tree because he says he used to be a Hylian that just got transformed by the dark world, but yeah, ig he didn't mention it bc it wasn't in the game. Sorry.
When will part 3 of the classic enemies reimagined series release? I was also thinking that maybe you should try to contact Nintendo and have them use your ideas for classic Zelda enemy redesigns that you showed off in them in a potential third open-world Zelda game.
I actually have a theory on The Great Deku Tree (OoT), it is a “descendant” of The Great Tree (SS), sometime after the Interloper War, the light spirits made their home in the regions we find them in "Twilight Princess", Faron made his home in Faron Woods and sleep upon The Great Tree over the centuries the tree became alive and transformed into The Great Deku Tree (OoT). I believe Faron (Spirit) is The Great Deku Tree's (OoT) Father/Creator.
A lot of people seem to miss some big visual clues in TotK about the Deku Trees reach. I've never seen anyone else comment on the below. The energy that flowed through the land reaches the Deku Tree through the giant roots throughout the entire depths as depicted in TotK. These roots do not abide by the mirroring rule of the depth, showing that they are unique. The only other unique structures in the depths that do not follow the reverse topology of Hyrule are landmarks created by the Zonai, Hylians, or the Yiga. These roots are also the exact same type of roots as those found coming out of and inside the Deku Tree in the Depths. The roots have the same texture (but darker) and they have the same mushroom growing out of the roots that the Deku Tree has when you go down inside him to fight Phantom Ganon and clear the Gloom. Something that can't be a coincidence is these roots also rise up near most (if not all) of the Chasms acrtoss Hyrule's depths. If you look at the map, find a chasm, and then switch to the Depth's map you'll notice they rise up through the depths ceiling nearby, if not directly at the chasms. The same root texture and mushroom platforms are also present inside many of the chasms themselves. I have spent hours checking over all the chasms and the observations above are consistent. So I am fairly confident that the great Deku Tree's grew across the whole Kingdom both above and below the surface. Powering the tree with energy the same way the light roots rise up into the ceiling of the Depths. At the start of TotK, Ganon poisons the Deku Tree with Gloom and uses the roots to spread Gloom across the depths and breaks through to the surface creating all the chasms. Which in turn decays all the weapons on the surface. The darker root texture on these roots compared to the Deku Trees can be explained by the roots having been poisoned or killed by Gloom.
I’m just saying, the room of awakening in TotK has a large tree stump right above where link rests to heal. The roots of that tree go to the room link was in. Maybe an older deku tree? From Raurus time? Idk
Excellent video as usual. I think of the Deku Tree as a tutelary spirit like Tom Bombadil in Lord of the Rings (if less mobile) - I think he has a sphere of influence that can keep out any monsters with a lower "power level" (for lack of a better phrase) but not stronger ones (Ganondorf in OoT & Phantom Ganon in TotK). The room with Queen Gohma resembles a more natural spirit temple, so it seems like a trial area the Deku Tree was supposed to protect - kind of a more primitive Forest Temple, and perhaps the immediate source of his power (itself perhaps connected to the Forest Temple). Even though it's a main dungeon as a kid it really has the same relationship as the ice subdungeon to the water temple (or Lord Jabu Jabu maybe) and the bottom of the well to the Shadow Temple - a secondary sacred space. I've wondered if maybe the dungeon under the Deku Tree even served as preliminary training grounds for initiates to go on to the forest temple, which would make an interesting connection for the Deku Tree as keeper of his minidungeon and Saria as the destined Sage. A lot of intriguing possibilities!
linking Botw with the previous games is difficult and the only confirmation of a connection at all is that it takes place tens of thousands of years after the previous game in the timeline. With no triforce, a new race of people founding the kingdom and Link being right handed, its as if the gods did a Windwaker 2.0 and completely reset and remade the world. Perhaps due to the constant warring over the Triforce.
im rewatching a bunch of your lore/theory videos while playing SSHD and i got tripped up when the faron woods theme started playing. i just finished the first sacred realm, so it was playing double, out of sync lol edit at the end: EoW deku tree! i was so happy about finding him.
I think the reason why the koroks and kokiri are so different are that the deku trees had different ideas of what forest spirits they wanted to create. This could be why the much older oot tree chose human shaped kokiri as opposed to the newer deku trees preferring more plant based koroks
The Deku tree reminds me a lot of Jurak from Dark Cloud 1&2. As both Japanese games and Dark Cloud 1 releasing a few years after the Deku tree's first appearance, I have no doubt there was inspiration. Just like the Deku tree Jurak is also a tree guardian spirit. In Dark Cloud 2 Jurak was also resurrected by planting a few trees and time travel, as well as Jurak retaining the memories even from thousands of years ago. Also Jurak is shown to have a lot of elf/dwarf creatures called firbits. However, the firbits don't seem directly connected to Jurak only drawn to him, as many firbits seem perfectly fine without Jurak. I think the biggest difference between the two is that Jurak is far more social. While still within the deep woods, he is always nearby a town. By the end he was a full on mall in his branches. I think he just likes being helpful rather than just talking to the chosen one and that's it.
I'm getting a lot of nostalgia of 25 years ago when I first played OoT. I was 10, and my friend was playing it. I couldn't help but watch him play. As we all know, it's an amazing, top 5 of all time game. Top 3 for me. It's been a while though. I think I'll try to get the master quest finished. That would be fun.
I love watching these videos on the lore even though I have Hyrule Historia + Encyclopedia sitting right next to me. I just get lazy to read and would rather listen instead.
I know they’re different, but the Maku trees in the Oracle duo games serve a very similar role as the Deku tree. EDIT - 12:43 oh good, you mentioned them! 😅
For botw and totk’s great deku tree, there was this really interesting theory by a channel named wolf link regarding the connection between the ancient tree stumps littering hyrule, the great deku tree, and phantom ganon, would recommend watching
I think the forest temple being infected and not having a sage after Ganondorf gain the triforce. As he put a minon in all of them but spirit and light (it had a sage) is a major reason why the kokiri village also fell a part. The all the other temple's with Ganondorf minion in them effected the other areas.
Though from a different franchise, I wonder if Treant from Dark Cloud, and Jurak from Dark Chronicle, are drawn from the same concept as the Deku Tree. They even have their own afflictions wrought upon them by the main villain. The Dark Genie cuts off Treant's water supply, while Emperor Griffon uprooted the counterpart Jurak originally had in the main time period where the majority of Dark Chronicle takes place. And both Treant and Jurak are encountered while you're in the middle of exploring both games' analogues to the Lost Woods. They also seem to reincarnate each time they die.
Now i need the "Which Great Deku tree is the strongest" video
I think it would be the botw one
Weakest gotta be OOT deku tree...he died at the beginning of the game all because of a parasitic bug
@@christinaly1368I mean he died from a death curse by Gannon.
Goma was just the physical manifestation of that curse.
@@BigHeadClan fair point, it was preordained after all, nothing he could do
Wind Waker because he has eyes and a tooth
The sprout in oot being the deku tree in wind waker is one of my favourite bits of zelda lore tbh
Bits like that are why the "every Zelda game is the same legend being retold" theory is bullshit. Many of the games blatantly reference previous games, yet you still have people who deny that any kind of timeline exists.
@@davisbowe8668The timeline exists, but its so incredibly loose that they stretch things all the time.
And frankly the lore of the WW tree being the sprout, while cool on paper, is utterly destroyed by the fact that there's no logical reason for it to exist where it is. The gigantic hollowed out tree does not resemble the old Deku Tree in the slightest and the elevation is too high.
If you can accept that this is an obvious retcon then you can accept other retcons as well. And you have to ignore minor elements of the world structure such as location names or similar appearing locations in totally different regions as mere references that can be replaced on a whim by the developers whenever they want.
@@JaidynReiman I disagree there is a logical way for the Deku tree in Wind waker to be the sprout from Ocarina of time. The tree was moved when it was smaller too the mountain top that became Forest haven
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The "same legend retold" theory has always been just fanfiction and headcanon by people who don't like continues stories.
He is quite adorable, isn't he 😊
Fighting off the Phantom Ganon INSIDE of the Deku Tree in Tears of the Kingdom was such an awesome and well thought out call back to Ocarina of Time.
That was one of my favorite parts of TOTK was all the callbacks to previous Zelda games.
I was a little sad it wasn’t a proper dungeon but we can’t win them all
It's my theory that, since the Deku Tree's a guardian deity of the forests, the Lost Woods isn't a physical location. I think that it's a metaphysical space that any deep forest can "connect" to, thus why it moves around in so many games, never has the same layout, and has a seemingly magical bending of space. It would make sense for a deity to have some control over their domain, after all.
That's awesome
The deku tree is dead in the original game and the lost woods still has it's powers
@@rockk9753I think the village being gloomy and overrun with monsters was showing that the Lost Woods/Kokiri Village were weakening. One of the Kokiri acknowledges that Link purging the Forest Temple and allowing the new deku tree to sprout is what reversed the decline.
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@@Zeltik It is ALWAYS intentional!!
I would have dropped over 1000 hours on OOT in my life and I NEVER knew you could turn butterflies into fairy's with a Deku Stick! Truly a magical game!
Came here for this comment, I just had an outburst when that was mentioned!
Me too! I'm absolutely furious and laughing at the same time. I beat ocarina of Time multi multiple times and never knew this
Wish I could go back in time and tell that to little kid me. Man, I spend hours on that game. Played it from start to finish many times. Even explored every corner thinking of hidden secrets. But this! Never would have guessed it.
This is why I love Zelda... I've 100% almost every game... And yet... Still didn't know about this... 😂
without your comment i wouldnt have either (cuz i missed it in the vid)
One thing I've noticed is that many Zelda games have three primary "deities" of some form. You have the three dragons named Eldin, Faron, and Lanaryu in Skyward Sword (plus Levias), in Ocarina of Time you have the Guardian deities (Great Deku Tree, Volvagia, Jabu-Jabu), you have similar deities in Wind Waker (GDT, Valoo, Jabun), and in Twilight Princess you have the Light Spirits who are also named Eldin, Faron, and Lanayru (plus Ordona). These three also seem to be associated with one of the three Golden Goddesses: Farore (the two Great Deku Trees, Faron), Din (Volvagia, Valoo, Eldin), and Nayru (Jabu-Jabu, Jabun, Lanayru). I've often wondered if these "guardian spirits" are in fact the same beings who exist solely to assist the Hero and take on different forms when called on (Well, except Volvagia but I feel like if guardian deities can "die" then they can also be corrupted in some way). This could even explain why the two gigantic trees we see in Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess aren't alive, since the spirit who inhabited them in OoT and WW (Faron) was inhabiting a different being (a dragon in SS, and the light spirit in TP) at the time.
We do know guardian deities in Zelda can become corrupted. In Skyward Sword when we first meet Levias, whom I don't know if he is a different rank from the other dragons, but a deity regardless, find him corrupted by Bilocyte, whom Link had to vanquish in order to restore the guardian's benevolence.
And then there's Naydra in Breath of The Wild, whom when first met, is sickened and poisoned from malice. During this period they act unlike themselves, flying erratically, showing that the malice was in the progress of affecting their brain. Once Link cures the dragon, they resume their duties of patrolling the sky just like Dinraal and Farosh.
So it's safe to say that guardian deities in Zelda are immortal in the sense that time does not age them, or at least veeeeeeery slowly, but are still susceptible to things like corruption.
@mukomaryan4919 it's also pretty much guaranteed that the three elemental dragons were draconified Zonai, meaning they swallowed a secret stone to attain their forms. Ganondorf, having done the same, was killed by Link.
That’s a really great and interesting idea about the spirit inhabiting a different form at different times explaining the presence of different god-like beings and why the giant trees are sometimes sentient and sometimes not!
That's kind of obvious...
poor deku sprout... aged like milk... i cant with the design of the deku tree in wind waker XD
"The Great Deku tree is very much a real tree." I don't know why that made me laugh so much 🤣
All ik is that deku tree wood makes great yacht building material
A moment from TotK that will always stick with me, was that fight inside the Deku Tree. That was the first time I stood my ground against the Gloom hands and thus, the first time I saw the words Phantom Ganon appear on my screen. Beating Phantom Ganon and freeing the forest from its curse felt wonderfully familiar. I'm so glad my first Phantom Ganon wasn't in some random cave or field.
Same, i stood on the little ledges and cheesed the hands with bomb arrows so when Phantom Ganon appeared and teleported up to me I freaked
Fun fact:
In brazilian portuguese, saying "Deku tree" translates to "Ass tree". However, after the lego set revelation, the translation team decided to name it "Árvore sagrada" which means "Sacred tree"
Something similar also happened to Lord Dooku from Star wars
What have they done to Midoriya's hero name?
In Finland deku is a word for an old alcoholic (maybe living on the streets). So Deku Tree could be Drunkard Tree. :)
In French too, so they translated it in Arbre "Mojo" which has no meaning. All "Deku"s have been replaced by "Mojo"s.
I really love the idea of Twilight Princess' Faron Woods being made of hundreds of colossal trunks of dead Deku Trees. It would explain why the forest is so much darker and deeper than the ones in OoT and SS.
I cannot believe nobody is talking about your artwork at the beginning (and end) of the video! Absolutely stunning. Your videos are consistently exceptional quality. Well done, mate!
We all ask “what is the Great Deku Tree” but no one asked “HOW is the Great Deku Tree” 😔
Bigman gets a lotta tummy aches 😢
Why is the Deku Tree?
On average pretty good. Only four existential threats over like 10 millennia doesn’t seem too bad.
Dead
The face i made when i got to the korok forest full of gloom in TOTK 😮😮😮
Found it really cool that the Deku Tree in BOTW/TOTK is a father figure of all Koroks.. Imagine having to memorize each one of them! xD
Imagine the smell
@@thanevakarian9762yooo wat 😭😭😭. I’d assume like nature 💀
@@michaelamponsah4352 lol the joke is the korok seeds are their turds
He'll be the parent that knows their leaf faces but forgets the names
It’s interesting to see the personalities of these Deku Trees. In OoT, if you have Link refuse to listen to the Deku Tree after beating the dungeon, the tree brooks no nonsense and tells Link to listen anyway in a stern, yet calm demeanor. It demonstrates the Deku Tree’s experience dealing with petulant children, either from the Kokiri or Link himself, since it is one of Link’s choices of dialogue in OoT.
Contrastly, the Wild Era Deku Tree shows a sort of fondness for Princess Zelda and Link and a reverence to Hylia as he describes the mechanic of the Master Sword where it absorbs sacred light. Considering the Deku Tree is the one that bathes the Master Sword in energy, it could further connect Sheikah ancient energy to Rauru’s light magic.
Mt personal HC for the Deku Tree in general relates to how trees in real-world forests. Forests are all connected via vast webs of roots and fungi. We’ve found that trees can, and do, share nutrients with each other via this system. And even seem to communicate with each other to share dangers (for example, an infestation of beetles might start killing trees in one part of the forest, but after a short while the rest of the forest starts producing alterations to their wood to prevent themselves from also being killed. It’s fascinating). This is also how albino trees exist and actually live.
So I HC that the Great Deku Tree is liked across the whole forest via a similar root web (Like the swamp in Avatar the Last Airbender). This is also how I imagine the new Deku Tree has lingering knowledge
People say that Link and Zelda from SS founded hyrule, but nothing ever says they DID, the Deku tree could have been that one tree from Skyward sword, without it's spirit yet. And the sprout could still exist in all 3 timelines, since OOT Link didn't really up and leave after he saved hyrule in the adult stage, he just got sent to before he entered the sacred realm. 7 years later and the sprout could be in that time too.
Oh the pain of timelines :,]
7 years right before Ganondorf's audience with the king so as to warn him and Zelda about Ganondorf's plans and prevent his attack on the castle. Had Adult Zelda sent Link back in time right to before he removed the Master Sword the king would already had been killed and Zelda and Impa would be on the run from a pursuing Ganondorf.
@@javiervasquez625 I means before before my guy
We have a thing that say that SS Zelda didn´t create Hyrule but her descendants so I don´t understand why people still believe that she did it, HH page 77.
@@Ahouro ikr
Rauru's Hyrule was founded way in the future. Zelda did not travel back to the unification timeline.
Godly timing cause I was like “ man. I need a new Zelda video”😂
I love your artwork in the beginning of the video!
Thank you!
Honestly, I've always thought the Deku Tree to be one of the goddess' creations charged with watching over one of the world's people. Like most guardian spirits came to be, I reckon.
Same here yet it's worth noting that in Ocarina of Time the Deku Tree refers to himself as the "source of all life" or something to that extent implying a direct relationship between the Deku Tree and all plant life which maintains balance within the realm where the many Hyrules stand on. Given what happens to the forests of Hyrule should the Deku Tree wither and die i can definetly agree with the notion he's the source from which all plants thrive and grow amidst the demons who would prevent that from happening where he to pass away.
It's kinda genius to have a sentient tree take care of a forest. Death Mountain has a volcano to protect that region and the lake and river has Zoras.
Honestly mirrors real life religions. Tho not sure if it's goddess then local deities or local deities then larger worship what comes first 🤷
@@StonedtotheBones13 I'd imagine that it starts locally, and larger worship happens when communities expand and open. As long as people are largely isolated in their communities, they worship their local deities; when they start making contact with others, they learn of _their_ deities. If the religious practices are similar enough, they could meld. I imagine that is how a lot of nature-based religions would or could work. If there aren't any missionaries of larger religions around that seek to replace local deities with their own xD
Not to mention that leaks from A Link to the Past showed that a Deku Tree was originally planned, probably already in a Guardian position for the Master Sword.
This makes me think of the talking trees in the Dark World.
Is there a source on this? This is the first I've ever heard of it.
“Talking trees…what would trees have to talk about, hmm? Except the consistency of squirrel droppings?”
“They have feelings, my friend.”
Great video, glad the Maku Trees got a shout out as well 😊
Always a great day when Zeltik uploads. Recently in a Zelda kick playing through an MM randomizer, so this is great to watch along side it.
One of the best Dads in video game history. 10/10 would sleep in Wood Papa again
i love how you introduce the timelines as new concepts, but so concisely. it’s a nice reminder!
A great return to form zeltik, this sucked me in from minute one and didn’t let go. Doing videos on these recurring characters and themes seems like a great well of content to pull from, I hope to see many more just like it.🎉😊
awesome that you made this video just as a new deku tree was revealed. i wonder how echoes of wisdom's deku tree fits in?
What's the full lore with the Fairies, Great Fairies, and Fairy Queen?
I have some older videos covering them, but I do intend to talk about them again soon!
@@Zeltikyeah i will watch it
Zeltik is best zelda lore youtuber, his voice is relaxing, and hes got good points
i didn’t know about the japanese ujigami inspiration!! i thought the deku tree was inspired by yggdrasil from norse mythology but it’s probably a mix of both which is so cool!!!! i love things like this :D amazing video
There's also the concept of a genius loci from classic Roman beliefs.
So many mythologies feature spiritual trees. It's weird if a given myth DOESN'T feature one
This video is incomplete without mentioning the Great Deku Tree’s (and a new Great Deku Sprout’s) appearance in Freshly Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland. This is Tingle Erasure!
bro this video is so good. you can just taste the amount of elbow grease that went into this video. I have been following you for a few years now and this video is such a jump in quality. love to see your skills grow. keep it up bro
Let’s go another Zeltik video 🔥 can’t wait for your strongest link and Ganondorf remakes. Also great video idea for Father’s Day
The great Deku tree has to be one of my absolute favorite plot elements from OoT. A grandfatherly nature spirit in the form of a tree.
Thanks, I love your theory and/or lore explanation videos! Been waiting for new of those since TotK‘s release 😊
Looking forward for more!
It's really unfortunate he made this before the new Zelda announcement which has the Deku Tree in it.
That was a good Father's Day special!
Since you pointed out that Zelda did not see a deku tree in the past, It makes me wonder if she planted it? Knowing that it would be the only way to save Hyrule from the calamities to come before even her time.
Such a well edited video. The great deku tree is a classic recurring character glad to see more love for it.
10:34 the original Deku Tree arose out of a trunk-like depression too. It's possible that the part we saw was only the very top-most part of him, or that he too was growing inside an even larger Great/Deku Tree! And it's THIS Trunk that the Wind Waker Deku Tree is inside after the ground subsided.
There’s now an extra game with the deku tree!
So many elements of Nintendo games are influenced by Shinto. The Deku Tree, Jabu Jabu, the dragons, etc are all basically Kami. The Guardian Spirits in Twilight Princess are the most unambiguous examples of Kami in Hyrule imo
The sentence "the Great Deku Tree appears in 4 games" made this video outdate quickly 😂😅
Wasn't he in minish cap?
@@Lucideyes89 No, are you maybe thinking of the Maku Tree in the Oracle of Seasons/Ages games?
They is talking about Echoes of Wisdom
Is the Great Deku Tree in Echos of Wisdom? I hadn't heard that...
@@derekfebo7370 yeah, you can see it at 3:57 in the Nintendo's EoW video for a split second
Yet another excellent video from my favorite Zelda UA-camr!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
@@ZeltikSame , you are my favourite UA-camr Zeltik !!!!
Big fan ❤
16:40 If I’m not mistaken, the Cherry Tree is also known as a “Sakura Tree” in Japanese. They symbolize rebirth and life. (I believe that’s true, someone fact check me if I’m wrong, I’ll accept criticism).
This is a wonderful view of the meaning of the Deku Tree’s role in both BOTW and TOTK. In both games, the land of Hyrule is being reborn, given a new life and an attempt to rebuild and gain peace again. If you think about that role and put it into the perspective of The Master Sword: In both games it is retired to the pedestal in front of The Great Deku Tree. For what? So it can restore its strength and energy again for when The Hero calls for it. This restoration could be seen as a rebirth, a new life.
Just food for thought that came about when rewatching these videos.😁 Enjoy!
Always a good day when there's a new Zeltik video!
The WW tree being inside the original isn't as contrived as you'd think imo. It is obvious by how quickly he burst out of the ground in OoT that he was capable of some limited movement as a sprout since his roots weren't as deep as his predecessor.
10:58 there are actually plants in the world (or maybe one plant) which actually uses its roots to walk around and will travel notable distances even within the span of a day - maybe the deku tree sprout of time (era of time) sensed the trouble coming early on and decided to schrooch himself inside of his dead dad
That's not true at all....
I think it's called a walking palm
@@Exquisite_Poupon pretty sure it is - maybe look it up next time before you pop into the comments
@steak9194 "However, other researchers, including biologist Gerardo Avalos, assert that the walking tree phenomenon is a myth. Avalos suggests that while the tree’s roots are dynamic, they do not facilitate actual locomotion. Instead, the tree may adjust its growth towards new, solid ground, particularly after events like soil erosion, but its main trunk remains in the same location."
"The unique root system of the walking palm is often misunderstood. The tree develops stilt roots that can grow several feet off the ground, which some have speculated allows the tree to “walk” by shifting its roots. This theory posits that the tree moves towards better sunlight or solid ground by growing new roots and allowing old ones to die off.
"Despite these fascinating theories, the consensus among many experts is that the walking tree does not move in the conventional sense. Trees, in general, are anchored firmly by their roots, which provide stability rather than mobility. The walking tree’s ability to adapt its root structure does allow it to survive in unstable, swampy environments or to reach for sunlight without widening its trunk, which adds to its mystique but does not equate to walking."
"The unique root system of the walking palm is often misunderstood. The tree develops stilt roots that can grow several feet off the ground, which some have speculated allows the tree to “walk” by shifting its roots. This theory posits that the tree moves towards better sunlight or solid ground by growing new roots and allowing old ones to die off.
"Despite these fascinating theories, the consensus among many experts is that the walking tree does not move in the conventional sense. Trees, in general, are anchored firmly by their roots, which provide stability rather than mobility. The walking tree’s ability to adapt its root structure does allow it to survive in unstable, swampy environments or to reach for sunlight without widening its trunk, which adds to its mystique but does not equate to walking."
"This perceived movement is estimated at about 2 to 3 centimeters per day."
www.treeres.com/the-walking-tree-phenomenon-unraveling-the-secrets-of-socratea-exorrhiza/
Hardly noticeable without measuring. Also, while very interesting and uniquely adaptable, it is no different than vines growing up a wall or sunflowers changing their orientation for sunlight. You might want to brush up on your researching and comprehension skills before wailing about others not doing theirs. What you said was extremely misleading at best and factually at worst.
@@steak9194 "This perceived movement is estimated at about 2 to 3 centimeters per day"
Hardly noticeable without measuring.
"However, other researchers, including biologist Gerardo Avalos, assert that the walking tree phenomenon is a myth. Avalos suggests that while the tree’s roots are dynamic, they do not facilitate actual locomotion. Instead, the tree may adjust its growth towards new, solid ground, particularly after events like soil erosion, but its main trunk remains in the same location."
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The unique root system of the walking palm is often misunderstood. The tree develops stilt roots that can grow several feet off the ground, which some have speculated allows the tree to “walk” by shifting its roots. This theory posits that the tree moves towards better sunlight or solid ground by growing new roots and allowing old ones to die off.
Despite these fascinating theories, the consensus among many experts is that the walking tree does not move in the conventional sense. Trees, in general, are anchored firmly by their roots, which provide stability rather than mobility. The walking tree’s ability to adapt its root structure does allow it to survive in unstable, swampy environments or to reach for sunlight without widening its trunk, which adds to its mystique but does not equate to walking."
www.treeres.com/the-walking-tree-phenomenon-unraveling-the-secrets-of-socratea-exorrhiza/
This is no different than vines growing up a structure and reaching for sunlight or sunflowers shifting orientation towards the sun.
What you said is misleading at best and outright factually incorrect at worst. Maybe you should improve your researching and comprehension skills before wailing about others, who call you out, being wrong.
I will say that I enjoy playing all the Zelda games and I am glad you have covered this it's quite interesting
Can’t wait for the update to this video in September 🤩
It was always curious to me that the koroks in the forest itself were all affected, but the 1000 outside the forest are all just chill and don’t care about their Deku daddy. I think Hestu mentions it but that’s it lol
yooooooo another Zeltik vid. Thanks for the upload brother and thanks to the editor. if thats you, double thanks.
That's me! Thank you so much
I really want to thank you for your videos which help me to answer many of the questions I've had about the entire Zelda series (as in how the games are connected), but don't have time to research myself.
BTW, my husband introduced me to the Zelda series when Wind Waker was released, and I have been addicted ever since.
Letd go fall asleep with your video and rewatch it tomorrow ❤
Years ago, I remember listening to Dr. Wily's theory of Hestu possibly being some type of Deku Sprout.
Covering Papa tree on Father's day. Clever. Very Clever. I love it
Love it! Please keep playing anf posting the play thru!!
It's always a good day (or night) when Zeltik uploads!
The opening track and score throughout OoT remains as stirring and transporting as ever ;w;
That music from breath of the wilds master sword cutscene still gives me chills
Why are my notifications for this channel getting buried? Come on, UA-cam. Love every video.
Zeltik the true icon of The Legend of Zeldatubers
I find this interesting summation of all the deku trees: before the tree gains its sprout or even its physical form, it already has knowledge as the deku tree is the spirit of land and forest itself, the one which (if we're talking about it knowing everything) experienced every history of hyrule, it is already a spirit with records and wiseness before it harbors a tree form, which it does at times of darkness or when it is called to guide a young hero
6:38 we got a Groot situation on our hands
You always have the best lore videos!
Literally the sentence after I had the thought "wait wasn't the deku tree in the oracle games?" you started talking about the maku tree. 10/10 timing.
Isn't there a tree with a face in A Link to the Past? Or is that only in the manga?
All the Dark World trees look like they have a face, if that's what you mean.
@GabePuratekuta Thanks, I've never gotten a chance to play A Link to the past yet, only A Link between Worlds.
It definitely is in the manga by Akira Himekawa. It first shows up in Chapter 4, Page 4, where he tells Link about his parents.
Clearly, it's not a Deku tree because he says he used to be a Hylian that just got transformed by the dark world, but yeah, ig he didn't mention it bc it wasn't in the game. Sorry.
@@JamisonHingle In the forest glade between Link's house and Kakariko?
I have my gripes with Nintendo, but the way they care about their lore and games is pretty cool
Now explain the Echoes of Wisdom Deku tree
Awesome video
Always love seeing something new from you, keep up the great work and God bless
When will part 3 of the classic enemies reimagined series release? I was also thinking that maybe you should try to contact Nintendo and have them use your ideas for classic Zelda enemy redesigns that you showed off in them in a potential third open-world Zelda game.
Nintendo would probably not take the designs into consideration
I actually have a theory on The Great Deku Tree (OoT), it is a “descendant” of The Great Tree (SS), sometime after the Interloper War, the light spirits made their home in the regions we find them in "Twilight Princess", Faron made his home in Faron Woods and sleep upon The Great Tree over the centuries the tree became alive and transformed into The Great Deku Tree (OoT). I believe Faron (Spirit) is The Great Deku Tree's (OoT) Father/Creator.
A lot of people seem to miss some big visual clues in TotK about the Deku Trees reach. I've never seen anyone else comment on the below.
The energy that flowed through the land reaches the Deku Tree through the giant roots throughout the entire depths as depicted in TotK. These roots do not abide by the mirroring rule of the depth, showing that they are unique. The only other unique structures in the depths that do not follow the reverse topology of Hyrule are landmarks created by the Zonai, Hylians, or the Yiga. These roots are also the exact same type of roots as those found coming out of and inside the Deku Tree in the Depths. The roots have the same texture (but darker) and they have the same mushroom growing out of the roots that the Deku Tree has when you go down inside him to fight Phantom Ganon and clear the Gloom.
Something that can't be a coincidence is these roots also rise up near most (if not all) of the Chasms acrtoss Hyrule's depths. If you look at the map, find a chasm, and then switch to the Depth's map you'll notice they rise up through the depths ceiling nearby, if not directly at the chasms. The same root texture and mushroom platforms are also present inside many of the chasms themselves.
I have spent hours checking over all the chasms and the observations above are consistent. So I am fairly confident that the great Deku Tree's grew across the whole Kingdom both above and below the surface. Powering the tree with energy the same way the light roots rise up into the ceiling of the Depths. At the start of TotK, Ganon poisons the Deku Tree with Gloom and uses the roots to spread Gloom across the depths and breaks through to the surface creating all the chasms. Which in turn decays all the weapons on the surface. The darker root texture on these roots compared to the Deku Trees can be explained by the roots having been poisoned or killed by Gloom.
And soon we'll get the first appearance of the Deku Tree proper in a 2D Zelda game in Echoes of Wisdom!
I’m just saying, the room of awakening in TotK has a large tree stump right above where link rests to heal. The roots of that tree go to the room link was in. Maybe an older deku tree? From Raurus time? Idk
“Now, why don’t you make like a Deku Tree…and get out of here…”
-Biff.
Excellent video as usual. I think of the Deku Tree as a tutelary spirit like Tom Bombadil in Lord of the Rings (if less mobile) - I think he has a sphere of influence that can keep out any monsters with a lower "power level" (for lack of a better phrase) but not stronger ones (Ganondorf in OoT & Phantom Ganon in TotK). The room with Queen Gohma resembles a more natural spirit temple, so it seems like a trial area the Deku Tree was supposed to protect - kind of a more primitive Forest Temple, and perhaps the immediate source of his power (itself perhaps connected to the Forest Temple). Even though it's a main dungeon as a kid it really has the same relationship as the ice subdungeon to the water temple (or Lord Jabu Jabu maybe) and the bottom of the well to the Shadow Temple - a secondary sacred space. I've wondered if maybe the dungeon under the Deku Tree even served as preliminary training grounds for initiates to go on to the forest temple, which would make an interesting connection for the Deku Tree as keeper of his minidungeon and Saria as the destined Sage. A lot of intriguing possibilities!
I hope Zeldudes gets back online....I also enjoy watching your channel😊.
Am I the only one who misses this guy's channel all week 😭
Genuinely never knew a butterfly changes in to a fairy touching a deku stick...thats so cool!
16:00 that's literally the tree you have to plant in skyward sword in the temple of hylia/time
linking Botw with the previous games is difficult and the only confirmation of a connection at all is that it takes place tens of thousands of years after the previous game in the timeline. With no triforce, a new race of people founding the kingdom and Link being right handed, its as if the gods did a Windwaker 2.0 and completely reset and remade the world. Perhaps due to the constant warring over the Triforce.
This makes me so excited for the upcoming Lego deku tree 2 in 1
im rewatching a bunch of your lore/theory videos while playing SSHD and i got tripped up when the faron woods theme started playing. i just finished the first sacred realm, so it was playing double, out of sync lol
edit at the end: EoW deku tree! i was so happy about finding him.
I think the reason why the koroks and kokiri are so different are that the deku trees had different ideas of what forest spirits they wanted to create.
This could be why the much older oot tree chose human shaped kokiri as opposed to the newer deku trees preferring more plant based koroks
Nintendo dropping a new trailer with the OOT Deku Tree in it immediately after this video is hilarious
The Deku tree reminds me a lot of Jurak from Dark Cloud 1&2. As both Japanese games and Dark Cloud 1 releasing a few years after the Deku tree's first appearance, I have no doubt there was inspiration. Just like the Deku tree Jurak is also a tree guardian spirit. In Dark Cloud 2 Jurak was also resurrected by planting a few trees and time travel, as well as Jurak retaining the memories even from thousands of years ago. Also Jurak is shown to have a lot of elf/dwarf creatures called firbits. However, the firbits don't seem directly connected to Jurak only drawn to him, as many firbits seem perfectly fine without Jurak. I think the biggest difference between the two is that Jurak is far more social. While still within the deep woods, he is always nearby a town. By the end he was a full on mall in his branches. I think he just likes being helpful rather than just talking to the chosen one and that's it.
I'm getting a lot of nostalgia of 25 years ago when I first played OoT. I was 10, and my friend was playing it. I couldn't help but watch him play. As we all know, it's an amazing, top 5 of all time game. Top 3 for me. It's been a while though. I think I'll try to get the master quest finished. That would be fun.
I would love to see you do a video explaining possible connections between the master sword and the magical sword of the first game
I love watching these videos on the lore even though I have Hyrule Historia + Encyclopedia sitting right next to me. I just get lazy to read and would rather listen instead.
great storytelling i love this one
I know they’re different, but the Maku trees in the Oracle duo games serve a very similar role as the Deku tree.
EDIT - 12:43 oh good, you mentioned them! 😅
With the addition of having a crush on Link.
Yeah also a tree with 2 eyes on the first zelda
@@adelenespoli7985 Do dungeon entrances count?
For botw and totk’s great deku tree, there was this really interesting theory by a channel named wolf link regarding the connection between the ancient tree stumps littering hyrule, the great deku tree, and phantom ganon, would recommend watching
Wow, 2 days and already outdated. Eow Deku Tree revisions will be needed.
This is going to be the banger we need. I’m calling it.
I think the forest temple being infected and not having a sage after Ganondorf gain the triforce. As he put a minon in all of them but spirit and light (it had a sage) is a major reason why the kokiri village also fell a part.
The all the other temple's with Ganondorf minion in them effected the other areas.
The era without a hero; sounds like the next Zelda game. We will get to play as Ganon 😊
Though from a different franchise, I wonder if Treant from Dark Cloud, and Jurak from Dark Chronicle, are drawn from the same concept as the Deku Tree. They even have their own afflictions wrought upon them by the main villain. The Dark Genie cuts off Treant's water supply, while Emperor Griffon uprooted the counterpart Jurak originally had in the main time period where the majority of Dark Chronicle takes place. And both Treant and Jurak are encountered while you're in the middle of exploring both games' analogues to the Lost Woods. They also seem to reincarnate each time they die.
6:58 All I can think of is "Suavemente." 😂
Deku tree is in the new game.