Tag: Jabu

So far in this series I’ve reviewed Inside the Deku Tree, which I’ve said is a very easy tutorial but is justified in being so because of its place in the series, and Dodongo’s Cavern, which I’ve called my favorite of the Child Link dungeons in Ocarina of Time. Now I will review the third and final Child Link dungeon before moving onto the Adult Link portion of the game, Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly. “Wait, I’m going where?” Yeah, it’s inside…

Ever since they first appeared in Ocarina of Time, there have been a lot of questions regarding the divinity of both Jabu-Jabu and the Deku Tree, though Jabu-Jabu especially. Many fans ask just how they qualify as deities. They are by no means gods as Western audiences understand. They live and die, they are tangible, physical, breathing beings living in Hyrule like any other mortal race. “Clearly,” the Western audience must be thinking, “there must be something more to this….