Deku Stick

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Deku Stick
Deku Stick - OOT64 render.png
Artwork from Ocarina of Time

Games

Location

Deku Babas
Various shops

Cost

10 Rupees (shops)

Uses

Burning webs
Lighting torches

Related

Deku Sticks are recurring items in The Legend of Zelda franchise.

Ocarina of Time

In Ocarina of Time, Deku Sticks are long, wooden poles, with a few short branches and a single leaf. The shopkeeper of the Kokiri Shop claims that Deku Sticks are gathered from the Great Deku Tree[1], but they can also be obtained from Deku Babas, Big Deku Babas, and Withered Deku Babas - if Link stuns them, he can cut them while they remain upright to obtain Deku Sticks from their remains. Additionally, Deku Sticks are also found inside of Jars, or they can be bought from shops for 10 Rupees each. Business Scrubs can also be found selling Deku Sticks, but at a slightly increased price of 15 Rupees each.

Deku Sticks can only be used by Young Link. While holding a Deku Stick, the player can light it on fire using a torch, which will then light unlit torches and burn spider webs. They will eventually burn out and break after a short time, although Link can put the Deku Stick away to save it. Additionally, Deku Sticks can be used as weapons - they deal double damage compared to the Kokiri Sword, but will break after one hit.

Link can carry up to 10 Deku Sticks at the beginning of the game, but he can find two upgrades, each raising the capacity by +10, that allow him to carry up to 30 Deku Sticks. Note that both upgrades can only be obtained in the past:

Majora's Mask

Deku Sticks return in Majora's Mask, with the same properties as in Ocarina of Time. Link can purchase Deku Sticks from the Trading Post for 10 Rupees, or he can obtain them from Withered Deku Babas.[2]. Unlike in Ocarina of Time, however, Link cannot upgrade his Deku Stick capacity.

In the Stone Tower Temple, a lit Deku Stick will attract Moths.

Other appearances

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Hyrule Warriors

In Hyrule Warriors, Deku Sticks appear as an Item Card on the Termina Map. They can be used to light torches, revealing hidden enemies.

Trivia

  • If a Butterfly lands on a Deku Stick, it will transform into a Fairy.
  • In Majora's Mask, Zubora calls Gabora a "Deku Stick" when he suggests using Hot Spring Water to melt the ice around their hearth, referencing the item's Japanese name pun.
  • Alongside the Giant's Knife, Deku Sticks are the first items in the game that can break after extended use.
  • The design of the Deku Spear in Hyrule Warriors is based on a Deku Stick.

Nomenclature

The Japanese name for the Deku Stick, デクの棒 (Deku no Bou), is derived from the Japanese idiom 木偶の坊 (Deku no Bou). Both phrases have the same pronunciation, but have different spellings and meanings; the latter spelling, 木偶の坊, means "the wooden puppet", a metaphor for an incompetent person.

Gallery

References

  1. " Deku Stick (1 piece) 10 Rupees A long branch gathered from the Great Deku Tree. You can use it as a weapon, but it will break." — Kokiri Shop, Ocarina of Time.
  2. "Isn't that a Deku Baba? But it looks a little withered... Just cut it. You should at least get a Deku Stick out of it." — Tatl, Majora's Mask.