Deku Baba: Difference between revisions

|name = Deku Baba

|image = [[File:Deku-Baba-Skyward-Sword.png|200px]]<br>''Artwork from [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''

|weapon = [[Beetle (Item)|Beetle]]<br>[[Bomb]]s<br>[[Bow]]<br>[[Deku Nut]]s<br>[[Sword]]

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==Appearances==

===Ocarina of Time===

{{Navi|"Deku Baba...''<br>''

Hit it when it lunges at you, and it will stand upright. Cut it quickly to get a Deku Stick!"''<br>''- [[Navi]]}}

Deku Babas can be found within the [[Forest Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Forest Temple]], [[Kokiri Forest]], [[Inside the Deku Tree]], and at the [[Bottom of the Well]]. They have a large, bulbous head that is blue in color with purple speckles around the mouth. The inside of their mouth is a textured red and pink, and there are no noticeable teeth. Their body, in relation to their head, is very thin and green. They have little means of defense besides their lunging bite that they use to intimidate and attack with when provoked.  

Withered Deku Babas are weaker versions of the standard Deku Baba. These fellows will not even attack Link and the only way to get hurt is for Link to walk directly into them. A single sword slash will defeat them, and they will always leave behind a [[Deku Stick]] as a reward. Withered Deku Baba can be found within the [[Kokiri Forest]] and [[Inside the Deku Tree]]. This variation of a Deku Baba can also be found within ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''.

===Majora's Mask===

{{Caption|[[File:TatlIcon.png]]|"Don't tell me you don't know about the Deku Baba! Cut it down when it has extended its body and Deku Nuts or Sticks will come out." - [[Tatl]]}}

Deku Baba in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' appear in an identical fashion as they did within Ocarina of Time. Deku Babs remain Forest enemies, and they can be found within [[Termina Field]], [[Southern Swamp]], [[Woodfall Temple]], and [[Sakon's Hideout]].

====Bio Deku Baba====

[[File:Bio-Deku-Baba-Cut.png|right|150px]]

Bio Deku Babas are alternate forms of Deku Babas, found hanging upside down from the ceiling or underneath lily pads. Bio Deku Babas can be found in [[Termina Field]], [[Great Bay Temple]], and [[Stone Tower Temple]]. Link can split them from the ceiling or their lily pads and they'll drop to the ground where they will continue to walk around. If Link tries to land on top of the lily pad where a Bio Deku Baba is hiding, it will flip around and harm him.

{{Main|Boko Baba}}

Boko Babas are carnivorous plant enemies that live in the [[Forest Haven]] and the [[Forbidden Woods]]. They share many similar physical features and attributes with Deku Babas and it is possible that the Boko Babas are just evolved forms of Deku Babas.

===Twilight Princess===

[[File:Deku-Baba-TP.png|right|200px|thumb|Deku Baba Artwork from ''Twilight Princess'']]

Deku Babas in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' share many of the same characteristics as their Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask counterparts, but they also have new abilities. This time, its head will actually grasp onto Link when it bites him and it will hold Link between its jaws. Link will have to move around quickly or perform a [[Spin Attack]] in order to free himself from the plants' grasp. Deku Baba can be taken out easily by stunning them with a projectile weapon, then slashing them with Link's sword. After defeating a Deku Baba, its head will dry up into a small sphere. This can be broken up to find [[Pumpkin Seeds]] which will serve as an ammunition for Link's [[Slingshot]].

====Twilit Baba====

{{Main|Twilit Baba}}

A [[Twilit Baba]], or , Shadow Babas serves as the the Twilit version of a standard Deku Baba. They have a slightly different appearance but all of their attacks are the same. However, Twilit Babas cause more damage to Link than standard Deku Babas. When defeated, two purple lines fall down and sometimes they leave behind hearts.

===Spirit Tracks===

===Skyward Sword===

{{Fi|"This violent plant is widespread in wooded areas. It will attempt to bite anything that approaches it."}}

[[File:Deku-Baba-SS-Vertical.png|right|150px]]

====Quadro Baba====

{{Main|Quadro Baba}}

The Quadro Baba is a stronger variation of the standard Deku Baba. It attacks Link in all the same ways that a standard Deku Baba does by lunging towards Link and attempting to bite him. Its mouth is divided into quarters, rather than the two halves of a standard Deku Baba. The Quadro Baba will change how its mouth opens mid-battle, sometimes opening horizontally and other times opening vertically. Link will need to read which way the mouth opens and quickly deliver a sword slash in the proper direction. Quadro Babas are also a bit stronger and will take multiple hits to defeat. They can also dodge attacks by moving sideways, leaving Link open to attack. Much like standard Deku Babas, Link can toss or roll a bomb towards the Quadro Baba to defeat it. The fastest way to defeat these is to shield bash when the Quadro Baba attacks, and slash its stem while it is stunned.

===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===

A Deku Baba is featured as a sticker within ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. The sticker gives a bonus of +4 to arm and leg attacks and can be applied to anyone.

==Trivia==

File:Baba-Serpent-TP.png|A Baba Serpent as seen in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''

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{{Cat|Ocarina of Time Enemies}}