The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Inside the Deku Tree

Thou Hast Been Summoned


The Deku Tree has granted Link a fairy and summoned them both to meet him. After obtaining both a sword and a shield, the equipment necessary to fight battles, Link stands before the huge tree.

The Deku Tree has become infected with a great evil, and he asks Link and Navi to venture inside of him to kill it...



Inside the Deku Tree
Be warned—you now face death! The inside of the Deku Tree opens up to reveal a large cavernous space filled with monsters!

In the great entrance, you are greeted by Deku Babas. Unlike the withered ones you faced before, these Deku Babas are full of energy and will lunge at you. When you kill Deku Babas, be aware that sometimes they will regenerate. For every normal Deku Baba you kill, you can get Deku Nuts, an item that stuns enemies. Withered Deku Babas that do not lunge at you will yeild Deku Sticks; you can also "stun" a normal Deku Baba and chop it at the stem to get the sticks. Deku Sticks will prove very useful throughout this dungeon...

When you have defeated the Deku Babas, take note of the plants growing on the ground. You can chop these with your sword to get rupees, deku nuts, and—most importantly—hearts! Sometimes these plants will regenerate, but sometimes they will not.

Going Up
Take note of the spider web on the floor, you'll need to make use of it later. The only way to go is up for now, so begin to climb up the stairs or the vines. When you reach the top, begin heading right, as this leads upwards. If there are any gaps in the path, simply press the control stick in their direction and Link will jump—there will be areas ahead to familiarize yourself with jumping.

On your way up, there will be a chest that contains the dungeon map. Every dungeon has one of these, and they are really useful if you become lost.

Getting the Fairy Slingshot


Do not climb the vines behind the map, as there are spiders that will knock you off. Instead go forward, continuing your journey up. You'll come across a door you need to enter. Inside is a Deku Scrub, a type of hostile merchant. You must use your shield to deflect its nuts back into the creature. When you hit him, he will try to run a way—chase him. This offers advice and will unlock the door ahead when you defeat it.

Quickly jump across the platform to the other side. It will decentigrate below you, leaving no way to get back. In the chest is the dungeon item: the Fairy Slingshot. ''Note: In nearly every Zelda game, the dungeon item is used to defeat the dungeon's boss or solve its key puzzles. It is no different here.''

On the left, there are vines you can climb to reach a chest containing a heart. Use it if you need it.

After this, turn around and look at the unreachable door. Just above it there is a ladder that you will need to shoot with the slingshot. Make your way back to the main chamber to where you found the chest containing the map.

To The Very Top
Remember where you couldn't proceed to climb before because of the Skullwalltulas blocking your way? Now you have a way to attack them! Target all three of them with your slingshot, then make your way up the vines and head right. You can ignore the Big Skulltulas for now. Enter the lone door.

Jump on the button near the lit torch to bring up three platforms. Quickly but carefully jump across the platforms to the opposite end of the room. If you fall off the platforms during the jumping sequence, you'll have to start over—there isn't enough time to make a single mistake. Watch out for the Deku Baba in the pit and at the opposite end of the room, as well as the Skullltula guarding the side nook. Open the chest at the other end to find the compass, which reveals the locations of all unopened treasure chests and the dungeon boss.

On your way out, you may choose to begin a sidequest. In the nook to the left of the room as you entered, there is a Gold Skulltula. Read the sidebar for more information.



To leave the room, equip a Deku Stick and light it on fire with the lit torch. Carry the flaming stick to the unlit torch. Once the torch has been lit, the door will become unlocked. Be careful that your deku stick does not burn away. If you want to save a deku stick from burning after it has been lit, simply swing your sword.

Through the Spider Web
At the top of the Great Deku Tree, in the main hall, go to one of the three openings in the spiderweb. Big Skulltula will plunge down from the ceiling, but they are easy to defeat. The spider will turn to reveal its soft belly, at this point strike it with your sword to kill it.

Peer over the edge back to the first floor. You need to jump towards the floating recovery heart. If you do this correctly you will fall through the giant spiderweb you saw on the first floor.

Getting to the boss
Swim towards the shallow water and get out of the water using the ledge. Walk over the button on the ground to light the torch right in front of you. Grab a Deku stick .and light it using the torch. Return to the part where the water is shallow, then jump to the part where you see a big spiderweb with a door behind it. Use your Deku stick to remove the spiderweb. Enter the door.

Defeat the Deku Scrub using your shield and run towards him. He will give you a code wich you will need to solve a puzzle later in the dungeon. The code is 2-3-1. Now grab your slingshot and shoot the silver eye above the closed door. Use the door.

Your now in a room with a moving platform floating on the water. Do not try to jump on the platform at this time. Jump in the water and search for a button located on the bottom. Swim over it and press the A button to dive. By pressing the button you lowered the water level for a short period of time. Make your way back out of the water and jump on the moving platform. When the platform is close to the other ledge jump towards it. Kill the big Skulltula and walk towards the box. Press the A button to push/pull the box. Jump on the box and use the door to enter the next room.

Light the two torches with a Deku Scrub in this room to open the closed door. Make your way to the next room. Equip your slingshot and look to the ceiling above you. You should see two eggs shoot them before they start to hatch. Light a Deku stick and burn the spiderweb on the right side of the room. Crawl through the hole.

Your now in a room with a spiderweb on the floor and a box right infront of you. Head for the box and push it into the water. Use it to jump to the area where you used the button to light a torch. Grab a Deku stick and light is ones again. Make your way back to the spiderweb and roll across it using the A button while you run. Jump in the hole. In this area you can see three Deku Scrubs. You now need to use the code you got from the Deku Scrub you defeated earlier. Target the Deku Scrub in the middle and use your shield to reflect his Deku nuts back at him. Now do the same with the Deku Scrub on your right. Finish the final Deku Scrub off and run towards him. The door will now unlock and you can make your way to the first boss in the game.

Boss Strategy
Gohma is basically an over-sized spider with 1 eye. The eye is Gohma's weak spot but only when it's red, so basically this is what you have to do to defeat it:


 * 1) Wait till Gohma is on the ground and starts heading towards you.
 * 2) Once Gohma's eye is red shoot it with your Slingshot or use a Deku Nut to stun Gohma.
 * 3) Run up to Gohma and start slashing it's eye while it's on the ground and stunned. Keep slashing it as many times as you can.
 * 4) Gohma will now run off and start climbing up the wall. Keep an eye on Gohma and when it's eye turns red again quickly shoot it with your Slingshot. If you don't hit it when it's eye is red Gohma will drop down eggs and they will hatch into tiny little spiders so you will have to kill them.
 * 5) If Gohma drops eggs, just wait for Gohma to start heading towards you again and get it in the eye with the Slingshot or Deku Nut and start slashing again.

Ones you killed Gohma grab the heart and use the beam of light to get out of the dungeon. Head to the exit on the east side of the forest.

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