[[File:File:OoT Deku Stick Artwork.png.png|20x20px]] [[|]] Deku Sticks are items in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.
Location and Uses
Deku Sticks are most commonly acquired by harvesting the stalks of Deku Babas, but are said by shop owners to be long branches gathered from the Great Deku Tree.[1][2] Business Scrubs will sell Link a Deku Stick for 15 Rupees, 5 more than a shop.[3] Though most commonly used as a makeshift torch to solve puzzles, Deku Sticks can also be used as weapons. They are to a child what the Giant's Knife is to an adult, however, seeing as how they break after just one swing.[4] Deku Sticks deal twice as much damage as the Kokiri Sword. However, their strength was halved in Ocarina of Time 3D.
To prevent burning out a Deku Stick, Link can quickly put it away or swing his sword, thus preserving the Deku Stick.[5]
If Link can manage to have a butterfly land on the tip of a Deku Stick, it will transform into either a Fairy or a Bomb.[6] However, this is very impractical and difficult to achieve.
Upgrades
In Ocarina of Time, it is possible for Link to increase the maximum number of Deku Sticks he can hold in his inventory. The first upgrade raises the amount from 10 to 20 and the second to 30. Both these upgrades are only obtainable as a child, as Adult Link cannot equip the Deku Stick. If Link enters the Forest Stage while wearing the Skull Mask, the Deku Scrubs will reward him by both refilling his supply of Deku Sticks and raising their capacity to 20.[7][8] The second is bought for 40 Rupees from a Business Scrub in the same area as the bridge between Hyrule Field and Kokiri Forest.[9][10]
Non-Canon Appearances
Hyrule Warriors
In Hyrule Warriors, the Deku Spear used by Lana is similar to and inspired by the Deku Stick from Ocarina of Time. It is able to transform into the Deku Leaf and Deku Shield, and can summon the Great Deku Tree and sprouts. It is also of the Water element, and can conjure splashes of water and icicle spikes.
Etymology
Its Japanese name, Template:Japanese, derives from the Japanese idiom, Template:Japanese. Both phrases have the same pronunciation but with different spelling and meaning. 木偶の坊 means "the wooden puppet," which is a metaphor for an incompetent person.
Trivia
- In Majora's Mask, Zubora derogatorily calls Gabora a "Deku Stick" when he suggests melting the ice of their hearth with Hot Spring Water.[11] This is likely a reference to the item's Japanese name pun.
Gallery
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Deku Stick from Ocarina of Time
- HW Lana Deku Spear.png
Lana wielding the Deku Spear from Hyrule Warriors
See Also
- Boko Stick
References
- ↑ "Deku Baba-Hit it when it lunges at you, and it will stand upright. Cut it quickly to get a Deku Stick!" — Navi (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "A long branch gathered from the Great Deku Tree. You can use it as a weapon, but it will break." — Kokiri Shop Owner (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "All right! You win! In return, I will sell you Deku Sticks! 1 piece, 15 Rupees they are!" — Business Scrub (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "This long stick can even be used as a weapon. It's our best-seller." — Man from Trading Post (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "I know a trick to conserve sticks! If you light a stick on fire, it will burn to ashes. Press (A) to put it away before it completely burns!" — Goron (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "They say that if you get close to a butterfly while holding a Deku Stick in your hands, something good will happen." — Gossip Stone (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "All of the young Deku Scrub brothers agree...you look exactly like our sacred forest totem! As an offering from us, please accept these Deku Sticks. We will also enhance your carrying skills! Abracadabra! Alakazaaaam!" — Big Deku Scrub (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Now you can pick up many Deku Sticks! You can carry up to 20 of them!" — N/A (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "I surrender! To make your quest easier, I can enable you to pick up more Deku Sticks! But, it'll cost you 40 Rupees!" — Business Scrub (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "You can now pick up even more Deku Sticks! You can carry up to 30 of them!" — N/A (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Eh? What's that? You say if we had hot water, we could melt the ice off the hearth? Don't act like you know what you're talking about, you Deku Stick!" — Zubora (Majora's Mask)
 Names in Other Regions 
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| Language | Name | Meaning | |
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Japanese | Template:Japanese | Deku Stick |
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French | Bâton Mojo | Deku Stick |
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German | Deku-Stab | Deku Stick |
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SpanishLA | Palo deku Template:ExpGame | |