Deku Royal Family
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| The Deku Royal Family | |
|---|---|
 From left to right: Deku Butler, Deku Princess, Deku King, two Deku Servants | |
| First appearance | Majora's Mask (2000) |
| Founded in | Southern Swamp, Termina |
| Goals | Rule and protect the people of the Southern Swamp |
| Leader | Deku King |
| Members | Deku Butler Deku Butler's Son Deku Princess |
| Allies | Imprisoned Monkey Link |
| Enemies | Odolwa Majora |
The Deku Royal Family is a group from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. It consists of Dekus that are the members of the traditional monarchy that rule the Southern Swamp region of Termina.
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[edit] Family Members
[edit] Deku King
The Deku King is the rash, over-reactive, and overprotective monarch of the Southern Swamp. When his daughter - the Deku Princess - went missing, the Deku King captured an innocent monkey who had associated with his daughter, and imprisons and tortures him. After Link rescues the Deku Princess from Woodfall Temple, the King realizes his mistake and releases the monkey. In the manga, instead of accusing the monkey, he rounded up random creatures such as Wolfos and Snappers, blaming them for the missing princess.
The Deku King has a giant crown of Deku Leaves and a large, dried-up Deku Nut for a scepter.
[edit] Deku Princess
The Deku Princess is the heir to the Deku throne. Upon seeing the swamp filling with poison water she headed to Woodfall Temple with her friend, the monkey. However, she was captured by Odolwa and locked in a chamber near the entrance of the temple. Link defeats Odolwa and rescues her, returning her to the Deku Palace by storing her temporarily in an Empty Bottle. In the manga, she appears to have a crush on Link in his Deku form.
[edit] Aides
[edit] Deku Butler
Upon the request of the Deku King, the Deku Butler rewards Link for saving the Deku Princess by leading him through the Deku Shrine to the Mask of Scents. During the end credits, an extra segment showing the Deku Butler mourning at a small twisted tree is shown if Link acquires this mask.
[edit] Deku Butler's Son
There is evidence to suggest that the Deku Butler's Son was killed by the Skull Kid prior to the events of the game, and that his soul is within Link's Deku Mask.
- After leading Link to the Mask of Scents, the Deku Butler apologizes to Link for traveling so fast, stating that Link reminds him of his son, whom he used to race through the Deku Shrine.
- During the extended end credits, the Deku Butler is seen mourning near the twisted tree at the start of the game.
- When Z-targeting the twisted tree at the start of the game, Tatl notes that the tree looks a bit like Deku Link.
- The other two main transformational masks - the Goron Mask and the Zora Mask - contain the souls of the deceased Darmani and Mikau respectively, suggesting that the Deku Mask does indeed contain a soul. Also, the "Song of Healing" is required to create each of the masks.
[edit] The Fate of the Deku Royal Family
The owl, Kaepora Gaebora, who Link encounters along the Woodfall Shortcut, speaks of horror and terror destined to befall the Dekus, and says that the Deku were doomed to begin with. He also mentions that this was so ever since their deity (much like how the Zora have Jabu-Jabu) went missing. The only hints towards who their deity could be is the manga for Majora's Mask, which states that Odolwa is their deity. It may also be the Giant of Woodfall, given Tael's speech at the scene before traveling to the Moon. Although the manga usually twists the stories, it is possible that this is correct, and that Majora created a clone of the god.
[edit] Theory
Theory warning: This section contains theoretical information based on the viewpoints or research of one or several other users. It has not been officially verified by Nintendo and its factual accuracy is disputed.
The Deku Kingdom seems to be based on the Soviet Union. The architecture and music of the Deku Palace is similar in style to the Russian style of architecture and Slavic folk music respectively, and the Deku's ignorance, distrust, and hatred of outsiders mirrors the "Iron Curtain" technique utilized by the USSR, which involved "locking out" foreigners and disallowing any negative media to leave the country. Also, the Deku King's personality and appearance (particularly his mustache) bear resemblance to Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, while the Deku Princess bears slight resemblance to Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva.
Theory warning: Theories end here.
