Deku Baba

A Deku Baba, as it appears in Mario Kart 8

First appearance

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998, The Legend of Zelda series)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, sticker cameo, Super Mario-related media)

Latest appearance

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (2021, The Legend of Zelda series)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, Super Mario-related media)

Relatives
Manhandla

Comparable
Piranha Plant

Deku Babas are carnivorous plant enemies from The Legend of Zelda series that first appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Deku Babas have made a few Super Mario-related appearances, making a cameo in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a sticker and later appearing as an obstacle in Mario Kart 8's The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8 downloadable pack and the base game of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Deku Babas are a Venus flytrap-like species, like Piranha Plants, although Shigeru Miyamoto has once mentioned that Deku Babas were designed by crossing a dog with the Super Mario 64 enemy clam;^[1] their original behavior of lunging while being restrained by their stem is highly similar to Chain Chomps, also inspired by dogs, while their original model's head shape resembles a more cylindrical, front-tapering version of the clam's model.

In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, two Deku Babas appear as enemies in a section of Hyrule Circuit, after the exit of Hyrule Castle near the end of the course. They are designed after their appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and they behave the same as Piranha Plants do in GCN Yoshi Circuit. If a racer drives near a Deku Baba, it lunges at them, attempting to bite them, knocking them over should they be hit. The Deku Babas periodically switch between four different positions.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickerEdit

Name	Image	Artwork from	Effect in The Subspace Emissary
Deku Baba		Zelda: Ocarina of Time	[Arm, Leg] - Attack +4

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Baba Mojo^[2]	Baba Deku "Mojo" is the French name for "Deku" due to the latter being possibly mispronounced as "de cul" (meaning "of the ass").^[3]
Italian	Deku Baba Deku baba (Majora's Maks 3D and Skysward Sword)	-

ReferencesEdit

^ IGN Staff (December 2, 1997). The Z-Files. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl sticker
^ Ocarina of Time Ft. Seth Everman - Did You Know Gaming? (The Legend of Zelda) - DidYouKnowGaming

External linksEdit

Deku Baba coverage on other NIWA wikis:

Zelda Wiki

Crossover characters
Nintendo series	Animal Crossing	Isabelle • Mr. Resetti • Snowboy • Villager
	Game & Watch	Mr. Game & Watch • Octopus • Stanley
	Kirby	Kirby • Whispy Woods
	The Legend of Zelda	Deku Baba • Keese • Link
	Other	Balloon Fighter • Bubbles • Cicada • Fox • Inkling • Mad Scienstein • Mii • Pikmin • R.O.B.
Third-party series	Banjo-Kazooie	Banjo • Bottles • Kazooie • Tiptup
	Bomberman	Bomberman • Cup King • Gururin Knight • Mad-Bomber • Madbomber • P-Flower • Pukupuku • T-Bear • Thunder Cloud • Top Man
	Dragon Quest	Alena • Angelo • Bianca • Carver • Dragonlord • Jessica • Kiryl • Mimic • Patty • Princessa • Slime • Stella • Yangus
	Final Fantasy	Behemoth • Behemoth King • Black Mage • Bomb • Cactuar • Malboro • Moogle • Ninja • White Mage
	Mega Man	Dr. Light • Dr. Wily • Mega Man
	PAC-MAN	Blinky • Ms. Pac-Man • Pac-Man
	Sonic the Hedgehog	Amy • Animals • Big • Blaze • Chao • Chaos • Charmy • Cheese • Cream • Dr. Eggman • Egg Flapper • Egg Hammer • Egg Pawn • Eggman Nega • Eggrobo • Espio • Froggy • Gola • Jet • Kiki • Knuckles • Metal Sonic • Omega • Omochao • Orbot & Cubot • Rouge • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Spinner • Sticks • Tails • Vector • Wave • Zavok • Zazz
	Street Fighter	Blanka • Chun-Li • Dhalsim • Zangief
	Rayman	Rabbid • Rayman
	Other	Chuckie • Conker • Don-chan • Erik, Baleog and Olaf • Inspector Gadget • Joe and Mac • Kid Klown • King Kong • Mametchi • Plok • Tamadra
The above characters and species pertain to other media franchises, but make at least one appearance within the Super Mario franchise that is playable, interactable, or plot-relevant.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Drivers
Featherweight			Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry Bones
Light			Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Green^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry • Wendy • Cat Peach^a • Villager (Female)^a • Isabelle^a • Bowser Jr. • Inkling Girl • Diddy Kong^c
Medium			Peach • Daisy • Yoshi (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Red^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy • Ludwig • Tanooki Mario^a • Villager (Male)^a • Inkling Boy • Birdo^c (Light-blue ^c · Black ^c · Red ^c · Yellow ^c · White ^c · Blue ^c · Green ^c · Orange ^c) • Kamek^c • Peachette^c
Cruiser			Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Link^a • King Boo • Wiggler^c • Pauline^c
Heavy			Metal Mario (Gold) • Pink Gold Peach • Bowser • Wario • Morton • Dry Bowser^a • Petey Piranha^c • Funky Kong^c
Any			Mii
Vehicle parts
Bodies		Karts	Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLA^a • W 25 Silver Arrow^a • 300 SL Roadster^a • Blue Falcon^a • Tanooki Kart^a • B Dasher^a • Streetle^a • P-Wing^a • Koopa Clown
		Standard bikes	Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Tripper^a • Master Cycle Zero^b
		Sport bikes	Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cycle^a
		ATVs	Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattler^a • Splat Buggy • Inkstriker
Tires			Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tires^a • Triforce Tires^a • Leaf Tires^a • Ancient Tires^b
Gliders			Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite^a • Paper Glider^a • Paraglider^b
Courses
New courses		Mushroom Cup	Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
		Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
		Star Cup	Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
		Special Cup	Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Classic courses		Shell Cup	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
		Banana Cup	GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
		Leaf Cup	DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
		Lightning Cup	DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
DLC courses^a		Egg Cup	GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
		Triforce Cup	Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
		Crossing Cup	GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
		Bell Cup	3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Booster courses^c		Golden Dash Cup	Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
		Lucky Cat Cup	Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
		Turnip Cup	Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
		Propeller Cup	Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
		Rock Cup	Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
		Moon Cup	Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
		Fruit Cup	Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
		Boomerang Cup	Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
		Feather Cup	Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
		Cherry Cup	Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
		Acorn Cup	Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
		Spiny Cup	Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses		Wii U	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor
Battle courses		Switch	3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony
Other
Items			Banana • Blooper • Boo • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • Feather • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Course objects			Antigravity Panel • Arrow field^c • Barrel • Bath Bomb^c • Bell^a • Board • Bob-omb Car^c • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • Bumper^c • Cannon • Car • Cash • Ceiling Needle^c • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain Pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Flipper^c • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring^c • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipe^c • Icicle^c • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile^a • Master Sword^a • Mecha Piranha Plant^c • Metal ball^c • Millstone • Mine Cart^a • Mushroom Platform^c • Mushroom Trampoline^c • Oil slick • Pit^a • Ring • Rupee^a • Snowboy^a • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Submarine • Table^c • Tire • Traffic cone • Train^a • Truck • Volcanic debris • Water Geyser^c • Winged Cloud^c
Enemies and species			Big Wiggler^c • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • Bulber^c • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy^c • Deku Baba^a • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy Guy^c • Fire Piranha Plant^c • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • Fuzzy^c • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goonie^c • Hammer Knight • Huffin Puffin^c • Incoming Chomp^c • Innertube Goomba^c • Jellybeam • Keese^a • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad^a • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti^a • Nep-Enut^c • Noki • Penguin^c • Petal Guy^c • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Ptooie^c • Raving Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench^c • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Small bird • Snowboarding Shy Guy^c • Stilt Guy^c • Super Thwomp^a • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Toad • Unagi • Whomp^c • Yoshi
Techniques			Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings			Amsterdam^c • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) ^c • Bangkok^c • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) ^c • Bowser's Castle • DK's Tree House • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) ^c • Luigi's Mansion • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) ^c • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) ^c • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) ^c • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) ^c • Peach's Castle • Sydney^c • Tokyo^c • Vancouver^c
Official tournaments	Mario Kart 8		Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	North America	NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
		Australia and New Zealand	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix
		China	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Team Championship
		Europe	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
		Hong Kong	Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
		Japan	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
		Spain	TorneoMK8D
		UK and Ireland	Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup
Miscellaneous			Andrew Trego • Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8^a • "Blue Shell Blues" • Cheese^a • Daisy Cruiser^a • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish line • From the Pit • Ghost • Gravity • Heart^c • Highlight Reel • Hyrule Castle^a • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8^a • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass^c • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8^a • Miiverse • Poochy^c • Pre-release and unused content • Shoe^c • Soundtrack • Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Booster Course Pass) • Stamp (list) • Update history
Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 ^a Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^c Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass
Related Play Nintendo activities: Take a spin in one of these beauties! • Racing through this poll • One cup, four tracks… • Leaf it to me • Gaming gardens trivia quiz • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-Up

Deku Baba

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