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[[File:Oracle Of Ages - Maku Tree.png|thumb|right|The Maku Tree]]
[[File:Oracle Of Ages - Maku Tree.png|thumb|right|The Maku Tree]]
After witnessing [[Nayru (Oracle)|Nayru]]'s capture by the hands of the evil [[Veran]], the Sorceress of Shadows, [[Impa]] sends Link to see the Maku Tree to seek for help.<ref name="Lynna Village"/> Almost as soon as Link meets the tree, Veran's actions 400 years in the past take effect, making the Maku Tree vanish in Link's present.<ref>{{Cite|I feel so weird. I'm vanishing! Something must be happening to me in the past! Help!|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref> By travelling to the past, Link discovers that a small group of Veran's forces attacked the Maku Tree, but the Hero of Time is able to save the Maku Tree (then only the Maku Sprout) from death. The Maku Tree admires Link's brave rescue, repeating that she will repay him "when she grows up".<ref>{{Cite|Thank you for rescuing me! I will never, ever forget it! And I promise I'll repay you when I grow up!|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref> Just before Link returns to his present, the Maku Tree blurts out that she wishes to be his bride.<ref>{{Cite|Dear! ...Umm... ...ahh... When I grow up, I'm going to be your bride! Ahh! I said it!|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref>
After witnessing [[Nayru (Oracle)|Nayru]]'s capture by the hands of the evil [[Veran]], the Sorceress of Shadows, [[Impa]] sends Link to see the Maku Tree to seek for help.<ref name="Lynna Village"/> Almost as soon as Link meets the tree, Veran's actions 400 years in the past take effect, making the Maku Tree vanish in Link's present.<ref>{{Cite|I feel so weird. I'm vanishing! Something must be happening to me in the past! Help!|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref> By travelling to the past, Link discovers that a small group of Veran's forces attacked the Maku Tree, but our hero is able to save the Maku Tree (then only the Maku Sprout) from death. The Maku Tree admires Link's brave rescue, repeating that she will repay him "when she grows up".<ref>{{Cite|Thank you for rescuing me! I will never, ever forget it! And I promise I'll repay you when I grow up!|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref> Just before Link returns to his present, the Maku Tree blurts out that she wishes to be his bride.<ref>{{Cite|Dear! ...Umm... ...ahh... When I grow up, I'm going to be your bride! Ahh! I said it!|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref>


Upon returning to his present, Link finds the Maku Tree has lost most of her memory due to the disruption of the flow of time.<ref name="memory"/> Despite this, she is still able to remember Link's rescue centuries ago. However, she seems to have confused the vow she made to marry Link as being Link's own words.<ref>{{Cite|Why are you here now? I've been waiting so long for you. Don't you remember? Hundreds of years ago? Link, you promised! "When I grow up, I'll marry you!" That's what you said, Link. Four hundred years I waited.|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref> The Maku Tree is dismayed upon realizing that Link has not come back for her love.<ref>{{Cite|I knew you wouldn't forget about me. Our hearts are bound across time by a thread of... What? That's not why you're here? Why won't you listen to me? Fine! You want to talk about Veran, right?|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref> Fortunately, she is able to focus on the task at hand, telling Link that in order to defeat Veran, Link must help restore the Maku Tree's memory by collecting the eight [[Essences of Time]] scattered across [[Labrynna]].<ref name="Essences of Time"/>
Upon returning to his present, Link finds the Maku Tree has lost most of her memory due to the disruption of the flow of time.<ref name="memory"/> Despite this, she is still able to remember Link's rescue centuries ago. However, she seems to have confused the vow she made to marry Link as being Link's own words.<ref>{{Cite|Why are you here now? I've been waiting so long for you. Don't you remember? Hundreds of years ago? Link, you promised! "When I grow up, I'll marry you!" That's what you said, Link. Four hundred years I waited.|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref> The Maku Tree is dismayed upon realizing that Link has not come back for her love.<ref>{{Cite|I knew you wouldn't forget about me. Our hearts are bound across time by a thread of... What? That's not why you're here? Why won't you listen to me? Fine! You want to talk about Veran, right?|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref> Fortunately, she is able to focus on the task at hand, telling Link that in order to defeat Veran, Link must help restore the Maku Tree's memory by collecting the eight [[Essences of Time]] scattered across [[Labrynna]].<ref name="Essences of Time"/>

Revision as of 02:39, 10 May 2017

Template:Character The Maku Tree is an important character in the plots of Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons and is the guardian entity of the respective lands of Labrynna and Holodrum. Although the Maku Tree plays an identical roles in both games, various differences in character can be observed in its two appearances. This is mainly because the Maku Tree is female in Oracle of Ages and male in Oracle of Seasons.

Common Attributes

File:Hall of Secrets.png
The Hall of Secrets located within the hollow section of the Maku Tree

Although different in terms of personality, the Maku Tree's role in the plot in Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons is nearly identical. Guardian entity of the lands of Labrynna and Holodrum, the Maku Tree is one of the first characters Link meets in the game. Link, who seeks out the Maku Tree for advice when first arriving in Labrynna or Holodrum, finds the Maku Tree in a weakened state due the havoc wreaked by Veran or Onox.[1][2] In order to defeat the villain, Link must restore the Maku Tree's power by gathering the eight Essences (Essences of Time for Ages, Essences of Nature for Seasons) scattered across the land.[3][4] Throughout Link's quest, the Maku Tree offers Link helpful advice and information via telepathy; after each dungeon, he/she will point Link in the direction of the next essence. In both games, the Maku Tree is unable to sense the last essence and has Link find it on his own. By selecting the Maku Tree's square on the overworld map, Link can hear at any time the last words the Maku Tree said to him.

With each Essence, the Maku Tree will grow, at which point Link will even be able to enter the hollow of the Maku Tree, where the Hall of Secrets is located. Eventually, Link will be able to climb up into the higher boughs of the Maku Tree, eventually reaching its very top. In these boughs, Link will find useful things such as Gasha Seeds and Fairies, and even a Great Fairy. Once the eight essences have been gathered, the Maku Tree regains his/her powers and is able to produce a Huge Maku Seed, an item capable of dispelling the barrier surrounding the antagonist's lair.[5]

In a Linked Game, where the extended plot has Twinrova about to sacrifice Princess Zelda to resurrect Ganon, the Oracles, once both have been freed, create a portal next to the Maku Tree allowing Link to access the Room of Rites. After the battle with Ganon, the Maku Tree is able to rescue Link and Zelda by teleporting them out of the crumbling Room of Rites just as it collapses.

When Link goes to meet the Maku Tree for the first time, he will find the way to the Maku Tree's grove barred by a closed gate. In Oracle of Ages, Link must use a detour through Maku Road to reach the tree. In Oracle of Seasons, the gate can only be opened by "one show shows courage".[6] This is done by obtaining the Wooden Sword from the Hero's Cave and holding it up before the gate.

Maku Tree (Female)

Characteristics

File:MakuTreeSprout.png
The Maku Sprout

The female Maku Tree seen in Oracle of Ages is bright and cheery. She is distinguished from her male counterpart by her rosy cheeks, the flower in her foliage (which bears the resemblance of a head of hair), and her generally womanly features and expressions. In the age of the past, the Maku Tree is a mere sapling. Due to certain events in the game, the Maku Tree becomes emotionally attached to Link to the point of proposing marriage. Her proposal remains unanswered throughout the game, much to her dismay.

Biography

File:Maku Sprout.png
Maku Sprout
The Maku Tree

After witnessing Nayru's capture by the hands of the evil Veran, the Sorceress of Shadows, Impa sends Link to see the Maku Tree to seek for help.[7] Almost as soon as Link meets the tree, Veran's actions 400 years in the past take effect, making the Maku Tree vanish in Link's present.[8] By travelling to the past, Link discovers that a small group of Veran's forces attacked the Maku Tree, but our hero is able to save the Maku Tree (then only the Maku Sprout) from death. The Maku Tree admires Link's brave rescue, repeating that she will repay him "when she grows up".[9] Just before Link returns to his present, the Maku Tree blurts out that she wishes to be his bride.[10]

Upon returning to his present, Link finds the Maku Tree has lost most of her memory due to the disruption of the flow of time.[2] Despite this, she is still able to remember Link's rescue centuries ago. However, she seems to have confused the vow she made to marry Link as being Link's own words.[11] The Maku Tree is dismayed upon realizing that Link has not come back for her love.[12] Fortunately, she is able to focus on the task at hand, telling Link that in order to defeat Veran, Link must help restore the Maku Tree's memory by collecting the eight Essences of Time scattered across Labrynna.[4]

The Maku Tree then directs Link to the Yoll Graveyard, the location of the first Essence of Time, giving him the Seed Satchel and Ember Seeds needed to access it.[13] The Maku Tree will then go on to point Link in the direction of the next essence after every dungeon, except for the final essence, the Falling Star, which she cannot sense. She also informs Link when Queen Ambi left her palace, allowing him to rescue Nayru from Veran's clutches.[14]

After Link gathers all the Essences and restores the Maku Tree's memory, she gives Link a Huge Maku Seed, which allows him to penetrate the evil forces surrounding the Black Tower.[15]

Maku Tree (Male)

Characteristics

The Maku Tree in slumber

In opposition to his female counterpart, the male Maku Tree of Oracle of Seasons appears to be more mature nature, much like the Deku Tree. The Maku Tree is robbed of his strength by the destruction caused to the seasons of Holodrum. Constantly sleepy, he must be woken by popping his trademark nose bubble with the swing of a Sword, should Link wish to speak to him. Doing so jolts the Maku Tree into waking, although he will fall back into slumber as soon as the conversation is over. One would be led to believe that the reason for the male Maku Tree's lack of energy and constant need for slumber is the absence of the Essences of Nature. However, even once all the essences are gathered and Onox is defeated, the Maku Tree still sleeps indefinitely.[16]

Biography

After regaining consciousness following the events of Din's capture by the hands of Onox, the General of Darkness, Link finds Impa standing over him. Impa sends Link to the Maku Tree to seek help.[17] The Maku Tree, who had slept through the events of Din's capture and the subsequent destruction of the Temple of Seasons, finds his body withered and his might drained by the chaos wreaked upon the four seasons, which has robbed the land of the very essence of nature.[18][1] In order to restore his might to help defeat Onox, the Maku Tree sends Link to gather the eight Essences of Nature scattered across Holodrum.[3]

The withered Maku Tree at the beginning of the game
The withered Maku Tree at the beginning of the game
The Maku Tree during the rest of the game
The Maku Tree during the rest of the game

The Maku Tree sends link in the direction of Gnarled Root Dungeon, the location of the first essence.[19] After each dungeon, the Maku Tree guides Link in the direction of the next essence, with the exception of the final essence, the Changing Seasons. This may be because the dungeon in which it is located (Sword & Shield Maze) is not actually in Holodrum, but in Subrosia.[20] The Maku Tree also helps Link discover the Temple of Seasons, where the Rod of Seasons is located.[21]

Once all eight Essences of Nature have been gathered, the Maku Tree regains his former strength. He then provides Link with the Huge Maku Seed, which allows the young hero to confront Onox and save Din.[5]

Trivia

  • The Maku Tree and the important seed it produces are referred to in the Japanese titles of both Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons, which translate as "The Legend of Zelda: Nut of the Mysterious Tree: Chapter of Space-Time/Earth".
  • In the French translation, the name Maku was changed to Bojo. That is because "Maku" sounds too similar to a vulgar expression for one's bottom.[citation needed]

Etymology

TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite.png
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese マカの木 (Maka no Ki) Maka Tree
France FrenchEU Arbre Bojo Bojo Tree
Germany German Maku-Baum Maku Tree
Italy Italian Albero Maku Maku Tree
Spain SpanishEU Árbol Maku Maku Tree

Gallery

  • The upper reaches of the Maku Tree in Oracle of Ages

    The upper reaches of the Maku Tree in Oracle of Ages

  • Atop the Maku Tree in Oracle of Ages

    Atop the Maku Tree in Oracle of Ages

  • The upper reaches of the Maku Tree in Oracle of Seasons once it has grown to its full height

    The upper reaches of the Maku Tree in Oracle of Seasons once it has grown to its full height

  • The Maku Tree frowning worriedly when Zelda kisses Link after defeating Ganon in a Linked Game

    The Maku Tree frowning worriedly when Zelda kisses Link after defeating Ganon in a Linked Game

  • The Maku Tree rejoicing with Link, Princess Zelda, Din, Impa and Nayru after defeating Ganon in a Linked Game

    The Maku Tree rejoicing with Link, Princess Zelda, Din, Impa and Nayru after defeating Ganon in a Linked Game

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "What's to be done, Link? With the seasons in chaos, the land is robbed of the very essence of nature, draining all of my might!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Seasons)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "With the flow of time disrupted, my memory is fading... What will we do? I'm at a loss..." — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "You'll need the eight Essences of Nature that lie sleeping in Holodrum. Gathering all eight is the only option." — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "I don't recall, but I think you need the eight Essences of Time hidden in Labrynna to beat Veran! The essences hold the power to see the truth, and they hold my memory!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Link! You've finally gathered all eight Essences of Nature. You've become a true hero who understands the Essences of Nature. You are hope for all that live! Take this seed! Link! Surely now you can defeat Onox, the General of Darkness, and free Din, Oracle of Seasons!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Seasons)
  6. ↑ "Maku Tree Gate: Show courage to gain passage!" — [[Sign]] (Oracle of Seasons)
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Lynna Village
  8. ↑ "I feel so weird. I'm vanishing! Something must be happening to me in the past! Help!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  9. ↑ "Thank you for rescuing me! I will never, ever forget it! And I promise I'll repay you when I grow up!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  10. ↑ "Dear! ...Umm... ...ahh... When I grow up, I'm going to be your bride! Ahh! I said it!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  11. ↑ "Why are you here now? I've been waiting so long for you. Don't you remember? Hundreds of years ago? Link, you promised! "When I grow up, I'll marry you!" That's what you said, Link. Four hundred years I waited." — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  12. ↑ "I knew you wouldn't forget about me. Our hearts are bound across time by a thread of... What? That's not why you're here? Why won't you listen to me? Fine! You want to talk about Veran, right?" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  13. ↑ "First, I want you to go to Yoll Graveyard in the east. I hear the first essence there. I can't do much, but take this." — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  14. ↑ "Link! I have great news!!! Queen Ambi has just left the palace! Now is your chance! This may be your only opportunity to save Nayru!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  15. ↑ "Link! You've collected all eight Essences of Time and know their power! Thanks to you, time flows true in me again, and I remember all I had forgotten! I'm the guardian of Nayru, Oracle of Ages, and my Maku Seed can be used only by a hero who knows the powers of the Essences of Time. The hero who knows the Essences of Time sees unwavering truth across time and space. If you can do this, Link you can stop Veran! Take this!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  16. ↑ "Hwaah... Say, Link! As peace returns to Holodrum, so I return to peaceful rest!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Seasons)
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Horon Village
  18. ↑ "Hwaaa...... Wh-who's that? Did you wake me? Who are you? Hmm... What?!? Din was taken while I slept? There's no sign of the Temple of Seasons?!? This is awful!!! Guarding the oracle is my duty... Alas, how I've withered!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Seasons)
  19. ↑ "Go to the Giant root near the lake up north! The first essence should be there, but I'd expect some resistance." — Maku Tree (Oracle of Seasons)
  20. ↑ "Now for the last Essence of Nature! But this time, I saw no dreams... So I rely on you, Link. It is somewhere in Holodrum. Good luck!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Seasons)
  21. ↑ "I saw the Temple of Seasons in a strange land I do not know. There I saw a precious item that will aid you, Link." — Maku Tree (Oracle of Seasons)

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