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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Deku Baba in MK8.png|200px]]<br>A Deku Baba, as it appears in ''Mario Kart 8''
|first_appearance=''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]], ''The Legend of Zelda'' series)<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]], [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] cameo, ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-related media)
|latest_appearance=''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]], ''The Legend of Zelda'' series)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]], ''Mario''-related media)
|relatives=[[Manhandla]]
|comparable=[[Piranha Plant]]
}}
'''Deku Babas''' are carnivorous plant enemies from [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]] that first appeared in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''. Deku Babas have made a few ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-related appearances, making a cameo in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|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 {{wp|Venus flytrap}}-like species, like [[Piranha Plant]]s, although [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] has once mentioned that Deku Babas were designed by crossing a dog with the ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' enemy [[clam]].<ref>IGN Staff (December 2, 1997). [https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/12/03/the-z-files-2 The Z-Files]. Retrieved April 23, 2022.</ref>

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 [[zeldawiki:Hyrule Castle|Hyrule Castle]] near the end of the course. They are designed after their appearance in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'', and they behave the same as Piranha Plants do in {{classic-link|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.
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|''Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ita=Baba Deku
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==References==
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==External links==
{{NIWA|ZeldaWiki=1}}
*[https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Deku_Baba Deku Baba on Zelda Dungeon Wiki]
*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/Deku_Baba Deku Baba on Triforce Wiki]
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[[Category:Carnivorous plants]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 species]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda series]]