Unveiling the Legend: Crafting the Great Deku Tree with Lego and Nintendo

It’s a strange coupling of art and the physical world of play that, in a collaboration between Lego and Nintendo, has produced the first Legend of Zelda set. The Great Deku Tree from The Legend of Zelda collected in 2,500 pieces.

The Legend Blossoms: A Dual-World Creation

The Spark of Imagination: Blending Two Worlds

At the center of this crossover is the 2-in-1 of the Great Deku Tree, which celebrates both Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild using assets pulled from across the entire Zelda timeline.

Legends in Miniature: Bringing Characters to Life

This complete set isn’t just a toy that you can throw together, it’s a gateway into the Zelda legend itself. This set comes with cleverly designed miniatures of Link, Princess Zelda and other classic characters. The green tunic-wearing youthful Link and the blue-dressed Princess Zelda are just two examples of how much care was taken in bringing the legend to life at a bird’s-eye-view. Even Hestu the Korok is here.

The Legend Reimagined: A Tale of Two Seasons

Legend of Spring: The Breath of the Wild

Breath of the Wild fans will recognise this colourfully blossoming version of the Great Deku Tree. The inclusion of the Master Sword pedestal, as well as the ability to give the tree animatable facial expressions, is a step up from the original building experience, letting fans play with the legend.

Legend of Summer: Ocarina of Time

On the other hand, as a fan of ‘Ocarina of Time’, I could choose to build the Great Deku Tree that is coated in summer leaves, a model that celebrates the story of the original game with many of its core features (including Link’s House, a returning nostalgic landmark).

Crafting the Legend: The Building Experience

Regardless of the storyline you choose, these builders get to write their own legend. They build the pedestal of the Master Sword and Link’s House, in miniature scale. Fairy Navi joins the LEGO collection with this set. The figure of Deku Babas, which belongs to the Great Deku Tree, adds something to build. Also featured are the Deku Sprout, the Skulltula and Navi the Fairy.

A Legend's Endorsement: Eiji Aonuma's Vision

The excitement of Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma is audible. He describes his hopes of how Zelda might blend into the Lego world as a desire to enable fans of all ages to engage in creative play. That he chose the tree from the game as the first Zelda theme to be designed for Lego seems to say volumes about what the Deku Tree means in the world of the franchise.

Building Beyond: The Future of Zelda and Lego Collaborations

It’s a neat little step in the Legend of Zelda storyline, a material artefact – something you can build, display and take ownership of. And, as you put the 260th Lego brick in place to complete the Triforce, you can’t help but think about what might come next for Nintendo and Lego. What other magical components of the Nintendo canon might next make the leap from the screen to the Lego board? What other legendary gamesmiths’ creations – be they wizards, warriors, astronauts or anime characters – will evermore exist, in our Lego conscious reality?

About Legend

In every element of the set, every mini-figure, and every constructible element, the legend lives on. The Legend of Zelda is more than a series of video games… the Legend of Zelda is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imaginations of millions of people throughout the world. The Lego set merges the worlds of tangible play and digital experience by encapsulating the enduring appeal of the Legend of Zelda within one set, inviting both the young and old to explore the Legend of Zelda’s lore, construct the iconic characters and scenery, and in doing so, become a part of the legend. With every single Lego brick placed, the legend grows, inviting builders to not only observe but to create the story.