{"id":105758,"date":"2020-10-28T02:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T02:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/nintendo-legend-zelda-ganondorf-facts\/"},"modified":"2020-10-28T02:00:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T02:00:42","slug":"the-legend-of-zelda-10-things-about-ganondorf-that-no-one-understands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/10\/28\/the-legend-of-zelda-10-things-about-ganondorf-that-no-one-understands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend Of Zelda: 10 Things About Ganondorf That No One Understands"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the reincarnation of Demise and the humanoid form of Ganon, Ganondorf\u00a0tends to play a pivotal in the majority of\u00a0The Legend of\u00a0<\/em>Zelda<\/em><\/a> games\u00a0close to\u00a0the timeline split, though he has\u00a0been also mentioned in name many times in later titles, including\u00a0Breath of the Wild<\/em><\/a>. This monster of a man is not only responsible for one of the darkest moments in Hyrule’s history<\/a>, but for also splitting the Triforce\u00a0on many occasions.<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0Breath Of The Wild: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Calamity Ganon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Since\u00a0Zelda’s<\/em> timeline isn’t always linear, and with many pieces of information seemingly conflicting with one another between timelines, it’s hard to nail down certain aspects of Ganondorf’s character. His Ganon form is also seen far more often and the games tend to provide more information on this side of him.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>He’s Strong Even Without The Triforce Of Power<\/h2>\n
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Even before he stole the Triforce of Power<\/a> in\u00a0Ocarina of Time<\/em><\/a>, Ganondorf was a very powerful individual. Aside from his immense size and strength, he was also a gifted and powerful sorcerer before obtaining divine power. This was most likely the result of being raised by the Gerudo’s two most powerful witches, Koume and Kotake<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ganondorf’s\u00a0political position as the undisputed ruler of an entire race should also not go overlooked. Despite their state’s small size compared to Hyrule’s capital, the Gerudo have proven to be a more hardy and resilient race compared to others.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>The Reason He’s So Big<\/h2>\n
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Even when compared to the other adults in Ocarina of Time<\/em> and\u00a0Twilight Princess<\/em><\/a>, Ganondorf is absolutely enormous. Some might attribute this to him being a reincarnation of Demise, who was also quite large, but there’s a much simpler reason for his stature. As one of the very few male Gerudo, of which one is only born every 100 years, it makes sense that he would keep the large size attributed to the Gerudo people, even if he isn’t female.<\/p>\n

Like Ganondorf, many of the Gerudo are significantly taller than other full-grown Hylians, particularly in\u00a0Breath of the Wild<\/em>, where they are easily the tallest race in the game.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>The Importance Of His Birth<\/h2>\n
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Ganondorf may be nothing more than the less-powerful version of Ganon in the eyes of many fans, but the importance of his birth to the Gerudo cannot be understated. As a race made up exclusively of women, the Gerudo have to constantly bring Hylian men back to the Gerudo Valley so they can procreate, which could have been a thing of the past had Ganondorf not turned evil.<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0Breath Of The Wild: A Step By Step Guide To Challenging Ganon ASAP<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Ganondorf’s birth, rise to power, and subsequent turn to evil also resulted in a complete overhaul of the way the Gerudo chose their leaders, as it was mentioned in\u00a0Breath of the Wild<\/em> that they haven’t had a male ruler since Ganondorf. Whether or not this is because of a change in politics or them simply not birthing any more males since Ganondorf isn’t specified.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>He Isn’t The Only Bearer Of The Triforce Of Power<\/h2>\n
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The three pieces of the Triforce are generally attributed to the three pivotal roles in the cycling destinies of Zelda<\/em>: the chosen hero<\/a>, the princess with a divine bloodline<\/a>, and the reincarnation of Demise. However, there have been multiple times where these three people aren’t the wielders of the Triforce, including the Triforce of Power associated with Ganondorf.<\/p>\n

In A Link Between Worlds<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0Yuga obtained its power after fusing with Ganon, somehow managing to stay in control of both Ganon and the Triforce of Power’s power.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Why He’s Called The King Of Thieves<\/h2>\n
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Until\u00a0Breath of the Wild<\/em>, the Gerudo people were portrayed as having questionable morals, with many of them being thieves or, in the case of Majora’s Mask<\/em><\/a>, pirates. Like the Zora in\u00a0Ocarina of Time<\/em> and Deku in\u00a0Majora’s Mask,<\/em>\u00a0they had somewhat of a makeover from previous games to make them more relatable, but their past as a society of thieves has carried on with Ganondorf.<\/p>\n

The Gerudo may have cast away their thieving ways by the events of\u00a0Breath of the Wild<\/em>, but their history will always live on with Ganondorf.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>He’s A Musician<\/h2>\n
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Music plays a very pivotal role in\u00a0The Legend of Zelda<\/em> series, with many modern versions of Link and Zelda having some kind of power ties to it, most notably in the Child and Adult Timelines.<\/p>\n

While Ganondorf hasn’t shown to be able to use music to enhance his powers in the same way as Link, he has shown to have a knack for playing the pipe organ. He is also apparently a fan of his own theme music, as he plays it on the pipe organ in\u00a0Ocarina of Time<\/em>.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>He’s Still A King<\/h2>\n
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Although he was portrayed as a servant to the King of Hyrule in\u00a0Ocarina of Time<\/em>, largely to get closer to the Temple of Time and the Sacred Realm, he is still a king throughout this game. It’s not uncommon for lower-ranking royalty to serve another leader, although the way Ganondorf went about it was highly unusual and probably how he was caught in the first place.<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0The Legend Of Zelda: Every Ganon Battle In Gaming History, Ranked<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Instead of sending an emissary in his place, Ganondorf left the Gerudo Valley so he could manipulate the king of Hyrule himself, despite having the likes of Koume and Kotake at his disposal and being the ruler of an entire race of people.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>He’s The Only Male Gerudo Shown In The Series<\/h2>\n
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For some reason, despite the Gerudo supposedly giving birth to one male every 100 years, Ganondorf is the only male Gerudo ever shown in the\u00a0Zelda<\/em> series.<\/p>\n

Considering how the Gerudo were often shown as somewhat barbaric before the events of\u00a0Breath of the Wild<\/em>, it could be that the males born were cast away due to their royal birthrights that would usurp whoever was currently on the throne.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>He’s The Only Zelda Villain To Have Canonically Won<\/h2>\n
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There have been a handful of villains in The Legend of Zelda<\/em> with no connection to Ganon, such as Vaati and Majora’s Mask<\/a>, but neither of them has\u00a0made as much of\u00a0an impact on the world as Ganondorf. Canonically, Ganondorf, and by extension, Ganon, is the only villain in Zelda<\/em> to have canonically won against the chosen hero, creating an entire timeline split that starts with\u00a0A Link to the Past<\/em><\/a> and ends with\u00a0Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Majora may have been able to create an entire alternate realm in the space of a few seconds, but even he didn’t leave as much of a lasting impact as the King of Thieves.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>There’s Only One Ganondorf<\/h2>\n
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Considering how many times\u00a0the chosen hero has been reincarnated in Link and how many princesses have been named Zelda, it’s easy to assume that every version of Ganondorf and Ganon in Zelda<\/em> is a new incarnation. However,\u00a0every version of\u00a0the evil king\u00a0that has been seen in the series so far is the same man.<\/p>\n

Even though the art style between\u00a0Twilight Princess<\/em> and\u00a0Wind Waker<\/em>\u00a0might make players assume these are different people, it is, in fact, the same Ganondorf that was imprisoned either in the Child or Adult timeline respectfully. The Fallen Hero timeline resulted in Ganondorf keeping his Ganon form indefinitely.<\/p>\n

Next:\u00a0The Legend Of Zelda: The 10 Strongest Versions Of Ganon, Ranked<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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