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The Gerudo are a race in. They are warriors by reputation, feared and respected in the countries they inhabit. Due to an unique biological quirk, the race consists almost solely of females. A single male Gerudo is born into the tribe every hundred years. This male is destined by Gerudo law to become their king. Ganondorf is the only Gerudo male to have appeared in the series.

The Gerudo as a race have appeared in a few titles, appearing only in, , and. In other games, Ganondorf is the only confirmed Gerudo, with the exception of Twinrova, who also appear in the.

Gerudo are also encountered as enemies in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.

Characteristics
The Gerudo are a desert-dwelling folk, being indigenous to the Gerudo Valley where they congregate in the Gerudo's Fortress in Ocarina of Time, and appear to lead nomadic lives in the Desert of Doubt in Four Swords Adventures. The exception to this is Majora's Mask, where the Gerudo live along the coastal Great Bay. A rather peculiar aspect of the Gerudo is that the race consists almost entirely of women, with a male being born only once every hundred years. This male is destined to become their king. The exact nature of this phenomenon is never explained. It is known, however, that at least during the Ocarina of Time era, the lack of males among the Gerudo is countered by them taking boyfriends from other human races.

Gerudo have been shown to have following traits: round ears, a sharp bird-like nose, dark skin, amber eyes and red hair. Which of these are actually unmistakable Gerudo traits is unknown due to their small established role in the series. Their skin color, however, has been shown to come in two tones: a common light brown and an olive-greenish variation seen on Twinrova and Ganondorf. Recent games have also made some slight adjustments to Ganondorf's look, most notably his ears becoming slightly pointed—far from Hylian-like, but still less round than what they have been before. Whether this is a retcon for the race as a whole is unknown.

At least in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, the Gerudo have a high reputation as either feared thiefs or pirates. Generally, the Gerudo have been shown to be a reclusive race that does not take well to outsiders on their territory, which in Hyrule constitutes the whole desert area. In spite of this, the Gerudo appreciate talent when they see it and do accept non-Gerudo among their ranks if they manage to prove themselves. Being a warrior race, they are well apt at combat, and have been shown to use weapons such as s and dual swords. Archery and skilled horseback riding are highly regarded in Gerudo society. Some members of the race have also been shown to possess magic, namely Ganondorf and the Gerudo witch Twinrova.

Etymology
The names of the Gerudo and Gerudo Desert were likely chosen based on the enemies introduced in and, the sand-dwilling Geldarm (ゲルドアーム, Gerudoāmu) and Geldman (ゲルドマン, Gerudoman). One page of the Hyrule Historia, showing the Gerudo Alphabet, implies that Nintendo originally intended for the Gerudo to be translated as Geldo.