Ganondorf

Dragmire is a recurring character and boss in. The original Series: form of Series:, he shares the role of the main antagonist of the series. First mentioned in and formally introduced in, Ganondorf has made fewer appearances than his bestial counterpart but tends to have a more substantial role in the games he appears in.

ALttP: is not seen in, though he is mentioned by the ALttP: in the ALttP: and in the manual for. The ALttP: explains that ALttP: discovered the location of the ALttP:, the resting place of the ALttP:, though he allegedly couldn't find a way to return to the ALttP: once laying his hands on the completed ALttP: and being sealed in the ALttP:.

In reality, ALttP: managed to manipulate the ALttP: to enter his way into the ALttP:, but was unable to collect the complete ALttP: and unwittingly caused ALttP: and ALttP: to come into possession of their respective pieces. After kidnapping ALttP: and stealing her ALttP:, ALttP: was confronted in a final battle with the ALttP:. ALttP: was able to defeat ALttP: after using the ALttP: to transform into ALttP:, claiming ALttP:'s ALttP: for his own. This left the ALttP: and their leader, ALttP:, with no choice but to seal ALttP: in the ALttP: with the complete ALttP:.

ALttP: is not known to have returned to his ALttP: form after this, though his legacy as a thief who turned into a Demon King with the power of the ALttP: remained. Because of this legacy, ALttP: inspired others to seek out the ALttP: to claim the ALttP:, only to cause them to transform into NaN Monsters upon entering the ALttP:. With an army of NaN Monsters at his disposal, ALttP: launched an attack on ALttP: from within the ALttP:. This eventually became known as the ALttP: because it resulted in the total sealing of the ALttP:. However, the cost of this ALttP: severely weakened the ALttP: and paved the way for ALttP:'s return in the ALttP:.

In, OoT3D: was born as the only male in a century among the NaN Gerudos, which according to their customs meant that he was fated to be their king. He was raised by his surrogate parents, the evil witches OoT3D: and OoT3D:. The two witches groomed OoT3D: into becoming an evil and wicked man in the hopes of him becoming their Demon King.

After the OoT3D:, the OoT3D: lands became part of the OoT3D: and OoT3D: swore his loyalty to the OoT3D:. However, OoT3D: secretly plotted to use this opportunity to find a way into the OoT3D: where the OoT3D: rests. Upon discovering the nature of the three NaN Spiritual Stones as keys to the OoT3D:, OoT3D: threatened the people responsible for keeping them safe. He cursed the OoT3D: with a parasite that would ultimately kill him in an attempt to seize the OoT3D:. OoT3D: also sealed and infested OoT3D: with NaN Monsters in an attempt to starve the NaN Gorons for the OoT3D:. To claim the OoT3D:, OoT3D: infected OoT3D: with the parasite OoT3D: and caused OoT3D: to be swallowed by the guardian spirit. OoT3D: also forces the OoT3D: people to do his bidding, earning a reputation for murdering people. This is enough for his second-in-command, OoT3D:, to defect and attempt to betray OoT3D:, though she is eventually caught by OoT3D: and OoT3D: and brainwashed into becoming an OoT3D:. OoT3D:'s prophetic dreams warn her of OoT3D: by showing her dark clouds. Though she is able to correctly identify OoT3D: as the threat to OoT3D:, she is unable to prove it to her father, the OoT3D:. She enlists OoT3D: to gather the three NaN Spiritual Stones in order to claim the OoT3D: and stop OoT3D:. While they are spying on OoT3D: through a window in the OoT3D:, he notices them and begins to observe OoT3D: as the child collects the NaN Spiritual Stones, waiting for him to open the OoT3D:.

After OoT3D: obtains all three NaN Spiritual Stones, OoT3D: attacks OoT3D: in an attempt to steal the OoT:. OoT3D: flees OoT3D: with OoT3D:, though OoT3D: quickly gives chase. He encounters OoT3D: at the OoT3D: and demands to know where OoT3D: fled. At the sight of OoT3D: drawing his OoT3D: to fight him, OoT3D: knocks OoT3D: out of the way and continues his pursuit of the OoT3D:.

When OoT3D: draws the OoT3D:, he is put into a seven-year sleep by the blade until his body is strong enough to wield it. With the OoT3D: as final seal to the OoT3D: removed, OoT3D: enters the OoT3D: and finds the OoT3D: within the OoT3D:. Because OoT3D:'s heart is unbalanced, the OoT3D: splits into three upon being touched, with each piece going to the person who best embodies its virtue. OoT3D: receives the OoT3D: while the OoT3D: is granted to OoT3D: and the OoT3D: is granted to OoT3D:. The OoT3D: also turns dark, reflecting OoT3D:'s evil heart. It is eventually known as the OoT3D: because of this. With the OoT3D: in hand, OoT3D: destroys OoT3D: with an army of NaN Monsters, though most of the residents are able to flee to OoT3D:, a OoT3D: village that OoT3D: opened to those affected by the OoT3D:.

In the seven-year span that OoT3D: is resting in the OoT3D:, OoT3D: began to interfere with the stability of OoT3D: by introducing NaN Monsters and disrupting the balance of OoT3D: society. He floods the OoT3D: with NaN Monsters, traps the NaN Gorons within the OoT3D: to be food for OoT3D:, and curses OoT3D: to freeze over. He also transforms OoT3D: into OoT3D:, turning it into a flying fortress over a pool of OoT3D:.

OoT3D: also deposed OoT3D: from his position at OoT3D:, installing OoT3D: in his place and casting him to exile in OoT3D:. In return for his assistance, OoT3D: swore fealty to OoT3D: and sought to provide him NaN Horses raised on the OoT3D:. Despite this, OoT3D:'s support for OoT3D: is purely opportunistic as if OoT3D: manages to tame OoT3D: and escape from OoT3D: with her, OoT3D: will reform his ways and renounce his loyalty for OoT3D:.

After Link reawakens, OoT3D: continues to watch his movements in the hopes that OoT3D: will reveal herself to him. When OoT3D: successfully awakens the OoT3D:, the OoT3D: youth, appears before OoT3D: in the OoT3D: and reveals his identity to be OoT3D: in disguise. After OoT3D: gives him the NaN Light Arrows, OoT3D: traps her within a magic Crystal and beckons OoT3D: to fight him OoT3D: as he transports the unconscious OoT3D: to his position. OoT3D:, OoT3D: plays his organ, which can be increasingly heard as OoT3D: ascends the OoT3D:. When OoT3D: enters OoT3D:'s room at the top of the OoT3D:, the three OoT3D: pieces begin to resonate. OoT3D: addresses OoT3D:, deeming him unworthy to possess the OoT3D: and demanding that he return it to him. At this moment, OoT3D: emits a powerful wave of OoT3D: toward OoT3D:, pushing him and OoT3D: back and preventing the latter from being able to get close to him. After this, OoT3D: clears his room and begins to float in the air, beginning their fight.

OoT3D: is able to defeat OoT3D:, who falls to the ground. OoT3D: curses OoT3D:'s name and casts a spell on his OoT3D: before losing consciousness. This spell causes OoT3D: to begin collapsing, forcing OoT3D: and OoT3D: to descend the OoT3D: and escape. After the duo escape, OoT3D: rises from the rubble of his OoT3D: and bears his crest of the OoT3D:, which he uses to transform into a powerful beast named OoT3D:. OoT3D: traps OoT3D: in a circular OoT3D:, forcing him to do battle once more.

There are two outcomes to this final battle which lead to three different realities. In one reality, OoT3D: falls in battle against OoT3D:, who then steals the OoT3D: and OoT3D: to reform the full OoT3D:. With the OoT3D: unable to battle, OoT3D: and the remaining OoT3D: quickly seal OoT3D: and the completed OoT3D: in his possession in the OoT3D:. This is the first branch of the Zelda Timeline which leads to the events of.

The other outcome is that OoT3D: successfully defeats OoT3D:, who is promptly sealed away in the OoT3D: with his OoT3D: by OoT3D: and the OoT3D:. This further leads to two realities when OoT3D: sends OoT3D: back to his own time and a branch of the Timeline begins. Because OoT3D: still possess the OoT3D: when he is sent back in time, the OoT3D: of the OoT3D: unwittingly inherits the OoT3D: without entering the OoT3D:, beginning the course of events that lead to.

In the persisting OoT3D:, the OoT3D: is left without an owner and splits into eight NaN Triforce Shards before scattering. From within the OoT3D:, OoT3D: curses OoT3D:, the OoT3D:, and the absent OoT3D:, swearing to return to enact revenge on their descendants. Hundreds of years later during the Series:, Series: is able to escape from the Series: and wreak havoc on Series:. This forces the NaN Gods to flood the land to seal Series: beneath the waves of a Series:, leading to the events of.

Characteristics
OoT3D: floats above a pillar OoT3D:, which is connected to a large, tiled floor. At the start of the battle, OoT3D: will punch the floor, sending a shockwave through the tiled floor segments and causing some of them to break apart and fall. In order to face OoT3D:, OoT3D: must distance himself from him so that OoT3D: is unable to hurt him with any shockwave attacks.

Once OoT3D: has distanced himself, OoT3D: attacks with a OoT3D: ball of OoT3D:. This ball can be deflected with a OoT3D: or a OoT3D:. The OoT3D: is incapable of deflecting the attack, only diffusing it instead. If OoT3D: successfully deflects this ball back toward OoT3D:, the Evil King will deflect it back with his cape, beginning a round of OoT3D:. OoT3D: must return the volleys back at OoT3D:, which increase in speed each time they change direction. Once the ball of OoT3D: has gained enough speed, OoT3D: will be too slow to deflect it and will be stunned by it instead. If OoT3D: is hit by this ball, he will be temporarily stunned as well, causing OoT3D: to laugh. While OoT3D: is temporarily stunned, OoT3D: must strike him with a OoT3D:, which causes him to fall to the floor, opening up a chance for OoT3D: to attack. As this process repeats, OoT3D:'s cape sustains damage, eventually forming holes.

OoT3D: is also capable of charging a OoT3D: attack by drawing his hands over his head. This attack launches several balls of OoT3D: at OoT3D:, requiring him to either dodge them or execute a well-timed OoT3D: to deflect them all at once. Additionally, OoT3D: is defenseless against NaN Light Arrows while he is charging this attack.

If any of the balls of OoT3D: touch a floor tile, it will cause the tile to fall. Beneath these tiles is a large gap connecting a lower floor that is sealed with NaN Iron Barss. NaN Jars on this floor contain NaN Arrows and NaN Magic Jars, which OoT3D: can use to restock his inventory. If OoT3D: falls to this floor, he must climb the central pillar that is embedded with ladder-like grooves.

During the TWWHD:, TWWHD: escaped his seal. He returned to the TWWHD: by crawling up from the earth and attacked the land once more. Without a Hero to defeat him, TWWHD: faced certain destruction. Desperate to preserve his TWWHD:, TWWHD: called to the NaN Gods for help. In response, the NaN Gods flooded the land, trapping TWWHD: under a TWWHD:. However, this only delayed TWWHD:'s return as he eventually found his way to the surface of the TWWHD:.

Hundreds of years later in the TWWHD:, TWWHD: began searching for the descendants of the TWWHD: by sending the TWWHD: to kidnap young girls with pointed ears and locking them away in his base of operations at the TWWHD:. He did this in search of the missing TWWHD:, which TWWHD: sent away with his daughter during the TWWHD:. In order to regain his full power and prevent a new Hero from stopping him, TWWHD: also sent NaN Monsters into the TWWHD: and TWWHD: to kill the TWWHD: and TWWHD: who could restore the Power to Repel Evil to the TWWHD: that held his power back beneath the waves of the TWWHD:. While the TWWHD: was attempting to kidnap TWWHD: near TWWHD:, it mistakenly grabbed TWWHD:'s sister, TWWHD:, and took her away. This spurred TWWHD: into infiltrating the TWWHD: where he was caught by the TWWHD: and taken before TWWHD:, who commanded the TWWHD: to cast him into the TWWHD: where the boy was rescued by the TWWHD:. Anticipating TWWHD:'s return, TWWHD: destroyed TWWHD: in search of TWWHD:, the holder of TWWHD:. The NaN Goddess Pearls were keys to the TWWHD:, which was designed by the ancient NaN Gods of TWWHD: to test heroes and open the way to the sunken TWWHD:. TWWHD: also cast a TWWHD: on the TWWHD:, casting it into an eternal stormy night. This TWWHD: is broken after TWWHD: receives TWWHD: from TWWHD: at TWWHD:.

TWWHD: proves himself to the NaN Gods and opens the way to the sunken TWWHD: where he draws the TWWHD:. However, in doing so, TWWHD: returns TWWHD:'s power and awakens his legion of NaN Monsters. When TWWHD: returns to the TWWHD: with the TWWHD:, TWWHD: reveals that it has lost its power and cannot be used to defeat him. Before he can continue, TWWHD: is interrupted by TWWHD:, who accidentally reveals her identity as TWWHD:, the rightful owner of the TWWHD:. Before TWWHD: can act, he is attacked by the TWWHD: TWWHD: while TWWHD: and TWWHD: escape to the sunken TWWHD:. TWWHD:, awakened as TWWHD:, is left there with the belief that TWWHD: would not be able to find her there. However, he quickly discovers her and kidnaps her to his TWWHD: beneath the waves of the TWWHD: in order to steal the TWWHD:. At the top of his TWWHD:, TWWHD: meets TWWHD: while inspecting the dreams of the sleeping TWWHD:. He remarks that all she dreams of are an endless ocean that she hopes to explore. TWWHD: abhors this, believing that the NaN Gods of old destroyed the people of TWWHD:, reducing them to a pitiful life scattered across a small number of NaN Islands. He then uses his power to summon TWWHD: to fight TWWHD: while he retreats to the roof of his TWWHD:.

Atop his TWWHD:, TWWHD: explains to TWWHD: that he lived in a cruel TWWHD: where the TWWHD: only brought death, while the NaN Winds of TWWHD: were gentle. Coveting this, he sought to take TWWHD: for himself by laying claim to the TWWHD: and forcing the NaN Gods to face him. Recalling the events of his battle against the OoT3D: and OoT3D: during the TWWHD:, he concludes that their reunion at the top of his TWWHD: could only be fate. As he has already claimed TWWHD:'s TWWHD:, he quickly attacks TWWHD: and steals his TWWHD:. After reassuring TWWHD: that he only wishes to take hold of the TWWHD:, he reunites the completed TWWHD: and begins to wish for the rays of the TWWHD: to shine on TWWHD: once more so that he may claim it. Before he can lay his hand on the TWWHD: to fulfill his wish, he is interrupted by the TWWHD: of TWWHD: who touches the TWWHD: first. TWWHD: wishes for the old world to be washed away and for the two children to have a ray of hope for the future shine instead, causing the TWWHD: to drain into the remaining parts of the lost TWWHD:. TWWHD: laughs at the notion of a future for the remnants of the TWWHD: and challenges them to battle to crush the hope that TWWHD: spoke of and defy the power of the TWWHD:. TWWHD: loses against the combined might of TWWHD: and TWWHD:, who drive the TWWHD: into his forehead. TWWHD: can only laugh at his defeat, remarking that the TWWHD: is blowing before turning to stone by the TWWHD:'s power. As he dies beneath the waves of the TWWHD:, he is freed from his obsessive desire to possess the TWWHD:.

Characteristics
The battle with TWWHD: takes place atop TWWHD:. In this battle, TWWHD: wields two NaN Swords with which he attacks fluidly. TWWHD: is agile and will leap across the top of the TWWHD: toward TWWHD:, making it difficult to distance from him. He can easily block TWWHD:'s attacks with his NaN Swords, though he can also be TWWHD:.

At the beginning of the fight, TWWHD: tells TWWHD: that she will use a TWWHD: to help cover him against TWWHD:. She exclusively uses NaN Light Arrows in the fight. If she shoots while TWWHD: is facing her direction, he will simply dodge. However, if she looses a TWWHD: while his back is turned, he will be temporarily stunned by the TWWHD:'s power, opening a window for TWWHD: to attack. TWWHD: will not allow TWWHD: many opportunities to do this as he will eventually stop to knock her out with a backhanded slap. Eventually, TWWHD: will wake up and continue to shoot at TWWHD:, though he now dodges her NaN Light Arrows regardless of where he is facing. TWWHD: will also prove fruitless, as TWWHD: will quickly block to protect himself.

Upon realizing that her strategy won't work, TWWHD: suggests to TWWHD: that he should raise his TWWHD: whenever she readies an TWWHD: to have it deflect back at TWWHD:. TWWHD: will shout when she is ready to fire, giving TWWHD: a moment to ready his TWWHD:. If TWWHD: does not raise his TWWHD: in time while she does this, she will accidentally shoot him, stunning the TWWHD: for a short time and dealing him a full TWWHD: of damage. If a TWWHD: manages to hit TWWHD:, he will be stunned for a moment before flailing in frustration. TWWHD: is able to finish the fight by TWWHD: TWWHD: at this moment, driving the TWWHD: into his forehead.

FSA:'s people, the FSA:, denounced him and left the FSA: following the Series: and found a new home in the FSA:. Hundreds of years after TPHD:'s death in, he was reborn to the FSA: once again in the FSA:. The FSA: forbade anyone from entering the sacred FSA: in the FSA:, but the reborn FSA:'s heart grew twisted and yearned for power. He disobeyed the laws of FSA: and stole into the FSA: to claim the FSA:, which grants its holder the power of the King of Darkness. FSA: also stole the FSA:, which was kept safely in the FSA:, using it to create dark counterparts of the NaN Linkss known as NaN Shadow Links to sew chaos across FSA:. This was done to manipulate FSA: into gathering the six NaN Maidens and FSA: to check on FSA:'s seal at the FSA:. However, when they arrived, FSA: used his powers of FSA: to scatter them across FSA:. Without guidance, FSA: drew the FSA:, releasing FSA: from his seal.

FSA: resurrected FSA: in FSA: and commanded him to curse the NaN Royal Jewels to act as portals to the FSA: to summon forth NaN Monsters. FSA: also cursed the four NaN Knight of Hyrules holding them to become FSA:. With the NaN Royal Jewels under protection of FSA:'s minions, the path to the FSA: was sealed.

When the NaN Linkss defeat the NaN Knight of Hyrules, rescue the NaN Maidens, and defeat FSA:, FSA: transforms into FSA: by using the power he stole from the people of FSA:. Despite this not being enough to cover FSA: in FSA:, FSA: beckons the NaN Linkss to a final confrontation, but is ultimately defeated by the NaN Linkss and sealed away by the NaN Maidens. FSA:'s fate after his transformation into the King of Darkness FSA: is unknown.

After defeating OoT3D: in the OoT3D:, the OoT3D: is sent back to his own time and reverted back to his child body by OoT3D:. Using the knowledge of the future, the OoT3D: is able to warn the OoT3D: about OoT3D:'s planned rebellion, and his efforts to get close to the OoT3D: are thwarted. Instead of being able to enter the OoT3D:, OoT3D: is captured and sentenced to execution. However, because OoT3D: was sealed away in the OoT3D: of the OoT3D:, the OoT3D: was unable to be reunited, causing OoT3D: to traveled backward in time with the OoT3D:. This OoT3D: was a sign that he is the chosen owner of the OoT3D:, and thus the split of the OoT3D: repeated itself even though no-one entered the OoT3D: to touch the OoT3D: yet. Ignorant of what happened, OoT3D: sent OoT3D: away in secret so that nobody could pass through the OoT3D: and claim the OoT3D:. A set of TPHD: was eventually chosen to carry out TPHD:'s execution.

TPHD: was taken to the TPHD: of the TPHD: to face his execution. However, when he was impaled by the TPHD:, the crest of the TPHD: began to glow on his hand, imbuing him with enough strength to break his bonds, kill the TPHD:, and draw the TPHD: from his own body. In their desperation following the TPHD:, the remaining NaN Sages opened the portal to the TPHD: and banished TPHD:. In this world, TPHD: took on a TPHD: form and quietly fed on the anguish of the inhabitants of the world, the TPHD:. During the TPHD:, TPHD: watched the power-hungry TPHD:'s denial of the throne to the TPHD:. When TPHD: was rejected, TPHD: appeared to him and offered to share his power in exchange for his loyalty. With TPHD:'s sheer power, TPHD: was able to usurp the throne from TPHD:, the TPHD:, and transform the TPHD:'s denizens into NaN Monsters. TPHD: also broke through the barrier between the TPHD: and the TPHD:, allowing TPHD: to return as TPHD: carried out his plan to unite both worlds under his control. By the time that TPHD: and TPHD: were able to enter the TPHD: to confront TPHD:, TPHD: was able to resurrect himself in the TPHD: where he sat on the empty throne of TPHD:. Inside the throne room, he welcomes TPHD: and TPHD: to his TPHD:. He addresses TPHD: and commends the TPHD: for having some TPHD: ability, but dismisses it as nothing compared to the power bestowed upon those chosen by the TPHD:. He further asserts that someone with such power would be a rightful ruler to the TPHD:, to which TPHD: emphatically denies. Entertained that someone from a world of TPHD: could be moved by those from the TPHD:, he tauntingly challenges TPHD: and TPHD: to battle by possessing the soulless body of TPHD:.

After TPHD: defeats TPHD:, TPHD: uses the full power of the NaN Fused Shadows to purge TPHD:'s body of TPHD:'s control, forcing TPHD: to reform elsewhere. Regaining corporeal form, TPHD: transforms into TPHD: and engages in combat with TPHD: once more.

Once TPHD: and TPHD: have defeated TPHD:, TPHD:'s life force leaves TPHD:'s body and returns to her, allowing them to briefly speak before they are interrupted by TPHD:'s ethereal form. Angered, TPHD: TPHD: TPHD: and TPHD: to TPHD:, leaving herself to confront TPHD: armed with the complete power of the NaN Fused Shadows. Despite the fearsome power of the NaN Fused Shadows, TPHD: repels and subdues TPHD:, taking her personal piece of the TPHD: as a trophy. TPHD: later appears before TPHD: and TPHD: on horseback, where he holds TPHD:'s TPHD: aloft before crushing it.

Flanked by NaN Phantom Riders, TPHD: charges toward the duo, beginning the final battle between them. After TPHD: and TPHD: successfully beat him in a horseback duel, TPHD: falls from his TPHD:. Upon recovering, he laughs and explains that though the TPHD: is merely a regular blade, he intends to use it to create a TPHD:. Revealing his intent, he challenges TPHD: to a duel. The duel between TPHD: and TPHD: ends when TPHD: impales the TPHD: with the TPHD: in the same spot that he was executed with the TPHD:. Struggling to stand, TPHD: warns TPHD: that though he has been defeated, their confrontation has not truly ended. Shortly afterwards, the crest of the TPHD: disappears from his hand.

Characteristics
As TPHD: and his newly-conjured NaN Phantom Riders charge toward TPHD: and TPHD:, TPHD: prays to the NaN Light Spirits to grant her the power to banish evil. Responding to her call, the NaN Light Spirits TPHD: them away from TPHD:'s advance and gift her with NaN Light Arrows. With her newfound power, she asks for TPHD:'s assistance in the battle to come. As TPHD: agrees to aid her, the two return to TPHD: atop TPHD:, where TPHD: explains that she can stun TPHD: with the NaN Light Arrows long enough for TPHD: to strike him.

In order to defeat TPHD: on horseback, TPHD: must come within range of him to allow TPHD: to hit him, opening up a window of time for TPHD: to approach and slash him. If TPHD: takes too long, TPHD: will temporarily summon NaN Phantom Riders, who will charge at TPHD: and TPHD: in an attempt to dismount them. TPHD: may also use this opportunity to personally charge at them while they are distracted by the NaN Phantom Riders.

After TPHD: has been hit enough times, he will fall from his TPHD: and challenge TPHD: in a swordsman's duel.

In this duel, TPHD: aggressively attacks TPHD: with the TPHD:, deftly blocking TPHD:'s own attacks. Whenever TPHD: charges at TPHD:, the TPHD: is given the option to clash with him in an attempt to overpower and temporarily stun him by mashing the TPHD:. After doing so enough times, TPHD: is able to knock TPHD: onto his back, opening a window for TPHD: to use the TPHD: to drive the TPHD: through TPHD:'s wound that he sustained during his TPHD:, ending the duel.

During the duel, TPHD: can be distracted with the TPHD: and his eyes will follow the assigned TPHD:. Though TPHD: can be fought with the TPHD:, he can only be defeated with the TPHD:.

Though he does not appear directly, PH: is shown during PH:'s retelling of the events of in. PH: tells the events of PH:'s kidnapping by PH: and the battle between PH: and PH:.

BotW: is referred to indirectly as the man who became BotW:. After being revived and sealed again countless times, BotW:'s anger transformed him into BotW:, and he held a personal grudge against BotW:. According to legend, he was once a BotW:, which is a factor that motivates BotW: to fight against the BotW:. In the time since BotW:'s transformation, there have been no records of another male being born to the NaN Gerudos.



Like, Ganondorf as he appears in is a different person than the one from  and may be the very first incarnation of Ganondorf. He first appears under the Hyrule Castle during the prologue, and later in the Hyrule Castle Depths as the final boss.

As TotK: and TotK: are exploring a TotK: underground, they discover TotK:'s mummified body on an altar. His body exudes TotK: as he is held by the chest by a glowing green hand. When the two approach him, the hand releases TotK:. He subsequently awakens and attacks them with his TotK:. This corrupts TotK:'s arm and damages the Master Sword. After mocking TotK:, he proceeds to exude even more TotK:, causing the TotK:, tearing the room apart and causes TotK: to fall and disappear.

After Ganondorf awakens, he launched Phantom Ganons, taking on the appearance of Zelda, to cause trouble around Hyrule. After Link awakened four sages around Hyrule, he and Purah sees Zelda standing atop the Hyrule Castle. Link, entering the castle, heard Zelda's voice telling that she is waiting. Link traced the appearances of Zelda, which turn into monsters when Link gets close, into the sanctum.

Once in the sanctum, Ganondorf reveals himself as the mastermind behind all of Zelda's appearances. Stating that he had enough, he then launched Phantom Ganons to attack Link. After Link defeats them all, Ganondorf proceeds to attack Link directly with Gloom, only for the four sages to appear and block the attack. Ganondorf subsequently warns of the impending doom of the world and then disappeared.

During the age of King TotK: and the initial years of this incarnation of Hyrule, Ganondorf, then chief of the Gerudo tribe, launched an attack on the Hyrule Castle with a swarm of Molduga, hoping to conquer the world. While Rauru, Queen TotK: and Zelda (who had inadvertently been sent back in time during Ganondorf's revival) used their powers to successfully destroy the swarm, Ganondorf, spotting the Secret Stone on Rauru's right hand, devised a plan. He subsequently pleads allegiance to Rauru. Rauru and Zelda spotted the evil intentions of Ganondorf; Rauru assures Zelda that he will keep a close watch on Ganondorf.

Some time afterwards, Ganondorf, with the assistance of an image of Zelda he created, assassinated Sonia, taking her Secret Stone. With his dark powers amplified by the Secret Stone, Ganondorf, now Demon King Ganondorf, created a vast army of monsters to conquer Hyrule. When Rauru arrived, Ganondorf mocked the king for presuming that he could be controlled before attacking him with Gloom. Covered by Rauru's force shield, Zelda, using the Purah Pad, teleports herself, Rauru, and a dead Sonia to safety.

Almost wiping out the forces of Hyrule and implied to have conquered most of the land, Ganondorf was collectively challenged by Rauru, Zelda, Mineru and four unnamed sages in a last effort duel. They are no match to Ganondorf, however, and were on the brink of defeat. Not accepting defeat and realizing what he had to do, Rauru sacrificed himself to seal Ganondorf, putting his hopes in Link of the future.

Ganondorf lies in the Depths under Hyrule Castle. Upon Link's arrival, Ganondorf used his powers to fully restore his body, and proceeds to duel Link. After being defeated, Ganondorf ate the secret stone to become the Demon Dragon in a desperate attempt to destroy Hyrule, but was defeated again and destroyed for good along with his Secret Stone.

Wall paintings inside the TotK: containing TotK:'s mummified body depict a TotK: warrior on horseback wielding TotK:'s signature weapon, a TotK:. The entrance to the TotK: is marked with a carving of a TotK:, which is both the primary form that TotK: takes as well as the TotK: symbol for the TotK:. TotK:'s attire bears several instances of the TotK: and he bears a TotK:, stolen from TotK:, on his forehead. As is the case for the TotK: prior to OoT3D:'s invasion of OoT3D: in the OoT3D:, he possesses round ears. Following this event, the TotK: developed pointed ears like NaN Hylians, indicating that this incarnation of TotK: dates back before this biological change took place.

(Ishinomori)
When ALttP (Ishinomori): arrives in the ALttP (Ishinomori): in the, he meets a man that was transfigured into a ALttP (Ishinomori):. This man tells ALttP (Ishinomori): about ALttP (Ishinomori):'s history as a thief named ALttP (Ishinomori): who accidentally stumbled upon the entrance to the ALttP (Ishinomori):. ALttP (Ishinomori): is depicted as a burly, unkempt man wielding a scimitar.

(Cagiva)
ALttP (Cagiva): is shown in the prologue of the wishing upon the ALttP (Cagiva):. He is depicted as a figure veiled entirely by shadow.

SSBM: is unlocked after the "Triforce Gathering" event match is completed or by playing 600 matches in. After any of those have been achieved, he will have to be fought in. If beaten, he will be unlocked for use in the game. With the exception of his taunt and victory animations, his moves and animations are almost identical to those of, save for a difference in speed, power, and effect. SSBM: is slow-moving but overall the most powerful character in the game. However, his lack of speed can be compensated with "" which allows SSBM: to be played with both power and relative speed, making him a mid-tier. In his game's artwork, SSBM: wields a sword, although it only appears in the actual game in one of his victory animations. SSBM:'s design, with the SSBM: included, is based on the SpaceWorld 2000 GameCube Tech Demo.

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SSBB: is unlocked by playing through as SSBB: or SSBB: on Hard difficulty, playing 200 matches in Brawl mode, or playing through SSBB: until he joins the party. His moveset appears largely unchanged. However, many of his animations were changed from the ones he used to share with SSBB:. His appearance is based on his incarnation, like SSBB: and SSBB:. He does not use his SSBB: to battle, but draws it out in one of his taunts. His moveset still features some of the dark purple magic he is seen using in. His movement speed was lowered from, and though most of his attacks can KO at low percentages, he is considered to be a low-tier character and is currently ranked as the worst character in the game.

SSBB: also marks the first time SSBB: teams up with SSBB: and SSBB: to fight a common enemy. SSBB: has been resurrected by (though with only his warlock powers and no SSBB:) and serves as one of the secondary antagonists alongside SSBB: commanding the Subspace Army whose goal is to bring the world into Subspace for their leader, Master Hand. However, SSBB:'s true intention is to betray Master Hand and seize his power for himself. He leads a team of several villains such as, , , , and , in addition to , who acts as his second in command, he is also given command over the Subspace army and its commanders: and. After commanding the R.O.B Squad to set off Subspace Bombs, SSBB: orders them to betray the, their former master who in return joins the heroes in his true form as R.O.B. Soon after SSBB: and Bowser emerge from Subspace in a Massive Subspace Gunship, and engage in battle with the heroes, however, they fail and abandon the exploding ship and head back to Subspace.

Afterwards the two travel to Master Hand; however, SSBB: betrays Bowser and turns him into a trophy with a Dark Cannon. Master Hand himself is seen to be controlled by Tabuu, the embodiment of Subspace. SSBB:, surprised at this revelation and enraged that he had been manipulated the entire time, leaps to attack the dark being only to be turned into a trophy himself due to his lack of the SSBB:. However in the process he frees Master Hand from his chains and the latter attacks Tabuu only to knock him unconscious, the heroes then arrive to confront Tabuu only for him to turn them all into trophies as well. When Bowser is revived by King Dedede he furiously attacks SSBB:'s trophy in an act of vengeance. SSBB: and SSBB: come across the trophy and revive him, forming a temporary alliance as all characters prepare for the final battle against Tabuu. After the fighters are returned to normal all of them, including SSBB: battle Tabuu, eventually defeating him and returning the world from Subspace.

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(Himekawa)
Ganondorf's role was overall the same as in the game. However, his first appearance had him eavesdropping on Link and Zelda in the Hyrule Castle Courtyard, as well as, while he apologized for his eavesdropping, it implied that he may have sent the Gerudo after Zelda while the latter was disguised in Hyrule Castle Town. Ganondorf later appeared after Link got the Zora's Sapphire, where he attempted to corner Zelda and Impa at the burning castle while stating that Zelda "will experience eternal sleep with her father" in it, which implied that he had, by that point, murdered her father. He also ended up stealing Link's Fairy Ocarina, under the mistaken impression that it was the Ocarina of Time. Ganondorf did not realize that mistake until seven years had passed, upon which he crushed the ocarina in his hand.

Ganondorf also had Sheik serve him. When Ingo failed to ensure that Epona was supplied to him, Ganondorf initially intended to have him executed for his failure, although he relented after Koume and Kotake instead suggested that they brainwash him. Ganondorf eventually imprisoned Zelda inside a Crystal, and took her to his castle. During the inevitable fight with Link, Ganondorf used a sword with magical powers to overpower him, and sought to finish him off with his ultimate spell. Link was able to use the Spin Attack to deflect the spell back at Ganondorf, which stunned him long enough for Link to cut him down. A wounded Ganondorf then attempted to bring the castle down on Link and Zelda. When that failed, Ganondorf turned into Ganon.

(Himekawa)
After MM (Himekawa): visits MM (Himekawa):'s academy, he remembers his last battle with MM (Himekawa): in the future and his return to the past.

(Himekawa)
Sahasrahla tells Link the creation of Hyrule and the story of the Imprisoning War when he meets him at the Eastern Palace, describing Ganondorf as a member of a group of bandits who accidentally found the entrance to the Sacred Realm. It is said that they fought to the death over the Triforce, with only one man left standing, Ganondorf, also known as the evil bandit Ganon. The flashback depicts Ganondorf with a similar appearance to that in.

Ganondorf appears as a playable Warrior in, as well as the final Giant Boss of the main story in Legend Mode and in certain Adventure Mode battles as Ganon.

Ganondorf resembles his design with traits that resemble Demise. He has longer hair (resembling Demise's flaming mane), wears two golden gauntlets, and has a more vivid color palette on his armor. Ganondorf fights in a very destructive and brutal style that revolves around mixing quick and powerful attacks with dark magic. He wields dual Great Swords in battle as his primary Weapon. Additionally, Ganondorf has access to another Weapon in the form of the Trident, using a fast, hard-hitting style with quick one-handed strikes and charging attacks. Occasionally, when racking up a massive kill count, Ganondorf will allude to his Gerudo heritage while boasting.

Prior to the game's events, Ganondorf was split into four pieces and sealed away long ago within different eras and dimensions; the Water Temple of, the Palace of Twilight of , the Sealed Grounds of SS undefined, and one guarded by the Master Sword in the Temple of the Sacred Sword. Although without a body, his influence manages to corrupt Cia, a sorceress tasked with maintaining the balance of the Triforce, into a crazed witch with a strong desire for Link. His influence persuades her into opening the Gate of Souls, with which she uses to summon monsters and wages a war over Hyrule. After stealing the two Triforce pieces from Link and Sheik, thereby reuniting all three Triforce pieces, she uses the gate to retrieve three of Ganondorf's dark fragments. Although his body is still yet to be complete, Ganondorf grows impatient and manifests his body's form in an attempt to steal Cia's stolen Triforce pieces. She subdues him however after returning the two pieces back to Link and Zelda. He appears again in the Temple of Souls, commanding Rogue Forces as he attempts to take the Triforce pieces from their owners. He is defeated by Link before he can capture Zelda.

Ganondorf does not return until Cia is defeated, when the seal in the Master Sword's chamber finally breaks as a result of the sword being removed, thus freeing his last fragment and reviving him again. For three Scenarios, Ganondorf becomes playable as he creates and leads an army to take the Triforce pieces. He summons Zant and Ghirahim to lead under his command, threatening to return them to their imprisonment unless they serve him, and takes over the monster stronghold in Gerudo Desert. He invades the Valley of Seers, where he manages to defeat Lana and take the Triforce of Power that had been bestowed to her by Cia. He then takes Link's and Zelda's Triforce pieces in Hyrule Field, and takes over the castle. After the Hyrulean Forces defeat the stronghold at the desert, they return to Ganon's Tower to defeat Ganondorf. During this time, he was engaging in an unspeakable ritual to unlock his full power, and due to the advance of the Hyrulean forces, has two Argoroks delay their progress. He ultimately managed to awaken his full strength, which according to him was such that neither the Hero nor even the Goddess could surpass him, and proceeded to personally enter the fray afterwards. However, his power was drained after the Hyrulean Forces managed to capture Hyrule Castle while he was out fighting. He is defeated by Link, but uses the Triforce to transform into Ganon. He is however again defeated with the Light Arrows that Zelda bestows to Link, which returns the Triforce pieces to Link, Zelda and Lana. They use the Triforce pieces to imprison Ganon's spirit again.

Characteristics
Ganondorf occasionally drops his Gauntlet as a silver Material when defeated, and rarely his Jewel as a gold Material.

SSBfWU: returns as an unlockable character in. His moveset only has minor changes from his incarnation. Like all characters in the game, he can be modified with custom moves.

SSBfWU:'s is Dark Beast Ganon. For a brief time, SSBfWU: will transform into his boar form, SSBfWU:, and lunge forward, trying to ram his opponents off the stage.

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The fortieth puzzle in the Picross series and the thirty-eighth puzzle in the Mega Picross series depict MNPTP:.

SSBU: is a Fighter in. His design is now based on his appearance in although his hair was still remained like. He now has new Smash attacks, all of which involve him using his SSBU: from the SpaceWorld 2000 GameCube Tech Demo. In Classic Mode and World of Light, SSBU:'s Dark Beast form SSBU: also appears as a boss (standard in World of Light, final boss in Classic Mode). He fights similarly to the SSBU: fight in with SSBU: standing amid the ruins before transforming into the Demon King.

SSBU: has a brief appearance in 's debut trailer, where he appears in the beginning yelling and clearly struggling to get free as someone is carrying him over to a cliffside that has a molten lava flow below. He is ultimately unable to break himself free before being thrown down there and presumably killed, with the mysterious figure being revealed to be Kazuya. He also briefly appears in the gameplay where he is taken down by Kazuya.

SSBU: also appears as a SSBU: that can be obtained by either clearing "SSBU:", SSBU:'s SSBU: Route, or by purchasing it from the SSBU: for G 300. SSBU: also appears as the Ganondorf (Twilight Princess) SSBU:.

At Level 99, the SSBU: (Twilight Princess) SSBU: can be enhanced into the Beast Ganon SSBU:.

CoH: appears as a child who practices the organ in CoH:. Having witnessed CoH: bewitch his caretaker and chief of CoH:, CoH:, into a deep sleep, he became inspired to learn the power that music contains. Though CoH: bewitched CoH: to hinder CoH:, this ultimately sets him on his path to becoming CoH: as the NaN Fates foretold.

In CoH:, CoH: manages to defeat CoH: before he can gain power. With CoH: and CoH: bewitched into a deep sleep and without CoH: appearing to stop him, CoH: himself is corrupted and becomes CoH:.

Though he does not appear directly, Splatoon 3:'s silhouette is used to represent Splatoon 3: in the Splatoon × The Legend of Zelda Splatfest.

Trivia
Series:'s transformation into Series: is inspired by the character from the 16th century Chinese novel, . In the novel, Zhu Bajie is banished from heaven due to his corruption and is reborn as a monstrous pig creature. The inspiration is evidenced by concept designs of TLoZ: from labeling him as,  as Hakkai is the Japanese reading of Bajie.

Nomenclature
Ganondorf's last name, Dragmire, first appeared in the English manual for. He was not given a surname in the Japanese manual, and the retranslated English manual for also does not include the name Dragmire. However the name appeared again on the official Zelda website in 2017.