Great Swords

The Great Swords are a class of Weapon used by Ganondorf in. It is associated with Darkness.

Variations
The default form of the Great Swords are the Swords of Despair, which are gigantic, mismatched blades with sinister designs.

The second form of the Great Swords are the Swords of Darkness, which are purple in design and feature more spikes than the Swords of Despair. In Hyrule Warriors, they can be obtained from getting an A-Rank on Adventure Mode's Adventure Map square F-15 after using an Ice Arrow Item Card to find them.

The third form are the Swords of Demise, which are black and red swords with gold hilts and pommels, now bearing several red, horn-like spikes emerging from each blade. In Hyrule Warriors, they can be obtained from getting an A-Rank on the Adventure Map square B-8, after using the Digging Mitts to find them.

The Lv.★ form of the Great Swords are the 8-Bit Magical Key, which are only available in Hyrule Warriors. They are modeled after the regular Keys and Magical Key from. They are obtained by getting an A-Rank on Twilight Map square H-5, after using a Bomb to find them. In Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, instead of appearing as a separate Weapon, the 8-Bit Magical Key replaces the Swords of Renewal when the "8-Bit Weapons" Setting is turned on in Game Settings within the Settings menu.

Special Attack
Ganondorf raises the sword in his right-hand skyward, summoning a bolt of lightning from the sky that electrifies the blade. Several more lightning bolts strike in a line ahead of him which crash into the enemies ahead. He then slashes his sword horizontally, firing the collected lightning ahead in a final, devastating blow.

Trivia

 * Other Warriors make use of the Great Swords in certain Adventure Mode battles: