Gerudo: Difference between revisions

|plural= Gerudo<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

|characteristics= {{List|Green or yellow eyes, Olive green or brown skin, Red hair}}

|other= OoT (Himekawa), MM (Himekawa), TP (Himekawa), FS (Himekawa), HW, HWAoC

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[[File:TotK Gerudo Era of Myth.png|thumb|right|320px|{{Term|TotK|Ganondorf}}'s band of {{Plural|TotK|Gerudo}} from {{TotK|-}}]]

In the {{Term|TotK|Era of Myth|link}}, the {{Plural|TotK|Gerudo}} lived in villages independent from the {{Term|TotK|Hyrule Kingdom|link}}.<ref name="A Show of Fealty">{{Cite|Allow me to offer you my deepest apologies... on behalf of the Gerudo... for taking so long to accept your repeated invitations. It is our desire to be accepted into the protective embrace of your kingdom. To serve it faithfully.|Ganondorf|TotK}}</ref><ref name="The Sages' Vow">{{Cite|King Rauru... We just received word that the last free village in the Gerudo Desert has fallen. At this rate, the Demon King's army will overwhelm us.|Sage of Water|TotK}}</ref> Some {{Plural|TotK|Gerudo}} did not recognize {{Term|TotK|Ganondorf|link}} as their king and maintained their independence until the {{Term|TotK|Imprisoning War|link}}.<ref name="The Sages' Vow"/> Prior to the {{Term|TotK|Imprisoning War|display=War}}, the {{Term|TotK|King of Hyrule|link}}, {{Term|TotK|Rauru|link}}, extended several invitations for the {{Term|TotK|Gerudo}} to join {{Term|TotK|Hyrule Kingdom}}.<ref name="A Show of Fealty"/> {{Term|TotK|Ganondorf}} rejected these gestures and viewed these invitations as {{Term|TotK|Rauru}} attempting to control him and his people.<ref name="A Show of Fealty"/><ref>{{Cite|As for her... She is merely the first victim of your arrogance. You tried to control me, Rauru, and you will die knowing that you failed!|Demon King Ganondorf|TotK}}</ref> In response, he set out to attack {{Term|TotK|Hyrule Kingdom}}'s seat of government at the {{Term|TotK|Great Plateau|link}}. From {{Term|TotK|Mount Granajh|link}}, {{Term|TotK|Ganondorf}} commanded a flutist to summon a swarm of {{Plural|TotK|Molduga|link}} to attack the {{Term|TotK|Great Plateau}}. However, {{Term|TotK|Rauru}} alongside {{Term|TotK|Sonia|link}} and {{Term|TotK|Zelda|link}} and the collective power of their {{Plural|TotK|Secret Stone|link}} managed to repel the {{Plural|TotK|Molduga}} with a single attack, forcing {{Term|TotK|Ganondorf}}'s soldiers to withdraw.<ref>{{Cite|That blast wiped out all the Molduga!|Gerudo|TotK}}<br/>{{Cite|How is that possible?!|Gerudo|TotK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|So brute force will not be enough.|Ganondorf|TotK}}</ref> Shortly after this, {{Term|TotK|Ganondorf}} visited {{Term|TotK|Hyrule Kingdom}}'s castle at the base of {{Term|TotK|Mount Hylia|link}} and swore his fealty to {{Term|TotK|Rauru}}.<ref name="A Show of Fealty"/> This was a deception in order to get close to {{Term|TotK|Sonia}} and steal her {{Term|TotK|Secret Stone}}, which resulted in the death of the Queen and {{Term|TotK|Ganondorf}}'s transformation into {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Your Majesty! Queen Sonia! Oh no! Queen Sonia! No!|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref> After amassing an army of {{Plural|TotK|Monster|link}}, {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf}} swiftly captured the remaining independent {{Term|TotK|Gerudo}} villages.<ref name="The Sages' Vow"/> Another leader of the {{Term|TotK|Gerudo}}, the {{Term|TotK|Sage of Lightning|link}}, managed to escape and joined {{Term|TotK|Rauru}} at the {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Temple|link}} where she vowed to defeat {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf}} alongside the {{Term|TotK|Rauru|display=King of Light}}.<ref>{{Cite|We all, gathered here, swear on our lives to serve Rauru, the King of Light.|Six Sages|TotK}}</ref>

==Other Appearances==