Gerudo: Difference between revisions

:''This article is about the {{Term|BotW|Gerudo}} people. For the {{Term|BotW|Region|link}} in {{BotW}}, see {{Term|BotW|Gerudo (Region)|link|display=Gerudo (Region)}}.''

|image= File:GerudoSpecies.png

|pronunciation= {{IPA|ɡəˈruː.doʊ}}, {{respell|ghə|ROO|doh}}<ref>{{Cite|We Gerudo have no tolerance for unfinished business.|Urbosa|BotW}}</ref>

|characteristics= Green or yellow eyes, Olive green or brown skin, red hair

|game= {{OoT}}<br/>{{MM}}<br/>{{OoS}}<br/>{{OoA}}<br/>{{TWW}}<br/>{{FSA}}<br/>{{TP}}<br/>{{BotW}}

|other= {{OoT|Himekawa|-}}<br/>{{MM|Himekawa|-}}<br/>{{FS|Himekawa|-}}

|habitat= [[Gerudo Valley]]<br/>[[Great Bay]]<br/>[[Southern Swamp]]<br/>[[Desert of Doubt (Stage)|Desert of Doubt]]<br/>[[Gerudo (Region)|Gerudo]]

|members= [[Aveil]]<br/>[[Buliara]]<br/>[[Ganondorf]]<br/>{{Term|Series|Gerudo Warrior|link}}<br/>[[Nabooru]]<br/>[[Riju]]<br/>[[Twinrova]]<br/>[[Urbosa]]

The {{Term/Store|Gerudo|Gerudo|Series, OoT, OoT3D, FSA, TP, TPHD, BotW|plural}},{{Exp Game|OoT, MM, FSA, TP, BotW}}<ref name="Encyclopedia">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 45 {{Exp Game|OoT, FSA, TP}}}}</ref>{{Name Ref|MM3D}}<ref>{{Cite|Still, the {{Color|BotW Red|Divine Beast}} {{Color|BotW Red|Vah Naboris}} remains. That one was controlled by Urbosa of the Gerudo.|Impa|BotW}}</ref> also known as the '''Female Pirates''',{{Exp Game|MM}}<ref>{{Cite|Do you have a {{Color|MM3D Red|pictograph}} of the {{Color|MM3D Red|female pirates}}?|Fisherman|MM3D}}</ref> are a race of thieves in {{TLoZ|Series}}. They live in a harsh desert that bears their name.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=The Gerudo people live in a harsh, unforgiving desert that bears their name.|book=E|publisher=Dark Horse Books|page=45}}</ref> The climate of the desert has made the Gerudo tough and resourceful.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Sweltering days and bitterly cold nights in the Gerudo Desert mean that the Gerudo are as tough as they are resourceful.|book=E|publisher=Dark Horse Books|page=45}}</ref> They are warriors by reputation, feared and respected in the countries they inhabit.<ref>{{Cite|The Gerudo are beautiful and brave... They are just so fascinating!|Carpenter|OoT3D}}</ref><ref name="Terrified Man">{{Cite|AAAAAAAAAAAH! A GERUDO!!!! Wha-? A mask? Why do you have a mask like that?!|Hylian|OoT}}</ref> Due to a 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.<ref name="King">{{Cite|A kid like you may not know this, but the Gerudo race consists only of women. Only one man is born every hundred years... Even though our laws say that lone male Gerudo must become King of the Gerudo, I'll never bow to such an evil man!|Nabooru|OoT}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{Cite|Once every 100 years, a special child is born unto my people. That child is destined to be the mighty guardian of the Gerudo and the desert. But this child, its heart grew twisted with every passing year. The child became a man who hungered for power at any price.|Gerudo|FSA}}</ref> [[Ganondorf]] is the only Gerudo male to have appeared in the series.

 

The {{Term|Series|Gerudo}} as a race have appeared in {{OoT}}, {{MM}}, {{FSA}} and {{BotW}}. In {{TWW}} and {{TP}}, {{Term|Series|Ganondorf}} is the only {{Term|Series|Gerudo}} seen, and in {{OoS}} and {{OoA}}, {{Term|Series|Twinrova|link}} are the only {{Term|Series|Gerudo}} seen.

The Gerudo are a desert-dwelling folk, being indigenous to the [[Gerudo Valley]] where they congregate in the [[Gerudo's Fortress]] in {{OoT}}, appear to lead nomadic lives in the [[Desert of Doubt (Stage)|Desert of Doubt]] in {{FSA}}, and live as merchants in [[Gerudo Town]] in {{BotW}}. The exception to this is {{MM}}, 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.<ref name="King"/><ref name="Guardian"/> When there is no male to be their king, the Gerudo are led by a chief with the position passed on from mother to daughter.<ref name="Chief">{{Cite|This town is led by our fantastic chief, Lady Riju. She became chief after her mother, our old chief, passed away.|Fegran|BotW}}</ref> The exact nature of this phenomenon is never explained. It is known, however, that at least during the {{OoT|-}} era, the lack of males among the Gerudo is countered by them taking boyfriends from other human races.<ref name="Boyfriends">{{Cite|They say that Gerudo sometimes come to Hyrule Castle Town to look for boyfriends.|Gossip Stone|OoT3D}}</ref> This is also the case in the era of {{BotW|-}}, and they also wed their boyfriends. Married Gerudo do not typically live within the walls of Gerudo Town, but they enter to sell their wares at the market.<ref>{{Cite|It's pretty typical of married vai to live outside these walls, really. But we come back to sell our wares, of course!|Spera|BotW}}</ref>

Generally, the Gerudo have been shown to be a reclusive race that does not take well to outsiders on their territory,<ref>{{Cite|Pirates' Cove ahead. Tourists are not welcome.|Sign|MM}}</ref>  which in [[Hyrule]] constitutes the whole desert area. Even when they are more open to other races in the era of {{BotW|-}}, they still do not allow males to enter their towns,<ref>{{Cite|It is an old tradition here that only vai are allowed within the walls. Voe are strictly forbidden.|Merina|BotW}}</ref> to the point it is illegal to sell men's clothing.<ref>{{Cite|Despite it being illegal to sell voe clothing in this town, there is a high demands for such things.|Greta|BotW}}</ref> It has been believed by the Gerudo since ancient times that when young Gerudo women interact with men it will bring disaster.<ref name="CaC 139"/> 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.<ref name="Exalted">{{Cite|I've seen your fine work. To get past the guards here, you must have good thieving skills. I used to think that all men, except for the great Ganondorf, were useless...but now that I've seen you, I don't think so anymore! {{Color|OoT3D Red|The exalted Nabooru}}, our leader, put me in charge of this fortress. Nabooru is the second-in-command to the great Ganondorf, King of the Gerudo Thieves. Her headquarters are in the {{Color|OoT3D Yellow|Spirit Temple}}, which is at the end of the desert. Say, you must want to become one of us, eh? All right then! You're in from now on! Take this. With it, you will have free access to all areas of the fortress!|Gerudo Warrior|OoT3D}}</ref> Being a warrior race, they are well apt at combat, and have been shown to use weapons such as {{Wp|glaive}}s and dual {{Wp|scimitar}} swords. Some members of the race have also been shown to possess [[magic]], namely Ganondorf and the Gerudo witch Twinrova.

The [[Desert Colossus]] is a statue of a Gerudo goddess. Due to differences in religion, the people of Hyrule believe the goddess depicted in the statue is evil.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= Beyond Gerudo Fortress and past the Haunted Wasteland are a goddess statue and the Spirit Temple. Because of differences in religion, the people of Hyrule say the Desert Colossus depicts an evil deity. Thieves loyal to Ganondorf and Nabooru use it as a base of operations, and experiments in brainwashing using magic are conducted there. |book= E |publisher= |page= 45}}</ref> According to [[Muava]] in {{BotW|-}}, the Gerudo no longer believe in the Goddess [[Hylia]].<ref>{{Cite|Oh, the Goddess Statue has been here since before I was even born. No one here really believes in that stuff anymore, though, so they tend to avoid stopping here.|Muava|BotW}}</ref> The Gerudo do believe in some sort of afterlife, from where their ancestors watch over them.<ref>{{Cite|I believe that Lady Urbosa and our other ancestors must be looking down on us in shame right now.|Riju|BotW}}</ref> They worship the [[Seven Heroines]], seen as their divine protectors. The heroines embody the virtues of skill, spirit, endurance, knowledge, flight, motion and gentleness.<ref name="CaC 139">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= CaC |publisher= |page= 139}}</ref>

In {{OoT}}, the Gerudo live in the [[Gerudo Desert]], specifically within the [[Gerudo Valley]], which is located in the northwest of [[Hyrule]].<ref>{{Cite|Link! Wait up, buddy! Hoo hoo! Head south from here to reach Lake Hylia's full, rich waters. If you go west, you'll find Gerudo Valley. There's a hideout of a gang of thieves on the other side of the valley. Well, you're free to go anywhere you want! Ho ho ho...hooo!|Kaepora Gaebora|OoT}}</ref> After the [[Hyrulean Civil War]] several years before the start of the game, the Gerudo swore fealty to the [[Royal Family of Hyrule]] and their desert came under the kingdom's control.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 84}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 20}}</ref> The Gerudo are well known for their reputation as a band of thieves, and many express fear of them.<ref name="Terrified Man"/> In spite of this, it is said that they visit [[Hyrule Castle Town]] to seek boyfriends there.<ref name="Boyfriends"/> The Gerudo keep a tight security of their domain. In order to reach the Valley, [[Link]] must first cross a bridge over a deep river gorge flowing to [[Lake Hylia]]. In the past, it is heavily guarded by several Gerudo and a gate. In the future seven years later, these defenses are gone; instead, the Gerudo have decided to simply destroy the bridge to prevent outsiders from reaching their domain.<ref name="Bridge">{{Cite|I am a master craftsman. Those Gerudo thieves...they broke the bridge. I want to fix it, but all of my workers are gone! They said working as carpenters isn't cool, and they went to the Gerudo's Fortress to become thieves...|Mutoh|OoT}}</ref>

After Ganondorf's failed execution at the {{Term|TPHD|Arbiter's Grounds (Dungeon)|link}} before {{TP|-}}, the Gerudo were driven out of their home in the Gerudo Desert. They found a new home in the [[Desert of Doubt (Stage)|Desert of Doubt]] in the southwest corner of Hyrule and began working to restore their ties to the Hylians by denouncing former leader.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= When Ganondorf is then executed in {{TP|-}}, the Gerudo are driven out of the desert altogether. They find a new home in the Desert of Doubt in {{FSA|-}}, and work to foster a more positive relationship with the Hylians, condemning the actions of their former leader. |book= E |publisher= |page= 45}}</ref> As a result, they are no longer hostile to outsiders,<ref>{{Cite|Welcome. It's been a long time since we've seen any travelers here. This village is our home. We are the dwellers in the desert, the Gerudo tribe. The village is in a bit of an uproar contending with a man who broke our laws. We can't do much for you, but make yourself at home.|Gerudo|FSA}}</ref> and have a good reputation in Hyrule.<ref>{{Cite|The Gerudo honor the desert. They are trustworthy and pure of heart. I cannot imagine one of them is the King of Darkness...|Red maiden|FSA}}</ref> They appear to lead nomadic lives, as they live in tents. The Desert's [[Pyramid]] is a sacred and holy place to the Gerudo,<ref name="Pyramid 1">{{Cite|The pyramid is sacred to our people. To have a criminal such as him enter... His presence stains its holy ground.|Gerudo|FSA}}</ref> as it houses the [[Trident]], a relic containing enormous power.<ref>{{Cite|We grant you power to ruin the world. The power of darkness. Evil spirit of magic trident. You are the King of Darkness.|Inscription|FSA}}</ref> It is forbidden in Gerudo law for anyone to enter the Pyramid.<ref name="Pyramid 2">{{Cite|Curse that Ganondorf! He broke our laws and left for the pyramid... I don't know what he plans, but I am worried...|Gerudo|FSA}}</ref>

[[Ganondorf]] was the Gerudo's guardian.<ref name="Guardian"/> However, he hungered for power, and had entered the Desert in search of the fabled Pyramid, and in doing so had violated his people's laws.<ref name="Pyramid 1"/><ref name="Pyramid 2"/> Though the Gerudo were aware of his lust for power, they assumed he would not make it far and would perish along the way. Following his departure, the Gerudo had closed the passage to the Desert to prevent others from also seeking the Pyramid.<ref>{{Cite|Tell me, travelers, what brings you to these borderlands? Hmm... I see... You come on word of the maidens, eh? Yes, this Ganondorf you speak of is a member of the Gerudo. But his intent is unknown to me. He has flouted the law and fled for the pyramid. To reach the pyramid, one must first pass the trial of the Desert Temple. The villain Ganondorf will no doubt draw his last breath failing this trial. We've blocked the road to the desert to keep other fools from coming. But considering the crisis in Hyrule, we've no reason to stop you brave lads. Go to the entrance of the village and speak to the guards at the gate.|Gerudo leader|FSA}}</ref> Against their belief, Ganondorf had successfully reached the Pyramid. When he had touched the Trident, he was transformed into Ganon, the King of Darkness. Ganon became directly responsible for all of the events that would transpire thereafter, as his theft of the [[Dark Mirror]] had spawned the [[Shadow Link]]s,<ref>{{Cite|The man that defeated us is also the same man who created that shadowy imp. A man from the desert wastes... He is not Vaati.|Red Knight|FSA}}</ref> one of which had tricked Link into releasing [[Vaati]]. While Ganondorf is frequently mentioned by the Gerudo, he is never seen in his Gerudo form in-game.

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