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Since the release of the original game, Ganon has had several different names. During the development of {{TLoZ}}, he was referred to as {{Romanize|牛魔王 八戒|Gyūmaō Hakkai|Bull Demon King Hakkai}}, which is said to be derived from the ''{{Wp|Journey to the West}}'' characters {{Wp|Zhu Bajie|Chohakkai}} and {{Wp|Bull Demon King|Gyūmaō}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=December 27, 2015 |url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/bkij/vol2/index5.html |title=社長が訊く『ゼルダの伝説 大地の汽笛』 番外篇1 昭和６０年に書かれた文書 |site=Nintendo.co.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=December 27, 2015 |url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/zelda/1/4 |title=Iwata Asks: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks: Bonus Stage 1: Ancient Documents from 1985 |site=Nintendo.com}}</ref> Before the game's release, the name was changed to {{Romanize|ガノン|Ganon}}, an accurate katakana representation of different roman spellings. Both the Japanese and English language versions of {{TLoZ|-}} spell the character's name as "Gannon".<ref>{{Cite|MANY YEARS AGO PRINCE DARKNESS {{Color|TLoZ Red|"GANNON"}} STOLE ONE OF THE {{Color|TLoZ Blue|TRIFORCE}} WITH POWER. PRINCESS {{Color|TLoZ Red|ZELDA}} HAD ONE OF THE {{Color|TLoZ Blue|TRIFORCE}} WITH WISDOM. SHE DIVIDED IT INTO "{{Color|TLoZ Blue|8}}" UNITS TO HIDE IT FROM {{Color|TLoZ Red|"GANNON"}} BEFORE SHE WAS CAPTURED. {{Color|TLoZ Red|GO FIND THE "8" UNITS}} {{Color|TLoZ Green|"LINK"}} {{Color|TLoZ Red|TO SAVE HER.}}|N/A|TLoZ}}</ref> The game's English manual instead opted for the spelling "Ganon".<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote=This army was led by Ganon, the powerful Prince of Darkness who sought to plunge the World into fear and darkness under his rule.|game=TLoZ|page=3}}</ref> This disparity gave rise to the notion that "Gannon" was a misspelling introduced during the translation of the first installment's in-game text, inspiring the site and phrase "Gannon-Banned". The misspelling theory is contradicted by the Japanese versions of {{TAoL}} and {{ALttP}}, whose in-game texts kept the spelling of "Gannon".<ref>{{tcrf|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Regional Differences}}</ref><ref>{{tcrf|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past#Regional Differences}}</ref> Ever since the English release of {{TAoL|-}}, official Nintendo translations have consistently used the spelling "Ganon". However, it was not until 1992 that the translators completely settled on the "Ganon" spelling: while {{ALttP|-}} was in development, the English draft script still referred to the character as "Gannondorf" and "Gannon", implying that the localization team comprised of Daniel Owsen and Hiroyuki Yamada deliberated a long time about which spelling to use.<ref>{{tcrf|Development:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Script Differences}}</ref> The first instance of the "Ganon" spelling also being used by the Japanese developers is in the source code of {{OoT}}.<ref>{{tcrf|Proto:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest/Console Output Strings}}</ref> With the Japanese release of {{SSBM|-}}, the games finally adopted the official English spelling for the Japanese audience. Although the etymology of Link's name is commonly known, the original inspiration behind the name Ganon has yet to be revealed by the Nintendo developers. | Since the release of the original game, Ganon has had several different names. During the development of {{TLoZ}}, he was referred to as {{Romanize|牛魔王 八戒|Gyūmaō Hakkai|Bull Demon King Hakkai}}, which is said to be derived from the ''{{Wp|Journey to the West}}'' characters {{Wp|Zhu Bajie|Chohakkai}} and {{Wp|Bull Demon King|Gyūmaō}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=December 27, 2015 |url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/bkij/vol2/index5.html |title=社長が訊く『ゼルダの伝説 大地の汽笛』 番外篇1 昭和６０年に書かれた文書 |site=Nintendo.co.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=December 27, 2015 |url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/zelda/1/4 |title=Iwata Asks: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks: Bonus Stage 1: Ancient Documents from 1985 |site=Nintendo.com}}</ref> Before the game's release, the name was changed to {{Romanize|ガノン|Ganon}}, an accurate katakana representation of different roman spellings. Both the Japanese and English language versions of {{TLoZ|-}} spell the character's name as "Gannon".<ref>{{Cite|MANY YEARS AGO PRINCE DARKNESS {{Color|TLoZ Red|"GANNON"}} STOLE ONE OF THE {{Color|TLoZ Blue|TRIFORCE}} WITH POWER. PRINCESS {{Color|TLoZ Red|ZELDA}} HAD ONE OF THE {{Color|TLoZ Blue|TRIFORCE}} WITH WISDOM. SHE DIVIDED IT INTO "{{Color|TLoZ Blue|8}}" UNITS TO HIDE IT FROM {{Color|TLoZ Red|"GANNON"}} BEFORE SHE WAS CAPTURED. {{Color|TLoZ Red|GO FIND THE "8" UNITS}} {{Color|TLoZ Green|"LINK"}} {{Color|TLoZ Red|TO SAVE HER.}}|N/A|TLoZ}}</ref> The game's English manual instead opted for the spelling "Ganon".<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote=This army was led by Ganon, the powerful Prince of Darkness who sought to plunge the World into fear and darkness under his rule.|game=TLoZ|page=3}}</ref> This disparity gave rise to the notion that "Gannon" was a misspelling introduced during the translation of the first installment's in-game text, inspiring the site and phrase "Gannon-Banned". The misspelling theory is contradicted by the Japanese versions of {{TAoL}} and {{ALttP}}, whose in-game texts kept the spelling of "Gannon".<ref>{{tcrf|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Regional Differences}}</ref><ref>{{tcrf|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past#Regional Differences}}</ref> Ever since the English release of {{TAoL|-}}, official Nintendo translations have consistently used the spelling "Ganon". However, it was not until 1992 that the translators completely settled on the "Ganon" spelling: while {{ALttP|-}} was in development, the English draft script still referred to the character as "Gannondorf" and "Gannon", implying that the localization team comprised of Daniel Owsen and Hiroyuki Yamada deliberated a long time about which spelling to use.<ref>{{tcrf|Development:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Script Differences}}</ref> The first instance of the "Ganon" spelling also being used by the Japanese developers is in the source code of {{OoT}}.<ref>{{tcrf|Proto:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest/Console Output Strings}}</ref> With the Japanese release of {{SSBM|-}}, the games finally adopted the official English spelling for the Japanese audience. Although the etymology of Link's name is commonly known, the original inspiration behind the name Ganon has yet to be revealed by the Nintendo developers. | ||
When {{ALttP|-}} was released, Ganon's human form, Ganondorf, was introduced, although only in name, as ''Ocarina of Time'' fully reveals him afterwards.<ref>{{Cite|The person who rediscovered the Golden Land was Ganondorf the evil thief.|Maiden|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You are the only one who can destroy Ganondorf, the thief-no, Ganon, the evil King Of Darkness!|Maiden|ALttP}}</ref> In the Western manual of {{ALttP|-}} for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], Ganondorf was referred to by the full name "Ganondorf Dragmire".<ref name="ALTTPM">{{Cite Manual|quote=The name of this king of thieves is Ganondorf Dragmire, but he is known by his alias, Mandrag Ganon, which means Ganon of the Enchanted Thieves.|game= ALttP|page=5-6}}</ref> Similarly, Ganon was also referred to in the manual by an alias, "Mandrag Ganon", which means "Ganon of the Enchanted Thieves".<ref name="ALTTPM"/> These names do not appear in {{ALttP|-}} itself, in its re-releases/remakes, or in other games, though the name "Ganondorf Dragmire" is used in Ganondorf's character profile on the [[ | When {{ALttP|-}} was released, Ganon's human form, Ganondorf, was introduced, although only in name, as ''Ocarina of Time'' fully reveals him afterwards.<ref>{{Cite|The person who rediscovered the Golden Land was Ganondorf the evil thief.|Maiden|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You are the only one who can destroy Ganondorf, the thief-no, Ganon, the evil King Of Darkness!|Maiden|ALttP}}</ref> In the Western manual of {{ALttP|-}} for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], Ganondorf was referred to by the full name "Ganondorf Dragmire".<ref name="ALTTPM">{{Cite Manual|quote=The name of this king of thieves is Ganondorf Dragmire, but he is known by his alias, Mandrag Ganon, which means Ganon of the Enchanted Thieves.|game= ALttP|page=5-6}}</ref> Similarly, Ganon was also referred to in the manual by an alias, "Mandrag Ganon", which means "Ganon of the Enchanted Thieves".<ref name="ALTTPM"/> These names do not appear in {{ALttP|-}} itself, in its re-releases/remakes, or in other games, though the name "Ganondorf Dragmire" is used in Ganondorf's character profile on the [[Zelda.com|official ''Zelda'' website]].<ref>{{Cite Web|quote=Once known as the King of Thieves, Ganondorf Dragmire used the power of the Triforce to become the beast, Ganon.|author=Nintendo|published=2017|retrieved=April 21, 2017|url=http://zelda.com/online-guide/|title=Online Guide - The Legend of Zelda: The official home of the Nintendo game series|site=The Legend of Zelda series for Nintendo systems}}</ref> According to the {{HH}}, the name "Ganondorf" refers to his human form, while the name "Ganon" is both a nickname and the name given to him when he transforms into a boar-like beast.<ref name="name"/><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=A design sketch depicting Ganondorf’s phantom. Ganondorf never appears in the Oracle series, however. Only his beast form, Ganon, is seen.|book=HH|page=169}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Ganon: No trace remains of the human known as Ganondorf.|book=HH|page=121}}</ref> There have been several cases in {{TLoZ|-}} series in which characters, such as the [[King of Red Lions]]<ref>{{Cite|I suppose you [Link] saw him... The shadow that commands that monstrous bird... His name is...Ganon... He... who obtained the power of the gods, attempted to cover the land in darkness and was ultimately sealed away by the very power he hoped to command. He is the very same Ganon... The emperor of the dark realm the ancient legends speak of...|King of Red Lions|TWW}}</ref> or [[Zant]], refer to Ganondorf as "Ganon".<ref>{{Cite|Midna... Foolish Twilight Princess... The curse on you cannot be broken... It was placed on you by the magic of my god! The power you held as leader of the Twili will never return! Already he has descended and been reborn in this world... As long as my master, Ganon, survives, he will resurrect me without cease!|Zant|TP}}</ref> In {{BotW}}, Ganon is known as [[Calamity Ganon]].<ref name="Old Man">{{Cite|I assume you caught sight of that atrocity enshrouding the castle. That...is {{Color|BotW Red|Calamity Ganon}}. One hundred years ago, that vile entity brought the kingdom of {{Color|BotW Blue|Hyrule}} to ruin. It appeared suddenly and destroyed everything in its path. So many innocent lives were lost in its wake. For a century, the very symbol of our kingdom, Hyrule Castle, has managed to contain that evil. But just barely. There it festers, building its strength for the moment it will unleash its blight upon the land once again. It would appear that moment is fast approaching...|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> | ||
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