Gerudo: Difference between revisions

Gerudo are known to have the following traits: dark skin, amber eyes, red hair, and a sharp bird-like nose.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=His sharp, bird-like nose is characteristic of the Gerudo.|book=HH|page=148}}</ref> Their skin color, however, has been shown to come in two tones: a common light brown and an olive-greenish variation seen on Twinrova and Ganondorf. Gerudo in {{BotW|-}} generally have green eyes instead of amber.  In {{BotW|-}}, the Gerudo use mushrooms found in the Gerudo Desert to keep their skin beautiful.<ref>{{Cite|Just between us... The Gerudo keep their skin so beautiful thanks to the mushrooms that grow here.|Ardin|BotW}}</ref> Gerudo vary between having round ears and pointed ears. The Gerudo in {{OoT|-}} and {{MM|-}} have rounded ears, while the Gerudo in {{BotW|-}} have pointed ears. Matching the rest of the Gerudo, Ganondorf has rounded ears in his first appearance in {{OoT|-}}, although he later develops more pointed ears (though still rounded compared to Hylians) during the Adult Timeline (which is heavily implied to be the result of his acquiring the Triforce of Power){{Fact}}. This design reappears with rounded ears in {{SSBM}}. However, Ganondorf's ears are pointed in all further appearances, including {{TWW}} and {{TP}}. His design in {{TP|-}} reappears with pointed ears in {{SSBB}} and {{SSB4}}. His non-canon iteration in {{HW}} also retains pointed ears. The Gerudo in {{BotW|-}} have two legends explaining the change in their ears from round to pointed: One is that their intermarriages with Hylian men have slowly pointed their ears, while another more mystical take says that their shame over giving birth to Ganondorf who became Calamity Ganon opened them up to hearing the voices of the goddesses.<ref name="CaC 401"/>

Although [[Twinrova|Koume and Kotake]] in {{OoT|-}} are 380-400 years old,<ref>{{Cite|But I'm only 400 years old!|Kotake|OoT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|And I'm just 380 years old!|Koume|OoT}}</ref> this is not a normal Gerudo lifespan and the witches have extended their lives with their magic.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Kotake and Koume, about four hundred years old at the time of Ganondorf's rise, are said to maintain their long lives by way of powerful magic.|book=E|publisher=Dark Horse Books|page=45}}</ref> Gerudo age faster than Hylians, with [[Riju]] in {{BotW|-}} having a mature air about her despite only being 12 years old.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= CaC |publisher= |page= 137}}</ref>