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Introduced in {{TLoZ|-}} as a monstrous Prince of Darkness, Ganon's character has seen much development throughout the series, from being a simple monster to a powerful warlock with deeper motives to his actions.<ref name=covet>{{Cite|My country lay within a vast desert. When the sun rose into the sky, a burning wind punished my lands, searing the world. And when the moon climbed into the dark of night, a frigid gale pierced our homes. No matter when it came, the wind carried the same thing... Death. But the winds that blew across the green fields of Hyrule brought something other than suffering and ruin. I coveted that wind, I suppose.|Ganon|TWW}}</ref> As the incarnation of the Demon King [[Demise]]'s hatred for those with the blood of the [[Hylia|Goddess]] and the spirit of the [[Link|hero]] (or, according to the {{HH}}, the reincarnation of Demise himself),<ref>{{Cite Person|quote=This game talks about the birth of the Master Sword, and it touches on why Ganondorf showed up. If you play it, I think you'll get some understanding on that. It connects to Ocarina, so if you play Ocarina of Time 3D and move on to this game, I think you'll catch on to a lot of things.|name=Eiji Aonuma|url=http://www.1up.com/news/eiji-aonuma-wraps-zelda-skyward|title=Eiji Aonuma interview}}</ref> Ganon is destined to eternally reincarnate to pursue world domination.<ref name="Demise's final words">{{Cite|Extraordinary. You stand as a paragon of your kind, human. You fight like no human or demon I have ever known. Though this is not the end. My hate... never perishes. It is born anew in a cycle with no end! I will rise again! Those like you... Those who share the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero... They are eternally bound to this curse. An incarnation of my hatred shall ever follow your kind, dooming them to wander a blood-soaked sea of darkness for all time!|Demise|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=A cyclical tale arose from an ancient battle...|book=HH|page=91}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=However, the destruction of Demise was not the end of the battle. It was the beginning of a curse: a never ending cycle of the reincarnation of the Demon King, whose hatred for those with the blood of the Goddess and the Spirit of the Hero is everlasting|book=HH|page=76}}</ref> In most cases though, he makes a return after being resurrected or breaking a seal. {{FSA}} is a notable exception, featuring a reincarnated Ganondorf.<ref name=FSA-reincarnation>{{Cite Book|quote=Four Swords Adventures: The Reincarnation of Ganondorf |book=HH|page= 69}}</ref> The Ganondorf from {{TotK}} also appears to be different, having lived at the time of Hyrule's founding, long before {{OoT}}. Otherwise the Ganondorf from {{OoT}} appears in most of the rest of the games, making him stand out from other villains as the same character from game-to-game.