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==Unknown Timeline== | ==Unknown Timeline== | ||
===''Breath of the Wild''=== | ===''Breath of the Wild''=== | ||
Ganon reappears in {{BotW}}, known as the '''Calamity Ganon'''. The Calamity Ganon is known as a primal evil that has appeared throughout Hyrule's history.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= The history of the royal family of Hyrule is also the history of the Calamity Ganon, a primal evil that has endured over the ages.|author= |published= January 12, 2017|retrieved=January 12, 2017|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw47_q9wbBE|title= The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer|site= YouTube|type= video}}</ref> | Ganon reappears in {{BotW}}, known as the '''Calamity Ganon'''. The Calamity Ganon is known as a primal evil that has appeared throughout Hyrule's history.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= The history of the royal family of Hyrule is also the history of the Calamity Ganon, a primal evil that has endured over the ages.|author= |published= January 12, 2017|retrieved=January 12, 2017|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw47_q9wbBE|title= The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer|site= YouTube|type= video}}</ref> Ten thousand years before the game began, it appeared to ravage the world. In preparation for this, the Shiekah built a massive army of mechanical protectors called Guardians to aid the Hero and the Princess, with a quartet of massive mobile fortresses known as 'Divine Beasts' as the centerpieces of this army. With this collaboration between Shiekah and Hylians, Ganon was sealed beneath Hyrule Castle where it lay dormant for millennia. | ||
One hundred years prior to the game, a prophecy warned of the return of Calamity Ganon. Hoping to prepare in the same fashion as their ancestors, the people of Hyrule began working to locate and excavate the Divine Beasts and Guardians. A champion from each of Hyrule's races was chosen to pilot the Divine Beast of their people and the restoration of the mechanical army seemed a phenomenal success. Meanwhile, Princess Zelda worked to awaken her sealing powers alongside a young knight, Link, who'd been appointed as her protector. Zelda's efforts, sadly, were met with failure. Minutes after her quest ended, Ganon broke his seal and rose up around the castle. In a move that surprised everyone, however, he managed to infect the entire Guardian army with his evil and turn them against Hyrule. Even the Divine Beasts came under the control of elemental avatars of the Demon King. With their trump card turned against them, Hyrule was laid to ruin and Link grievously wounded, requiring him to be placed in a Shiekah healing chamber. Princess Zelda went to confront Ganon on her own and managed to seal him once more, though this required her to also become the Calamity's prisoner to maintain the seal.<ref name="Old Man"/> | |||
Throughout Link's journey across the remains of Hyrule, the Calamity can be seen swarming around Hyrule Castle, contained within by a barrier of stone pillars projecting a purple and red mist. Some characters refer to Ganon with 'it' rather than 'he'.<ref name="Old Man"/> Also, while usually called 'Calamity Ganon', or simply 'the Calamity', some characters, such as the [[Monk]]s, still call him 'Ganon'.<ref>{{Cite|I am a humble monk, blessed with the sight of the Goddess Hylia and dedicated to helping those who seek to defeat Ganon.|Monk|BotW}}</ref> | |||
When finally encountered by Link, Ganon takes the form of grotesque mixture of [[Malice]] and Guardian parts, forming a sort of centipede with a mechanical, skull-like sculpt of Ganondorf's head topping it off. The Demon King fights with a mixture of attacks used by his avatars, and nearly requiring heavy use of perfect guards and dodges to create an opportunity to counterattack. | |||
When this form is destroyed, Ganon's demonic spirit escapes to Hyrule Field and manifests in its true form; the Incarnation of Malice and Hatred, a gigantic boar similar to his ''Twilight Princess'' form, but composed of malice. Princess Zelda reveals that long ago, Ganon had given up on resurrecting into a flesh body and become the Calamity as he intended to release the full force of his wrath onto the world. Now free from the castle, he was preparing to do exactly that, an event which would destroy the world if he weren't stopped. | |||
Granting Link a Bow of Light, Zelda implored him to put an end to the Demon King once and for all, lest the world be doomed. Riding his horse, Link pierces several weak points in Ganon's body, indicated by Zelda. He ten finishes the monstrosity off by destroying his core and releasing Zelda from her century long imprisonment. However Ganon's spirit makes one last attempt to attack them both, but Zelda uses her sacred powers to finish him off, seemingly ending the threat of Calamity Ganon for good. | |||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
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:''See also: [[Sword of the Sages]]'' | :''See also: [[Sword of the Sages]]'' | ||
[[File:Ganon's Sword TWW.png|left|35px]] | [[File:Ganon's Sword TWW.png|left|35px]] | ||
Although they go unnamed throughout {{LZS|Series}}, Ganon has several Swords that he often uses in addition to his Trident. They are inscribed with various pictures or writings depending on the game. Ganon wields a Sword for the first time in ''Ocarina of Time''. In the final battle, he wields two large golden blades against Link. Ganondorf is first seen wielding a pair of Swords in ''The Wind Waker'' during the final battle, which is what he uses as his offensive strategy. Later on, in ''Twilight Princess'', Ganondorf wields the [[Sword of the Sages]], a weapon that the [[Sages]] tried to use against him in an attempt to kill him. The Sword of the Sages serves as Ganondorf's weapon in the final battle against Link. | Although they go unnamed throughout {{LZS|Series}}, Ganon has several Swords that he often uses in addition to his Trident. They are inscribed with various pictures or writings depending on the game. Ganon wields a Sword for the first time in ''Ocarina of Time''. In the final battle, he wields two large golden blades against Link. Ganondorf is first seen wielding a pair of Swords in ''The Wind Waker'' during the final battle, which is what he uses as his offensive strategy. Later on, in ''Twilight Princess'', Ganondorf wields the [[Sword of the Sages]], a weapon that the [[Sages]] tried to use against him in an attempt to kill him. The Sword of the Sages serves as Ganondorf's weapon in the final battle against Link. As Calamity Ganon, he wields a number of energy blades similar to Guardian Scouts and his elemental avatars. | ||
Non-canon appearances of a Sword-wielding Ganondorf include several of Ganondorf's victory poses in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series and the [[SpaceWorld 2000 GameCube Tech Demo|SpaceWorld 2000 demo]], which included a Sword fight between Link and Ganondorf. This Sword was much bulkier than the swords he uses in the main series, and had a rounded tip. Ganondorf also uses a Sword in his battle with Link in the ''Ocarina of Time'' manga. This sword is capable of having Ganondorf's evil magic channeled through it. He also wields two [[Great Swords]] in ''Hyrule Warriors'', the Swords of Despair. They can be upgraded to the Swords of Darkness and Swords of Demise. | Non-canon appearances of a Sword-wielding Ganondorf include several of Ganondorf's victory poses in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series and the [[SpaceWorld 2000 GameCube Tech Demo|SpaceWorld 2000 demo]], which included a Sword fight between Link and Ganondorf. This Sword was much bulkier than the swords he uses in the main series, and had a rounded tip. Ganondorf also uses a Sword in his battle with Link in the ''Ocarina of Time'' manga. This sword is capable of having Ganondorf's evil magic channeled through it. He also wields two [[Great Swords]] in ''Hyrule Warriors'', the Swords of Despair. They can be upgraded to the Swords of Darkness and Swords of Demise. | ||