Ganondorf Dragmire

Ganondorf Dragmire, also known as Ganon, Prince of Darkness and Gerudo King of Thieves, is the main antagonist from the The Legend of Zelda series.
== Charactah Account ==
Ganondorf, also known as the Prince of Darkness, the King of Evil and the Demon King, among other similar titles. In Ocarina of Time, the chronological first appearance of Ganondorf Dragmire, he was the King of the Gerudo thieves who coveted the riches of Hyrule, as well as being ambitious and power-hungry in general. This led to him seeking the power of the Triforce and laying claim to it. He eventually got his hands on the Triforce of Power, transforming him into the demonic beast Ganon. Since then across the series, Ganondorf is used to refer to his human incarnation, and Ganon to his bestial incarnation. Ganondorf is sometimes able to shift between these two forms at will, other times not, in which case he's typically stuck in his Ganon form.
Ganondorf is commonly portrayed as the incarnation of pure evil, greed, and power. He is ruthless, cold, unscrupulous, manipulative, and calculating. He is also shown to have an ego, believing that only he is worthy to rule the kingdom and showing an arrogant sense of entitlement. One of Ganondorf’s most defining traits is his unquenchable lust for power. It was also shown that Ganon does not possess a balanced amount of power, wisdom, and courage as evidenced when the Triforce split in three pieces when he tried to wield it.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Captain N: The Game Master
* The Legend of Zelda
=== Comics ===
* The Legend of Zelda
=== Literature ===
* The Crystal Trap
* The Shadow Prince
=== Manga ===
* The Legend of Zelda
* The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
* The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy
* The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
* The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
* The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Link's Logbook
* The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods
=== Video Games ===
* BS The Legend of Zelda
* Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer feat. The Legend of Zelda
* Hyrule Warriors
* Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
* Link: The Faces of Evil
* Super Smash Bros.
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Melee
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* The Legend of Zelda
* The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
* The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
* The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
* The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
* The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
* The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
* The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
* The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
* The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
* The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
* The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
* Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
* Zelda's Adventure
* Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
== Trivia ==
* Due to a glitch, it is possible to defeat Ganon in A Link to the Past with the Master Sword instead of Silver Arrows.
* In The Wind Waker, according to the original Japanese text, the Master Sword was only sealing Ganon's minions and not actually his magic, as can be observed in-game.
* The shape of Ganondorf's ears have varied throughout the series. His initial appearance in Ocarina of Time's child timeline depicts him with rounded ears. After the time gap in which he was able to obtain the Triforce of Power, his ears become more pointed, similar to those of Hylians (This detail was removed in the 3DS remake). Ganondorf retains his pointed ears in Wind Waker and Twilight Princess.
* In Ocarina of Time, Ganon plays his own theme on a pipe organ. In Twilight Princess, a similar effect occurs when Link progresses through Hyrule Castle, as the background music shifts from the Hyrule Castle theme to Ganon's theme. This makes Ganondorf one of a handful of characters to generate their own theme music; the others being Midna, Ghirahim and Yuga, all of whom hum their themes.
* Early artwork for Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages shows a design for Ganondorf, implying he was originally planned to appear in the games. According to the notes for the artwork, the image was meant to depict Ganondorf's phantom.
* According to the Hyrule Historia, Ganondorf is a whopping 230 cm tall (7'6'') in Ocarina of Time. His 1/4 scale model from First 4 Figures, who used in game data to faithfully recreate his appearance in Twilight Princess, stands at 23 inches tall, which indicates that he also stands at 7'6" in that game as well.
* Fierce Deity Link in Majora's Mask appears to be the same height as Ganondorf.
* Prior to the battle with Dark Beast Ganon in Breath of the Wild, Zelda states that Ganon has given up on reincarnation to fight in his "pure, enraged form." However, the dialogue in the Japanese version appears to contradict this, as Zelda says that the form was born from his obsessive refusal to give up on revival.
* Originally, Ganondorf when defeated in Twilight Princess gave a speech where he indicated Zelda and Link, and any who bore the marks of the Triforce of Wisdom and Courage, respectively, are inevitably going to enter conflict with anyone with Ganondorf's bloodline due to it being pre-ordained by the Gods. This was largely excised in the final version with Ganondorf instead merely assuring them that their conflict won't end then and there as "the history of light and shadow will be written in blood", although the Hyrule Historia nonetheless made clear that a reincarnation of Ganondorf did indeed reappear. Demise's curse at the end of Skyward Sword resembled this cut speech.
* In an interview made during the time Ocarina of Time was undergoing development, script director Toru Osawa indicated that Ganondorf had some redeemable traits despite being pure evil, similar to the character Raoh from the anime and manga Fist of the North Star.
* Ganon's roars in the final battle of Ocarina of Time were reused from Queen Gohma.
* In the original N64 version of Ocarina of Time (1.0 or 1.1), Ganondorf can be seen coughing red blood when defeated, as well as during when Link stabbed him in the mouth for the finishing blow in his beast form. In later 1.2 releases and the 3DS remake, it was changed to green and the Master Sword now hits Ganon in the forehead to make it less violent and prevent the risk of making the game "T" rated.
* A character strongly resembling the corpse of Ganondorf is set to appear in Sequel to Breath of the Wild, first seen in a system of caverns covered with murals of his likeness. He is found by Princess Zelda and Link, being held in place by a mysterious arm and surrounded by Malice. After Princess Zelda approaches, he reawakens and his eyes flare up.
* Ganon's boar-like form was based on Zhu Bajie, one of the characters from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. In fact, during development of the first Zelda game, Ganon was originally going to be named Hakkai, the Japanese transliteration of Zhu Bajie.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ganon at Zelda Wiki
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