Ganondorf

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**Series**
 **Tier**  | TBA

Ganondorf is a veteran *The Legend of Zelda*character in the *Smash Bros*making his first apperance in Super Smash Bros. Crusade in Demo 0.9.

## Changes from *Brawl* to Crusade

* Ganondorf retains his *Melee* voice, rather than reusing Voice Clips from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as in *Brawl* and *SSB4*.
* Ganondorf uses his Ocarina of Time design.
* Ganondorf has been buffed overall.
* He has a new down tilt based on the Earthquake Punch from Ocarina of Time.
* Up tilt has been sped up drastically, and his kicking up now has a hitbox.
* Warlock Punch has been moved to his forward smash.
* Up smash now features Ganondorf raising his sword in the air, generating a blot of lightning to strike it.
* Wizard's Foot has been moved to his dash attack.
* Neutral Air is now a downward sword swing.
* Back Air is now a multi-hitting backwards kick.
* Uair is now an upward sword swing.
* All throws have been changed.
* Neutral Special is now Dead Man's Volley.
* Dark Dive has a different function when it hits.
* Down Special is now Dark Cyclone.
* Flame Choke now sends people airbourne.
* Final Smash is now Final Ganon Slash.

## Ganondorf's Normal Moves

**Neutral**

* Leans in with a palm strike. It does 9% and it is one of Ganondorf's quickest moves.

**Side Tilt**

* Ganondorf presses one of his legs forward; it does 12%

**Up Tilt**

* Volcano Kick: Ganondorf lifts his leg up then holds it in place until smashing it down in an explosion; it has an explosion effect and does 17%.

**Down Tilt**

* Ganondorf punches into the ground while crouching. It is a two-hit attack and has a dark effect. The first hit does 4% then 12%; dealing 16% total.

**Dash Attack**

* Wizard's Foot - Ganondorf rushes forwards with his leg extended. It deals 10%.

**Side Smash**

* Warlock Punch - Ganondorf charges up his fist before he throws it, dealing 22%. It has very high knockback, potentially earning an OHKO, and is also the slowest of his attacks.

**Up Smash**

* It's similar to Pikachu's Thunder. Lightning strikes Ganondorf's sword. It has a electric effect and it has a good upper range. The lightning does 8%; 16% uncharged. If the opponent comes in contact when Ganondorf's struck, it does 6% uncharged; 14% fully charged, but with added knockback. However, after Ganondorf's struck, he's open to any attacks, which makes him easy to punish.

**Down Smash**

* Ganondorf performs 2 strong kicks. The front kick deals 14% of damage uncharged, and 22% fully charged. The back kick deals 13% uncharged.; and 20% fully charged.

**Neutral Air**

* Ganondorf swings his sword, dealing 13%.

**Forward Air**

* Skull Crusher: A move he's had since Melee. It deals 14% and has moderate knockback.

**Up Air**

* Similar to the Neutral Air. Ganondorf swings his sword upwards, dealing 13%. The only difference from the Nair is that it lands earlier.

**Back Air**

* Ganondorf turns back and performs a multi-hit back kick, deals 9% then 11%; dealing 20% in total.

**Down Air**

* Ganondorf pumps down his legs downward and deals 21%. It has a meteor effect.

**Forward throw**

* Ganondorf simply punches the opponent, dealing 8%.

**Back throw**

* Ganondorf turns around and kicks the opponent, dealing 9%.

**Up throw**

* Ganondorf turns around and kicks the opponent at a higher angle, dealing 9%.

**Down throw**

* Ganondorf throws the opponent and a lower angle, dealing 7%.

**Ledge Attack**

* Ganondorf gets up from the ledge and performs a weak Wizard Kick, which deals 7%.

**Get Up Attack**

* Ganondorf gets up and exhausts dark energy which does 11%.

## Ganondorf's Special Moves

 Side Special
 Up Special
 Down Special
 Final Smash

## Notable Appearances

* The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TIme (1998)
* The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
* Hyrule Warriors (2014)