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The human form of the series' arch-villain, Ganon. Ganondorf was the king of Gerudo thieves. He desired to rule the world, and was able to find the Triforce. The Triforce allowed him to become an evil king, and he has since become a monster known as Ganon. He has died and been revived several times.
Description
Overall
A Link to the Past (SNES & GBA)
Ganondorf wasn't in this game, but he is in his beast form. He is disguised as the priest Agahnim.
The real Ganon is only at the end, when Link has to fight him.
Ocarina of Time
After Link opens the Door of Time and pulls the Master Sword from its pedestral inside the Temple of Time he also lets Ganondorf enter the Sacred Realm allowing him to claim the Triforce for himself. He gets his wish granted and becomes the King of Evil and ruler of Hyrule, however because he believes mostly in the force of Power the Triforce splits up in three parts and only the Triforce of Power remains in his possession.
The Wind Waker
Ganondorf in Super Smash Brothers: Melee
In 1 on 1 battles Ganondorf works reasonably well, but his sluggish speed and his inability of using projectiles doesn't work in his advantage. On the other hand his weight and power give him an edge in 4 player melees. He also can use a special technique called 'chain throw' allowing him to consequentively damage a few of the other characters without being able to break free from his grasps. The idea is basically to grab your enemy, down-throw, and then grab the enemy when he/she falls down again on the floor from the initial bump. On some characters like Sheik this method can be very deadly.
On a sidenote Ganondorf was for a long time the only character capable of obtaining the maximum distance in the Home Run Contest mini-game, punching the Sandbag to the maximal distance of 3458.4m/11346.9Ft.
| Attack | Direction |
| Warlock Punch | Neutral B |
| Gerudo Dragon | Side B |
| Dark Dive | Up B |
| Wizard's Foot | Down B |
Miscellaneous Notes
Ocarina of Time
There is a small visual version difference for Ganondorf in OoT. After you beat him in battle Ganondorf will cough up some blood. In the original release (version 1.0) this blood was red, because the developers wanted to stay to realism as close as possible. But because of rating issues this was changed into green blood for all of the succesive versions including the bonus disks that appeared for the NGC.
| version 1.0 | version 1.1 / 1.2 |
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Ocarina of Time
The Wind Waker
Super Smash Brothers: Melee
Relevant Quotes
Super Smash Brothers: Melee
Trophy Descriptions:
Said to be the sole man born to the Gerudo tribe in a hundred years, Ganondorf aspired to conquer the world. He plundered a piece of the sacred Triforce from the Temple of Time when Link pulled the Master Sword from its pedestal. With the Triforce of Power in Ganondorf's possession, Hyrule was plunged into darkness until Link and Zelda defeated the fiend.
Since he's slow and can't jump very high, Ganondorf relies mainly on his immense physical strength to overwhelm his enemies. His great weight also makes him a difficult foe to send offscreen. Ganondorf's Warlock Punch is slow but absurdly powerful, and when he strikes with his Gerudo Dragon, enemies rise skyward enveloped in dark flames.
Ganondorf's slow speed works against him in single combat, but in melees, his crazy power lets him earn his keep with innumerable KOs. Ganondorf can't strike quickly, but each blow he lands adds up. Ganondorf is at his quickest when he uses the Wizard's Foot, and his Dark Dive blasts foes in a burst of dark energy.