Gerudo: Difference between revisions

| image     = [[File:Gerudo (Ocarina of Time).png|100px]]

| game       = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]''

| location   = '''''Ocarina of Time'''''<br/>[[Gerudo's Fortress]]

----'''''Majora's Mask'''''<br/>[[Great Bay]]

----'''''Four Swords Adventures'''''<br/>[[Desert of Doubt]]

| special    = Almost all women<br/>Sharp, bird-like noses{{Ref|name=Quote1|pg. 148|[Ganondorf's] sharp, birdlike nose is characteristic of the Gerudo.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}}

| characters = [[Ganon|Ganondorf]]<br/>[[Twinrova]]<br/>[[Nabooru]]<br/>[[Aveil]]

The '''Gerudo''' is a recurring race of [[human]]s that are first introduced in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. The most prominent trait of the Gerudos is most of the race consists of females, while one male is born every one hundred years.

The Gerudo as a race/tribe have currently been featured in three games. However, the main villain of the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|series]], [[Ganon|Ganondorf]], is a Gerudo and it is arguably correct to say the Gerudo appear in every game Ganon is featured in.

They are a dark toned race of mostly females with the exception of one male being born every one hundred years. That male according to legend is supposed to be their king. However, Nabooru rebelled against her king in ''Ocarina of Time'', the king being Ganondorf. The Gerudo females usually are dressed in purple attire, have red hair and wield sword like weapons. They seem to not like Hylian culture at all all and the relations with Hylian men are purely for survival reasons. The Gerudos seem to think that worshipping the Golden Godesses and having gender roles is out of the ordinary.

In ''Ocarina of Time'', the Gerudo live in the [[Gerudo Desert]], specifically [[Gerudo Valley]], which is located in the northwest of [[Hyrule]]. It's told in the game that they go to the Castle Town to find boyfriends. They are a race of thieves in ''Ocarina of Time'' and have a giant fortress called [[Gerudo's Fortress]]. They always live together as a pack in big forts and worship the Godess of the Sand. They have built a [[Desert Colossus|huge monument]] for her in the desert as well as a [[Spirit Temple]].  

In ''Majora's Mask'', though, they are referred as "pirates" and they try to collect all of the [[Zora Egg]]s; they attempt to enter the [[Great Bay Temple]]. Their fortress, or area they live in, is surrounded by guards that throw [[Link]] out if caught; in ''Ocarina of Time'' they throw Link into a small cell.

Only in the game ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]'' is the entire Gerudo tribe friendly. In said game, their abode is located in the [[Desert of Doubt]]. Link's passage through Gerudo Village is initially halted by closed gates. This is due to Ganondorf passing to try to claim the power of the sacred Pyramid for himself in direct violation of the Gerudo law code. However, they become friendly in ''Ocarina of Time'' after Link rescues the Carpenters and earns respect from the Gerudo.  

*The [[Gerudo Desert|desert]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' is named after the [[Gerudo]] but ironically enough there are no Gerudo in the game. The [[Bulblin Fortress|Camps]] in the desert are populated by [[Bulblin]]s.

 

File:Ganondorf Artwork (Ocarina of Time).png|Ganondorf, A Gerudo Male

File:Twinrova2.gif|Twinrova, The Combined version of the twin witch sisters Kotake & Koume

File:Gerudo Thief.png|A Gerudo Thief from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''