Are the Twilli Gerudo?

[Daku Rinku]

No, it doesn't. It only shows symbolism, but never the actual invasion. They do come from Hyrule, but it's never actually explicit on what race they are.

Well their design is not Zora, Rito, and Gerudo mostly have females, and as Ryu said we only have one confirmed male and female Twili, so its impossible to confirm if Dark Interlopers were Gerudo, but Hylian makes more sense since they come from Hyrule.

 

[Saint Ravenboo]

The Twili are described in the Japanese version of Twilight princess as descendants of a group of sorcerers who tried to claim the triforce. There is no indication they were of a particular race as far as I can remember.

I will say that the majority of them are not likely Gerudo. As Ganondorf states how Midna's people have amused him for a long time and that their magic was petty (Gerudo magic is not petty as far as Ganondorf is concerned) and the fact he looked down upon their attempt to defy the gods (knew he could do a better job himself). Were they originally his own people he would unlikely have said it in this condescending way considering he took the form of a Gerudo himself and has at least some respect for the race.

This is speculation on my part now but I also get the impression that the war involving the sealing of the sorcerers is one and the same with the Hyrulean civil war and took place 9 years before Ocarina of Time. Ganondorf was around during that time period and likely saw for himself their attempt to obtain the triforce get thwarted which resulted in it's sealing and led to him formulating a better plan to get at it.

I definitely agree with this assumption, and this theory does have more water than what's been provided thus far.

 

[Ryuu Kage Desu]

As Ganondorf states how Midna's people have amused him for a long time and that their magic was petty (Gerudo magic is not petty as far as Ganondorf is concerned) and the fact he looked down upon their attempt to defy the gods (knew he could do a better job himself). Were they originally his own people he would unlikely have said it in this condescending way considering he took the form of a Gerudo himself and has at least some respect for the race.

While the Ganondorf we saw in Windwaker expressed that he cared deeply for his people, the one we see in TotK shows little to no care for the Gerudo. So, while I agree, based on the WW and TP Ganondorf being two versions of the same guy, I will say that there is room to debate the point.

 

[Saint Ravenboo]

Well their design is not Zora, Rito, and Gerudo mostly have females, and as Ryu said we only have one confirmed male and female Twili, so its impossible to confirm if Dark Interlopers were Gerudo, but Hylian makes more sense since they come from Hyrule.

Like I said, it's never explicitly said which race they're from. For all we know, it could have been a different race that didn't appear in any of the games beforehand. Dark Link was only used as symbolism, during the cutscene of Lanayru telling the story.

The theory does hold water, but it's never been stated as fact as you claimed in the first post.

 

[Daku Rinku]

The Twili are described in the Japanese version of Twilight princess as descendants of a group of sorcerers who tried to claim the triforce. There is no indication they were of a particular race as far as I can remember.

I will say that the majority of them are not likely Gerudo. As Ganondorf states how Midna's people have amused him for a long time and that their magic was petty (Gerudo magic is not petty as far as Ganondorf is concerned) and the fact he looked down upon their attempt to defy the gods (knew he could do a better job himself). Were they originally his own people he would unlikely have said it in this condescending way considering he took the form of a Gerudo himself and has at least some respect for the race.

This is speculation on my part now but I also get the impression that the war involving the sealing of the sorcerers is one and the same with the Hyrulean civil war and took place 9 years before Ocarina of Time. Ganondorf was around during that time period and likely saw for himself their attempt to obtain the triforce get thwarted which resulted in it's sealing and led to him formulating a better plan to get at it.

Woah.. and could explain why Ganondorf usurps Zant., if he is one of Interlopers!

 

[Ryuu Kage Desu]

That's what @Daku Rinku siad

Yep. I was agreeing with his point.

 

[Daku Rinku]

Another case for Dark Interlopers having Hylian blood is the portal to Twilight has the Triforce on it, which tends to be on Hylian Crests.

 

[Prince Sidon]

Another case for Dark a Interlopers having Hylian blood is the portal to Twilight has the Triforce on it, which tends to be on Hylian Crests.

the Twilight mirror does have it on it

 

[Saint Ravenboo]

the Twilight mirror does have it on it

The mirror doesn't count, it was never explicitly said that the Mirror of Twilight was created by the Intelopers, and the Light Spirits was the one that used it to banish them.

 

[Daku Rinku]

The mirror doesn't count, it was never explicitly said that the Mirror of Twilight was created by the Intelopers, and the Light Spirits was the one that used it to banish them.

Fair point. Scratch that as evidence.

 

[Prince Sidon]

*Scratches it of the list of evidence*

 

[Daku Rinku]

Perhaps Gerudo have few males because in the Twilight Realm they tend to turn into wolves. XD
Ref about Hero of Twilight and Hero of Time. XD