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==Other Appearances==
==Other Appearances==
==CDI==
Ganon appears in two anti-climatic boss battles where he states that you may not bring light to his lair and that you must join him and make your face the greatest in Koradai; or else you will die.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 00:29, November 6, 2011

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Ganon, also known as Ganondorf, is the main antagonist of The Legend of Zelda series. He has been present or at least referred to in the first five games of the series, and has subsequently been in three more after. Throughout the series, Ganon has had several deaths, both confirmed, like in The Legend of Zelda, and unconfirmed, as in Twilight Princess. Ganon possess the Triforce of Power, which contains the essence of the Goddess Din. This divine power makes Ganon unimaginably strong and grants him boundless power, making him the largest threat to Hyrule in all its history. As stated in the prophecy of Hyrule, the only one capable of defeating Ganon is the Hero chosen by the Goddesses.

Backstory

Throughout the games, Ganon's intentions haven't changed. Taking the triforce of power or earning it and spreading darkness over Hyrule, And he often kidnaps Zelda in the process. Only his appearance has changed, He is blue and a pig-monster in LoZ while in OoT he is a gerudo and eventually turns into a giant, green monster. Ganon and Ganondorf aren't the same person, Ganondorf is the human/gerudo version while Ganon is the abomination, beast or demon version of Ganondorf. He is one of the few gerudo men born every 100 years and is king of the gerudos.

Name Issue

The prince of darkness has 2 Ns in his name in the original legend of zelda. However, in most other games he is known as Ganon(one N). Ganondorf is his humanoid form.

Characteristics

In-Game Appearances

The Legend of Zelda

The Adventure of Link

A Link to the Past

Left

Link's Awakening

Ocarina of Time

Left [Ganondorf (left) Ganon (right)] Right

Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons

Through a linked game, the player can go to a secret altar where they will fight Twinrova and Ganon.

The Wind Waker

Right

Link and Ganondorf have a sword duel in drowning hyrule at the end of wind waker.

Four Swords Adventures

Twilight Princess

Left

Phantom Hourglass

Skyward Sword

Other Appearances

CDI

Ganon appears in two anti-climatic boss battles where he states that you may not bring light to his lair and that you must join him and make your face the greatest in Koradai; or else you will die.

Trivia

Although sometimes called by his full name Ganondorf Dragmire in related Zelda Forums, Ganon's full name is never mentioned in game and it is not known if Dragmire is his second name or if even he has one.