Phantom Ganon
Phantom Ganon is a character that has appeared in four Zelda games; Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Four Swords Adventures, and Twilight Princess. He is a creation of Ganondorf and serves as his minion to try and stop Link from interfering with his business.
Appearances
Ocarina of Time
In Ocarina of Time, Phantom Ganon is the Boss of the first adult temple; the Forest Temple. Link must use his Fairy Bow to hit Phantom Ganon as he is coming out of 1 of 6 paintings around the area. Phantom Gannon will also send a clone through one of the paintings to throw Link off. Find the one that turns purple, and fire. After three shots from the bow, Phantom Ganon will get out of his painting and attack Link. Deflect his magic shots like one big game of catch, slash him when he is on the ground , and soon enough he will have been slain. After he has been defeated, Gannandorf will tell Link that what he fought was merely the phantom, and how it was such a waste; Gannondorf then banishes the phantom to the gap between dimensions.
The Wind Waker
He appears as a mini-boss in the Forsaken Fortress. Link must play Dead Man's Volley with him, similar to the second phase in Ocarina of Time. After beating him, Link receives the Skull Hammer.
He also appears in Ganon's Tower where he can be found in an endless maze. Link must find the Light Arrows and use it to shoot him, leaving only his sword behind. He must then use it to destroy an otherwise indestructible wall. However, Link cannot use his sword outside of the maze.
Four Swords Adventures
He appears as a boss, twice, taking his design from The Wind Waker.
Twilight Princess
During the "Horseback Ganon" boss fight, Ganondorf summons Phantom Ganons that try to knock Link off Epona. However, they can easily be avoided or attacked.
Trivia
- On Phantom Ganon's sword from The Wind Waker, there is Hylian text engraved on it that says: "Zubora and Gabora", the names of the two swordsmiths from Majora's Mask.