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GanonGanon (also known as Ganondorf) is the final boss (video games) of several games in Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series. Although he made numerous appearances in the series, his complete backstory was not revealed until ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998. ==Character background== The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time''.">Image:Ganondorf.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ganon, seen here in from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. According to ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', Ganon was once a member of the Gerudo tribe named Ganondorf - the sole male of his kind, as only one male is born to the Gerudo every one hundred years. Koume and Kotake are described as his surrogate mothers: it is a fairly safe assumption that Ganondorf was conceived and born while the sorceresses were in their combined 'Twinrova' form. Ganondorf coveted the Triforce, the sacred artifact left behind by the three Goddesses Nayru, Din (Legend of Zelda), and Farore after they created the land of Hyrule. Link (Legend of Zelda), the hero of the game, unwittingly helped Ganondorf steal the Triforce when he acquired the Master Sword, unlocking the entrance to the Sacred Realm where the Triforce resided. However, once Ganondorf touched the Triforce itself, it split into three components that embedded themselves in the three people destined to receive them - Ganondorf received the Triforce of Power, Link the Triforce of Courage, and Princess Zelda the Triforce of Wisdom. With the Triforce of Power, Ganondorf was able to conquer the land of Hyrule and rule unopposed for seven years. At that point, Link, who had been held in stasis for those seven years, was awakened by Rauru, one of the Seven Sages. Rauru encouraged him to awaken the other six Sages (whose power had been reincarnated into denizens of Hyrule) to oppose and defeat Ganondorf's rule. Once Link had done this, he attacked Ganondorf's stronghold for a final showdown, during which the power of Ganon's piece of the Triforce combined with his already insane hatred and power-lust to transform him into an immensely powerful, porcine creature of terrifying evil. After his transformation, and throughout the rest of the series, Ganondorf was to be known as Ganon. After an intense battle, Link and Zelda (whom Ganon had captured and used as bait to lure Link to his lair) were able to subdue the creature, long enough for the Seven Sages to combine their powers to seal him away. Ganon found himself imprisoned in the Sacred Realm, a dimension parallel to Hyrule itself, where it the Triforce had once resided. Although able to break the Sages' seal once, he soon met defeat at the hands of another Zelda, a descendant of the one from Ocarina of Time, and another Link, who was not descended from Ocarina of Time's Link, but was similar to him in many ways. (These events are chronicled in the GameCube game ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''.) It is unknown where in the timeline the events in other Zelda games fall. However, what is certain is that at some point, Ganon had been able to subvert the entire Sacred Realm to his wicked rule, turning the formerly lush and verdant world into a dark and decaying ruin. A curse was placed upon the land, dooming all who stumbled into it to take on a new form, one that represented whatever was in their hearts when they crossed over. Those who did cross over were never heard from again. It did not take long for the Sacred Realm to take on its new identity of the Evil Realm/Dark World. A Hylian child, also named Link, was able to prevent Agahnim, the corrupt advisor to the King of Hyrule, from summoning Ganon back to Hyrule itself, but not before Princess Zelda was imprisoned in the Dark World, along with six other young women who were all descended from the Seven Sages. Link was himself trapped in the Dark World by Agahnim, shortly after the youth bested him in combat. Once there, Link found himself face-to-face with the legendary foe of ages past. Throughout the history of Hyrule, as documented in the ''Legend of Zelda'' games, Ganon has returned numerous times to terrorize the land, but there is always a courageous boy named Link and a wise princess named Zelda ready to answer his challenge. ==Game Appearances== Ganon first appeared in the original ''The Legend of Zelda'' game for the Famicom in 1986; the following year, the game was brought over to the American Nintendo Entertainment System. In that game, Ganon first appeared sort of like a monstrous blue pig. During Link's actual fight with him, however, he turns invisible and randomly warps around the room throwing fireballs at the hero. Only a sword can cause him damage, and after being struck by it enough times he will turn red (and visible) and stop warping. At that point, Link must use a Silver Arrow to finish him off once and for all. This technique for defeating him also works in the remake, ''BS Zelda''. ===''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''=== Ganon only makes a brief cameo in ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'', as a shadowy figure in the Game Over screen, although the plot of the game partially involves an attempt by Ganon's followers to revive him using Link's blood. ===''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' and ''BS Zelda: Kodai no Sekiban''=== In ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'', Link once again had to use the combination of Master Sword and Silver Arrows to defeat him. Ganon's abilities in this fight included teleportation, fireballs, and powerful jumps that could break away the floor beneath Link. Furthermore, he could only be hurt by powered-up sword slashes. His tactics in ''BS Zelda: Kodai no Sekiban'' were similar. ===''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages'' and ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons''=== Ganon was the hidden final boss of ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages'' and ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons''. He appears in either game only after both games have been completed via the password system. It is irrelevant what order the games are played in, but he always appears as the final boss of the second. He was revived by Twinrova, but as the sorceresses were unable to sacrifice Zelda or Link, the ritual was incomplete, so Ganon does not speak and is a dumb beast in these games. At certain points in the battle the player's directional controls are reversed. ===''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''=== In ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'', Ganon has somehow appeared above the waves of a now sunken Hyrule, which the goddesses sunk many centuries ago in an effort to keep Ganon silenced. It is unknown how he escapes as it is suspected a magical lock system related to the Master Sword keeps time frozen in undersea Hyrule. Ganon is depicted as a somewhat more introspective character, almost melancholy at times, but still hungry for the ancient kingdom. At first, only Phantom Ganon is sent after Link. The final battle is actually two-fold: First, a towering puppet version of Ganon's pig-beast form fights against Link, morphing into various forms; afterwards, Ganon himself fights Link (and Zelda, who takes an active role in the battle, taking Link's bow) in an epic, high-tension sword battle atop his slowly submerging tower. ===''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures''=== Ganon was also the final boss of ''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures''. He is many times larger than any of his other appearances, and towers several stories above Link. He keeps his teleporting ability from previous games, as well as the ability to throw balls of magic. More significant is his trident; many of his attacks utilize this weapon - he can set it alight and throw it in a similar fashion to this move in ''A Link to the Past'', the only distinct difference being that the flames are blue. This is coupled with another ability - he is able to cast lightning from the trident. Any of the four Links who are hit by this lightning are banished into the Dark World, where they must fight some enemies before they can return to battle. After a while, Princess Zelda appears and he will try to kill her. Link must attack Ganon, while at the same time protecting Zelda. After many stages, and many different types of attacks, he can eventually be defeated. [http://www.ganonstower.com/z11-ganon.shtml Ganon's Tower] has more detail about this boss fight. ===The CD-i Zeldas=== Ganon appears in his "pig" form in all three of the CD-i Zelda titles, ''Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon'', ''Link: The Faces of Evil'', and ''Zelda's Adventure''. However, these titles, as well as the animated series, are not considered to be canon. ===Missing in action=== In other Zelda games, Ganon is hardly touched upon, if at all. He does not appear in ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'' or ''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''. A nightmare shadow of him is his only presence in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''. Currently, his role in ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'', if any, is unclear. ===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''=== Ganondorf is also an unlockable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', and is similar in appearance as in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' (thus consistent with Link/Young Link and Zelda/Sheik appearances). In ''Melee'', he is referred to by his full name, ''Ganondorf'' and is a slower, more powerful clone of Captain Falcon, performing mostly the same attacks and moves (his regular A attack and others are different). Different artwork is used, however: the flame trails Falcon produces when he executes certain movements are orange or red, while Ganondorf's are purple, purple being a color that is often associated with Ganon in the ''Zelda'' series (see ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'' and ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''). ==Animated Series Apperances== ===Legend of Zelda Series=== Ganon was also the main villain of 1989's ''The Legend of Zelda (animated series)'' cartoon, which was shown as part of ''Super Mario Bros. (TV)'' in syndication that year. In the cartoon, Ganon was green-skinned, a pig and apparent wizard. ===Captain N: The Game Master=== Ganon (just like Link and Zelda) also appeared in the DiC Entertainment cartoon "Captain N: The Game Master", as a secondary villain in the episode "Quest For the Potion of Power". This was something of a continuum of Ganon's appearance in the Zelda Cartoon. The episode seems to take place after the happenings of the original Zelda game (and maybe even ''The Legend of Zelda:The Adventure of Link''), during which Ganon is weakened. Through the course of the episode he becomes revived and double-crosses Mother Brain (Metroid). ==Name confusion== A number of conflicting sources have led to confusion regarding Ganon's correct name. The popular misspelling ''Gannon'' was originally a mistranslation in the manual and in-game intro of the original game from the game's native Japanese language, and is thus erroneous. Similarly, the names "Ganondorf Dragmire" and "Mandrag Ganon" are apparently mistranslations as well; it appears only in the English ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' manual, not in the in-game text itself, and so is not widely held to be a canon "surname" for Ganon. ''Ganon'' and ''Ganondorf'', on the other hand, are commonly believed to be interchangable names for the same being; according to Japanese texts, Ganon is a nickname for Ganondorf. This is backed up by the English game text of ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' where one of the maidens (the one that Blind impersonated and trapped in his hideout) tells Link "''You are the only one who can destroy Ganondorf, the thief — no, Ganon, the evil King Of Darkness!''". In the retranslated Game Boy Advance port, this line is delivered by the second Maiden in the Swamp Palace. On the other hand, this statement has also been interpreted as describing Ganondorf's metamorphosis from Ganondorf, the King of Thieves, to Ganon, the King of Evil. This is supported by the on-screen boss names in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. Legend of Zelda characters Video game villains Ganon==User:68.206.251.137's recent edit== [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ganon&curid=573031&diff=0&oldid=0 This change] refers to details that probably derive from a timeline theory. Now Miyamoto confirmed that there may well be more than one Link, but he never said anything about Zelda, nor did he say which Link was in which game. Therefore, is this "wrong"? User:Master Thief Garrett 03:24, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC) ==What sword can wound Ganon== Quick fact: any sword will damage Ganon, not only the "magical" sword. --User:Feitclub 00:17, Sep 19, 2004 (UTC) :Good work, I should've caught that one. User:Andrevan See other meanings of words starting from letter: GGA | GB | GC | GD | GE | GF | GH | GI | GJ | GK | GL | GM | GN | GO | GP | GR | GS | GT | GU | GW | GX | GY | GZ |Words begining with Ganon: Ganon Ganon Ganon's_Castle Ganondorf Ganondorf_Dragmire Ganong
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