Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom: Lore, History & Speculation

[@Zeltik]

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[@romgamersly1380]

This is me just asking a question but are you going to play legend of Zelda breath of the wild and beat the game around tears of the kingdoms I just asking cuz that's what I'm doing I just want to see if I you or anyone else in the comic section of this video are going to be doing something like that

[@waldilks]

“Next month, we’ll find out” gave me chills

[@skistorm739]

only way to get rid of the malice like fnaf good memories to rid the agony

[@skistorm739]

cycle vs loop theirs a different people mistake a cycle for a loop.

[@pugpuppypf6480]

For some reason I feel like Link will die in this game. With the fact that Ganon is so powerful now and Zelda even saying that she doesn't know if Link can stop him. Maybe there will be multiple endings, but I would kinda like to see Link and Ganon kill each other, then Link speaks to Zelda for the first time, and it ends like that. I might be a but demented for thinking of this lol, but just imagine how much of a U turn that would be for the series.

[@antiveggiegamer]

“But Link, I’m not sure you’ll be able to stop him.” Nothing 30 hearty meals, 37 fairies, and half an hour of tier 3 attack buffs can’t handle.

[@sea34101]

(and 999 apples just in case)

[@maryam.m]

"Don't worry, princess. My stomach is a bottomless pit." - Link, probably.

[@mariustan9275]

I wonder if Nintendo is going to put a system in place that makes it so you cna't chees ea boss by carrying 99 hearty meals. I kinda feel you cna cheese a lot just by bringing a lot of food with you.

[@silverreaps6803]

@@mariustan9275 its not like its cheating though

[@SteampunkFridgeRider]

​@Marius Tan I think they probably won't because nintendo likes to make as much content as possible accessible to kids or less skilled players but it would be fun to do self imposed nuzlocke rules (can't eat during fights for example)

[@royolaniye6643]

I just realized it's been over 10 years since we saw Ganondorf in a new Zelda game

[@4MonsterhunterStory]

Ganondorf yes?

[@Saben.C-Spoon]

About 17 years I believe? Last time was in 2006 which is closer to 20 than to 10

[@CooperPatterson03]

​@@Saben.C-Spoon yeah the about 17 would be the tp Ganondorf but if we're talking about the first Hyrule warriors game then it would be about 10 years

[@anthonyryan6208]

​@@CooperPatterson03 that's not really a LoZ game though.

[@CooperPatterson03]

@@anthonyryan6208 yeah I know I just thought I'd mention it because it would technically be the last game that had him in it

[@rushmorris12]

it’s going to be so interesting to see how ganondorf and the zonai are connected. cannot wait

[@belloconnell]

From parts of the walls he either once lead them into battle or once road against them

[@ck_shot]

I fill like it was against them but he could have been on there side and then betrayed them it’s possible

[@Charcoaledmarmalade]

True

[@MrBigEazzy]

I was thinking the same thing

[@i_am_x_wild]

Question too is how the Zonai compare to the Sheika. I always thought the Sheikah were the more technological advanced race

[@game-enjoyer13]

How have I never realized that TP Ganondorf really is the dark lord, the great king of evil, CHOOSING to wield a holy sage of light sword as his weapon, JUST out of spite and to say “fuck you, good guys. Imma kill all of you with your own power”

[@marcooshendlesun4211]

*gets stabbed with a regular steel sword*

[@guitarguy42394]

Easily my favorite portrayal of ganondorf in the entire series. TP and WW ganondorfs were such brutally evil chads

[@iblyssalBW]

@@guitarguy42394i disagree with you including windwaker. i rhink TP and WW show ganondorf’s two extremes, his power hungry evil hatred (TP) and his love and pride for the gerudo (WW).

[@guitarguy42394]

@@iblyssalBW he was definitely more grounded and purpose-driven in WW but I still like the menacing too-angry-to-die ganondorf of TP a bit more. I still think they’re both chads in their own right though, portrayed way better than in ocarina. Shame we haven’t seen more of him, his 1v1 fights are always nuts

[@acgearsandarms1343]

@@guitarguy42394 Well the difference is the span of time. Ganondorf in TP is still young and haughty. Him in WW had what I assume is centuries to mellow out and become more wise. He’s still the same terrible man, but he really did things more tactfully and with a more patient demeanor.

[@thomasjones4893]

That... that was the most I've ever understood the Zelda time line. Thank you Zeltic.

[@amylinde123]

litch what i was thinking it helps me not have a heart attack if u know what i mean. i really hope that this ganondorf is the one from twilight princess then we would have a proper completed loop. which that should be it because of the drogons eating eathothers tail meaning never ending. BOY THATS COOL!

[@incognitoman3656]

I’m going to love watching his reaction to the full game

[@mah1na]

he makes it make sense, he's the chosen one

[@EmoElmo007]

This channel (albeit defunct) made by far the best explanation of the timeline I've seen and it's a 9yo 3 part series. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJjdgZiMmpqDZrM

[@TrueWolves]

I would love to see Ganondorf using the same 3 weapon classes Link does, with his own twist. Twin blades instead of a sword and shield, a trident against spear, and a great sword against great sword.

[@bubbasgotback431]

Maybe like a double bladed great sword, connected at the hilt. Like something straight out of Monster Hunter.

[@NightFoxZero]

I mean did you not play BoTW? That's what the blights essentially do. Would honestly be very boring to do that again

[@TrueWolves]

@@NightFoxZero Just because it was done in one form doesn't mean it can't be done again in a new way. That's essentially what an entire game series is, and it could even reference the blights while expanding or subverting trends/attacks they used when used by the actual Ganondorf himself.

[@ditodevice1950]

*A buster sword vs a great sword.

[@Emerald23928]

I’m thinking battle-axe would fit Gannon more

[@mememan5466]

If the green (courage) Zonai are in the sky, and the blue (wisdom) Sheika are on the surface, does that mean that the red (power) Ganon is underground? I know that Ganon is probably underground due to the trailers but this might mean that all of the underground sections are based on malice.

[@yeetermarc7190]

You’re on to something, can i bring your atention to the malice (red-ish purple) on the surfice?

[@maddoxwilton4134]

It’s an interesting enough theory, but keep in mind that Zonai Ruins are found on the surface, and Sheikah Shrines, the biggest areas of sheikah tech, are found underground.

[@mememan5466]

@@maddoxwilton4134 my point is that each part seems to come from a different place. It also makes sense that each of the three parts (Zonai, Sheika tech and malice) link to the three parts of the triforce because Zelda is the one most connected to the Sheika tech (wisdom), link gets the, assumedly Zonai, hand (courage) and the malice comes from ganondorf.

[@SceptileDude254]

This also connects back to Demise himself: he originated from deep beneath the surface, and surfaced to combat Hylia all those millennia ago.

[@bigguy3529]

why are you smart must be the stonks

[@bruhmomentum5223]

Here’s my two cents: Calamity Ganon is to Ganondorf what The Imprisoned is to Demise. I think that Ganondorfs mummification simulates the scenario that Demise found himself in during skyward sword. My theory, both The Imprisoned and Calamity Ganon are beings of concentrated malice created so that the demon king can continue to spread his influence throughout Hyrule even while sealed away.

[@jackroberts2704]

Calamity Ganon and Ganondorf as a whole makes Demise's threat that much scarier. If Calamity Ganon was just Ganondorf's soul or energy, then Ganondorf has probably been alive this whole time. Ganondorf has been killed before but he always comes back. If it took 100 years to beat this incarnation, what will it take to stop him next time?

[@Cyborg-Chef]

@@jackroberts2704 But that's the thing, what if he was KEPT alive, as an attempt to stop his reincarnation? Even with all the details we can interpret, it is still uncertain how long it took the malice to take form.

[@randomrhombeses4759]

I thought calamity was ganon who gave up on everything and became absorbed by malice leaving him with no intelligence or wit he used to have

[@LTAD-xi6sw]

Your prediction was actually pretty much spot on, well played

[@n.t.w8286]

It probably won't happen, but I always thought it would be cool if ganondor acknowledges the past link's and all their battles or how he feels about everything in general, like in wind waker he questions why he took things as far as he did

[@Blueroflmao]

He does questions his past actions, but i dont think he has changed all that much. He has experience and is wiser with his age and failure, but when Daphnes uses the triforce to destroy hyrule completely he gives up his calm facade. His last actions, knowing Hyrule is now truly beyond his reach and that he has lost is to lash out, a sad and petty attempt at taking the lives of two children that had already been suffering at his hands for quite some time. He doesnt go out with grace or dignity, nor does he repent his actions. He tries to kill two children for daring to be descendants of the people that foiled his previous attempts, because he is now no more than his power. No ambitions, no desires, no love, no want, only blind anger and hatred. He was already becoming a being of malice.

[@n.t.w8286]

@Blueroflmao That is such a good interpretation, it sound like it could be an in lore description of his character

[@Puzzles-Pins]

I mean either way some introspection and perspective from the only character to have an active role in most of the main titles would be interesting.

[@ficklepishes]

@@Blueroflmao This is a brilliant comment

[@DarkBloodAssa]

@@Blueroflmao Interesting, I always interpreted it as the opposite. Ganondorf defied the gods, lost, and is now ready to accept his fate. He simply never learned how to give up. He knows he is done for but wants to go out with a bang. Honourably, swords in hands. No words of hatred after his defeat (unlike Twilight Princess), just relief and melancholy. Speaking of which, I have to blame the English translation for making him sound a lot more menacing. His last line before the fight starts actually have him challenging Link and Zelda to prove they are worthy of the Triforce and the "hopeful future" the king wished for. And interestingly enough, he doesn't even try to kill Zelda. He simply knocks her down to prevent her from shooting arrows, as if she was a mere annoyance ruining a fair duel between him and Link.

[@desmondschneider5397]

Honest to god, I hope that the “I’m not sure you’ll be able to stop him…” means that he’ll be a lot more challenging. That’d be sweet!

[@lordexohunter558]

By that logic I'm expecting him to pull out his own car to face mine.

[@WhatupitsTetra]

​@@lordexohunter558 Can't wait for the Eurobeat final boss theme as you drift around Hyrule Field

[@rosemariebasham6299]

oh yeah i cant wait to send another ganon to hell

[@tonys_write]

For sure, I hope the game is either more challenging or at least has a hard or master mode right from the start. These games are way too big, and I 100% them the first time so it's hard to go back just for an added challenge.

[@notplates]

The final fight with ganondorf is just Mario kart, trust

[@markh4545454]

You touched on something that never occurred to me before. Ganondorf is always absent and we only ever hear of his evil from legends and npcs up until the end of the games. It would be awesome to get cut scenes and dialog from him the whole way through

[@mrmeow3433]

I hope that if we get cutscenes with him, they’ll be more organic and not just cut away to him doing a monologue.

[@Grimshade27]

Give this game the Lich King treatment like in Wrath of the Lich King expansion for Ganondorf.

[@realitant]

??? Ocarina of time opens with seeing Ganondorf in a dream, shortly after seeing him in person, then talking to him. And that's all before becoming an adult

[@Vereid]

5:25 I can’t believe that I only realised that when you said it. “A phantom” - Calamity Ganon is in fact a very strong version of Phantom Ganon lol. It’s not as if Ganondorf doesn’t have a history of using them after all.

[@nigoki9706]

Imagine we see Kotake and Komue in some way in TotK. The witches always impressed me as a child in OOT and I also loved their roles in Majoras Mask. It would be very epic to fight or meet the twin witches again.

[@thegreatgoobert5847]

Doesn't ocarina of time take place thousands of years in the past by botw?

[@kaizerk4321]

Only possible if they passed down their skills. Be it by relation or by written books. The OG twins are gone. We literally see them go into the light. Im not going to touch on Majora's versions. I know very little on them.

[@jay5937]

I wanna fight Deadhand again.. or some other amalgamate zombie that will give me nightmares, just toss him facing away from us in a foggy forest and then as we a approach BOOM he starts screaming

[@thomasrief]

@@thegreatgoobert5847 Age really is just a number in Hyrule. There are Hylians way beyond a 100 years old in BotW for example.

[@zorinus3340]

@@kaizerk4321 Koume and Kotake feature again in the Oracle games, so there’s no reason they couldn’t reappear

[@Mossbergg]

Playful and fun gameplay with a dark and sinister story sounds like the perfect mix tbh

[@silverreaps6803]

@foxhoundslug was gonna say the same thing

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

ganondorf really is just “man so angry he literally cant die”

[@ShadowSkyX]

You should reread the malice description. Ganondorf is the perfect candidate to be revived with it.

[@lucasmtzaguilera7871]

Lol tbf Star Wars sith work the same

[@Tim7318-3]

The way I like to see it he must feel like he has been robbed of his life-long ambitions of conquest by the hands of nobodies (Links); think about it, in OoT he’s basically lost to a child in an adult’s body, in WW he yet again loses to a mere child who has lived through most of his life in an island with no military/combat training in his upbringing, in TP he experienced his defeat by the hands of some nobody from some unremarkable village and was denied his dreams of conquest despite the time and efforts he put into his goals. Guy’s been taking too much Ls and loses 😅

[@lucasmtzaguilera7871]

Wut

[@ryanfraley7113]

Somehow…Ganondorf returned.

[@MegaVirus700]

I just hope we have plenty of interactions between link and Ganondorf and that Ganondorf isn't just waiting around for link to fight him.

[@gabrielgoes0]

Yeah, I hope so too but I don't see it happening tbh. Open world games tend to have these problems

[@MegaVirus700]

@@gabrielgoes0 true, but I think a good example of this is Margit from Elden Ring. I just want Ganondorf to get his time in the limelight after being gone for so long

[@Mikabii]

When I was a kid, I never really paid much mind to Ganondorf, he was just the classic BBEG. But after watching your lore videos on him and remembering his cutscenes and dialogue in these games, I've realised how absolutely badass and interesting he is.

[@kimwasalreadytaken]

I just want to take a moment to say thank you for adding proper subtitles! It means a lot to those of us who rely on subtitles to fully understand and enjoy the video. It's appreciated. Thank you.

[@Rowdy2457]

“Next month we’ll find out” sweeter words have never been spoken

[@officialprincelouie]

Now, we only have to wait FOUR days.

[@AevitosTrath]

​@@officialprincelouieYeah!

[@keeganbrakhage7835]

maybe unlikely but it would be dope if the first or one of the first bosses is ganondorf. one with a scripted defeat, and maybe even shows how he destroys the master sword and gets rid of the great deku tree. i think something along those lines would be a real good way to show how you’re starting getting pushed on your backfoot

[@lordofuzkulak8308]

@Keegan Brakhage - that could also serve as a great way to explain in universe why Link is back to three hearts and low stamina compared to how he was when most people completed BotW; just imagine starting out as full powered Link in the tutorial, you have the confrontation with Ganondorf, lose, and the injuries Link receives setting him back to square one.

[@mariustan9275]

​@@lordofuzkulak8308 Or he steals Link's power, and shows the hud's hearts slowly draining untilLink is left at 3 hearts.

[@Hellraiser2107]

God I was so happy when the first Tears of the Kingdom trailer came out and all but confirmed Ganondorf's return. He was always my favourite character in the games.

[@deen7530]

That was four freaking years ago. And yet I remember that reveal like it was yesterday.

[@AnakhaSilver]

I'm tired of Ganondorf vs Link and Zelda. If I wanted more OoT worship, I'd replay OoT.

[@fnaffoxy1987]

@@AnakhaSilver Then I guess you missed the start of the story where Demise said his hatred would manifest time and time again forever to fight the latest incarnations of the hero and the person with the blood of the goddess. It's not worshiping OoT, it's just how the story has gone. Sure there are elements that pay homage to OoT, but not every game is an homage to it.

[@Th0rneo]

@@AnakhaSilverwe literally haven’t had Ganondorf in a game since what, Twilight Princess? I massively prefer sentient villains to evil forces of nature, so give me Ganondorf all day!

[@anthonyryan6208]

​@@AnakhaSilver when was the last Zelda game with ganondorf? Go on. Count the years.

[@TheOneAndOnlyBozo27]

I love Zeltic's voice. It's really relaxing to listen to these videos

[@mah1na]

i agree very much, o juicydingdong6968

[@Scytropic]

I'm very interested to see what Ganondorf's role will be in this. And what he looks like re-hydrated. EDit: YESSSSSS!

[@trebmaster]

The way you say it, it sounds like there will be a crossover with this game and Battle for Bikini Bottom.

[@highdefinition450]

Final boss and that's it lol

[@cullenmuir2707]

Kinda hope he isn't and is basically just a Litch.

[@Ultimaniacx4]

Years ago there was a NSFW animator that predicted Zelda's short hair before it was shown for TotK. When people pointed it out, he answered with a wink emoji. Then he was shut down by Nintendo and his Patreon disappeared. If it turns out he somehow had access to model designs early, we may have already seen re-hydrated Ganondorf in one of his animations.

[@rustyshackleford234]

I really want ganondorf to stay in his corpse form. He just looks so much more menacing lmao

[@jakfrost574]

18:46 I love how this little section about the Great Deku Tree being missing starts a mini theory about Ganondorf deliberately hiding him away so he can’t restore the Master Sword. And then you play the game and it’s just a matter of the game not loading the fog that covers the Lost Woods and also the Great Deku Tree lol

[@DaughterOfYahweh-]

Zeltik, I hope you stick around for a long time! You're content is brilliant and very insightful!

[@ravicardis2079]

If all the Ganon’s memories from the different timelines of his defeats were culminated into this battle and this ganon that would be epic. He knows how he lost in every universe and knows how to beat the links in battle. How will the hero of the wild square up against the battle experience of every hero combined and a wiser more vicious ganon?

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

An interesting and terrifying premise to be sure, but sadly not possible. It was established in the lore that with every new incarnation, Ganondorf permanently loses fractions of his sanity and sense of self due to Demise's curse.

[@amberstargames]

Link will use many fairies and lots of hearty food

[@hhaad1]

Ganon isn’t prepared for my mop fused with a rock

[@hhaad1]

Ganon isn’t prepared for my mop fused with a rock

[@ravicardis2079]

@@hhaad1 I’m going to fuse together the ultimate combo. A royal guards sword with a mop. I will be unstoppable

[@albertorodriguez3927]

I originally wasn't planning on sitting through this, but if you have the flawless taste of using what is clearly the best Ganon music.. You've caught my attention

[@justasimpleengineer96]

Best video I’ve seen yet that brings it all together. Good speculation. I’m hoping we get a lot more story on ganondorf and his origins and it would be insane if they actually started tying the different games/timelines together.

[@JackSpadeTaylor]

Kotake and Komue engraved on his personal swords really makes sense for TWW Ganondorf, who isn't completely hate filled as evidence by this fact and his speech on how he wanted his people to be able to live like the Hylians, he was ruthless but a leader- this Ganondorf looks more like the kind who ruled ruthlessly but held no love for anything but himself and personal glory which could explain why the Gerudo were able to easily give him up and well, seemingly helped put him in his current spot.

[@quzyr8988]

one thing i still would love to be explored in any zelda game, whether it be tears of the kingdom or another, is the relationship between ganondorf and the curse of demise. did it take full control of ganondorf? is he in a perpetual fight against it but gets overtaken by it? does ganondorf just exist because of the curse and therefore is a "reincarnation" of demise? i think there is a lot of potential for it and seeing it explored could explain a lot of ganondorfs actions and motives. also it could make for insane character development

[@theycallmebad]

Ganondorf IS the physical manifestation of Demise's curse. Aonume talked about how we would get Ganondorf's origin in Skyward Sword back before it orgiginally released, so he didn't exist prior to the curse.

[@kretisme]

​@@theycallmebad personally I don't think so I think of the curse as more a force guideing things as making it just ganondorf is far to small in scope what about Vati or the wars fighting over the triforce this also explains the difference in ganandorf during windwaker as the curse is not focusing on him it was starting it's manipulation of the squid thing (sorry always forget it's name) from the next game in the timeline

[@ashiiu12]

we want "ganon redemption arc" !!!!!!!

[@kretisme]

@@ashiiu12 personally no I don't too over dun now in most media let a villain be a villain

[@kaipilled]

@@ashiiu12 that's overdone

[@mintsokria]

You know the videos is gonna be quality when Zeltik makes it!

[@ampeater777]

13:51 lmao all three of their faces never fail to make me laugh. Link and zelda are just totally expressionless, meanwhile Ganondorf is like AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA while still somehow totally expressionless. Zelda looks like she straight up zoned out and is looking at a bird in the distance

[@andrewpickett722]

Fastest click yet. Before even watching, my personal theory is that demise escapes the master sword once broken, and inhabits his OOT/twilight princess' reincarnation's corpse for a final max power attempt to end the bloodlines of the hero and princess and hyrule as a whole

[@jeffreyrowland6362]

I’ve been waiting for Ganondorf to return. So excited he’s finally in a game again. It’s been over 16 years

[@HyruleGamer]

Your videos never fail to amaze me and get my excited for this game... I loved every bit of this and it just further builds the hype for TOTK!

[@bunkusboo]

As one of the chief iconic characters in a long, iconic franchise, it's insane how few appearances Ganondorf has actually made.

[@chandlerennis688]

The more times I hear Ganondorf's dialogue from the latest trailer, the more I find myself wondering if it is dialogue from a flashback to when he originally became Calamity Ganon, and started his pattern of spawning monsters like he does during Blood Moons. I seem to recall a memory in BotW that indicated monsters were appearing more and more frequently in the lead-up to the Great Calamity, which would imply their numbers were always tied to his presence in some way. Perhaps his "Rise my servants" dialogue was his command to the monsters when he initially released his malice and started spawning them, which could even mean that he never intended to take the form of Calamity Ganon, but was forced to after he was sealed by the Zonai, who were trying to prevent him from spawning more monsters. Or maybe I am just worried that the Mummified Ganondorf will look a little silly if he just speaks with a normal voice and am trying to convince myself that won't happen.

[@lucasleite694]

Maybe since the Deku tree is gone, Link will have to resort to his new powers from his arms to try reverse the damage done in Hyrule and more likely the Master Sword. Maybe he goes out to seek the Zonai's help in fully achieving these new powers unlocked (for example: the reversing time in objects) and just like we upgraded the shiekah slates abilities, from the islands he will be able to improve control over his powers to eventually reverse the damage done in the master sword, and finally seal away the source of malice once and for all.

[@henrymoonrabbit]

the lower half of the sword is zonai in the logo ö

[@theoaremevano3227]

I really want to hear the conversation that happened when someone's boss at Nord looked at this sponsorship and misunderstood it, asking an employee "Um, about this sponsorship, I dunno if we want our brand being associated with this "King of Evil" guy? That seems like a really bad idea? XD

[@Zeltik]

Hahahaha

[@OpheliaMoonelle]

Keep up the videos! Can’t wait for totk!! You explained the ganon timeline/history really well wow.

[@SickBoyOC]

I think it's actually going to be really cool to see a Gerudo Ganondorf again. I wonder if his mummified body will return to flesh and bone at some point and we will see a new take on Ganondorf

[@maegutzzzz]

Super excited for Tears of the Kingdom and I love your theory videos so I'm sure this one will be outstanding as always. :]

[@jasonmg99]

I wonder if the recall ability is more than just something that reverses an objects path but also triggers more of the lore of the distant past regarding calamity ganon

[@KDVP92]

It almost seems like in one part of the trailer, he is about to use the recall ability to restore the master sword to its former fixed self.

[@MelissaBrownell-pz3fe]

Maybe he is 'recalling' the power back to the sword that was lost, and reforging it.

[@mrmacura3421]

Do you think you will ever finish your OoT temple series? The first two videos were really interesting and I hope you will be covering the rest in the future aswell

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

I have no doubt knowing Ganondorf that he intentionally made Calamity Ganon with the intent of luring a future Link into seeking out the source of Malice and turning off the tap... which will undoubtedly unseal him and allow him to show what a 10,000+ year recovery period is like in comparison to Link's 100 year power nap in comparison. He sure doesn't slund weak and mummified in the trailers.

[@GravityFaiz]

[spoilers] Well, you’re half right. Zelda and Link did go investigate the source of Gloom. It just so happens that when they arrive, Rauru’s seal finally gave out and Ganondorf immediately wrecks Link’s ass when he just woke up.

[@mzkiller2240]

That "next month, we'll find out" hit me hard, we really are that close

[@Dark_Interloper]

Ganondorf's speech at the end of TP was actually cut down quite a bit. On that The Cutting Room Floor page you got the text from, it has the cut dialogue too. It actually has a lot of similarities to Demise's dialogue in SS before his... well, demise.

[@MaxItOut]

OMG your videos are so amazing I don't know how you do this! You should get sponsored by Nintendo for presenting their game in such an incredible way. Hats of to Zeltik

[@caiyeuell9225]

This is truly the most understandable and succinct zelda lore video i've ever watched - absolutely no problems following whatsoever. Kudos man

[@elmoblaster8797]

I always had that exact same idea about the Deku Tree’s disappearance. I still think he’s been pulled underground. Great video as always!

[@BansheeBooVT]

Your videos always give me chills Zeltik. Everytime you upload theories or explanation on lore, it only gets me more excited for Tears of the Kingdom. Ganondorf is my favorite Zelda character to date, so I hope we see a lot of him in the story for this game, as evil and smart/cunning as he should be seen.

[@smintili]

I always understood the line about how the history of Hyrule is the history of Calamity Ganon such that Impa refers not to the kind of Calamity Ganon we see in BotW but as a catch-all term for all the previous times Ganon/-dorf has meddled with Hyrule’s affairs and which have become myths in BotW’s time. As in, Impa refers to the events of all the previous games.

[@TheHitsubasa]

I legit can’t wait to see the Gerudo’s reactions to Ganondorf coming back. Especially Riju. I am so excited.

[@l0stbergfred]

There are too many paralells to Twilight Princess Ganondorf to not be him, the wound in the chest, the gold on his head, "the Gerudo who became calamity"

[@tristanmccarthy3719]

Im with you on that, I think the zonai are people from the twilight, the originaly banished magic wielders.

[@LingLingthebabypikac]

OOT ganondorf, Windwaker Ganondorf and TP Ganondorf are all the same entities, WW is from another timeline but is still the same as the one in OOT same as how TP Ganondorf is too

[@a.jthomas6132]

Urbosa (in spirit form) did have a theory that Calamity Ganon what’s taken a form a Gerudo. The moment she said mentions Ganondorf… I get a chilling feeling that we will cross paths when I first played Breath of the Wild.

[@danielholmqvist2713]

It would be so cool if in TotK you could just see Ganondorf appear in the overworld, searching and planning. Walking around with clouds of malice around him so you can spot him from a distance, anywhere. Like that feeling when you see a Lynel from a far and get scared to just turn around, but x20. Obviously won't happen but wow

[@midnights2631]

Now I want that

[@jeremycaswell]

Let's not forget Fi is also still inside the sword! I really hope she comes back, I like her story of slowly becoming more sentient and valuing her time with Link

[@KDVP92]

Dude! She is! When I was playing botw a couple days ago, I decided to rewatch the memories and in the one memory where link collapses, the sword glows and makes the same sound that fi made. I didn’t notice that the first time around. I was mind blown lol

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

*Let's not forget Fi is also still inside the sword.* "Was" might be more accurate than "is." In the trailers, we saw that the Master Sword has been completely destroyed. So, Fi is either dead, or has found a way to leave the Master Sword so as to not die.

[@jeremycaswell]

@@angelmendez-rivera351 possibly. The way I see it is she's not necessarily in the blade itself, but rather the hilt, since we always, ALWAYS see her pop out of the pommel itself rather than the blade, even in cutscenes

[@baconeggsandwich]

So is Demise. He got sealed away inside the sword at the end of SS. Ever since we saw the broken sword, I've been wondering if that's how Ganondorf is revived: the sword breaks and the two finally merge into one.

[@jeremycaswell]

@MrMcGibblets McGillicuddy I suppose that's a possibility. Though if the lich is also ganondorf, that would imply more than one Ganon. While that could possibly be the threat zelda doesn't think like can beat, that doesn't fit very well with the theme. Maybe Ganon got out before the events of BOTW, and the lich is the result of a Zoni attempt to imprison him artificially? Without a link to finish him off in the past, that would make some sense.

[@goingnintendos]

You have outdone yourself again with this video Zeltik! Not sure which weapon I think he'll use for a potential final battle, but I hope we get to fight him in this skeleton form - that would be cool! Could also be cool if he was resurrected just so we can see what he looks like in his human form.

[@Flaris]

I'm definitely hyped to see how the story plays out here. It really feels like the story will be far more active and in our faces than Botw. And Ganondorf will be a huge part of it. Of course he's extremely angry after his sealing. But what will his plan be? What kind of powers will he unleash? Presuming the Calamity is all his malice overflowing to the point that it couldn't be sealed...what could use do with all the power that has remained contained in his body now that he's free to act? What has Zelda so afraid? Such a Day 1 purchase.

[@dbzluva987654321]

The only word I can think of to describe how I feel when I see a new Zeltiks video is "giddy" Absolutely love your work!

[@zachpowell3330]

I feel like Ganon is going to find out about Purah's "get young quick" tech, and is going to get progressively less raisiny as the game goes on.

[@Gye5451]

I wasn’t too interested in tears of the kingdom even with ganondorf coming back, but the gameplay has made me really want to get it now!

[@apoxfox]

These videos are really incredible and well made. Makes me happy to have been a fan of yours since before Botw even came out. You’ve come a long way!

[@Marlotix]

I think it's safe to assume the Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom will be a new incarnation, like in Four Swords Adventures. Breath of the Wild somewhat served as a soft reboot lore-wise, and the developers have made it clear they don't want the game to be in any specific branch of the timeline. Making it a previous Ganondorf would only cement it into a single branch. But I'm very interested in seeing what they do with him.

[@adityarefri6533]

(SPOILER) he is new incarnation,bcs totk story start from the time when hyrule was founded

[@Marlotix]

@@adityarefri6533 The game isn't even out yet. Please stop.

[@skycreeper0173]

Super freaking awesome video. I really enjoyed it!

[@bagelenjoyer3437]

How are your videos so reliably high quality

[@chicken_nugget8561]

I thought it was a really nice video and I love how you made all the connections about the different Gannons and I hope you have a good day.😊

[@stand3158]

fantastic video as always zeltik!

[@tommydggy]

it has released 3 minutes ago how do you know? 🤯

[@stand3158]

@@tommydggy im just better🤫

[@jeremybarbillon4846]

Refreshed my YT home page, saw that video was 5 sec old, first time i'm this early

[@andfrogstoo]

You really make your videos of such high quality. I'm always impressed and admire your effort, creativity, artistry, skill, and hard work. Great writing and narration!

[@adityarefri6533]

its not the same ganon i can confirm i finished TOTK today

[@chris_wizzudz]

"Next month, we'll find out." That feels so surreal. Can't believe how close we are to release.

[@dank_tomatoes1165]

Its possible that the zonai are actually another sheikah subfaction from long ago that branched off from the main clan similar to what the yiga did 100 years prior. It probably explains why the zonai charge is similar in design to the ancient gears from the previous game and why we see the mysterious sheikah eye symbol on Link's shield as well as other artifacts from recent trailers. Like Zelda theorists mentioned before, everytime a new sheikah symbol is introduced, it usually refers to a clan that is separate from the main group that represent one of the three triforces. It's possible that this sheikah group represents the triforces of courage like how the yiga and kakariko represent the triforces of power and wisdom respectively

[@virusklaxsosaur4054]

I was more in the camp of them being TWILI that was released back to the world

[@tristanmccarthy3719]

@@virusklaxsosaur4054 me too

[@jaredponder4149]

This was really well put together. Enough so that I don't mind you're a big fancy sponsored tuber now 😂 Congrats!

[@jarretttucker2578]

Ending the video with snake ganon was a cool touch, I think the GameCube version is better but it’s still great to hear :)

[@JakysnakyDX]

Kudos for that Links Awakening music when talking about the Zonai mystery. Very fitting!

[@FlameIsExisting]

I would assume this Ganondorf is TP. It matches too well with the wound and malice pouring out of his chest area. Ganondorf was stabbed in the chest with the sword of a sage. The stab wound matches up too well with this Ganondorf in ToTK. This malice is the only source of his hatred left, he is quite too angry to die in which he can't die because the malice is literally keeping him alive. He is a force to be reckoned with, the sleeping giant has woken up, and he is ready to destroy Hyrule, and to make sure it is decimated.

[@Aluandale]

I'll add to this, the spirit Zant neck snap really ties it all together. I've been saying this wasn't Ganondorf since day 1 and I am so happy to see the man himself return. After seeing the neck snap back into place and the chest wound, I immediately jumped to Twilight Princess.

[@MEGAsTRONz]

The japanese translation of Ganondorf's speech fit very well with an old theory of mine: TP was at first intended (before the birth of the official timeline) as the connection piece between OoT and ALTTP, and that speech reveal the future return of Ganon in the Imprisoning War

[@grahamrichmond225]

I wonder if this version of ganondorf with the crown on his head and the hole in his chest is a nod to the ganondorf at the end of wind waker and twilight princess. The crown on his forehead covering where the hero of the winds thrust the blade in, and the hole with malice in his chest where the hero of twilight impaled him. probably not since its two different timelines, just came to mind

[@jill5926]

I feel like it would be so amazing to finally hear the tragic backstory behind the man the myth the legend that is Gannon. Some part of me truly hopes to see him as past friends with the first versions of Link and Zelda, who sacrificed himself to some dark evil to save everyone else, and his desire for power morphed into something dark instead of a force for good.

[@Supasmartguy]

Are you working on part 3 of the classic enemies reimagined series? If so, when do you think it will release?

[@kyle_akio56]

Don't know if anyone has pointed this out, but the Great Deku Tree isn't capable of repairing the Master Sword, the Master Sword does that all on its own in BOTW, what the Great Deku Tree does do is guard the Sword.

[@PlayfulFruitLPer]

I thought it was common sense that Calamity Ganon was never the real Ganon. They made that kind of obvious when you're forced to face Windblight Ganon, Waterblight Ganon, Fireblight Ganon, and Thunderblight Ganon. Calamity is just another one of his manifestations, his ultimate one. What we never knew is that his body was still out there somewhere and posed a threat.

[@Nedum05]

Yo Zeltik, big fan of your theories. I started with BOTW and wanted to know more about the Zelda timeline; your videos did just that. Every video I watch helps me connect with the series more and more and now I can't wait for what comes next. Keep it up.

[@DekkarJr]

Sigma from Megaman: Stop stealing my moves

[@HeroOfLight13]

I really hope we get a history, context, motivation, and overall character for Ganondorf in TOTK! It’d be fascinating to see the journey of the Gerudo man that became the Calamity, as well as if he holds any memories or knowledge of previous incarnations.

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

X to doubt on that one, Chief.

[@monstar3626]

We now know his design after the 3rd trailer, and I think he looks like TP Ganondorf, what do you think ?

[@dualityofequinox]

"I'd love to see Ganondorf wielding a powerful trident of some kind in Tears of the Kingdom." Even better, he has a damn Katana

[@wanderlust1282]

I suspect it’s the same Ganondorf from the child timeline and Twilight Princess due to the wound on his chest that we see being covered by the Zonai hand. Although the identical wound could just be a coincidence.

[@ryanball8944]

Honestly, I'm just glad to hear someone else talking about the theory I've had and been raving about like a madman to my kids and wife since the first trailer was released! Thank you so much for talking about this Zeltik

[@roof_of_the_fop]

Anyone know what the song that starts at 17:20 is? ive heard it in a few zeltik videos now and can never find what its called

[@sa3270]

Not 100% sure, but I think it's the music that plays in Link's Awakening when he learns the truth of the Wind Fish.

[@carloselkins5186]

This video is why you are the best! Thank you for making these!

[@ghastpixel166]

Ok so I think TOTK’s Ganondorf is the one from TP, you pointed out that this Ganondorf has long red hair, but so does TP’s Dorf, it’s just bunned up. Also this new dorf has a wound in his chest and a gold amulet on his forehead, just like TP dorf. So if my guess about this is correct, that would mean this is the very same Ganondorf from TP, and also confirm BOTW and TOTK are in the child timeline

[@josephbrandenburg4373]

I wonder how the king of evil, who is willing to spend 10000 years concentrating his hatred just to get revenge, would feel about being called "'Dorf"

[@Shotnthdark]

But the TotK version doesn’t have a sword wound, he has five drilled holes from the fingers, and he was reborn in the CT anyway.

[@Livael23]

In BOTW, it is explicitly stated that both Ruto and Nabooru were sages, which doesn't happen in the child timeline since Ganondorf never entered the Sacred Realm and thus never killed the Sages. So BOTW, and by extension AOC and TOTK, cannot take place in the child timeline.

[@ghastpixel166]

@@Livael23 that is actually an extremely good point, this could be a completely new Ganondorf then

[@Livael23]

@@ghastpixel166 Honestly I'd much rather this was a new Ganondorf, this way they could give him his own story and show us his origins in a Memories sidequest which wouldn't be possible if it was a Ganondorf from a previous game!

[@UNKAGEDINK69]

Currently working on a Ganondorf animation, I refresh KZbin and this is literally perfect to listen to in the background. Thank you!

[@a.jthomas6132]

I wonder if Ganondorf’s body lies in his dormant and the sky islands exist in Age of Calamity’s alternate timeline. If so, then will the events in this split reality be much different than Tears of the Kingdom? I do not care if many people think that the spin-off to BOTW is non-canon. But considering how time travel has always been a part of the Legend of Zelda mythology and lore, Nintendo, along with Zelda creators, needs to make a sequel to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Zelda Series Producer Eiiji Aonuma confirms that the spinoff to Breath of the Wild is canon!

[@t.b.cont.]

Vaati has to play a part in this. The imagery everywhere, the flying islands, etc

[@cellisch3753]

Now that we know that there existed a Ganondorf many generations before Ocarina of Time, this makes room for so much fun speculation. For example, what if real history of the first Imprisoning War was kept and passed down by higher ups of the Gerudo? Knowing that Kume and Kotake, Ganondorf's parental figures, were crazy evil witches, maybe they decided to name OOT Ganondorf after the ancient evil, raising him to become just like him. What if this fact doesn't make him a product of Demise's curse, but rather a product of the original Ganondorf's history. So Oot Ganondorf wouldn't be a reincarnation of OG Ganondorf, but rather a "Copycat", having his namesake from him. Maybe that's why TotK Ganondorf resembles Demise so much, while OoT Ganondorf is just a regular Gerudo man. But let's not stop there. What if "Malice" is actually the evil energy of OoT Ganondorf, having an endless strive for reincarnation, and taking on a pig form. While "Gloom" is the actual result of Demise's curse, still within OG Ganondorf's body. You can reay go hog wild with that. And I don't even think the first one is that unlikely.

[@meowinator420]

i love ur content! i started putting on ur videos to help me sleep and now i cant sleep without them xP

[@benji9465]

Its obviously TP ganondorf. Gaping wound in his chest. Zant snaps his neck...whats he do when comes back to life to look at link? Snaps his neck back into place. Youd have to be a moron to say otherwise. Just sayin

[@voice-less]

Too bad for you that it wasn't TP Ganondorf, I wonder who's the moron here exactly.

[@sa3270]

How could that be true when TOTK Ganondorf was underground with Rauru the entire time?