Evolution of Ganondorf Battles in Zelda Games (1998 - 2024)

All Boss Battles and Appearances of Ganondorf, the main antagonist from The Legend of Zelda series. This video is specifically about his appearances as "Ganondorf" rather than "Ganon".
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Games
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages
Super Smash Bros. Melee
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Super Mario Maker
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Hyrule Warriors
Cadence of Hyrule
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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[@RandomKai27]

I love how every Ganondorf dies standing up. Even defeat, he refuses to fall.

[@Catten_whisperer]

I was gonna say except the TP version. But he didn’t die lying down, he just got almost finished off lying down by the coward link who stabbed him through the chest while he was flat on his back. But even fatally wounded he used the last bit of strength to get back up to his feet and move toward the “hero”. It wasn’t until Zant betrayed him and snapped his gd neck that he was finished off.

[@nurmalka4963]

@@Catten_whisperer coward link? it was a fair fight

[@mercury2157]

​@Catten_whisperer how is that "cowardly?" You're gonna wait until your opponent, who you knocked down fair and square, has no sense of honor himself, and has CLEARLY survived a normally fatal wound before, to get back up? That's not even honorable, that's just stupid. Ganondorf had it coming.

[@manilarome9600]

​@@Catten_whispererthis is the first time I heard someone call Link coward 💀💀 Which is a nice thing since it means there's only a handful of people in this fanbase who's dum as hell 😭😭

[@lucaswinsor4469]

I love Ganondorf's second phase Transition in TOTK. The Transformation is pretty simple, the Health bar Regens, but then it just keeps going. And Going. By far the most intimidating health bar I've ever seen.

[@ghb323]

he’s gone super saiyan 3, also, even buffer appearence. He have vains buldging out on his right arm.

[@ghb323]

the most intimidating thing of all, is his hyrule compendium entry, saying he’s a “master of every known weapon”. In battle, he can switch between 4 weapons (single hand, 2-hand, spear, and even a bow). The closest you can get is lynels but only 2 weapons.

[@zerosorigin8387]

@@ghb323 Basically he can use every weapon type Link can use.

[@LuisFelipe-pq9lr]

When he evaded my attack and went for a flurry rush I had a heart attack, but unfortunately the battle was very easy for me, I decided to fight him all out and I have a 32x5 Lynel Bow + Gibdo Bone + Fiercy Deity Armor (1.5x attack) and the piece of cake was a bom shield that I used to enter bullet time, I defeated him in 4 shots

[@jaydenjayden3778]

@@zerosorigin8387 A clash between two masters of every weapon

[@PineapplePineapplePineapplePin]

Nothing has ever instilled true fear into me like when Ganondorf shattered my newly obtained Hylian Shield in like 5 hits

[@_Dedleef]

Same thing for me, my heart was racing the entire time

[@Daimyo0394]

Count me in, I was like "what!? This shield is insanely durable! How come is almost broken!?" No other Ganondorf's incarnation made me have fear, the closest one was his original form, Demise

[@GanondorfsWife]

I fookin cried when he broke my shield lol

[@EdDiMe17]

I didn't even know that Ganondorf could break the hylian shield...

[@extremeisolation]

I duped like 3 hylian shields for the final fight, I’m glad i did because i finished with only one left intact

[@imcasualjimm]

Do not look away… you witness a king mid-Suavamente

[@revalitherito7968]

You wiĺl die by copyright music. Injoy

[@derain1815]

Besame💃

[@kabirdas2786]

😂

[@Nah-nx3vd]

Jajajajajajaja

[@SoulStreak64]

Ganondorf's design in TotK is arguably up there as one of the best Ganondorf designs. He has a katana now, that's awesome.

[@4wheal]

Katana are pretty overrated at this point, and a Scimitar would have looked cooler

[@CreedoTheGamer]

I like that you say up there as one of the bests when there is only like 4 others

[@NetBattler]

And bro builds like a gigachad 😂

[@probenfetchak8076]

And Ganondorfs demon king form looks dead on like Demise

[@theenderkirby]

Yeah this and the incredible evil smile just so incredible he deserve to be my number one best villain

[@Allustar]

I didn’t even realize before how the gem in the forehead has always been present in his character design and now they made it a plot point. That’s actually a cool callback.

[@tobysceptiman7058]

Same, I didn’t realize this as well

[@reidleblanc3140]

New to Zelda?

[@crystalalumina]

No offense but considering that Link always stabs him right in the gem at the end of the boss fights I'm surprised you didn't notice it was there

[@darassylmoniakam]

that's a badass head gem

[@dhans9662]

@@crystalalumina bruh he only does that in 3 games including TotK

[@spud-man1048]

The fact that demon king ganondorf can take away your hearts permanently is just terrifying

[@Orvicial]

No, not entirely.. When you get to Demon Dragon your hearts come back but they're empty

[@spud-man1048]

@@Orvicial was i talking about the demon dragon?

[@Orvicial]

@@spud-man1048 just for future reference but my heart did skip a beat when he took my hearts i went, "all those lights of blessings for nothing!?"

[@spud-man1048]

@@Orvicial yeah I was kinda shitting myself when I thought I wouldn't get them back

[@Orvicial]

@@spud-man1048 i was about to send that tv to jesus

[@tedscheett9420]

I love how much of a duel TotK Ganondorf feels like. Most of the game feels like I'm hacking and slashing away at enemies, save Lynels. Ganondorf feels like a challenge because he can avoid attacks and answer back. Every attack has to be calculated and every parry has to be flawless. I found this fight fun and engaging, and while people may say it's not the best Ganondorf fight, until Wind Waker or Twilight Princess gets ported it's my best baseline.

[@tipsy634]

i think it wouldve been even better if he flurry rushed you after dodging you

[@Diblox_]

@@tipsy634 He doesn't flurry rush but counter. Flurry rush might be a bit overkill, especially with the damages he does.

[@Redwood_]

I like that he doesn’t flurry rush back, it shows that while he’s powerful, link is still superior skill wise.

[@dempi3214]

@tipsy634 would prolly be overkill considering most of the playerbase are casual players but would be cool af, maybe decrease the amount of dmg he deals during it if they did decide to implement it

[@addisonjudah]

​@@dempi3214 I wish there was a hard mode where he really went all out and his attacks give no invincibility frames

[@CouragelessOne]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a> Ocarina of Time <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="133">2:13</a> Oracle of Seasons <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="138">2:18</a> Super Smash Bros. Melee <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="164">2:44</a> The Wind Waker <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="433">7:13</a> Twilight Princess <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="682">11:22</a> Super Smash Bros. Brawl <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="730">12:10</a> Ocarina of Time 3D <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="908">15:08</a> Super Smash Bros 3DS/Wii U <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="918">15:18</a> Super Mario Maker <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="952">15:52</a> Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1005">16:45</a> Hyrule Warriors <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1043">17:23</a> Cadence of Hyrule <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1056">17:36</a> Tears of the Kingdom

[@mistercheese134]

Bring these up to the top! We like them timestamps!

[@atbtct1]

Breath of the wild no existe.

[@JamesTarghet]

Where is Skyward Sword ?😮

[@jarekvelchek802]

@@JamesTarghetGanondorf is not in Skyward that would be Demise.

[@kabirdas2786]

Thank you

[@ghb323]

Oot: Dead man’s volley WW: Keeps blocking your attacks TP: sword play TotK: *copies Link’s moves and eventually goes super saiyan 3*

[@masonstewart6232]

As I see Ganondorf and all his incarnations, here are my favorite traits of each one. Character: Wind Waker Design: Tears Of The Kingdom Build Up: Ocarina Of Time Presence: Twilight Princess Fight/Music/Cutscene/Spectacle: All Tears Of The Kingdom Arena: Wind Waker and Ocarina Of Time Villainy: Ocarina Of Time and Tears Of The Kingdom Story Impact: Twilight Princess and Tears Of The Kingdom

[@masonstewart6232]

I really liked Tears Of The Kingdom Ganondorf. He amplifies and/or fixes many things I liked or didn't like about Ganondorf, like his fight actually feeling like a proper dual with the king of demons himself, magic and all.

[@Royalej0923]

Too bad for Hyrule Warriors Ganondorf

[@tupapasote]

Hair: Hyrule Warriors Ganondorf

[@masonstewart6232]

@@tupapasote Tied: Hyrule Warriors and Tears Of The Kingdom (Bro's got fabulous hair in his demon king mode)

[@tupapasote]

@@masonstewart6232 Her using a bunch of expensive products and treatments for her hair: *Meh* Ganondorf looked down in a cave with a bunch of smelly monsters and covered in radioactive miasma:

[@EricKingOfWithers]

I like the fact that when Zelda was turning into a dragon she was almost crying but when Ganondorf was turning into a dragon, he laughed

[@Bulbmin1]

Bro add a spoiler warning some people aren’t even half way through the game

[@IdentifiantE.S]

Delete your comment you spoil the story 🥲

[@devashishtripathi3560]

​@@Bulbmin1 Then they shouldn't be on all Ganondorf fights video which shows ToTK Ganondorf in the thumbnail

[@dylanhope3252]

@@Bulbmin1the internet is not the place to be if you don’t want to be spoiled.

[@JimmyNeutron1029]

@@Bulbmin1This is literally a video of a final boss fight. What did you expect?

[@matheuscoimbra1388]

His appearances aren't just to conquer hyrule and get the triforce It's about him getting the biggest hair and beard in the entire Gerudo valley.

[@juanpaz5124]

Uhm that's not exactly a challenge as the only man, is it?

[@matheuscoimbra1388]

@@juanpaz5124 I Dunno

[@sukasuru]

@@juanpaz5124 🤣

[@kellybrookes8197]

The kind of artstyle BOTW and TOTK uses, allows both toon and realistic (or gritty) character designs to co-exist

[@voltron77]

Just like skyward sword

[@floorpanel8749]

"The wind it is blowing..." gives the same vibe as "snow..." from Baldur

[@tylermercado1445]

Fun fact: in the battle against Ganondorf in The Wind Waker, there actually IS a wind blowing, so if you wanted to, you could use the wind waker and change the direction the wind is blowing. Not that it matters, since that doesn't change anything.

[@The94Venom]

The saddest thing about TOTK Ganondorf is that as much as he talks shit before his fight, he's still the one who shows the most respect towards Link out of all Ganondorfs.

[@Nickwilde2295]

Hail ganondorf

[@mercury2157]

He might have respected his Link the most, but it's stated that OoT Ganondorf straight up feared his Link. Better to be feared by your enemy than respected, in my opinion.

[@allmight2926]

this version of Ganondorf is a warrior and seems to like to fight strong oppoponent. fun fact in the french vers. the voice actor of ganondorf is also voicing Kratos

[@GuardianSonic2000]

After beating him in Tears of the Kingdom, Ganondorf became my most favorite video game villain.

[@xandergaming9345]

Twilight princess’s final phase Ganondorf was epic but totk was just god like

[@keslerjenkins9683]

it was although i still prefer tp cuz i love the 4 phase fight and despite its ease they are fun and the atmosphere is great, but totk has a big advantage in that the actual fights are much more difficult.

[@xandergaming9345]

@@keslerjenkins9683 yeah I see where ur looking and I agree with u, but something about totk Ganons fight just made me a bit more excited, but tp Ganons fight is my top 2 favorite ganon fights

[@donbototo5068]

Its actually really boring

[@xandergaming9345]

@@donbototo5068 eh not really, each phase has its own different spice and it’s pretty fun

[@wildfire9280]

TP seems like it has the best/most swordplay out of any.

[@goofball236]

TotK Ganondorf hits different.

[@IdentifiantE.S]

Fr he’s so badass !

[@daniellagos8584]

That's because previous iterations of ganondorf were the same person

[@_tokii__]

Ganondorfs death in Wind Waker is the best hands down. Despite the graphics, the sword to the head was nuts.

[@lionsinescanor2763]

True, the ganon death in totk is a ref to WW

[@Leef95]

Twilight Princess Ganondorf went hard, slowly advancing towards you while waiting for you to open yourself for retaliation

[@CreedoTheGamer]

I can’t believe that he has only been in 4 main Zelda games and smash bros kinda blows my mind

[@Bulbmin1]

Well most of the time he’s just ganon not ganondorf

[@CreedoTheGamer]

Well obviously, I just never realized how much of the time it’s just ganon

[@worldofthought8352]

I certinely like Totk Gannondorf but The version from twilight princess is still my favourite just because how he dies still standing upright and still having hatred to all. Not to mention Zant’s self neck break inbetween it.

[@ivanthegreativan_rodriguez4958]

Out of all the fights, TOTK’s definitely feels like the most badass.

[@TakeTheWorld21]

Tears of the Kingdom Ganondorf is not only a vast improvement over Calamity Ganon as both an overarching villain of the game and final boss fight, but just might even be my new favorite final boss in any game ever: Like Phantom Ganon in the game, his moves are telegraphed through the four weapon types but he hits both harder and faster to where he can dodge Matrix-style just like Link. Just that from the boss tells you this is Link’s greatest foe and even his Dark Link. The Demon Dragon segment also is far more climactic than Dark Beast Ganon.

[@Doctor_Bamias]

This is definitely the strongest Ganondorf we've seen yet

[@ShadowAraun]

​@@Doctor_Bamias false. OoT had the triforce of power which as far as artifacts go, is an ACTUAL divine artifact. Its transformstive properties also dont rob the user of thei sense of self.

[@andresespana3216]

@@ShadowAraun and yet the battle is a tennis match xD

[@ShadowAraun]

@@andresespana3216 yea....

[@kafiaahmed469]

@@ShadowAraun and in totk, ganondorf have the divine power of the tear.

[@gravitybeetle4921]

Ganondorf's best quotes are most certainly from Tears of the Kingdom. "How disappointing... This world should be shrouded in darkness, not bathed in insufferable light. All these weak, peace-loving cowards running rampant... It would have been more...satisfying to overcome a worthy foe. Regardless... I will reshape this world as it was meant to be. I will crush any opposition. I will rule. That is what a king must do. Enjoy these final moments. I will be taking far more than your arm this time." These truly bring out his villainy. And display just how much of a wicked character he is. They're definitely worth remembering.

[@kenspeedway1572]

"Do not look away, you witness a king's revival... and the birth of his new world!"

[@whyshouldi9786]

“Was that the sword that seals the darkness? A weapon that shatters so easily against my power cannot save you from me.”

[@meesgraas128]

Allow me to show you, show you what was and will be again when i am restored.

[@joueusedelacave7798]

Sorry but "How disappointing... This world should be shrouded in darkness, not bathed in insufferable light. All these weak, peace-loving cowards running rampant..." that part of the quote is awfully cheesy.

[@YanerShock]

Literally the most generic piece of dialogue I could think of.

[@polar9984]

Nothing will top the 4 phase juggernaut of a boss in twilight princess for me.

[@gorb688]

I loved the Zelda faze, I was excited for totk thinking in the castle I would fight the mimic Zelda and was so disappointed when it turned into another god damn ganon clone, worst part of the game for me was the fact they ruined phantom ganon by putting them everywhere

[@SteveNathn]

I always like how TP Ganondorf dies standing up, with not much of an indication that he even is dead. Feels very ominous

[@slash3828]

I love how link and ganondorf just play ping pong back and forth in ocarina of time 😂

[@surelylune]

ive never played WW, but that fight seems so good. i really like that you basically have to trick ganondorf to win, because hero or not, master sword or no, link was a child in that one! no way could he hope to beat a grown man in a sword fight! especially with the cartoony aesthetic letting the devs play with scale, it really feels like they took advantage of the story and art direction theyd gone with

[@zakirstocks9514]

I Absolutely Respect and Appreciate Ganondorf as One of THE Best of the Best Nintendo Villains There Is from *The Legend of Zelda* franchise! The Evil, Heartless, Bruteful, Merciless, Tyrannical and Dominant Incarnation of Demise from the *Skyward Sword* game! He's WAY Better and Much More Evil than Ridley from the *Metroid* franchise!

[@PancakrK]

Why did you capitalize so many words

[@p1nball729]

To be fair, ridley has completely wiped the population of many planets and has tried to use biological experiments made specifically to cause the extinction of a parasite to carry out intergalactic domination(multiple times). And he has fun while doing it.

[@zakirstocks9514]

​@@p1nball729 Yeah, sorry, but I'm just not a fan of Ridley from the *Metroid* franchise. He kinda sucks to me.

[@MSCDonkeyKong]

i dont see the comparison, one is the main villain of the game and the other is a recurring boss fight with a personal connection to the hero. if you're gonna compare villains then ganondorf to mother brain is much more fair.

[@zakirstocks9514]

@@MSCDonkeyKong The Nintendo Villains I Absolutely Respect and Appreciate Throughout the Years are: 1. Bowser Koopa (Super Mario franchise) 2. King K. Rool (Donkey Kong franchise) 3. King Dedede (Kirby franchise) 4. Mewtwo (Pokémon franchise) 5. Wolf O'Donnell of Team Star Wolf (Star Fox franchise) 6. Black Shadow (F-Zero franchise) 7. Medusa (Kid Icarus: Uprising) (the ONLY Evil Longtime Archenemy and Worthy Adversary of Palutena) These are the Best Nintendo Villains I Support, Respect and Appreciate.

[@ExGanonMain]

There is an Ocarina of time reference in Tears of the Kingdom's Ganondorf fight. The music you hear in the second phase of the Demon king ganondorf fight(<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1284">21:24</a>) is the same music you hear in the ganondorf boss fight in ocarina of time.(<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="25">0:25</a>)

[@Howlingburd19]

Matthew SLAYED IT as Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom!!!

[@eazy-cheez-e8033]

Nothing scared me more then the Ocarina of Time version of Ganondolf as a child😂😂 I swear OoT and MM were the most dark, scariest and saddest Zelda games of all time idk why but I’ve always felt the simple 3D graphics or sound effects made it scarier

[@BrohamLincolnpanta-ct4ld]

My favorite has to be Totk because it feels the most like a fully fledged sword fight, and I really love the cutscenes in between, the music, and the weapon swaps. It all came together to make a very satisfying fight. Least favorite has to be Oot. It was good then, but as the Zelda series aged it was left in the dust.

[@crystalalumina]

Wow it's very rare to see a zelda fan who acknowledges that OoT has aged on some aspects

[@voltron77]

Nah, Oot was better because fighting ganondorf meant something. Also, the final demon ganon fight is much better than the dark dragon phase 2 of totk.

[@theblackmoonrising]

​@@crystalaluminaEspecially in his final boss who is lame as hell, Majora could absolutely never

[@AlexxxMYLSince2013]

I love how ganondorf always had the secret stone even if we have only seen reincarnations of him and not the original, all of them had it across time.

[@DiamondSpider01]

That's something I just noted, that each version has what almost looks like a secret stone!

[@xthax9718]

@@DiamondSpider01 the forehead rock

[@BrohamLincolnpanta-ct4ld]

None of those are secret stones they are just gemstones and the thing holding them is a crown

[@AlexxxMYLSince2013]

@@BrohamLincolnpanta-ct4ld yep but one they Aonuma could say that they were secret stones too and it could be true

[@adrienee3439]

You you guys are trying to retcon the secret stones in these stories? No. Unrelated.

[@BrockHorner72]

The TOTK Ganondorf fight was incredible. Challenging yet fun, and the demon dragon stage was a nice breather from the first two

[@slackstarfish8133]

The Occarina showdown is still the most iconic Gabon fight. I remember hearing the organ as a kid and was like shits about to go down

[@kendellyox3892]

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[@car4128]

Burgerham

[@N1mbu5]

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[@jayari7674]

Hotdog

[@HelloIzMe5647]

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[@leahluostarinen]

Um why Hamburger 🍔🤔

[@anijay64]

TOTK ganondorf is one of my favorite ganondorfs. It’s so cool that he tells you to fall or die during battle or say I’m barely getting started is awesome! He has a much cooler and scarier personality than the ganondorfs before him.

[@LordMasterGoof]

I’ll never forget that fearful feeling when Ganondorf did the bullet timing thing 😂😂😂

[@mercury2157]

I was actually fucking juiced the first time. I knew right then and there that I was in for a much better fight than what Calamity Ganon had to offer.

[@wutadam]

TOTK Ganondorf's a huge improvement over Calamity Ganon. It feels a lot more personal.

[@ivanm8682]

True, but more character development would have been appreciated… like, why is he even evil?

[@zingerific8209]

@@ivanm8682Because he’s Ganondorf

[@jadennguyen2852]

@@ivanm8682he wants the power

[@Ash_Wen-li]

@@ivanm8682 He's basically an incarnation of Demise's evil and lust for power

[@ivanm8682]

@@Ash_Wen-li yeah everyone knows that, but say, the previous Ganondorf wasn’t evil just because of that and had his people as a motivation (at least initially) this new Ganondorf on the other hand just wants do destroy everything/everyone.

[@なぽりーぬ]

トワプリの、リンクが構えて風が吹いてbgmがかかり始める演出が好きすぎる… 風タクのゼルダが一緒に戦ってくれるのもいいし時オカの弾幕打ち返すのも楽しいしtotkのガノンも最高にいい……どれもいい…… マリオメーカーのガノンはかわいい笑

[@loganreidy7055]

I didnt realize how much improving your armor decreased damage in ToTk. Ganondorf killed me in 2-3 attacks and in the video you just eat his hits like candy

[@keslerjenkins9683]

i know right? I had 3 star twilight princess set on and that drastically reduced teh damage and in turn made it less engaging

[@LunarBloodRose27]

​@@keslerjenkins9683I took off my upgraded barbarian armor and used what Link in this video was using because I thought it fit the best. It was all upgrade level 0 so I had to play real carefully as I did not want to see if I'd get deleted in one hit lol

[@primrosevale1995]

Demon King Ganondorf: "Pathetic"

[@ghb323]

they should’ve add that to the game over screen. Similarly to if you die to a yiga footsoldier by a direct hit from the windcleaver during the yiga hideout stealth mission.

[@ricefried-m1u]

Ganondorf is a good man who keeps peace in Harule for 100 years. In order to prevent Link the true devil from doing havoc, he is ordered by Zelda to play along as the bad guy , producing the "red moon" to keep Link entertained and tries anything to stop Link.

[@_Dedleef]

I absolutely love the music that starts at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1535">25:35</a> it’s so ominous and dark

[@JSebastien94]

With each Ganondorf fight. The developpers gets more creative. The ToTK felt like a real duel where Ganondorf can dodge and counter and erased for good your health bar if youre not careful

[@BMK500]

Twilight ganondorf kills a Sage onscreen, after a failed execution then uses the sword that tried to kill him to fight That’s the most gangster shit I’ve ever seen in a game

[@RedShirt00000]

I love that the health bar for Demon King Ganondorf never actually centers. It really shows that his power is absolutely wild. Also, I was legitimately expecting the health bar to go off the screen

[@legomaster2538]

Fun fact about Ganondorf in TotK: If you strike any of his gloom projectiles with the Master Sword, you can actually reflect them right back at Ganondorf and damage him.

[@bananadaily2317]

ganondorf feels like an underrated villain

[@retrojohnny1899]

I wish TotK Ganondorf would block arrows so you HAVE to rely on parrying because it's so easy to cheese the fight with Gibdo arrows and a good bow.

[@mercury2157]

He can at certain points. I've noticed that depending on the weapon he's carrying, he'll either swat it away with his hand or shield himself with his weapon.

[@ryanbeck5014]

Ganondorf is by far the best Nintendo Villian, his Design in TOTK especially during 2nd phase of his fight where he literally looks like his predecessor Demise is best Design wise

[@speedandsafe2266]

Guys, am I the only one who felt sad about Wind Waker's Ganondorf? I don't know, I think with that Ganondorf, at least to a certain extent and on a character level, I couldn't help but empathize with him 😢

[@whyshouldi9786]

Guys something this game confirms is that everything we’ve ever seen in Zelda is the second coming of the demon king, ganondorf. We saw the first in skyward sword and his successor in totk. It’s my opinion that all other ganondorfs were this ones meticulously crafted phantoms, including ocarina of time. They were not only his attempts to break free but to learn of the fabled swordsman who was destined to defeat him.

[@crystalalumina]

Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are a separate timeline, the events don't connect at all with the rest of the series

[@whyshouldi9786]

@@crystalalumina source: trust me

[@goldcr3ated744]

His build for TotK was literally the exact same thing I used on my winning attempt against him

[@SenetTheSnek]

Ocarina of Time: Underestimated the chosen hero of legend and there by started the feud that would last for generations. Windwaker: Had enough and is willing to kill a child even if prolonging the fight means he will be doomed to drown with Hyrule Twilight Princess: Torn through war and only wishes to have one final duel. Tears of the Kingdom: A Conqueror whose hunger cannot be filled.

[@CaptainGpokemon]

I loved the tears of the kingdom fight but it just felt weird having another mindless beast be the final boss after the trailers and advertising hyping up Ganondorf so much. I feel like twilight princess still has the best final boss in the Zelda series. Fighting the traditional tennis battle, then dark beast Ganon where you go wolf and tear his insides, then a horseback fight against him and his phantoms, and ending it off with a sword duel to the death.

[@repingers9777]

Its a parallel to zelda both sacrificing everything swallowing the secret stone for there goals it also explains totks logo of the 2 dragons also you do fight ganondorf lmao it was amazing got tp vibes but then we get the awesome dragon fight the spectacle was great

[@CaptainGpokemon]

@@repingers9777 I know i just meant it would’ve been cool to have Ganondorf as the final phase rather than demon dragon . It just seems a little out of character for Ganondorf to sacrifice his mind and very being to defeat link after only fighting him once. Tho I guess it is a different iteration than the one from ocarina so maybe I’m just nitpicking at his behavior haha.

[@peveral4246]

​@whiteboyshuffle13 Tbf that's precisely what OOT Ganondorf does after losing his magic tennis battle with Link, where he uses the last of his power to transform into a feral boar demon. He just doesn't proclaim it explicitly like he does in ToTK lol

[@CaptainGpokemon]

@@peveral4246 he’s not feral. You see he’s still fully conscious by initiating the pig Ganon transformation and even when you stab him through the head you see him speaking to link and the sages. It’s still Ganondorf in control, just a different form

[@LittleAl016]

​@@CaptainGpokemon If you actually think about it. It's not out-of-character at all. And the reason why can easily be summed up by this phrase: Like Mother, like Son.

[@zerosorigin8387]

Hyrule Warriors definitely has my favorite Design for Ganondorf. TotK and Twilight Princess are close seconds and thirds.

[@PlayWHUT]

how many of you were playing against totk ganondorf fully expecting and second stage; warmed up the ol' palms between his transformation and promptly screamed like a child when his health bar decided to casually wander off the end of the screen.

[@hgjfkd12345]

Combine the fight and design of TOTK, the atmosphere and music from TP, and the story of WW and you have the perfect fight

[@GMKGoji01]

I just noticed something: Ganondorf in Twilight Princess has the same voice clips from Smash Bros. Meanwhile, Tears of the Kingdom’s Ganondorf is voiced by Chrom/Ryoma.

[@tylermercado1445]

In Brawl and Smash 4, they used the Twilight Princess Ganondorf. This was changed in Ultimate, as they used the OoT Ganondorf instead.

[@crystalalumina]

Every Zelda game has specific voice actors for it's version of the characters and that voice sticks with that version of the character

[@GMKGoji01]

@@crystalalumina So does that mean Chrom/Ryoma's gonna stick with Ganondorf?

[@crystalalumina]

@@GMKGoji01 probably, if they ever use him again that is

[@mercury2157]

​@@crystalaluminaI feel like the next game is too soon to use Ganondorf again, but when we do get a new one, they should take his character in a new direction. Maybe have a version of the character who's actually kind of a decent guy at heart but is still unfortunate enough to be the vessel of Demise's curse, so he becomes evil over time rather than just starting off as a power hungry prick.

[@Rioraku]

I think Wind Waker is still the best in regards to the final fight. The backdrop, music, combat and Ganondorf's character all make it perfect in my opinion

[@greg5892]

Also how the battle evolves and he adapts to your parrying and dodges Zelda’s arrows from behind

[@voltron77]

Twilight Princess ganondorf would like to have a word with you.

[@ghb323]

“too weak!” “too obvious!” -Ganondorf when swiping his arm to block arrows.

[@LordSiravant]

I would have been more impressed by the elongated health bar if I wasn't already aware a Gleeok has more health than that second phase. (6500 vs 8000) Also TotK shows that, with every incarnation of Ganondorf, more and more of Demise is overtaking him, from his personality (starting out with more noble or tragic traits and becoming more straightforward evil over time) to his appearance. His Demon King form may as well be Demise in all but name.

[@wildfire9280]

If this is building up to something, which I hope it is, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Hylia.

[@eletralad]

​@@wildfire9280 it isint bruh😂 this isn't xenoblade

[@mercury2157]

Pretty sure the health bar stretching out was a direct foil to Calamity Ganon's health bar being cut in half before the fight (assuming the player did the Divine Beasts)

[@InvaderGIR98]

My favorite throughline in the games is how Ganondorf starts off thinking of Link as an annoyance not dealing with because he's "beneath" him, then a fly to be swatted quickly, then he realizes he's actually getting challenged and gets excited. Then when he actually realizes he's losing he gets desperate and turns himself into a monster out of pure spite.

[@novawolx]

that fight and Ganondorf from Wind waker 👌

[@Bulbmin1]

Totk ganondaorf has to be my favor because it’s the only one that’s a challenge and I love his design

[@retrojohnny1899]

None of them are really difficult. TotK Ganon is pretty easy and it's easy to just spam arrows at him because he wont block them or anything. Demon Dragon is a non factor too

[@MonkeyByu]

Totk ganondorf is really easy if you eat attack up food and fused the master sword with the lynel horns

[@40KBeyond]

Someone made a silly comment about Ganondorf being in too many games.... my guy has only been in 3 main line games before TOTK

[@chrisg4575]

Ik I'm late but he is technically in everygame that includes the beast form Ganon, because of the way the timeline works, Ganondorf transforms into Ganon. Obviously yea its cus of a retcon, but you're right to say Ganondorf as a Gerudo only appeared in 4 mainline games

[@StevenTyler-g4s]

The ball mechanic from ocarina reincarnates in the flurry rush exchanging in Totk. For those unaware.

[@mercury2157]

And also when you attack his gloom projectiles with the Master Sword

[@SpyWah1987]

I don't know how a DM who voices a cyborg cowboy can make such a good Ganondorf, but he does it perfectly.

[@Mariocat99]

Never knew that wind waker turned 20 and ngl, I like the design from TP and TotK

[@bonechiller3429]

Seriously though, why did Ganondorf decide to be the biggest middle finger to all of Hyrule?

[@daniellagos8584]

Non-totk Ganondorf decided to because his surrogate mothers, the Twinrova, brainwashed him into thinking he had to invade Hyrule to give prosperity to the Gerudo. Totk Ganondorf just decided to be the average Paradox player

[@unkindled6410]

@@daniellagos8584 i thought he always was the incarnation of demise, the evil deity of chaos and all the other dark stuff of the zelda universe?

[@LITTLE1994]

Because he is Ganon

[@TheWorstPartyMember]

This video has my favorite thumbnail ever.

[@4dojo]

I fought ganondorf in totk all ready to kick his butt at pingpong and suddenly he flurry rushes me.

[@adamgross3946]

I swear when I saw ganondorf’s health bar keep going I thought the game was broken

[@TheRealOfficialGator]

Ganondorf pimp slapping zelda in wind waker has to be one of the funniest scenes in the entire series 😂

[@JohnPaul-pw7hp]

That moment in Tears of the Kingdom when Ganondorf’s health bar just keeps going is one of my favorite moments in all of Zelda 😂. It caught me off guard when it happened, I was like ‘WHAT IN THE WORLD?!?!?’ lol

[@ZmansEdits]

Twilight Princess has the best Ganondorf!!

[@GAND-OZZ]

I’m not sure what’s the scariest about totk ganondorf… the fact that his healthbar keeps on going and going for the second phase, the fact that ganondorf takes away 1 heart at a time, just so you can see him slowly draining your life while you try to hit him, the fact that ganondorf can go into BULLET TIME against link, or the fact that he isn’t mid suavemente 😢

[@gingermint1230]

Twilight Princess will always be my favorite Final Battle. Four unique phases against the very Ganondorf the Hero of Twilight’s ancestor, the Hero of Time, fought. That just hits different for me 👊🏼 Bonus points for using the sword the sages used for his failed execution against Link. Edit: I know you fight the same Ganondorf in WW too. But TP makes it feel so much more personal. Not to mention he kills Midna before the 3rd phase.

[@mariu54058]

It really went from tennis to a dragon fight in the skies

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Evolution of Ganondorf Battles & Appearances (1996 - 2023)

[@fanofidiots7388]

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[@LavaCreeperPeople]

@@fanofidiots7388 Evolution of Ganondorf Battles & Appearances (1996 - 2023)

[@BowlOSoup6661]

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[@fanofidiots7388]

It starts at ocarina of time and that game came out in 1998 my friend

[@sharkgam3z592]

I will never get over how good the hyrule warriors design is

[@Catten_whisperer]

I also love that your video and game choices stayed true to your tktle. I initially wondered why you stopped with OOT Ganondorf and didn’t show the Ganon fight but then I remembered the title.

[@Heymrk]

I've been a Zelda fan since the NES was new. My favorite iteration of the Ganon fight is still Twilight Princess. I still think that game is the best of the pre-BotW 3D formula, even if I think A Link to the Past is the best Zelda game.

[@titobeastdragon4294]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="313">5:13</a> ww Ganondorf is moon walking!!!

[@notdante1151]

Ganon in TOK look like he has bltches waiting/ ready to serve him at home after a hard day of conquest.

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

He probably does lol. He's 1. A gerudo, 2. A king, and 3. A voe. He's got all the hoes and all he's gotta do is walk through the town to get more

[@youraftermyrobotbee]

I don't know why tiny Ganondorf eating shit on world 1-1 is so funny

[@colinledoux7836]

No matter what timeline it is, no matter the game, Ganondorf will always leave a presence of evil that you will remember for as long as he lives. Also Matt Mercer really made Ganondorf sound like he truly wants to make Hyrule his and will go to any means necessary to do so.

[@ryanryan7360]

Ganondorf stopping mid battle to evil glare at Zelda and box the sh*t out of her will never not be funny to me

[@allcbrosx5930]

the way ganondorf punches zelda in the wind waker always makes me laugh, it’s just so goofy looking

[@Emerald2508]

As a OOT Zelda fan and fighting him through the various games by far the best is TOTK. It’s actually difficult and threatening and actually losing my Hylian shield half way through his 2nd phase really made me have an oh god moment. Oh and his transformation and health bar growth still gives me goosebumps. Absolutely epic fight against the demon king 😁❤️

[@eldartaghiyev8422]

Where WWHD and TWHD?

[@Catten_whisperer]

Fighting this dude when he doesn’t have a health bar hits different. Sure you could count your hits but many of us just didn’t do that. So you never knew when we’d actually finish him off or if he had more fight left. It almost felt like a more realistic fight without the health bar tbh

[@BowserCollins-nb8hf]

Ganon it's time for you to get sniped by your most feared US Navy Seal Team 3 Sniper none other than Chris Kyle

[@Kaito-ww3lu]

That just makes me want Wind waker on the switch even more now, and where is the dragon phase of the Tears of the kingdom battle?

[@colinmiyamoto2190]

Ganondorf in TotK is my favorite final boss ever the whole fight is actually challenging and exciting and the things he does in the story is truly despicable making it all the more satisfying to beat him especially in one try and all of this makes him my favorite version of Ganondorf ever

[@LokiPhoenix]

I've always loved that side angle of the camera prior to the boss fights in som games like link on the left and ganon on the right propper sets the tone