Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Demon Dragon Ganondorf Battle!

[@CamoKoopa182]

Mineru may have said "to become an immortal dragon is to lose oneself," but this makes it clear that although who the said dragon was before is gone, the ambition of that said person still remains. And i will stand by this statement!

[@Thecoolmeister2005]

So does Zelda's desire to protect link

[@gabrielabatista6016]

Yeah, seems like some things still remain, but in a more abstract and less concrete way. Zelda was still carrying the master sword, strengthening it for Link. We even see her message for Link in that golden place (which I think is her spirit inside her new dragon form) plus her tears revealing her memories, and Dragon Ganandorf clearly was still very much evil and destructive. I think you don't exactly loose yourself, per se. It seems more like your consciousness goes into a slumber. So your mind is still there, but asleep, so you're not conscious at all; dragons are working only on instinct and subconscious, but their mind isn't truly lost.

[@ComedyWithSteve]

"Courage need not be remembered, for it is never forgotten."

[@OffbrandDTraveler]

@@gabrielabatista6016 It’s also important to note that the Light Dragon forgot it was repairing the sword specifically for Link It didn’t know to just let the hero of legend have the sword, you had to prove you were worthy of it So the person’s goals are carried over, just not the intelligence required to more effectively achieve them

[@gabrielabatista6016]

@@OffbrandDTraveler yup. It feels like their subconscious is there, but the conscious mind in itself and any sort of rational thought isn't.

[@ShadowReaper1227X]

I LOVE how right after he transforms, he looks like Calamity Ganon before solidifying!! Really ties it all together!! He even emerges from the castle in a similar manner

[@BrofessorDG]

I thought he was gonna turn into calamity ganon and create a stable time loop.

[@gabrielabatista6016]

My theory is that CG was just a Phantom Ganon. The biggest one, ofc, but he and the blights were likely Phantom Ganons created out of malice, which is probably a weakened miasma (or gloom, as the English translation so "eloquently" put it). I think it appeared when Rauru's seal weakened (kinda how like the blood moon in BotW was when Zelda's own power waned and some of CG leaked through), and the hero and princess with the sealing power sealing it back weakened it enough for Rauru to contain it for 10k more years (and probably the sealing power reinforces Rauru's seal too).

[@sirswellow7210]

​@@gabrielabatista6016that makes so much sense I hate it

[@megasean3000]

Demon Dragon makes Calamity Dragon look like a fart cloud.

[@ryancentnarowicz]

I also like how Dragon Ganon has a pig snout a reference to the pig form Ganon from older Zelda games.

[@chrisbyrneguitar]

The way they fit Zelda's Lullaby and Ganondorf's theme together in the battle is just incredible.

[@SohrexYT]

yes, it is just perfect

[@kathrynherron]

This song look a lot more Japanese Asian

[@LordBackuro]

Also the dragon when Zelda, in her dragon form appeared.

[@CloudingITS]

​@@kathrynherrontf is japanese asian

[@davemillet4160]

Not gonna lie, that made my eyes water a little bit.

[@Mystrohan]

When I saw the Light Dragon come hurtling out of the sky, I damn near cried. Death can claim nothing from her, because she has already given everything.

[@LovelyCinccino]

However, a smallest part of her remained. A part that, no matter how small it was, knew she needed to help Link.

[@RosesareAllie]

I teared up seeing her come to the rescue! It was a great moment ❤

[@CarxV_one]

Powerful 🤍💛🩵

[@FleetFoxFrank1992]

I was so torn between sobbing and screaming "ROLL UP WITH THE GLOCK"

[@anacorreia8058]

This game was lame tbh. The dungeons still sucked and the story wasn’t really any better than BOTW. We need OOT/MM dungeons, with a BOTW type of overworld. Then I would be happy

[@just_cade]

I think this cutscene is one of the most powerful in any Zelda game, and the fact that there are no words makes it even more impactful.

[@SEMIA123]

It's funny to consider that if the demon dragon really is a mindless entity then it has no fucking clue what's going on. He just woke up, and now there's this weird other dragon flying around and there's this twink that keeps stabbing his cystic acne until he explodes.

[@incessantsepia]

A twink with a blue raspberry popsicle soars on top of a weird ass snake to pop another weird ass snake's pimples

[@Skyfire-x]

Evil villain's daily hygiene tip: Exfoliate before becoming dragon.

[@pericypher]

i like to think each of the dragons within this game has some sort of purpose. the light dragons is to protect link and heal his sword. and the three main dragons are to watch and protect. and the demon dragons is to destroy link and destroy hyrule.

[@ReadilyAvailibleChomper]

I’m pretty sure the way it works is the dragons desire is to fulfill the original persons final desire: Zelda’s final wish was to protect Link, The Spring Dragons wished to protect their respective springs, and Ganondorf wished to destroy Hyrule, so they each did ( or tried to do ) that.

[@Acme_the_rubberhose_dog]

I think he does understand to an extent. I too thought he was mindless, but considering that Zelda here "sorta" feels like she's supposed to help Link, maybe the dark dragon has an instinct for destruction and a strong resentment that pushes him to kill Link. I believe that they have a sort of internalized instinct that links them to their past self Zelda: instinct to protect and fight alongside Link Ganon: instinct to kill off them both

[@matthewmuir8884]

Imagine how those in Lookout Landing must've reacted to the sight of the Demon Dragon emerging from below Hyrule Castle. For everyone, it would've been a terrifying sight, and for Purah, seeing a gigantic snaking mass of gloom with horns and a boar-like snout emerging from below Hyrule Castle must have brought back memories of the Great Calamity.

[@scruber64_]

The moment the Light Dragon flies in to assist Link is just heart-touching for me. The music as well almost made me tear up

[@colleenross8752]

Why does the Light Dragon remind me of the Great Protector

[@hsloner1212]

@colleenross8752 Well, the Light dragon’s body is serpentine like the Great protector, and they’re both female. I’ve never seen Shang-chi and the ten rings, so I don’t fully know the correlation.

[@Wasabs]

Did this man really just mark a geoglyph to do later mid ganon fight?

[@kathrynherron]

No It was Zelda That turn into the light dragon marked all the geoglyhs all over Hyrule that shows the Memory events of the Demon King Ganondorf and Zelda who went back time by Rauru’s light Secret stone that she picked up after her and Link found a mummy of the demon king Ganondorf and Rauru’s right arm who failed to seal away Ganondorf beneath Hyrule Castle

[@nathanlaw2355]

⁠@@kathrynherron first of all, that’s not what he meant, he meant how he put pins on the rauru geoglyph. Second of all, Zelda didn’t make the geoglyphs, just the tears themselves, which people saw the memories tied to the tears and made the geoglyphs to represent those memories. And finally, rauru was successful in sealing away Ganondorf. He wasn’t planning on sealing him away forever, just until link came along to destroy him, so rauru was successful in his goal

[@crazy4gta1]

Priorities

[@remyphilbert7258]

Zelda was so stunned she even failed to catch him right away

[@pezfam]

@@nathanlaw2355 how do you know that? And how did anyone see the memories when the ability to see them is tied directly to the recall ability (that only Link has at that point)?

[@thegreatpapyrus2306]

I love how Ganon’s dragon form explodes with such an immense amount of FORCE. It really represents that his status as a dragon made him immortal, and yet Link’s still able to kill him because the Master Sword’s power completely overrides that and is presumably the only thing able to kill him at that point. Such a powerful being lore-wise certainly deserved an equally powerful death.

[@enrithomas7194]

Well the MS was the only thing that could bypass the triforce of power immortal status(we can see this in TP when the sages failed to execute Ganondorf). Very powerful and lethal weapon if you ask me, luckily and thanks to Hylia (literally) only the hero is able to take it out of the pedestal. Imagine this thing on the wrong hands.

[@yukithehylian]

​@@enrithomas7194dayum the thing of master sword getting into wrong hands should be next zelda plot

[@buildermonkey2229]

I'm just imagining a random person at a stable witnessing the explosion and just going _"What the fu-"_

[@starkillerisbetterthanturt4191]

@@yukithehylian If botw is anything to go by, the sword will outright kill anyone it doesn't seem worthy to wield it

[@spugesdu]

"Courage need not be remembered, for it is never forgotten."

[@h3rnandezzzzz]

Shit went from Tears of the Kingdom, to How to Train Your Dragon, to Shadow of the Colossus real quick

[@markatthepark97]

I remember that colossus in the dunes. Similar battle.

[@duannekhristopermangampat9608]

​@@markatthepark97It was Phalanx the 13th Colossus

[@markatthepark97]

@@duannekhristopermangampat9608 I’m aware of what it was

[@lienhua5558]

I love how Zelda catches Link this is def my favorite boss fight with Zelda since Wind Waker and Twilight Princess

[@jackattack1319]

Out of all the things I expected the final fight against Ganondorf was gonna go down, becoming a dragon was not one of them. When I saw Ganondorf rip his secret stone from his head, I immediately knew what he was going to do. I like Ganondorf's dragon form, it looks to cool. Dragon Ganondorf is now my favorite out of all the dragons in totk.

[@bitz3225]

I was hoping for Dark Beast Ganon with the 4 legs and horns but seeing him swallow the tear instantly made me realise how great of a touch it was. The demon dragon fight as well is amazing.

[@jackattack1319]

@@bitz3225 we already got Dark Beast Ganon in Breath of the wild so bringing an already boring final boss back would be really disappointing.

[@bitz3225]

@@jackattack1319 no of course, I meant not made from his malice but more actual, like in TP or OoT. However, the dragon took help me by surprise, this ending was perfect l.

[@Zuh_Hybursa]

Would have loved to farm his horns like with the other dragons tho 😂

[@brandonfazbear4219]

Honestly, I wondered if he was gonna do so, even before I sadly was spoiled. The twin dragon ring statues in my view possibly foreshadowed this events of dragons of light and darkness clashing.

[@jammes122]

Interesting that before the dragon fully transforms, it looks exactly like Calamity Ganon.

[@ethosarris4064]

When I fought him, I had link put on his outfit from botw (using the tunic of memories). Seeing link raise his blade, ready to strike the final blow in that iconic look was just stunning, especially when I actually hit the button, and the blood moon was in frame behind link.

[@LovelyCinccino]

You gotta give Zelda credit: Even as a near mindless dragon, enough of her remained to know she needed to help Link.

[@BoxCarBoy12]

My mouth was agape the whole time I fought the Demon Dragon. I could not think of a more epic final Ganondorf fight phase: everything from the setting of the battle high above Hyrule, to fighting alongside Zelda and riding the dragons, to the best music in the game, made this a sublime experience I still can't stop thinking of even a week after beating it

[@ItsHayden]

I genuinely can not get over the cutscene at 2:04, the music, sound design, and just everything, so beautiful.

[@ExodriZytb]

When Zelda in dragon form rises with us in the sky, followed by Ganondorf, we agree that it is the most epic moment of the game, the music is incredible ❤😭

[@theknightofembers1267]

first a freaking mummy, then a freaking Samura, then to a Demonic Youkai , now a Freaking Draconian Demon ....BOIII did Studio Ghibli collab with Nintendo or what!!!

[@ThunderClanFan22]

I think? I don’t remember there ever being a dragon boss in Zelda except for Gleeok, Barba and Volvagia

[@theknightofembers1267]

@@ThunderClanFan22 if you count Hyrule warriors theres Volga the Dragon Knight, but theyve never been flushed out like this way

[@urboyluke_]

@@ThunderClanFan22 don’t forget Argorok from Twilight Princess

[@theakiwar9118]

BotW and TotK were inspired by gibli movies so far that Gibli did illustrations of their own for botw

[@jesterfairy3845]

I think what you meant by "demonic Yokai" was Oni

[@cobaltking2475]

I really like how Zelda isn’t just standing by or idly shooting arrows. it really feels like link and Zelda NEED eachother to win.

[@Loshinbobarob]

this final boss theme is one of the most beautiful pieces in any zelda game. love this game to death

[@megasean3000]

Mineru: This is _WHY_ I said this act was strictly forbidden! Because if someone as evil as the Demon King were to learn of it…Nobody in this world will be able to stop him!

[@danielz-v4083]

In terms of SPECTACLE, this has got to have been one of the better endings to a game I’ve ever seen . From going to the depths, fighting huge amounts of enemies, the sages helping in person, Ganondorf sword fight being quite cinematic at times and the dragon. Wow, sensational

[@NeoAguni]

The Light Dragon never attacks the Demon Dragon. It seems like the Light Dragon’s lone impulse is to protect Link. That’s why it also shields Link from those gloom blasts.

[@jsc1jake512]

I see dragons more as beasts with the faintest glimmer of who they once were. To me, it was the Light Dragon's instinct to aid Link in this fight but it had no interest in the Demon Dragon, seeing as it dodges the dragon biting at it a few times without a care. It doesn't even seem like it's aware of why it is helping Link, just that it knows it needs to. The Demon Dragon on the other hand is the opposite. It seems Ganondorf's hatred carried over the most when the Demon Dragon was born. The only thing this beast knows is that it must destroy, and that starts with Link.

[@Killer-hy9ly]

It is known as the white dragon in japanese

[@michaelkaduck1915]

The symbolism of Zelda and Ganondorf experiencing draconification is genius. Dragons have had all sorts of different symbolism for different cultures. Zelda embodies a more Spiritual type of dragon, like in Japan, China or Central America. Ganondorf embodies the traditional European symbol of dragons representing the greed and sins of humankind.

[@TinyToadSage]

I never fangasmed so hard in my life seeing Dragon Ganondorf... Oh man, Nintendo knows how to treat Ganondorf fans right

[@kalebhudson417]

Fangasm...thats a new one

[@drakofox1362]

​@@kalebhudson417actually it's old but yeah it fits

[@chadpeterson5698]

At least the Zelda team does, the Smash Bros team hates Ganondorf and wants to make him look bad every chance they get

[@tigerrace9989]

In both botw and age of calamity I wanted to fight the cloud malice version of ganon. Finally here we get to do so, pretty much. Best final boss imo

[@redlion834]

3:57 is the best shot in the entire game

[@ElExiawolf]

For me is when you get the Master Sword, maybe the best shot of aquiring the Master Sword in the franchise for me

[@itz_the_silver_wolf]

Should’ve been the intro

[@just_cade]

⁠@@ElExiawolfAgreed. I am a long time Zelda fan and this game’s ’get Master Sword’ was incredibly powerful to me.

[@UltimatelyProficient]

Saying this when just a few seconds later in 4:03 exists is… a take, for sure.

[@tea_n_ink]

i knew that ganon always has a secound more spectacle final resort fight so when he took off the secret stone i realised what was gonna happen and i started yelling at my screen "EAT IT" i have never been more happy to be right

[@greenhat8978]

The moment I learned that anyone who swallows a secret stone will become an immortal dragon, I realized that was going to happen at some point during the final fight.

[@bbqsauce4796]

I can just imagine the all might face when you say that-

[@killerbunny2021]

This final phase was pretty straight forward and ez... BUT WHO CARES!!!!! RIDING ON THE BACK OF THE LIGHT DRAGON AGAINST THE DEMON DRAGON WAS SO FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!! I had chills running through me the whole time during this final phase, it made me want to nearly stand up and yell "IT'S OVER" when I dove in for the final strike on his head! Such an amazing fight!

[@chadpeterson5698]

Yeah but it still could have afforded to be more challenging.

[@killerbunny2021]

@@chadpeterson5698 Not everything needs to be challenging to enjoy it. The fight between Demon King Ganondorf was for sure the tough part. I play mmo’s and the dragon part is what I call the victory lap. It’s not difficult but the feeling you get here makes it memorable.

[@SohrexYT]

It was very enjoyable

[@lienhua5558]

@@chadpeterson5698 Like the Gloom Hands, Gleeocks, and armored Lynels weren’t enough?! 🤨

[@chadpeterson5698]

@@lienhua5558I just prefer it when common enemies don’t feel harder than the final boss.

[@maleahroserivera8272]

Even though she lost her mind and body together, she never lost one thing, her will to fight against evil Twilight Princess was the last game we saw Link and Zelda fighting together, 17 years later, they fight once again, what a beautiful moment to show that even though years of no Zelda in the final boss, this was worth the long 17 years

[@megasean3000]

Spirit Tracks has Zelda fighting by your side for the entire game, but it doesn’t have any form of Ganon, so it doesn’t count.

[@NeoAguni]

More like the will to protect Link

[@matthewmuir8884]

Spirit Tracks had Link and Zelda fight together for the whole game, and it definitely counts; they may not have been fighting Ganondorf, but Malladus was eerily similar to Ganon.

[@tigerrace9989]

This is secretly a horror game. When they turn into dragons its super creepy. I cry everytime I watch Zelda's dragonification. So glad for the ending tho 😭❤

[@mr.awesome6011]

Those eyes. Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time used to creep me out as a kid and then two years later that freaking moon in Majora's Mask. This would have definitely given me nightmares as a kid.

[@randehmarshgames4608]

This is without a doubt a top 5 moment of the entire series for me. I mean I cant explain how cool it was to watch this unfold for the first time

[@BaldoFlores_godmetal]

It is not a hard fight by any stretch of the imagination...but my god, as far as spectacle?? its the best Ganon fight in all the series. CINEMATICALLY, it is amazing

[@mr.awesome6011]

But after getting gloomraped by Ganondorf, even with a lot of hearts and good defense, this was still welcome and a far better difficulty balance than Calamity Ganon and Dark Beast Ganon.

[@66Roses]

I like that it's not hard. The one-on-one fight with Ganondorf is one of the most difficult fights in the series, and following it up with this is a beautiful victory lap.

[@batcow3152]

I like how Ganon exploded like a goddamn nuclear bomb

[@carbonfibercarpet4655]

Probably one of the greatest final bosses I’ve ever played in a game

[@alphaz_nerd453]

I bet whoever was in charge of fixing the castle was just like "Well damn how are we gonna repair THAT???"

[@PlayAlongEternally]

No more repairing just build a new one

[@Hyrule_Historian3113]

2:10 I can't help but notice how the dragon appearing from beneath the castle is eerily reminiscent of Calamity Ganon rising from Hyrule Castle, even down the the glowing yellow eyes...

[@vermillionaether]

I like to imagine that at 3:04 when Zeldas dragon calls out, its Zelda screaming LINK! Knowing that her entire purpose had lead to that moment!

[@Leitz_Music]

8:51 I swear that final descent, with so much red from the blood moon and whatnot. To have the courage to leap down once more, your only sense of direction being towards that glimmer of light emanating from the secret stone. You’re almost done, you can feel it. So you leap down, you might even dive and trust in yourself to dodge the flames that seem to blur your vision. The music is intensifying, you can hear all the different motives overlaying. Finally you land by the secret stone, few more hits left. You wail away, the music is still rushing into your veins like adrenaline. Only for it to all dissipate into an ethereal piano solo, coupled with a slight slow motion (which btw serves to emulate a half time feel, drawing greater attention to a sense of finality). Ugh it’s so so good

[@chriswinfrey3744]

After the very tough battle with Ganondorf I had prior to this... this felt like a victory lap. A glorious spectacle of a Victory lap. I did not know you could bounce those homing gloom balls back at Ganondorf... I kept missing my timings and either dodging too soon or my shield taking the hit instead... At some point I was wondering if I was going to lose after each flurry rush counter and a missed second flurry rush... The duel with Ganondorf even with all my gear... felt evenly matched and that to me was awesome. Also I did not go for bow cheese... this was a match between swords so I kept it as such. Enter this phase... HE PULLED A VEGETA AND even though I probably was... going to lose... he decided to go Dragon on me. Enter Zelda getting Draganon to let go of Link and swooping to catch him. Then the dance of dragons with Link square in the middle acting as Zelda's sword. Do you even need to know why this game is called "Legend of Zelda anymore after all this and especially after this battle?! Zelda has done more work in Breath of the Wild and even MORE WORK in Tears of the Kingdom then any other title and it's not even close! The story simply could not happen without her efforts, and her efforts move mountains to help Link not only survive, but have the tools he needs to succeed! Back to this part of the battle... this was the TRUE... "Dance of Dragons"! I will not apologies.

[@Zephyr16]

yes very much a gimmick boss but man is it thematic as fuck

[@magnabueno5360]

My spirit tracks bias is making itself noticeable rn. She didn't do the same sacrifices of totk zelda, but she still helped through the entire game I guess. But yeah this fight was so awesome, I had a stupid smile the entire time.

[@memesarekeem]

I love the fact you can bounce back those darkness orbs back at him. Keeps true to how he as always played, a tennis champion through and through,

[@anghel4]

I think it's interesting how link stabs the demon dragon in the same place the light dragon held the master sword. Idk what exactly that symbolizes but it' a cool to think about.

[@bradleyadams5252]

He released one from her burden and gave her pain to the one who deserved it.

[@truelionofhylia8152]

@@bradleyadams5252 He killed Ganondorf w/ the forehead stab usin' the restored Master Sword (not broken when he pulls it outta the jewel, but fully intact as the complete blade again). There's a Bible verse w/ the snake's head gettin' crushed by the Savior. Link crushed the dragon's head by stabbin' through ta kill Ganondorf who turned into the dragon, so he did the same thing by killin' Ganondorf by stabbin' his forehead (w/ Ganondorf in the dragon form, that meant he was totes finished off fer reals this time). As justice ta save the whole world from Demise's evil. Next Zelda prequel could involve a lion and a giant boar w/ the first Link as the left-handed human w/ lionhearted courage against Demise. The story in the prequel manga, but expanded on.

[@spaceangelmewtwo9074]

Maybe Link just loves stabbing Ganon in the forehead. Ocarina of time, Link defeats Ganon by stabbing him in the forehead Wind Waker, Link kills Ganondorf by stabbing him in the forehead Breath of the Wild, Calamity Ganon's weakness is the forehead Tears of the Kindom, Link kills the Demon Dragon by stabbing him in the forehead I guess you could say Link likes to give Ganon a splitting headache? I'll see myself out.

[@yatanogarasu]

The fight itself was simple, especially compared to Ganondorf just before, but it was the atmosphere (BGM, aerial battle, fight alongside Zelda) that caught onto me. And it certainly beats the previous final boss in BOTW.

[@supremeoverlorde2109]

Yeah, this fight is emotionally and thematically satisfying despite being simple and easy. And I agree --- it's worlds better than Dark Beast Ganon as well. I found that to be more irritating than fulfilling.

[@pinkcupcake4717]

I love how the other boss fights, especially Colgera, prepared the player for this. You know what to do and you KNOW the Light Dragon will not let you fall. You trust each other on instinct to pull off the impossible.

[@KingJelza789]

The music that plays when he turns into the dragon gives me chills

[@SohrexYT]

Generally music in this game was amazing

[@mxgross]

Unless the Yiga Clan find a way to revive him, I highly doubt this version of Ganondorf is ever coming back.

[@anghel4]

I thought it would be cool if like after they beat him he just becomes a regular docile dragon like the other 3? That way he's never even be able to reincarnate again because he'd never actually die. I thought it's be a cool way to like permanently take care of ganon and the most poetic part would be he did it to himself.

[@charcoal6017]

@@anghel4 He got reduced to nothing, lol Nuked in the sky

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

I suppose he will soon, but no longer as powerful and cunning.

[@magnabueno5360]

​@@anghel4dunno man that nuke was pretty big, I doubt he coming back.

[@truelionofhylia8152]

@@magnabueno5360 The Ganon in A Link to the Past could still come back as 'imself and the pigman Ganon. Zonai Era Ganondorf's gone, but still w/ room fer an earlier Ganondorf to come back after bein' beaten in Four Swords Adventures, A Link to the Past, Ancient Stone Tablets, Oracle games, A Link Between Worlds, and The Legend of Zelda. Talkin' about Ganondorf who stole the Power Trident, became the Ganon w/ blue skin, orchestrated the Four Swords Adventures story w/ kidnappin', lost to the 4 Links w/ the Four Sword and the Bow upgrade, came back out after a long while, went into sacred land w/ his followers, slaughtered his followers, got the full Triforce, got sealed in the Dark World he corrupted the landscape into, lost to the Link in A Link to the Past w/ Master Sword and the Silver Arrows, came back feral in Oracle games, lost to the Link in A Link Between Worlds w/ the Master Sword used against HIM again (after fusin' w/ Yuga), an' then lost to a Silver Arrow again in Zelda 1.

[@jordangeer8964]

Over a year later and I’m just now noticing the parallel of getting the repaired Master Sword by pulling it out of the Light Dragon’s head, and killing the Demon Dragon by plunging the Master Sword into his head

[@darkyami12141]

When I saw the light dragon appear I literally screamed: "MY GIRLFRIEND!!!"

[@samael759]

SAMEEE

[@AngelCat748]

Same except I said "Worm wife!"

[@MichaelAnderson-nb6er]

Dude who’s house was right below where link kills the demon dragon: “You’re paying for that!”

[@JustARandomPersonLol69420]

Idk why but I always found the way he pulls out the master sword at 9:39 so satisfying

[@oobtty]

I love how similar to BOTW, the music gets more intense when you get the boss to its last bit of health

[@ghost_undead]

That final descent onto dragon ganon sounds like a triumph. Makes the song even more impactful.

[@murarmight]

The fight against Ganondorf was so epic, and then when this happened, the shadow so similar to Calamity Ganon emerging from the castle and turning into an actual Demon Dragon, then Zelda coming to rescue… I was crying, I was screaming at my TV, never had a more intense final boss fight in all of my gamer life ❤❤❤ this game has been a perfect experience to me

[@crispyhottakes]

Nintendo won. Hands down. Single greatest final boss in history

[@WCircuit7224]

Imagine showing this to Nintendo in 1986.

[@ILikeWafflz]

The worst part about my first time doing this was I had the miner's helm on as it was my highest defense head piece and link had this silly mask on for this epic cutscene.

[@mxgross]

This is a huge change from the Ganondorf battles in previous games (minus Wind Waker), in which he transforms into a giant pig.

[@SwellStuff483]

I know that Dragon Ganondorf is supposed to be intimidating but I just think he’s kinda adorable. I love his big derpy face

[@thestickopia4619]

Easily one of my favorite final fights in any game. Sure the final phase is pretty easy, it’s more spectacle then anything I’d say but I don’t care. It’s awesome.

[@davemillet4160]

No matter how many times I see this fight, the sheer visual beauty blows my mind. This entire game looked incredible.

[@MetaZekrom72]

I love it how, even as a dragon, Zelda knew what to do. To fight alongside Link to defeat the great evil!

[@Zyaire286]

The battle with the demon king have so many symbolic moments, not cause it’s the repeat of the Hylia vs Demise battle but how the moment mimics to that of Breath of the Wild. The danger of Hyrule began when we went underground; however, our journey began up in the sky and will end in the sky. The unnerving chills from me personally from when the hero got this far is the likeliness of his similarity to that of other varieties for the hero of Hyrule. You're chosen The knight saves the day We have fallen Avenge our dismay One by one Defeat the decay Destroy Ganon Save Hyrule again

[@CRCRAZYCHICK97]

This is beautiful. 😍😍

[@supremeoverlorde2109]

I don't care what anyone says. This fight is epic. Sure, it may not be a tough fight, but I think the Ganondorf fight before it sufficiently scratches that itch. This is a work of true beauty. Zelda not even remembering who she is anymore but still showing up for Link, and being there to catch him when he falls, literally brings me to tears. The soundtrack, too... oof. Takes my breath away.

[@B-ot2xx]

The music is kind of a nothing burger tho.

[@supremeoverlorde2109]

@@B-ot2xx I don't agree, but to each their own!

[@Renjiga]

The cameraman did a tremendous job. Jk. But the camera movement and cinematography on this scene and battle truly amazing!

[@thomaspereira1545]

I love Dragondorf's design. Also the best theme in the franchise 💯💯

[@jackwhite8509]

A Little sus that he had to deepthroat that stone. Link feels a little uncomfortable with that😂

[@Arkman115]

0:09 me cracking my back on the chairs at school

[@hunterkono824]

❤i love how Zelda's dragon form is more deer like. It really seems to fit her

[@Koenna99]

Thinking about how the localization for english really jumped the gun with the whole "He has given up on reincarnation" thing when translating Zelda's line in botw's final boss. THIS is him REALLY giving up on reincarnation here.

[@SOLDIER_Class1_Avi]

There's two things that tie BOTW and TOTK together, this battle and Impa's words about the Calamity and the Demon King after her and Link finished investigating the geoglyphs.

[@TheRealHoodedGeek]

I actually had his transformation spoiled for me by some jackass who put the eyes shot in a thumbnail, and I recognized it as the same eye shot we see when another character goes dragon but I got so focused on his insane boss fight that I actually forgot about it and was surprised af when he ripped his sage stone off his head

[@edgarlopez1195]

I was spoiled by an idiot that put “Final Boss Demon Dragon”

[@Elfilinfan]

I didn't get spoiled on anything.

[@magnabueno5360]

​@@Elfilinfan same, It's the first time I don't get a final boss spoiled..

[@PoserPosse]

Same here. But the way he becomes a dragon still shocked me.

[@scruber64_]

My solution is to never watch anything related to the game. Use another channel if you can't avoid the recommendation. I completely avoided everything Zelda related until after I beat the game and I can say it definitely helps

[@peterhoyanco]

La lucha que todos queriamos desde BOtW y que tanto hemos esperado. A pesar de perder la esencia y el propio ser, Zelda instintivamente va a ayudar a Link sin importar nada más. Link, Zelda y Ganondorf. Épico siempre.

[@KAZUN0s]

The way she catches you just like how you’ll catch her :(

[@tomboyjessie1352]

I was shocked when Ganondorf became a dragon, like he took the stone and i was like "Dude, no, it's not worth it!"

[@bradleyadams5252]

Th3 dragons' death reminds me of smaug's end from the hobbit movies. Fatally wounded beast desperately attempting to asend, as if it could fly away from the injury.

[@dlovisuals]

Who else cried during this epic fight? 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@magnabueno5360]

The only time I cried was from laughing at the camera movement at 4:37.

[@kgthdc2468]

I loved the huge scope of the final fight. Going from the depths to fighting in the sky was awesome

[@casualbird7671]

2:12 - 2:44 that somber melody, the dragon motif, it's so wonderfully done here.

[@BlueBerry20071]

I think it would be really cool if in the next game, you could find "gloom shards" laying around, that you could use to lower the final boss's health. They would literally just be the pieces of ganon that fell off before he exploded.

[@DanTheMan33088]

You know what would've made this fight even more epic? If not only Zelda fought with you, but also Naydra, Farosh, and Dinraal joined the fight too

[@JustinBrown-hq2yb]

And all the sages swallow their stones and join too

[@cristiany140]

Nahh. That would be a mess in terms of gameplay

[@JustinBrown-hq2yb]

@@cristiany140 how exactly?

[@magnabueno5360]

True, but what would they do expect floating around lmao.

[@cristiany140]

@@JustinBrown-hq2yb those dragons are massive. They will block each other during the fight. Also, the light dragon serves as a flying platform that help linl to jump and land on the other dragon.

[@zorohibiki]

I just realized something Ganon being the king of a desert tribe could technically be called a pharaoh Zelda is a white dragon with blue eyes That means that link is basically Seto Kaiba fighting Yugi

[@-shagarulabrioche-2294]

Oh god... HE'S RIGHT!

[@KatanaRikku]

that blood moon was so fucking huge on the final phase of this fight. was insane to see

[@biggestnoob4704]

This cutscene must have been surprising to people who hadn't finished the dragon tears quest first

[@monkeysgame172]

For cinematic effect, I did this part of the fight with one of the green tunics (twilight one specifically since I had it). Was very epic especially considering TP was my first one

[@CrazyDino698]

When the blood moon started to rise I was like “THIS IS THE COOLEST SHIT EVER”

[@patrickjordan5459]

So mad this was spoiled for me before hand, but doesn’t change how epic it is.

[@venomousorangez8168]

anyone tear up at how cinematic this shit was w Zelda zooming to link and the two dragons facing eachother for the final stand or am I just a soppy

[@genericname4168]

“My body… My mind… Everything! I’ll sacrifice it all to destroy you…” “and cast this world into eternal night!” Fucking raw

[@LadybugsOpin]

One tiny thing I noticed that I don't see anyone else pointing out is the fact that you can see Link in between the teeth before the closeup, which gives you a whole other perspective on exactly how fucking BIG he is!

[@kotaro07]

I can legit say, there is no way this Ganondorf is coming back after us obliterating him like this. I know people have their theories, but if someone tries to bring him back, he is not coming back the same.

[@Tkdboy-gk1wk]

Demise’s curse would probably take another form. There’s always Vaati.

[@kotaro07]

@@Tkdboy-gk1wk That is assuming his curse is in this game. I feel BoTW and ToTK are in another universe.

[@riallebalfour4767]

…I thought each Ganon is individual, they’re just all cursed the same? I mean some come “back” after being sealed away, but it’s not the same person each time…Right? So there’ll probably be a “new” Ganon popping up at some point.

[@kotaro07]

@@riallebalfour4767 Well, when Ganon pig form ha been revived, the ritual isn't completed because of us stopping the ritual mid way, thus creating a shell that once was Ganon. If you remember during a link between worlds he was a shell that yuga took over, if I remember in Seasons and Ages, he was just a feral beast. Ganondorf however was a different story, after OoT he was either sealed away, or stabbed depending on the timeline. The ganondorf we see in WW is the same from OoT but older.

[@MuffinsAPlenty]

@@riallebalfour4767 I'm going to base this off the timeline in Hyrule Historia, but that might not be accurate anymore with BotW/TotK (it's hard to say how they "fit in" with the timeline or if they're in a different universe altogether). Ganondorf originates in Ocarina of Time. Downfall Timeline: Ganondorf beats the Hero of Time, and the Imprisoning War ensues. Ganondorf steals the Triforce, becomes Ganon, and is sealed away in the Dark World. In ALttP, Ganon is freed and Link kills him. In the Oracle Games, Twinrova revives Ganon, but their ritual was interrupted, so he's a mindless shell. Link kills him. Prior to The Legend of Zelda, Ganon is revived. Link kills him. In Adventure of Link, there is an attempt to revive Ganon, but Link successfully thwarts this attempt. Adult Timeline (there is a reason I'm doing this next): Link successfully defeats Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time. Ganondorf is sealed in the Sacred Realm by the sages. Link is sent back in time, causing the spirit of the hero to vanish from this timeline. In The Wind Waker, the seal on Ganondorf is broken, and Hyrule is flooded. A new Link kills Ganondorf. In the rest of the games in this split of the timeline, Ganondorf and Ganon never appear again (Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks). Child Timeline: After defeating Ganon at the end of Ocarina of Time, Link is sent back into the past. Link warns Zelda about what will happen with Ganondorf, and Zelda and the King believe this time. Ganondorf is scheduled to be executed in the Arbiter's Grounds by the sages, but by a "divine prank", he is granted the Triforce of Power and survives. The surviving sages seal him in the Twilight World. In Twilight Princess, Ganon tricks Zant and is able to escape the Twilight. Link (and Zant?) kill Ganondorf. In Four Swords Adventures, Ganondorf is *_reincarnated,_* seeks out the Trident of Power, and becomes Ganon. Link defeats Ganon who is sealed in the Four Sword. So, based on this, every instance of Ganondorf and Ganon stems from the same person (OoT Ganondorf) *_except_* the Ganondorf/Ganon in Four Swords Adventures. You could make the case that the various revivals of Ganon in the downfall branch of the timeline could be considered "new" Ganons, but they are described as resurrections of Ganon, so I think it's safe to assume they are intended to be the same as Ganondorf in OoT. And now we have Tears of the Kingdom, and it's not clear whether this is a new Ganondorf, a retcon of the Ganondorf from OoT (TotK seems to be a loose retelling of OoT, in some aspects), or just some parallel universe unrelated to all other Zelda games. But, regardless of TotK, the fact that Ganondorf was reincarnated in Four Swords Adventures give Nintendo license to bring him back again if they want. And since Aonuma has stated in interviews that he doesn't like being bogged down by the timeline, and seeing as how BotW/TotK don't really make sense in context of the timeline, I don't think there's anything to stop Aonuma from using Ganondorf and Ganon again if he wanted to.

[@Al-ok1lj]

For a moment, I was hoping the other three dragons would come over to help. Like they would hold dragon Ganon in place while Link and Dragon Zelda would charge and deliver the final blow. But alas, Nintendo just made them for farming again.

[@azazel166]

"What kind of world will you create, Link?"

[@Sato3343]

the way link light ups the master sword is incredible

[@soundspark]

It happens in earlier phases of the battle too, and in Breath of the Wild when confronting his Calamity form.

[@Ashlego]

2:54 it’s just so weird seeing Link struggle

[@cowcow0506]

9:36 I fucking love this part. Him plunging the sword in gets me every time.

[@MaluCLBS]

I’m so grateful for this ending, and I’m mad at the same time because this might be nearly impossible to surpass. Same goes for the cutscene when Link gets the Master sword.

[@videogamefan2000]

Nothing fucked me up more than seeing Zelda coming to save me 😭

[@TheSwilliams92]

Ganondorf wasn't fucking around. I loved this about him in this series and Ocarina of Time. He was not willing to take defeat, whatever the cost.