Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - All Ganondorf Scenes

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  • Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - All Ganondorf Scenes. This video shows you every Ganondorf cutscene in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
    ►Game Information:
    ▪ Title: The Legend of Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom
    ▪ Developer: Nintendo
    ▪ Publisher: Nintendo
    ▪ Platform: Switch
    ▪ Gerne: Action-adventure
    ▪ 30+ hours
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  • @quinndoesthings
    @quinndoesthings ปีที่แล้ว +2603

    something that cracks me up is the fact that Ganondorf had been anticipating Link for over 10,000 years and when he wakes up he's just a 4'9 blonde twink

    • @zomboids2100
      @zomboids2100 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +327

      Said 4'9 blonde twink winds up beating his ass in both regular AND demon king form 💀

    • @speedude0164
      @speedude0164 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +180

      He probably expected someone with a similar build to him. When he looks at Link for the first time he's just like "ok, not nearly as impressive as I expected but let's see what you've got".

    • @dhans9662
      @dhans9662 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

      @@speedude0164 And after snapping the master sword like a toothpick he's immediately disappointed

    • @foquitajeej2399
      @foquitajeej2399 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      He literally has the same body shape as back then
      Link isn't a twink

    • @ZonaiHero-ul5nm
      @ZonaiHero-ul5nm 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      @@foquitajeej2399Maybe to most people but isn’t Ganondorf almost 7 feet tall?

  • @vsGoliath96
    @vsGoliath96 ปีที่แล้ว +3244

    Zelda: "How do you know our names?"
    Ganondorf: "Hold up, let me bench press this castle real quick."

    • @Da_caffeinated_insomniac
      @Da_caffeinated_insomniac 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +329

      The grind never stops for the demon king

    • @CryptoCwis
      @CryptoCwis 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      💀💀

    • @MenacingTato69420
      @MenacingTato69420 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      @@Da_caffeinated_insomniacScrew Anos Voldigoad, we got Ganondorf Dragmire.

    • @AzureRadio
      @AzureRadio 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      She did also just call him Link right before that lol.
      But still

    • @zeldamaniac14
      @zeldamaniac14 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      ​@@MenacingTato69420I read that as Quagmire by accident. All I can think of is Ganondorf as Quagmire now.

  • @SpeedKeed
    @SpeedKeed ปีที่แล้ว +3565

    10:59 You must slow this moment down to 0.25 to fully grasp every frame of JOY and ECSTACY this man is experiencing knowing he is about to achieve 110% pure hydration status.

    • @gwendolynsnyder463
      @gwendolynsnyder463 ปีที่แล้ว +318

      would be funny if someone actually commented on his face becoming ugly when he laughs, and him just saying that some people just have an ugly laugh.

    • @LoLmp4
      @LoLmp4 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      The tall mouth also makes as his actual last name is "Dragmire" sounds pretty familiar huh?

    • @isaacnykamp8083
      @isaacnykamp8083 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      The elation upon feeling the power of suavamente in his grasp

    • @thatonemoron6141
      @thatonemoron6141 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@LoLmp4quag- i mean dragmire?

    • @Bakedbeans780
      @Bakedbeans780 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thatonemoron6141 I’m ganondorf dragmire

  • @hulax9858
    @hulax9858 ปีที่แล้ว +3915

    He has the design of Wind waker + Twilight princess with the expressions of Ocraina of time. Truly one of the best adaptions

    • @Crichjo32
      @Crichjo32 ปีที่แล้ว +330

      This felt like the definitive version of the character. It was a good balance of the previous versions with a new form as a lich king too.

    • @shinobirecords2018
      @shinobirecords2018 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      @Crichjo32 Personally I feel like he was missing that edge of introspection and sympathy he had in Wind Waker, showing that he wasn't 100% evil. But all things considered he still came out as the best incarnation of Ganondorf

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@shinobirecords2018 Fun Fact: Toru Osawa wanted Ganon to have redeemable elements similar to Raoh from Fist of the North Star. Sadly Nintendo did let him write another Zelda Game after Ocarina Of Time.
      Toru Osawa is known to be the creator of Kid Icarus.

    • @sethfeldpausch4337
      @sethfeldpausch4337 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Plus all the Demise inspirations as well. This is the BEST he's ever looked! My only complaint is that we didn't get MORE scenes with him!

    • @sabre4382
      @sabre4382 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@sethfeldpausch4337 considering he’s the reincarnation of demise, that was a nice touch on design

  • @jameswest6232
    @jameswest6232 ปีที่แล้ว +2903

    I love how Ganondorf first meeting Link is basically "Really? You're Rauru's last hope? Seriously?"
    It's cool seeing him go from annoyed and dismissive to pleasantly surprised when Link does prove to give him a decent fight to complete breakdown when Link starts beating him.

    • @cato3277
      @cato3277 ปีที่แล้ว +191

      Exactly my feelings. Seeing him use conventional combat in an almost cocky way to nearly cheating by using almost all magical attacks is super satisfying for character building.
      I almost wish we could’ve done that phase one battle with Ganondorf around a midpoint in the game just to give that fear and respect he has for Link more time to develop. Like he gets pissed that we’re making progress and shows up after we beat two temples, expecting to wipe the floor but getting beaten back.

    • @VergilGaming19
      @VergilGaming19 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      ​@@cato3277 Fr fr.
      Like everytime you leave the temple the corruption on Link's arm would overwhelm his mind and he gets taken to an astral or mental arena where he fights hydrated Ganon from corrupting his body and taunts him for his failures.
      Each temple he gets a different Ganondorf
      Beating the:
      Fire Temple: Gloom Clubs with projectiles.
      Lighting Temple: Gloom Sword with phantom Ganons.
      Water Temple: Gloom Spear with multiple dashes.
      Wind Temple: Frequent use of the Demon King bow, and circling projectiles.
      Spirit Temple: Rehydrated Ganondorf with a gloom sword and 4 other phantom Ganons with different weapons.
      Basically blight Ganons on steroids.

    • @cato3277
      @cato3277 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@VergilGaming19 absolutely baller idea dude, I love that. Reminds me a lot of Bionicle Heroes, surprisingly. At the end of each Act you'd run into the big bad for a shorter but tough boss sequence. Your idea sounds even better though

    • @mrmcomics9488
      @mrmcomics9488 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      A MERE MORTAL 😤😤😤 WILL NOT STAND IN MY WAY!!!

    • @pocholo831983
      @pocholo831983 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Basically Frieza

  • @pabloosset2533
    @pabloosset2533 ปีที่แล้ว +2077

    *HP bar reaches normal length*
    "Hell yeah, let's do this!"
    *keeps going*
    "Uh, okay, enough."
    *keeps going*
    "That's enough."
    *keeps going*
    "THAT'S ENOUGH"

    • @grizbear4115
      @grizbear4115 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      THAT'S TOO MANY SLIIIIICCCEEEESSSS!!!!

    • @upd0g1
      @upd0g1 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      THATS ENOUGH SLICES

    • @matthewbuckley7757
      @matthewbuckley7757 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I finally beat the story and man did it took a lot of tries to beat him, He has an awesome design and his voice is badass, If they make a amiibo of this Ganondorf I would definitely try to get it

    • @kirkskilling3249
      @kirkskilling3249 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That was my exact reaction 😭

    • @amyburnett8760
      @amyburnett8760 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ITS STILL GOING!!!!!!!

  • @cj1535
    @cj1535 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +676

    Ganondorf is the only character who never speaks in a text bubble. He only speaks fully voiced. That makes him the most real out of all of them

    • @speedude0164
      @speedude0164 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

      I'm pretty sure Sonia also falls into that category, but it's all good cause Ganondorf took care of that problem real quick.

    • @alastor4087
      @alastor4087 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

      @@speedude0164maybe that’s what her secret stone granted, the ability to speak without a text bubble

    • @KingZorLink21
      @KingZorLink21 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      It’s called a Text box

    • @Chrissaiyanjojoknight
      @Chrissaiyanjojoknight 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      HEY GANONDORF VOICE IS JOTARO KUJO!?(ORA!?😆👊)

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@@speedude0164and also because she just doesn't appear in any gameplay segments at all, so she's disqualified from the start

  • @superbigtime
    @superbigtime ปีที่แล้ว +2115

    This game totally understands Ganondorf. There's no sad backstory, no sympathetic goal, just a mean motherfucker who's evil because he's evil, and smiles like a fucking maniac after killing a woman with his bare hands.

    • @GanondorfsWife
      @GanondorfsWife ปีที่แล้ว +188

      I had a hard time liking Sonia and Rauru, still don't particularly care for them, so for me, Ganondorf steals the whole show. I wouldn't have it any other way. Plus that final battle, WHEW I was fighting for my life ingame and irl.

    • @Crichjo32
      @Crichjo32 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      Agreed man. Some people seem to think that Ganondorf is not actually that bad he's just a victim of Demise's curse, so I'm glad they didn't go that route. He's just pure evil, and that's what Ganondorf has always been. They 100% nailed him in this.

    • @_Cetarial
      @_Cetarial 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

      It’s funny because he was supposed to have redeeming qualities in Ocarina of Time.

    • @w82290
      @w82290 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      I don’t care I want Ganondor f in my mout

    • @AxisChurchDevotee
      @AxisChurchDevotee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Sounds like the twilight princess route.

  • @sirparkxx1835
    @sirparkxx1835 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +990

    I love how they actually just made him straight up evil. You can hear the crunch of Sonia’s spine when he hits her, and he just laughs dementedly knowing that he’s going to be unstoppable. He’s not getting revenge or using some sobstory to justify himself, he’s just a horrid force of hate and evil that wants ALL the power.

    • @mr.barcode3186
      @mr.barcode3186 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

      "Um, ackshually, he WAS getting revenge on Rauru and Sonia for oppressing him, because they actually wanted to conquer and subjugate the Gerudo, and he was just fighting back against that 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓"
      I wish I was making that up, but I seriously once saw someone say this bizarre narrative.

    • @speedude0164
      @speedude0164 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

      Considering he's the reincarnation of Demise's hatred, it would feel cheap for his motivation to be anything beyond just wanting to rule everything. I can understand wishing that hatred presented itself in a more understandable way like in Wind Waker, but if you ask me, the presentation, threat level and manipulative nature are what they really needed to get right with Ganondorf, and that they did.

    • @pubertdefrog
      @pubertdefrog 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      He used warlock punch on Sonia

    • @jsc1jake512
      @jsc1jake512 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      @@mr.barcode3186 If anything he just saw his people as a means to an end. He didn't give a s**t about them as soon as he became the Demon King, at least.

    • @Zindakku
      @Zindakku 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​@@speedude0164I prefer him to be more like Darksied, and less like Thanos.

  • @tomdaturtle5792
    @tomdaturtle5792 ปีที่แล้ว +1744

    We all know the feeling we got when the health bar didn't stop going up

    • @DarknessXER
      @DarknessXER ปีที่แล้ว +88

      I was like”now this is where the fun begins”.

    • @rynemcgriffin1752
      @rynemcgriffin1752 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      “Oh my god it keeps going right!”

    • @Anonymous-ks1pn
      @Anonymous-ks1pn ปีที่แล้ว +48

      "oh ok were doing this" LERRRRROY JEEEEEENKINSSSSS

    • @Anonymous-ks1pn
      @Anonymous-ks1pn ปีที่แล้ว +30

      nah been in honsety I was amused but also terrfied.

    • @ryandunham1047
      @ryandunham1047 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Anonymous-ks1pn At least I have chicken.

  • @SHMOUSEY86
    @SHMOUSEY86 ปีที่แล้ว +1924

    The choice to make The Demon King's health bar continue to grow past the normal length was brilliant. Not only did it fill me with a sense of dread, knowing this was going to be a seriously difficult boss, but it was a great way to exemplify his power. It's like he's so powerful that even the game can't properly handle it, and his health bar continuing to grow to 2x its normal length was such a great way to get that point across.

    • @MySnugglePuppy
      @MySnugglePuppy ปีที่แล้ว +145

      I like how the game doesn’t even center the health bar.

    • @AlexK-sk4qb
      @AlexK-sk4qb ปีที่แล้ว +88

      I just thought it was a funny 4th wall break

    • @LS2455
      @LS2455 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I thought the game bugged out lol

    • @rarecrom
      @rarecrom ปีที่แล้ว +18

      i was on yuzu so i thought my game fucked up but i knew the intention either way

    • @poethefallen1333
      @poethefallen1333 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Dread? It was an easy fight

  • @CipherRage-tp5ql
    @CipherRage-tp5ql ปีที่แล้ว +696

    Zelda: "How do you know our names?"
    Ganon: "Because you been kicking my ass for 37 years!"

    • @Dalton_Boardman2000
      @Dalton_Boardman2000 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      Link&Zelda: How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man!?

    • @shadowslayer2929
      @shadowslayer2929 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      ​@@Dalton_Boardman2000 Gannondorf: RAGHGA JUST DIE Link and Zelda: no

    • @AstroGames2809
      @AstroGames2809 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Leeloo_the_fox Zonai Devices son! They activate in response to physical trauma!

    • @Dia-xm4ov
      @Dia-xm4ov 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Dalton_Boardman2000I love the young people.

  • @BlueGuyTube
    @BlueGuyTube ปีที่แล้ว +949

    It's weird how the last time we actually saw Ganondorf in a mainline game was in Twilight Princess in 2006, not counting the spin-offs and Smash, and even there he only appeared near the end. He's Nintendo's most iconic bad guy behind Bowser so they knew people wanted him back. And man they really delivered, he steals the scene in each scene he's in, they really didn't shy away from how evil and powerful he is supposed to be.

    • @GamerBen87
      @GamerBen87 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I still consider Demise a more-or-less version of Ganondorf.

    • @slug9712
      @slug9712 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Technically windwaker tbh

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      He was unwelcome in Twilight Princess. They had a fine villain with Zant, but then when Ganondorf came into the picture they had to change Zant's personality into a comedic doofus to make Ganondorf intimidating in comparison. If you have to change around your other villain to be lamer for ganondorf to seem like a threat at all, maybe don't bother having ganondorf. A villain you've faced over and over again only gets less threatening with each defeat, doesn't matter if they get some new power, it's just sad sore loser syndrome.
      He was never a very interesting bad guy anyway, no depth, then again this is nintendo we're talking about here, asking them for depth is like suggesting to a snowman to have a trip to the sahara desert.

    • @BlueGuyTube
      @BlueGuyTube ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@Vaquix000 Agree on Twilight Princess, but the last thing i look forward when facing the literal Satan of that universe is his "depth". Bad guys like him don't need a sad backstory, they need presence and charisma first, and Ganondorf has plenty to spare. I want him to feel like a real threat for Hyrule and Link, i don't want him to go "muh childhood, muh people, i'm actually just a misunderstood boy angry at the world". Not that it can't be done like Windwaker, but it should not be the focus of a character that is literally described as the incarnation of evil

    • @CalamityLegend
      @CalamityLegend ปีที่แล้ว +24

      His beast form Ganon appears in almost every game, but yes. Ganondorf’s appearance has been a long time coming.

  • @ethanangmar3549
    @ethanangmar3549 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    What I love about Ganondorfs death in TOTK isn’t the standard explosion of light like every other boss. He blows up like a goddamn nuke.

    • @beany_squid7052
      @beany_squid7052 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      I'm pretty sure it's above lookout landing too 💀

    • @jetstreamsam2771
      @jetstreamsam2771 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Poor Purah man

    • @Froggycolouring
      @Froggycolouring 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah whats the deal with everyone in zelda trying to make link go blind like first sheik is throwing explosives in his eyes then zelda(technically the same person but-) turns the brightness up to max when you take the master sword and when she becomes a dragon then gannon just becomes a nuclear weapon

    • @KingLimbo05
      @KingLimbo05 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@beany_squid7052​Nah, it happens somewhat northwest of hyrule castle. No-one lives there

    • @fabricebligoudvestad1582
      @fabricebligoudvestad1582 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love to imagine the Demon Dragon just disappearing into the purple cloud when you kill monsters in Skyward Sword instead of the explosion

  • @JackNewbie555
    @JackNewbie555 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    Thumbnail POV : You caught Ganondorf in Mid-Suavemente.

  • @flameofthephoenix8395
    @flameofthephoenix8395 ปีที่แล้ว +965

    So, the people representing wisdom and power turned into dragons and started attacking each other. Meanwhile the guy who represents courage meanders on their backs, poking them. Sounds about right.

    • @derrickdaniels3955
      @derrickdaniels3955 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      Weird right, especially since for the Zonai according to Creating a Champion Dragons represents courage, Owls wisdom and Boars power.

    • @flameofthephoenix8395
      @flameofthephoenix8395 ปีที่แล้ว +191

      @@derrickdaniels3955 I do actually think that a guy poking at dragons is more fitting than a dragon who wouldn't have anything to be afraid of anyway. Courage is about standing against your fears, if there is nothing to fear than you are not courageous for it.

    • @joshuarobinson8529
      @joshuarobinson8529 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      The Goddess and the Demon once more do battle, with the Hero at her side.

    • @ghoulchan7525
      @ghoulchan7525 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@flameofthephoenix8395 Courage is not the absence of fear. but doing the right thing regardless.

    • @rynemcgriffin1752
      @rynemcgriffin1752 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Yeah but on the other hand
      FUCK YEAH! HUGE DRAGON FIGHT!

  • @thefiresworddragon927
    @thefiresworddragon927 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    What I personally love about this version of Ganondorf is that the guy shows respect; when told of Link and how he will have the sword that seals the darkness, and is told to remember this name, he actually is interested. He desires worthy foes to fight, which is a nice little addition; gives him more personality than simply just wanting to destroy the world.

    • @DoctorTex
      @DoctorTex 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Only when his ass is getting beat. Throughout the game, Ganondorf constantly distrspects Link, attributing all his success to Rauru's arm and magic, and even after defeating his army, he still deems Link "not worthy" enough to be a fitting opponent. When he transitions to phase 2, he actually seems to respect Link a little more, if only to unleash his full power. But at the end, hes a sore loser because he couldnt bear to be defeated by anyone, let alone someone who carries a "fragile sword" so he becomes the Demon Dragon in desperation, and by that point his opinions on Link are basically null.

    • @RealCFZ
      @RealCFZ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And he catfishes Link by disguising Zelda

  • @CurryMilk-sb6ny
    @CurryMilk-sb6ny ปีที่แล้ว +1588

    The thumbnail represents more than just a face, it expresses all emotions such as fear,glory,happiness,joy,depression,excitement etc. And this day, i feel so inspired by Ganondorfs face

    • @redfight_
      @redfight_ ปีที่แล้ว +46

      The tear did not only upgrade his power but his emotions too

    • @hugodl9073
      @hugodl9073 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lmao

    • @trialgoogle-ds3zd
      @trialgoogle-ds3zd ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol

    • @fersho450
      @fersho450 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It also represents Madness

    • @blondie2978
      @blondie2978 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      no, it's the face of someone that had spent time and time again trying brute force, and the second he tries subterfuge it worked immediately. "AM I FUCKING STUPID THAT WAS TOO EASY LMAO"

  • @nicholascazmay2126
    @nicholascazmay2126 ปีที่แล้ว +608

    Mummy Ganondorf is hands down the coolest incarnation of this character.

    • @dr.1277
      @dr.1277 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Bro wants to be an Iron Maiden album cover so bad

    • @ryandunham1047
      @ryandunham1047 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@dr.1277 UP THE FUCKING IRONS🤘

    • @theoverlord3937
      @theoverlord3937 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Calling him a mere mummy doesn’t do it justice. “Lich Ganondorf” feels more appropriate.

    • @Crichjo32
      @Crichjo32 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I was getting serious skeletor vibes off him.

    • @Show_me_Motivation
      @Show_me_Motivation ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ganondorf kneeling is my favorite part ngl

  • @kylemanross
    @kylemanross 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +243

    Zelda's sheer look of terror at 12:43. Damn. She already experienced the great calamity. I'd like to think that at this point she understood where it stemmed from.

    • @speedude0164
      @speedude0164 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      It seems she started connecting the dots in the cutscene where Ganondorf swears fealty to Rauru, but this is where the truth was all but confirmed. History stated that Calamity Ganon was born from the Demon King's transformation into Malice, so imagine the absolute fear Zelda must've felt seeing the familiar Blood Moon and realizing this is the Demon King himself, source of the monster that caused her and the rest of Hyrule so much suffering.

    • @agamernamedjoe
      @agamernamedjoe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Imagine Links reaction to seeing that memory I have got to see a manga on this game and Botw

    • @ZeoViolet
      @ZeoViolet 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Imagine if she'd been able to get close enough to him to say, "You idiot! I am from the future, and don't you know what happens to you after you become Mummydorf?"

    • @uroskesic6117
      @uroskesic6117 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She has ptsd of what happened in her timeline

  • @goopi_eh
    @goopi_eh ปีที่แล้ว +3208

    Thank you for the thumbnail. It's beyond glorious.

    • @Liam-andfriends
      @Liam-andfriends ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Yeah

    • @DrWellRound
      @DrWellRound ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Meme fuel

    • @p-wingspeedruns3144
      @p-wingspeedruns3144 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      I thought my game glitched when i first saw that in game

    • @BVasquezp
      @BVasquezp ปีที่แล้ว +36

      That's me when at full power megalomaniac mood.

    • @Mattbuddy0947
      @Mattbuddy0947 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Ganondorf scene in the Gerudo desert will be always Legendary for the Thumbnail.

  • @yasmunna
    @yasmunna ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Zelda's voice actress did such a good job making the puppet sound so creepy and unsettling compared to how nice and comforting actual Zelda sounds

    • @tayloradams372
      @tayloradams372 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      for some reason i dont like zeldaa voice i expected to be a bit softer like how she grunts in twilight princess but i do understand its different since here she’s voicing literal lines

    • @speedude0164
      @speedude0164 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      From the very first line she uttered in that very first Blood Moon cutscene, I was like "why does she sound like an evil witch". I was much more right than I could've known at the time.

    • @edgytoucan3444
      @edgytoucan3444 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I know! Her soft and gentle tone becoming this sinister and manipulative one sends shivers down my spine and I LOVE how well it’s done. 10/10

  • @emeraldartistchannel9047
    @emeraldartistchannel9047 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    11:00
    I am half convinced Ganon's facial rig wasn't designed to do that.
    Which really just makes him all the more terrifying.

    • @GanondorfsWife
      @GanondorfsWife ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I was too busy laughing my ass off to give a shit about Sonia and Zelda when that happened

    • @mariokarter13
      @mariokarter13 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      Mo-Cap Director: No, eviler. YOU'RE NOT GRINNING EVIL ENOUGH!
      Animator: Fine, I'll do it myself.

    • @mAcroFaze
      @mAcroFaze 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Same!! XD
      "How many of my blendshapes did you break??"
      "Yes..."

    • @bruhmaster8272
      @bruhmaster8272 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Someone at Nintendo: so how many people just laughed instead of taking Sonia’s death seriously?
      The Animater: Yes

    • @deomodderr
      @deomodderr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@GanondorfsWifeedgy

  • @jakemccarty2425
    @jakemccarty2425 ปีที่แล้ว +574

    What blows me away about this version of Ganondorf (apart from Matt Mercer absolutely killing the performance) was the sheer attention to detail that went into his various designs for this game. He really felt like a combination of so many previous incarnations, all rolled into one.
    His design is classic Ganondorf, but when he gets the Secret Stone, he's the spitting image of Demise, his original predecessor, which really accentuates his rise to ultimate power, and apotheosis right before his "ascension". Right down to the black scales hiding in his clothes, and glowing pulsing hair.
    But not only then, but after he absorbs the stone and becomes a dragon, his eyes IMMEDIATELY reminded me of Malladus, the "Demon King" from Spirit Tracks, which felt like an incredible tie-in, and further implies that he really is a king of demons.
    At every moment in this game, he exudes power over everything around him, and it's honestly incredible. They absolutely nailed him this time.

    • @ryandunham1047
      @ryandunham1047 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Not to mention that during his draconification, he also looked like the serpent form of Calamity Ganon, which is also a pretty good nod to the fact that Ganondorf and Ganon are essentially the same thing. And then there’s the whole obsession with power, his Triforce piece.

    • @legendshd8209
      @legendshd8209 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      And not to mention that his second phase theme is basically all Ganondorf themes over the years (with it mainly being OoT Ganondorf), also including Calamity Ganon's theme at one point.

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Incredible? He's just a generic reoccuring villain, nintendo loves to do that because they hate making new characters. Anyone called a "Demon King" is painfully generic and ganondorf has never been a exception to this. Never has there been any depth to him, he's just a cartoony villain for the sake of it, it's fiction for kids. As for anything that could be described as "Incredible" about this character... Incredibly generic? Hmm... ncredible is a word that means more than people seem to think, I don't use it lightly. Just like people like to toss out the word masterpiece.
      But let's see. Overused typical black and red color scheme? Check.
      Bland cartoony villain dialogue? Check.
      No depth? Check.
      Called "The Demon King?" Check.
      Been beaten multiple times already? Check.
      Turns into a dragon? Check.
      Ooh boy.... yep, that's incredible generic alright.

    • @7hunnedbands
      @7hunnedbands ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Vaquix000 how many replies do you need to make? how long do you spend? wouldn’t it just be easier to make your own comment?

    • @captainpep3
      @captainpep3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@Vaquix000 I think you forget that that’s part of the reason people love him. He’s pure evil, and is done extremely well. He’s always been this “generic” evil villain, and that’s all he’s ever needed to be. He’s meant to be powerful and threatening, he’s not meant to have a lot of depth. And when we live in a world with so many different villains with many of them having tragic backstories and complex character, it’s nice to have one solid pure evil classic villain that’s been with us since 1986, and that’s what ganon is

  • @yang6642
    @yang6642 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +219

    I really wish we got even more cutscenes with Ganondorf ngl, he’s easily the best part of the games story imo. I wanted to see more back and forth’s between him and Rauru, dialogue between him and Twinrova and especially something with Zelda herself. It’s a missed opportunity to be sure…

    • @ellentaylor6883
      @ellentaylor6883 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I keep hoping for dlc or a age of calamity like game with more content of him

    • @mr.phoenix1486
      @mr.phoenix1486 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      he's the reason why I fill my weapon pouch with Gerudo weaponry, this Ganondorf is beast 🙌🏼

    • @speedude0164
      @speedude0164 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I wish we got to see more of him from before he got the stone. His Demon King transformation is really cool if you're familiar with Zelda lore and you know what he really is, but it's not explained very well in the game itself. The game makes it seem like he was just a regular guy until he got the stone and became the Demon King, when in reality he's always had these Demon powers and the stone just made them far stronger.

    • @emerald-1878
      @emerald-1878 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Heck, I wish we got some kind of dlc that let us play as him. Letting us see from his perspective.

  • @JoboVT
    @JoboVT ปีที่แล้ว +362

    I think they did a really good job with ganondorf this game. He felt truly terrifying and intimidating to me. Which made beating him all the more satisfying

    • @matthewbuckley7757
      @matthewbuckley7757 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All the reason why he’s one of my favorite video game villains

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I guess you never beat him in another Zelda game before. If you beat a villlain over and over again they're not intimidating, they're embarrassing sad sore losers.

    • @dhans9662
      @dhans9662 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Vaquix000 I've played Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess before Tears of the Kingdom. TOTK Ganondorf was a way better fight than any other Ganondorf fight, Wind Waker is a close second though.

  • @Crichjo32
    @Crichjo32 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Ganondorf was done justice in this game. He felt like a legitimate threat on a Thanos scale of raw power and manipulation. His boss fight was a good challenge too.

    • @matthewbuckley7757
      @matthewbuckley7757 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If they make a live action Zelda movie, Josh Brolin or Keith David would be perfect for playing Ganondorf

    • @Crichjo32
      @Crichjo32 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Josh Brolin may be a bit too on the nose. Sounds like they're doing an animated Zelda film, so they need someone with a commanding voice.

    • @matthewbuckley7757
      @matthewbuckley7757 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Crichjo32 How about Keith David I mentioned

    • @lukejones2363
      @lukejones2363 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Crichjo32 How about the guy who voiced Madara?

    • @mAcroFaze
      @mAcroFaze 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Damn, imagine if he'd gone full Thanos, gone on a killing spree and ended each Sage, taking their Tear in the process.

  • @man7912
    @man7912 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    At 19:53, this has got to be one of the most cinematic and amazing scenes in history with how it plays the main theme of The Legend of Zelda. Gives me the chills

    • @tysondennis1016
      @tysondennis1016 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, that blew me away.

  • @heraldsavior8425
    @heraldsavior8425 ปีที่แล้ว +1250

    Matt Mercer, as well as the other language voice actors, did such a great job voicing Ganondorf. This is the voice I'll hear moving forward when replaying the other games where the character only had subtitles. He nailed the charisma and authority of Ganon's human form and the anger and intense pure evil of his demon form. Might be my favorite iteration of the villain, on par with Ocarina and Wind Waker.

    • @sodasaintcommentaries4054
      @sodasaintcommentaries4054 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Matt absolutely NAILED this role, and his enthusiasm shows for it especially if you consider his "There Will Be Brawl" performance of the character. He absolutely captures the intelligence, menace and power of Ganondorf very well in this performance, and he absolutely nailed that ominious laughter.
      I would argue he has earned the right to portray Ganondorf going forward.

    • @a.jthomas6132
      @a.jthomas6132 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Fun fact Matthew has been a Zelda fan since the late 80’s and he did played as Ganondorf in There Will Be Brawl web series.

    • @heraldsavior8425
      @heraldsavior8425 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@a.jthomas6132 Yeah, what a trip that must've been for him to play Ganondorf and then get the offer from Nintendo to actually voice him years later.

    • @philipcheung63
      @philipcheung63 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@heraldsavior8425
      He also does Jotaro!

    • @theenderkirby939
      @theenderkirby939 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@philipcheung63 good grief to say the least ^^

  • @keepingupwithculver545
    @keepingupwithculver545 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

    I think Matt Mercer as Ganondorf as given the best vocal performance of his entire career in this game. He really gave it 110%

    • @speedude0164
      @speedude0164 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      He was so good. The cutscene where Ganondorf draconifies himself is probably a top 10 Zelda cutscene for me.

  • @miguelvega7769
    @miguelvega7769 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    Over the many years i loved Ganondorf, now since this game came out that man is one of the greatest villains who just keeps coming back

    • @Coolstar_der_Clipper
      @Coolstar_der_Clipper ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Ganondorf: °laughs in William Afton°

    • @matthewbuckley7757
      @matthewbuckley7757 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Coolstar_der_ClipperGanondorf: I will be back, I always come back, But dying is such a bitch

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No villain who keeps coming back is cool. The more a villain gets defeated, the more pathetic each return is, they're just sad sore losers. A villain is only any sort of threat before you've ever beaten him. So honestly, in a way someone like bowser is less threatening than a goomba at this point.
      Imagine if in Star Wars luke beat Darth Vader in the first movie. Darth Vader wouldn't be a badass threat anymore, who would give a damn about seeing luke kick Darth Vader's ass twice more? Repeating villains are pathetic jokes.

    • @dhans9662
      @dhans9662 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Vaquix000 Jesus Christ how many replies are you going to make? How much COPE do you need to perform to admit that ganondorf is an objectively great villain? You're not different and you're not special.

  • @DT-267K
    @DT-267K ปีที่แล้ว +72

    *_"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?"_*

    • @F1areon
      @F1areon ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "I love the young people!"

  • @sledgedragon2677
    @sledgedragon2677 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    20:00 The main theme coming on as Ganondorf hears Link's name. Truly epic. I just wish they had a more heroic story like Twilight Princess had.

    • @drnexel
      @drnexel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      It’s like Ganondorf thought to himself:
      “Of course. It’s HIM.”

    • @mark0183
      @mark0183 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Say his name
      Link
      You're goddamn right

    • @TheRealAlexFlame
      @TheRealAlexFlame 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Dude had his life ripped apart from him by his calling as the chosen hero, had to sleep for years and wake up with nothing, only with the mission that he had to beat Calamity Ganon; then after beating that Ganon, get it all taken away again when Ganondorf himself comes in, and then had to go on another quest, arm taken away and replaced with another's, his sword gone once again, and the princess he was devoted to completely missing. Not even counting what happens to Zelda during the game.
      If that isn't the most heroic story of Link I don't know what to tell you.

    • @enrithomas7194
      @enrithomas7194 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@TheRealAlexFlameNot a OoT/MM nostalfag but I think those have the most heroic story when it comes to Link. This is second to me tho.

  • @waynestrange
    @waynestrange ปีที่แล้ว +66

    8:38
    Zelda: [Trains her entire life to defeat a beast called Ganon] “You know something about the name GANONdorf doesn’t sit right with me…”

  • @naturalsilver3908
    @naturalsilver3908 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    Let's not forget that Zelda's father (King Rhoam) and plenty of others gave us hints of foreshadowing, like when King Rhoam said "Ganon appeared from deep below Hyrule Castle, seizing control of the guardians and the divine beasts." and that Calamity "Ganon" was also another hint.

    • @spoon7053
      @spoon7053 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ooh nice observation!!
      i feel like people should have had mega red flags when the gloom appeared since it looks exactly like malice, but somehow nobody compares the two and draws the conclusion that ganon is back.

    • @Tahkaullus01
      @Tahkaullus01 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@spoon7053 I came to the conclusion that everyone was in denial. The last thing anyone would have wanted to believe was that the Calamity was still alive.
      Good news, it wasn't.
      Bad News: Ol' BigNose was.

    • @hermette5947
      @hermette5947 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Also if you talk to zelda in the beginning while exploring the castle, she mentions that her father said no one was ever allowed to go beneath the castle, but she never understood why.

    • @speedude0164
      @speedude0164 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      He also says "The Demon King was born into this kingdom, but his transformation into Malice created the horror you see now".

    • @rangopistacho6928
      @rangopistacho6928 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Tahkaullus01 calamity ganon is merely just the hatred of ganondorf that leaked out from his body

  • @Big-Chungus21
    @Big-Chungus21 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I really like how Ganondorf is designed after Japanese demons and ogres in this game. He really feels like the ultimate force of evil, and god damn is he scary in the original reveal trailers and the actual game.

  • @a.jthomas6132
    @a.jthomas6132 ปีที่แล้ว +864

    Matthew Mercer did an phenomenal job portraying as Ganondorf. His new form is much like Demise with some Oshikuru(Demon Samurai) features. This is the best version of one the most iconic villains in gaming history!

  • @uhhidk5474
    @uhhidk5474 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    I love that you put that face in the thumbnail I honestly thought it was fan made but now it turns out it’s legit

    • @BlueBerry20071
      @BlueBerry20071 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Looks goofy as hell to me.

    • @cantinadudes
      @cantinadudes ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@BlueBerry20071 it does out of context but the actual scene was amazing

    • @Kyrious
      @Kyrious ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@cantinadudes No it looks goofy in context too. It took me by surprise when I watched it. Didn't expect him to do the dorky villain smile you see in anime so suddenly.

    • @Watsuda
      @Watsuda ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Kyrious It reminds me of a face that some character in a Gmod animation would make for a split second.

    • @CuccoCloudy
      @CuccoCloudy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@WatsudaThe curse of the unhinged jaw…

  • @Gamer-kazinky
    @Gamer-kazinky ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Watching him become a dragon is quite possibly one of the coolest things ive ever seen in a zelda game

    • @matthewbuckley7757
      @matthewbuckley7757 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Dragondorf

    • @liamdalemon1525
      @liamdalemon1525 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When I saw that happen I was like: ... Did... Did I just loose? Well I guess Hyrule really is screwed

    • @dhans9662
      @dhans9662 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@matthewbuckley7757 Ganondorf Dragonmire

  • @hoodeez
    @hoodeez ปีที่แล้ว +90

    11:00 Gannons smile is a selling point for this game

  • @Apo458
    @Apo458 ปีที่แล้ว +523

    So what we can guess is that Calamity Ganon was a little taste of Ganondorf's true power that somehow could escape of Rauru's sealing. 10,000 years after the original Calamity, Rauru's sealing power was weakening so Ganon was way more powerful and could take over the Guardians and the Divine Beasts very easily (he could've done it the first time if he so desired, but he wasn't powerful enough).
    Cause think about it, when Ganondorf gets sealed, Rauru and him freeze but when we visit the foundations of Hyrule castle at the very beginning of the game, the only thing that remains of Rauru is his arm while Ganondorf is still there (as a mummy, but still)

    • @berdy146
      @berdy146 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      And even when he was jerky form he was still so powerful, all Rauru did was basically put Ganondorf on pause but it barely worked, he was truly terrifying

    • @thealchemist1789
      @thealchemist1789 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Now the question is. Why didn't both of them turn into a mummy, and Rauru only had is arm remain?

    • @ZachStone3213
      @ZachStone3213 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      @@thealchemist1789 Ganondorf's leaking Malice/Gloom probably ate away at his body over the millennia until his sacred magic infused arm was all that was left.

    • @batofdestiny7801
      @batofdestiny7801 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      You could say that Calamity Ganon was a super version of phantom ganon

    • @ZachStone3213
      @ZachStone3213 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      @@batofdestiny7801 A subconscious manifestation of Ganondorf's will that sought to enact his conquest of Hyrule.

  • @buzzlightyearpfp7641
    @buzzlightyearpfp7641 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    seeing ganondorf command all the bosses and monsters is really what we needed in BOTW

    • @thescorpion2758
      @thescorpion2758 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Imagine on master mode for ToTK he summons a King Gleeok and 2 silver lynels in the middle of the boss fight. That would be epic.

    • @dhans9662
      @dhans9662 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@thescorpion2758 Sir are you asking for torture

  • @snsvideos5472
    @snsvideos5472 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    The pure delivery in that line at 18:44 was so cold, my favorite part of that memory/tear whatever its called

  • @davidolvera1031
    @davidolvera1031 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    11:00 You can't fake that joy.

  • @barunmajumdar679
    @barunmajumdar679 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I found it intriguing that when Ganon wielded his secret stone, he somehow gained full mastery of it. Even Zelda had to train to use her time powers effectively. The moment Ganondorf donned it, he transformed into his demon king form, spawned bloodmoons and spawned hoards of monsters. In addition, Ganon has the strangely specific title "Master of the Secret Stone." There are other people who wield Secret Stones but only Ganon has been called a master of one.
    As a side note, since Mineru's dead Link should get her stone. He is the perfect candidate, he is a hero who saved the world and him having the "Spirit" of the Hero.

    • @peveral4246
      @peveral4246 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Considering Ganondorf could summon swarms of Molduga and create gloom puppets even before he gained the secret stone, it's safe to assume he had long since mastered his powers (especially when you consider that other incarnations of Ganondorf have lived for centuries and only grew stronger with age). Like Mineru says in one of the cutscenes, secret stones only amplify people's existing abilities. They don't suddenly grant proficiency in them, hence why Zelda had to train to control her time power.

    • @speedude0164
      @speedude0164 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I think the single biggest thing distinguishing Ganondorf's Demon King body from his Gerudo body is that he can summon the Blood Moon at will. We already know he draws power from it and uses it to summon monsters to replace the ones Link killed, and we see a summoning ability of a similar magnitude in the cutscenes. Hyrule was basically fighting against an infinite Blood Moon during the Imprisoning War.
      Link with a secret stone would literally look like Jin from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

  • @pauloamaral6069
    @pauloamaral6069 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    "DO NOT LOOK AWAY, YOU WITNESS THE KING OF MERENGUE's REBIRTH!!!!!"
    Ganondorf Midi-Suavemente.

  • @ameliakyle7054
    @ameliakyle7054 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Honestly you can understand mummified ganon's reaction to meeting Link, he got hyped up for some incredible warrior and that was the first impression he got given.

  • @d00gz_
    @d00gz_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Matt Mercer’s voice does a great job of humanizing Ganondorf while while making him a menacing presence

    • @tronmaster5704
      @tronmaster5704 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Helps that he's been a fan of the Zelda franchise since he was a kid.

  • @Fantasygod930
    @Fantasygod930 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Tears of the Kingdom Ganondorf beats all the others yes including Calamity Cannon they really went all out on his evil this and how he gained his power is super cold

    • @Coolstar_der_Clipper
      @Coolstar_der_Clipper ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Calamity ganon was just a manifestation of his malice, a preform( i suppose) of his Dark power in totk

    • @shadowrksstudiosandenterta4520
      @shadowrksstudiosandenterta4520 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think the Ganondorf that had the full triforce could give him a run for his money

    • @zacziggarot
      @zacziggarot ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nah, all he really has is the long flowing hair which only reinforces the idea that it was Ganondorf who is standing against calamity Ganon in the tapestry from the first game. This outing of Ganondorf honestly seems really lackluster apart from the final boss fight. I'm not going to spend a hundred plus hours to watch less than 10 minutes of cutscenes 😑 I wanted to see some motivation but it looks like all he really did was just send a bunch of molduga completely randomly. That's really the extent of him attacking them. Also sucker-punching the queen. Thanks, I hate it 😂

    • @XDarkEcho
      @XDarkEcho ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ToTK Ganondorf is definitely the most powerful of the Dorfs, but I still think Wind Waker Ganondorf is the best best written one out of them.

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zacziggarot What do you mean? It's incredible. Well, some have said it was, same kind of person that likes to throw the word "masterpiece" around all the time.
      I found the malice ganon pretty pink boar much more original than this ganon dragon, which just looks like if you asked a normal person without much creativity to draw a demonic dragon.

  • @evi8905
    @evi8905 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    the cutscenes with Dragondorf are absolutely breathtaking. and the final scene is so gratifying after beating him, especially because the PLAYER feels like the hero - it took us two games, six years, and a whole lot of deaths to get to beat ganondorf

  • @bvgthor6356
    @bvgthor6356 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Not only was Ganondorf amazing as always, Matt Mercer did his voice perfect! His design was amazing as well, and it was so cool to see Ganondorf's return since Twilight Princess all those years ago. The greatest video game villain of all time!!!

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How is he the greatest video game villain of all time? He's just some guy with hair hair and a big nose. No depth. Been beaten multiple times, not to the laughable extent of nintendo's other favorite villain bowser but enough to the point they're a non-threat.
      Ganondorf was already boring in Twilight Princess. They had to suddenly change Zant into a comedy villain and change his personality to make ganondorf seem threatening in comparison. If you have to make your other villains less scary to make your main villain more scary, your main villain is a failure. Actually I was even bored to see him in Wind Waker, I had already beaten ganondorf in ocarina of time, and if a villain is beaten they never get that sense of threat ever again... well, except to those who have the memory of a goldfish.

    • @bvgthor6356
      @bvgthor6356 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Vaquix000 I have to completely disagree with you. Ganondorf has had many different iterations, as you said, and has had many reasons to hailed as an amazing villain.
      First off, his first appearance in his Ganondorf form in Ocarina of Time was completely new, and made his presence so threatening throughout the game.
      With Wind Waker, they gave him reasons behind his motives, and it was also confirmation that Ganondorf still remembers events from hundreds of years ago(because he speaks of the hero of time). He speaks about the harsh conditions of living in the Gerudo desert and not being accepted by Hyrule royalty. It’s a very interesting take on the character.
      What made Twilight Princess Ganondorf so menacing wasn’t because they made Zant a comical villain. Zant was the same, just hidden behind a mask and pretending to be something he wasn’t, and he finally showed his true self in his final scenes. I thought he was fantastic. What made Ganondorf threatening was the fact that the six sages failed to execute him after Ocarina of Time, and resorted to putting him in another world to stay out of Hyrule, which leads him to use that to his advantage with the twilight realm.
      It’s been 17 years since Twilighg Princess, and this is the first full Ganondorf incarnation we have had since. They kept him just as menacing, with his mummy form to his normal form, and I was ecstatic to see him again after such a long time. His design and voice are fantastic as well.
      His characters ambiguity and constant mysterious returns(but not with every game of course) are some of the things that make him my favorite video game villain of all time.

    • @peveral4246
      @peveral4246 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @​Vaquix000 It's not wrong to let people enjoy and talk positively about things you don't personally like, y'know. You're wasting everyone's time by posting your pretentious, half-coherent rant on every comment expressing praise for Ganondorf as a villain. State your opinion once and move on. You're not that important.

    • @dhans9662
      @dhans9662 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Vaquix000 Tell me who "the greatest villain of all time" really is and I'll explain to you how they're a joke.

  • @a.jthomas6132
    @a.jthomas6132 ปีที่แล้ว +533

    For future dlc, we need a “second quest” story since Skyward Sword hasn’t been given us. I want to see Zelda’s own adventures in the distant past since we only get a glimpses of it through those Dragon Tear memories, and have Ancient Sages as her companions fighting alongside her. In addition, exploring the backstory of Ganondorf to see what drove him in conquering Hyrule.

    • @MoccaDeShibe
      @MoccaDeShibe ปีที่แล้ว +66

      They'll plan it as a DLC but end up adding so much into it that it'll end up as another sequel.

    • @BlueBerry20071
      @BlueBerry20071 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Yeah, actually. There was no triforce to drive him this time around, so what could he possibly have wanted other than the stone that he got?

    • @TheSuperDuperLS
      @TheSuperDuperLS ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ​@@BlueBerry20071 to control hyrule.

    • @BlueBerry20071
      @BlueBerry20071 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@TheSuperDuperLS which would be kinda pointless, because who tf actually WANTS all of that work?

    • @reapersolrac9162
      @reapersolrac9162 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@BlueBerry20071 The idea of controlling the world really. If he controls everything in the kingdom he'll be the strongest, which is likely his goal. Become more powerful and spread that throughout the entirety of Hyrule, conquering not only the Hylians but also the Rito, Zora, and Goron.

  • @AngryAnimeFan2
    @AngryAnimeFan2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Matt Mercer, the man that switches personalities fast. He is the storm of this performance, and has sent a great demon voice as Ganondorf

  • @kaniakaizo3467
    @kaniakaizo3467 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    29:40 LMAO the health bar of Demon King Ganondorf is reaching a point where it is about to go off the screen. 😭😂

    • @foodmr2022
      @foodmr2022 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I thought there was an error but that was a legit health bar no wonder the previous king had a hard time😢

    • @kaniakaizo3467
      @kaniakaizo3467 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@foodmr2022 At this point his health is going to be infinite 😭😭

    • @edgytoucan3444
      @edgytoucan3444 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      AND THEN THE DUDE FUCKING DODGES MY FLURRY RUSHES

  • @orcastrike7750
    @orcastrike7750 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Man I loved seeing Ganondorf bow to the king of Hyrule in deception again, was a really awesome throwback to OoT

  • @jsc1jake512
    @jsc1jake512 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I think it's a little funny/eerie how we all thought he was probably just gonna eat the stone like a pill but then he immediately JUST SHOVES IT DOWN HIS THROAT

  • @knightofarkronia9968
    @knightofarkronia9968 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    If this version of Ganondorf got so amped up by the Secret Zonai Stone, how powerful would he be if he had both the Secret Stone and the complete Triforce?

    • @Dado_nastro
      @Dado_nastro ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I think that not even fierce deity link could do anything about it

    • @JadenYu
      @JadenYu ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I mean the only thing that can defeat it is the master torch

    • @shadowrksstudiosandenterta4520
      @shadowrksstudiosandenterta4520 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@@Dado_nastro I think composite link could win but barely

    • @meetyourfate
      @meetyourfate ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I believe the main reason why it wasn't added is simply because nothing would have stop him. If you analyze the story, all the power from Raurus, his sister, Zelda, & the ancient Champions barely did anything to him. If you look closely to Ganondorf during their fight, he looks like he didn't even broke a sweat. This Ganondorf could be the most powerful version up to date.

    • @wadegreene3389
      @wadegreene3389 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Nothing would be able to stop him but a fishing rod.

  • @crimsonghost1992
    @crimsonghost1992 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    This Ganon looks like a mix of Ocarina /Twilight Princess Ganon , and Windwaker Ganon . I love it

  • @huwdte
    @huwdte ปีที่แล้ว +43

    When I first saw his insane health bar I, like many others, believed my game was bugged
    that was such a strange but fun moment for basically everyone who played the game

  • @madhattermaker622
    @madhattermaker622 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I swear when ganondorf steps, you can hear and feel how big he is. Reminds me of Mr.X from resident evil 2 remake sort of.

  • @SHMOUSEY86
    @SHMOUSEY86 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I really really loved the way the final quest was introduced and completed. When you first get the final quest causally you've already been playing the game for at least a solid 20 hours, and pretty much that whole time the game teaches you that Ganondorf is EXTREMELY powerful, and that any attempt to stop him has failed.
    Then finally after finding the 5 sages, restoring the 4 regions of Hyrule, learning about what happened during the Imprisoning War, and reuniting with the Master Sword, the game gives you one last directive: *Destroy Ganondorf.* It gave me chills when I saw that, but it made me really excited to finally face off against the evil bastard.
    The fight itself was great, and I loved all 3 phases, but the ending was absolutely captivating. I loved seeing this dragon version of Ganondorf exploding in a gigantic pillar of red light just to be followed by "Destroy Ganondorf: Completed" popping up on my screen over the cloud of smoke. This game has been an amazing experience so far, but it's little stuff like those amazing quest transitions that help to set the game apart from the rest, and somehow makes me love this game even more.

    • @cato3277
      @cato3277 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know that post game isnt a thing but I wish they stayed completed in your adventure log after loading a completed save.

  • @Zappy_C
    @Zappy_C ปีที่แล้ว +8

    tbh this is probably the closes Ganondorf has ever been to just being Demise.

  • @loucar10
    @loucar10 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Breath of the wild was my first zelda game. But as a kid, I grew up with smash brawl and the subspace emissary. Even though ganondorf helps fight tabuu in the end, the laugh he gave at killing all the r.o.b gave me chills. This smile is the same

  • @skippersquirtel9784
    @skippersquirtel9784 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    The cutscene intro before the phantom Ganon fight in the throne room is my favorite in the game. The camera work is so cool with Zelda teleporting every time she’s out of view. Most players could tell something was up before hand and that Ganon was likely using her as a puppet during the game but the scene really intensifies the creepiness. So well done

  • @FiverMarch
    @FiverMarch ปีที่แล้ว +30

    11:00
    Genuinely scared me when I saw it for the first time, it was so sudden and I did NOT expect his face to do that 😰

  • @Vortexiiixii
    @Vortexiiixii ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Therapist: Gmod Gannon is not real, he can't hurt you.
    Gmod ganon: 10:58

  • @TheLordDyl11
    @TheLordDyl11 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    They really went all out with TOTK, this is by far my favorite version of Ganondorf

  • @richardjoyce2764
    @richardjoyce2764 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    3:59 "Hyrule will bow down before me!"
    Damn! Leon S Kennedy really changed his ambitions over the years.

    • @jamiehughes5573
      @jamiehughes5573 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      After hearing someone yelling LEeEEOn HElP over and over Can drive anyone to do to terrible things

    • @I.love.dragons
      @I.love.dragons 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Government agent work just wasn't cutting it anymore

  • @wargriffin5
    @wargriffin5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Ganondorf: "So brute force will not be enough."
    Also Ganondorf: @10:28

  • @gonefishing476
    @gonefishing476 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I don't care how much this messes up the timeline and lore for him, this is best Ganon so far.

    • @ZachStone3213
      @ZachStone3213 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Honestly, with how much they've left unexplained, they could make an entire third game that fills in the blanks. I don't think a DLC could cover it all.

    • @mariocooper1996
      @mariocooper1996 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      2 things I wish we knew about this version of Ganondorf.
      1 - What was Ganon’s motivation? He wanted to conquer Hyrule but why. Were the Gerudo suffering, were they just being thieves or was Ganon just a greedy asshole?
      2 - Connection between Ganondorf & Calamity Ganon.
      While Ganon was trapped below Hyrule Castle, did he manage to leak his powers of Malice out of his body due to the weakening seal? With his Malice now having a Conscious, did he purposely intent to use his alter ego form to hopefully transfer & revive his full soul in a new body? (Like his human shaped form in age of Calamity)

    • @Anonymous-ks1pn
      @Anonymous-ks1pn ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@mariocooper1996 actually the second one we know, since zelda states Calmamity ganon was trying to reincarnate.

    • @leronwatkins3164
      @leronwatkins3164 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mariocooper1996 didn’t Demise set a curse making every form of ganon evil

    • @tyctonic5936
      @tyctonic5936 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@Leron Watkins yes but only people who played skywards sword would know that. People are making theories but not doing their research. You are right about demise

  • @GamingKingdom91
    @GamingKingdom91 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I like how raurus ears work like a cats...moving to show emotion (like annoyance or anger for example)

  • @pkfc9126
    @pkfc9126 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I remember when the game leaked and I saw Ganandorf smile like that, I instantly knew it was gonna be memed

  • @zenofthezealous1582
    @zenofthezealous1582 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    34:16 This shot right here gave me chills as far as the spectacle of the “Final Ganon Fight”. Going back through the history of them all being so grounded to this. QUITE literally fighting IN THE HEAVENS for a final boss in this series. It looks like they’re in the damn atmosphere here and I love the scale it presents.

  • @EmpressObvious
    @EmpressObvious ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Everyone knows that Matt Mercer did the iconic voice of Jotaro, and you can hear it in Ganondorf, but did you know that Chris Hackney, who voices Rauru, also voiced Ghiacchio in part 5 of Jojo's? It's funny because they switched roles from hero to villain.

    • @donkeycheese8098
      @donkeycheese8098 ปีที่แล้ว

      bruh I never knew that was the voice actor for Ghiacchio

    • @KarateGirl999
      @KarateGirl999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow. This really is Link's bizarre adventure.

  • @sero4591
    @sero4591 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Ganondorf's smile is even more disturbing than the Joker's

    • @rynemcgriffin1752
      @rynemcgriffin1752 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I literally said out loud “I’m gonna need you to never do that again”

    • @andrew-rn9ui
      @andrew-rn9ui ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oof that's a bad take imo lmao

  • @the_shaq_attack
    @the_shaq_attack ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The last time Ganon was an active and actualized threat in a Zelda game was Twilight Princess or Windwaker. TP is weird though cause he was puppeteering Zant nearly the whole time, so IMO Wind Waker was the last game to really do him justice as a game spanning threat.
    The fact that this iteration got so much love in both design and character expression speaks wonders to the love that went into TOTK. After nearly 17 years of no legitimate Ganons, we get this absolute beast of a character. The design is cool, he looks threatening, big, and he wears his Gerudo roots on his sleeve. The character is THE Ganon, pure evil packaged into an arrogant attitude that wants nothing more than to plunge the world into darkness. This isn't some goopy force of evil, or some underling trying to RP as the demon king, this IS THE DEMON KING pure and simple.
    I'm so happy to see Ganon given the character his design and concept deserves, no more wasted potential like in BOTW, this is the Demon King baby

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A villain who wants to "plunge the world into darkness" is a laughable cartoonish villain for children.
      In fact any character with the title "demon king" is going to be laughably bland. Then again, nintendo makes games that are 100% for children, adults or even Teenagers are not in their mind in the least so that's no surprise.
      This one is even more boring than the last one, now you actually have to look at his goofy human face and hear is generic cartoony villain lines, at least the other one had a pretty pink boar. A glowing pretty pink boar is SOME originality at least, now what do we get... His transformation is if you asked a random person on the street to draw a demonic dragon, that's how bland it is.

    • @the_shaq_attack
      @the_shaq_attack ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Vaquix000 Ok!

    • @thundafellow
      @thundafellow ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Vaquix000 bro I see you everywhere in this comment section. Why are you so pressed lol. Your superiority complex is showing

    • @peveral4246
      @peveral4246 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@thundafellowNarcissists love to hear their own voice the most, this guy is a prime example lmfao

    • @Mysteryof89
      @Mysteryof89 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Vaquix000 Demon King? Secret Stone?

  • @garethmendenhall2401
    @garethmendenhall2401 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Ganandorf feels like a character that should be a tragic story (and it some cases it is), especially this version. I was expecting it, but I also love finding out that no, he's just that asshole. And I love him for it.

    • @thebaseandtriflingcreature174
      @thebaseandtriflingcreature174 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Man pulled a Jack Horner on us!
      “I only had an absolute seat of power as chief of the Gerudo; stability and uncontested power over the desert. Useless crap like that.”
      “But with this-“
      [Murders Queen Sonia]
      “I’ll finally have the one thing that’ll make me happy: All the Hyrule in the world! For me!”

    • @clownworld4655
      @clownworld4655 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Not really. Canonically he’s cursed to endlessly reincarnate as the vessel for demise and the holder of the triforce of power. Arguably this is why he acts as he does. If he’s wasn’t cursed he may be entirely different. Link and Zelda are in the same boat

    • @GanondorfsWife
      @GanondorfsWife 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174Rauru: OOOH... THAT WAS HORRIBLE! YOUR WISH IS HORRIBLE!! YOOOU'RE HORRIBLE! You're an irredeemable MONSTER!
      Ganondorf: Ooh, whoa, what took you so long, idiot?!

  • @hawks-wings
    @hawks-wings 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I’d just played OoT for the first time (yes, yes, i’m late, but I had the mild obstacle of my existence being that of exactly two cells in two separate people at the time the game was released) before playing this game, so when Ganondorf said “Rauru placed his faith in you… And that was all you could do?” I thought he was talking about owl-man from OoT.

  • @a.jthomas6132
    @a.jthomas6132 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    If there one thing I learned about Ganondorf is not how powerful the Gerudo King/King of Evil/Demon King is. But rather how cunning he is since he deceived Queen Sonai and King Kauru by granting an audience. Using whatever means to retrieve his grand prize: Sonai’s tear stone.

    • @spellsnare
      @spellsnare ปีที่แล้ว +19

      he did the same with ocarina of time

    • @blazera
      @blazera ปีที่แล้ว +18

      but neither of them were ever deceived. nothing in the meeting played any part in his plans, they saw through his puppet. He just...has the ability to teleport behind people???

    • @NokoTheTaco
      @NokoTheTaco ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn’t it Queen Sonia and King Rauru?

    • @krzysztof7374
      @krzysztof7374 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@blazera nothing personnel kid

    • @peveral4246
      @peveral4246 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@blazeraConsidering Ganondorf insulted Rauru and Sonia right in front of their faces after swearing fealty to them, he likely knew that they knew he was evil. The puppet was just a distraction to leave Sonia and Zelda out in the open.

  • @captainitalia811
    @captainitalia811 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He looks so happy in the thumbnail. Good for him 😊

  • @KamuiAlmighty
    @KamuiAlmighty ปีที่แล้ว +12

    They never thought to remove the secret stone from Ganondorf *while* he was sealed.

  • @NicholasTamachaski
    @NicholasTamachaski ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I always though Ganondorf would sound like Christopher Lee but deeper and with a little more gravel. But I've always based his voice around Ganondorf's laugh from Ocarina of Time.

  • @zakirstocks9514
    @zakirstocks9514 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Matthew Mercer Absolutely Nailed It as Ganondorf right here in *Tears of the Kingdom!* This is why I ALWAYS Support, Respect and Appreciate Ganondorf as one of THE Best of the Best Nintendo Villains of All Time, from the Zelda franchises!

  • @KingMarkus222
    @KingMarkus222 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    This will hands down go as the best interpretation of The Demon King Ganondorf he’s perfect!
    Edit also it’s super refreshing to have a villian be the evil bad guy once again

    • @chadpeterson5698
      @chadpeterson5698 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Astor was also like this as well but unlike Ganondorf, he wasn’t predestined to be evil and he chose to be as vile as he was. Although Ganondorf is still a better villain since he’s more of a badass while Astor is the villain that you want to punch in the face.

    • @addictedtochocolate920
      @addictedtochocolate920 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In the series he's always evil for the sake of being evil. How is that refreshing? Skull Kid was refreshing as an antagonist.

    • @QwertyuiopThePie
      @QwertyuiopThePie ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's refreshing compared to Breath of the Wild, in which they're not even really a character.

    • @lucaantinori4834
      @lucaantinori4834 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​​@@addictedtochocolate920He means in general. Not only videogames, but media in general doesn't have a real villain anymore.
      Edit: also, Skull Kid is in that category of not really a villain since it's technically not his fault.

    • @KingMarkus222
      @KingMarkus222 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lucaantinori4834 bingo

  • @Yito14
    @Yito14 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    10:59 havent played the game and when I saw the video thumbnail I tought this was modded as a form of meme, but *DAMN* They really animated this scene like that. freaking EPIC villain moment.

  • @mariokarter13
    @mariokarter13 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    If you're used to ironic detachment, Ganondorf may seem cartoonishly evil.
    But it's not cartoonish, that's just the strength of his conviction to be the evilest bastard that ever lived.

  • @psuedobyte7276
    @psuedobyte7276 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Im pretty surprised from all the comments ive read about ganon's goofy ass smile; I was expecting more people to notice how similar it looks to midna's in twilight princess. If anything the devs toned it down a little since midna's was even more ridiculous and expressive.
    First time I saw it, I figured it was an intentional throwback to TP being that it was the last zelda game we've seen ganondorf be the main antagonist in a while. Tho im sure the other zelda veterans noticed it too.

  • @EndrVersace
    @EndrVersace ปีที่แล้ว +15

    11:00 Ganonodorf when he sees 2 identical rocks right next to each other

  • @icypick1001
    @icypick1001 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Zelda: *spends her whole life fighting ganon, the incarnation of evil*
    Zelda: *Hears of a man named GANONdorf* “hmmm might be bad news idk tho”

  • @aroidpapa
    @aroidpapa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I really want nintendo to collab with a big streamer or studio ghibli to give us a Zelda series. This animation style is amazing

  • @tysondennis1016
    @tysondennis1016 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Ganondorf's face when he kills Sonia is equal parts funny and creepy.

  • @tgafan25
    @tgafan25 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This one gave me a nightmare fueled terror at timestamps 9:17 - 15:26. As The End stated, "Since time immemorial, I have languished here. The locks are broken. Now I shall tear down the walls between dimensions and consume all."

    • @muanims
      @muanims ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, the end and ganondorf are similer in some regards, evil enitities that manipulate others around them to gain what they want.

    • @chadpeterson5698
      @chadpeterson5698 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@muanimsalthough The End is much worse and Ganondorf was predestined to be evil and has no choice in the matter while The End actively chooses to be evil.

    • @muanims
      @muanims ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chadpeterson5698 yeah, Maybe a better character to compare would be demise?

    • @muanims
      @muanims ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chadpeterson5698 yeah, Maybe a better character to compare would be demise?

  • @redd-qh4xn
    @redd-qh4xn ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I can't believe ganondorf become hydrated meaning he became powerful.

  • @januarygrey
    @januarygrey ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The first time for me that Ganondorf has actually felt like the "Demon King."

  • @brettlarch8050
    @brettlarch8050 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Well, now we know what ganondorf’s new design and final smash will be for smash bros.

  • @nicholasspidel1471
    @nicholasspidel1471 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Honestly, this is how Ganondorf felt to me when I first played Ocarina of Time. He wanted power, he wanted death, and he wanted to see the world in ruin. He abandoned his people, they were instruments for his climb to power. He destroyed the joyful towns. And he promoted resentful people like Ingo to places of power. And as if that wasn't enough, he covered his own castle and castle town with a permanent cloud. He just hated the light, because it was light.
    "How disappointing. The world should be shrouded in darkness, not bathed in insufferable light."
    I like Ganon from Wind Waker, and I like the idea that Ganon is a pawn of Demise. But Ganon from Ocarina of Time has always been the most frightening, until now. Defeating him was incredibly satisfying.

  • @michael85225
    @michael85225 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That thumbnail, its as if Ganondorf is saying "is that my boy Link over there, its been a minute since we last saw each other homeboy!"

  • @ajflink
    @ajflink ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love his vocal delivery.

  • @The_Ultimate_Agent
    @The_Ultimate_Agent ปีที่แล้ว +33

    10:59
    In case if anyone wants it.

    • @xSharpW
      @xSharpW ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That smile makes me so uncomfortable I love it lol

  • @dwightdeisenhower53
    @dwightdeisenhower53 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    11:00 good god that smile is priceless