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.
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.
@@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.
@@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
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.
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
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".
@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
@@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.
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.
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
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.
"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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
@@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
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.
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.
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?"
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.
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.
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.
Yeah that was the biggest problem with this game that they made no reference or connections to breath of the wild. Like how the npcs act like they don't know who Link is
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.
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.
The funny part is that's his motivation. To make the world stronger through combat or something. Dude just wants to be powerful and fight strong opponents. And he's confidently evil about it too
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
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"
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
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
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.
@@tayloradams372Weirdly I actually think this voice would be perfect for TP Zelda, it sounds elegent, experienced, queenly. I love the voice I just think it doesn't fit this Zelda's art design if that makes sense
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…
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.
Yeah, there needed to be more backstory before he grabbed the stone from Sonia. That memory jump felt too quick ESPECIALLY since the next memory just CONTINUES straight away from the first. Just have to two tied together and put another cutscene in the first part of that memory
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 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.
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
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
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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@Hylian_Glitchmobber I'm in the same boat as well. He's an awesome dude, but for this role I felt a bit disappointed that was the official voice of Gannon for the game. I thought it was going to be deeper or have more oomph to it but that was it. Maybe my expectations were too high 🤷♀️
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)
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 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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!!
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.
@@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.
@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.
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
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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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 😂
@@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.
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
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.
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."
@@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.
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!
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?
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.
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
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
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.
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)
@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
Sidon: Just what is this thing?! Ganondorf: …I-…you KNOW ME! Tulin: Not really Ganondorf: Th-this isn’t funny! Yunobo: Wait! I get it! You’re that skeleton… Ganondorf: Yes! Yes I am! Yunobo: With the blue eye! Ganondorf: …I’m out
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.
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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???
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
What I love about this depiction of Ganon is how unrepentantly evil he is. He warlock punches an innocent woman’s spine out of her body and his reaction isn’t grim resolve or stoic determination. He cackles like he’s watching funny videos of a cat with a balloon tied to its tail. He uses his phantoms, direct extensions of his will, to cosplay as Zelda and run around Hyrule doing insane Saturday morning cartoon villain shit, spooking horses and convincing soldiers to go into battle naked and generally being a destructive pest. He gets the Gorons addicted to meth, dumps toxic waste all over Lanayru, and causes a zombie apocalypse in his home town. Being an asshole is his passion. If you told him he was a slave to destiny caused by Demise’s curse, he’d look you in the eye and say “really? That shit rules.” Put all notions of Ganondorf being a sympathetic character to the sword, he is an absolute shitbag.
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.
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!”
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
@@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?!
Ganon in Tears of the Kingdom having elements from some of his best designs, ie his trickster personality from OoT, long mane-like hair from Hyrule Warriors, and Shogun/Samurai inspired fashion from Wind Waker. Peak.
12:53 This is no longer Ganondorf, King of the Garudo. Through the power of the Secret Stone, the ancient curse born of malice was finally brought to fruition. Demise lives.
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.
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.
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.
10:58 That face he makes wouldn't be out of place on a panel from One Piece lmao, and yet it's so *perfect*. That is the face of an unrepentantly evil man, who has so easily won everything that he wanted in a single motion. _And he's loving every second of it._
Zelda: "How do you know our names?"
Ganondorf: "Hold up, let me bench press this castle real quick."
The grind never stops for the demon king
💀💀
@@Da_caffeinated_insomniacScrew Anos Voldigoad, we got Ganondorf Dragmire.
She did also just call him Link right before that lol.
But still
@@MenacingTato69420I read that as Quagmire by accident. All I can think of is Ganondorf as Quagmire now.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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
A MERE MORTAL 😤😤😤 WILL NOT STAND IN MY WAY!!!
Basically Frieza
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.
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.
The tall mouth also makes as his actual last name is "Dragmire" sounds pretty familiar huh?
The elation upon feeling the power of suavamente in his grasp
@@LoLmp4quag- i mean dragmire?
@@Ummwhyareyoualive6907 I’m ganondorf dragmire
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
Said 4'9 blonde twink winds up beating his ass in both regular AND demon king form 💀
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".
@@speedude0164 And after snapping the master sword like a toothpick he's immediately disappointed
He literally has the same body shape as back then
Link isn't a twink
@@foquitajeej2399Maybe to most people but isn’t Ganondorf almost 7 feet tall?
He has the design of Wind waker + Twilight princess with the expressions of Ocraina of time. Truly one of the best adaptions
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.
@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
@@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.
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!
@@sethfeldpausch4337 considering he’s the reincarnation of demise, that was a nice touch on design
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.
I like how the game doesn’t even center the health bar.
I just thought it was a funny 4th wall break
I thought the game bugged out lol
i was on yuzu so i thought my game fucked up but i knew the intention either way
Dread? It was an easy fight
*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"
THAT'S TOO MANY SLIIIIICCCEEEESSSS!!!!
THATS ENOUGH SLICES
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
That was my exact reaction 😭
ITS STILL GOING!!!!!!!
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
I'm pretty sure Sonia also falls into that category, but it's all good cause Ganondorf took care of that problem real quick.
@@speedude0164maybe that’s what her secret stone granted, the ability to speak without a text bubble
It’s called a Text box
HEY GANONDORF VOICE IS JOTARO KUJO!?(ORA!?😆👊)
@@speedude0164and also because she just doesn't appear in any gameplay segments at all, so she's disqualified from the start
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.
"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.
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.
He used warlock punch on Sonia
@@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.
@@speedude0164I prefer him to be more like Darksied, and less like Thanos.
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.
I still consider Demise a more-or-less version of Ganondorf.
Technically windwaker tbh
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.
@@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
His beast form Ganon appears in almost every game, but yes. Ganondorf’s appearance has been a long time coming.
Thank you for the thumbnail. It's beyond glorious.
Yeah
Meme fuel
I thought my game glitched when i first saw that in game
That's me when at full power megalomaniac mood.
Ganondorf scene in the Gerudo desert will be always Legendary for the Thumbnail.
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.
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.
Imagine Links reaction to seeing that memory I have got to see a manga on this game and Botw
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?"
She has ptsd of what happened in her timeline
@@speedude0164 so is calamity ganon just bro saying "fuck it, imma go scorched earth"?
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.
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.
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.
It’s funny because he was supposed to have redeeming qualities in Ocarina of Time.
I don’t care I want Ganondor f in my mout
Sounds like the twilight princess route.
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…”
Yeah that was the biggest problem with this game that they made no reference or connections to breath of the wild. Like how the npcs act like they don't know who Link is
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.
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.
And he catfishes Link by disguising Zelda
The funny part is that's his motivation. To make the world stronger through combat or something. Dude just wants to be powerful and fight strong opponents. And he's confidently evil about it too
Making the villain more imposing makes the fight more satisfying.
@@_aWiseMan Goku villain arc
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
The tear did not only upgrade his power but his emotions too
lmao
Lol
It also represents Madness
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"
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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?
@@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
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
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
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.
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
I find her voice more annoying and... Fat? I don't know how to describe this more clearly but she sounds like she's voiced by overweight women
@@tayloradams372Weirdly I actually think this voice would be perfect for TP Zelda, it sounds elegent, experienced, queenly. I love the voice I just think it doesn't fit this Zelda's art design if that makes sense
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…
I keep hoping for dlc or a age of calamity like game with more content of him
he's the reason why I fill my weapon pouch with Gerudo weaponry, this Ganondorf is beast 🙌🏼
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.
Heck, I wish we got some kind of dlc that let us play as him. Letting us see from his perspective.
Yeah, there needed to be more backstory before he grabbed the stone from Sonia. That memory jump felt too quick ESPECIALLY since the next memory just CONTINUES straight away from the first. Just have to two tied together and put another cutscene in the first part of that memory
We all know the feeling we got when the health bar didn't stop going up
I was like”now this is where the fun begins”.
“Oh my god it keeps going right!”
"oh ok were doing this" LERRRRROY JEEEEEENKINSSSSS
nah been in honsety I was amused but also terrfied.
@@Anonymous-ks1pn At least I have chicken.
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.
Weird right, especially since for the Zonai according to Creating a Champion Dragons represents courage, Owls wisdom and Boars power.
@@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.
The Goddess and the Demon once more do battle, with the Hero at her side.
@@flameofthephoenix8395 Courage is not the absence of fear. but doing the right thing regardless.
Yeah but on the other hand
FUCK YEAH! HUGE DRAGON FIGHT!
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
Yeah, that blew me away.
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.
I was too busy laughing my ass off to give a shit about Sonia and Zelda when that happened
Mo-Cap Director: No, eviler. YOU'RE NOT GRINNING EVIL ENOUGH!
Animator: Fine, I'll do it myself.
Same!! XD
"How many of my blendshapes did you break??"
"Yes..."
Someone at Nintendo: so how many people just laughed instead of taking Sonia’s death seriously?
The Animater: Yes
@@TinyToadSageme: oh dang she died
Me a few seconds later: 💀
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
All the reason why he’s one of my favorite video game villains
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.
@@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.
Mummy Ganondorf is hands down the coolest incarnation of this character.
Bro wants to be an Iron Maiden album cover so bad
@@dr.1277 UP THE FUCKING IRONS🤘
Calling him a mere mummy doesn’t do it justice. “Lich Ganondorf” feels more appropriate.
I was getting serious skeletor vibes off him.
Ganondorf kneeling is my favorite part ngl
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.
I'm pretty sure it's above lookout landing too 💀
Poor Purah man
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
@@beany_squid7052Nah, it happens somewhat northwest of hyrule castle. No-one lives there
I love to imagine the Demon Dragon just disappearing into the purple cloud when you kill monsters in Skyward Sword instead of the explosion
Thumbnail POV : You caught Ganondorf in Mid-Suavemente.
Ah yes, a fellow TerminalMontage fan.
*Suavemente intensifies*
it seem s you have caught me mid suavemente
*hola*
Despacito
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@heraldsavior8425
He also does Jotaro!
@@philipcheung63 good grief to say the least ^^
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.
It’s like Ganondorf thought to himself:
“Of course. It’s HIM.”
Say his name
Link
You're goddamn right
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.
@@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.
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.
If they make a live action Zelda movie, Josh Brolin or Keith David would be perfect for playing Ganondorf
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.
@@Crichjo32 How about Keith David I mentioned
@@Crichjo32 How about the guy who voiced Madara?
Damn, imagine if he'd gone full Thanos, gone on a killing spree and ended each Sage, taking their Tear in the process.
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
Looks goofy as hell to me.
@@BlueBerry20071 it does out of context but the actual scene was amazing
@@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.
@@Kyrious It reminds me of a face that some character in a Gmod animation would make for a split second.
@@WatsudaThe curse of the unhinged jaw…
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
Ganondorf: °laughs in William Afton°
@@Coolstar_der_ClipperGanondorf: I will be back, I always come back, But dying is such a bitch
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
He also says "The Demon King was born into this kingdom, but his transformation into Malice created the horror you see now".
@@Tahkaullus01 calamity ganon is merely just the hatred of ganondorf that leaked out from his body
I think Matt Mercer as Ganondorf as given the best vocal performance of his entire career in this game. He really gave it 110%
He was so good. The cutscene where Ganondorf draconifies himself is probably a top 10 Zelda cutscene for me.
Nah, he needed a deeper voice to match his stature. Matt just doesn't fit him at all
@@Typhoon_Lex agreed. I usually love Matt Mercer, but I feel this was bad casting. His voice doesn't match Ganondorf at all
@@Hylian_Glitchmobber
I'm in the same boat as well. He's an awesome dude, but for this role I felt a bit disappointed that was the official voice of Gannon for the game. I thought it was going to be deeper or have more oomph to it but that was it. Maybe my expectations were too high 🤷♀️
@@Hylian_Glitchmobber I was imagining a voice like Dio's to be coming out of Ganondorfs' mouth. Such a shame
11:00 Gannons smile is a selling point for this game
And his eyes are insane
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)
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
Now the question is. Why didn't both of them turn into a mummy, and Rauru only had is arm remain?
@@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.
You could say that Calamity Ganon was a super version of phantom ganon
@@batofdestiny A subconscious manifestation of Ganondorf's will that sought to enact his conquest of Hyrule.
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!
I’d say he’s probably the most iconic villain in the Zelda franchise.
That's crazy I never knew it was him
Oshikuru Does not exist !
Matt Mercer is mid
@@rasendori20 true
The pure delivery in that line at 18:44 was so cold, my favorite part of that memory/tear whatever its called
That’s Chris Hackney for ya.
*_"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?"_*
"I love the young people!"
Watching him become a dragon is quite possibly one of the coolest things ive ever seen in a zelda game
Dragondorf
When I saw that happen I was like: ... Did... Did I just loose? Well I guess Hyrule really is screwed
@@matthewbuckley7757 Ganondorf Dragonmire
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!!
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.
@@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.
@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.
@@Vaquix000 Tell me who "the greatest villain of all time" really is and I'll explain to you how they're a joke.
seeing ganondorf command all the bosses and monsters is really what we needed in BOTW
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.
@@thescorpion2758 Sir are you asking for torture
I like how he got angry that Link had been going around killing his minions I didnt know bro actually cared abt them...
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
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.
They'll plan it as a DLC but end up adding so much into it that it'll end up as another sequel.
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?
@@BlueBerry20071 to control hyrule.
@@TheSuperDuperLS which would be kinda pointless, because who tf actually WANTS all of that work?
@@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.
Matt Mercer, the man that switches personalities fast. He is the storm of this performance, and has sent a great demon voice as Ganondorf
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
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.
I know that post game isnt a thing but I wish they stayed completed in your adventure log after loading a completed save.
"DO NOT LOOK AWAY, YOU WITNESS THE KING OF MERENGUE's REBIRTH!!!!!"
Ganondorf Midi-Suavemente.
29:40 LMAO the health bar of Demon King Ganondorf is reaching a point where it is about to go off the screen. 😭😂
I thought there was an error but that was a legit health bar no wonder the previous king had a hard time😢
@@foodmr2022 At this point his health is going to be infinite 😭😭
AND THEN THE DUDE FUCKING DODGES MY FLURRY RUSHES
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.
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.
11:00 You can't fake that joy.
It's Christmas time for Ganondaddy!
Man I loved seeing Ganondorf bow to the king of Hyrule in deception again, was a really awesome throwback to OoT
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
Calamity ganon was just a manifestation of his malice, a preform( i suppose) of his Dark power in totk
I think the Ganondorf that had the full triforce could give him a run for his money
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 😂
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.
@@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.
This Ganon looks like a mix of Ocarina /Twilight Princess Ganon , and Windwaker Ganon . I love it
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
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.
@@Vaquix000 Ok!
@@Vaquix000 bro I see you everywhere in this comment section. Why are you so pressed lol. Your superiority complex is showing
@@thundafellowNarcissists love to hear their own voice the most, this guy is a prime example lmfao
@@Vaquix000 Demon King? Secret Stone?
Therapist: Gmod Gannon is not real, he can't hurt you.
Gmod ganon: 10:58
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."
Yeah, the end and ganondorf are similer in some regards, evil enitities that manipulate others around them to gain what they want.
@@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.
@@chadpeterson5698 yeah, Maybe a better character to compare would be demise?
@@chadpeterson5698 yeah, Maybe a better character to compare would be demise?
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!
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 😰
Same
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?
I think that not even fierce deity link could do anything about it
I mean the only thing that can defeat it is the master torch
@@Dado_nastro I think composite link could win but barely
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.
Nothing would be able to stop him but a fishing rod.
Matt Mercer’s voice does a great job of humanizing Ganondorf while while making him a menacing presence
Helps that he's been a fan of the Zelda franchise since he was a kid.
3:59 "Hyrule will bow down before me!"
Damn! Leon S Kennedy really changed his ambitions over the years.
After hearing someone yelling LEeEEOn HElP over and over Can drive anyone to do to terrible things
Government agent work just wasn't cutting it anymore
What years of 0 Wongussy does to a MF
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
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
tbh this is probably the closes Ganondorf has ever been to just being Demise.
I don't care how much this messes up the timeline and lore for him, this is best Ganon so far.
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.
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)
@@mariocooper1996 actually the second one we know, since zelda states Calmamity ganon was trying to reincarnate.
@@mariocooper1996 didn’t Demise set a curse making every form of ganon evil
@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
Ganondorf: "So brute force will not be enough."
Also Ganondorf: @10:28
I remember when the game leaked and I saw Ganandorf smile like that, I instantly knew it was gonna be memed
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”
Sidon: Just what is this thing?!
Ganondorf: …I-…you KNOW ME!
Tulin: Not really
Ganondorf: Th-this isn’t funny!
Yunobo: Wait! I get it! You’re that skeleton…
Ganondorf: Yes! Yes I am!
Yunobo: With the blue eye!
Ganondorf: …I’m out
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.
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
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.
In the series he's always evil for the sake of being evil. How is that refreshing? Skull Kid was refreshing as an antagonist.
It's refreshing compared to Breath of the Wild, in which they're not even really a character.
@@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.
@@lucaantinori4834 bingo
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.
he did the same with ocarina of time
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???
Isn’t it Queen Sonia and King Rauru?
@blazera nothing personnel kid
@@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.
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
11:00 Ganonodorf when he sees 2 identical rocks right next to each other
Is that a JOJO REFERENCE ?!?!
Pfft no because it's basically the same expression-
Ganondorf's smile is even more disturbing than the Joker's
I literally said out loud “I’m gonna need you to never do that again”
Oof that's a bad take imo lmao
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.
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.
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.
bruh I never knew that was the voice actor for Ghiacchio
Wow. This really is Link's bizarre adventure.
What I love about this depiction of Ganon is how unrepentantly evil he is. He warlock punches an innocent woman’s spine out of her body and his reaction isn’t grim resolve or stoic determination. He cackles like he’s watching funny videos of a cat with a balloon tied to its tail. He uses his phantoms, direct extensions of his will, to cosplay as Zelda and run around Hyrule doing insane Saturday morning cartoon villain shit, spooking horses and convincing soldiers to go into battle naked and generally being a destructive pest. He gets the Gorons addicted to meth, dumps toxic waste all over Lanayru, and causes a zombie apocalypse in his home town. Being an asshole is his passion. If you told him he was a slave to destiny caused by Demise’s curse, he’d look you in the eye and say “really? That shit rules.” Put all notions of Ganondorf being a sympathetic character to the sword, he is an absolute shitbag.
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.
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!”
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
@@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?!
They really went all out with TOTK, this is by far my favorite version of Ganondorf
10:59
In case if anyone wants it.
That smile makes me so uncomfortable I love it lol
Do not look away.
For you witness a king.
*Mid Suavemente.*
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.
Ganon in Tears of the Kingdom having elements from some of his best designs, ie his trickster personality from OoT, long mane-like hair from Hyrule Warriors, and Shogun/Samurai inspired fashion from Wind Waker. Peak.
They never thought to remove the secret stone from Ganondorf *while* he was sealed.
12:53 This is no longer Ganondorf, King of the Garudo. Through the power of the Secret Stone, the ancient curse born of malice was finally brought to fruition. Demise lives.
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.
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.
18:42 rauru grabbing ganondorf out of his neutral b was truely a genius play
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.
I really want nintendo to collab with a big streamer or studio ghibli to give us a Zelda series. This animation style is amazing
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!"
11:00 good god that smile is priceless
No I’m traumatized
@@Lazy_duck2.0 heheheheheheaheaheaheah
10:58 That face he makes wouldn't be out of place on a panel from One Piece lmao, and yet it's so *perfect*.
That is the face of an unrepentantly evil man, who has so easily won everything that he wanted in a single motion. _And he's loving every second of it._
Ganondorf be like: Holy shit! It was that easy? It couldn't be... It's that easy!!!!
I like how raurus ears work like a cats...moving to show emotion (like annoyance or anger for example)