the walrus cat
the walrus who was a cat
- Joined
- May 12, 2009
Today I was replaying the final boss fight of Wind Waker and noticed something I don't think I've ever seen pointed out. Ganondorf in WW seems to be based on the concept of the garo in MM. He holds two katanas under a large concealing robe, just like the garo. However, they also share extremely similar fighting styles as well. WW Ganondorf is highly agile, jumping into the air and charging at link with his katanas.
This may simply be an interesting design choice. Perhaps something in Japanese culture serves as a common source of inspiration?
So in terms of theories, this observation could loosely support a few wild ones regarding counterpart characters in Termina. In MM, no obvious counterpart to ganondorf exists, and Igos du Ikana has no obvious OoT counterpart. In WW, Daphnes, the king of hyrule serves almost as ganondorf's "foil." Although they're enemies, Daphnes is somewhat similar in his stature and garments, and even directly compares his motives to gannondorf's. Eventually Ganondorf infiltrates hyrule and erects his own tower right behind hyrule castle! Finally, Daphnes thwarts Ganondorf's plans to use the triforce, juxtaposing their power and showing their rivalry.
If Igos du Ikana has a hyrulian counterpart, it would be the king of hyrule. The use of ganon's tower in WW is extremely similar to the use of the stone tower, another highly interesting observation. The rivalry between the garo and the Ikana almost mirrors that of Ganondorf and Hyrule, especially as seen in WW. So could the garo be some kind of counterpart of Ganondorf?
This may simply be an interesting design choice. Perhaps something in Japanese culture serves as a common source of inspiration?
So in terms of theories, this observation could loosely support a few wild ones regarding counterpart characters in Termina. In MM, no obvious counterpart to ganondorf exists, and Igos du Ikana has no obvious OoT counterpart. In WW, Daphnes, the king of hyrule serves almost as ganondorf's "foil." Although they're enemies, Daphnes is somewhat similar in his stature and garments, and even directly compares his motives to gannondorf's. Eventually Ganondorf infiltrates hyrule and erects his own tower right behind hyrule castle! Finally, Daphnes thwarts Ganondorf's plans to use the triforce, juxtaposing their power and showing their rivalry.
If Igos du Ikana has a hyrulian counterpart, it would be the king of hyrule. The use of ganon's tower in WW is extremely similar to the use of the stone tower, another highly interesting observation. The rivalry between the garo and the Ikana almost mirrors that of Ganondorf and Hyrule, especially as seen in WW. So could the garo be some kind of counterpart of Ganondorf?