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I have discovered something tragic.
This... isn't Ganondorf...
I know that sounds crazy.
"He's adorned with Gerudo symbols, has red hair, and he is called Ganon by the Hylians. Who else could it be?"
Well... the answer is tragic for a reason. This entity we are supposed to fight against... is the Hero from 10,000 years ago.
See? Sounds crazy. But it isn't and here is how.
Notice the garb he is wearing. A skirted tunic with his left-side covered and his right side exposed in a sort of half-toga robe. Now... where did we see this before? Ahhh right...
The E3 Trailer for BotW 2.
Now... what can we notice here?
Link, for some reason, is wearing the same outfit as "Ganondorf" in the above image. A kilt-skirt with a half-toga and some straps to hold it all together.
Simple attire change right?
WRONG !!!
Notice the hair? In the same trailer, we see Link in his more traditional Champions Tunic garb gliding around on the surface. And he has medium hair like he did in Breath of the Wild. But in this trailer in the scenes where Link is running around in the Sky, we see him with longer and far more wild hair.
And do you know who else has long and wild hair in their depictions?
The Hero from 10,000 years ago!
And do you know what I see strange about the Hero in the tapestry?
Notice how half of his torso has a green color to it rather than the blue color? The strange golden etchings on the arm that is weilding the sword? And more importantly, the long and wild flowing CRIMSON hair?
Here is my theory :
The Hero of 10,000 years ago is the Link we see in those sky-region parts of the trailer.
During his battle with the ancient Calamity, he was struck and tainted by Malice from the Calamity Ganon, hence why his right arm was afflicted and turned to it's blackened state.
The Calamity is slowly turning Link INTO Ganondorf !!
Either the Sheikah or the Zonai, possibly both working together; constructed the arm banding he wears to slow the progression of his transformation into Ganondorf reborn.
What we see of the sky sections of the game are Link from 10,000 years ago trying to desperately search for a means to halt the progression of this Curse of Malice... but ultimately he fails.
Knowing that he will succumb to the Malice and become Ganondorf reborn in HIS flesh, this incarnation of Link willing enters that Zonai temple and lets his arm-band enact a spell to perform a sealing ritual as he is finally turning into Ganondorf. His very soul is likely in the arm band itself.
Eons later, Link and Zelda from Breath of the Wild venture down into that cavern.
We see Link get Malice covering his right arm.
This sudden attack of Malice directly onto Link is likely something that saps away at his life force.
We ended Breath of the Wild with A LOT of Hearts.
The Mummified Link/Ganondorf saps away at our hearts, slowly draining ourselves and allowing itself to become strong enough to break the seal that has held him at bay for so long.
(this also would serve a gameplay reason as to why we would start off at 3 hearts once more)
And thus, Mummified Link/Ganondorf is awakened and the seal is broken!
The Golden Arm Bangle that sealed him LIKELY has what remains of Link from 10,000 years ago's soul within it and has autonomy.
Hence why the green power surges into Link's affected arm and the bangle affixes itself onto Link's arm - it is doing what it was meant to do and automatically latches onto Link to prevent him from ALSO becoming a reincarnation of Ganondorf!
(Notice how once the thing is on Link's arm, his fingernails are now sinisterly sharp? The transformation had already begun and the device slows it down!)
Since the spirit of the Hero from 10,000 years ago is within the arm, he might act like a guide for Link.
We essentially are getting two time-periods to play this game in.
Link is searching for a way to cure his affliction of this Curse of Malice, while also searching for Zelda and a means to defeat this resurrection of Ganondorf. And we get gameplay segments in the past RATHER than memories as Link is slowly merging his soul with that of his previous incarnation from 10,000 years ago that still lives within the arm bangle.
As a result, we get to see the events of the Hero from 10,000 years ago struggle and fail to save himself; being forced to seal himself away in order to prevent Ganondorf from being resurrected in his body in the hopes that a future hero could bring him down.
Link's goals in this game are to search for answers in his past life on the possibilities of a cure for the curse, to find Zelda, and to slay Ganondorf once again; hopefully once and for all this time.
I rest my case!
The Ganondorf we are seeing in Breath of the Wild 2 is ACTUALLY using the body of the previous Link that clashed with the Calamity. A Link who saved us from the initial calamity, but was afflicted with a curse that slowly turned him into a new host for Ganondorf's soul and hatred. And though this Link failed to save himself, he knows enough that hopefully the Link we played as in Breath of the Wild is able to cure himself with knowledge from the past and replaying the memories in a manner similar to the Animus from Assassin's Creed. By living through the memories of his past life, Link will be able to find a cure for his curse and then confront Ganondorf.
Who knows, perhaps at the end of their grand battle, Link will be able to lay his previous life's soul to rest and restore his body to he way it was so it could receive a proper burial / dissolve like that of the Sheikah Monks do when their role is fulfilled?
Whaddya think?
This... isn't Ganondorf...

I know that sounds crazy.
"He's adorned with Gerudo symbols, has red hair, and he is called Ganon by the Hylians. Who else could it be?"
Well... the answer is tragic for a reason. This entity we are supposed to fight against... is the Hero from 10,000 years ago.
See? Sounds crazy. But it isn't and here is how.
Notice the garb he is wearing. A skirted tunic with his left-side covered and his right side exposed in a sort of half-toga robe. Now... where did we see this before? Ahhh right...
The E3 Trailer for BotW 2.

Now... what can we notice here?
Link, for some reason, is wearing the same outfit as "Ganondorf" in the above image. A kilt-skirt with a half-toga and some straps to hold it all together.
Simple attire change right?
WRONG !!!
Notice the hair? In the same trailer, we see Link in his more traditional Champions Tunic garb gliding around on the surface. And he has medium hair like he did in Breath of the Wild. But in this trailer in the scenes where Link is running around in the Sky, we see him with longer and far more wild hair.

And do you know who else has long and wild hair in their depictions?
The Hero from 10,000 years ago!
And do you know what I see strange about the Hero in the tapestry?
Notice how half of his torso has a green color to it rather than the blue color? The strange golden etchings on the arm that is weilding the sword? And more importantly, the long and wild flowing CRIMSON hair?

Here is my theory :
The Hero of 10,000 years ago is the Link we see in those sky-region parts of the trailer.
During his battle with the ancient Calamity, he was struck and tainted by Malice from the Calamity Ganon, hence why his right arm was afflicted and turned to it's blackened state.
The Calamity is slowly turning Link INTO Ganondorf !!
Either the Sheikah or the Zonai, possibly both working together; constructed the arm banding he wears to slow the progression of his transformation into Ganondorf reborn.
What we see of the sky sections of the game are Link from 10,000 years ago trying to desperately search for a means to halt the progression of this Curse of Malice... but ultimately he fails.
Knowing that he will succumb to the Malice and become Ganondorf reborn in HIS flesh, this incarnation of Link willing enters that Zonai temple and lets his arm-band enact a spell to perform a sealing ritual as he is finally turning into Ganondorf. His very soul is likely in the arm band itself.
Eons later, Link and Zelda from Breath of the Wild venture down into that cavern.
We see Link get Malice covering his right arm.
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This sudden attack of Malice directly onto Link is likely something that saps away at his life force.
We ended Breath of the Wild with A LOT of Hearts.
The Mummified Link/Ganondorf saps away at our hearts, slowly draining ourselves and allowing itself to become strong enough to break the seal that has held him at bay for so long.
(this also would serve a gameplay reason as to why we would start off at 3 hearts once more)
And thus, Mummified Link/Ganondorf is awakened and the seal is broken!
The Golden Arm Bangle that sealed him LIKELY has what remains of Link from 10,000 years ago's soul within it and has autonomy.
Hence why the green power surges into Link's affected arm and the bangle affixes itself onto Link's arm - it is doing what it was meant to do and automatically latches onto Link to prevent him from ALSO becoming a reincarnation of Ganondorf!


(Notice how once the thing is on Link's arm, his fingernails are now sinisterly sharp? The transformation had already begun and the device slows it down!)
Since the spirit of the Hero from 10,000 years ago is within the arm, he might act like a guide for Link.
We essentially are getting two time-periods to play this game in.
Link is searching for a way to cure his affliction of this Curse of Malice, while also searching for Zelda and a means to defeat this resurrection of Ganondorf. And we get gameplay segments in the past RATHER than memories as Link is slowly merging his soul with that of his previous incarnation from 10,000 years ago that still lives within the arm bangle.
As a result, we get to see the events of the Hero from 10,000 years ago struggle and fail to save himself; being forced to seal himself away in order to prevent Ganondorf from being resurrected in his body in the hopes that a future hero could bring him down.
Link's goals in this game are to search for answers in his past life on the possibilities of a cure for the curse, to find Zelda, and to slay Ganondorf once again; hopefully once and for all this time.
I rest my case!
The Ganondorf we are seeing in Breath of the Wild 2 is ACTUALLY using the body of the previous Link that clashed with the Calamity. A Link who saved us from the initial calamity, but was afflicted with a curse that slowly turned him into a new host for Ganondorf's soul and hatred. And though this Link failed to save himself, he knows enough that hopefully the Link we played as in Breath of the Wild is able to cure himself with knowledge from the past and replaying the memories in a manner similar to the Animus from Assassin's Creed. By living through the memories of his past life, Link will be able to find a cure for his curse and then confront Ganondorf.
Who knows, perhaps at the end of their grand battle, Link will be able to lay his previous life's soul to rest and restore his body to he way it was so it could receive a proper burial / dissolve like that of the Sheikah Monks do when their role is fulfilled?
Whaddya think?