What do you like better in the final boss fight?

Chevywolf30 · Jul 30, 2023

*TOTK final boss spoilers*

I was thinking about some of the various Ganon(dorf) final boss fights across the series, and realized that the phases tend to fall under one of two patterns: Either it starts as a Ganondorf fight, but just as you think you've taken him out, he revives in some sort of beast form as a final ditch (OoT, TotK). The other one is he does have some sort of larger, more powerful form in the fight, but he goes down as the 'Dorf. (WW, TP) Which do you think is cooler?

I'm a fan of the WW/TP method myself. There's something chilling about Ganondorf realizing that he's lost so he gives his mind up in an effort to overpower Link, but ending it by stabbing Ganondorf the man is an much more epic ending imo. That's who you've been chasing this whole time, and now you can look him in the eye as he dies.

thePlinko · Jul 30, 2023

I think as long as they’re well made boss fights then I don’t really care what order they’re in. I guess having Ganondorf first followed by the beast form next tends to feel more memorable, for better or for worse.

Mikey the Moblin · Jul 30, 2023

I can't say I have a preference for one or the other. it all depends on execution and thematic relevance

mαrkαsscoρ · Jul 30, 2023

I'd also lean towards a final fight w/ ganondorf himself, and it probably has to do w/ how it was presented in twilight princess which is still the coolest one yet, even if he's a pushover

Azure Sage · Aug 1, 2023

I don't think I have a preference either. Both WW and TotK are my favorite final fights in the series and they play out opposite ways.

Doc · Aug 4, 2023

I think when he goes down as Ganondorf, it certainly allows for his defeat to feel a lot more human, and I certainly like that more. When he transforms into a beast, it does come down to just fighting evil incarnate. Which is fun and can be cinematic and I really don't care much either way, but killing him as a dude has an extra weight to it.

Uwu_Oocoo2 · Aug 11, 2023

It's hard to say. I like the dramatic nature of being pushed so far into a corner that you exchange your humanity for power. But it also feels overdone. Like, it was crazy and awesome in OoT, but after that it doesn't pack as much of a punch. For that fact I'll probably go for the WW/TP option.