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| image    = [[File:TotK-Ganondorf-Art.jpg|400px]]

| caption  = Ganondorf from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom|Tears of the Kingdom]]''

| location = [[Level 9: Death Mountain]]<br/>[[Pyramid of Power]]<br/>[[Ganon's Castle]]<br/>[[Room of Rites]]<br/>[[Forsaken Fortress]]<br/>[[Tower of Winds (Four Swords Adventures)|Tower of Winds]]<br/>[[Hyrule Castle (Twilight Princess)]]<br/>[[Hyrule Castle (Breath of the Wild)]]

| title    = Prince of Darkness<br/>King of Evil<br/>Evil Incarnation of Darkness<br/>King of Darkness<br/>Demon King<br/>Dark Beast<br/>Dark Lord<br/>The Beast<br/>Primal Evil<br/>Scourge of Hyrule Castle<br/>Hatred and Malice Incarnate

==''Ocarina of Time''==

[[File:Ganondorf-Ocarina.png|200px|right]]As the single male Gerudo born to the Gerudo Tribe every hundred years, Ganondorf was born the king of his people. He is a power-hungry thief and sorcerer seeking to find the omnipotent Triforce and use its power to take over Hyrule. Ganondorf is willing to use any means to achieve his goals, including treachery towards the King of Hyrule and manipulation of his own people.

==''Twilight Princess''==

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===Sages' Story===

After Link has defeated Zant, Zant will reveal to Link and Midna that his god, Ganon, has already descended and been reborn in the World of Light.{{Ref|name=Quote1|TP|1754|[[Zant]]}} He continues by showing good faith in Ganon, saying that as long as Ganon survives, he will resurrect Zant without cease.{{Ref|name=Quote1}} This mini-scene shows how much Zant really praises Ganon, which can be interpreted as Ganon playing Zant so he can be revived in Hyrule, or as a true relationship that has mutual feelings.

===Confrontation===

Ganon is finally confronted by Link at the very end of ''Twilight Princess'', where he is physically seen for the first time. This confrontation happens at the highest tower of [[Hyrule Castle (Twilight Princess)|Hyrule Castle]], in the [[Throne Room]]. Ganon can be found sitting on the throne, with [[Zelda (Twilight Princess)|Princess Zelda]] levitating above him and the sword once used to execute him in his hands, in the middle of the Triforce statue. He arrogantly introduces himself by welcoming Link and Midna to ''his'' castle.{{Ref|TP|1767|Ganon}} After a dramatic scene of Ganon standing up, Ganon begins his speech by making fun of Midna's people, saying it was very pathetic that they defied the gods with ''petty'' magic only to be cast aside.{{Ref|TP|1770|Ganon}} He continues by saying the anguish felt by the Twili people acted as his nourishment, as their hatred ''bled across the void'' and awakened him.{{Ref|TP|1771-1772|Ganon}} He explains why, in his opinion, Midna's people did not succeed; it was because they lacked true power.{{Ref|TP|1773|Ganon}} The kind of power those chosen by the gods wield.{{Ref|TP|1774|Ganon}} He continues by saying that someone with the type of power would make a suitable king, while at the same time holding up his right hand, which has the marking of the Triforce of Power.{{Ref|TP|1775|Ganon}} After Midna vows to deny Ganon what he desires,{{Ref|TP|1779|[[Midna]]}} Ganon redirects their attention to Zelda, who he refers to as their ''little friend''.{{Ref|TP|1783|Ganon}} He uses [[Twilight]]-magic to possess Zelda, and this begins the epic four-phase battle that concludes ''Twilight Princess''.

==''Tears of the Kingdom''==

{{quote|An evil man who lived long ago in the era of Hyrule's founding. His legend claims that this Gerudo man fed his bottomless ambition with great power and became a king of demons. He was imprisoned beneath Hyrule Castle for ages, but the magic holding him weakened when the castle was damaged during the Calamity a century ago, and his power has steadily been growing since. Now he has revived as a threat beyond the knowledge of any.|Character Profile description}}

Ganondorf first appears as a corpse that has been sealed away [[Beneath Hyrule Castle]]. [[Link (Breath of the Wild)#Tears of the Kingdom|Link]] and [[Zelda (Breath of the Wild)#Tears of the Kingdom|Zelda]] are exploring the cavern due to the appearance of [[Gloom]] in the area. After reaching the depths of the cavern, they find Ganondorf's corpse, which comes to life and destroys most of Link's arm and [[Master Sword]]. Ganondorf uses his power to lift [[Hyrule Castle]] into the sky, and causes the cavern to crumble, where he falls with the ground below and disappears.

Once Ganondorf is nearly defeated, he will commit one final, irreversible act, and consume his Secret Stone. This transforms him into the [[Demon Dragon]]. With the help of the Light Dragon, Link attacks various weak spots along the Demon Dragon's body. After using the Master Sword to shatter Ganondorf's Secret Stone, Ganondorf will finally be destroyed.

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