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{{quote|An evil man who lived long ago in the era of Hyrule's founding. He was imprisoned beneath Hyrule Castle for ages, but the magic weakened, and his power has been steadily growing since. Now he has revived as a threat beyond the knowledge of any. A master of every known weapon, he will not hesitate to crush any foe who stands in his way.|In-game description}}
{{quote|An evil man who lived long ago in the era of Hyrule's founding. He was imprisoned beneath Hyrule Castle for ages, but the magic weakened, and his power has been steadily growing since. Now he has revived as a threat beyond the knowledge of any. A master of every known weapon, he will not hesitate to crush any foe who stands in his way.|In-game description}}


When Demon King Ganondorf is first encountered towards the end of the game, he still resembles his mummified "phantom" self, resting in a nest made of Gloom where his power is being restored. He fully reappears after slamming his fist down into the nest causing a tremendous Gloom eruption, which fully restores his original [[gerudo]] form as it was before the game's [[Imprisoning War]]. In battle, he will often attack [[Link (Breath of the Wild)#Tears of the Kingdom|Link]] with his [[Gloom Sword]], but can at any point switch over to a [[Demon King's Bow]], a [[Gloom Spear]] or a [[Gloom Club]], with which every attack he does [[Gloom|disables]] heart containers. In addition to that, Ganondorf unleashes with his bow and club some swarm of gloom wraths that upon making contact with Link ''permanently'' take away one of his hearts, though it will deal standard damage if Link is down to just 1 Heart Container (this damage would otherwise be fatal, but it can be withstood with 1-hit protection) and reduce durability of all weapons and shields other than the [[Master Sword]] it touches at 1. Unlike any previous boss in ''Breath of the Wild'' or ''Tears of the Kingdom'', Ganondorf is the only other person capable of executing a [[Perfect Dodge]] besides Link, and will perform a counter-dodge if Link attacks first. It is recommended to wait for him to dodge your attack, and then perform a Perfect Dodge on his counterattack, which will leave him vulnerable to a [[Flurry Rush]]. He has 2500 HP in this phase.
When Demon King Ganondorf is first encountered towards the end of the game, he still resembles his mummified "phantom" self, resting in a nest made of Gloom where his power is being restored. He fully reappears after slamming his fist down into the nest causing a tremendous Gloom eruption, which fully restores his original [[gerudo]] form as it was before the game's [[Imprisoning War]]. In battle, he will often attack [[Link (Breath of the Wild)#Tears of the Kingdom|Link]] with his [[Gloom Sword]], but can at any point switch over to a [[Demon King's Bow]], a [[Gloom Spear]] or a [[Gloom Club]], with which every attack he does [[Gloom|disables]] heart containers. In addition to that, Ganondorf unleashes with his bow and club some swarm of gloom wraiths that upon making contact with Link ''permanently'' take away one of his hearts, though it will deal standard damage if Link is down to just 1 Heart Container (this damage would otherwise be fatal, but it can be withstood with 1-hit protection) and reduce durability of all weapons and shields other than the [[Master Sword]] it touches at 1. Unlike any previous boss in ''Breath of the Wild'' or ''Tears of the Kingdom'', Ganondorf is the only other person capable of executing a [[Perfect Dodge]] besides Link, and will perform a counter-dodge if Link attacks first. It is recommended to wait for him to dodge your attack, and then perform a Perfect Dodge on his counterattack, which will leave him vulnerable to a [[Flurry Rush]]. He has 2500 HP in this phase.


{{quote|The fearsome form that Demon King Ganondorf attained after unleashing the power of the secret stone. The ancient sages were no match for him and only barely managed to contain his devastating power. The gloom he produces is a corrosive substance so foul that it can wither anyone who touches it.|In-game description for his second phase}}
{{quote|The fearsome form that Demon King Ganondorf attained after unleashing the power of the secret stone. The ancient sages were no match for him and only barely managed to contain his devastating power. The gloom he produces is a corrosive substance so foul that it can wither anyone who touches it.|In-game description for his second phase}}
When his health bar is depleted, Ganondorf will activate his [[Secret Stone]], transforming his clothes into a glowing red fiery texture, growing his now glowing red hair tremendously long, and restoring his health bar, extending it all the way to the edge of the screen, effectively doubling its max. This massive health bar contains 5000 HP, though there is a stopper halfway through (where normal healthbars stop), effectively creating 2 more phases with 2500 HP each. A pool of gloom now follows him almost everywhere he navigates in the arena, and he will spawn multiple [[Phantom Ganon (Tears of the Kingdom)|Phantom Ganons]] to attack Link at the same time. At this point, the other [[Sage]]s join Link in the battle, each fighting one of the Phantom Ganons while Link battles the real Ganondorf himself.
When his health bar is depleted, Ganondorf will activate his [[Secret Stone]], transforming his clothes into a glowing red fiery texture, growing his now glowing red hair tremendously long, and restoring his health bar, extending it all the way to the edge of the screen, effectively doubling its max. This massive health bar contains 5000 HP, though there is a stopper halfway through (where normal healthbars stop), effectively creating 2 more phases with 2500 HP each. A pool of gloom now follows him almost everywhere he navigates in the arena, and he will spawn multiple [[Phantom Ganon (Tears of the Kingdom)|Phantom Ganons]] to attack Link at the same time. At this point, the other [[Sage]]s join Link in the battle, each fighting one of the Phantom Ganons while Link battles the real Ganondorf himself.


When Ganondorf reaches half of his new max health, he will dispel his Phantom Ganons and shove all the sages away, effectively stunning them and turning back the battle to a duel. During this effective third phase, he unleashes much more gloom wraths with all his weapons and can even Perfect Dodge Link's Flurry Rush. It becomes more recommended to now do [[Perfect Guard]] or at least attack him first to have to deal with only one Perfect Dodge instead of waiting to dodge his attack first. When his health has been fully depleted, and nearing death, Ganondorf rips his Secret Stone from his forehead and swallows it, effectively turning into what becomes the fourth phase of the boss battle, the [[Demon Dragon]].
When Ganondorf reaches half of his new max health, he will dispel his Phantom Ganons and shove all the sages away, effectively stunning them and turning back the battle to a duel. During this effective third phase, he unleashes much more gloom wraiths with all his weapons and can even Perfect Dodge Link's Flurry Rush. It becomes more recommended to now do [[Perfect Guard]] or at least attack him first to have to deal with only one Perfect Dodge instead of waiting to dodge his attack first. When his health has been fully depleted, and nearing death, Ganondorf rips his Secret Stone from his forehead and swallows it, effectively turning into what becomes the fourth phase of the boss battle, the [[Demon Dragon]].


In all of his phases, Ganondorf is 80% resistant to [[Beam Emitter]]s, should the player try to use them on him.
In all of his phases, Ganondorf is 80% resistant to [[Beam Emitter]]s, should the player try to use them on him.
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