How is Ganon a gerudo?

A Tragic Origin (Skyward Sword/Ocarina of Time)
Ganondorf was born into the Gerudo tribe of female thieves and raised by a surrogate mother/witch, Twinrova, to be their king. The Gerudos themselves are cruel and dangerous warriors and no doubt raised Ganondorf to share these very characteristics.
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Why is Ganon a pig?

Since Ganon appeared as a boar-like creature, Takizawa decided that Ganondorf should transform into such at the end of the game, despite the opinions of other staff members. He decided on making Ganon a beast "with the feeling of a pig" to reference A Link to the Past.
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Did Ganon take the form of a Gerudo?

In Ocarina of Time, it is explained that Ganondorf was born a powerful Gerudo sorcerer, the sworn enemy of the human races of Hyrule. The Gerudo twin witches Koume and Kotake, were his surrogate mothers. The Gerudo are a race of virtually all-female warriors and thieves, to whom only one male is born every century.
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Why is Ganon the only male Gerudo?

Due to a unique biological quirk, the race consists almost solely of females. A single male Gerudo is born into the tribe every hundred years. This male is destined by Gerudo law to become their king. Ganondorf is the only Gerudo male to have appeared in the series.
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How do Gerudo reproduce?

In order for the Gerudo race to continue to exist, Gerudo genes must remain dominant during the 100 year time period between the birth of Gerudo males. Since Gerudo reproduce by pairing with Hylian males, their offspring are heterozygous, with dominant Gerudo genes.
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Why is Ganon called calamity Ganon?

Calamity Ganon is unique to Breath of the Wild. At some point ~10,000 years prior to the present day, Ganon gave up on reincarnation and his physical form in order to harness Demise's malice inside him. He was consumed by it and became this all powerful disembodied force called the calamity.
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Are there female Gorons?

No. There are no female Gorons. As stated in the game itself, the Goron tribe is a male-only tribe that ever existed in the series.
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Why are Gorons allowed in Gerudo Town?

This might mean that Goron are genderless creatures and are thought of to be male as they have no female body parts. As they are not really male, they are therefore aloud in Gerudo Town.
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Did groose start the Gerudo?

But Zelda Theorist, GameOver Jesse recently published a video showing evidence that Groose is actually the first Gerudo, and that Ganondorf is his direct descendant.
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Are Ganondorf and Urbosa related?

Jurassic World: Dominion Dominates Fandom Wikis - The Loop. Makeela Riju is the only true-born daughter of Emperor Ganondorf and his wife Nabooru, his legal heir, and half-sister of Urbosa, she has a bodyguard named Buliara.
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Is Vilia a male Gerudo?

Vilia, on top of the Kara Kara Bazaar who you talk with to get the Gerudo Vai clothes. She is only ever referenced as female and gets mad when you call her a man. However she has very masculine feature hinting she is a man by the game.
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Is calamity Ganon and Ganondorf the same person?

Ganondorf is the humanoid Gerudo man, whereas Ganon is that man's transfigured beastial form. Otherwise, "Ganon" is a nickname for "Ganondorf," because nothing in Zelda can be completely straightforward.
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What is Ganondorf's sword called?

The Sword of the Six Sages is a recurrent sword in The Legend of Zelda series. Originally belonging to the Ancient Sages, it is wielded by Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and cannot be used by Link.
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Who is Ganondorf father?

While the simplest explanation is that Ganondorf's father was a random Hylian, I don't think it's unreasonable to assume his father was the previous Gerudo King. Some thoughts: Niko shows us that, while it may not be the norm, it's more than possible for human beings to live beyond 100 years.
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Is every Ganon the same?

Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that although each Link and Zelda are reincarnations, there is "only one Ganon".
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How do Gorons reproduce?

Wily proposes is that the Gorons could be reproducing asexually. This means that only one parent would be needed to start creating an offspring and the offspring are going to come out genetically identical to the first parent.
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Are Gorons asexual?

Are Gorons an asexual race? It's clear that they reproduce, but they seem to be a patriarchal, all-male society. Gorons have been seen using "brother" as an honorific, regardless of gender.
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Are all Goron men?

All Gorons that are seen are male and are referred to as such. They call each other "brother" (calling Link "Brudda" in Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) and never once has a Goron referred to another as "she" or "her".
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Are Gorons genderless?

So, the Japanese version basically says that Gorons are considered women by Gerudo standards, but the English version has rewritten this detail. Notably, the English version also has Traisy emphasize that these Gorons are “male”, which is actually not directly stated in Japanese here.
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Can Gorons breath underwater?

The Underwater Goron is the first Goron known to be able to breathe underwater; this may in fact be an ability of the Goron race, as a Goron child found in a Hot Spring on Death Mountain is attempting to hold his breath underwater, but finds that he can breathe perfectly fine.
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Are there Gorons in Wind Waker?

In the The Wind Waker, Gorons appear as disguised Wandering Merchants (also known as Traveling Merchants) who travel the Great Sea in search of valuable goods and to sell their wares. Three Goron merchants appear, with one stationed at the Mother & Child Isle, Greatfish Isle and Bomb Island.
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Is Ganon a good guy?

Some games depict him as more human with genuine struggles, and others depict him as just a monster bent on destruction. But many gamers have theorized that Ganondorf isn't as bad as we all may think. In fact, he could even be considered a good guy.
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How did Zelda seal Ganon?

After Ganondorf transforms into Ganon using the Triforce of Power, he meets his defeat at the hands of Link and Zelda. His weakened state allows Zelda to seal Ganon away with the help of the Sages Link had met through his journey.
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Was Calamity Ganon a human?

Remember, Calamity Ganon began life as another reincarnation of Ganon. He was human at one point. As such, the remains of his body still exist. During the final battle, when he firsts manifests, the most recognizable part of his body is his red-maned head.
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