Is Ganon always a Gerudo?

He is reborn in Four Swords Adventures, where although he is still a Gerudo, he is not the king.

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.

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.

Are Ganon and Ganondorf different people?

Summing this up, Ganon and Ganondorf is actually the same character. Ganondorf is a humanoid and a member and leader of Gerudo. Ganon, on the other hand, is the same character but refers to the bestial form Ganondorf's body takes when he is possessed by evil thoughts.

Is Ganon always the same Ganon?

While the Multiple Ganon Theory has yet to gain wide spread acceptance, it has nonetheless gained the respect of some timeline theorist and fans of the series. Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that although each Link and Zelda are reincarnations, there is "only one Ganon".

The Tragic Tale of Ganondorf Dragmire

Why is Ganon sometimes 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.

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.

Is Ganondorf and calamity Ganon the same?

There have been several cases in The Legend of Zelda series in which characters, such as the King of Red Lions or Zant, refer to Ganondorf as "Ganon". In Breath of the Wild, Ganon is known as Calamity Ganon.

What is Ganondorf's goal?

Dubbed the King of Evil, Ganondorf (also known as Ganon) is supposedly the reincarnation of hatred, malice, and pure evil. His goals usually involve attempting to take over Hyrule or to destroy Hyrule, depending on the game.

Who came first Ganon or Ganondorf?

The first chronological appearance of either Ganon or Ganondorf is in Ocarina of Time. At the game's outset, he is Ganondorf, the King of the Gerudo. One male is born to the otherwise all-female Gerudo every century, and that male becomes King by birthright, because patriarchy occurs even among warriors.

Are all Ganondorf's the same?

While most incarnations of Ganondorf are the same individual, it was explained in Hyrule Historia that the Ganondorf who appeared in Four Swords Adventures was the reincarnation of the one that appeared in Twilight Princess and Ocarina of Time. He is commonly voiced by Takashi Nagasako.

Is Gerudo a groose?

One race the game doesn't explicitly reference, though, is 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.

Is Lady Urbosa related to Ganondorf?

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.

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.

Why are male Gorons allowed in Gerudo Town?

He also comments that Gerudo Town truly is full of women and that it smells nice there. Lyndae wonders why he was allowed into the Town when men are not allowed inside. This implies that the Gorons are all male race as no notable female members have appeared and they all refer to each other as brother.

Are Gorons all male?

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".

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.

Why does Ganon keep coming back?

It's a little vague, but the reasoning is that evil cannot be defeated and destroyed forever, but sealed, or put to sleep. It will resurface as many times as the franchise requires. The Hero of Time is always chosen by the goddess, because if not, the world will be held by Ganon.

Why does Ganon have the Triforce?

In Twilight Princess, Ganondorf gains the Triforce of Power through what the sages referred to as a "Divine Prank". It allows him to survive his execution, but is sent off into the Twilight Realm which allows him to house the power given to him by his Triforce piece on Zant.

Is the Triforce in Botw?

The Triforce appeared as a mere symbol scattered across the game. Now, obviously, the Triforce was not completely absent from Breath of the Wild. We see it appear both times Zelda displays her power, first against the Guardians to protect Link, second against Dark Beast Ganon.

Who is Ganondorf's 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.

Is Twilight Princess Ganondorf the same as Ocarina of Time?

The Ganondorf from Twilight Princess is the same individual as the one from Ocarina of Time, only after he escaped the Twilight Realm with Zant's help.

How do Gorons reproduce?

The first (one I personally thought of) is that they are born directly from magma and are subsequently adopted by another Goron. The second (one I've heard on this sub) is that they reproduce asexually, with the rocks on their back bulging and splitting off into a new, baby Goron.

Why are there no Gerudo in Twilight Princess?

They did not stay in the dungeon for one hundred years, they only stayed in there after Ganondorf was sent to the Twilight Realm. The reason they went was because they knew what Ganondorf was capable of doing, since he had killed his comrades in order to get Din's Triforce of Power.

What is the lifespan of a hylian?

The most famous Hylians are the many heroes and princesses that share the same name as one another, the latter being of blood relation and naming tradition. Hylians have the same life expectancy as regular humans.