What is Ganondorf's race?

As the human form known as Ganondorf, he is the king and the only male member of the Gerudo. He bears the physical traits of the Gerudo race, having red hair, dark skin and pointy ears.
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What race is Ganon in BotW?

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

He's blue, always has been. In some versions he's been a particularly dark blue, but blue none the less. BotW version is a little different, but it's a little different take on him anyway. Now if you're talking about Ganondorf, he's olive-skinned.
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What tribe is Ganondorf from?

The first chronological appearance of Ganondorf is in The Legend of Zelda's first venture into 3D. Ganondorf is the king of a tribe of desert bandits known as the Gerudo. Every 100 years, a male is born into the Gerudo tribe, which consists of nothing but female bandits, and he becomes their king.
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Is Ganondorf's skin green?

First off: Ganondorf's blood was changed to green because parents complained. The green blood was a way of censorship. Gamewise though, I'm sure the green skin is the fact that his body has been corrupted by dark magic, much like Twinrova.
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Zelda Theory: Ganondorf's Curse / Origins of the Gerudo Race



Is Ganondorf Brown?

I think as the Gerudo Ganondorf his skin is supposed to be a brownish green. All the other Gerudos have the brown shade, but not as much green. The beast Ganon (which I believe is somewhat displaced from Ganondorf) is blue in all of the 2d games, but the same shade as Ganondorf in the 3d games.
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What color is Ganon's skin?

Ocarina of Time marks the first appearance of his humanoid form named Ganondorf, the physically imposing and armor-clad Lord of the Gerudo people. Like all Gerudo, he possesses olive dark skin, amber eyes, and red hair.
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Is calamity Ganon a Gerudo?

'Calamity Ganon once took the form of a Gerudo' - Urbosa & Zeldas Mothers Bond Theory. The title quote is the only reference to Ganondorf in BOTW.
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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.
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What is Ganondorf's full name?

Specifically, that his full name of Ganondorf Dragmire is now in wider circulation again, as Nintendo has included the name on its online guide to the Zelda games.
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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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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. 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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How do Gerudo reproduce?

The Gerudo reproduce through Gynogenesis as discussed in another thread.
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What animal is calamity Ganon?

Calamity Ganon eventually gained a more complete form after having his Harbinger Ganon form absorb Astor after the two were fought into a corner by the Champions of Hyrule. This form resembled a gigantic, Malice and Sheikah technology-fused version of his human form, albeit with a slightly piggish snout.
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Who is the villain of BOTW 2?

Early footage of BOTW 2 shows what appears to be Ganondorf being resurrected under Hyrule Castle - or at least someone attempting to revive him.
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Who is Groose reincarnated?

The title says it all. Groose was the original Gerudo, He founded their original tribe. Ganon and Groose are kinda similar names, and seemingly are the only two (historically important) Male Gerudo.
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Who is ghirahim Zelda?

Ghirahim (ギラヒム, Girahimu?), or Lord Ghirahim, is one of the two main antagonists of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. He is the lord of the demons that are unleashed upon The Surface during the events of the game. He is actively pursuing Zelda, and is able to detect her presence.
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Is Yuga a Gerudo?

Yuga is Actually a Man, and No, He's Not a Gerudo - Zelda Dungeon.
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What is Link's last name?

REDMOND, Wash. — Nintendo announced today that the iconic character Link, star of The Legend of Zelda, has the last name “Mario,” identical to the company's other flagship star, Mario Mario.
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What color are Ganondorf's eyes?

In Ocarina of Time, Ganon's skin is dark green and he has yellow eyes (and so far, this and Twilight Princess are the only games to depict Ganon with a tail).
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Is Link an elf?

Link is a Hylian. Hylians are not related to elves in any way, because elves are not in any Zelda game. Seriously you could've just googled the question.
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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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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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Is Ganon immortal?

In The Legend of Zelda, Ganon stole the Triforce of Power, yet he is not immortal.
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