What tribe is Ganon from?

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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Where did Ganon come from?

When Ganondorf discovered the lost knowledge of how to enter the Sacred Realm where the Triforce lay, he killed his minions in order to be the only one able to claim the Triforce. When he laid his hands upon it, the Sacred Realm changed into the Dark World and he was transformed into a boar-like demon, Ganon.
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What race is Ganon Zelda?

Ganon is the archenemy of the protagonist Link and the leader of the Gerudo, a race of humanoid desert nomads. In his Gerudo form, from which he can transmogrify, he is known as Ganondorf.
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Who is Ganondorf based off of?

While the impact of television and film remains interwoven throughout the franchise's history, one of the more pivotal inspirations is the movie actor who inspired Ganondorf's character model in Ocarina of Time: Christopher Lambert.
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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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The Tragic Tale of Ganondorf Dragmire



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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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.
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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 a pig?

It's cause Miyamoto based LoZ on his adventures as a kid (finding caves and whatnot) and one time he found a pig/boar in one which scared him away.
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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.
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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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How old is Sidon in Breath of the Wild?

As a member of the Zora race, Sidon is taller than the average Hyrulean, but he is also tall by Zora standards. Due to the slow age rate of the Zora, Sidon is a young man with an age of 135 years.
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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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Is Ganon and Ganondorf the same?

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.
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Is Ganondorf a half hylian?

A Tragic Origin (Skyward Sword/Ocarina of Time)

It is assumed that, during the period when no male king is present, that Gerudos reproduce by using Hylian soldiers. Thus, Ganondorf, along with many other Gerudos born around the same time, has Hylian blood in him.
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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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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.
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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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What is Zelda's last name?

and we can guess that Zelda's last name is Hyrule. Actually, the King says he is Daphnes Nohenson Hyrule, so we know it's Zelda Hyrule as much as we know it's Ganondorf Dragmire.
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How much health does Ganon have?

The blight gannons only actually have 800 hp, as confirmed by the complete official guide, expanded edition, the lynels have: red is 2,000. blue is 3,000. white maned is 4,000.
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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".
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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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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.
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