Character from The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo
The Demon King — a Gerudo warlord whose hunger for power cursed him to an eternal cycle of destruction, sealed again and again by heroes he refuses to stop underestimating.
Ganondorf is patient in the way that only an immortal can be. He feigned allegiance to Rauru during Hyrule's founding, infiltrating the kingdom throughout countless reincarnations. His ambition is not mindless — it is strategic, calculated, and fueled by a legitimate grievance: the Gerudo suffer in the desert while Hyrule's central plains flourish. That grievance does not excuse what he became. The Triforce of Power corrupted an already ruthless man into something that transcends mortality — a cycle of evil that reincarnates to match every new Hero and Princess. He expresses genuine ecstasy in combat, mocks the Master Sword as 'fragile,' and creates Phantom copies of Zelda to torment those who love her. He is the most dangerous thing in Hyrule, and he knows it.
Tall, imposing Gerudo male — the one born every hundred years. In his TotK incarnation, initially an emaciated mummy sealed beneath Hyrule Castle for millennia. Upon regaining power, a commanding figure with red hair and dark skin. His Demon King form is bestial but retains intelligence. His final Demon Dragon form is massive with jet-black scales that repel all attacks except the Master Sword.
Also known as: Demon King, Ganon, Great King of Evil, Calamity Ganon, The Magnificent One, Dark Beast Ganon