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Ganon
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Biographical Information
PronunciationGAN-ən
Other namesGanon (causal name)
Ganon (grandfather name)
born Ganondorf I Dragmire
the Great Cataclysm
RaceDemon (formerly Gerudo[1])
TitlesGreat Demon King of Evil
Gerudo King
Prince of Darkness[2]
Emperor of Hyrule
Emperor of the Dark Realm[3]
Dark Lord
Dark Beast
ElementFire
Shadow
Power
PositionDemon King
Incarnation of Hatred[4]
Aspect of Din
Gerudo King
LocationLevel-9, Spectacle Rock, Death Mountain, Lesser Hyrule[2]
AffiliationDemise
Incarnations of Hatred
Demon Army
Triforce of Power
Spoken language(s)Hylian
Gerudo
Demonic
Birth10,100 BCE
Gerudo Valley, Gerudo Province
Death9398 BCE[2]
Level-9[2]
First appearanceThe Legend of Zelda (1986 CE)
chronologically The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998 CE)
Last appearanceThe Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013 CE)
chronologically Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987 CE)
Notable (for)Conquered Hyrule on several occasions[1][5][2]
Demon King and Incarnation of Demise's Hatred[4]
Preceded byTwinrova (as de facto leader of the Gerudo)
Rule10,100 BCE9398 BCE (as Gerudo King)
10,007 BCE9398 BCE (as Demon King)
Alternate selves and formsGanondorf I Dragmire
Past Ganon
Lorule Ganon
Original Ganon
Family
Family/HouseDaughters of Gerudo
Marital statusSingle
Immediate familyTwinrova (foster mothers)[1]
Extended familyGroose (direct ancestor)
Physical Description
GenderMale
SkinBlue
EyesYellow-green
WeaponryTriforce of Power[1][2]
Dead Man's Volleyballs[1]
Trident of Power[5][6]
in the True World
Portrayed byTakashi Nagasako (voice, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)

Demon King Ganon, also spelled Gannon[2], was an Incarnation of Hatred[4] from the early 11th to mid-10th centuries BCE in Timeline Omega-Delta as a future variant of Ganondorf I Dragmire, King of the Gerudo, who killed the Hero of Time, seized the full might of the complete Triforce in the Battle of Ganon's Castle, and assumed the form of the demonic boar Ganon to cement his rule over Hyrule. However, the people of Hyrule rallied behind the Seven Sages and Knights of Hyrule in the Imprisoning Wars to seal Ganon away in the Sacred Realm. Over centuries, Ganon corrupted the Sacred Realm so that it became the Dark World and again schemed to take over Hyrule by possessing the cleric Agahnim before killed by the Hero of Legend.[5]

Centuries and several resurrections later, a relatively unintelligent and weakened Ganon invaded the once-great nation of Lesser Hyrule in a quest to once again obtain the full Triforce but was thwarted and slain for the final time by the Hero of Hyrule.[2]

Biography

As King of the Gerudo and Emperor of Hyrule

Main article: Ganondorf I Dragmire

Raised by the twin witches of Twinrova, the Gerudo King Ganondorf I Dragmire conquered Hyrule and seized the Triforce of Power, opposed only by Link, the Hero of Time.[1]

Imprisoning War

Timeline Omega-Delta split off the main timeline when Ganondorf successfully won the fateful Battle of Ganon's Castle, slaying the Hero of Time and stealing the Triforces of Wisdom from Princess Zelda VII Sheik and Courage from the Hero. Filled with even more immense power than before, Ganondorf then permanently assumed the form of a demonic boar and was from that moment known solely by his old moniker "Ganon".

With Ganon's success however, the people of Hyrule finally revolted against their conqueror, banding behind the Knights of Hyrule and Six Sages in the Imprisoning War. The Knights gradually found their way past Ganon's defenses, troops, and lands martially until making their way toward Ganon's Castle, where Zelda revealed herself as the seventh Sage and joined the others in sealing Ganon away in the Sacred Realm itself. By that time, the evil in Ganon's heart and his zealous desire to conquer Hyrule turned the Golden Land into a reflection of that dream to resemble a darkened, shadowy Hyrule; the Dark World.

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