| “ | Ahah... Link! I have been waiting for you! Heh heh heh... I was hoping I could make Zelda vanish before your eyes. Behold! The last moment of Princess Zelda! | „ |
| ~ Ganon, as Agahnim, banishing Princess Zelda to the Dark World. |
| “ | I never imagined a boy like you could give me so much trouble. It’s unbelievable that you defeated my alterego, Agahnim the Dark Wizard, twice! But I will never give you the Triforce. I will destroy you and make my wish to conquer both Light and Dark Worlds come true without delay! | „ |
| ~ Ganon before his final battle with Link. |
Ganondorf Dragmire, better known as Ganon or as his alter-ego Agahnim, is the main antagonist of the Downfall Timeline within The Legend of Zelda franchise.
He is a version of Ganondorf who successfully killed Link in the final battle in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This leads to Ganondorf being transformed into Ganon, the King of Darkness. Ganon causes the Imprisoning War, resulting him being trapped in the Sacred Realm.
However, over the course of history, Ganon corrupted and distorted the Sacred Realm into the Dark World, a dark and twisted version of Hyrule. In the Dark World, Ganon created an alter-ego of himself, Agahnim, who was sent to Hyrule, leading to the events of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
In General[]
- Despite being affected by Demise's curse, he still has a clear moral agency as he used to have redeeming qualities as he used to care for the Gerudo Tribe. This proves that he isn't a complete slave to the curse.
- It also wouldn't matter how his Ganon form corrupts him, even in the circumstances of what happened in the Fallen Timeline, as he brought his own corruption to himself, as shown with what happened to his skin in comparison to most of the Gerudo people.
- For how he turned out to be in the Fallen Timeline, any honorable redeeming quality he had is absent, only bloodlust with his ambition for more power, and his sympathy no longer has its presentation.
- Despite having a tragedy of having lived in a harsh desert, it is not played for sympathy considering that he has became much worse than he used to be. He also never mentions about his tragedy as he no longer care about his people, only caring about getting as much power as he can for as long as possible, his original sympathetic motives long forgotten by himself in expense of this lust for power.
- He lacks all of his sympathetic qualities, including his respect for Link and Zelda and his care for the Gerudo Tribe after Ocarina of Time.
Ocarina of Time[]
- When denied the Spiritual Stones, he blocks off Dodongo's cavern and infects The Deku Tree and Lord Jabu-Jabu with Gohma and Barinade, respectively, causing the former's death.
- He fakes fealty to the King of Hyrule.
- When Link obtains the Master Sword, he enters the Sacred Realm, steals the Triforce of Power, and destroys Hyrule Castle Town, forcing its residents to move to Kakariko Village.
- He sics Phantom Ganon against Link in the Forest Temple.
- He revives Volvagia and threatens to feed the Gorons to it to set a point to anyone who might oppose him.
- He likely infected the Water Temple with Morpha, causing Zora's Domain to freeze.
- He revives Bongo Bongo and allows it to retreat to the Shadow Temple, causing parts of Kakariko Village to catch fire.
- He kidnaps Zelda and challenges Link to rescue her.
Fallen Timeline[]
Prior to A Link To The Past[]
- After killing Link in battle, he managed to have access to the complete Triforce, shortly before killing Zelda and the other Sages, forcing them into using the final moments of their life to seal him into the Sacred Realm. This resulted in the Sages, upon their deaths, being succeeded by the Seven Wise Men.
- At some point after getting imprisoned in the Sacred Realm, he killed all of his thieves followers that were also trapped with him because he wanted all the power for himself. He later turned the Sacred Realm into the Dark World.
- He planned to merge both the Dark and Light Worlds together into one, which will result in the Great Cataclysm, which, in turn, will result in countless casualties, and he most likely intended to do so, since not only does this confirm that his desire is to rule both worlds when they're merged together, but also implies his endless bloodlust as well.
- He returned to Hyrule and caused the Imprisoning War, which resulted in countless deaths and Hyrule ending in a state of poverty.
A Link to the Past[]
- Ganon lured greedy Hylians into the Dark Realm where they'd be turned into monsters and enlisted them into his own army of monsters.
- He creates an offshoot of himself, Agahnim, to slip through the seal. Through Agahnim, he gets into the King's good grace after solving various disasters, many of them Ganon himself organized from deadly plagues to droughts.
- As Agahnim, Ganon subsequently kills the King, brainwashes all the guards that refused to follow, and imprisons Princess Zelda.
- He killed Link's uncle.
- When Link rescues Zelda, Agahnim frames him for kidnapping Princess Zelda and sends the brainwashed soldiers to kill him.
- Agahnim forces Link to watch as he teleports Zelda to the Dark World.
- Upon losing his fight with Link, Agahnim drags him into the Dark World.
- In Ganon's Tower, Agahnim manifests again and makes another attempt on Link's life.
- After Agahnim is killed, Ganon lures Link to his pyramid, revealing his true form to Link while berating him for defeating his alter-ego twice, and attempts to kill him for the last time.
Oracle games[]
- He attempted to kill Link after getting resurrected by Twinrova.
The Legend of Zelda[]
- After eventually getting resurrected once again, he lead a huge invasion against Hyrule and almost got the complete Triforce.
- He established several stockades all over Hyrule, cutting off paths from Hyrule's other races to prevent them from helping the kingdom.
- He kidnapped Zelda for shattering the Triforce of Wisdom in eight pieces and scattering them throughout Hyrule, surely intending to kill her later.
- He attempted to kill Link when he came to rescue Zelda.
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link[]
- While dead, his remaining loyal minions would attempt to resurrect him by killing Link to use his blood to do so, and he would go back to his plans if they manage to kill Link.
Trivia[]
- He is the first The Legend of Zelda Pure Evil villain.
External Links[]
- Ganon on the Villains Wiki
- Ganondorf on the Smash Bros. Wiki
- Ganondorf on the The Legend of Zelda Wiki
- Ganon on the The Legend of Zelda Wiki
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 Pure Evils
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