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{{quote2|He appears in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as the king of the Gerudo. He pretends to pledge his loyalty to the King of Hyrule while plotting to make the kingdom his own.|[[smashwiki:Tips|Tips]]|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}

 

==History==

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

Ganondorf's moveset is mostly copied from [[Captain Falcon]]'s, the only character in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' to share moves with a character from another series. Compared to Falcon, Ganondorf is slower, stronger, larger, and heavier, meaning he is less mobile and attacks more slowly, but makes up for that with his greater attacking power and weight, making him harder to KO horizontally (though Falcon's faster fall speed makes him harder to KO vertically), and his added size, while making him easier to hit, also gives his attacks greater range. His standard special move is the [[#Warlock Punch|Warlock Punch]], his side special is the [[#Gerudo Dragon|Gerudo Dragon]], his up special is the [[#Dark Dive|Dark Dive]], and his down special is the [[#Wizard's Foot|Wizard's Foot]]. Ganondorf also possesses the strongest [[meteor smash]] move (his down aerial attack), and his up strong attack, despite being slow in execution, is stronger than most smash attacks. Ganondorf's attacks also deal dark damage, as opposed to the fire of Captain Falcon's attacks.

 

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The second is '''Warlock Thrust''', in which Ganondorf delivers an explosive punch that deals more damage the closer the opponent is to Ganondorf. The move is faster to execute than both the standard Warlock Punch and the Warlock Blade, but it deals a lot less damage and knockback, and lacks the super armor property that the standard Warlock Punch offers. Warlock Thrust is often considered to be one of the worst custom special moves in the game, as it does not offer any advantages, and is made redundant by Ganondorf's other attacks; almost all of Ganondorf's normal attacks can strike faster, "and" KO earlier than Warlock Thrust.

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|JapM=Demon Fist

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Melee-WarlockPunch.png|Warlock Punch in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''

 

The second variant is '''Flame Chain''', which no longer has the grab, but instead deals multiple hits as Ganondorf charges forward; it has a longer range, and can pass through [[Shield (Super Smash Bros. series)|shield]]s, but it deals less hits when used in the air. The move also stops at ledges, which avoids putting Ganondorf at a helpless state.

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|JapM=Flame Prison Grip

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GanondorfFlameChoke-Brawl.png|Flame Choke in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

 

The second custom variant is '''Dark Vault''', which gives more jump height than the Dark Fists, but can only grab opponents at the beginning or end of the attack; the grab and explosion are also weaker, dealing much less damage, and the explosion deals less knockback as well. The move also offers less horizontal distance, and it lacks the uppercut that Ganondorf can perform with his standard Dark Dive.

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|JapM=Thunder God Palm

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Melee-DarkDive.png|Dark Dive in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''

 

The second custom variant is '''Wizard's Assault''', which travels faster, and travels through foes. However, it takes longer to execute, deals less damage, and damaged opponents are sent flying behind Ganondorf, instead of forward. In addition, when used in the air, the kick sends Ganondorf straight down, making it ineffective for recovery purposes.

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|JapM=Violent Ghost Leg

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Melee-WizardsFoot.png|Wizard's Foot in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''

[[File:BeastGanon-Smash4WiiU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Beast Ganon in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]

'''Beast Ganon''' is Ganondorf's [[Final Smash]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'', based on his [[Ganon|beast form]] from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''. Upon transforming, Beast Ganon roars and stomps the ground, stunning any nearby opponents, then charges across the stage, dealing massive damage and knockback. Opponents caught in the transformation itself are buried. This Final Smash can stun even airborne fighters, but fighters who are behind or are far away from Beast Ganon can avoid his attack. At the end of the Final Smash, Ganondorf returns to where he initiated the attack.

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|SpaM=Beast of Darkness

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GanondorfBeastGanon1-Brawl.png|Beast Ganon preparing to attack in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

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|ChiSR=Gàinóngduōfū

|ChiT=加儂多夫

|ChiTR=Jiānóngduōfū

 

==Trivia==

*In The Subspace Emissary, not counting the [[False Character]]s, Ganondorf is the only playable villain character who is never fought.

*As a possible [[Easter egg]], one of Ganondorf's trophy's eyes glow red when the background is turned dark.

 

==External links==

*[https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Ganon Ganondorf on Zelda Dungeon Wiki]

*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/Ganondorf Ganondorf on Triforce Wiki]

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