Ganon
Ganon is the primary antagonist in Nintendo's Legend of Zelda video game series, a powerful demon king who seeks to conquer the land of Hyrule.
He appears in various forms—sometimes as the humanoid Ganondorf, sometimes as a monstrous boar-like beast.
The character has become iconic in gaming: Every Zelda game ends with fighting Ganon.
In internet culture, Ganon references signal familiar narrative patterns of good versus evil.
- TriforceTriangular golden artifact trio
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- darknessTotal absence of light
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
malevolence · nemesis · adversary · evil · sorcery · thief · kidnapper · usurper
Link's home realm
- LinkTriforce of Courage
- ZeldaGaming heroine with triforce
- TriforceTriangular golden artifact trio
- Master SwordHero's signature weapon
Ocarina of Time · boss · dungeon · Twilight Princess · Breath of the Wild · final battle · Ganondorf · desert
Undomesticated male swine
- tuskExtended external tooth
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- transformationThorough change in form
feral · savage · brute · demonic · trident · rampaging · grotesque · towering
Authority to rule
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- omnipotenceUnlimited universal power
- invincibilityImmunity to defeat
dark magic · conquest · subjugation · overwhelming · godlike · unstoppable · fearsome · wrath
Ganondorf
- TriforceTriangular golden artifact trio
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- darknessTotal absence of light
tyranny · malevolence · nemesis · adversary · evil · sorcery · thief · kidnapper · usurper · demon
Hyrule
Link's home realm
Master Sword · Ocarina of Time · boss · dungeon · Twilight Princess · Breath of the Wild · final battle · Ganondorf · desert · tower
boar
Undomesticated male swine
transformation · feral · savage · brute · demonic · trident · rampaging · grotesque · towering · snout
dominion
Authority to rule
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- omnipotenceUnlimited universal power
invincibility · dark magic · conquest · subjugation · overwhelming · godlike · unstoppable · fearsome · wrath · cataclysm
- Video Game BossesGanondorf, Dr. Robotnik, final boss, Ridley, Dracula
- ZeldaLink, Princess Zelda, Triforce, Master Sword, Hyrule
- Famous PigsPorky Pig, Miss Piggy, Babe, Peppa Pig, Wilbur