Dastardly, Nefarious Villains part 5

                For anyone who is a fan of the Legend of Zelda series you should be very well versed in our next villain, Ganondorf. Ganondorf is the Prince of thieves, Wizard-king of the desert Gerudo tribe, and wielder of the Triforce of Power. Sometimes known as Ganon, he represents the recurring type of villain. Throughout every generation, every era Ganondorf reincarnates and resumes his conquests of Hyrule. This kind of villain establishes a special kind of rapport with the audience, one that creates a level of expectation from them.

                Ganondorf is locked in an eternal struggle of good and evil with Link, the Legendary Hero, and Zelda, the princess of fate; bound in a curse intertwining their destinies for all of time. Each one possesses a piece of the legendary Triforce, and Ganondorf must recover the other two pieces from the others.  As is often the problem with recurring villains, many of the tactics and conflicts are clichéd and reused again and again. Ganondorf’s plot is very predictable as a major theme in the Zelda series is recurring people, places, and objects. People tend to gravitate to the norm and the same, resulting in an innate attraction to the familiar.

 

"…Though this is not the end. My hate... never perishes. It is born anew in a cycle with no end!" — Demise (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)