Ganondorf

The Source of all Monsters himself, Ganondorf is the perfect antithesis of Link. Instead of being fast and acrobatic, Ganondorf is slow and cumbersome, but not because he’s incapable of a speedy assault—he just prefers a less hurried approach to combat. After all, why rush when you can spend time really enjoying the agony of your foes? Though, we say all that, but if you put his Trident in his hands, he’ll tear across the battlefield like red and purple blur. He is one of the most powerful Warriors in the game, without a doubt. Ganondorf is perfect for those of you who have a bit of an evil side.

How to unlock

Ganondorf becomes playable after completing “Shining Beacon” in Legend Mode.

Ganondorf’s Weapons

Great Swords

Ganondorf’s Great Swords build up dark power as you use Combo Attacks, which can then be unleashed with a single press of Combo to make a large, crater-producing blast that causes any enemies not caught in the blast to regret ever taking up arms in the first place. The Great Swords’ Combo Attacks are pretty lacking, all told. They have limited range and a really slow startup, meaning if you get hit while your Combo Attack is heating up, it is cancelled and you must try again. Truly, this weapon’s greatest assets are the reach and power of its Regular Attacks. Ganondorf can chop through enemies like a demonic lawn mower possessed by history’s angriest gardener with his Regular Attacks. Although, we don’t want to write off Combo Attacks entirely, because a couple of them are worth having around for some quick crowd control: Regular-Regular-Combo and Regular-Regular-Regular-Regular-Combo are both fast and have pretty a decent range of attack, making them excellent for when there are too many enemies and not enough time to crush them all individually. Being the King of Evil can be so trying sometimes.

Swords of Despair

This is Ganondorf’s starting weapon.

Swords of Darkness

You can find this weapon in Scenario F-2 of the Great Sea Map. You must first use an Item Card in the Search Screen to locate it, and then get an A-Rank to unlock the weapon.

Swords of Demise

You can find this weapon in Scenario B-4 of the Master Quest Map. You must first use an Item Card in the Search Screen to locate it, and then get an A-Rank to unlock the weapon.

Swords of Demise +

You can find this weapon in Scenario H-2 of the Twilight Map. You must first use an Item Card in the Search Screen to locate it, and then get an A-Rank to unlock the weapon.

Trident

As an answer to the slow nature of Ganondorf’s Great Swords, the Trident makes everyone’s favorite Demon King zip, zig, and zag across the battlefield like a green and red blur of absolute destruction. Mashing Combo at the end of Combo Attacks can create all sorts of fun additional attacks that will make your foes weep and your friends weep even harder. The Trident is just as deadly as the Great Swords, if not more so.

Thief’s Trident

You can find this weapon in Scenario B-8 of the Adventure Map. You must first use an Item Card in the Search Screen to locate it, and then get an A-Rank to unlock the weapon.

King of Evil Trident

You can find this weapon in Scenario A-1 of the Great Sea Map. You must first use an Item Card in the Search Screen to locate it, and then get an A-Rank to unlock the weapon.

Trident of Demise

You can find this weapon in Scenario C-15 of the Master Quest Map. You must first use an Item Card in the Search Screen to locate it, and then get an A-Rank to unlock the weapon.

Trident of Demise +

You can find this weapon in Scenario B-1 of the Termina Map. You must first use an Item Card in the Search Screen to locate it, and then get an A-Rank to unlock the weapon.

Ganondorf’s Badges

Attack Badges

	Name	Description	Materials Required	Cost
	Kokiri Sword I (Unlocks Din’s Fire I)	New Combo Attack for the Hylian Sword: Regular Attack ×6	Metal Plate ×1	100
	Kokiri Sword II (Unlocks Stamina Fruit I)	New Combo Attack for Great Swords: Regular Attack ×4, then press Combo Attack	Essence of Icy Big Poe ×1, Metal Plate ×1	500
	Kokiri Sword III (Unlocks Digging Mitts I)	New Combo Attack for Great Swords: Regular Attack ×7	Dinolfos Fang ×1, Metal Plate ×1	1,000
	Kokiri Sword IV	New Combo Attack for Great Swords: Regular Attack ×5, then press Combo Attack	Goron Armor Breastplate ×1, Metal Plate ×1	3,000
	Din’s Fire I (Unlocks Hover Boots I)	Makes the Special Attack gauge fill slightly faster.	Dinolfos Fang ×1, Metal Plate ×1	500
	Din’s Fire II (Unlocks Fierce Deity’s Mask I)	Makes Special Attack gauge fill moderately faster.	Goron Armor Breastplate ×1, Metal Plate ×1	1,000
	Din’s Fire III	Makes the Special Attack gauge fill a lot faster.	Cia’s Staff ×1, Cia’s Bracelet ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	3,000
	Stamina Fruit I	Makes the Weak Point gauge diminish slightly quicker.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×1	500
	Stamina Fruit II	Makes the Weak Point gauge diminish moderately quicker.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	1,000
	Stamina Fruit III	Makes the Weak Point gauge diminish a lot quicker.	Zelda’s Tiara ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	3,000
	Hover Boots I	Slightly lengthens the duration of Focus Spirit.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	500
	Hover Boots II	Moderately lengthens the duration of Focus Spirit.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster’s Wrist Bone ×3	1,000
	Hover Boots III	Greatly lengthens the duration of Focus Spirit.	Zelda’s Tiara ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	3,000
	Digging Mitts I	Allows the warrior to inflict minor damage to enemies with their guard up.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	2,000
	Digging Mitts II	Allows the warrior to inflict moderate damage to enemies with their guard up.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster’s Wrist Bone ×2	3,000
	Digging Mitts III	Allows the warrior to inflict heavy damage to enemies with their guard up.	Zelda’s Tiara ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	5,000
	Fierce Deity’s Mask I	Gives the warrior a second Special Attack gauge.	Hylian Captain Gauntlet ×1, Metal Plate ×1	2,000
	Fierce Deity’s Mask II	Gives the warrior a third Special Attack gauge.	Zelda’s Tiara ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	3,000
	Wooden Sword I	New Combo Attack for the Trident: Regular Attack ×6	Metal Plate ×1	100
	Wooden Sword II	New Combo Attack for the Trident: Regular Attack ×4, then press Combo Attack	Hylian Captain Gauntlet ×1, Metal Plate ×1	500
	Wooden Sword III	New Combo Attack for the Trident: Regular Attack ×7	Big Blin Hide ×1, Metal Plate ×1	1,000
	Wooden Sword IV	New Combo Attack for the Magic Rod: Regular Attack ×5, then press Combo Attack	Stone Blin Buckler ×1, Metal Plate ×1	3,000

Defense Badges

	Name	Description	Materials Required	Cost
	Empty Bottle I (Unlocks all other tier I badges in Ganondorf’s Defense Badge tree)	Allows a warrior to use a potion once per battle.	Monster Tooth ×1	100
	Empty Bottle II (Unlocks Nayru’s Love I)	Allows a warrior to use a potion twice per battle.	Goron Armor Breastplate ×1, Monster Tooth ×1	1,000
	Empty Bottle III	Allows a warrior to use a potion three times per battle.	Gohma’s Lens ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	3,000
	Hornet Larvae I	Slightly increases the healing effect from hearts picked up in battle.	Stalmaster’s Wrist Bone ×1	500
	Hornet Larvae II	Moderately increases the healing effect from hearts picked up in battle.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	1,000
	Hornet Larvae III	Greatly increases the healing effect from hearts picked up in battle.	Gohma’s Lens ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	3,000
	Goron Tunic I	Slightly reduces damage taken on fire-element-recommended stages.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	1,000
	Goron Tunic II	Moderately reduces damage taken on fire-element-recommended stages.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	3,000
	Goron Tunic III	Greatly reduces damage taken on fire-element-recommended stages.	Gohma’s Lens ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	5,000
	Zora Tunic I	Slightly reduces damage taken on water-element-recommended stages.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	1,000
	Zora Tunic II	Moderately reduces damage taken on water-element-recommended stages.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	3,000
	Zora Tunic III	Greatly reduces damage taken on water-element-recommended stages.	Gohma’s Lens ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	5,000
	Magic Armor I	Slightly reduces damage taken on lightning-element-recommended stages.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	1,000
	Magic Armor II	Moderately reduces damage taken on lightning-element-recommended stages.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	3,000
	Magic Armor III	Greatly reduces damage taken on lightning-element-recommended stages.	Gohma’s Lens ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	5,000
	Sacred Shield I	Slightly reduces damages taken on light-element-recommended stages.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	1,000
	Sacred Shield II	Moderately reduces damage taken on light-element-recommended stages.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	3,000
	Sacred Shield III	Greatly reduces damage taken on light-element-recommended stages.	Gohma’s Lens ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	5,000
	Mirror Shield I	Slightly reduces damage taken on darkness-element-recommended stages.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	1,000
	Mirror Shield II	Moderately reduces damage taken on darkness-element-recommended stages.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	3,000
	Mirror Shield III	Greatly reduces damage taken on darkness-element-recommended stages.	Gohma’s Lens ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	5,000
	Naryu’s Love I	Nullifies knock-back on the first hit taken from enemies.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	1,000
	Nayru’s Love II	Nullifies knock-back on the first two hits taken from enemies.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	3,000
	Nayru’s Love III	Nullifies knock-back on the first three hits taken from enemies.	Cia’s Staff ×1, Cia’s Bracelet ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	5,000

Assist Badges

	Name	Description	Materials Required	Cost
	Farore’s Wind I (Unlocks Goron’s Bracelet I)	Slightly speeds up the process of taking keeps.	Old Rag ×1	500
	Farore’s Wind II	Moderately speeds up the process of taking keeps.	Zelda’s Brooch ×1, Gohma’s Acid ×1, Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×3	1,000
	Farore’s Wind III	Greatly speeds up the process of taking keeps.	Cia’s Staff ×1, Cia’s Bracelet ×2, Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	3,000
	Goron’s Bracelet I (Unlocks Hawkeye I)	Slightly increases the duration of bomb power-ups.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	1,000
	Goron’s Bracelet II	Greatly increases the duration of bomb power-ups.	Zelda’s Tiara ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	2,000
	Hawkeye I (Unlocks Beetle I)	Slightly increases the duration of bow and arrows power-ups.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	1,000
	Hawkeye II	Greatly increases the duration of bow and arrows power-ups.	Zelda’s Tiara ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	2,000
	Beetle I (Unlocks Whip I)	Slightly increases the duration of boomerang power-ups.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	1,000
	Beetle II	Greatly increases the duration of boomerang power-ups.	Zelda’s Tiara ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	2,000
	Whip I (Unlocks Bug Net I)	Slightly increases the duration of Hookshot power-ups.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	1,000
	Whip II	Greatly increases the duration of Hookshot power-ups.	Zelda’s Tiara ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	2,000
	Bug Net I	Slightly increases the duration of hammer power-ups.	Stalmaster Wrist Bone ×2	1,000
	Bug Net II	Greatly increases the duration of hammer power-ups.	Zelda’s Tiara ×1, Zelda’s Brooch ×2, Stalmaster’s Skull ×2	2,000

Ganondorf’s Costumes