History Characters / HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamityGanonAndDarkForces

* AdaptationalBadass: They're much more powerful than their original incarnations in ''Breath of the Wild'', as evident by their new appearances, abilities, and moves. Especially Windblight, which went from extremely easy (thanks to the BulletTime arrow mechanic) to a credible threat.

** While it doesn't screw up as frequently as Astor does, it does screw up just as badly with its one direct action; corrupting a Guardian in Mission 2 and ordering it to kill Zelda. Not only does this fail, but it confirms to the cast that the Guardians can be corrupted to Malice and become loyal to Ganon. [[spoiler: After this and seeing Terrako's memories of the future, Purah goes out of her way to solve the issue with her EMP bomb. Ganon jumping the gun with that single Guardian led to the majority of its stock of them being fried and forcing him to keep them back as a GodzillaThreshold for the forces of evil during the Calamity, rather than being the world-razing force they originally were.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: The DLC shows he condemned his fellow cultists to a CruelAndUnusualDeath as sacrifices to Ganon, adding an extra layer of irony when the same thing happens to him in the main story.]]

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: He tries to boss around [[EldritchAbomination Harbinger Ganon]], even though he’s failed Ganon repeatedly by that point. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath It ends about as well as you would expect for him]].]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: In ''Breath of the Wild'' proper, they were devoted servants of Ganon who would try to assassinate Link at every chance and were firmly against every force for good in Hyrule, in this game [[spoiler: after Astor betrays them on Ganon's behalf, they turn on the two and join the forces of Hyrule, permanently switching sides according to some post-story quests involving Kohga (at the very least, he and the Yiga on his orders help to repair Terrako)]].

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After Astor [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefullness turns on them]], they [[TheDogBitesBack take sides with the Hylians]]]].

** [[spoiler: Despite continuing to be a moderate nuisance to the Hylians in the postgame (mostly just [[PokeThePoodle stealing the entire kingdom's store of bananas]]) and not returning to open warfare, Kohga orders the Yiga to assist in the search for Terrako's parts to help repair it.]]

* SparedByTheAdaptation: The original Kohga died by falling into a bottomless pit and getting crushed by his own metal ball trying to kill Link. [[spoiler:This Kohga switches to Link's side and presumably never suffers such a fate.]] [[spoiler: Subverted, since VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom reveals that the original survived.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: He is unflinchingly loyal to Kohga, and by extension, Calamity Ganon [[spoiler: [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal at first.]]]] Nonetheless, he calls Astor a fool for trying to control the Calamity himself. [[spoiler: A good number of levels later, Astor and the player [[EvilIsNotAToy see]] just how [[HijackedByGanon right Sooga was.]]]]

* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:When two Yiga Clan soldiers were going to kill a young Sooga for crawling into their camp, Kohga stops them and saves Sooga from dying of starvation by offering him a [[TrademarkFavoriteFood banana]].]]

A page for [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganon]] and the Dark Forces.

!!Dark Forces

[[folder:Astor]]
!!Astor
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astor_hwaoc.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[DarkMessiah Prophet of Doom]]]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Jon Lipow

A mysterious [[{{Seers}} seer]] assisting the Yiga Clan to bring forth the Calamity.

* AmbiguousSituation: While he's certainly ''a'' fortune teller, it's unknown if he's ''the'' fortune teller mentioned in ''Breath of the Wild''.
* AllForNothing: His goal is to [[FameThroughInfamy be remembered for causing the Great Calamity]] yet he isn’t even mentioned (save for one possible reference where he isn’t named) in ''Breath of the Wild'' showing that he was completely forgotten to history.
* ApocalypseCult: "Guardian of Remembrance" revealed that he was once part of a cult that worships Ganon as a god of death that will bring doom to Hyrule. [[spoiler:[[EvilIsNotAToy The cult ended up being killed by the very being they worshipped]], consumed by its Malice leaking out. Only Astor survived, fueling his messianic delusions seen in the the main game.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: His orb, overflowing with dark Malice Energy, is the source of most of his attacks. He uses it like a CrystalBall. [[spoiler:It gets easily cast aside when Astor is assimilated into Calamity Ganon, who later carelessly crushes it with his foot.]]
* {{Astrologer}}: He is a fortune teller who carries a piece of ancient technology that appears to look like a celestial globe and when he uses his magic, constellations appear as a motif with his magic.
* AxCrazy: Sociopathic, delusional, and very much cruel. Seen clearly when [[spoiler:he harvests the souls of Yiga footsoldiers to strengthen the Blight Ganons]].
-->'''Astor:''' Finally, the two of you can actually be of use -- for once in your lives!
* BadBoss: He doesn't give the Yiga Clan much respect, seeing them as dimwitted pawns (and even then, he thinks he's being generous). [[spoiler:He's actually delighted to use the Yiga Clan members as blood sacrifices to fuel the Blight Ganons, exclaiming that they finally have some use for once. [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal His mistreatment of the Yiga Clan ultimately causes them to turn against him and join the heroes]].]]
* BadPowersBadPeople: As if he couldn't be more transparently evil, several of his magical attacks involve weaponizing Malice.
* BallOfLightTransformation: One of Astor's attacks has him transform into a ball of Malice energy and ram into you.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He claims to be chosen by Calamity Ganon and that it is his destiny to bring the world to its knees. [[spoiler:[[ExactWords Oh he is chosen, alright]]. Chosen to be the humanoid host for Calamity Ganon's physical body.]]
* BigBadDuumvirate: He is one of the main antagonists of the game alongside Harbinger Ganon/Calamity Ganon, being one the main forces in bringing about the Great Calamity.
* BigBadWannabe: He sees himself as Calamity Ganon's chosen[[note]]Though not entirely without cause, as a DLC cutscene shows[[/note]] and acts as if he, not Ganon, is determining the fate of the world. [[spoiler:Ganon puts him in place by absorbing him into his body to fuel his metamorphosis into his final form.]]
* BlackCloak: He's shown to be clad in a hooded black robe with a diamond pattern on the front resembling [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Ghirahim]]'s magic, and a tattered purple cape emblazoned with the Gerudo emblem.
* CardCarryingVillain: He wants to go down in history as the man who brought forth the Calamity upon the world. Clearly, he loves being as infamous as [[GodOfEvil Ganon]] himself.
* CastingAShadow: He can use the power of Malice in battle.
* ColdHam: For most of the early game, he is this. [[spoiler:After he sacrifices Yiga footsoldiers]], he becomes [[EvilIsHammy much louder and fanatical in his speech]].
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: He's a clear contrast with Cia from ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''. While Cia was the Guardian of Time, Astor is a mortal who was chosen at random to serve Ganon. While Cia was a beautiful woman with revealing clothes, Astor is a zombie-like man with a robe and hood. While Cia was ultimately a lonely figure who fell in love with Link, Astor is a MisanthropeSupreme who doesn't care if the world burns for the sake of his personal legend.
* CoolCrown: He's shown wearing a circlet with [[ThirdEye the emblem of a Malice Eye in the middle of his forehead]].
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:After being defeated at Hyrule Castle, Astor receives one of the most disturbing deaths in the Zelda franchise. He is consumed by Ganon's Malice, starting with his arm, and is unable to say anything, save for noises that at first sound like the malice is burning him like acid, then it appears to start choking him from the inside. The process is slow and painful until the Malice completely envelops the prophet, which is then immediately absorbed into Harbinger Ganon to create Calamity Ganon's final form]].
* DarkMessiah: He is a mage fanatically devoted to Calamity Ganon, whose revival he seeks to bring about.
* DubNameChange: Not his name (he's アストル ''asutoru'' in Japanese), but his BossSubtitles. He is simply known as "厄災ガノンの信奉者" ("Calamity Ganon's Devotee") in Japanese, but in the English dub, he is given the much more impressive "Prophet of Doom".
* EnemySummoner: In addition to fighting with blasts of Malice-infused magic, he [[spoiler:can summon Hollows -- copies of the Champions and Link manifested from Malice -- and even multiple copies of the Blight Ganons]].
* EntitledBastard: Thanks to [[spoiler:being the lone member of his ApocalypseCult to survive direct contact with Ganon]], Astor has become convinced that he is personally chosen to see the Calamity lay waste to Hyrule. When he is defeated, Astor rants that "this humiliation cannot be [his] destiny". He is so entitled that he considers Calamity Ganon an extension of himself... [[spoiler:a fact Calamity Ganon takes clear umbrage at, as Astor learns when he tries to command it and gets [[DevourTheDragon engulfed in Malice]] for his troubles]].
* EvilIsNotAToy: He wants to use Calamity Ganon to [[KneelBeforeZod bring the world to its knees]], which Sooga chides him for as Ganon "is not for mortals to control". [[spoiler:Sooga ends up being proven right when Calamity Ganon, fed up with Astor's constant failures, devours the seer and use his body as the basis for its resurrection.]]
* EvilLaugh: He's prone to do this in every scene he's in. Sometimes, it's a cold, sinister chuckle; other times, [[LaughingMad it's hysterical, haughty laughter]] reminiscent of ComicBook/TheJoker.
* EvilSoundsDeep: He has an extremely low speaking voice, but he gets higher and higher in pitch when he starts [[EvilLaugh cackling]].
* FameThroughInfamy: Hailing from a small village in Hyrule, Astor sees Calamity Ganon as an opportunity to be famous. And not simply famous by predicting Ganon's inevitable return but by being the one who brought it in the first place. And he will not allow that future infamy be averted. Since he isn’t even mentioned in ''Breath of the Wild'', its safe to say he [[AllForNothing failed completely]].
* FatalFlaw: Pride. Astor's borderline delusional belief in his own superiority and his stubborn belief that fate cannot be changed causes him to make several careless errors in judgment that ultimately make things worse for Calamity Ganon. His arrogance gets so bad that [[spoiler:when defeated by the heroes, he has the gall to ''order'' Ganon to attack the heroes. Ganon reminds him of his place by absorbing him to gain a more humanoid form]]. Also, him treating the Yiga Clan as disposable pawns comes back to bite him when [[spoiler:the Yiga Clan ultimately turn on him and join the heroes]].
* TheFatalist: He strongly believes that fate cannot be changed.
-->'''Astor:''' The future as it will and must be. I will not allow anyone to alter its course!
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's quite polite and calm, even when faced with setbacks. But it doesn't take long to see his malevolent, contemptuous persona underneath that thin veil of politeness.
* FlatCharacter: Beyond his obsession with Ganon and thirst for power, there's not much to know about Astor. [[MysteriousPast His backstory is unclear]], his connection to his former cult [[RiddleForTheAges goes unexplained]], and he seems to be doing everything ForTheEvulz.
* ForTheEvulz: Unlike the Yiga Clan, who only allied with Calamity Ganon for the promise of revenge against Hyrule Kingdom, Astor serves Ganon because he enjoys making the world suffer and lording over people.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Although allied with the Yiga Clan, it's clear that only Kohga tolerates him on the grounds that the prophet would give them the revenge they desire over the Royal Family of Hyrule through Ganon. Sooga in particular is just itching to kill Astor for his smug attitude and contempt towards the Yiga Clan, only to relent out of fear of what Calamity Ganon would do if he does so.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: According to his bio, Astor was a fortune teller from a small village in Hyrule and was entranced by the power of Calamity Ganon. Given [[AGodAmI his delusion of grandeur]] and obsession to bring forth the Calamity, it is clear that [[FameThroughInfamy Astor wants to be remembered as the man who brought ruin and destruction to the world]].
* AGodAmI: Believes he can control Calamity Ganon, a malevolent force of destruction, and thus claims Ganon's actions as his own despite being told that no mortal could control the Demon King. [[spoiler:This proves to be a fatal mistake when he tries to command Ganon after being defeated by the heroes.]]
* HateSink: He's self-absorbed, cruel, overbearing, [[spoiler:doesn't care about sacrificing his allies for an advantage]], dares to think he can command the likes of Calamity Ganon, and just isn't half as powerful or knowledgable as someone in his position should be.
* TheHeavy: Ganon may be the BigBad, but it is Astor who is actively moving the pieces to ensure that the Calamity happens exactly as foretold, coordinating with the Yiga Clan to do so.
* HijackedByGanon: PlayedWith. Astor makes no illusion that he's working for Ganon, [[spoiler:but he sees Ganon as an extension of himself, lending him the power to crush his enemies and then rule the world. In a sense, he tries to ''hijack Ganon''. Ganon sets the rules straight by literally hijacking Astor's body once [[YouHaveFailedMe the prophet is beaten by the heroes]]]].
* HijackingCthulhu: While working with the Yiga Clan to make sure his own prophecy comes true, he hopes to use the power of Ganon for his own benefit. [[spoiler:It backfires as [[HijackedByGanon Ganon ends up hijacking]] ''him'' for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing once too many]].]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He ends up being consumed by Calamity Ganon after spending the whole game claiming he could control the Calamity for his own agenda.]]
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Astor happens to be a Hylian and is hellbent in ensuring the apocalypse occurs.
* {{Hypocrite}}: One of his battle quotes involves mocking his opponent for their arrogance. A somewhat dubious statement coming from ''[[AGodAmI Astor]]'' of all people.
* InTheHood: He always has his hood up, giving him a sinister look.
* {{Irony}}:
** Despite being a seer, he is too blind to see the logical result of trying to control [[EvilIsNotAToy Calamity Ganon]]. [[spoiler:And that's what his ultimate fate ends up being.]]
** He also wanted FameThroughInfamy, to be remembered as the one who brought forth the Calamity onto Hyrule. [[AmbiguousSituation Aside from a vague mention of a fortune teller in some royal diaries]], he isn't mentioned at all in the original game, showing that even if he succeeded in ''Breath of the Wild'', [[AllForNothing he was long forgotten by just about everyone.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Rivals ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds Yuga]]'' in just how much of an asshole he is. He mistreats and belittles the Yiga Clan in almost all of his scenes and acts like a SmugSnake towards Link and Zelda whenever he encounters them.
* KickTheDog: While the Yiga Clan are certainly evil, most of them are JustFollowingOrders and are genuinely loyal to Calamity Ganon. [[spoiler:This makes the moment where Astor harvests over a dozen of their souls look ''exceptionally'' cruel and unnecessary, which is accentuated by him mocking and ''laughing'' at Kohga and Sooga as they react in horror.]]
* KneelBeforeZod: He intends to use the Calamity to bring the world to its knees.
* KnightOfCerebus: Kohga, Sooga, and the rest of the Yiga Clan are generally goofy characters, while the {{Mook}} monsters tend to be various levels of "monstrous but cute". Astor, in contrast, is a dour-looking, dead serious character whose wicked actions always darken the mood of a scene.
* LackOfEmpathy: He has no empathy for anyone, best shown in a flashback when [[spoiler:his fellow cultists died from Ganon's Malice, some of whom begged Astor to help them. Astor paid no attention to them as he looked in awe of Ganon's power]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: The DLC shows he condemned his fellow cultists to a CruelAndUnusualDeath as sacrifices to Ganon, adding an extra layer of irony when the same thing happens to him in the main story.]]
* LongRangeFighter: Astor primarily fights from a distance using various Malice-infused magic, ranging from energy blasts to mines to geysers and explosions of Malice.
* LooksLikeCesare: It's difficult to see underneath his hood, but Astor has long, messy black hair to go with his sunken-in eyes and gaunt, almost skeletal face. He's an evil example of the trope, with his appearance only serving to emphasize what a Ganon-worshipping madman he is.
* {{Magitek}}: He's shown wielding a Malice-infused orb with gears that he uses to look into the future and [[spoiler:summon Hollows to destroy his foes]].
* MeaningfulName:
** Astor is a corruption of "Aster", an archaic word for star,[[note]]Which survives mostly as a component of "Disaster", literally "[under a] wicked star"[[/note]] fitting for an astrologer who can see the future.
** His name is also a shortening of "Alastor", a type of demon that tricks or punishes the arrogant. Alastor was also the namesake of famous occultist Creator/AleisterCrowley, who described himself as a prophet chosen to lead humanity into a new age.
** Astor's name also rhymes with "Pastor", which fits his epithet as Prophet of Doom.
* MouthOfSauron: He acts as Ganon's mouthpiece, giving orders to the Yiga Clan and the monsters on his behalf. Occasionally, Astor would see Ganon's actions to be his own.
* MysteriousPast: Aside from being known as a seer, little to no information is revealed regarding Astor's background or how he became Ganon's harbinger. He may have been the mysterious fortune teller that King Rhoam and Zelda mentioned in their diaries in ''Breath of the Wild'', but neither character notes the connection when confronting him. The text of his entry in the character gallery states that he was a fortune teller who lived in a small village in Hyrule and was entranced by Calamity Ganon's power. The "Guardian of Remembrance" DLC shows he wasn't alone, with a small cult worshipping the Calamity.
* MysteriousWatcher: How he's introduced, working with the Yiga Clan from the shadows.
* {{Narcissist}}: Astor has a massive ego and seems to have legitimately convinced himself that he's Ganon's [[DarkMessiah chosen prophet]], destined to rule the world due to how great he is. In reality, he's a glorified [[MouthOfSauron mouthpiece]] for Ganon whose arrogance leads to repeated failures.
* NeverMyFault: He blames the Yiga Clan for repeatedly failing to kill Zelda and defeat Link. While the Yiga aren't exactly the most competent foes, he ignores the fact that part of the reason they fail is due to his own poor strategies and faulty prophecies.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Nearly every time he decides to act personally with his attempts to bring about the Calamity, he just makes things worse for the bad guys. [[spoiler:Ganon eventually gets fed up with Astor's constant screw-ups and decides to take manners into its own hands by absorbing Astor to gain a more humanoid form.]]
** His first attempt to assassinate Zelda results in Link pulling the Master Sword from its pedestal. And since Link ended up pulling it in defense of Zelda and not BecauseDestinySaysSo, it blunts the blow to her damaged self-worth and keeps her from developing any resentment towards Link as happened in the original timeline.
** He triggers the Calamity earlier than expected while the party is still at Hyrule Castle because Terrako and Harbinger Ganon's fights over the timeline had created a IKnowYouKnowIKnow situation. [[spoiler:This lets Zelda bear witness to Rhoam's apparent death, which causes her HeroicBSOD but this time she's surrounded by friends who help her snap out of it and sets up for her to unlock her divine powers without Link dying, and Terrako's response to Zelda's agony is summoning the future Champions to save their predecessors.]]
** [[spoiler:Using the Yiga Footsoldiers as blood sacrifices to revive the defeated Blight Ganons, ''right in front of'' Master Kohga and Sooga, ends up being the final straw for the Yiga Clan, who didn't have a good relationship with Astor due to the later always berating them for their incompetence. Thus, [[EnemyMine Kohga and the surviving Yiga forces join up with Zelda's army to get revenge]], depriving Calamity Ganon of a key ally that he would have enjoyed in the original timeline.]]
** Finally, [[spoiler:his decision to use the Blight Ganons to try to assassinate Zelda ''again'' at the battle for Fort Hateno causes her to awaken to her Sacred Power, this time without Link suffering fatal wounds and needing to be put in the Shrine of Resurrection, which means that Link at his full power and Zelda with her power realized can start the earnest counterattack that ultimately leads to Ganon's defeat. This is especially notable with how the rest of the mission still plays out as a losing battle until Purah's failsafe fries the Guardian army, if Astor hadn't interfered and left Link to run himelf to exhaustion against the Guardians there's a non zero chance Link ''still would have died to them'' before Zelda awoke her powers, making Astor's attempt completely counterintuitive]].
* NoNonsenseNemesis: In Chapter 2, he ambushes Link and Zelda when they attempt to obtain the Master Sword from Korok Woods. Had Link not pulled the Master Sword out in time, he would've killed Zelda.
* ObviouslyEvil: Just look at him. The number of indicators that this is not a nice man that can be gleaned from his appearance alone must be counted on two hands at least.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Although it's only touched upon in the game proper, Astor is actually a Hylian, and by siding with Ganon, the Hylians' sworn enemy, he has effectively betrayed his own people. [[spoiler:More blatantly, he betrays the Yiga Clan by sacrificing dozens of their souls to Ganon to increase both of their powers. At the end of the game, Ganon returns the favor by consuming not just Astor's soul, but ''his entire body''.]]
* {{Seers}}: He is called a seer by Sooga in his introductory cutscene, and [[MagicFromTechnology uses his Malice-corrupted orb and the data stored in Harbinger Ganon]] to prophesize Ganon's victory in the Great Calamity.
* SmugSnake: He thinks highly of himself, believing the prophecy to be inevitable and that he can control Calamity Ganon. [[spoiler:He loses composure when the heroes are able to subvert the prophecy and is horrified when Ganon turns on him.]]
* TheSociopath: He's a cold-hearted manipulator who relishes the thought of bringing forth the calamity upon the world, sees his allies as dimwitted but useful pawns, and has a grandiose sense of self-importance despite being a pawn himself for Ganon's return.
* SoleSurvivor: "Guardian of Remembrance" reveals that [[spoiler:Astor was the only survivor of a larger Ganon cult, as the rest were killed by Ganon's Malice. Being spared by Ganon likely fueled his belief that [[DarkMessiah he is Ganon's chosen]] to bring doom upon Hyrule]].
* SquishyWizard: Astor himself is physically frail, but makes up for it with powerful magic.
* StarPower: There is a faint astrology theme to Astor's magic, as small constellations of Malice often float around him or any magic he conjures.
* TheStarscream: For all his posturing about being an agent of Ganon, he also seems to believe that he'll be the one ''directing'' Calamity Ganon. [[spoiler:Harbinger Ganon / Ganon's original mind humors him only long enough until he is able to use Astor's body to rejuvenate.]]
* StupidEvil: Astor has a real knack for sabotaging his own evil plans. [[spoiler:Him antagonizing Zelda beyond what's necessary is what leads to her awakening her divine powers ahead of schedule, his callous betrayal of the Yiga Clan causes them to defect and rob Calamity Ganon of some much-needed manpower, and his foolish attempt to boss Calamity Ganon around ''on top of his other screwups'' is the straw that breaks the camel's back and causes Ganon to possess and kill him instead.]]
* SurroundedByIdiots: He thinks he's in this situation when working with the Yiga Clan, seeing them as incompetent buffoons who fail even his lowest expectations. Of course, he never takes responsibility for his own incompetence.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: One for many previous "evil wizard" roles in the active antagonism, but specifically:
** Like [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast Agahnim]], he fights exclusively with energy balls much the same way, moves by hovering around, appears as a cultish individual bent on Ganon's revival [[spoiler:complete with a similar moment of sacrificial ritual]] and, while he's [[spoiler:not Ganon's alter ego like Agahnim was, Ganon absorbs him to take form]].
** His purple and black color scheme decorated with gold trim, skill with dark magic due to an arcane artifact, deathly pale skin and sullen eyes, and [[EyeMotifs association with demonic eyeballs]] is somewhat reminiscent of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap Vaati in his human form]]. They even have hairstyles that partially go over their eyes, although Astor's is more braided and greasy. Their personalities are likewise cold and uncaring towards life.
** Like [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Chancellor Cole]], he's a fanatic follower of the Demon King with a grandiose sense of self-importance, has no problem betraying his close allies [[spoiler:which causes them to perform a HeelFaceTurn]], and makes the fatal error of [[spoiler:[[EvilIsNotAToy ordering the Demon King to do something]] which causes said-Demon King to instead devour him and use his body as the basis for their final form]].
** He is also similar to [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Ghirahim]] in having a pale, androgynous appearance, working as the harbinger of his master's arrival, [[spoiler:and being consumed and effectively killed to help bring Ganon to full power, although unlike Ghirahim, it is entirely unwilling on Astor's part]].
** As a mentally unstable sorcerer that fanatically serves Ganon and wields powerful dark magic, he can be slightly compared to [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Zant]]. Like Astor, Zant was very calm and collected for much of his game until his VillainousBreakdown, where he shows just how insane he really is.
* TeleportSpam: Can teleport about by transforming into a ball of Malice energy.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: He tries to boss around [[EldritchAbomination Harbinger Ganon]], even though he’s failed Ganon repeatedly by that point. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath It ends about as well as you would expect for him]].]]
* UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness: He is far from the most clean-looking person to live, with [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette pallid skin]] and [[CreepyShadowedUndereyes baggy eyes]], untrimmed and greasy black hair, and matted and torn robes.
* TheUnfettered: He'll use whatever means necessary to see the Calamity come to fruition and doesn't give a damn about the consequences of his actions.
* VillainousBreakdown: As the heroes foil his plans and his prophecy doesn't go as he predicted, Astor's calm demeanor progressively shatters and he becomes increasingly desperate, [[spoiler:using the souls of fallen Yiga soldiers to fuel the Blight Ganons]]. By the time the final battle rolls around, Astor has more or less become a raving lunatic.
-->''"How..? The great Calamity Ganon... selected me! This.. humiliation cannot be my destiny! IT CANNOT BE!!! Hear me, Calamity Ganon! It's time for you to devour these...!"''
* VillainousCheekbones: He has exaggerated cheekbones, giving him an emaciated appearance when combined with his sunken eyes and gaunt physique.
* YouCantFightFate: He seeks to enforce this trope by ensuring the prophecy of Calamity Ganon's revival goes as foretold.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:After failing to stop the heroes at Hyrule Castle, right when they're on the verge of ending the Calamity, Astor gets consumed by Ganon's Malice and his body is repurposed as the base vessel for Calamity Ganon's final form.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Astor begins harvesting the souls of Yiga Clan members to rejuvenate the fallen Blight Ganons, gleefully [[DamnedByFaintPraise stating that they were finally useful for once]]. He gets a taste of his own medicine when Ganon consumes him to rejuvenate ''his'' physical body.]]
* YourSizeMayVary: In cutscenes Astor is around the size of your average Hylian, in the rare cases he's a boss however, he's suddenly twice as big as Link, almost as big as Daruk, which is exaggerated even more by his PowerFloats.
* YourSoulIsMine: [[spoiler:Fed up with the Yiga Clan's failures, Astor rips out their souls and feeds them to Harbinger Ganon.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Harbinger Ganon]]
!!Harbinger Ganon
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cddc4f59_9b10_4a57_a632_b275b60db08a.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheAntiChrist Catalyst of the Calamity]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Combat Mode]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20201119_151849wkj6m.png[[/labelnote]]]]

The Terrako of this timeline possessed by a bit of Calamity Ganon's Malice that followed the Terrako of the original timeline into the past. With this new vessel, [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganon]] seeks to ensure that the Great Calamity happens as foretold.
----

[[folder:Blight Ganons]]
!!Shard of Calamity Ganon
!!!General
* AdaptationalBadass: They're much more powerful than their original incarnations in ''Breath of the Wild'', as evident by their new appearances, abilities, and moves. Especially Windblight, which went from extremely easy (thanks to the BulletTime arrow mechanic) to a credible threat.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: This time around each of the Blights glow with different colored energy so they look more distinct.
* EvilCounterpart: Each of the Blight Ganons was created to oppose and kill one of the Champions, and they boast similar weaponry and powers to their respective targets.
* LaserBlade: All of them -- aside from Windblight Ganon -- wield blades made from ancient energy.
* StrongerWithAge: Inverted; their appearance in this game implies that they were far more powerful during the Calamity, being wreathed with auras of elemental energy and having more powers. Their appearance in ''Breath of the Wild'' implies their power simply deteriorated by that time.

!!!Waterblight Ganon
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoc_waterblight.jpg]]
A Shard of Ganon sent to assassinate Mipha, possessing ice powers and wielding an energy spear.

* EpicFlail: It wields a flail made of ice along with its spear.
* AnIcePerson: Complementing Mipha's use of water magic, Waterblight Ganon mainly uses ice magic.
* JavelinThrower: Unlike Mipha's melee-oriented spears, Waterblight Ganon's spear is made entirely of ancient energy and projected from an ArmCannon that allows it to fire it as a ranged weapon.
* MultiMeleeMaster: In addition to wielding a spear of ancient energy, it can manifest a flail made of ice.
* WaterIsBlue: Waterblight Ganon's spear is blue much like ancient energy weapons, but it also emanates swirls of blue elemental energy from its body.

!!!Fireblight Ganon
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoc_fireblight.jpg]]
A Shard of Ganon sent to assassinate Daruk, possessing fire powers and wielding a massive fiery energy sword.
----
* {{BFS}}: Like Daruk himself, it wields an enormous sword as its primary weapon.
* CombatTentacles: It can manifest a pair of thick, thorny, tentacle-like appendages from its back.
* FireIsRed: Unlike in ''Breath of the Wild'' where its blade starts out as blue, here Fireblight's sword is a fiery reddish-orange from the outset. The same color energy also surrounds its body.
* FlamingHair: The Ganondorf-like mane of hair on its head fittingly glows like fire. It even has an attack where it swings its flaming locks at the player.
* PlayingWithFire: It possesses flame-based abilities, being capable of launching fireballs and wreathing its energy-blade in intense heat.

!!!Thunderblight Ganon
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoc_thunderblight.jpg]]
A Shard of Ganon sent to assassinate Urbosa, possessing lightning powers and wielding an electrified energy sword and shield.
----
* DoppelgangerSpin: Once its health drops to half, Thunderblight Ganon summons two decoys to throw off the player. These decoys aren't as strong as the real one, though; they do less damage and take more damage.
* FlashStep: It's capable of rapidly darting around the arena, with Urbosa grousing about its sheer speed while battling it.
* KnightlySwordAndShield: In mockery of Urbosa, it wields a sword and shield.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The roughly human-sized Thunderblight Ganon is positively puny next to the other Blights, but just as lethal.
* ShockAndAwe: Like Urbosa, it wields electricity as a weapon -- and has four orbs of lightning floating behind it.
* YellowLightningBlueLightning: Or green lightning, rather. Thunderblight Ganon's sword and shield glow bright green and is wreathed in green energy.

!!!Windblight Ganon
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoc_windblight.jpg]]
A Shard of Ganon sent to assassinate Revali, possessing twin energy cannons.
----
* ArmCannon: Both of Windblight Ganon's arms are multi-barrelled energy cannons. This time around it sports tubes made from Malice connecting the cannons to the back of its head.
* BlowYouAway: Windblight Ganon, like Revali, possesses wind-based magic and is capable of creating Malice-infused tornados.
* ColorCodedElements: Since [[WindIsGreen green]] is already being used by Thunderblight Ganon, Windblight Ganon instead features the lesser-used purple to represent its wind elemental energy.
* VillainExitStageLeft: It flees rather than dying when it is first defeated, before returning to attack Vah Medoh in the following segment.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Calamity Ganon (Unmarked Spoilers)]]
!!Calamity Ganon
!!!Weapon: [[DemonicPossession Malice-infused]] [[{{Magitek}} Guardian Technology]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20201119_151937cjjrx.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[MadeOfEvil Hatred and Malice Incarnate]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TsuguoMogami

The reincarnation of an AncientEvil, reborn as the incarnation of Malice and Hatred.\\\

Ganon has a meter which it can fill by absorbing the Malice produced by his attacks, and when full, his unique action allows him to activate its Calamity form and increase his power.\\\

For Calamity Ganon's original appearance 100 years later, [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWildGanonAndYigaClan see here]].
----

[[folder:Hollows]]
Shadowy doppelgangers of the Champions made from Malice. They appear to impede the heroes' progress during the course of the story.

* EvilKnockoff: They're dark copies of the Champions that exist as little more than obstacles for the heroes.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Getting hit by the Master Sword causes them to flinch and take damage to their weakpoint gauges even when they wouldn't normally be vulnerable.
* MythologyGag: The Hollows are this game's take on the "Dark" versions of playable characters fought in the original ''Hyrule Warriors'', and by extension of the recurring foe Dark Link himself.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Natural with them being walking masses of Malice.

!!Yiga Clan

[[folder:In General]]
* AdaptationalBadass: As expected of a ''Warriors'' game. While the Yiga Clan were pretty dangerous in the original game, they usually resorted to asymmetric guerilla warfare and ambushes, and there was a small amount of them. Here, they're a full-blown army, with thousands of minions prowling around.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In ''Breath of the Wild'' proper, they were devoted servants of Ganon who would try to assassinate Link at every chance and were firmly against every force for good in Hyrule, in this game [[spoiler: after Astor betrays them on Ganon's behalf, they turn on the two and join the forces of Hyrule, permanently switching sides according to some post-story quests involving Kohga (at the very least, he and the Yiga on his orders help to repair Terrako)]].
* ButtMonkey: Unlike Astor and Ganon's monsters, these guys are a lot more comical.
* EnemyMine: Their allegiance to Ganon is based around their hatred towards Hyrule Kingdom for betraying them 10,000 years ago. [[spoiler:When Ganon betrays them through Astor, they immediately switch sides to get revenge on their former god.]]
* FightingYourFriend: Or Friends in this instance. During The Yiga Clan's Retreat Scenario, the Yiga Clan has to fight their former Bokoblin, Moblin, Chuchu, Wizzrobe, Lizalfos, Lynel, and Octorok allies in order to escape the Blight Ganons so Kohga can live to fight another day.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After Astor [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefullness turns on them]], they [[TheDogBitesBack take sides with the Hylians]]]].
* HighlyVisibleNinja: More so than in the source material. Yes, they can still make disguises and disappear in puffs of smoke, but they are also willing to try assassinating Zelda in broad daylight, surrounded by guards and Champions.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: The Yiga Clan was born out of the mistreatment of the Sheikah from an ancient Hyrule King, and they became one of the most dangerous factions aligned to Ganon. [[spoiler:Ironically, the Yiga Clan later defect to the Hyrulean forces after Astor mistreated them one too many times.]]
* TechnicolorNinjas: All of them wear very distinguishable red clothing and white masks, but that doesn't really hinder their abilities.
* UndyingLoyalty: They all go where Master Kohga goes, and they seem to genuinely respect him as a leader despite his clumsiness or laziness.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Master Kohga]]
!!Master Kohga
!!!Weapon: [[SinisterScythe Yiga Sickle]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/master_kohga.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[TrademarkFavoriteFood Top Banana of the Yiga Clan]]]]
->''"The stupendous chief of the Yiga Clan! '''MASTER KOHGA!!!''' Is gonna kill you all... TO '''DEATH!!!'''"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Atsuyoshi Miyazaki (Japanese), Creator/ErikBraa (English) [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]] Alan Bravo (Latin American Spanish) [[/labelnote]]\\\

The egotistical leader of the Yiga Clan.\\\

As Master Kohga performs strong attacks, his Stress Meter increases. If his unique action is triggered when it's full, he'll perform a powerful attack called the Big Glowy Blast. Miss this opportunity, however, and he'll throw a tantrum.\\\

For his original appearance 100 years later, [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWildGanonAndYigaClan see here]].

* ArchEnemy: While Ganon is an enemy to Hyrule as a whole, Harbinger Ganon acts as a personal enemy to Terrako, seeking to stop Terrako from preventing the Great Calamity from happening. This is played up more in the "Guardian of Rememberance" DLC, where [[spoiler:upon possesing the Terrako of this timeline, it attacked Terrako to stop it from reaching Zelda. And later, it mutates into a larger, stronger form just to fight Terrako.]]
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: [[spoiler:During the "Guardian of Rememberance" DLC, Terrako heads to the Coliseum to face a White-Maned Lynel only for Harbinger Ganon to absorb said Lynel to power itself up and fight Terrako.]]

* MechanicalAbomination: Malice within this Terrako corrupts its internal schematics to the point that when Harbinger Ganon goes into combat, it comes across an EldritchAbomination wearing Terrako's shell with weaponry too large to fit in the real Terrako. [[spoiler:Gets even worse in the "Guardian of Rememberance" DLC when it becomes Mutated Ganon, a large, muscular, scorpion-like creature with Malice Eyes all over its body and Guardian technology.]]

* YouWillBeAssimilated: Harbinger Ganon can absorb other beings to empower itself. [[spoiler:In the final battle, fed up with Astor's failures, it absorbs him to incarnate into a more humanoid form. During the "Guardian of Rememberance" DLC, it absorbs a White-Maned Lynel to power itself up to battle Terrako and when that fails, absorbs two Black Moblins for another power boost.]]

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Although it’s only touched upon in the game proper, Astor is actually a Hylian, and by siding with Ganon, the Hylians' sworn enemy, he has effectively betrayed his own people. [[spoiler:More blatantly, he betrays the Yiga Clan by sacrificing dozens of their souls to Ganon to increase both of their powers. At the end of the game, Ganon returns the favor by consuming not just Astor's soul, but ''his entire body''.]]

* RewardedAsATratiorDeserves: Although it’s only touched upon in the game proper, Astor is actually a Hylian, and by siding with Ganon, the Hylians' sworn enemy, he has effectively betrayed his own people. [[spoiler:More blatantly, he betrays the Yiga Clan by sacrificing dozens of their souls to Ganon to increase both of their powers. At the end of the game, Ganon returns the favor by consuming not just Astor's soul, but ''his entire body''.]]

The Terrako of this timeline possessed by a bit of Ganon's Malice that followed the Terrako of the original timeline into the past. With this new vessel, Ganon seeks to ensure that the Great Calamity happens as foretold.

* {{Expy}}: Just like Terrako is an expy to [[Franchise/StarWars R2-D2]], Harbinger Ganon is the Zelda version of [[Film/TheLastJedi BB-9E]], both being miniature black and red robots that end up indirectly killing hundreds.

** While it doesn't screw up as frequently as Astor does, it does screw up just as badly with its one direct action; corrupting a Guardian in Mission 2 and ordering it to kill Zelda. Not only does this fail, but it confirms to the cast that the Guardians can be corrupted to Malice and become loyal to Ganon. [[spoiler: After this and seeing Terrako's memories of the future, Purah goes out of her way to solve the issue with her EMP bomb. Ganon jumping the gun with that single Guardian led to the majority of its stock of them being fried and forcing him to keep them back as a GodzillaThreshold for the forces of evil during the calamity, rather than being the world-razing force they originally were.]]

[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganon]] has a meter which it can fill by absorbing the Malice produced by his attacks, and when full, his unique action allows him to activate its Calamity form and increase his power.\\\

* AmbiguousSituation: While he’s certainly ''a'' fortune teller, it's unknown if he's ''the'' fortune teller mentioned in ''Breath of the Wild''.
* AmericanAccents: He speaks with a deep bass toe and a Midatlantic accent.

* UndyingLoyalty: Like Sooga, they will fight to the bitter end for Kohga. At least one of them goes and sacrifices himself holding back monsters so Kohga can escape. [[spoiler:You can save him, which he is incredibly grateful for, showing the respect goes both ways.]]

* CounterAttack: His playable form's primary mechanic, where using his Unique Action has him briefly conjure a barrier, and if he's struck when it's active, he'll automatically retalliate with a flurry of slashes that staggers enemies. The retaliatory strikes become more powerful as he performs more successful counters without getting hurt, stacking up to three times. Essentially, it's a mix between a shield parry (staggering enemies to beat out their attack and make them vulnerable) and a Flurry Rush (cancelling out of a combo to avoid an attack and delivering a series of automatic attacks in return).

* JustFrameBonus: His unique skill lets him counterattack while chipping away at the enemy's Weak Point Gauge, with the skill getting stronger the more times it's used in a row without getting hit. Time it wrong, however, and he's open to attack.

* {{Ninja}}: Much like the rest of the Yiga Clan, he is a member of a faction of Sheikah who defected to worship Calamity Ganon.

* VillainousValour: When [[spoiler:Astor begins sacrificing the Yiga Clan to Ganon]], Kohga -- despite being a narcissistic coward -- refuses to run away [[spoiler:and let Sooga sacrifice himself, calling him his best lackey]].

** His first attempt to assassinate Zelda results in Link pulling the Master Sword from its pedestal. And since Link ended up pulling it in defense of Zelda and not BecauseDestinySaysSo, it blunts the blow to her damaged self-worth and keeps her from developing any resentment toward Link as happened in the original timeline.

** His first attempt to assassinate Zelda results in Link pulling the Master Sword from its pedestal. And since Link ended up pulling it in defense of Zelda and not BecauseDestinySaysSo, it blunts the blow to her damaged self-worth and keeps her from developing any resentment for Link as happened in the original timeline.

* NotSoAboveItAll: After being indicted into the Yiga Clan, he apparently picked up their obsession with Master Kohga and bananas if his Cryonis move[[note]] He can turn a Cryonis pillar into a statue of Master Kohga and carve up whoever destroys it like a holiday ham after delivering a BigNo.[[/note]] and one of his idle animations respectively are any indicators.

* NotSoAboveItAll: After being indicted into the Yiga Clan, he apparently picked up their obsession with Master Kohga and bananas if his Cryonis move[[note]] He can turn a Cryonis pillar into a statue of Master Kohga that gives him a boost if it's destroyed after delivering a BigNo.[[/note]] and one of his idle animations respectively are any indicators.