History Sandbox / MonsterTheLegendOfZelda

* ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'': [[PsychopathicManchild Zant]] is a maniacal member of the Twili who [[DealWithTheDevil aligns himself]] with [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganondorf]] in exchange for power, before overthrowing Midna and conquering the Twilight Realm, earning the title of "[[TheUsurper Usurper King]]". After [[ForcedTransformation transforming]] Midna into an imp and turning the rest of their kind into mindless Shadow Beasts, Zant begins extending his tyrannical reign into Hyrule. There, he executes the Zora queen in front of her people and freezes them all, leaving them to die; invades Hyrule Castle and forces Princess Zelda to surrender in exchange for the lives of her people; envelops Castle Town in Twilight, turning all of its citizens into terrified spirits; and attempts to permanently trap Link in a wolf form and kill Midna by forcing her into the light. When confronted in his palace, Zant calls the duo "traitors", ranting about how he alone deserves the throne before viciously attacking Link in a final battle. Despite being a mere [[PuppetKing pawn]] in Ganondorf's scheme, Zant stands out due to his sheer depravity and treacherous nature.

** [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganondorf]] is a "[[MaouTheDemonKing Demon King]]" and former thief who was banished to the Twilight Realm after his attempted bloody conquest of Hyrule was prematurely halted by Zelda's time-travelling. Not to be deterred from his goals, Ganondorf seduced the [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious Zant]] to become his emissary, and used Zant to stage a murderous coup against the Twilight Realm royalty, murdering the elders and unleashing hordes of beasts onto the land. Ganondorf schemes to merge Hyrule and the Twilight Realm into one world that he can plunge into [[HellOnEarth an eternal nightmare of death and decay]], and when Link tries to stop him, Ganondorf sadistically uses Zelda as a puppet and tries to kill Link in a torturous way. Even when beaten and offered peace by Link, [[SpitefulSuicide Ganondorf chooses to kill himself out of spite]], knowing he will reincarnate and continue to plague Hyrule for ages to come.

* ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'': [[EldritchAbomination Bellum]] is a vile being who, [[AdaptationalVillainy unlike his original game counterpart, displays full sapience]]. [[LifeDrinker Devouring the life force]] of those in the Ocean King's world for many years after losing interest in just the Ocean King and sealing the three spirits, Bellum cursed the Ocean King's temple, killing anyone who enters it, and used the GhostShip to lure in unknowing prey, including Tetra and Linebeck's crew, with those who die within suffering after death. Soon after ordering a failed attempt on Ciela's life, which causes her to lose her memories, Bellum [[DemonicPossession possesses Linebeck]] and gleefully forces the latter--[[AndIMustScream who is still aware]]--and Link to fight to the death, knowing that either way he can freely reap their life force, [[LackOfEmpathy not caring when Linebeck gets so traumatized by this]] [[DrivenToSuicide that he attempts to take his own life]]. When Linebeck gets freed from his possession, the unrepentant Bellum makes one final attempt on the Ocean King's life.

* ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'': [[EldritchAbomination Bellum]] is a vile being who, [[AdaptationalVillainy unlike his original game counterpart, displays full sapience]]. [[LifeDrinker Devouring the life force]] of those in the Ocean King's world for many years after losing interest in just the Ocean King and sealing the three spirits, Bellum cursed the Ocean King's temple, killing anyone who enters it, and used the GhostShip to lure in unknowing prey, including Tetra and Linebeck's crew, with those who die within suffering after death. Soon after ordering a failed killing om life of Ciela's, memories, Bellum [[DemonicPossession possesses Linebeck]] and gleefully forces Linebeck--who is still aware--and Link to fight to the death, knowing that either way he can freely reap their life force. After terrifying Linebeck so much from forcing him to fight Link that Linebeck attempts to take his own life, and Linebeck being released from his possession, Bellum makes one final attempt on the Ocean King's life.

* ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'': [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganon]] was once the fearsome bandit lord [[AdaptationalVillainy Ganondorf]], who betrayed and slaughtered his followers and allies to claim the Tri-Force for himself. Using its power to transform the Sacred Realm into the Dark World, Ganon corrupts all life in the Realm into [[AndIMustScream mutated monstrosities]] of suffering and destruction. Though sealed away, Ganon contacts and corrupts the scholar [[DecompositeCharacter Agahnim]] into becoming his servant, sowing chaos through Hyrule to pave the way for Ganon to subsume it into his Dark World of pain. When Agahnim accomplishes his goal, Ganon repays him by [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness murdering him]] and mocking that he never planned to share his power as promised.

* ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'': [[MaouTheDemonKing Demon King Demise]] rises from [[BeneathTheEarth beneath the Surface]] to TakeOverTheWorld. Seeking the Triforce, Demise leads his army of monsters across the land, slaughtering as many humans as possible and burning entire villages to the ground, even [[HeroKiller killing Link himself]] in the process while mocking the hero's courage. After facing the Goddess Hylia in a final battle and being defeated, Demise spitefully vows to return as he is [[SealedEvilInACan sealed away]].

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* ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'': [[EldritchAbomination Bellum]] is [[AdaptationalVillainy given sapience]], yet still carries out his atrocities to fuel his sadistic appetite. The ArchEnemy of the Ocean King, Bellum would drain his foe's life force to the point where he becomes a frail and weak old man, Oshu, as a result, and would still drain Oshu's remaining life force, slowly killing him. Bellum would then use the Ocean King's temple to drain the life-force of the Ocean King's inhabitants, while constructing the Ghost Ship to find and lure countless more victims; including Linebeck's crew and Tetra, whom Bellum [[TakenForGranite petrified]]. He would then [[DemonicPossession possess]] Linebeck and force him to kill his friend, Link, before allowing Linebeck to commit suicide so he can consume his life force afterwards. Forced out of Linebeck's body, Bellum would drag the Ocean King down further into the depths of the sea in an attempt to kill him.

->''"And when you do fall, know that your world and everything in it is mine to dominate...Mine to subjugate...Mine to rule! When I finish with you, you can take solace in knowing your friends and kin will soon follow, as I wipe all who oppose me from the face of this world!... It won't be long now. At last, the almighty power I've sought for millennia... I will take the Triforce for my own…And the world shall be under my foot for eternity!"''