Characters in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''.

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[[folder:Main Characters]]
!!Link
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''"[I'm] an ally of justice!"''

Link lived a peaceful, happy, [[FeatheredFiend giant enemy bird]]-free life on sunny Outset Island until his birthday, when [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive his adorable little sister Aryll was kidnapped by a giant enemy bird.]] Link set out to do what any KnightTemplarBigBrother would-- find his little sister, rescue her, and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown stab whoever took her, preferably repeatedly.]] However, it turned out that the kidnapping of his sister was part of something much bigger; having ChronicHeroSyndrome, he decides to put a stop to it.

* {{Adorkable}}
* {{Badass}}: You betcha!
** BadassAdorable
** BadassNormal: He's a kid with a sword and some special equipment he finds lying around.
* BerserkButton: Harming Aryll.
** Or Zelda. Watch his face when Ganondorf backhands her during the final battle.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a sweet, slightly dopey little kid until you mess with someone close to him.
* BigBrotherInstinct
* BowAndSwordInAccord
* ChewToy: A running gag involves him being launched into the air, smacking into a stone wall and falling several stories.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome
* ClothesMakeTheLegend: In this case, they're just clothes all boys on Outset Island wear when they reach a certain age (presumably the age that the Link from ''Ocarina of Time'' set out on his quest to save Hyrule). So, in this case, the legend defined the clothes (though Link writes his own legend regardless).
* CoolBoat
* CoolSword
* CrazyPrepared: Has a weapon/item for every possible situation.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The King of Red Lions remarks that he's "surprisingly dull-witted." Doesn't seem to stop him from conquering dungeon after dungeon.
* TheDeterminator: Practically his superpower.
** InstantExpert: ...unless it's this.
* DieChairDie: All Links seem to share an instinctive hatred of pottery and tall grass.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Heroic, noble, and kind.
* TheHero
* HeroicLineage: [[spoiler:{{Averted}}, this Link is not related to any previous Link at all. This one just stepped up as the SecondComing, of sorts, of the Hero of Time.]]
* HeroicMime
** Except when he has a DialogueTree.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Off a cliff, no less.
* KidHero
* KleptomaniacHero: If it even vaguely looks useful and isn't nailed down, Link will nab it.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Ganondorf was already screwed as soon as his bird even ''dared to touch'' Aryll.
* LegacyCharacter: Though he is [[TheUnchosenOne not actually "chosen"]] to be the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Hero Of Time's]] successor at first.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Hero of the Winds"
** BootstrappedLeitmotif: taken from the main Zelda theme.
* MagicMusic: The Wind Waker is a magical baton that lets him control the direction of the wind, teleport himself, and other such things.
* NiceHat
* [[InSeriesNickname Official Nickname]]: Thanks to ''[[SuperSmashBros Brawl]]'', you now refer to him as "Toon Link".
* PajamaCladHero: In the NewGamePlus.
* ParentalAbandonment: Though he's raised by his grandma, so his parents are never really brought up.
* PlotTailoredToTheParty: No matter how bizarre the magical knicknacks he picks up, he'll find ''some'' way to kill at least one giant monster with it.
* RaisedByGrandparents
* SecondComing: Years after the Hero of Time failed to return when Ganondorf was released from captivity, a new hero by the name of Link would be recognized by Ganondorf as "the Hero of Time, reborn".
* TheSouthpaw
* TheUnchosenOne: He actually has to get the Triforce of Courage in order to be considered a successor to the Hero of Time.
* VagueAge: Link's age in this game is among the most debated ages in the series, with estimates ranging from as young as 9 (from confirmations that Link in ''Ocarina of Time'' is 9 years old and because Link in ''The Wind Waker'' is supposed to be the same age as Link from ''Ocarina of Time'') to as old as 17 (from the latter reason above). Most people, however, place his age at 12, using both the Nintendo Power guide for the game and trophy information in ''SuperSmashBrosBrawl''.

!!The King of Red Lions

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Link's sidekick here is a talking red sailboat capable of carrying him all over the Great Sea and giving him advice. After Aryll is rescued, it is revealed that [[spoiler:the King of Red Lions is posessed by King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, who had been searching the seas for a new hero ever since the Great Flood]].

* AnimateInanimateObject
* TheAtoner
* [[spoiler:BigGood]]
* CoolBoat
* ExpositionFairy
* [[spoiler:KingIncognito]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[spoiler:Hyrule King Appears]]"
** BootstrappedLeitmotif: A redux of [[spoiler:the Hyrule Castle]] theme.
* TheObiWan
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* [[spoiler:RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: As transport, a mentor and at the end of the game, screwing Ganondorf out of his final wish on the Triforce.]]
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Through the Pirate's Charm.

!!Tetra
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[[caption-width-right:230:[[hottip:Click here to see:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Princess_Zelda_Wind_Waker_9056.jpg]] [[spoiler:Tetra as Princess Zelda]]]]

A young pirate girl sailing the seven seas, she meets Link fairly early in his quest and ends up taking him to the Forsaken Fortress. Even after she fires him from a cannon into the fortress wall and leaves, she and Link keep crossing paths for some reason. [[spoiler: She's actually a descendant of the Hyrule Royal Family, although she doesn't know this.]]

* ActionGirl: She tries to stop Ganondorf from killing Link at the Forsaken Fortress, and she helps in [[spoiler:the final battle!]]
* BadassAdorable
* DarkSkinnedBlond
* DeadpanSnarker
* DoNotCallMePaul: [[spoiler:She doesn't like being referred to as Zelda.]]
* ImpliedLoveInterest
* ImprobableAge: Lampshaded. When asked how Tetra can be in command of a gang of pirates before she's even hit puberty, Nudge jokes that she's actually 35 and just ''looks'' like a preteen girl.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Lampshaded by one her crewmates when they're gathering bombs. "You sound more worried about the island than the treasure."
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Inside the Pirate Ship" serves as one for her and her crew. [[spoiler:There's also Zelda's Lullaby.]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[spoiler: Doesn't know that she is the heir of the once-and-future kingdom until meeting Daphnes.]]
* OrnamentalWeapon: Tetra never once draws that cutlass of hers.
* OrphansPlotTrinket: Wears a pendant under her scarf in the shape of an upside-down V. [[spoiler:It's the incomplete Triforce of Wisdom.]]
* ParentalAbandonment
* {{Pirate}}
** PirateGirl
** [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Pirate Who Doesn't Do Anything]]
* {{Tomboy}}
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A
* SilkHidingSteel: [[spoiler:Becomes apologetic and docile after donning a dress in her Zelda form, then she takes part in the final battle against Ganondorf, with Link's bow, and her participation is essential for his success.]]
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: During Link's first attempt to rescue his sister from the Forsaken Fortress. The King of Red Lions takes the role after that.
* YoungAndInCharge
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tetra's Pirates]]
A group of [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]] that later appear in ''PhantomHourglass'', led by Tetra. Despite being much older than her, they are extremely loyal to their captain and follow every single one of her commands. They reluctantly provide Link with a ride on their ship to the Forsaken Fortress in the beginning on the game and are actually joined by him in the game's end. They are hinted to be descended from the Hyrulean aristocracy; post-game, they became the first settlers of the new Kingdom of Hyrule in ''SpiritTracks''.

!!Gonzo

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Apparently Tetra's first mate and also the member most dedicated to her. He shows an initial dislike of Link, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold though it wears off quicker than he'd willingly admit]], claiming to have tricked a postman worried about him into giving him information about the whereabouts of a treasure when, really, he was just as worried about the little guy. [[hardline]]

* TheBigGuy
* IdenticalGrandson: Alfonzo from SpiritTracks is apparently his decendant and looks absolutely identical to him, except for his clothes. Their personalities, however, vary ''slightly''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his unfriendly behaviour, he's shown to be very caring for Tetra and blushes when Mako jokes that they should marry. Later, Aryll claims in one of her letters that underneath all his muscles, Gonzo is just a big softy.
* TheLancer

!!Nudge

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[[hardline]]

* TheBigGuy: Actually surpasses Gonzo in terms of strength.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Not quite enough to pass for a girl, but has a definite effeminate flare.
* RealMenWearPink: Is actually quite good at sewing and embroidery.

!!Senza

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[[hardline]]

* BadassBeard
* CarpetOfVirility: Just look at that thing!
* ConMan: [[InformedAbility According to his statue]]
* InformedAbility: His status as a ConMan.

!!Zuko

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[[hardline]]

* NamesTheSame: Maybe he joined the crew looking for a means of transport so he could [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender hunt down the Avatar]].
** Maybe he's just having adventures away from [[{{Grease}} Sandy]].
** Or he was going to be a [[FinalFantasyX Grand Summoner, but turned around at the Calm Lands.]]
* TheQuietOne
* TheUnintelligible: [[InformedAbility According to his statue]]

!!Mako

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The most knowledgeable member of the crew.
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* BookSafe: According to his statue, he keeps a dagger in his book.
* {{Expy}}[=/=]ShoutOut: He bears a resemblance to [[SuperMarioBros Professor E. Gadd]].
* TheSmartGuy
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses
* VagueAge: It's difficult to tell if he's young or old. He does seem to have what may be gray hair and wrinkles, and is hunched over, but he also has a childlike appearance as well.

!!Niko

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The lowest-ranked of Tetra's pirates, Niko is overjoyed when Link joins the crew, because now he at least outranks ''somebody.'' He narrates the opening of ''Phantom Hourglass'' with his paper cut-outs, and is later seen doing the same in ''SpiritTracks.'' He appears in that game as an old man, presumably the last survivor of the founding generation of new Hyrule.
[[hardline]]

* BookEnds: He makes paper cutouts for both the opening and closing sequences of ''Phantom Hourglass.''
* ButtMonkey
* DrillSergeantNasty: He tries to be this, but fails.
* NamesTheSame: No relation to the main character from VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV. [[WildMassGuessing That we know of.]]
* SmallNameBigEgo
* TrainingFromHell: What he thinks he's putting Link through in ''The Wind Waker.'' He's a bit bitter when Link actually passes his tests.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with the test he makes you take to get the bomb bag. He locks himself behind a grate in the room with the treasure, and you're supposed to press a button that will keep it open on a timer and get over there. You ''can'' just turn around and leave the ship with him still in there, but he doesn't seem bothered by it and you'll eventually have to come back and pass his test to progress through the game, [[GoodBadBugs fairly.]]
** There's nothing to stop you from re-closing it on your way back out, however.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sages Of The Master Sword (contains plot spoilers)]]
The Sages of the Master Sword are the Earth Sage and the Wind Sage. Their prayers keep the Master Sword sharp and give it the power to repel evil. Because of this, Ganondorf summoned two monsters to kill the original sages, and Link has to awaken the new sages.

!!Medli

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A young girl of the bird-like Rito race in ''The Wind Waker''. Maid to Prince Komali and the only female member of her race who's seen on-screen. She is later revealed to be the reincarnation of the Sage of the Earth, who blessed the Master Sword with its evil-destroying properties.

* TheChosenOne: She's the descendant of the Earth sage [[FishPerson Laruto]] and therefore destined to take her place.
* GuestStarPartyMember: She joins Link in the Earth Temple dungeon.
* HarpOfFemininity
* ImpliedLoveInterest: For Komali.
* MagicMusic: The harp she plays is actually the Earth god's harp, which opens the entrance to the Earth temple.
* PeoplePuppets: The Command Melody allows Link to control her.
* PluckyGirl: She went off to calm Valoo down by herself, despite the fact she's only an apprentice carer. Gotta give her props for that.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: There's nothing stopping you from throwing her face first into a wall. She gets CirclingBirdies and [[NonSequiturThud speaks nonsensically]] if you do it.
* WingedHumanoid: Her whole race consists of those.

!!Makar

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A member of the plant-like Korok Race from ''The Wind Waker'', who are an evolved form of the Kokiri. He's later revealed to be the Sage of the Wind, the other Sage who blessed the Master Sword.

* TheChosenOne: He's a descendant of the Wind Sage Fado ([[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Not that one.]]) and has to take his place.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He joins Link in the Wind Temple dungeon.
* MagicMusic: He plays the Wind god's violin - as a cello, because he's too small to carry it on his shoulders.
* NotQuiteFlight: He and the rest of the Koroks "fly" by hovering around with leaves.
* PeoplePuppets: The Command Melody allows Link to control him.
* PlantPeople
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: One puzzle involves moving him among the sliding razor traps frequently found in the series. It's kind of amusing how much of a beating he takes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Other Characters]]
!!Aryll

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Link's beloved little sister. She has a similar personality to Malon from ''Ocarina of Time'' and is always surrounded by seagulls, which is probably a nod to Marin from ''Link's Awakening''. She is kidnapped along with several other Hylian girls at the beginning of ''The Wind Waker,'' setting Link off on his quest.

* CheerfulChild: She's the first thing we get to see in the game, which, unfortunately, really [[LighterAndSofter set the tone in stone for some.]] A pity, because she's actually a really good character.
* TheCutie
* DamselInDistress: She is mistaken for Zelda in the beginning of the game and kidnapped. Link was ''not'' pleased.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She's always surrounded by seagulls. It even serves as a minor plot point, as Link and Tetra are able to figure out which part of the Forsaken Fortress she's being kept in by the suspicious gathering of seagulls near a window.
* GenkiGirl: It's soooo obvious from the very first time we see her run and shout. She makes [[ShugoChara Ran]] look like her grandma.
* GirlishPigtails
* [[TalkingToHimself Grunting To Herself]]: Believe it or not, but her "voice" is done by the same woman who also "voiced" Link in ''The Wind Waker'', ''Phantom Hourglass'' and ''SuperSmashBros Brawl'' (Toon-Variant).
* {{Leitmotif}}: A short melody, that is part of all [=BGMs=] related to her, most prominently The Outset-Island theme and the music that plays during her kidnapping-scene.
* ParentalAbandonment: That's your fate when you're the sister of Link.
* RaisedByGrandparents

!!Link's Grandmother

* GrannyClassic
* SupremeChef: Her Elixir Soup can fully heal Link's health and magic, and doubles his strength until he takes damage.

!!Quill
A member of the bird-like Rito race who works as a postman. Knowledgeable, reliable and reasonable, Quill is a great ally of Link in his adventure and helps him out on numerous occasions.

* DeadpanSnarker: At times, particularly when he's talking to Tetra.
* Expy: Possibly of Kaepora Gaebora.
* NiceGuy
* TheReliableOne: Apparently he is a high-ranking postman that his co-workers look up to, and the Rito Chieftain trusts him greatly.
* WingedHumanoid

!!Mila

A spoiled rich girl who lives on Windfall Island, she is captured and imprisoned along with Aryll. Tetra's crew eventually bring her home, but not before demanding her father's entire fortune as a reward. Afterwards she can be seen in rags working for Zunari, and a sidequest involves Link stalking her to reveal her as the burglar stealing from Zunari.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Seems to be this when you get her to confess.
* PimpedOutDress: Wears this when you first see her at Forsaken Fortress.
* PrincessInRags: She pretty much plays it straight.
* ShipTease: (Nintendo can't seem to help themselves) [[DialogueTree One of the answers]] Link can tell her when she asks why he won't let her go is that he likes her. This causes her to run off, [[UnfortunateImplications Not that we]] [[StalkerWithACrush can blame her]].
* SpoiledBrat: She was this before she lost her wealth. She has problems coping with the change in lifestyle.
* StealthBasedMission: Following her initiates one of these.
* {{Tsundere}}

!!Maggie

Another one of the girls kidnapped along with Aryll. You can find her father begging for someone to go find her when you first visit Windfall Island. Unlike Mila, she starts off pretty poor.

* INeverGotAnyLetters: Her dad refuses to let the mail man deliver letters to her.
* InterspeciesRomance: She seems to have fallen in love with one of the Moblins in the Forsaken Fortress. It's totally one-sided, though.
* JerkAss: Her dad is.
* PimpedOutDress: Wears one after being rescued.
* RagsToRiches

!!Orca

An aged former swordsman who lives on Outset Island. Mentors Link in the ways of swordplay. Shares a split-level home with his brother.

* JerkJock: Geriatric version. Spends all his non-Link-mentoring time honing his physique, repeatedly breaks his brother's possessions without a thought, and considers his studious brother a weak embarrassment for giving up the sword. It's likely he only has cares for Link because of Link's incredible physical skills.
* OcularGushers: Lets them flow once Link learns the Hurricane Spin. His life's ambition was to find a student capable of learning it, and to pass it on.
* RetiredBadass: Has a Knight's Crest on a shelf. At some point in his life, he defeated a [[EliteMook Darknut]].

!!Sturgeon

Orca's brother, and also an aged former swordsman. Unlike Orca, Sturgeon has abandoned swordfighting entirely and become an intellectual.

* {{Bookworm}}
* HighPressureEmotion: Whenever Orca hits the wall and breaks his shelves and pots.
* MyBrainIsBig: His cranium is roughly 70% of his overall mass.
* RetiredBadass: An InformedAttribute. Sturgeon has no mementos from his years as a swordfighter, and displays no outward signs of physical prowess.

!!Valoo, Great Deku Tree and Jabun


[[/folder]]

[[folder:Villains and Bosses]]

!!Gohma

A large fiery insectoid monster that dwelled within the cavern underneath Valoo on Dragon Roost Island.

* BigCreepyCrawlies
* BreathWeapon
* KingMook: It's a giant Magtail, essentially. This is especially noticeable after its armor is broken off. The only notable visual difference other than size and the aforementioned armor is that it has two large clawed arms.
* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with the first boss of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina]], which was an arachnid, not an insectoid.
* PlayingWithFire

!!Kalle Demos

A giant Boko Baba.

* CeilingCling: It uses its upper set of tentacles for this...
* CombatTentacles: ...And has a lower set of much larger root-like tentacles for this.
* KingMook: Interestingly, the stem and head are actually ''smaller'' than the typical Boko Baba. But the flower it grows from is much, ''much'' bigger... and armed.
* ManEatingPlant

!!Gohdan, The Great Arbiter

A large, apparently mechanical statue guarding the top floor of the Tower of the Gods as a final test of the Goddesses for anyone attempting to enter Hyrule to claim the Master Sword.

* FeedItABomb
* GiantHandsOfDoom
* KingMook: Strangely, Gohdan comes off as a king mook for two different kinds of monsters; Beamos (shoots very similar lasers), and Armos and Armos Knight (hit a jeweled weak spot and dropping bombs in its mouth).
* {{Magitek}}
* TacticalSuicideBoss: If Link runs out of bombs or arrows, both of which are needed to fight him, Gohdan will gladly sneeze some out for him. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], since it's a test of Link's skill, not of how many bombs and arrows he entered with.

!!Helmaroc King

A giant Kargoroc that wears a mask under Ganon's control that stalks the Great Sea searching for "girls with long ears" in an attempt to find Zelda.

* TheDragon: To Ganondorf.
* FeatheredFiend
* GiantFlyer
* ItsPersonal: Between kidnapping your sister, airlifting you right when you're about to save her, chucking you into the ocean to drown, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking probably being closely related to those annoying Kargorocs]], bashing this thing's head in with the Skull Hammer can easily turn out to be one of the most satisfying moments in the entire game.
* KingMook: Like many of this game's bosses, it's a large version of an enemy. In this case, it's a large Kargoroc. It fights completely differently, though. And doesn't make that annoying noise, either.
* MaskOfPower
* PerpetualMolt: It leaves its feathers everywhere during its fight with Link.

!!Jalhalla, Protector of the Seal

A gigantic Poe wearing a vest that is actually formed from 15 normal poes fusing together.

* AsteroidsMonster
* FloatingMask: Jalhalla seems to be the mask itself and the Poes are giving it a body.
* KingMook: Giant Poe, obviously.
* MoodWhiplash: A very lighthearted and humorous boss battle in a very dank, spooky dungeon.
* OffscreenVillainy: Did away with Laruto the Earth Sage.
* SoulPower

!!Molgera, Protector of the Seal

A large worm like monster that hides beneath the sand and sends smaller larval versions of itself to hunt Link from beneath the ground.

* GiantFlyer: Yes, it's a ''flying'' giant worm.
* OffscreenVillainy: Ate Fado the Wind Sage.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: A giant sand worm/ant-lion that weaponizes its offspring and brays like a donkey when injured.
* QuicksandSucks: It will make antlion-like sand traps to pull Link in toward its mouth.
* SandWorm

!!Ganondorf

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-> "My country lay within a vast desert. When the sun rose into the sky, a burning wind punished my lands, searing the world. And when the moon climbed into the dark of night, a frigid gale pierced our homes. No matter when it came, the wind carried the same thing... Death. But the winds that blew across the green fields of Hyrule brought something other than suffering and ruin. I coveted that wind, I suppose."

Several years after being imprisoned in the Dark Realm, Ganondorf is finally able to get free, and the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Hero of Time]], having been sent back to the past by Zelda, is nowhere to stop him this time around. Free to do as he pleases, he plunges Hyrule into chaos once again. The citizens of Hyrule pray for the Goddesses to intervene, and so they do, [[TheGreatFlood by flooding the kingdom]] [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor and sending selected people to the mountaintops to survive the flood and repopulate the world]]. Hyrule was left [[TimeStandsStill frozen in time]] undersea, but Ganondorf still managed to escape to the surface, many centuries later, in a fortress he then seized as his own. His first course of action then is to kidnap every single girl with blond hair and pointy ears he can, in an attempt to find the current descendent of the Royal Family.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Although the artwork depicts him as AmbiguouslyBrown, in-game his skin is very unambiguously green.
* {{Badass}}: Massively so. In fact, Link's badassness is the only one that can match Ganondorf's own. No wonder he's TheHero.
** BadassBeard [[BeardOfEvil Of Evil]]: The first time he sports this.
** BadassLongcoat: With big sleeves that flap and flow on the wind.
* BigBad: Yet again.
* [[DarkSkinnedRedhead Green Skinned Redhead]]: The red hair comes from his Gerudo heritage, the dark-turned-green skin from his fiendish form. It's practically his trademark.
* DualWield: Does this for the final battle.
* DuelBoss: Also the final battle, which is recognized as one of the best boss fights in the series.
* EvilLaugh: A particularly [[MomentOfAwesome awesome]] one.
* EvilOverlord
* EvilSorcerer: He [[spoiler:curses ''the sea'']]. Need anything else?
* EvilTowerOfOminousness: Ganon's Tower, yet again.
* FreudianExcuse: This game introduced one for him.
** [[spoiler:[[GreenEyedMonster Green-Eyed Monster]]: Specifically, his being destined to be the king of a barren desert where the only comfort (if it could be called that) to offer his people was death, before seeing the fertility and peace of Hyrule.]]
* FullBoarAction: His Ganon form, [[spoiler:which only shows up in stylized storybook pictures telling the game's backstory, but even then this is noticeable]]. [[spoiler:Puppet Ganon]] as well, since [[spoiler:it's modeled after Ganon]].
* GeniusBruiser: As usual, by this point.
* GenreSavvy: All the time spent pondering his life while trapped in the void gave him great insight into what needed to be done upon being freed. He kills the two sages that would otherwise keep the Master Sword active and kidnaps every girl with pointy ears that he can locate across the Great Sea in order to find the most recent descendant of Princess Zelda.
* GrassIsGreener: His desire for getting all the parts of the Triforce was fueled by his envy for the life-giving breezes of the lush Hyrulian landscape while his country suffered punishing winds that only brought death.
* HonorBeforeReason: A rare villainous example: During the final fight, after being hit by enough Light Arrows, he approaches Tetra, and, instead of stabbing her, puts away his sword and simply backhands her. Also, he seems to have a habit of, whenever knocking down Link, waiting until he gets back up before he resumes his attack or does a finishing blow.
* HumanoidAbomination: He ''was'' human (or very close to it) to start with, but after finding the Triforce, he's become something much, ''much'' worse.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Variation: [[spoiler:Ganondorf attempts to do a last ditch attack on Link, Link parries it, gains enough air, and then does a downward thrust through Ganondorf's head, burying the sword in up to the hilt]].
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: Stabbed through the head and TakenForGranite at the end of the game. Direct ''Wind Waker'' sequels have not used him since (with the exception of a brief cameo appearance in the beginning of the first sequel explaining the backstory of the original), so all signs point to this being the case.]]
* LaughingMad: His reaction to [[spoiler:the waves coming down on Hyrule from Daphnes' wish to the Triforce]].
* {{Leitmotif}}: Same one he always had.
* LightningBruiser: Ganondorf's gotten less reliant on hanging back and chucking magic at you or shifting into his MightyGlacier Ganon form in favor of up-close and personal swordfights. He proves to be an astonishingly agile opponent while still being bigger and stronger than Link and [[StoneWall Stone Walling]] all but the most advanced sword attacks.
* MagicKnight: He not only possess powerful magic, but is also unbelievably strong and skilled with a sword. [[DualWielding Or two]].
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Delivers a positively BRUTAL one to Link.
* OlderAndWiser: How he is depicted here. He did have a lot of time to reflect on stuff.
* OneWingedAngel: Surprisingly [[AvertedTrope averted]], as he doesn't transform into Ganon in this game. The one time it looks like he does, it's actually [[spoiler:a puppet in his place]].
* PhysicalGod: Almost literal considering what powers him.
* SealedEvilInACan: [[OhCrap Until he got free]].
* StayingAlive: WordOfGod says there is only one Ganon. Several games imply or outright state it is due to the Triforce of Power making him immortal.
* [[spoiler:TakenForGranite]]
* VillainousBreakdown: An epic one right before the final battle.
* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: Revealed to have started off as one before his rise to power, with his intention of freeing the Gerudo from the deserts. As to this, the monster he eventually became is a result of plot-relevant MotiveDecay.]]
* WickedCultured
* WouldntHitAGirl: In an interesting show of chivalry, Ganondorf takes pains to avoid hurting Tetra more than necessary in order to [[spoiler: take her Triforce]]. Although he does hit her in the final battle, he carefully puts away his swords first, and avoids her entirely for most of the fight.
* XanatosGambit: The Master Sword was actually [[spoiler:sealing his powers away (well, most of them, anyway)]]. By taking it from the pedestal, Link [[spoiler:granted him access to his full powers]]. But if he didn't do it, there wouldn't be any way to defeat him.
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