History Characters / TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker

!![[center: [-'''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheTriforceWielders The Triforce Wielders]]''' ([[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganon/Ganondorf]])-]]][[center:[-'''Recurring:''' [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGoddessesAndAllies Goddesses and Allies]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaVillainsAndEnemies Villains and Enemies]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaRaces Races]]-]]][[center: [-'''Main Series:''' ''Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaI'', ''Characters/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle games]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Four Swords]]'', ''The Wind Waker'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Four Swords Adventures]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Minish Cap]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Spirit Tracks]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes Tri Force Heroes]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom]]''-]]][[center: [-'''Spin-Offs:''' ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Philips CD-i Games]]'', ''[[Characters/HyruleWarriors Hyrule Warriors]]'', ''[[Characters/CadenceOfHyrule Cadence of Hyrule]]'', ''[[Characters/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity]]''-]]]

!![[center: [-'''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheTriforceWielders The Triforce Wielders]]''' ([[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganon/Ganondorf]])-]]][[center:[-'''Recurring:''' [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGoddessesAndAllies Goddesses and Allies]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaVillainsAndEnemies Villains and Enemies]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaRaces Races]]-]]][[center: [-'''Main Series:''' ''Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaI'', ''Characters/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle games]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Four Swords]]'', ''The Wind Waker'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Four Swords Adventures]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Minish Cap]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Spirit Tracks]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'' ([[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSwordGhirahim Ghirahim]]), ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes Tri Force Heroes]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom]]''-]]][[center: [-'''Spin-Offs:''' ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Philips CD-i Games]]'', ''[[Characters/HyruleWarriors Hyrule Warriors]]'', ''[[Characters/CadenceOfHyrule Cadence of Hyrule]]'', ''[[Characters/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity]]''-]]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Sachi Matsumoto

->'''Voiced by:''' Sachi Matsumoto

* FounderOfTheKingdom: In ''Spirit Tracks'', Tetra is credited with founding New Hyrule, with a huge stained glass window of her in her descendant's throne room.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Link is a noble and kind hero with blonde hair. His first heroic deed is going to Tetra's rescue, despite having no idea of who she is or whether or not the Helmaroc King will come back.

* ItsPersonal: Between [[IHaveYourWife kidnapping your sister]], [[YankTheDogsChain airlifting you right when you're about to save her]], [[LeftForDead 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.

** Despite his genera attitude towards Link and his distance from his daughter, he encourages them to spend time together.

* TheHero: But of course. Though he had to earn his status as such through many trials.

* LegacyCharacter: Though he is [[TheUnchosenOne not actually "chosen"]] to be the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Hero Of Time's]] successor at first.

* TheSociopath: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Ganondorf is still extremely selfish and ruthless as he was in the past, but he also became wiser in the time period that has passed since ''Ocarina of Time'', displaying a fair amount of MoralSociopathy. As such, he doesn't kill if he thinks it's unnecessary, like sparing Link's life after giving him a brutal beatdown, and there are moments where he does reflect about his motivations with a solemn attitude. Despite this, he's unwilling to move on from the past and is more than happy to drag everyone down with him if he cannot have what he wants. [[spoiler:Only after being stabbed in the head by the Master Sword does Ganondorf finally let go of his narrow-minded desires.]]

* GreatEscape: A hilariously mundane example. All Link has to do to break Tinge out of jail is [[CardboardPrison step on a switch]].

* TheGreatEscape: A hilariously mundane example. All Link has to do to break Tinge out of jail is [[CardboardPrison step on a switch]].

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[[caption-width-right:169:[[CharacterCatchphrase "Tingle! Tingle! Kooloo-limpah!"]]]]

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A local sea merchant of the Great Sea, traveling from island to island with practical goods at hand. He hasn't gotten much luck in his business venture until Link sets foot in his doorstep.

* MoralSociopathy: Despite embracing his moniker as the Great King of Evil feared by all, Ganondorf truly does believe that the Golden Goddesses were cruel beings who abandoned the people of the Great Sea with false hope, and his actions are therefore morally just because he's actually trying to make a difference for the world.

* TheSociopath: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Ganondorf is still extremely selfish and ruthless as he was in the past, but he also became wiser in the time period that has passed since ''Ocarina of Time'', displaying a fair amount of MoralSociopathy. As such, he doesn't kill if he thinks it's unnecessary, such as sparing Link's life after giving him a brutal beatdown, and there are moments where he does reflect about his motivations with a solemn attitude. Despite this, he's unwilling to move on from the past and is more than happy to drag everyone down with him if he cannot have what he wants. [[spoiler:Only after being stabbed in the head by the Master Sword does Ganondorf finally let go of his desires.]]

%%* HiddenDepths: Players who enter Tetra's cabin on the ship will find a depiction of the ''Hero of Time'' hanging over her bed, rather than anything you would expect a pirate to have in such a place while they slept. This puts her interactions with and efforts to help Link--who she meets wearing the same green attire--in a different light.

* TheSociopath: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed:]] While Ganondorf is still extremely selfish and ruthless, he also became wiser in the time period that has passed since Ocarina of Time, displaying a fair amount of [[MoralSociopathy Moral Sociopathy]]. He still is not above ruining the lives of countless people just to achieve his goals, he is ready to attempt to kill Link several times in his quest, and, after his plans are revealed, [[spoiler:he shows that, despite the good intentions he had all along, he still wanted the Triforce to make Hyrule emerge from the waters once again and rule it with an iron fist, just like he planned to do eons prior. When his plans are foiled, he loses all control, and, even though he technically already lost, he wants to take Link and Zelda down with him.]]

* TheSociopath: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed:]] While Ganondorf is still extremely selfish and ruthless, he also became wiser in the time period that has passed since Ocarina of Time, displaying a fair amount of [[MoralSociopathy Moral Sociopathy]]. He still is not above ruining the lives of countless people just to achieve his goals, he is ready to attempt to kill Link several times in his quest, and, after his plans are revealed, he shows that, despite the good intentions he had all along, he still wanted the Triforce to make Hyrule emerge from the waters once again and rule it with an iron fist, just like he planned to do eons prior. When his plans are foiled, he loses all control, and, even though he technically already lost, he wants to take Link and Zelda down with him.

* TheSociopath: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed:]] While Ganondorf is still extremely selfish and ruthless, he also became wiser in the time period that has passed since Ocarina of Time, displaying a fair amount of [[MoralSociopathy Moral Sociopathy]]. He still is not above ruining the lives of countless people just to achieve his goals, he is ready to attempt to kill Link several times in his quest, and, after his plans are revealed, he shows that the he wanted the Triforce to make Hyrule emerge from the waters once again and rule it with an iron fist. When his plans are foiled, he loses all control, and, even though he technically already lost, he wants to take Link and Zelda down with him.

* CarryABigStick: The Skull Hammer, and it's as big as he is.

* CoolSword: The Master Sword.

%%* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Heroic, noble, and kind.

* BellyFlopCrushing: Does this to reverse Link's movement instead of possessing him like the smaller Poes do.

* InsistentTerminology: For most of the game, he insists of referring to Ganondorf as "Ganon." [[spoiler:He stops doing this at the end of the game, when his old enemy's fate is sealed]].

* RageAgainstTheHeavens: "YOUR GODS DESTROYED YOU!" These are the words of a bitter man who realizes the ruination of the world resulting of the cycle of good vs evil. For Ganondorf, he curses the gods for flooding Hyrule and believes their promises of restoring the land are lies. His hatred originates from the fact he suffered in the desert while people in Hyrule prosper. Of course he never acknowledges that he is the reason Hyrule was destroyed or [[PsychologicalProjection that he is currently harming the lives of the Great Sea’s inhabitants more than the gods are]].

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