Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Director Wanted Ganondorf To Be A "Very Awesome Demon King"

Picturing Aonuma in front of a moodboard of bara DILF Ganondorf drawings.

@nessisonett I don't know what any of that meant. Feels good.

” In a recent interview with The New York Times, series producer Eiji Aonuma mentioned how Ganondorf could easily undergo "character development and changes to his personality" in future entries of The Legend of Zelda.“

They have already done that in Wind Waker. They somewhat gave Ganondorf character development.

And besides Nintendo aren’t exactly great at storytelling in games. They are more known for simplicity.

This fanbase is so thirsty godamn get some sunshine y'all. At least it's more socially acceptable than a fish man. Jeez anyone with real culture would know Rauru is where it's at

@Nanami_Ataraxia
You take that back about Sidon, YOU TAKE IT BACK!!!

Ganondorf/Ganon is pretty much the only character that has a backstory and development in pretty much every Zelda game. I haven't seen the complete story of TotK yet but Nintendo just doesn't seem to want to take the story telling to a next level with Zelda. It's about time they just give Link a voice. He shows emotions, apparently he is humming songs during his cooking, so why not give him a couple of lines. It's getting awkward seeing Link react with all of his emotions and not a sound comes out of him.

I misread that as handsome

Well he is a monster all right. The tears have certainly motivated me to want to cave his face in. I do love the concept that there was a Gerudo civil war (granted the Free Gerudo lost) because I was always annoyed that the entire race supposedly followed an absolute monster because it was the law.

Someone wanna tell us what the NYT article says? I can't view it without paying a fee, and they can forget that. Gatekeeping information behind a paywall sucks--less so for games, but especially when news sources are making it difficult to access important information about world events.

@Nanami_Ataraxia All I can say about Rauru is, "Baaaa." Basically, you're trading a fish for a sheep.

@MrHonest You want character development? I got this:

Ganondorf started out as a benevolent king for his people, but lamented the harsh conditions of the desert. His fiancée, who was the captain of the guard, went out on patrol, and was mortally wounded by a Leever, the night before they were set to get married.

In his obsession to bring her back to life, he started to dabble in the dark arts, before becoming consumed by the evil (i.e. Demise) that lay dormant within him. He eventually forgot about his fiancée, and focused solely on gaining more power, eventually setting his sights on Hyrule and the Triforce, which would give him ultimate power.

I wonder which gay designed my one true love, Tauro. Give em a raise.

@Not_Soos newspapers have always been behind a “paywall.” Good reporters deserve a salary too.

The article talks about zero/low loading times, and how “Although Tears of the Kingdom arrives with Ganondorf taking his traditional role as the series villain, it does not give much depth to his character.”

@huntr132

Of course they deserve compensation for their efforts. But there are alternative ways to make money like with ad revenue and the optional subscription service NL has started offering that doesn't segregate free members from their articles. Purchasing a newspaper made sense when it was being distributed on actual paper; you have to factor in the cost of ink, delivery, etc. It's just a different landscape today. At least make it free but with ads.

I doubt many people are going to purchase a subscription to their favorite newsletter when they can find the same information elsewhere for free with a quick Google search. But it's the principle that bothers me--I seem to recall articles about the seriousness of COVID even being locked behind a paywall. That should be readily accessible information, and any publisher who would withhold that kind of information from the general public for the sake of money has no respect from me.

Just my thoughts on the matter. Plus, you used to just have the one local enterprise you purchased from to stay informed. But nowadays, there are so many different publishing companies wanting your money when people already have countless streaming services they're already paying for. Nobody wants even more subscriptions in their life if they aren't essential.

All good points. I agree.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get back to my job at the Lucky Clover Gazette!

He is a Gerudo and Gerudo's are just beautiful in general so I can understand the zaddy aspects here but he is definitely awesome!

@LikelySatan
bara: Japanese slang for robust, muscular male characters.
DILF: an acronym meaning "Dad I'd Like to <redacted>" (note: the last word rhymes with "puck").
You're welcome! ^_^

@blindsquarel
I guess you wouldn't need lube...
I hereby redact my previous fish racism on this fact alone.

@AstroTheGamosian
I'm from the UK so we spend the majority of our time with bad weather, so who would you rather snuggle with on a cold winter night that's how I see it, I'll take saving on the heating bill in exchange for buying more plughole unblocker and some lint rollers, cost of living 'n all that.

@Martijn87 Because the point of Link is to be the player's avatar in this world. The devlopers have said this time after time, that is why he isn't voliced. Every player is meant to se themselves as Link. Frankly I agree, and I think Nintendo has done a great job with Zelda stories, including BOTW & what little I've sunk in to TOTK. I don't get the hate. There's other games offering fully voiced characters if that's what you're looking for. Not all games need to be the same, nor should they. I love that Zelda games do their own thing. Nobody is forcing you to play them.

@DarthFoxMcCloud i played Zelda since the first one, I know what the point is of the character and I'm m not saying it's bad. You don't have to be offended by it. In pre breath of the wild games you could also give the character your own name, the switch games don't. Both BotW and ToK give him full emotions you can see and he is being named by the rest of the characters by name, for me personally that loses most of the avatar point, so in my opinion they might as well give him some lines. And nowhere did I say Zelda needs to be like other games, I'm happy Zelda keeps doing it's own thing because it's still the best in the it's genre.

I want an amiibo based on this Ganondorf design please please !!

@MrHonest "Nintendo aren’t exactly great at storytelling in games."

Meanwhile in Xenoblade and Fire Emblem xD

Jokes aside, I get what you mean, they tend to be more "gameplay first" in most franchises.

@Nanami_Ataraxia I live in the United States, specifically the Midwest. We don't have bad weather all the time, but our winters can get pretty dang cold. And don't get me started on the roads after a big snowstorm.

Methinks I'm going to move to an equatorial nation, such as Singapore. No winters there, and in the event of an apocalyptic supervolcanic eruption, your chances of survival are higher, due to the equator getting the most sunlight.