If you've ever wondered why Ganondorf, the Great King of Evil, has such a vendetta against the kingdom of Hyrule, you may find some clues in this amusing product description for the Princess Zelda amiibo from UK supermarket behemoth Tesco; the bad grammar is all down to the retailer, too.
The Zelda amiibo™ figure was inspired by the hit Nintendo® video game, The Legend of Zelda™ and has debuted for the Super Smash Bros™ video game. You can battle, train and level-up your Captain Falcon character, whilst adjusting her attack, defence and speed; amiibo™ characters are capable of unlocking special items also. Zelda is the Princess of Hyrule holds the power of knowledge about the Triforce lore more than anyone else, except maybe Ganondorf, himself, whom she invaded in Orcarina [sic]. The amiibo™ figure can be transported into the Super Smash Bros™ battles for you to play, either with them, or against them.
In the Tesco version of events it was Princess Zelda who invaded Ganondorf's turf, no doubt consumed with the power of knowledge about the Triforce. Where exactly Captain Falcon comes into this tale we are not entirely sure.
We like to think this alternate version of events in Hyrule is simply the work of an overworked category manager at Tesco, but it has led us to question if, in reality, Ganondorf is simply an innocent victim in this story. Or not...
Thanks to HappyMaskedGuy for the tip.
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[source tesco.com]
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What makes this startling?
Haha wtf
The Zelda timeline. More complicated each day.
Ok, I used to work for the Tesco Customer Service center in Dundee, actually on the team when the Tesco Direct website launched. We got so many people emailing about things being wrong on the website and I know that they are going to have no idea what to do about this. It will be logged away into a computer and ignored.
Princess Zelda. Invades your Gerudo Valley - and your heart.
I'm pretty sure they meant "evaded".
Tesco making more effort to explain exposition than Nintendo, and do a similar job to their Financial figures in 2014.
That helped me undestand the real meaning of 'weirdness'.
@LinkSword
Ha ha ha!!!
Orcarina? Zelda x Lord of the Rings crossover confirmed!
Tesco sell amiiboes? The one in 'Huntingdon, Cambs' doesn't sell any.
Falcon Punch
The Legend of Zelda: Rashomon's quest
Maybe Ganon is innocent. After all, it's always the victors that write the history. BOoks
What the...
As for Captain Falcon, Link recruited him after visiting Mute City for the Mario Kart 8 Egg Cup GP.
@RadioShadow The Tesco in Huntingdon doesn't stock ANY Nintendo goods anymore as far as I can tell, since they rearranged everything
It all makes sense now.
@ToneDeath @RadioShadow
As far as I'm aware, none of the big chain supermarkets sell Nintendo consoles or games anymore.
Some of the larger stores have been stocking the amiibos though - I got Pikachu for £10.50. Nice little saving compared to the £3750.50 being asked of by GAME.
@ToneDeath @RadioShadow Bar Hill Tesco just up the road have some limited Nintendo stock including amiibo at £10.50 a pop.
Captain Falcons true identity revealed: Its Princess Zelda !
After everyone knew about her Shiek disguise, she had to get a new one, partook in intergalactic racing and invaded the gerudo tribe during lunch break.
Amazon: "Zelda is the princess of Hyrule and the namesake of The Legend of Zelda games. Her appearance may change, but she always plays an important role. She knows much about the Triforce; in fact, the only person who likely knows more about Triforce lore is Ganondorf himself, whom Zelda evaded in Ocarina of Time by transforming into her alter ego, Sheik."
Still, I like Tesco's version better as they actually recognise Captain Falcon, which is more than Nintendo does.
@Dazza @RadioShadow Nice to know there ARE other Nintendo fans out there in the East of England
Just like in the GameCube days, it seems that most people like Nintendo games, they just don't want to be caught dead buying them. There's something about the company's image that's at odds with the British, but I don't know what Nintendo can do about it without sacrificing their integrity, ie: churning out brown shooters and broken AAA murder simulators (not that they can't be be fun too).
How hard can it be to spell "Ocarina" correctly? It's seriously almost as commonly misspelled as Ganon.
Best fanfic ever.
Didn't she technically invade on his stolen turf when she was prouncing around stolen hyrule as sheik?
So the elves led by Zelda invaded Orcarina ruled by the Orc Lord Ganondorf? That's not what I saw in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I still need to watch the Battle of Five Armies to fully understand.

Knew it!
I always said the Zelda timeline had 4 splitting points at OoT instead of 3!
We all know that zelda has the ganondorf by triforce ocarina punch.
Well, who knows. Each Zelda game shows the current situation of the fractions under different aspects, and while Ganondorf always was the bad guy, this could actually explain why the Gerudo of all people teamed up with him in the first place.
Maaaybe... they know stuff about the new Zelda game we don't!
So Zeldas is really Captain Falcon? Ganondorf lives inside a musical instrument? The amiibo are only inspired by Nintendo? Well I never knew any of that. And I thought her part of the triforce was of Wisdom. Ganondorf of Power... instead her part of the triforce contains the power of knowledge! Sounds like our friends at Tesco could be doing with some of that!
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Things just got a bit kinky.
I pretty much died of laughter there. xD Time to share with my FB friends...
"Zelda is the Princess of Hyrule holds the power of knowledge about the Triforce lore more than anyone else, except maybe Ganondorf, himself, whom she invaded in Orcarina [sic]."
Yes, that's sick.
This just made my day.
Wow... and what universe did THIS take place in?
Gotta love tesco.
Captain Falcon probably just wanted to see some moves.
@BensonUii
Dang, well it seems you have a pretty good understanding of the story so far! Battle of Five Armies has some crazy Orcarina vs Elf action too, although, I'm not at all sure where the dwarves and wizard and hobbit all fit in to the story.
Some movie directors take to many artistic liberties if you ask me.
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