@Ganon_cultist_nr_7 Ganondorf was called an incarnation of darkness in OOT where he was also called a Daimaou(Great demon king/Great king of evil), in BOTW his manifestation was called an incarnation of hatred and grudge(the words Demise use in his final words). Malladus in Spirit tracks is another incarnation of darkness and demon king who was sealed away during the events of TWW so he existed at the same time as Ganondorf, Malladus has some similarities to Demise and Ganondorf. Ganondorf and Malladus are both successors of Demise whose appearance and actions echo Demise's appearance and actions. Every Gerudo male isn't Ganondorf as in every Ganondorf backstory where both he and the Gerudo appear some Gerudo imply that previous males were not like Ganondorf. In A link to the past Ganondorf's demon beast form(boar form) is established to be a mirror reflection of his heart, entire character and soul(much like how other characters in the corrupted Sacred realm transformed into forms that reflect their soul/character/heart).
Vaati while not called an incarnation of any of the three buddhist poisons he does embody them too and he became a majin(demon being/sorcerer), tried to become a daimajin(Great demon god/Great devil) but failed and became a majin(demon god/devil, there are two different words written in kanji that are pronounced majin but mean different things). Bellum was called a phantom demon god/devil(another translation of his title is demon god/devil of dreams)
The name of the demon tribe first appeared in A link to the past's Japanese text where Agahnim calls himself a member of it(meaning Ganondorf is a leader), the localization translated the demon tribe as evil tribe/tribe of evil and have seemingly removed the name from the rest of the games even though it still appears in the orginial Japanese text. In Wind waker Ganondorf is again implied to be a leader of the demon tribe as he says the Master sword sealed his demon tribe and dark magic(Daphnes calls him the emperor of hell/the demon world and in PH he is again referred to as the Great demon king).
On the topic of Demise, Ganondorf is not a literal reincarnation of Demise's soul as the soul/remaining thoughts/remaining essence is implied in the ending to have decayed within the Master sword and destroyed by a Triforce wish. Ganondorf is however an incarnation/manifestation of some of Demise's characteristics(but he is also more manipulative, less respectful towards those who defeat him or are stronger than him(often rants about how he can't be defeated or how his enemies can't be stronger than him or how they were only able to defeat him because of the Master sword or the Triforce etc.) and much more egotistical, selfish and sociopathic).
What Demise was talking about was a descriptive curse(not a prescriptive curse that was created during Demise's final moments, it's not sentient or something that decides when something happens, it's a cursed cycle that one can inflict upon oneself) that in Japanese is called the curse of the demon tribe. Demise described Samsara the buddhist cycle of birth, death and rebirth. He described the state of someone who is attached to Samsara because they embody one or all of the three Buddhist poisons(greed, hate and ignorance/delusion). Demise described a concept that is intrinsic to the universe(evil will always exist in the world no matter what happens, no matter how many times good overcomes evil evil will always return. Where there is something to be desired there will also be jealousy, negative feelings, negative desires and hunger for power).
Those who defy the demon tribe are bound to the demon tribe's hatred because anyone who wants to protect the world from evil is attached to the world and will experience samsara and they and anyone from their bloodline will forever face evil unless they reach Nirvana. Before the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero were bound to the hatred of the demon tribe the gods' tribe was bound to it.
Anyone who has the same amount of malice in their hearts and the same amount of dark magical power as Demise can become a demon king if they so desire. A demon king is a pure embodiement/personification/incarnation/manifestation of the three poisons and the darknesss of the demon tribe and the original demon world/hell(demon worlds/dark worlds also refer to any world that is ruled or under the influence of a demon king/world filled with demons or worlds corrupted by evil). Fi in the Japanese version of Skyward sword talks two times about demons who unleash the curse of the demon tribe(dark keese, dark lizalfos, notably the effect that Link gets when he is hit by their dark attacks is the same effect as the blue bubble enemy). In Skyward sword , Ocarina of time and other Zelda games there are undead enemies who have returned to life after death because of their hatred for the world.
@RevrsblSedgewick In the Japanese version of A link to the past Ganondorf calls Ahahnim the priest of darkness his "bunshin" which means split soul/part of oneself/alter-ego/offshoot/clone/copy/other self. The word has been used to describe Meg the poe sister's copies, Ciela(who is a bunshin of Oshus the ocean king) and the blight Ganons(who are bunshins of Calamity Ganon who in turn is both a bunshin and a manifestation/incarnation of Ganondorf's desires and emotions, Phantom Ganons are also bunshins of Ganondorf). In Ancient stone tablets Agahnim is explained to have been someone who got possessed by a part of Ganondorf's soul(likely a soul piece that entered Hyrule's world together with Ganondorf's miasma/evil energy), AST is ambigiously canon however but it was developed by Nintendo and it introduced lore and things like rental shops and light arrows to the Zelda series.
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Re: Are Ganondorf And Ganon The Same Person? - Zelda Villains Explained
@Ganon_cultist_nr_7 Ganondorf was called an incarnation of darkness in OOT where he was also called a Daimaou(Great demon king/Great king of evil), in BOTW his manifestation was called an incarnation of hatred and grudge(the words Demise use in his final words).
Malladus in Spirit tracks is another incarnation of darkness and demon king who was sealed away during the events of TWW so he existed at the same time as Ganondorf, Malladus has some similarities to Demise and Ganondorf. Ganondorf and Malladus are both successors of Demise whose appearance and actions echo Demise's appearance and actions. Every Gerudo male isn't Ganondorf as in every Ganondorf backstory where both he and the Gerudo appear some Gerudo imply that previous males were not like Ganondorf. In A link to the past Ganondorf's demon beast form(boar form) is established to be a mirror reflection of his heart, entire character and soul(much like how other characters in the corrupted Sacred realm transformed into forms that reflect their soul/character/heart).
Vaati while not called an incarnation of any of the three buddhist poisons he does embody them too and he became a majin(demon being/sorcerer), tried to become a daimajin(Great demon god/Great devil) but failed and became a majin(demon god/devil, there are two different words written in kanji that are pronounced majin but mean different things). Bellum was called a phantom demon god/devil(another translation of his title is demon god/devil of dreams)
The name of the demon tribe first appeared in A link to the past's Japanese text where Agahnim calls himself a member of it(meaning Ganondorf is a leader), the localization translated the demon tribe as evil tribe/tribe of evil and have seemingly removed the name from the rest of the games even though it still appears in the orginial Japanese text. In Wind waker Ganondorf is again implied to be a leader of the demon tribe as he says the Master sword sealed his demon tribe and dark magic(Daphnes calls him the emperor of hell/the demon world and in PH he is again referred to as the Great demon king).
Re: Are Ganondorf And Ganon The Same Person? - Zelda Villains Explained
On the topic of Demise, Ganondorf is not a literal reincarnation of Demise's soul as the soul/remaining thoughts/remaining essence is implied in the ending to have decayed within the Master sword and destroyed by a Triforce wish. Ganondorf is however an incarnation/manifestation of some of Demise's characteristics(but he is also more manipulative, less respectful towards those who defeat him or are stronger than him(often rants about how he can't be defeated or how his enemies can't be stronger than him or how they were only able to defeat him because of the Master sword or the Triforce etc.) and much more egotistical, selfish and sociopathic).
What Demise was talking about was a descriptive curse(not a prescriptive curse that was created during Demise's final moments, it's not sentient or something that decides when something happens, it's a cursed cycle that one can inflict upon oneself) that in Japanese is called the curse of the demon tribe. Demise described Samsara the buddhist cycle of birth, death and rebirth. He described the state of someone who is attached to Samsara because they embody one or all of the three Buddhist poisons(greed, hate and ignorance/delusion).
Demise described a concept that is intrinsic to the universe(evil will always exist in the world no matter what happens, no matter how many times good overcomes evil evil will always return. Where there is something to be desired there will also be jealousy, negative feelings, negative desires and hunger for power).
Those who defy the demon tribe are bound to the demon tribe's hatred because anyone who wants to protect the world from evil is attached to the world and will experience samsara and they and anyone from their bloodline will forever face evil unless they reach Nirvana. Before the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero were bound to the hatred of the demon tribe the gods' tribe was bound to it.
Anyone who has the same amount of malice in their hearts and the same amount of dark magical power as Demise can become a demon king if they so desire. A demon king is a pure embodiement/personification/incarnation/manifestation of the three poisons and the darknesss of the demon tribe and the original demon world/hell(demon worlds/dark worlds also refer to any world that is ruled or under the influence of a demon king/world filled with demons or worlds corrupted by evil). Fi in the Japanese version of Skyward sword talks two times about demons who unleash the curse of the demon tribe(dark keese, dark lizalfos, notably the effect that Link gets when he is hit by their dark attacks is the same effect as the blue bubble enemy). In Skyward sword , Ocarina of time and other Zelda games there are undead enemies who have returned to life after death because of their hatred for the world.
Re: Are Ganondorf And Ganon The Same Person? - Zelda Villains Explained
@RevrsblSedgewick In the Japanese version of A link to the past Ganondorf calls Ahahnim the priest of darkness his "bunshin" which means split soul/part of oneself/alter-ego/offshoot/clone/copy/other self. The word has been used to describe Meg the poe sister's copies, Ciela(who is a bunshin of Oshus the ocean king) and the blight Ganons(who are bunshins of Calamity Ganon who in turn is both a bunshin and a manifestation/incarnation of Ganondorf's desires and emotions, Phantom Ganons are also bunshins of Ganondorf). In Ancient stone tablets Agahnim is explained to have been someone who got possessed by a part of Ganondorf's soul(likely a soul piece that entered Hyrule's world together with Ganondorf's miasma/evil energy), AST is ambigiously canon however but it was developed by Nintendo and it introduced lore and things like rental shops and light arrows to the Zelda series.