Thursday, June 9, 2022

Character Sheet: Ganondorf

GANONDORF


Now we begin probably our largest run of character sheets yet, sure to only be topped by Pokemon when we get there. At our standard rate, it'll take about ten weeks, but well worth the time and effort with lots of beloved and memorable characters being covered here. Let's begin:

1.       Young Link

2.       Toon Link

3.       Wild Link

4.       Wolf Link

5.       Hero’s Shade

6.       Tetra

7.       Sheik

8.       Impa

9.       Midna

10.   Fi

11.   Saria

12.   Darunia

13.   Daruk

14.   Ruto

15.   Mipha

16.   Nabooru

17.   Urbosa

18.   Medli

19.   Revali

20.   Makar

21.   Malon

22.   Happy Mask Salesman

23.   Beedle

24.   Ilia

25.   Yeto/Yeta

26.   Groose

27.   Mogma

28.   Ancient Robot

29.   Monkey

30.   King Daphnes

31.   King Rhoam

32.   Great Fairy

33.   Ganondorf

34.   Toon Ganondorf

35.   Beast Ganon

36.   Calamity Ganon

37.   Skull Kid

38.   Majora

39.   Zant

40.   Ghirahim

41.   Demise

42.   Twinrova

43.   Bokoblin

44.   Octorok

45.   Lizalfos

46.   Darknut

47.   Bulblin

48.   King Bulblin

49.   Wizzrobe

50.   Poe

51.   Deku Scrub

52.   Deku Baba

53.   Chuchu

54.   Armos

55.   Garo

56.   Yiga Footsoldier

57.   Lynel

58.   Hinox

59.   Gohma

60.   Dodongo

61.   Gekko

62.   Master Kohga

63.   Ancient Guardian

Today, we cover the human (er, Gerudo) form of Ganon, commonly known as Ganondorf, as he tends to appear in the 3D games. Hopefully, we will have a more substantial moveset than just a Captain Falcon clone, but I guess anything could happen. Across the games in which he appears (barring the Wind Waker version; I decided to separate him out as his own), we see him ride a horse, strike Link with a blast of light from his hand, send out waves of darkness, perform a ground pound to cause a ripple effect, throw a ball of lightning, call down a lightning strike, wield a sword, and strike with his elbow. He also does grip people around the neck, and that has been a fairly on-brand move for him, so maybe we might keep that.

Here's the moveset I came up with:


Standard B: Lightning Strike

He will summon up lightning in his hand and blast it forward for a powerful strike.


Side B: Chokehold

He will grab an opponent by the throat and hold them up, finishing them off with a blast of darkness, functioning identically to its Smash version.


Up B: Darkness Rising

He will rise into the air as he does in many boss fights before punching the ground with a powerful punch that sends out shockwaves.


Down B: Darkness Waves

He will slash the air, sending out waves of darkness at an opponent in the shape of sword strikes.


Final Smash: Beast Ganon

Though this variant will hold its own slot, I simply cannot include it in some way, and it's current iteration in Smash, complete with the version seen in Ocarina, is the perfect way to do that.


Entrance: He will emerge from a portal of darkness, similar to those from the paintings in Phantom Ganon's Forest Temple fight.


Taunts: Up, he will raise his fist into the air, the Triforce of Power glowing on his hand. Side, he will crack his knuckles and laugh maniacally. Down, he will grip the sword in his hand and glower at his opponent.


Thanks for reading! Next up, the Wind Waker version of the same character.

No comments:

Post a Comment