5 Awesome CUT Content/Unused Ideas from Zelda Games!

5 of my favourite ideas that were cut from Zelda games, or cool concepts that never made it into the games at all!

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[Zeltik]

Sorry if I sounded off, bit sick rn

[ThatGuyWithOneGlove]

Man an alternate Termina Ganondorf that’s just super chill and loves to fish would’ve been the coolest thing ever actually.

[VAM]

I can see the Termina headlines now: "9 year old with PTSD terrorizes local fisher man"
"He broke my arm and my pots!" cried Local Fisher Man.
Child refuses to comment and continues to stare blankly.

[lucigallagher]

I'm sorrta disappointed we didn't get that Terminain Ganondorf

[kitkatboard]

"Don't get excited, it's not as awesome as it sounds."

I'm sorry but what could be more awesome than good guy fisherman Ganondorf ?

[Deviant_and_Delighted]

I wish that those organic Guardians showed up during the Blood Moon, like the decayed Guardians and stuff broke apart and those things came crawling out.

[gilbertguerrero]

I don’t know about you guys, but I would throw down money just to go fishing with Ganon

[Lucas-dbjq]

I would LOVE to see a casual Ganon just chillin' in the Oceanside Fishing Hole.

Maybe Link could even get surprised and trip down when first meeting him. He would then explain how the Gerudo pirates couldn't stand his presence at their fortress because he was male and he then he decided to start a fishing business.

[MrSuperbeast]

Imagine him at the Swamp fishing pond...
Not Ganondorf: So... Have you been to the Swamp Tours? My moms work at the shack. They were a little scary growing up under... But I love them.

[pigglywiggly]

Them scary Guardian designs look like they belong in Twilight Princess.

[linktheheroofhyrule]

The original concept for the final boss in Ocarina of Time was a fight against a massive version of Ganon that you had to climb up to defeat him. This idea was scrapped due to hardware limitations but inspired the boss fight against Megaleg in Super Mario Galaxy.

[KingExalted]

*Gets off of the great plateau for the first time and sees skull demon*

"WTF IS THAT! OH HELL NO!" *stays on plateau*

[IAmHermaeusMora]

I kinda hope they add those cut guardian designs to a future game as maybe some kind of Overworld bosses. That would be fantastic.

[amethystusquartz]

Termina Ganondorf? That would have been neat. Can you imagine him being the tour guide of the boat. And being apart of an awesome mini quest? Then him and Link become so close like a father and son? It would of been awesome if HE was the one who would had given Link the Deity Mask. And you can catch him at the Milk bar on the Final day wishing that he had the POWER to stop the moon but instead drinks his sorrows away knowing that he cant save his segregate mothers. *Cue Ganondorf's death cry from OoT*

[andrezits]

Ganondorf was considered to be a fisherman in Majora's Mask
Thr same incarnation of him (except not terminian) can later be distracted by a fishing rod in Twilight Princess
Ganondorf really has a thing for fishing, heh?

[pralenkaman]

the guardian's concept art could've been the divine beast's bosses

[dominicmoras]

I also heard the devs wanted to implement a new game + to Skyward Sword in which you play Zelda's side of the story. That would have been so awesome! I'd probably pay the price of a full game for this experience!

[cipher]

Ganon at the fishing hole...

"Hey, Kidd! You look a little familiar! ... Hm, maybe in a past life. (Insert ganon laugh)
So! Lets have a fishing contest you and I! If you win I'll grant you a wish! ... Just kidding but I found this here yesterday and you could have it. Whaddaya say? (Insert ganon laugh)"

[nayruofthezoras]

Ganondorf was actually considered for Majora's Mask (3D)? That would've been sick! I mean, his Terminian counterpart has to exist somewhere in some form.

I think him just chilling in a fishing hole would've been the funniest, most ironic thing Nintendo could've pulled with him. Making friends with a guy whose medieval counterpart is a psychopathic jerk craving for power is bond to make the fishing hole a popular hangout for players.

That said, I read some online role play once that depicts Ganondorf's Terminian self as a Pirate King for the Gerudo Pirates. I thought it was a really cool concept, something Nintendo could've done back when originally crafting the game. I think its a huge missed opportunity to not include him as a member of the pirate gang and pose as a final boss of their Fortress instead of the same Gerudo warrior assaulting Zora Link. It would've been a spectacular showdown for a mini dungeon, and a memorable one at that. I can always fantasize it at least. :)

[TendoTheDude]

6:55 The skull demon Guardian concept looks like something straight out of the "Scary stories to tell in the dark" book series.