Zelda Wind Waker HD: Ganondorf Final Boss Fight and Ending (1080p 60fps)

☆ Zelda Wind Waker HD Ganondorf / Ganon final boss fight.

[scottduncan]

“No matter when it came, the wind brought the same thing... Death.”
*gets stabbed through the skull after losing everything he fought for over generations*
“The wind... is... blowing....”
what a disturbing thing to mutter as your last words after delivering that monologue, as a kid I never thought much of it, but replaying this as an adult sent a chill down my spine. Such excellent writing.

[hoo]

Ganondorf: *giving dramatic, nostalgic speech about why he's evil and stuff*
Link: o~O

[Gojira]

I don't know if anyone else realized this, but what Ganondorf says at 1:29 is pretty interesting when you consider that this is the same man who swore centuries ago to "exterminate" Link and Zelda's descendants when he was sealed away. Kind of shows that in some ways he actually did change over time even if he was still a villain in the end

[Games]

Its ironic how one of the most innocent looking Zelda games has probably the most brutal Ganondorf death

[dip]

5:50 see how much of a gentlemen he is
he decided to slap her instead of stabbing her with a sword good job ganon

[JH]

To this day Windwaker Ganondorf is still my favorite. He was the only one able to not only reflect on his motivations, but also to realize how the curse bound him, Link and Zelda together. The curse wants him to kill Link, but here he chose not to. The curse fills him with hatred and a desire to destroy Hyrule and its descendants. But here he wanted Hyrule back─No longer with the intention to destroy.

But when his chance to obtain Hyrule was taken from him, Ganondorf realized that there was no escaping this curse, and that he and Link would always be bound to it. Even when he fought Link it felt more like he was testing Link's resolve, to see how much the boy was willing to fight for a future without Hyrule. In the end, he resigned himself to his role as the enemy of the Hero, and wanted to go out in a worthy battle instead of waiting for the end.

[lesliemullet]

Zelda: David! I'm gonna aim at your shield!
Zelda: *obliterates him with a light arrow 0.7 seconds later*

[MattFNC]

When Ganon starts laughing at 3:35 as much of a villain he was I seriously felt so bad for him.

Just the laughter of someone that has lost everything.

[xSharpW]

This is honestly one of the most nutty ways a Zelda game has ended to date. You finally rescue Zelda, but uh oh Ganon also summoned the full tri-force. Then outta nowhere the king comes in, chooses to sacrifice everything except you and Zelda to rid the world of Ganon, while also giving you and her a final chance to kill him before the sea swallows him anyway. And then, it's two literal children, against this massive Gerudo lord of darkness, who has these two big swords and is just ready to kill you both, but you work together, and stab this man in the brain, before everything is swallowed by the sea. Nuts.

[thewalrus]

I love how Ganondorf only fails in this game because he forgot about the little "YOU NEED TO TOUCH THE TRIFORCE BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR WISH" detail for a sec while he was reveling in his victory.

[austinmorrison]

This has to be the most fleshed out Gannondorf has ever been. At first he wanted to help his people but fell to megalomania. Yeah he’s a king but of what? A gang of thieves living in a forsaken wasteland. Can’t really blame him for being so envious of Hyrule’s verdant lands. What really gets me is how he talks about severing the ties that bind him, Zelda, and Link. If it weren’t for Demise they’d never have to keep playing this acursed game of reincarnation. I wonder how things would’ve turned out if that weren’t the case…

[IanZWhite]

I always tend to forget how like, important this moment is.
Like, right there, The King fucking _breaks the curse._ He _ends_ old Hyrule. There’s no more Ganon in this timeline.

Makes me wonder what the next game would’ve looked like if they had continued the sequel they were planning. The backlash to the visual style is what made them pump the breaks and work on Twilight Princess instead. The two handheld games are all we got for this continuity.

It’s sad man. Potential for an amazing new post-Hyrule storyline held back by some complaints over a simple art style.

[masterzombie]

Old Ganondorf: I know what it’s like to Lose. To feel so desperately that you were right, yet to fail nonetheless.

[heydavedawson]

I like how everything was up to a couple of kids. Link, Medli, Makar, Tetra. Seeing them realize their responsibility wasn’t something I appreciated until right now.

[Ericbz]

One detail I just noticed? Link actually throws his shield before delivering the killing blow to Ganondorf.

[sleepiv]

This incarnation of Ganon's so scary
You can tell he has intelligence and morality from his words before the fight, but as soon as his plan's foiled he breaks and devolves into senseless mania
This man _twice your size_ comes charging at you trying to murder you with his own hands. No beast form, no energy balls, and all without a benefit to him. He's already lost because the King used the triforce. All he can do is wait to drown and yet his final action is to take Link and Zelda down with him

[liamcallahan]

I think Wind Waker's Ganon has to be my favorite incarnation of Ganon.

[fernandomgm]

Am I the only who laughed when Zelda called him David? To me, it was funnier than all these silly names people use

[strifnexstreams]

Imagine being reincarnated just to get killed by a 10 year old with a green suit

[EmissaryOfSmeagol]

This is one of the most cinematic and powerful final Zelda showdowns. Ganon here is as poignant as he is sinister.