- "The King of Evil that awaits Link at the end of most of his adventures. Ganondorf possesses the Triforce of Power. In Smash Bros., he makes up for his low speed with devastating power. The strength of his blows can knock back most opponents. Get close with a dash attack, and pummel your foes!"
- — Trophy Description
Ganondorf is a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series. He made his debut in the series in Super Smash Bros. Melee and has consistently appeared in every game since.
Initially he appeared to be based off of his model in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but starting from Super Smash Bros. Brawl he is mainly inspired by the Twilight Princess incarnation of the character. In every game in the series he has secret character that must be unlocked. In Super Smash Bros. Melee he can be unlocked by completing Event 29 or by playing 600vs mode matches. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl he can be unlocked by having him join the player in the Sub Space Emissary, playing 200vs mode matches or by completing classic mode on the Hard difficulty or higher with Link or Zelda. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U he can be unlocked by once again clearing Classic Mode with Link or Zelda on a difficulty of 5.5, or by playing 80 vs matches. He will also appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, although with a design based on that of Ocarina of Time.
Fighting Style[]
Interestingly enough, Ganondorf's main fighting style is not based on any of his fighting styles in The Legend of Zelda series. It is instead based on Captain Falcon form the F-Zero series. This is because Ganondorf was a late edition to Super Smash Bros. Melee that was only implemented because the model he had in the recent Space World Demo conveniently had a similar body shape to that of Captain Falcon. He retained this mimicked fighting styles in later games though minor aspects of it were tweaked to closer resemble attacks he has used in his own games.
The basis of Ganondorf's fighting style is using magic enhanced unarmed strikes to defeat his foes. Ganondorf's attacks are very powerful and can easily defeat lighter enemies. Unlike Captain Falcon however he is quite slow meaning his fighting style is more focused on avoiding damage and punishing mistakes instead of rushing in and beating enemies down which somewhat matches initial approach to dealing with Link in Ocarina of Time before he manages to capture Zelda.
Attacks[]
Ground Attacks[]
| Attack Type | Attack Name | Damage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral Attack | 4-10% | Ganondorf knocks his enemy away using the palm of his hand. Initially this move was a punch but it was changed to an electrical palm strike in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. | |
| Forward Tilt | 12-13% | Ganondorf kocks his foes away with a pressing kick. | |
| Up Tilt | 18-28% | Ganondorf raises his leg high above his head and after a moments charging, slams it down on the ground creating an explosion. Starting from Super Smash Bros. Brawl a vaccum effect was added to drag enemies into the attack. | |
| Down Tilt | 13% | Ganondorf performs kick with one of his legs. | |
| Dash Attack | 10-14% | Ganondorf tackles his enemies with his shoulder. | |
| Grab | NA | Ganondorf simply grabs his foes with his hand and pummels them using his knee. |
Smash Attacks[]
| Attack Type | Attack Name | Damage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Smash | 24% | Ganondorf thrusts his elbow forward dealing high damage with a darkness effect. | |
| Up Smash | 21-24% | Ganondorf kicks upwards with one leg. | |
| Down Smash | 6%,13-15% | Ganondorf kicks one leg forward and then kicks it back dealing damage to enemies behind him. |
Air Attacks[]
| Attack Type | Attack Name | Damage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral Air | 8-12%,7-10% | Ganondorf kicks his leg out twice. | |
| Forward Air | 17-18% | Ganondorf knocks foes away with a side hook. | |
| Back Air | 16-17% | Ganondorf attacks quickly attacks behind him with back hand punch. | |
| Up Air | 6-13% | Ganondorf spins around in a 360% angle kicking foes with his legs. | |
| Down Air | 17-19% | Ganondorf kicks downwards with both his legs dealing lightning damage to any enemies it connects with and sending them plummeting downwards. |
Special Attacks[]
| Attack Type | Attack Name | Damage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral Special 1 | Warlock Punch | 30-42% | Ganondorf charges up dark energy before performing a punch that is very powerful but hard to hit with. |
| Neutral Special 2 | Warlock Blade | 18-26% | Ganondorf uses his sword from Twilight Princess to deal heavy damage to his foes. If the attack strikes at the very tip of Ganondorf's sword then it will deal a lot more damage. |
| Neutral Special 3 | Warlock Thrust | 9-19% | Ganondorf performs a quicker version of the Warlock Punch that deals less damage. |
| Forward Special 1 | Flame Choke | 12-15%, 4% | Ganondorf rushes forward and grabs his foe's face. He then holds them in place a blasts them with dark magic, knocking them to the ground. Originally Ganondorf's side special was an uppercut attack known as Gerudo Dragon but it was changed to Flame Choke in order to differentiate him more from Captain Falcon. |
| Forward Special 2 | Flame Wave | 10%, 4-8% | Instead of knocking foes to the ground after blasting them with magic, Ganondorf will instead send them flying away from him, possibly KOing them. |
| Forward Special 3 | Flame Chain | 1%,5%% | Ganondorf dashes forward, covering himself in dark magic and damaging any foes he comes into contact with. |
| Up Special 1 | Dark Dive | 1%,7%,6%,7% | Ganondorf raises into the air and attempts to grab his foe. If he succeeds he will electrocute them before propelling himself away with an explosion. Failing to grab enemies will put Ganondorf into a helpless state while a successful grab will allow him to use the move again. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl an uppercut was added to the end of the move to give it more utility and to differentiate it more from Captain Falcon's Falcon Dive. |
| Up Special 2 | Dark Fists | 6%, 11% | Ganondorf covers himself in dark energy and leaps into the air, dealing damage when he first jumps and at the apex of his ascent. |
| Up Special 3 | Dark Vault | 1%,6% | Ganondorf performs a weaker version of Dark Dive that travels further but doesn't grab enemies as easily. |
| Down Special 1 | Wizard's Foot | 10-15%, 8% | Ganondorf surrounds himself in darkness and launches forward with his leg extended. If used in the air it will travel at a diagonal angle. |
| Down Special 2 | Wizard's Dropkick | 7-11%, 6% | Ganondorf will leap into the air slightly before performing a diagonal kick. |
| Down Special 3 | Wizard's Assult | 9-14% | Ganondorf will perform a slower, more powerful, version of Wizard's Foot that will go straight downwards if used in the air. |
| Final Smash | Ganon | 5-10%, 10%, 30%-40% | Ganondorf will transform into Ganon from Twilight Princess (or in the case of Ultimate, his incarnation from Ocarina of Time). He will stomp the ground burying foes similar to Ganon's pound in multiple boss figths, before rushing at his enemies dealing major damage. He will then transform back into Ganondorf and return to the spot where he initially used the attack. |
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