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The Swords of Despair are Ganondorf's default weapon in his Great Swords moveset in Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends.
Befitting its wielder's evil nature it has a Darkness Elemental Attribute.
A variation of these swords appear with Ganondorf's Yuga Ganon colors called the Swords of Renewal, which has both light and darkness elemental attributes.
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Possible Inspiration[]
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Ganondorf's Sword from the 2000 Space World Demo
One of the swords resembles the design of the large sword wield by Ganondorf in the The Legend of Zelda: Space World 2000 Demo and Super Smash Bros. Melee.
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