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also known as (spelled ''Gannon'' in the original ''The Legend of Zelda''), is a fictional character and a commonly reoccurring antagonist of Nintendo's ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. He is often the final boss of most games in the series. He was first given a back-story in ''A Link to the Past''. The English version of the ''A Link to the Past'' instruction manual adds the surname Dragmire and the alias "Mandrag Ganon," which means "Ganon of the Enchanted Thieves". In the games, the character alternates between two forms: a massive boar-like creature and a tall, redheaded Gerudo. Ganondorf is the archenemy of Link and the leader of the Gerudo, a race of desert brigands, until he embarks on an evil quest to conquer the kingdom of Hyrule, and seeks godlike power to facilitate this.〔Ganon is the king of the Gerudo tribe in ''Ocarina of Time'', and his given title as a boss in ''Oracle of Ages'' and ''Oracle of Seasons'' is "Evil Gerudo King".〕〔In the Japanese versions of ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Twilight Princess'', Ganon's human form is titled (lit. "Great Demon King Ganondorf"); in the latter, his beast form is titled (lit. "Demon Beast Ganon"). The North American release of ''Ocarina of Time'' uses "Great King of Evil Ganondorf" for his human form and simply "Ganon" for his bestial form, and the North American release of ''Twilight Princess'' uses "Dark Lord Ganondorf" and "Dark Beast Ganon", respectively.〕 His specific motives vary from game to game, but most often they include capturing Princess Zelda and planning to achieve the domination of Hyrule (and presumably the world beyond it). To this end, he seeks the full Triforce, a powerful magical relic, which will grant whatever wish the bearer desires, and usually manipulates several other villains to accomplish his plans and ambitions. In most games he already possesses the Triforce of Power, which gives him godlike strength and boundless mystical power and makes him invulnerable to all but the most powerful holy weapons such as the Master Sword. However, Ganondorf's lust for power can never be satisfied, and he seeks the complete relic to grant his wish of world domination. The character has been very well received by critics and fans alike, becoming one of the most popular and recognizable villains in gaming. ==Character design== Ganon was originally known as "Hakkai" during development of the Nintendo Entertainment System video game ''The Legend of Zelda'', in reference to a humanoid pig character known as Zhu Bajie (''Cho Hakkai'' in Japanese) from the famed 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_-_zelda_handheld_history_15603_15604.html#top )〕 For the development of ''Ocarina of Time'', Ganon was conceived by character designer Satoru Takizawa. Takizawa had imagined Ganon as a "crooked and complex thief, who was basically an all around abominable human being". However, script director Toru Osawa claimed that this image was "not the case". He began to speak of how Ganondorf was meant to have "parts where he is rather good", comparing him to the character of Raoh in ''Fist of the North Star''. With this idea in mind, Takizawa created a tentative model of Ganondorf based on actor Christopher Lambert. The end result of Ganondorf was very different from this model, with three forms of the character being created: one of Ganondorf in the beginning; one of Ganondorf seven years later, with long hair; and one of Ganon in the end.〔 Since Ganon was a pig-like creature, Takizawa decided that Ganondorf should transform into such at the end of the game, despite the opinions of other staff members. He decided on making Ganon a beast "with the feeling of a pig" to reference ''A Link to the Past''.〔 Ganon has two basic forms that appear throughout the series: one bestial, and one humanoid. In ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''A Link to the Past'', ''Oracle of Seasons'', ''Oracle of Ages'', and ''Four Swords Adventures'', he is a blue, porcine biped wielding a trident. In ''Ocarina of Time'', he bears more resemblance to a giant Minotaur, and wields two large swords. This game also marks the first appearance of his humanoid form: an armor-clad but unarmed Gerudo with dark green skin and red hair. Special traits in his human form include muscular and powerful physique, sharp canines, yellow eyes, a somewhat long nose, and elongated eyebrows connecting with the hair. Ganondorf is 230cm (7 ft. 6½ in.)〔Hyrule Historia〕 and towers over Link and other characters. His human form reappears in ''The Wind Waker'' with a cloak with two unnamed swords and in ''Twilight Princess'' with thicker armor, with a white glowing wound in his chest, originating from his failed execution, and a glowing sword which he can wield with one hand. Ganon is named inconsistently throughout the series. In the Japanese versions of the first three games, his name is anglicized as "Gannon". This spelling appears in only two Western releases: the original game, and the non-canonical ''Zelda's Adventure''. Since ''The Adventure of Link'', the name is given as "Ganon". ''A Link to the Past'' uses "Ganondorf", as does ''Ocarina of Time'', aside from a few exceptional uses of "Ganon". Nintendo's current convention is to use "Ganon" for his beast form and "Ganondorf" for the character's human form. Gregory Lee Kenyon played Ganondorf in the live-action Zelda trailer produced by Rainfall films. It took five hours to complete the makeup for Ganon, which included layers of latex prosthetics, a full wig, a beard, and a set of eyebrows. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ganon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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