Ganondorf in Wind Waker showed a side of the villain that we had not seen before. That he is trapped within his own fate of never ending hatred and lust for power, in that brief talk with Link atop the tower he reveals that he had the capacity to seek a new horizon, something other than the ruin of the desert, but the underlying problem is that he sought it only for himself. He is in conflict with his own nature and that is ultimately he undoing through out the series. Power for one and one alone, hubris and greed cutting him short every time.
Wind Waker Ganondorf is easily my favorite incarnation. I wish more Zelda games delved more into his head. He's a man bound to a curse I'd be neat if Nintendo wrote a Ganondorf trying to defy his fate. I guess I'm asking for too much
Some people tend to interpret Ganondorf's "coveted the wind of Hyrule" speech in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker as him wanting a prosperous land for his people, though I've seen at least one person on Twitter give a break-down of how his speech is more Ganondorf trying to internally justify to himself that he's not nearly as bad as everyone seems to think he is. Regardless of how you interpret it, though, what makes this a stand-out moment for Ganondorf is that it gives him more dimension than simply being an evil overlord, and that's what makes it memorable.
@Rubberman202. I can see a valid reason for Ganonorf trying to justify that he isn't as bad as he's made out to be. As he talks to Link and looks out over Hyrule, submerged under water, he may as well be saying in his head "This happened because of me..." his speech denotes a certain amount of guilt but his pride and evil nature ultimately spins it back around that he's not really to blame. His speech shows a bit of inner conflict too. That centuries living in the flooded world, whether above or below the seas time has granted Ganondorf a conscience and he is at odds with himself to a degree on the reality of world around him. Although the most telling look into his psyche is when the Triforce is before him , but the King of Hyrule wishes upon it before he does, and the king wishes for the rest of Hyrule to be destroyed. Ganondorf basically falls into madness at that point especially crying foul at the thought there would be a future for Link, Zelda and the rest of the world even with Hyrule completely destroyed. Ganondorf, despite his lamentations and guilt showed, in the end he only wanted Hyrule for himself and that was his undoing.
Wind Waker Ganon was so unique for me. I played it for the first time this past year and found his attitude so different than what I feel Ganon usually has. It was a great iteration. Fantastic video. Cannot wait to see what you all create.
When I first played Wind Waker years ago in 2003, it felt strange to see Ganondorf reflecting on his actions. In Ocarina of Time when he was centuries younger he was very impulsive, set on reaching his goal and mowing down anyone in his way. I guess nostalgia of being back in Hyrule after a long time caused him to look back at what made him want to dominate Hyrule so badly.
Looking forward to more content like this. I hadn't even considered a lot of this whilst playing Wind Waker, so it's nice to have a fresh perspective. Keep it up. Good vibes!
Great first entry, I cant express how excited I am to see an analysis on Windwaker’s Ganondorf, he’s such an interesting villain. Keep up the good vibes!
Very good video, Derrick. Personally speaking, I'm really into this type of content myself, so if more of this is to come, you've got a viewer in me at the very least. Looking forward to what other types of content you guys intend on bringing to the channel here.
Great video, love the style. This channel looks like it will be great. Good vibes is where it's at! Hopefully this channel will grow, so far you are providing great reasons to.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE OF THESE VIDEO ESSAY STYLED VIDEOS,.. (oh geez when you realize caps lock was on... But you know what that is my excitement level so whatevs)
To me, this is taking the best of gamexplain and curated in an open way that seems really exciting, if this first video is any indication I think there’s a lot of awesome content to come!
such a good video. i really hope that they give his character more love. I like that you pointed out how the calamity is more a force of nature than an entity, which is actually pretty awesome, but i can’t wait to move past the mindless beast trope.
This reincarnation thing Ganon, Zelda and Link have going on is so fascinating and i'd love to see Nintendo do more with that specifically. Having the experiences and memories of their past lives could alter how Zelda and Ganon fight eachother or if they end up fighting at all. But I guess the Twilight Princess manga has a little bit of that going on, the memories thing at least.
I had the same reaction as a lot of people - I was very confused at first. I was like “Wait, I don’t remember subscribing to this channel?!” I literally unsubscribed because I was so confused. But as soon as I heard Derrick’s voice I subscribed back. Then I saw Jon’s update video and it all made sense :)
Such a great video. It also reminded me of a detail that I forgot about Wind Waker, the game that made me a Zelda fan. Until Breath of the Wild came out, WW HD was my favorite Zelda game.
Its weird to think that Ganondorf has only been in three Zelda games. Ocarina or Time, The Windwaker and Twilight Princess. Like obviously he has been in spin offs like Smash Bros and Ganon has been in others but as iconic as he seems, he hasn't appeared since 2006.
Greetings from Blue Muppet Man's Twitter feed! The Iwata Asks bit was fascinating, I never would have guessed Journey To The West had any impact on The Legend of Zelda.
Amazing content as always Derrick, I've been missing your voice and written thoughts for a long time (BTW Andre banned me in GameXplain for saying you were a better reviewer). Also congrats for your child. Jon is a great man for giving you guys a channel with an established audience. I hope he makes guest appearances from time to time.
this is in part why im very excited to see how they do ganon in botw2. him being a good guy that was slain, and covered up by the royal family would be an amazing deviation from the norm, and truly show that nobody is born evil, that the curse is its own being, not just ganon
"What did the King of Hyrule say?... That the gods sealed Hyrule away? And they left behind people who would one day awaken Hyrule? How ridiculous... So many pathetic creatures, scattered across a handful of islands, drifting on this sea like fallen leaves on a forgotten pool... What they can possibly hope to achieve? Don't you see? All of you... Your gods destroyed you!" -Ganondorf, 400 AT (Adult Timeline)
i like to think by the time of the wind waker ganondorf has seemed to break free of demises curse he has regained his humanity it makes him more tragic
I am very excited to see what other villains could be tackled in the future with this light? Egil and Amalthus from Xenoblade Twist antagonists from Persona 4 and 5 Sephiroth from FFVII of course I am excited to what the possibilities bring!
This video left me a bit torn. While the voiceover and transcript were great there was a copule things I'd improve upon. First would be to let the video "breathe" meaning to take pauses between "chapters", silence isn't dangerous. Too much of talking with no pauses is kind of exshausting. Second would be to put music where it fits. In this video the music didn't seem to fit to the theme and distracted me from the context. But in the end, the video was great in it's own right and I am excited to see more!
I'm always willing to take criticism and will absolutely keep that in mind for future features. For as long as I've done this, it's still something new to me just because GX hardly did video like these. I'm looking forward to improving! ~Derrick
Gannondorf is was always one to this villains that intrigued me He has a clear motive and maybe at first glance it might look like he's the good guy in wind waker but when you look further it's again just someone who can't and won't embrace the future and is stuck in the past. I really wanna see Nintendo do more with this particular gannondorf. I feel as if we already have something special and if Nintendo just pushed foward we could see something even more ambitious.
Honestly I hope that Nintendo is able to move beyond Ganondorf and that he isn't the bad guy in Breath of the Wild 2. He's an outdated racist stereotype Arab man being the villain, also note how Ganondorf is also the the only non-white male character portrayed in a negative role. I also hope that one day I can play as a non-white Link, I don't really see any reason why it can't happen given how Link is reborn and Breath of the Wild has expanded the diversity of Hyrule.
I think Ganon could be expanded upon as a character. But I wouldn't call him one of Nintendo's most shallow villians when I look at his backstory and motives. He was the king of the gerudo whose greed and lust for power got the better of him really. In twilight princess people may complain about ganondorf being the way he was instead of in wind waker. But I found that Ganondorf in that game clearly wanted revenge on those that caused his trial in the first place. Or at least close enough...as Ganondorf was able to battle the descendant of the one who caused it.
Wind Waker is the only game that almost makes me pity Ganondorf because of those final scenes. Here, he's the classic example of a person whose actions can certainly never be excused, but whose actions can at least be explained. What's more, he didn't ask to be born as the reincarnation of Demise. Just like Link as the hero can't escape his fate, neither can Ganondorf/Ganon, who is doomed to suffer and make other suffer for eternity.
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Ganondorf in Wind Waker showed a side of the villain that we had not seen before. That he is trapped within his own fate of never ending hatred and lust for power, in that brief talk with Link atop the tower he reveals that he had the capacity to seek a new horizon, something other than the ruin of the desert, but the underlying problem is that he sought it only for himself. He is in conflict with his own nature and that is ultimately he undoing through out the series. Power for one and one alone, hubris and greed cutting him short every time.
Me: "Good Vibes Gaming? What's that? When did I subscribe to them?"
**hears voice**
Me: "Ooooohhhh."
Ash Steve and Derrick making a channel together sounds like an awesome idea and I can't wait to see how it evolves and grows over time
I thought it was Jon's?
@@lastfirst1516 used to be
Nikko A.
Is Jon not a part of this ?
@@sharpshooterxigbar5713 It doesn't seem like he's a direct influence to the channel as of now. Think of it that he's the founder that retired.
Nikko A.
Awww that’s sad... really wanted him to be a part of it
Wind Waker Ganondorf is easily my favorite incarnation. I wish more Zelda games delved more into his head. He's a man bound to a curse I'd be neat if Nintendo wrote a Ganondorf trying to defy his fate. I guess I'm asking for too much
I hope the Ganondorf in BotW 2 has as much depth as WW Ganondorf.
@@LoomDoom he is quite deep under the castle....
“Delved more into his head” bro you didn’t need to do him like that
@@LoomDoomsadly, no
@@LoomDoom He is a generic Demon King as generic Demon Kings can get.
Some people tend to interpret Ganondorf's "coveted the wind of Hyrule" speech in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker as him wanting a prosperous land for his people, though I've seen at least one person on Twitter give a break-down of how his speech is more Ganondorf trying to internally justify to himself that he's not nearly as bad as everyone seems to think he is. Regardless of how you interpret it, though, what makes this a stand-out moment for Ganondorf is that it gives him more dimension than simply being an evil overlord, and that's what makes it memorable.
@Rubberman202. I can see a valid reason for Ganonorf trying to justify that he isn't as bad as he's made out to be. As he talks to Link and looks out over Hyrule, submerged under water, he may as well be saying in his head "This happened because of me..." his speech denotes a certain amount of guilt but his pride and evil nature ultimately spins it back around that he's not really to blame. His speech shows a bit of inner conflict too. That centuries living in the flooded world, whether above or below the seas time has granted Ganondorf a conscience and he is at odds with himself to a degree on the reality of world around him. Although the most telling look into his psyche is when the Triforce is before him , but the King of Hyrule wishes upon it before he does, and the king wishes for the rest of Hyrule to be destroyed. Ganondorf basically falls into madness at that point especially crying foul at the thought there would be a future for Link, Zelda and the rest of the world even with Hyrule completely destroyed. Ganondorf, despite his lamentations and guilt showed, in the end he only wanted Hyrule for himself and that was his undoing.
It's Derrick!
“Wait...am I subscribed to this chann-YOOOOOO DERRICK WHAT’S POPPIN”
Wind Waker Ganon was so unique for me. I played it for the first time this past year and found his attitude so different than what I feel Ganon usually has. It was a great iteration. Fantastic video. Cannot wait to see what you all create.
I'm already sold, y'all are gonna do great!
Really missed this kind of content honestly
Thank you guys!
I was skeptical as to whether I would end up liking the new channel but this video was amazing I can’t wait to see what you make next
When I first played Wind Waker years ago in 2003, it felt strange to see Ganondorf reflecting on his actions. In Ocarina of Time when he was centuries younger he was very impulsive, set on reaching his goal and mowing down anyone in his way. I guess nostalgia of being back in Hyrule after a long time caused him to look back at what made him want to dominate Hyrule so badly.
Looking forward to more content like this. I hadn't even considered a lot of this whilst playing Wind Waker, so it's nice to have a fresh perspective. Keep it up. Good vibes!
This explains a lot, glad to see it's all good with you guys! Excited to see what you've got coming up.
This was great. This is the type of content I originally subscribed to Gamexplain for. I’m really looking forward to the future of Good Vibes.
Great first entry, I cant express how excited I am to see an analysis on Windwaker’s Ganondorf, he’s such an interesting villain. Keep up the good vibes!
Here thanks to Arlo! Glad he gave me the recommendation.
Congrats guys, you were my three fav one GX, stoked you're starting your own thing. Also great first video :)
Such a cool video Derrick. Can't wait for even more!
When Miyamoto himself approves it, you know it's great
@@ggnicklu I always approve great content and motion controls
@@shigerumiyamoto9612 how bout sticker star?
@@tahamohammad8842... What?
Looking forward for more content like this!
Very good video, Derrick. Personally speaking, I'm really into this type of content myself, so if more of this is to come, you've got a viewer in me at the very least.
Looking forward to what other types of content you guys intend on bringing to the channel here.
Very excited for more of this kind of content. Thought provoking deep dives into lore, character development, etc. Great job Derrick!
Cogratulations on the new channel guys! Best of luck in this new adventure!
Great video, love the style. This channel looks like it will be great. Good vibes is where it's at! Hopefully this channel will grow, so far you are providing great reasons to.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE OF THESE VIDEO ESSAY STYLED VIDEOS,.. (oh geez when you realize caps lock was on... But you know what that is my excitement level so whatevs)
Hello from Arlo's fans! I loved this and will definitely check out more
I'm sold! This is gonna be a great new adventure, and I'm here for the whole ride.
Spreading those good vibes for that youtube alogrhythm goodness
Great analysis on Ganon! Hope to see more of this on the channel for not only villains, but heroes and side characters along with your reviews!
Looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck and best wishes!
This is basically creative gamexplain... I love it
I’d be down for a much longer version of something like this
I've always enjoyed Gannondorf as an antagonist. A game that delves more deeply into his character would be amazing!
Good Vibes are kicking things off with some evil talk about death.
Opening this and hearing Derrick's voice, what a great surprise! I already got my notifications on for this new channel
I'd love a spin-off game following Ganondorf at some point.
Yay! I was waiting for this!
This is an awesome video. So glad I subscribed and became a patron 😃😃
I have the biggest smile on my face the moment i heard Derrick.
I'm in for this, excited.
To me, this is taking the best of gamexplain and curated in an open way that seems really exciting, if this first video is any indication I think there’s a lot of awesome content to come!
I am SO excited to see more, this stuff makes me super excited to see you guys together again since I love you 3! Very stoked!
Loving this so far can’t wait too see Good Vibes Gaming grow and become bigger!
This is actually a really great video to kick off the new channel, would love to see more like it in the future.
Hi Derrick, so good to hear you again. Best of luck to all of you guys!
such a good video. i really hope that they give his character more love. I like that you pointed out how the calamity is more a force of nature than an entity, which is actually pretty awesome, but i can’t wait to move past the mindless beast trope.
This reincarnation thing Ganon, Zelda and Link have going on is so fascinating and i'd love to see Nintendo do more with that specifically. Having the experiences and memories of their past lives could alter how Zelda and Ganon fight eachother or if they end up fighting at all. But I guess the Twilight Princess manga has a little bit of that going on, the memories thing at least.
I already subscribed but Arlo send me to check this video which I missed. Keep up the great work gentlemen, your channel is great!
Great first video, do hope we get more from ganondorf in future, stories are driven by the villains so they should be fleshed out
I’m blown away by this video great job
Excited to see the channel grow!
I was very surprised to see this channel development! I'll love to see how the channel develops from here.
I had the same reaction as a lot of people - I was very confused at first. I was like “Wait, I don’t remember subscribing to this channel?!”
I literally unsubscribed because I was so confused. But as soon as I heard Derrick’s voice I subscribed back. Then I saw Jon’s update video and it all made sense :)
I remembered you used to analyze old enemies Derrick. So hearing you deconstruct famous vg characters again is awesome!
Awesome video!
Of course the first video on this new show is about my favorite game of all time! Glad to see you guys back. :)
It's so good to hear your voice once again Derrick!
Such a great video. It also reminded me of a detail that I forgot about Wind Waker, the game that made me a Zelda fan. Until Breath of the Wild came out, WW HD was my favorite Zelda game.
Glad Arlo recommended y'all to me
Its weird to think that Ganondorf has only been in three Zelda games. Ocarina or Time, The Windwaker and Twilight Princess. Like obviously he has been in spin offs like Smash Bros and Ganon has been in others but as iconic as he seems, he hasn't appeared since 2006.
Greetings from Blue Muppet Man's Twitter feed!
The Iwata Asks bit was fascinating, I never would have guessed Journey To The West had any impact on The Legend of Zelda.
Good Vibes, Everyone! So glad I can still enjoy content from you guys. This is a great start.
This was very interesting, thank you!
Amazing content as always Derrick, I've been missing your voice and written thoughts for a long time (BTW Andre banned me in GameXplain for saying you were a better reviewer). Also congrats for your child.
Jon is a great man for giving you guys a channel with an established audience. I hope he makes guest appearances from time to time.
Do you know why Derrick left Gamexplain? This is completely out of the blue for me
@@cylop224 you're literally watching the reason
ItzJunker Lol do they mention it in their video? I haven’t watched it yet
@Dukemon wait were u actually banned just for saying that
@@mayhem264 Yes I was, you can't see the comment anymore because it's blocked but that's why I couldn't comment there anymore.
Oh this channel is gonna be great.
I didn't recognize this channel at first, but the title seemed good. Clicked, heard Derrick. Then I said, YES!!!
this is in part why im very excited to see how they do ganon in botw2. him being a good guy that was slain, and covered up by the royal family would be an amazing deviation from the norm, and truly show that nobody is born evil, that the curse is its own being, not just ganon
So excited for more content!
Somehow I have a feeling that last sentence was speaking on more than just the Pathos of Ganon.
This is awesome content! I can’t wait for more
Great first video guys!
Yes please! More of this kind of content!
This was so cool! I hope we can get more videos like this
Three years ago. Happy Anniversary team!
....I'm just here to hear Derrick's voice. lol
This is a really really really really really awesome video! ❤️❤️❤️
I loved this. I just love hearing zelda lore
I always wanted Gamexplain to make a channel like this, like a Swanky Box kind of style
Seeing the video, I couldn't stop thinking in Andre all way long... I don't know why.
I think your point about sealing Gannon makes him more angry may play a role in BOTW 2.
Keep at it!
All the sudden departures make sense now. I’m going to miss all of you guys at GameXplain, but I hope you all do well here. Good luck guys.
Derrick literary analysis? Sign me up right away!
"What did the King of Hyrule say?... That the gods sealed Hyrule away? And they left behind people who would one day awaken Hyrule? How ridiculous... So many pathetic creatures, scattered across a handful of islands, drifting on this sea like fallen leaves on a forgotten pool... What they can possibly hope to achieve? Don't you see? All of you... Your gods destroyed you!"
-Ganondorf, 400 AT (Adult Timeline)
Yesterday: Sudden HeartHero at FEE3
Today: Sudden Derrick at Jon's former channel
Looks like the Universe wants to make me happy.
I appreciate it.
Ganondorf won temporarily in OOT and turned hyrule castle into a volcano.
Homie did not care about no lush fields and winds.
i like to think by the time of the wind waker ganondorf has seemed to break free of demises curse he has regained his humanity it makes him more tragic
I am very excited to see what other villains could be tackled in the future with this light?
Egil and Amalthus from Xenoblade
Twist antagonists from Persona 4 and 5
Sephiroth from FFVII of course
I am excited to what the possibilities bring!
This video left me a bit torn. While the voiceover and transcript were great there was a copule things I'd improve upon.
First would be to let the video "breathe" meaning to take pauses between "chapters", silence isn't dangerous. Too much of talking with no pauses is kind of exshausting.
Second would be to put music where it fits. In this video the music didn't seem to fit to the theme and distracted me from the context.
But in the end, the video was great in it's own right and I am excited to see more!
I'm always willing to take criticism and will absolutely keep that in mind for future features. For as long as I've done this, it's still something new to me just because GX hardly did video like these. I'm looking forward to improving! ~Derrick
Hey guys could you change the description, so you can click on the links and it will take us to for example Patreon and Twitter etc 👍
Awesome video! Wind Waker was the game that made me love Ganondorf as a villain.
Yah real good vibes derrick >.
Pay homage to death, if you loose your gaze it will surely take more than you thought to barter.
I'm sold!!! It's Gamexplain but without Andre. What more could I ask for?
Came from Arlo! Great video!
I second this. New sub here.
Gannondorf is was always one to this villains that intrigued me
He has a clear motive and maybe at first glance it might look like he's the good guy in wind waker but when you look further it's again just someone who can't and won't embrace the future and is stuck in the past.
I really wanna see Nintendo do more with this particular gannondorf.
I feel as if we already have something special and if Nintendo just pushed foward we could see something even more ambitious.
Would love them to further humanise it with this as a base in botw 2.
Good luck Derrick and co.
I REALLY hope Breath of the Wild 2 explores Ganondorf's character again
Honestly I hope that Nintendo is able to move beyond Ganondorf and that he isn't the bad guy in Breath of the Wild 2. He's an outdated racist stereotype Arab man being the villain, also note how Ganondorf is also the the only non-white male character portrayed in a negative role. I also hope that one day I can play as a non-white Link, I don't really see any reason why it can't happen given how Link is reborn and Breath of the Wild has expanded the diversity of Hyrule.
I think Ganon could be expanded upon as a character. But I wouldn't call him one of Nintendo's most shallow villians when I look at his backstory and motives. He was the king of the gerudo whose greed and lust for power got the better of him really. In twilight princess people may complain about ganondorf being the way he was instead of in wind waker. But I found that Ganondorf in that game clearly wanted revenge on those that caused his trial in the first place. Or at least close enough...as Ganondorf was able to battle the descendant of the one who caused it.
Wind Waker is the only game that almost makes me pity Ganondorf because of those final scenes. Here, he's the classic example of a person whose actions can certainly never be excused, but whose actions can at least be explained. What's more, he didn't ask to be born as the reincarnation of Demise. Just like Link as the hero can't escape his fate, neither can Ganondorf/Ganon, who is doomed to suffer and make other suffer for eternity.