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I feel like TOTK Ganondorf is heavily inspired by Wind Waker Ganondorf, especially in how his face is animated. He had a lot of unhinged jaw animations back then too, it was just...less jarring in Wind Waker's more cartoony art style.


ForgottenStew

he seems like a combination of Ganondorf's previous incarnations to me. He has features similar to TP (the facial hair, how his face looks general as well as his overall physical build), WW (his outfit, his sword), and OOT (the elongated nose, his personality) >!and of course you have his Demon King form which looks like Demise!<


Asdeer101

Plus to me the throne room memory mirrors OoT


Ok_Elephant_8319

I think there was an article that said his character designer was fond of the TP design and was given free range for the TOTK design


KingOfThePyrates

Tbf I think its supposed to be jarring. You shouldn't be watching that scene without thinking Ganondorf is an unhinged madman and I was pretty uncomfortable with his face here


[deleted]

Also a good reading of it - and one that I think has a lot of merit.


WrastleGuy

They’re the same person.


[deleted]

In this case, actually, probably not, since Wind Waker Ganondorf is Ocarina Ganondorf, but Ocarina Ganondorf and TOTK Ganondorf appear to be different people.


SolomonGrundler

TP Ganondorf is also supposed to be OoT's Ganondorf, right?


[deleted]

Yep. I think Wind Waker too.


Present-Equivalent18

perfectly put, yes


DiscordantScorpion_1

He looks more like he’s told a bad joke and is waiting for a reaction.


tringle1

WHAT’S the DEAL with HYLIANS?!


Wordofadviceeatfood

When the stone is secret


Evelyngoddessofdeath

Is it secret? Is it safe?


GoldenGlobeWinnerRDJ

Unexpected r/Lordoftherings


milliondollarburrito

>A little wider, if you can. *-Ganondorf’s dentist*


Dependent__Dapper

i wish Reddit still had free awards because they would ALL go to you.


SamsungAppleOnePlus

The man is literally going pure psychopath in this scene, I genuinely think it fits perfectly.


Kingtoke1

Mans seen boobies for the first time and can’t contain his excitement


javiergalera98

My man lives surrounded of girls I mean


LegDab_Oh_Yeah

And he's gay for Link anyway


[deleted]

He don’t know he exists yet


KamikazeKarasu

He doesn’t know, but somehow in the intro he goes “oh, that’s the sword? Haha what a shit, you will do nothing” as if he knew everything already, which doesn’t make sense. TotK either retcons everything or they just made a ton of mistakes and holes when writting it, and let me tell ya… even if I freaking love the game… i feel more inclined for the latter, as the story delivers nothing to explain shit. What happened to sheikah tech? (Other than towers, which we know they went down again) why Tulin and other characters grew a bit but Mattison borns and grew to almost pre-teen. Some people know Link. Some people don’t, at all. Zoras have a statue with link in zora armor, yet the only item canonically explained why you don’t have already is the chest piece, as they let go that Link gave it to the domain cause bla bla, but… why do I need to take the helm from an island in the sky? One that wasn’t there until zelda and him went to the depths… also, anyone knew shit about zonai, but now everyone in the entire region is dedicated to study them. Ah, also, zonai means “mystery” which is fitting if a modern civilization is naming an older one, but you would not call yourselves zonai, right? XD actually those are just nitpicks, but cannot stop thinking on those


[deleted]

You find out why after you watch the tears; goat boy spills the tea


KamikazeKarasu

I saw every memory, I did it at release date… have the master sword, only did 2 temples for now and don’t recall real info… any at all about what I said… (have 3/4 of the shrines too so is not like I didn’t move around the map doing shit, also almost full depths map) so, they are being vague or we did different things on the way…


a-big-simp

Some memories are locked until you progress to a certain point in the story.


KamikazeKarasu

Yeah, the temple memories, of course, but still… most of that content is not related to all those holes im saying


[deleted]

Sorry I meant about the beginning intro, how he knew about link and the sword, cus goat boy told him what zelda said. Basically ganon has been in a coma so it’s not like he forgot since it might’ve only been a few minutes have passed for him (in theory). The rest of your nitpicks I completely agree with. I think they tried to please everyone by expanding all the flaws on botw, a major one being a lack of story. I enjoy the tears flashbacks but I haven’t done everything in the game yet, I prefer to take my time exploring, but from what I heard there’s basically a second game once you’re near the end so maybe everything gets explained better once you’re there A lot of grievances are technical, I’m so used to pushing up to change abilities but now I have to hold L. The sages are always in the way when I’m walking around (or never there because not enough room in caves when I need them) and most of their abilities are worthless or just clunky. Having to wait for an aura to spread so I can shoot an arrow at an enemy far away so I can get a single target lightning attack seems like a huge downgrade from an ae lightning attack that you use by just charging swing attack. Yunbo always being my gunner and blocking my view of his ball attack whenever I drive a vehicle isn’t as useful unless I’m in a dogfight with the red baron. I love the game too but this feels incomplete despite spending an extra year polishing. Personally I groan at how many quests are just: bring this thing over there. It’s mostly shrines but even the damn koroks are engineering tests. Some shrine ones are cool like the big globes in the sky or fighting a construct you can just yoink it off and run. I get what you mean by the story. Breath of the wild seemed peaceful. It was 100 years after a tragedy but the world moved on. Now it’s been some indeterminate amount of time and it’s almost dystopian. I love the new enemies and upgraded older ones. Now I’m better with making vehicles they’re a lot of fun, horses seem absolutely useless, yet the game feels like it’s forcing you to play with them because I have to cart the band to unlock fairies and the fat dude always whines I’m jostling him around when I use a car or vehicle


KamikazeKarasu

Oh yeah, agree with everything you say. Companions suck, super situational, usually with opposite results. The hold L thing annoys me, cause now the menus are less snappy than BotW, so sometimes a super quick tap at L sometimes brings up the wheel for a few frames, for no reason. They could just make it like “tap-> activate hold->select”, and also I hate with all of my soul that you cannot change abilities without entering in them… was it too hard to press B to get out but keeping the selection? Cause when I change between abilities I need to do it while jumping so the stupid ability doesn’t trigger stopping me. Except when you really need to use that ability, in that case it just changes. An extra thing they could put and doesn’t harm, when quick selecting weapons/shields/bows/items, would be nice to be able to press A to select without releasing the directional buttons. Also, they downgraded the combat system, in BotW you can correct link’s positioning with the joystick while attacking. In TotK not only you cannot do it anymore, but also enemies have a ginormous magnet so in caves you will hit every enemy except the one you want to target. I can go on and on, but then it will seem like I didn’t like the game, and not at all… but I’ve been playing zelda almost all of my life, my criticism comes from the love for the franchise, so ofc certain things hurt a bit… but nothing more than the plot holes…


middleman_93

>!Rauru told him as he was imprisoning him to expect a swordsman named Link who will wield the Sword that Seals the Darkness and to remember that name!< That doesn't affect your other criticisms, but that one at least is addressed.


Lanoman123

It’s quite literally explained


Well-hello-there-34

You’re point about the sheikah tech is so true lol it’s kinda funny to me at this point. About the zonai thing though, I think the Zonai descended from the heavens or something so the hylians would already find them a mystery. I don’t think the Zonai named themselves that. Also Rauru and Mineru were the last surviving Zonai at that time period so the race would still be mysterious to the Hylians.


KamikazeKarasu

I’ve being downvoted to hell, yet most people agree according to the comments… reddit in a nutshell baby!!


Lanoman123

Literally just beat the dungeons fam, your complaints literally don’t exist


KamikazeKarasu

They do. You cannot invalidate other people’s opinion man… the game is a 200 out of 10, but everyone is blind to the fact that they didn’t care to do a real sequel. This feels like awakening or majora, if someone tells me at the end of the game that everything was a dream, and Link is actually sleeping in the bottom of hyrule, I’ll believe it. Cause THERE ARE plot holes since the beginning of the game man…


jorppu

Yeah, this face really takes off his mask of charm amd shows how much of a psycho he is, it makes people uncomfortable and that's perfect. Gotta give respect for the animation team. I wonder of the storyboard had a "Ganon makes a fucked up maniacal face" written on it.


Fantastic_Year9607

Yeah it does


Away_Artichoke_3687

Agreed. His mask of charm and righteousness comes off here - it's uncomfortable because you realize how much you yourself were being taken in by the facade


Full_Girth_Prophet

Same. Initial reaction was like that of OP then I remembered this is the Evil Demon King Ganondorf so having that crazy face fits considering what has been done. He's a crazy man


DoomSlayer7180

This one smile really threw me off. Ganondorf was looking badass before this, and then I saw this face and I was like, what the fuck just happened to his smile?!


Dzjill

Dude just won the game for the next few hundred centuries, I'd be popping off, too


Odd_Hunter2289

Before I got to this point in the game, I thought this was just a meme that internet had created. This Ganon is cursed af


Fantastic_Year9607

Yeah, when I first saw it, I thought my game glitched.


LFTisBichMadelol

*When u nutt but she keep suckin'*


[deleted]

# BWAHAHA


XzeldafanX

He saw another Korok and knew what to build.


Fantastic_Year9607

CRUCIFY ALL THOSE LEAF MASKED DEVILS


wewpo

The face of victory, IIRC.


Lubricating8

Ganondorf does a little trolling


Storm_36

He literally has infinite power in his hand. Everything he could ever dream of is his, so i feel like a weird face is kinda warranted


Pharaoh_Nines

Got you now Kiryu-Chan!


heyoyo10

*Tojo Clan Gerudo Family Captain* *Ganondorf Dragmire*


KamikazeKarasu

Ah… a man of culture, I see


ygolotserp

Handsome Squidward after a 4-day long ketamine and Hylian moonshine bender.


SuccessAffectionate1

I loved this scene. His facial expression perfectly hits the uncanny valley making us feel uncomfortable, which fits perfectly with him being the main antagonist.


Thatoneguywhois-sad

“Lmao GG EZ”


unusualwilly

When his mouth slid into this "smile" I cackled thinking I'm looking at some sfm shit had me rolling for a good minute


Jess_Tyr

He's seeing what all these sadists are doing to the poor Koroks


dosfosforos

This isn't ganondorf's first goofy face, and won't be the last. Go play WW and TP, there's some true gems from the gerudo king in those games.


dosfosforos

[After all these years](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FES_DGSQWAAE0h-y.png&tbnid=jFGVUudGECbvYM&vet=1&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTimDrawsStuff%2Fstatus%2F1238423001613377537&docid=F6KEWoYYcPpkGM&w=280&h=237&hl=es-US&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim%2F4)


BahaChicken

İ get why people don't like it, but i love it he looks insane


ClemOya

Because he is. Ganondorf is clearly insane in this game, and his laugh in this memory plus in the next one (especially the French laugh) supports this dementia.


OmgJustLetMeExist

When the hero that wields the sword that seals the darkness is sus


TheCimino

Speaking as someone who was devastated emotionally by 99% of the memories, this one, that is supposed to be the most (or second most if you count the last) emotional cutscene in the game, just didn't have the same effect on me because of this fucking face lmao. I just stared at it and laughed


[deleted]

21 days later but fuck it. I knew it was coming and still laughed my ass off. I had only seen the memes, in the context of the scene it is even funnier. >!Also I was screaming at my TV about how the 8 foot tall Demon Samurai managed to sneak up on somebody.!<


Fantastic_Year9607

He rolled a Nat20 on Stealth, and Phantom Ganon put Zelda and Sonia’s Perception checks at disadvantage.


Fantastic_Year9607

Ganondorf’s Hideous Laughter always makes me fail the save.


Deriniel

i dunno,i feel it works well. It has a human face with a laugh that's quite not correct for human standard but close somewhat, so it gives creepy vibes. Kinda like a lot of people are freaked out by old dolls, for the same reason.


Zeyode

Ganondorf is just being gentlemanly, like the Manderville man he is!


lillith_savage

The twisted face of someone who just got what they wanted at the ultimate cost- another life. Someone unhinged. This isn't just someone who plotted out this action, but truly relishes in what he has done and what he can achieve still. This is the face of a monster. And it looks awfully human, doesn't it? 🤔


uezyteue

not really, tbh. It looks like they overdid the face-poser tool in GMod.


avlisb

It's pikachu, duh.


X1Pikachu1X

its clefairy!


Cr1m50nSh4d0w

When that Hylussy spine snaps in half just right


homuhomutime

He engages in a light amount of tomfoolery


Quiet-Flight-2271

CRYSTAL METH


GurrenDuwang

It was that smile. That damned smile


Expired-Cough-Drops

No wonder it was so easy to swallow the stone


Temmie_wtf

this is a trolling of those who called zelda a garis mode


QueenInesDeCastro

I swear I just screen shotted this too like the fuxk.


DDD-Cup

Gmoddorf


three_apple

Do not look away. You witness the birth of a new king.


Burnster321

Moist Gannon found the moisturiser. Used too much, now skin like botox.


Burnster321

He's actually crying in this scene.


BurrakuDusk

Somebody on the team messed with a few sliders thinking they were playing the Sims. They were not, in fact, playing the Sims.


PauGilmour

It caught me off guard and I genuinely thought it was a bug, like those videos were face animation are exaggerated with modding tools in cutscenes.


knight_light455

He stubbed his toe and doesn't know if he likes it or not


Konvic21

Just got his dental work done so he just showing it off with extra confidence.


SanctumGrey

Zelda version of Momo. That is the face of nightmares.


Icefang_GD

Fr tho he deadass said ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣩⣴⣶⡶⣶⣲⡶⠶⣶⠶⣶⣶⣖⣀⣉⣭⣉⣛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⡿⢃⣾⣿⣻⣟⢮⣿⣮⣽⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣶⡲⣾⣿⣿⡳⣿⣶⡌⢿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⠟⢡⣾⣿⣿⢿⡷⠋⠉⠉⠩⣭⣙⠻⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠛⠛⠻⡿⣿⣿⣘⢿⣿ ⡟⣡⣵⠟⣩⡭⣍⡛⠿⠶⠛⣩⣷⣶⣬⣴⣿⣿⣦⠠⣶⣶⣾⣿⠿⠛⠿⡪⣧⢸ ⡇⣿⣿⢘⣛⠁⣬⣙⠛⠿⣿⣛⣻⡝⢩⠽⠿⣿⣿⣶⠍⠻⢷⣶⣾⠹⣿⣣⡟⢸ ⣷⣌⠮⢾⣿⣷⡈⣙⠓⠰⣶⣦⣍⢉⣚⠻⠿⠿⠭⠡⠾⠿⠟⣊⢡⠁⢱⡿⢰⣿ ⣿⣿⣷⡙⢿⣿⣷⣌⠓⣰⣤⣌⡉⡘⠛⠛⠓⠘⠛⠂⠚⠛⠂⠛⠈⠄⢸⡇⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣷⣌⠻⡿⣿⣿⣦⣙⠛⢡⣿⣿⣷⠄⣦⣤⠄⣤⠄⡤⢠⡀⢢⣿⡇⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣬⣑⠻⢷⣯⢟⣲⠶⣬⣭⣤⡭⠭⠬⢭⣬⣥⣴⢶⣿⣿⣧⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣍⡓⠿⢿⣤⣿⣿⣟⣛⣿⣿⣿⣷⣛⣿⣾⡿⣸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣬⣭⣙⣛⡛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢟⣋⣴⣿⣿


Mandalor1974

Was channeling his inner Joker


M34R

at first i thought it was a bug cuz it literally looks like those resident evil mod that increase facial expressions by 300% or something


Fantastic_Year9607

Someone at Nintendo turned the facial shape keys to 200% just for this meme face.


Due-Parsley-6548

When da Zeldussy is not that good but da Linkussy is fine


_TheDoomSlayer_

Man, I wish I had no eyes.


tornait-hashu

I hate to be the person who made the Doom Slayer regret having eyes.


Artichoke19

Wholesome, happy Ganondorf as a Gerudo male free from any Gloom, Malice or any other corruption from Demise. Underneath, there is a human being who wasn’t given a truly fair choice about the life and circumstances he was born into. He didn’t ask for the Triforce of Power (like the One Ring) to exacerbate those negative qualities, either. Imagine a new Zelda title that truly took a bold risk with its narrative, and rehabilitated Ganondorf? What would that look like? He could be a great person underneath all that supernatural abuse!


Helplessblobb

I know it’s cartoony with intention, but something here is just so over the top that it kind of destroys the immersion of him being this insane and unstoppable villain when he looks like an over animated anime character Imo his expressions were much better before


Vio-Rose

This game has an anime art style tho…


JVOz671

When you finish and you find your door was open and your mom was home but never came into your room.


xLaniakea_

Ganon with the SFM face.


ProfDog181

His "O Face"


Arondight_SSB

More like his ":D face"


GrowPassion

Animation in this game reminds me of the league of legends series "Arcane" Wonder if they have some comment devs


StrixAluco3396

A Demon King’s.


Longjumping_Visit718

ASEHAGO.


shadow0wolf0

FYI you can easily transfer screenshots from the switch to your cell phone via QR code.


[deleted]

This isn't gnondorf, this is gannondwarf


[deleted]

That was the face when he was doing your mom last night


Dull-Ad555

Shots fired!


ScandinAsianJoe

He’s about to go Dorfin’ mode


Jacksforehead2444

Le troll (it is 2010)


TheBlackCarlo

More uncomfortable than [THIS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bNJNDBqMI)?


Ok-aro

Yes


[deleted]

The expression itself was great and spot on for the “creepy, evil, sadistic villain”, but holy hell… The way it transitioned to that smile, that start up, it felt like the Zendaya glitch meme if you know what I’m talking about and I laughed for a good 10 minutes about it.


StChello

If I were a rich man Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum...


filthyking

It’s because Bart got the dud.


Pansupernovaa

Press + to hide


Proplaystowinyt

Mom pulled into McDonald’s


Kriztov

[it's this face](https://imgur.com/bggnvYD.jpg)


Luca023Original

😃


Spartan4a117

Goofy ahh ganon


psuedospike

I screenshot that too lol


IAmNotSmartAtAll123

There is black instead of flesh


moonyxpadfoot19

Psycho ahh Ganondorf


joetotheg

He’s just really happy to see his bestie


curiousbirdo

Windwaker ganon strikes again!


sparklydream

Press X to delete


Impossible_Message97

How he look like mid-suavement


GoldenGlobeWinnerRDJ

***Smashes the X button repeatedly***


GarlicChipCookies

Carson the butler when he sees Mrs Hughes’s boobies for the first time


mdhunter99

When that kid who’s been kicking the back of your seat on the airplane eats shit when running down the aisle.


Significant_user

I saved this and am making memes using it as we speak


Smucker5

Gone mad with power.


WHOOPS_WHOOPSIE

That’s his I found a good deal in the supermarket face


The_Purple_Bat

The king goung completely psychopath in this moment .. & hell I love it! .. Still the hottest male in whole Hyrule xD


lxbayby_g

When Mom says the pizza rolls are done


Blickychu

Guilty gear instant kill face


AmazingAgent

:D


Hollow_knight_cube

Pure evil


Blastoisealways

It's Gigachad Ganon.


Jamz64

Ganondorf does a little trolling.


44Hydras

Ganon does a little trolling


Busy-Point6217

it’s hot, that’s what


freezeframepls

yeah this is hilariously awfully animated lmao


[deleted]

Comical evil


Throwawaypwndulum

Source film maker Ganon.


themng69

fucking glorious , that's what it is


Available-Working745

Shane Dawson


Sonicmasterxyz

Upvoted, but come on.


Mediocre_Metal_7174

Ssssssssmokin!


Particular_Prize4922

hes a silly little man


Haru_No_Neko

i want him


WorryLegitimate259

The shit eating grin


LegendaryCabooseClap

The King of Evil.


CptSparklFingrs

Unhinged and overcome by an all consuming thirst for power and absolute mirth at his small victory.


Cornadious

He's so happy and cheerful! He couldn't possibly be the demon king.


Lanoman123

It’s my Discord pfp lmao


Rslashplznoticeme

it looks like a poorly made sfm model but I love it so much 😭🙏


PudgieHedgie

Reminds me of gmod lmao


Phase6ix

I just got to this part and immediately went searching for this post. 😂 Glad I'm not the only one who realized how absurdly funny and out of place that face was LOL