Ganon is a character and the main antagonist of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda video game series and franchise, as well as the final boss in many Zelda titles. In his humanoid Gerudo form, he is known as Ganondorf. A massive and malevolent pig-like creature, Ganon first appeared in the original The Legend of Zelda game in 1986, while his alter ego, Ganondorf, was introduced in Ocarina of Time. He has since appeared in the majority of the games in the series in various forms. He is the archenemy of the protagonist Link and Princess Zelda of Hyrule and originally the leader of the Gerudo, a race of humanoid desert nomads before becoming the ruler of his demon army.
Matthew Mercer provides Ganondorf's English voice in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Ganon's first appearance in the original 1986 The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda is an action-adventure game franchise created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-releases have been outsourced to Flagship, Vanpool, and Grezzo. The gameplay incorporates action-adventure and elements of action RPG games.
Shigeru Miyamoto, series creator, was inspired by the hillsides, forests, and caves surrounding his childhood home in Sonobe, Japan.
Koji Kondo, the series's original composer
Ocarina of Time, released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64, was the first 3D game in the series.
The Wind Waker, released in 2002 for the GameCube, was the first game in the series featuring cel shading.