Quillion
Smash Hero
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So now that Ganondorf has appeared again in TotK, he's once again wielding a sword. Although the trend of Ganondorf wielding a sword had its start in OoT where he transformed into a Ganon with two swords, he has now appeared three times wielding different kinds of swords in 'Dorf form after that. By all accounts, this should be enough to establish that Ganondorf is a sword wielder by default.
So I have to ask: why does he need to be a sword wielder in the first place? When anyone says they want Ganondorf to be a sword wielder in Smash, they always say "because it's more canon". They always gloss over whether it makes Ganondorf more fun to fight or entertaining to look at. It's always "canon", nothing more nothing less.
Frankly, I'm tired of seeing Ganondorf using a sword by obligation in his own series. Smash's portrayal of him stands out way more than other fantasy video game overlords because he focuses his power into giving himself brute strength without the need of any weapons or fancy magic tricks. Yet the Zelda team still insists on shoehorning sword use onto Ganondorf because we always need final sword duel for the proper final boss fight of a Zelda game.
So is there anyone who has a good reason for Ganondorf to be a sword user in the Zelda series itself? Because the people who want Ganondorf to be a brawler actually have better arguments most of the time because they go beyond "it's what he is in his series."
So I have to ask: why does he need to be a sword wielder in the first place? When anyone says they want Ganondorf to be a sword wielder in Smash, they always say "because it's more canon". They always gloss over whether it makes Ganondorf more fun to fight or entertaining to look at. It's always "canon", nothing more nothing less.
Frankly, I'm tired of seeing Ganondorf using a sword by obligation in his own series. Smash's portrayal of him stands out way more than other fantasy video game overlords because he focuses his power into giving himself brute strength without the need of any weapons or fancy magic tricks. Yet the Zelda team still insists on shoehorning sword use onto Ganondorf because we always need final sword duel for the proper final boss fight of a Zelda game.
So is there anyone who has a good reason for Ganondorf to be a sword user in the Zelda series itself? Because the people who want Ganondorf to be a brawler actually have better arguments most of the time because they go beyond "it's what he is in his series."