Funny thing about Ganondorf is we would've probably gotten the WW or TP one separately in Brawl if he wasn't in Melee. Neither are heavily about magic, and barely use it. WW Ganondorf's literal usage of magic was "transform into Puppet Ganon", who is more magical-oriented. TP Ganondorf's usage of magic was a cutscene piece or two, but entirely focused on physical blows. OOT Ganondorf is the only real magic user among Ganondorfs, and range wasn't even it. He still dealt with physical blows as a character. He also turned into the only version of Ganon who had zero projectiles and focused on physical blows too. The idea Ganondorf is only "projectile magic" is extremely misleading. Physical stuff has always been a part of who he is from the start. Let's not confuse him with Agnahim, who inspired the creation of Ganondorf's design. Also, when Ganondorf's own artwork has him literally doing an overhead punch at Link, as well as him using a literal earthquake move that heavily resembles Warlock Punch's concept too(just the direction used is different).
And here's a kicker; OOT is the sole usage of Dead Man's Volley(which was unnamed till Phantom Hourglass coined it too) by Ganondorf himself. If he got in Brawl first, there's a tiny chance he would've incorporated it as Toon Ganondorf. Being he made Phantom Ganon, that'd make sense. But he's also way way faster and mostly a boxer in some terms of his canon abilities. He also does a chokehold quite easily(the one in Brawl resembles TP Ganondorf's chokehold, though the fire effect is new). If it was TP Ganondorf, he wouldn't even have a projectile. Because it has nothing to do with that incarnation. He even uses his Sword of the Sages correctly, as a stabbing tool. He's not a finesse based character to begin with, so it makes sense why Brawl/4 didn't utilize it as a normal weapon like Ultimate does(using his tech demo Broadsword).
Whether he was a clone or not, expecting him to be highly projectile-based is not likely at all. The clone thing isn't why. It's because that's not remotely Ganondorf's design. He's a physical badass in all incarnations, moreso in WW/TP. Even his Brawl self became far more accurate at that point. Overall, the only two moves he does that's really out there is Dark Dive(when he teleports generally, in either Ganon or Ganondorf form), and Wizard's Foot(and this one still somewhat fits by the fact he can absolutely gather magic into a part of his body and use it as a physical blow. That's how he literally did his earthquake punch). The idea he's completely off from canon is very misleading. That doesn't mean he's perfect either. He just... really had no chance to be projectile-based because he was handled differently past OOT, being a physical badass as his core design. You could argue Melee suggested that, but the Tech Demo suggests otherwise. Also, Ganondorf uses more magic in his moveset than he does in WW or TP specifically. That's saying something. He's absolutely a wizard, but they didn't focus on that technically speaking. He's more focused on Triforce of Power. This actually seems to fit when represented the trio. One is power, one is courage(which always seems to be "multiple weapon choices", apparently. That or that's just the core point of Link), and "wisdom" apparently means magic instead. This even fits the 3 Goddess spells pretty well. Din's Fire is a power move more or less(except against a tiny few enemies who gain benefits from it). Farore's Wind is about utility(which heavily fits Link's weapon selection), and Nayru's Love is a defensive move that focuses the most on magic usage(which fits Zelda pretty well. And she's more of a magical monk than Ganondorf is, funnily enough). Besides, Zelda uses tons of moves that she could never do in the games. Ganondorf still uses moves that resembles his own, and now a sword, something he didn't have in OOT anyway(but it's the only game design where it works, due to the tech demo using OOT Ganondorf's design).
Obviously not everybody has to be pleased with the moveset. But it's absolutely based upon his characterization and some of his official Nintendo-related moves, whether artwork or otherwise. That continues to this day.
I don't intend to disrespect you, but my point only shines brighter the more this one specific character is constantly paraded as something bigger than herself.
