Villains: Fun With Pork

In a medium that sees its fair share of world-domination schemers, madmen, and straight-up douchebags, it's refreshing to see that one of the oldest and most storied big bads has come a reasonably long way from his roots as the embodiment of relentless greed and malfeasance, and continues to evolve greater nuance and metaphorical value as his march through generation after generation of Nintendo consoles continues. Ganondorf Dragmire, King of the Gerudo, manages to embody the timelessness of classic villainy, while still growing as a concept and a character, regardless of whether or not there are direct connections between all of his appearances, without begging for retcons or rewrites along the way. It takes a lot to last two and a half decades as an icon while retaining some dynamism, and I can only hope Ganon's evolution continues as he returns again and again.

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