I like that. Make it so Ganon comes off as super nice and that he wants to use the triforce power to make the desert flourish again. Link goes to get it and BAM! Splits into three with Ganon using the triforce of power to take over the desert and invade Hyrule. First two seasons in the bag!
Halforums should write this!
When you sit and think about it, the Zelda series has a lot of interesting stuff I can only hope they incorporate into the show. Whereas Game of Thrones is about doubts, Zelda has a lot of certainty, and that can be just as daunting. The gods are an active presence in this world, which can be comforting or terrifying. When no hero appears to stop Ganondorf between Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker, people pray for help, and what do the deities do?
Drown the world. Hey, you don't have to deal with that evil stuff anymore--prayer granted!
And in that regard, there's Ganondorf. We don't see this much in the games, but the games do mention wars here and there. The wars over the Tri-Force are an obvious example, but even just before Ocarina, there was a savage war that orphaned Link as a baby. We usually see Hyrule after these times, when an ancient evil looms to shake up the status quo, for someone else to then restore or better it. But what about the guy who has to be that evil? It's not even vague--he is literally the King of Evil in some scenarios, and an ancient destructive god in others. What if he doesn't want to be? What can he even do about it? This world turns on Link, Zelda, and Ganon fulfilling their roles time and again. No wonder Link is a lazy shit who won't get out of bed in some games--that incarnation may not feel like doing all this, but he doesn't have a choice. It's their destiny, and that's scary.
This is kind of ignoring Wind Waker Ganondorf though. That was actually a well-written, three-dimensional character who had human desires and goals of his own. I have no doubt that he would've become King of Evil had those initial desires been actualized, but as it was, he was kind of a tragic villain.
