[OoT][TWW][FSA][TotK] A theory on the relationship between the Ganondorfs
So, Ganondorf
We have three of them. The regular one, the one from FSA and the one from TotK. I feel like the reveal of a Ganondorf who existed during Hyrule's founding might shed some light on all of this. This is a theory others have made independently, so i'm not claiming i made it. I just came up with it like others did
In the cutscene where Ganondorf bows to King Rauru and Queen Sonia, two gerudo an be seen alongside him that raise some eyebrows: younger versions of Koume and Kotake, the Twinrova Witches. They were introduced as Ganondorf's surrogate mothers in OoT
What i am proposing is: OoT Ganondorf was raised by Twinrova to be a successor to TotK Ganondorf
I can't say i know how OoT Ganondorf was born, but i believe it involved TotK Ganondorf's malice and soul. Millennia after being sealed by King Rauru, TotKDorf looks like a corpse, acts like a corpse and probably smells like a corpse too. I think it's safe to say he is in some kind of death state
From the Oracle Games, we know Twinrova are able to resurrect Ganon, as they try to do that. A resurrection is to reanimate a body with a soul. Reincarnation is to place a soul on a new body instead. If they are able to manipulate Ganon's soul like that, maybe they were able to place TotKdorf's soul on a newborn gerudo baby made out of his malice. Ganondorf II. The one we know and love. Since they commanded the gerudo tribe from the shadows, it was easy to pretend the baby had a natural birth and he became king
After being revived and defeated countless times in an unknown timeline branch (it's the Downfall Timeline), Ganondorf II eventually became Calamity Ganon. Totkdorf's pure malice incarnate. And after he was defeated at the end of BotW, his soul finally returned to TotkDorf
I think it's interesting to mention in this theory that, while Koume and Kotake died in both the Downfall and Adult branches, their fate on the Child Branch is not known. It's possible they are still alive. And the Child Branch is the only one where a new Ganondorf appears after Ganondorf II's death in FSA. Maybe he is a second attempt at creating an heir to the Demon King of old
I understand some might not like the implications of OoT Ganondorf being made as a successor to TotK Ganondorf, but i think this only expands on his story. We always knew that he was raised by Twinrova. Now we might now why
In The Wind Waker, Link has to fight Puppet Ganon, a puppet that represents him in OoT. I think it might also represent the fact he was raised as Twinrova's "puppet". Now, however, he was no longer bound by the strings of fate. He would do things on his own accord.
Well, this is what i think, at least. I commented about this weeks ago on another post, but i thought it would be fun to make a proper post to this theory :)