The Zelda series has existed for nearly twenty-four years and in those twenty-four years, Ganondorf has often stood as the prominent antagonist in the series. But one must ask the question: “Is Ganondorf really all that powerful”? To the left of this post you see the Beast Form of Malladus, the final boss in Spirit Tracks, a being who was so powerful that he was sealed away in the Dark Realm. Could Malladus’s strength rival that of Ganondorf? Or is it that Malladus is stronger than Ganon without the assistance of some powerful mystical item? Click on the Read more link to continue reading my thoughts on the matter.

Ganondorf first debuted in the first Legend of Zelda game, and has existed in most of the Zelda games aside from Majora’s Mask, Four Swords for the Gameboy Advance, The Minish Cap, and Spirit Tracks, although having cameos in Link’s Awakening as a form of the Final Nightmare and being shown in the opening story in Phantom Hourglass. Since his debut he’s been seen as the all-powerful villain in the series, easily being able to defeat the Hyrule’s armies and take the throne as his own. But does one know why Ganon is so powerful? It’s because he gathered two ancient relics we know as the Triforce (either whole or just the single piece of it) and the Trident of Power. Without either one of these, one may argue that Ganondorf would simply just be a stronger human-like being that alone could be defeated by a few near equal magicians or swordsmen.

That then brings me to Malladus, the final boss in the recently released Spirit Tracks. Malladus was a being of great evil and power that it took all the strength of the Spirits of Good to defeat Malladus by sealing him away in the Dark Realm, shackled to it by the Spirit Tracks and locked away by the Tower of Spirits. By the end of Spirit Tracks, you see that Malladus required nothing to become as powerful as he was. All he needed really in the game was a perfect vessel to use to destroy the world. He required no ancient relic to become as powerful as he was, unlike Ganondorf who needed the Triforce and Trident of Power, either of which was useless to stop Link from defeating him.

So as you can see, I think (and this is my opinion) that Malladus was the stronger of the two, even though he will only be in Spirit Tracks, unlike Ganon and Vaati, both of who could be revived again in the future. He needed nothing to become stronger, and by his own strength could destroy the world. Even in Cole’s body, Malladus was able to destroy the world if he wanted, but first he needed to get rid of Zelda and Link in order to carry out his plans, but was eventually killed, along with his follower Cole.

Perhaps Ganon should give up. He’s not honestly that powerful if he gets beaten by a kid or adult in green clothes, even with relics that contain vast amounts of power when others can destroy the world with their bare hands.

Article by Yusei.