How many ganondorfs

I believe all of the different Ganon/Ganondorfs are different bodies, same essence/curse that Demise had placed. In the Ocarina of Time, there was only one man out of every so-numbered women that was a man, in which one was chosen to be the Gerudo King. That one was Ganondorf.

In Twilight Princess, it definitely shows Ganondorf as an entity. I believe it is Demise, but he's shrouded his true name and taken up the name Ganon/Ganondorf in it's place.

For Oracle of Ages/Seasons, when he was revived from the depths by Twinrova, he retained his viciousness and hatred, like others have said, but he perhaps held no memory or recollection of the Hero of Time or his past endeavors to take over Hyrule.

Originally Posted by ChaoticLinkage

In Twilight Princess, it definitely shows Ganondorf as an entity. I believe it is Demise, but he's shrouded his true name and taken up the name Ganon/Ganondorf in it's place.

He's not an entity in TP. He becomes a god in the Twilight Realm because he's not shadow being, but he was given the ToP.

You're both wrong. Ganondorf didn't become a god in TP he just posed as a god to Zant in order to use him

Originally Posted by HIKER Blak

Zauz is a Cobble, who have had at least five males (the four knights and their king) all alive simultaneously. He is not a Gerudo, nor is he Ganondorf.

But PH never says that "Cobble" is a race of its own. As far as the game ever tells us, it's just a kingdom. The Cobble Kingdom could be a race of Hylians or Gerudo for all we know.

Furthermore, PH never says that Zauz was a member of the Cobble Kingdom. Granted, the evidence certainly allows that possibility, but all we really know about Zauz is that his ancestors forged their own weapons, fought in epic battles, and served to defend the Ocean King. None of the times that the Cobble Kingdom is mentioned in the game are they ever paired with any of these details. We're told that the Cobble Kingdom was "cultured" and "glorious" before they simply vanished from history, and we're also told that some of the people of the kingdom have supernatural abilities that may increase after they die. But that descriptor fits Hylians and could fit Gerudo as well.

Besides, if the kingdom was so "cultured" and "glorious", would it make sense for them to be the same people who forged weapons to be used in epic battles in defense of the Ocean King? Would a kingdom so involved in these epic battles simply vanish from history, or would their disappearance actually be remembered (unlike the Cobble Kingdom)?

Plus, when asked about how to make a Phantom Sword, Zauz tells Link and Ciela that the Ocean King gave the three metals to "three tribes". He goes on to guess that "The three tribes must have passed these treasures down over generations." We later learn that the Cobble Kingdom is one of these three tribes. So if Zauz was one of them, why would he refer to it so informally and so removed from it? And why would he have to guess that they had passed down the metals over generations?

It's possible that Zauz is a member of the Cobble Kingdom, but it doesn't seem terribly likely, and even if he is, that doesn't preclude him from potentially being a Gerudo.

Originally Posted by ChaoticLinkage

I believe all of the different Ganon/Ganondorfs are different bodies, same essence/curse that Demise had placed. In the Ocarina of Time, there was only one man out of every so-numbered women that was a man, in which one was chosen to be the Gerudo King. That one was Ganondorf.

In Twilight Princess, it definitely shows Ganondorf as an entity. I believe it is Demise, but he's shrouded his true name and taken up the name Ganon/Ganondorf in it's place.

For Oracle of Ages/Seasons, when he was revived from the depths by Twinrova, he retained his viciousness and hatred, like others have said, but he perhaps held no memory or recollection of the Hero of Time or his past endeavors to take over Hyrule.

nah hes all the same. hes in the seal and breaks out of it.. theres no new ganondorf thats born plus all the ganons remember the past and what not.. its very clear its same ganon different link and zelda depending on the games... FSA is the only confirmed new ganon