Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom isn’t crazy. He isn't possessed by Demise’s curse (well, technically he is, but that’s lore for another day). He chose this. He chose to refuse Rauru’s peace. He chose to shatter the Secret Stone. Even mummified, with his organs turned to dust, his willpower is so absolute that it physically manifests as Gloom across the entire kingdom.
Here’s a blog post written in the style of a thoughtful game analysis / personal retrospective, focusing on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom . mummified ganondorf
I remember the first time I descended into the gloom beneath Hyrule Castle. Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom isn’t crazy
That’s terrifying. But it’s also tragically noble, in a twisted way. He would rather rot for eternity than bow. He chose to refuse Rauru’s peace
I love Ganon the pig. Ocarina of Time ’s final beast is iconic. But a giant boar feels like a final exam boss.
It wasn’t a boss fight. It wasn’t a cutscene. It was an archeological dig . And at the bottom of that dig, pinned to a stone altar by a spectral arm, was a corpse.
A mummy feels like a cold case file .