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So how does that translate to food? If we calculate Ganondorf to be sitting around at 10% body fat, at 520 lbs, his BMR, which would be the minimum he needs for his body to function, would sit roughly at around 5000 calories per day. This is how much he would need to eat just to be alive. However, if we take into consideration that he is a warrior, and is generally active, he would need anywhere between 9000-12000 calories per day. So the tldr: Ganondorf needs a fuckton of food. I imagine his regular diet is meat heavy, if his amiibo is anything to go by, and also fruit heavy since the Gerudo desert is home to many fruits like hydromelons, voltfruit, palm fruits, mangoes etc. Given that Ganondorf's caloric needs are very high, he probably eats a lot of high fat items since they provide the most calories. Milk, butter, oil, and nuts would probably be staples as well. And of course, since I see him as someone with a particular affinity for sweets, I can see him being very liberal with the use of honey wherever he can put it. Plus honey is a great "during workout" energy booster because it is straight sugar that your body has easy access to.

Well, I think you answered the question in a way, at least in the way I see Ganondorf 😋 In games, we only see Ganondorf's aspirations for Hyrule, because that is the main focus of his villainy, but that doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't have other things that he might want to prioritize. When it comes to being a symbol of power, I think the way he sees it is that it is first and foremost a show of his own strength, that it is by his own power that he is king. If his partner lends to that image he would be fine with it but I don't think it's something he absolutely needs from them. What he would have a problem with is a partner that challenges that image. Apart from that, if it's a partner that is loyal to him and is a source of comfort to him and is someone he trusts, I think he would treasure someone like that.

I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE THEY DID NOT MAKE GANONDORF PLAYABLE IN AOI WHAT THE FUCK -*gets dragged away*

To be fair to you anon, Ganondorf's idea of surviving the heat is probably considered unreasonable by even Gerudo standards, or anyone's standards really. He wants to hold court in the middle of the desert at midday. He wants to run around the desert in a full suit of armor. He wants to wear tight black spandex and leather armor in the desert. So on and so forth. And I mean, Ganondorf's standards of survival in general are questionable at best. This is the man that has survived centuries of imprisonment in realms outside of his own, has died and been resurrected, has walked around with an open chest wound spilling corrosive light, has forcefully piloted his own raisin-husk body by the power of magic and pure spite etc. I think it's in all our best interests not to compare ourselves to Ganondorf's standards 😔