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Oh hey, the major (non-villainous) players in my Ganondad AU
Impa is Princess Zelda’s nurse and basically the reason the ‘dad’ part of ‘Ganondad’ happens. Rarely for my Zelda interpretations, Impa is not a Triforce bearer in this AU but she still has major power. The elderly Sheikah has a knack for seeing the potential of others, and teams up Ganondorf with Link recognising the boy’s innate courage to complement the ‘power’ of the Gerudo chieftain. Impa’s calm attitude in all situations often has her butting heads with others, not least the king, who often mistakes her wisdom for attempts to overrule his authority.
Link is a fourteen year old cadet of the Hylian Guard, chosen to accompany Ganondorf on his quest to rescue Zelda. Being ‘Farore’s Favoured’ and the bearer of the Triforce of Courage, you would expect him to be the usual brash and impulsive hero we have come to expect, but no - he’s quiet and awkward with serious abandonment issues due to his father disappearing when he was seven. Even so, the brash impulsiveness is under his surface, and when it comes out Ganondorf is going to regret developing parental feelings for the boy.
Ganondorf is big, tall and dyed bright green, and that’s not even beginning to describe him. Actually, it is a pretty decent physical description, but he’s a little more than what he looks like. At Hyrule Castle to meet with the king when Zelda is kidnapped by the King of Demons, Ganondorf inadvertently volunteers to rescue the princess and is quickly sent on his way with a cadet named Link in tow. Though he initially resents the boy, he soon comes to care for him - though ‘Din’s Favoured’ apparently didn’t realise that accidentally ‘dadding’ a teenager was a good way to pick up a worrying habit.
Princess Zelda is a small thirteen year old who definitely got her looks from her mother. Raised by Impa, she has had the intelligence that comes with being ‘Nayru’s Favoured’ nurtured since it was first noticed, and has been taught how to rule ever since she was old enough to understand the concept. Like her father, Zelda is a natural sceptic, and this makes her hugely unsuited to being a captive. The King of Demons was certainly not expecting this much sass...
King Adolphus is the king of Hyrule, and while he is not a bad father, his parenting skills are nonexistent compared to his ability to govern the five united tribes of the land. Looking to gain the alliance of the Gerudo tribe, he called for Ganondorf to meet with him at Hyrule Castle. During their meeting, the King of Demons attacked the castle and kidnapped his daughter Zelda. Adolphus, going off a remark the Gerudo chieftain made, assigns Ganondorf the task of rescuing his daughter.