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stormcloud_ofcaring) wrote2014-02-06 07:00 am
stormcloud_ofcaring) wrote2014-02-06 07:00 am
Ghannam App
OOC Information:
Name: Blu
Are you over 15? Yupp, 23
Contact: there's my email; (kloupe.kaye@gmail.com) and also my tumblr askbox
IC Information:
Name: the Great King of Evil, Ganondorf -->> resurrected as Ghannam Demir
Canon and medium: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a video game
Age: Ganondorf's age is never stated outright in canon. Guy could be anywhere between late twenties to pushing a century (because thats just how evil magicians roll). Ghannam is a respectable 31.
Preincarnation Species: Gerudo, a human-like race of desert dwellers who are 99.9% women. Every one hundred years, a single boy-child is born, and they crown that boy-child King because sure why not. Ganondorf is/was their current King. It's implied that it is genetically impossible for them to break this cycle, which I'd say sets them apart from Earthen humans, and their elf-like Hylian neighbors. (Though now that I think about it, its possible they just kill any boy not born at the right time...)
Preincarnation Appearance: Here's a decent picture of him. In the forefront we have Ganondorf as a normal Gerudo dude, before he became the King of Evil. And he's just standing there, looking like a loser. Note that his skin has this sickly green tint to it and that his eyes are gold. In the background we have Ganon, or The Demon King, a form Ganondorf takes at the end of OoT. This is what Ganondorf looks like after seven years of ruling Hyrule with an evil iron fist. Its the same outfit, only he added an ugly rug for a cape and let his hair grow out. His eyes have changed some too; the sclera has turned a gross yellow and the iris is first a ring of green then a ring of red. He still has normal pupils they're just v. v. tiny. In-game, his eyes glow. The glow gets more intense, to the point of enveloping both iris and pupil, the more he taps into the Triforce of Power.
Obviously neither of these images give you any real sense of scale. Lemme go ahead and say then that Ganondorf is friggin' huge. Dude is easily 6'8" or something. It's never really said exactly okay, BUT HE'S BIG. Intimidatingly big. He's got that stooped shoulders thing going on because before he takes over and starts remodeling the place, there is no door in Hyrule he can comfortably fit through. Ganon, his big ugly pig form? Is the size of a two-story villa. He's huge and terrifying and you can't see it but he's got a big ugly tail that he can smack you around with, he's seriously not something you want to meet on a dark stormy night where your only source of light is the occasional flash of lightning, a fairy and the barrier of fire separating you from your most powerful weapon.
Sorry the last battle of OoT was just epic, I first played the game when I was ten and I'm still not over how scary it gets.
Any differences: Ghannam is only 5'8". His hair is black, his skin is a healthy brown. His eyes are indeed gold. He is not as ripped as Ganondorf because really, who could be. (I don't think Ganondorf has organs; all that's under his ribcage is that chiseled six-pack and there's no room for anything else) He dresses neatly and does prioritize blacks and browns over more vibrant colors.
Preincarnated History: Ganondorf was literally born to be King. He was raised by twin sisters, Koume and Kotake, two ancient witches more or less in control of the Gerudo for the past several hundred years. Be it following some prophetic urging or a conscious decision on their part to just raise a power hungry shitstain, the twins worshiped Ganondorf as the 'Demon King', urged him to practice dark magic, and encouraged in him an insatiable thirst for power.
Now, the Gerudo lived to the west, residing in a fortress at the mouth of the desert. They had a reputation as thieves and seductresses, and fought against the Hylians during the Great War that burned across Hyrule in the days before Link was born. Not to say that it was Link who quelled the fighting. No, no, it just happened to stop around the time he was born. The king of Hyrule was the one to negotiate peace and unite the land under his ruling. After that Ganondorf bided his time, made sure his Gerudo played nice, and continued to search for new ways to increase his power.
Somehow, and it is never stated how, Ganondorf learned of the whereabouts of the biggest source of power in Hyrule--the Triforce. The Triforce was the last remaining gift bestowed by the Goddesses who created their world. It was comprised of three separated parts; power, wisdom and courage. When touched by someone who was master of all three of these virtues equally, the Triforce would grant their deepest wish and allow their heart to shape the very nature of the Sacred Realm, where the Triforce resided. If touched by someone who prized one virtue above the rest, the Triforce would shatter, leaving said someone with a single piece best suited to them while the other two found masters of their own. The only way to reunite the Triforce was to kill its owners. Maybe. That's the conclusion Ganondorf came to, anyways, but that's in a bit.
Going back to the Triforce, it could only be reached within the Sacred Realm, and the Sacred Realm could only be accessed through the Door of Time, within the Temple of Time, in the heart of Hylian territory. And the Door of Time could only be opened by collecting the three Spiritual Stones held by each leader of the three elemental races and then playing a magic song with a magic flute, kept safe by the Hylian Royal Family. SOMEHOW Ganondorf knew about all this bullshit. Maybe his two moms always knew, maybe he tortured it out of a Hylian during the war, maybe it came to him in a dream since the other two mains (Link and Zelda) turned out to have prophetic dreams relevant to the plot. It doesn't really matter; what matters is Ganondorf knew this crap and proceeded to get shit done.
Well, kinda. The first thing he did was try and get those Spiritual Stones, but it turns out the leaders didn't find him very trustful and wouldn't hand them over for nothing. Ganondorf tried to threaten them, but still he was refused. He followed through on his threats and yet ended up with nada. This is when he changed tactics. Ganondorf went to Hyrule Castle and swore loyalty to the king, giving him access into the city, and thus the Temple of Time. Then it just sorta happened that the Princess Zelda thought he was a total creep, guessed his plot to a tee, and sent some random kid from the forest off to get the Spiritual Stones before Ganondorf could. And Ganondorf sat back and waited for it all to just come together. Link got the Spiritual Stones, put them in the place, played the magic song on the magic Ocarina and opened the portal to the Sacred Realm. With the way all clear, Ganondorf followed him inside at what I assume was a leisurely stroll.
Finally, the Triforce was his! Well, sorta. Despite having enough courage to start a complicated plot against the current ruling class of his world, and the wisdom to let two nosy twerps do the hard shit for him once he hit a roadblock, Ganondorf was not able to keep the full Triforce for himself. It shattered, leaving him with only the Triforce of Power. Bummer. What's worse, he had no idea where the other pieces went! It looked like for the time being, the Triforce of Power would have to be power enough.
Actually, Ganondorf had an advantage in being the first to lay a finger on the relic. Reflecting his heart's desire, he shaped the Sacred Realm's nature in that split second of contact, turning it into a demon filled hell. Lucky, lucky, now he had an army. All the monsters an evil dictator could ever want were now at his disposal, as well as a hefty slice of Goddess power. These were the tools Ganondorf used to shape Hyrule over the next seven years. He claimed Hyrule Castle as his own and turned the town below it into a zombie-infested nightmare. He punished the other races for not handing over their relics by destroying their homes and resurrecting old evils to imprison and slowly devour them one by one. He left his mothers to tend to the Gerudo, as he was apparently having too much fun ruling the rest of the world to give a shit about dusty, sandy home. And of course he kept an ear and eye out for anyone who may have the two missing pieces to his Triforce, as well as any news of the Princess Zelda, who managed to escape him when he took her castle. How dare.
After seven years, Link returned and started ruining Ganondorf's evil shit. At first, the Evil King wasn't too worried. It was just a teenager with a sword, what could he possibly do? Sure, okay, fine, this Link kid destroyed every monster he was put up against and managed reverse a few of Ganondorf's most evil curses in the process, so what, it didn't matter in the long run! Ganondorf would win no problem. Even when he found out that Link carried the Triforce of Courage and was conspiring with Zelda, who held the Triforce of Wisdom, Ganondorf wasn't bothered. He just snatched up Zelda and double-dog-dared Link to come fight him in his big, fuck-off, evil castle. His plan was simple; he'd just kill them both and take their Triforce pieces. What could possibly go wrong?
Well okay, first Link kicked his butt so hard it practically killed him. Then Ganondorf threw a hissy-fit and used 'the last of his power' to bring the castle down on everyone's heads, assuming idk the three of them would die together or something romantic like that. That didn't work, though, so he used his final, FINAL bit of power to turn into a colossal pig-monster of death.
And of course he ended up losing. Link stabbed him right between the eyes and the Seven Sages (that were more important to Link's storyline than Ganon's and thus were not mentioned until right now) sealed the Demon King away in the Sacred Realm, along with the Triforce of Power. Because he's a stubborn bastard, Ganondorf did not in fact die. He just sat behind the seal, cursing everyone who beat his ass, and bided his time until the next game.
Reincarnated History:Ghannam was born in Turkey and, just like in his previous life, grew up surrounded by women. His mother's family was huge, largely female, and extremely hands-on. The two most influential members were his mother's mom, Kiraz, and Kiraz's twin sister, Kelebek. They liked to dictate everyone's lives, but especially Ghannam's. They pushed him hard and made it known that great things were expected of him, effectively turning him into a perfectionist and making their approval his most sought-after goal. They pushed him to get the highest grades, to learn learn all the languages, to be just a huge academic nerd, and everyone in his family backed them up 100 percent. He couldn't escape the ridiculously high expectations.
And yet everyone was surprised when he started acting out. He took this well-fed intellect and he turned it into a weapon towards other kids. The power he lacked over himself, at home, he found over others, as a verbal bully, and then a physical bully. I mean, you talk enough shit, people are gonna try to make you eat it, right? Especially if your targets are kids who can't keep up with your mental gymnastics. They're likely to have strength elsewhere, like their fists. Ghannam couldn't have them taking away his precious power, so he learned how add injury to insult.
And for years he got away with it. He was smart and in love with the power words gave him, so of course when caught he spun shit in his favor. In every retelling of events, he carefully painted himself as either victim or martyr. He had the adults eating out of his hand!
And then he picked on his cousin's friend's little sister.
Word got to his family pretty quickly and that was the end of that. No one trusted him. The approval his world was built around just vanished, and they all made it very clear it was entirely his fault. His reputation was shot and they would not let him forget it. This is why you don't act like a jackass, they said. This is why you're smart with your power, not just greedy. This is why you don't lie. You can't make lasting progress if no one trusts you. You can't hide your deception from everyone, for forever. Great men aren't great because they push other people down. They're great because they are unarguably higher to begin with.
Yeah, making Ghannam into a team player or someone who helps build others up? Never in the cards. It was always a more 'inherently better' sort of thing. You can see why Ghannam might have thought his previous behavior was appropriate, but nope! Turns out to be a little more complicated than that.
He cleaned up his act, but the damage had been done. He didn't actively antagonize the kids in his class, but he didn't really know how to engage them either. And he had a reputation that followed him, just like his family said it would.
Going to the States was the best thing that ever happened to Ghannam. It was a fresh start, it was prestigious in his family's eyes, and the added distance helped him repair some of his familial relationships in ways he couldn't at home. He'd been accepted into a well respected school in Michigan, where he spent the next eight years studying to be a pediatrician. A good profession, no one could argue it wasn't an important job to hold. He also found that working with kids was just more rewarding. They were genuinely helpless without him, so there was no doubt that he was needed. He rose to that opportunity eagerly. He would be a righteous man and do the right thing by them.
By the time he was finished with his doctorate, he was just a little sick of Michigan. He looked south and soon found himself a position in Locke City, working at one of its children's clinics.
First Echo: It happened innocently enough. He let this little boy he was treating hold one of his tongue depressors. And he was right there, watching the little tyke so there was no way anything would go wrong. Right?
So, really, how was he to know that having a toddler touch his forehead with the end of a goddamn popcicle stick was going to cause his ears to ring, the sensation of his chest hollowing out, followed by a heavy weight appearing on his forehead. When he reached up to check what the fuck, his hand didn't meet skin, it met polished stone and metal. He'd noticed the weight that had been added, but it also felt so natural where it was.
After removing the (newly appeared) heavy amulet from his forehead, he hastily dismissed both the boy and his confused mother, cancelled the rest of his appointments and returned home to sit in his armchair and Worry Loudly about his understanding of reality. He's kept the head dress on his person ever since.
Preincarnation Personality: Okay, in my defense, the Legend of Zelda series is not known for its character-based narratives that explore, in-depth, the nature and motivations of its antagonists. At least not before Wind Waker came out. Also the translation for Ocarina of Time is sames-y garbage. Basically, there's not much to say, cuz the guy gets like twelve spoken lines that barely flesh him out past the mountain of baddie cliches dumped on him by other characters.
Ganondorf is evil. He is so, so evil. He is a storm cloud of evil coming to shroud your world in evil, he's the KING of evil, oh my gosh, is he ever evil. He's also a cocky, egotistical sonovabitch who's not above knocking a child around for kicks. He's the type of guy who finds attempted defiance amusing, so long as he's in control of the situation. And the attempted defiance is not 'gtfoing to safety faster than he can follow'. That shit just pisses him off.
Ganondorf is willing to play nice to get what he wants. He's willing to play to other people's pride, to pretend he's your ally while, in reality, he's setting the foundation for the day he kills you and plucks from your cold, dead hands all you hold dear. He is capable of hiding the fact he is entirely, 100% convinced he is not only capable of, but in fact destined to, rule the world and everyone in it. He is the most deserving of power, all the power, every scrap of it. If you have power, obviously you need to cough that shit up to him rn. You don't know what you're doing. He does, therefore hand it over or work for him, those are your options.
Zelda says that Ganondorf lacks a 'righteous mind', which is probably true. He is totally comfortable with letting Hyrule slowly collapse into chaos. There's no possible argument that he's a nice guy, or that he's 'just misunderstood'. He's not. He's your run of the mill, xenophobic, genocide aspiring asshole (cus that zora shit? yeah, his doing too). He likes watching people suffer. He likes watching his own minions suffer. He punishes failure suuuper harshly. Whatever he thinks you deserve, you deserve it, and this is not a man who thinks nice things. He became the most powerful person in the world and spent the next seven years slowly killing everyone around him. Dude's an asshole.
Any differences: Well, Ghannam isn't evil. Bit of change, I know, but stay with me. The world as we know it is a lot bigger than Hyrule, and a lot more complicated. Ghannam's life is more complicated. Magic isn't real, the Triforce isn't real, he was brought up in a faith dedicated to peace and love, and his family made it very clear they wouldn't put up with him being a shitlord, because it'd come back to bite them, and him, in the ass. If he is to be great, he will be unquestionably great in the eyes of everyone, which means keeping appearances and respecting boundaries. So, whereas Ganondorf played to the King, Ghannam is playing to everyone. His goal is to be righteous not only in his own mind, but in the mind of other's.
Ghannam is an extremely stern, practical man. He's a perfectionist who demands perfection from other people. If you don't meet his (extremely high) standards, he will think less of you. And he will find a way to show it, preferably in a way that makes you feel like the trash you are. Children generally get a pass because the blame is immediately shifted to their caregivers. If your child is an insufferable little brat, its your fault, and he will tell you politely (because he's better than you and is capable of dressing you down without resorting to hysterics) just how much of it is your fault. Once a kid hits teenage years, keep them the fuck away from him. He cannot stand teens, especially teenage boys. They are the worst. They drain his patience and hype up his blood pressure just. No. No, no thank you.
Ghannam does not put up with shit. Anyone's shit. You will not disrespect him, or anyone around him. You will not get away with being a shady asshole. He's the one who either better understands or sets the rules, and you will follow them.
Because of all this bullshit, he's not very approachable and he's not got many friends. He's good at his job and generally non-threatening around children, but he's not soft or caring enough to become their 'friend'. He likes it that way, because his job isn't to be their friend. Its to be their doctor. And sometimes doctors make their patients do shit they don't want to do. Your friend doesn't stick you with needles, you get me? Your doctor does. As for people his own age, they very rarely meet his standards. He puts up with most people more than he genuinely enjoys their company.
Pretty sure, though, that this will change once he's part of the StE community. Its hard to keep up appearances when you have no clue what the frick frack is going on. Once he passes Denial and Anger (sudden and explosive, violent towards inanimate objects ~anger~), he's gonna reach Bargaining and that will likely mean opening up and being somewhat honest around the other members of the Slowly Turning Into Other People Club. He's also going to be fighting tooth and nail against the whole 'Being Evil' thing. He'll go out of his way to show just how Not Evil he is, which will mean actively choosing to be kinder to others, to putting aside his expectations in favor of understanding them, and in doing so, likely form some lasting friendships.
And all of that will come crashing down when Ganondorf's personality starts reasserting itself and I cannot friggin' wait for that firework show.
Abilities: Well, Ganondorf was decent at horseback riding. He was also a dark magic user. Before getting the Triforce of Power, he was able to conjure balls of lightning in the palm of his hand and create large monsters of varying shapes, sizes and abilities. While not shown in canon, its implied he knows how to sword fight. After obtaining the Triforce of Power, his abilities grew exponentially. Not only could he create more powerful monsters, he could resurrect creatures of legend long thought dead and banish his creations to separate dimensions. He could access the corrupted Sacred Realm and bring the beings there into Hyrule as his minions. He could also break barriers created by other sorcerers, levitate himself and objects many times his own size, destroy the infrastructure of a building just by wanting it really badly, and ,finally, make himself into a huge, fuck-off pig monster thing.
Roleplay Sample - Third Person: Does this count? Luke-mun and I would like to make it game-canon so I guess it's a good thing to put here regardless
Roleplay Sample - Network: [Laptop | Video]
[There is a golden eyed man with a large nose staring at you. The expression he's going for is neutral, but the way he purses his lips gives away his unease.]
I do not know who can hear me, but I was instructed to put a set of numbers into my computer, which...has led me here. I was told to do this by a young man who was convinced that he knew me...
[His voice is low and his accent is obvious, with wide, nasal vowels and 'd' replacing most 'th' sounds. His eyes start to roam around the edges of the screen as he considers how to continue.]
It was not a pleasant conversation. I was accused of being a danger to children. This is very insulting; I work with children. It is my job to treat them and make them well. I don't know who is listening, but I will not stand to be insulted again. I am here for answers, not for being told I should not be allowed to do my job, or that I am 'evil'.
[Now that he's made that point, he shifts, picking up something metal off screen. When he lifts it to the camera, the large, heavy amulet spins on its chain. It's almost as big as his fist, with an eye-sized orange jewel at the top of it and several smaller, similar stones embellishing both sides.] This appeared a week ago. I have no idea what it is, or where it came from, but I can't...shake the feeling that it is mine.
[He sets it back down, out of frame.]
Can you tell me what this means? Can you tell me what's happening to me?
Any Questions? Not really a question but I think y'all could stand to add more of an explanation of how characters perceive the network. That really confused me and made writing my network sample a lot harder
Name: Blu
Are you over 15? Yupp, 23
Contact: there's my email; (kloupe.kaye@gmail.com) and also my tumblr askbox
IC Information:
Name: the Great King of Evil, Ganondorf -->> resurrected as Ghannam Demir
Canon and medium: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a video game
Age: Ganondorf's age is never stated outright in canon. Guy could be anywhere between late twenties to pushing a century (because thats just how evil magicians roll). Ghannam is a respectable 31.
Preincarnation Species: Gerudo, a human-like race of desert dwellers who are 99.9% women. Every one hundred years, a single boy-child is born, and they crown that boy-child King because sure why not. Ganondorf is/was their current King. It's implied that it is genetically impossible for them to break this cycle, which I'd say sets them apart from Earthen humans, and their elf-like Hylian neighbors. (Though now that I think about it, its possible they just kill any boy not born at the right time...)
Preincarnation Appearance: Here's a decent picture of him. In the forefront we have Ganondorf as a normal Gerudo dude, before he became the King of Evil. And he's just standing there, looking like a loser. Note that his skin has this sickly green tint to it and that his eyes are gold. In the background we have Ganon, or The Demon King, a form Ganondorf takes at the end of OoT. This is what Ganondorf looks like after seven years of ruling Hyrule with an evil iron fist. Its the same outfit, only he added an ugly rug for a cape and let his hair grow out. His eyes have changed some too; the sclera has turned a gross yellow and the iris is first a ring of green then a ring of red. He still has normal pupils they're just v. v. tiny. In-game, his eyes glow. The glow gets more intense, to the point of enveloping both iris and pupil, the more he taps into the Triforce of Power.
Obviously neither of these images give you any real sense of scale. Lemme go ahead and say then that Ganondorf is friggin' huge. Dude is easily 6'8" or something. It's never really said exactly okay, BUT HE'S BIG. Intimidatingly big. He's got that stooped shoulders thing going on because before he takes over and starts remodeling the place, there is no door in Hyrule he can comfortably fit through. Ganon, his big ugly pig form? Is the size of a two-story villa. He's huge and terrifying and you can't see it but he's got a big ugly tail that he can smack you around with, he's seriously not something you want to meet on a dark stormy night where your only source of light is the occasional flash of lightning, a fairy and the barrier of fire separating you from your most powerful weapon.
Sorry the last battle of OoT was just epic, I first played the game when I was ten and I'm still not over how scary it gets.
Any differences: Ghannam is only 5'8". His hair is black, his skin is a healthy brown. His eyes are indeed gold. He is not as ripped as Ganondorf because really, who could be. (I don't think Ganondorf has organs; all that's under his ribcage is that chiseled six-pack and there's no room for anything else) He dresses neatly and does prioritize blacks and browns over more vibrant colors.
Preincarnated History: Ganondorf was literally born to be King. He was raised by twin sisters, Koume and Kotake, two ancient witches more or less in control of the Gerudo for the past several hundred years. Be it following some prophetic urging or a conscious decision on their part to just raise a power hungry shitstain, the twins worshiped Ganondorf as the 'Demon King', urged him to practice dark magic, and encouraged in him an insatiable thirst for power.
Now, the Gerudo lived to the west, residing in a fortress at the mouth of the desert. They had a reputation as thieves and seductresses, and fought against the Hylians during the Great War that burned across Hyrule in the days before Link was born. Not to say that it was Link who quelled the fighting. No, no, it just happened to stop around the time he was born. The king of Hyrule was the one to negotiate peace and unite the land under his ruling. After that Ganondorf bided his time, made sure his Gerudo played nice, and continued to search for new ways to increase his power.
Somehow, and it is never stated how, Ganondorf learned of the whereabouts of the biggest source of power in Hyrule--the Triforce. The Triforce was the last remaining gift bestowed by the Goddesses who created their world. It was comprised of three separated parts; power, wisdom and courage. When touched by someone who was master of all three of these virtues equally, the Triforce would grant their deepest wish and allow their heart to shape the very nature of the Sacred Realm, where the Triforce resided. If touched by someone who prized one virtue above the rest, the Triforce would shatter, leaving said someone with a single piece best suited to them while the other two found masters of their own. The only way to reunite the Triforce was to kill its owners. Maybe. That's the conclusion Ganondorf came to, anyways, but that's in a bit.
Going back to the Triforce, it could only be reached within the Sacred Realm, and the Sacred Realm could only be accessed through the Door of Time, within the Temple of Time, in the heart of Hylian territory. And the Door of Time could only be opened by collecting the three Spiritual Stones held by each leader of the three elemental races and then playing a magic song with a magic flute, kept safe by the Hylian Royal Family. SOMEHOW Ganondorf knew about all this bullshit. Maybe his two moms always knew, maybe he tortured it out of a Hylian during the war, maybe it came to him in a dream since the other two mains (Link and Zelda) turned out to have prophetic dreams relevant to the plot. It doesn't really matter; what matters is Ganondorf knew this crap and proceeded to get shit done.
Well, kinda. The first thing he did was try and get those Spiritual Stones, but it turns out the leaders didn't find him very trustful and wouldn't hand them over for nothing. Ganondorf tried to threaten them, but still he was refused. He followed through on his threats and yet ended up with nada. This is when he changed tactics. Ganondorf went to Hyrule Castle and swore loyalty to the king, giving him access into the city, and thus the Temple of Time. Then it just sorta happened that the Princess Zelda thought he was a total creep, guessed his plot to a tee, and sent some random kid from the forest off to get the Spiritual Stones before Ganondorf could. And Ganondorf sat back and waited for it all to just come together. Link got the Spiritual Stones, put them in the place, played the magic song on the magic Ocarina and opened the portal to the Sacred Realm. With the way all clear, Ganondorf followed him inside at what I assume was a leisurely stroll.
Finally, the Triforce was his! Well, sorta. Despite having enough courage to start a complicated plot against the current ruling class of his world, and the wisdom to let two nosy twerps do the hard shit for him once he hit a roadblock, Ganondorf was not able to keep the full Triforce for himself. It shattered, leaving him with only the Triforce of Power. Bummer. What's worse, he had no idea where the other pieces went! It looked like for the time being, the Triforce of Power would have to be power enough.
Actually, Ganondorf had an advantage in being the first to lay a finger on the relic. Reflecting his heart's desire, he shaped the Sacred Realm's nature in that split second of contact, turning it into a demon filled hell. Lucky, lucky, now he had an army. All the monsters an evil dictator could ever want were now at his disposal, as well as a hefty slice of Goddess power. These were the tools Ganondorf used to shape Hyrule over the next seven years. He claimed Hyrule Castle as his own and turned the town below it into a zombie-infested nightmare. He punished the other races for not handing over their relics by destroying their homes and resurrecting old evils to imprison and slowly devour them one by one. He left his mothers to tend to the Gerudo, as he was apparently having too much fun ruling the rest of the world to give a shit about dusty, sandy home. And of course he kept an ear and eye out for anyone who may have the two missing pieces to his Triforce, as well as any news of the Princess Zelda, who managed to escape him when he took her castle. How dare.
After seven years, Link returned and started ruining Ganondorf's evil shit. At first, the Evil King wasn't too worried. It was just a teenager with a sword, what could he possibly do? Sure, okay, fine, this Link kid destroyed every monster he was put up against and managed reverse a few of Ganondorf's most evil curses in the process, so what, it didn't matter in the long run! Ganondorf would win no problem. Even when he found out that Link carried the Triforce of Courage and was conspiring with Zelda, who held the Triforce of Wisdom, Ganondorf wasn't bothered. He just snatched up Zelda and double-dog-dared Link to come fight him in his big, fuck-off, evil castle. His plan was simple; he'd just kill them both and take their Triforce pieces. What could possibly go wrong?
Well okay, first Link kicked his butt so hard it practically killed him. Then Ganondorf threw a hissy-fit and used 'the last of his power' to bring the castle down on everyone's heads, assuming idk the three of them would die together or something romantic like that. That didn't work, though, so he used his final, FINAL bit of power to turn into a colossal pig-monster of death.
And of course he ended up losing. Link stabbed him right between the eyes and the Seven Sages (that were more important to Link's storyline than Ganon's and thus were not mentioned until right now) sealed the Demon King away in the Sacred Realm, along with the Triforce of Power. Because he's a stubborn bastard, Ganondorf did not in fact die. He just sat behind the seal, cursing everyone who beat his ass, and bided his time until the next game.
Reincarnated History:Ghannam was born in Turkey and, just like in his previous life, grew up surrounded by women. His mother's family was huge, largely female, and extremely hands-on. The two most influential members were his mother's mom, Kiraz, and Kiraz's twin sister, Kelebek. They liked to dictate everyone's lives, but especially Ghannam's. They pushed him hard and made it known that great things were expected of him, effectively turning him into a perfectionist and making their approval his most sought-after goal. They pushed him to get the highest grades, to learn learn all the languages, to be just a huge academic nerd, and everyone in his family backed them up 100 percent. He couldn't escape the ridiculously high expectations.
And yet everyone was surprised when he started acting out. He took this well-fed intellect and he turned it into a weapon towards other kids. The power he lacked over himself, at home, he found over others, as a verbal bully, and then a physical bully. I mean, you talk enough shit, people are gonna try to make you eat it, right? Especially if your targets are kids who can't keep up with your mental gymnastics. They're likely to have strength elsewhere, like their fists. Ghannam couldn't have them taking away his precious power, so he learned how add injury to insult.
And for years he got away with it. He was smart and in love with the power words gave him, so of course when caught he spun shit in his favor. In every retelling of events, he carefully painted himself as either victim or martyr. He had the adults eating out of his hand!
And then he picked on his cousin's friend's little sister.
Word got to his family pretty quickly and that was the end of that. No one trusted him. The approval his world was built around just vanished, and they all made it very clear it was entirely his fault. His reputation was shot and they would not let him forget it. This is why you don't act like a jackass, they said. This is why you're smart with your power, not just greedy. This is why you don't lie. You can't make lasting progress if no one trusts you. You can't hide your deception from everyone, for forever. Great men aren't great because they push other people down. They're great because they are unarguably higher to begin with.
Yeah, making Ghannam into a team player or someone who helps build others up? Never in the cards. It was always a more 'inherently better' sort of thing. You can see why Ghannam might have thought his previous behavior was appropriate, but nope! Turns out to be a little more complicated than that.
He cleaned up his act, but the damage had been done. He didn't actively antagonize the kids in his class, but he didn't really know how to engage them either. And he had a reputation that followed him, just like his family said it would.
Going to the States was the best thing that ever happened to Ghannam. It was a fresh start, it was prestigious in his family's eyes, and the added distance helped him repair some of his familial relationships in ways he couldn't at home. He'd been accepted into a well respected school in Michigan, where he spent the next eight years studying to be a pediatrician. A good profession, no one could argue it wasn't an important job to hold. He also found that working with kids was just more rewarding. They were genuinely helpless without him, so there was no doubt that he was needed. He rose to that opportunity eagerly. He would be a righteous man and do the right thing by them.
By the time he was finished with his doctorate, he was just a little sick of Michigan. He looked south and soon found himself a position in Locke City, working at one of its children's clinics.
First Echo: It happened innocently enough. He let this little boy he was treating hold one of his tongue depressors. And he was right there, watching the little tyke so there was no way anything would go wrong. Right?
So, really, how was he to know that having a toddler touch his forehead with the end of a goddamn popcicle stick was going to cause his ears to ring, the sensation of his chest hollowing out, followed by a heavy weight appearing on his forehead. When he reached up to check what the fuck, his hand didn't meet skin, it met polished stone and metal. He'd noticed the weight that had been added, but it also felt so natural where it was.
After removing the (newly appeared) heavy amulet from his forehead, he hastily dismissed both the boy and his confused mother, cancelled the rest of his appointments and returned home to sit in his armchair and Worry Loudly about his understanding of reality. He's kept the head dress on his person ever since.
Preincarnation Personality: Okay, in my defense, the Legend of Zelda series is not known for its character-based narratives that explore, in-depth, the nature and motivations of its antagonists. At least not before Wind Waker came out. Also the translation for Ocarina of Time is sames-y garbage. Basically, there's not much to say, cuz the guy gets like twelve spoken lines that barely flesh him out past the mountain of baddie cliches dumped on him by other characters.
Ganondorf is evil. He is so, so evil. He is a storm cloud of evil coming to shroud your world in evil, he's the KING of evil, oh my gosh, is he ever evil. He's also a cocky, egotistical sonovabitch who's not above knocking a child around for kicks. He's the type of guy who finds attempted defiance amusing, so long as he's in control of the situation. And the attempted defiance is not 'gtfoing to safety faster than he can follow'. That shit just pisses him off.
Ganondorf is willing to play nice to get what he wants. He's willing to play to other people's pride, to pretend he's your ally while, in reality, he's setting the foundation for the day he kills you and plucks from your cold, dead hands all you hold dear. He is capable of hiding the fact he is entirely, 100% convinced he is not only capable of, but in fact destined to, rule the world and everyone in it. He is the most deserving of power, all the power, every scrap of it. If you have power, obviously you need to cough that shit up to him rn. You don't know what you're doing. He does, therefore hand it over or work for him, those are your options.
Zelda says that Ganondorf lacks a 'righteous mind', which is probably true. He is totally comfortable with letting Hyrule slowly collapse into chaos. There's no possible argument that he's a nice guy, or that he's 'just misunderstood'. He's not. He's your run of the mill, xenophobic, genocide aspiring asshole (cus that zora shit? yeah, his doing too). He likes watching people suffer. He likes watching his own minions suffer. He punishes failure suuuper harshly. Whatever he thinks you deserve, you deserve it, and this is not a man who thinks nice things. He became the most powerful person in the world and spent the next seven years slowly killing everyone around him. Dude's an asshole.
Any differences: Well, Ghannam isn't evil. Bit of change, I know, but stay with me. The world as we know it is a lot bigger than Hyrule, and a lot more complicated. Ghannam's life is more complicated. Magic isn't real, the Triforce isn't real, he was brought up in a faith dedicated to peace and love, and his family made it very clear they wouldn't put up with him being a shitlord, because it'd come back to bite them, and him, in the ass. If he is to be great, he will be unquestionably great in the eyes of everyone, which means keeping appearances and respecting boundaries. So, whereas Ganondorf played to the King, Ghannam is playing to everyone. His goal is to be righteous not only in his own mind, but in the mind of other's.
Ghannam is an extremely stern, practical man. He's a perfectionist who demands perfection from other people. If you don't meet his (extremely high) standards, he will think less of you. And he will find a way to show it, preferably in a way that makes you feel like the trash you are. Children generally get a pass because the blame is immediately shifted to their caregivers. If your child is an insufferable little brat, its your fault, and he will tell you politely (because he's better than you and is capable of dressing you down without resorting to hysterics) just how much of it is your fault. Once a kid hits teenage years, keep them the fuck away from him. He cannot stand teens, especially teenage boys. They are the worst. They drain his patience and hype up his blood pressure just. No. No, no thank you.
Ghannam does not put up with shit. Anyone's shit. You will not disrespect him, or anyone around him. You will not get away with being a shady asshole. He's the one who either better understands or sets the rules, and you will follow them.
Because of all this bullshit, he's not very approachable and he's not got many friends. He's good at his job and generally non-threatening around children, but he's not soft or caring enough to become their 'friend'. He likes it that way, because his job isn't to be their friend. Its to be their doctor. And sometimes doctors make their patients do shit they don't want to do. Your friend doesn't stick you with needles, you get me? Your doctor does. As for people his own age, they very rarely meet his standards. He puts up with most people more than he genuinely enjoys their company.
Pretty sure, though, that this will change once he's part of the StE community. Its hard to keep up appearances when you have no clue what the frick frack is going on. Once he passes Denial and Anger (sudden and explosive, violent towards inanimate objects ~anger~), he's gonna reach Bargaining and that will likely mean opening up and being somewhat honest around the other members of the Slowly Turning Into Other People Club. He's also going to be fighting tooth and nail against the whole 'Being Evil' thing. He'll go out of his way to show just how Not Evil he is, which will mean actively choosing to be kinder to others, to putting aside his expectations in favor of understanding them, and in doing so, likely form some lasting friendships.
And all of that will come crashing down when Ganondorf's personality starts reasserting itself and I cannot friggin' wait for that firework show.
Abilities: Well, Ganondorf was decent at horseback riding. He was also a dark magic user. Before getting the Triforce of Power, he was able to conjure balls of lightning in the palm of his hand and create large monsters of varying shapes, sizes and abilities. While not shown in canon, its implied he knows how to sword fight. After obtaining the Triforce of Power, his abilities grew exponentially. Not only could he create more powerful monsters, he could resurrect creatures of legend long thought dead and banish his creations to separate dimensions. He could access the corrupted Sacred Realm and bring the beings there into Hyrule as his minions. He could also break barriers created by other sorcerers, levitate himself and objects many times his own size, destroy the infrastructure of a building just by wanting it really badly, and ,finally, make himself into a huge, fuck-off pig monster thing.
Roleplay Sample - Third Person: Does this count? Luke-mun and I would like to make it game-canon so I guess it's a good thing to put here regardless
Roleplay Sample - Network: [Laptop | Video]
[There is a golden eyed man with a large nose staring at you. The expression he's going for is neutral, but the way he purses his lips gives away his unease.]
I do not know who can hear me, but I was instructed to put a set of numbers into my computer, which...has led me here. I was told to do this by a young man who was convinced that he knew me...
[His voice is low and his accent is obvious, with wide, nasal vowels and 'd' replacing most 'th' sounds. His eyes start to roam around the edges of the screen as he considers how to continue.]
It was not a pleasant conversation. I was accused of being a danger to children. This is very insulting; I work with children. It is my job to treat them and make them well. I don't know who is listening, but I will not stand to be insulted again. I am here for answers, not for being told I should not be allowed to do my job, or that I am 'evil'.
[Now that he's made that point, he shifts, picking up something metal off screen. When he lifts it to the camera, the large, heavy amulet spins on its chain. It's almost as big as his fist, with an eye-sized orange jewel at the top of it and several smaller, similar stones embellishing both sides.] This appeared a week ago. I have no idea what it is, or where it came from, but I can't...shake the feeling that it is mine.
[He sets it back down, out of frame.]
Can you tell me what this means? Can you tell me what's happening to me?
Any Questions? Not really a question but I think y'all could stand to add more of an explanation of how characters perceive the network. That really confused me and made writing my network sample a lot harder