So recently I bought Hyrule Warriors for the Wii U and have been deeply addicted to it, and as a result the Legend of Zelda series is the current thing I'm into, haha. I've always held quite a bit of interest in the Zelda series, especially since I bought the Hyrule Historia a few years ago (I was especially impressed with the established timeline for the series!), but I could never really get into the series myself personally since I didn't really have any ideas for it nor could I really devote the time to learn more about the series lore. Now that I have a lot more free time lately since I've lost my job, I've just been playing a lot of games and reading stuff about the Zelda series, haha...I've been able to appreciate all the characters, the lore, and the aforementioned official timeline for the series a lot more; Not sure if many of my watchers are into the series as such so I'll try not to yaffle on too much about these things. One character who always really struck a chord with me wasand how his presence is apparent for the most part of the series history as well as the branching timelines. With regard the timelines in particular, I've always been amused by how afterand the subsequent branching timelines, Ganondorf takes on quite different appearances for, and most of all,. With the latter example and otherappearances, I've always found it cool how different his design looks compared to the modern day Ganondorf, haha!That being said, the idea behind this redesign I've done here is redesigned Ganon from A Link to the Past in order to reconcile his appearance as coming from being the same Ocarina of Time incarnation, basically emphasizing that they're the same character, while giving the design better depth akin to his Twilight Princess and Wind Waker appearances. For those unaware, the Fallen Hero Timeline is a split in the timeline, where during the final battle in Ocarina of Time, Ganondorf was actually victorious over Link (so cool lol). So this Ganon carries on after that point of time and leading into A Link to the Past, taking on a bestial appearance upon being sealed within the Dark World/Sacred Realm. This redesign was based and focused more on the in-game sprited visuals of his design rather than official artwork: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4oxVY… (video of the final battle in LttP for reference)So I wanted to really maintain the basic look of the sprites, giving him the turquoise skin-tone, basic head and body shape, and key palette elements in his attire, while at the same time still reconciling the fact that this is Ganondorf post-OoT (possibly a beginning phase before further devolving?), so I've given him notable orange hair across his body and also given his face a Ganondorf-esque facial appearance. His clothing and armour I've based obviously on the basic design traits of the sprites, but added a lot more detail to compare with Ganondorf from Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess, while focusing his stockier build ala Wind Waker. The Trident design I've ganked totally from Hyrule Warriors lol. I've put a particular focus on the skull draped around his neck, headcanoning that the skull is that of the Hero of Time after he defeated him, haha! (That is of course, if Breath of the Wild's Link isn't the Hero of Time as I've seen people theorize, haha!)Anyways, let me know what you guys think! I know it's not the usual from me, but I want to get my Zelda craze out of my system lol. This is the first of a three-part series I'm doing, with this Ganon representing the Downfall Timeline. I'll be designing an older Link to represent the Child Timeline, and an older Zelda to represent the Adult Timeline, as a means of presenting some of my own personal headcanon. Until then, enjoy!