When Zelda says that Ganon has given up reincarnation, what does she mean by that? does that mean its truly the end of both Ganon and Ganondorf, as we know them? i'm confused :[.

I think game theory once did a good video that explains all the different Legend of Zelda timelines. Better than I could atleast

I think it means that after Link kills him at the end of Breath of the wild,Ganon will no longer appear in any Zelda games that will take place after Breath of the wild since he can no longer be reincarnated.Most people believe that Breath of the wild takes place at the end of the child timeline,so Ganon will no longer appear in the child timeline after Breath of the wild,but could still appear in one of the other timelines or before BOTW.

 

That's what I think she meant

No, I’m pretty sure Zelda meant that Ganon stopped assuming any physical forms, like he has in previous games, and was more of a... mess of darkness this time. His purest form.

 

Also something else, Ganon will never die. He’s pure evil and we learned that it can’t be killed, only sealed away.

I think what the Princess meant was that Ganon gave up his physical form to assumed the form he got in Breath of the Wild.

 

The translation between english and japanese is different, english makes it sound like Ganon has given up reincarnation, while japanese say that his Calamity form was born from his obsessive refusal to give up on revival.

 

I do not think Ganon is gone, because Demise cursed the future mortal incarnation of Hylia and her chosen champion. If there is a Zelda and a Link there is going to be a vessel for Demise's hatred too. Even the triforce makes sure it happens, one piece for Zelda, one for the Hero, and the last one for Ganon.

I just hope that Ganondorf in his human form will reappear again.

Edited December 23, 20177 yr by Iamkingdomhearts1000

The translation between english and japanese is different, english makes it sound like Ganon has given up reincarnation, while japanese say that his Calamity form was born from his obsessive refusal to give up on revival.

 

/\ This is indeed the case.

 

Another interesting thing to note in the related discrepancy in the English-Japanese dialogue in that once Ganon is defeated, Zelda says that "Ganon is gone for now" but the same line in Japanese is a more vague "the threat of Ganon has passed."

 

The confusion in these lines could just be a case of human error in translation, but another commonly interpreted implication is that Ganon's insistence to self-revive created Dark Beast Ganon and that defeating him in that form will put and end to him since he went all-out.