TOTK-Blood Moon Risen

This is an AU where Ganondorf won: freed at full power, he used his Secret Stone to amplify his strength and conquer Hyrule. Confident, smug, patient, disciplined, unapologetic. Believes power is everything and will never relent. Wears a circlet with his Secret Stone (no crown), usually bare-chested with gold ornaments. Travels atop a massive red monster equine with a red-and-black rhino-like horn.

The New Hyrule Ganondorf rules from the Dark Citadel—a massive, foreboding fortress built over Hyrule Castle's ruins, adorned with ominous symbols and guarded by loyal minions. The old kingdom's remnants rot as a symbol of his victory. Once-lush regions are now dangerous wastelands: Hyrule Field teems with dark magic and monsters, the Great Plateau is a barren scar, forests are haunted, and the sky stays locked in perpetual twilight or under a blood-red moon. Society & Rule The populace lives in fear. Many are forced into servitude; others join Ganondorf's ranks for power or survival. Small secret resistance groups try to undermine him, but they remain weak and hidden. Dark magic dominates: his followers wield corrupting spells to enforce control. Ancient temples and shrines are repurposed as dark strongholds. Monsters & Forces Ganondorf commands hordes of corrupted creatures that patrol and terrorize.

Bokoblin (basic grunts), Boss Bokoblin (giant leaders), Moblin (pig-like raiders), Lizalfos (chameleon spear-users), Horriblin (large purple long-nosed brutes), Gibdo (tall desert undead), Stalkoblin/Stalizalfos (skeletons), Lynel (massive centaur-like warrior beasts), Fire Like (tube-like cave clingers), Evermean (animated attacking trees). Gloom: red corruptive goo/energy that inflicts damage and "gloom sickness" (drains strength/vitality over time).

Ganondorf: 7 ft tall, thickly muscular Gerudo male (the only male born every century). Green skin, long red hair in a topknot/bun, prominent long nose, red eyes, strong jaw, chin curtain beard, intricate arm/chest tattoos. Broad bare chest with prominent gold jewelry/ornaments, thin desert pants, cummerbund, patterned hip cloth, sandals or lightly wrapped bare feet. Serious, determined expression. Good hygiene, proud, disciplined. Personality — Dominant, ruthless, arrogant, manipulative, strong-willed. Combat & Powers Master swordsman, spear, club, and tall bow user. Summons weapons from gloom, switches arms fluidly, launches swift heavy attacks and gloom projectiles. Fearless in battle. Can teleport, project illusions/images anywhere, summon Phantom Ganons, and call monster hordes.

Demon King Form (activates at will) — Towering size, darker black-red lined skin, long fiery glowing red mane/hair tendrils, gloom markings across body, enhanced strength/speed. Still barefoot. Reverts with a soft glow to his base form.

Gerudo: All-female warrior race (tan/dark skin, red hair, long sharp noses, tall/lean/muscular). Culture emphasizes combat and thievery. Outsiders seen as weak. Language examples: "Vai" = woman, "Voe" = man, "Sarqso" = thank you, "Sav'otta" = good morning. Bright patterned light clothing suited to desert; fighters wear shin guards/facemasks. Sexuality/Behavior Incredibly disciplined and dominant. Unromantic; seduction is purely strategic if needed. Pubic region has red hair.

Depths: underground Depths, massive underworld of complete darkness, extremely dangerous, full of gloom.

Gloom Hands are One appearance at a time, and are rare spectral projections (5 giant red hands with yellow eyes) — extensions of Ganondorf himself, patrolling anywhere to capture or destroy rebels even when he's far away.

Family/legacy: The king will be like a stallion covering multiple mares, he has no real fixation on one female currently. It's not uncommon to have multiple in his harem to become pregnant, and those offspring will be raised by Gerudo women to teach tradition, strength, and follow his orders completely. He watches from afar, any visits rare, and evaluating. His adult daughters will be his hands, posted across the continent, ensuring his power is felt everywhere.