History Characters / TheLegendOfZeldaI

** HubUnderAttack: In the last 10 minutes of Week 4, Ganon attacks the Old Man, prompting the player to chase him into his secret hideout located ''behind'' the Old Man's cave where you get the sword at the very beginning of Week 1.

* NoHeroDiscount: While certain items are offered at different prices, most others have fixed prices with no available discounts. In particular, one hidden merchant is selling the Blue Ring, which boosts Link's defense and would be very helpful for the hero on a quest to save Hyrule. The merchant sells the Blue Ring for a whopping 250 rupees (five less than the maximum wallet limit), making it the most expensive item in the game. The merchant even exclaims "BOY, THIS IS REALLY EXPENSIVE!" for emphasis.
** Can be Averted in the Satellaview version. The Old Man will send a suggestion to the Merchants to lower their prices for a short while.

* RetCon: Originally a feared, nigh-omniscient sorcerer with a heavy dose of Dracula, ''Hyrule Historia'' now states that this incarnation of Ganon is little more than a mindless, raging beast. Chronologically speaking, this matches up with the games that take place in the Downfall timeline as this Ganon was once articulate enough to speak and cunning enough to make schemes.

* ArcherArchetype: He can use Rupees to fire arrows, and the Silver Arrow is the only weapon that can kill Ganon.

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness this first game and its sequel]], this enemy is called "Molblin" in the manual, a direct transliteration of "Moriburin", their Japanese name (a portmanteau meaning "Forest Goblin"). Later games shorten the translation to "Moblin".

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Their Japanese name uses a phoneme intermediate between the English "r" and "l". This game's English dub uses the "Zola" translation, while all future ones would use "Zora".

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Infamously among the fanbase, his name was spelled as "Gan'''n'''on" in the original release. It has been corrected in most rereleases.

'''''[[SuperheroSobriquets The Hero of Hyrule.]]'''''

* {{Expy}}: Ganon's name during development was Gyuumaou Hakkai, as he was conceived as an amalgamation of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Bajie Chohakkai (Zhu Bajie, a.k.a. "Pigsy")]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_Demon_King Gyuumao (Ox King)]] from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. [[KingKoopaCopy He also bears a lot of references to Bowser]] (also based on the Ox King), down to the way he fights as the final boss.

* KingKoopaCopy: Having come from the same creator as Bowser, he is essentially the same, being a humongous bestial EvilOverlord who has kidnapped a princess and serves as the final boss.

* VillainDecay: Retroactively. When this game was released, Ganon was your average KingKoopaCopy who kidnaps the princess and commands a huge army of monsters out to get Link. But when the prequel installments began to showcase the full extend of Ganon's wicked schemes, powers, titles (such as King of Evil), and ability to manipulate others (including the heroes) to help further his goals, the Prince of Darkness here ended up looking like a shadow of his former self. ''Hyrule Historia'' confirms this implication by stating Ganon has lost his intelligence by this point.

* DegradedBoss: After being fought as a boss, it appears as normal albeit one-off enemy in Level Seven.

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* DirtyCoward: [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness In contrast to his future portrayals]], Ganon does not attempt to engage Link head on. Instead, he turns himself invisible for the entire fight and shoots fireballs at Link.

->'''Other names:''' Testitart (Japanese)

* CompanyCrossReferences: According to the Japanese instruction booklet, it's a KingMook for the Piranha Plant from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''. This is removed from localized manuals.

->'''Other names:''' Bigdogger/ Degudogger (Japanese)

* CompanyCrossReferences: According to the Japanese instruction booklet, it's a KingMook of an Unira from ''VideoGame/CluCluLand''. This is removed from localized manuals.

->'''Other names:''' Gohmaa (Japanese, manual)

* NightOfTheLivingMooks: Ghinis are cyclopean ghosts with large tongues that appear in the graveyards. They will increae in number if Link starts moving the tombstones. You have to defeat their leader so all of them disappear.

* CleanDubName: They're known as Tartnucs in Japanese. The change was likely due to the name "Tartnuc" forming the words "cunt rat" when spelled backwards.

* FoodAsBribe: In the some dungeons, you have to give a bait to a hungry Goriya to get it to stop blocking a passageway. Most notably in the seventh dungeon. The game lets you know he's hungry by his saying of "GRUMBLE GRUMBLE."

* TeleportSpam: Their attack strategy is to fire off a bolt of magic, teleport to a random spot of the room, fire again, teleport again, and repeat ''ad nauseam''.

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The loyal nursemaid of Princess Zelda. Although she does not appear in the game itself (which instead features the [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute similar]] but unnamed Old Women), [[AllThereInTheManual the manual]] reveals that she was sent by Zelda to find a hero who could defeat Ganon, thus beginning Link's adventure.

* TheCameo: According to the Japanese instruction booklet, it's a KingMook for the Piranha Plant from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''. This is removed from localized manuals.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A many-headed, winged Western dragon found lurking within dungeons and guarding important {{Plot Coupon}}s.

* TheCameo: According to the Japanese instruction booklet, it's a KingMook of an Unira from ''VideoGame/CluCluLand''. This is removed from localized manuals.