Ganondorf is a character from The Legend of Zelda series. In majority of the series games, he is the main antagonist. He is the leader of the Gerudo group, and is commonly known as Ganon, the Gerudo King or the King of Darkness. He often kidnaps Princess Zelda (similar to Bowser capturing Princess Peach in the Mario series and holds the Master Sword. He is often defeated by Link for this. To date, Ganondorf is among the most popular and well-known video game antagonists.