The Legend of Kaepora Gaebora
- Prologue -
Throughout history there have been many stories of courage, stories of men who transcend time, and who are remembered only in the haze between myth and legend. This is one of those stories. It is the story of one Gerudo man, who left his thieving past behind to become something more. His past, though shrouded in mystery, had a dramatic impact on the land of Hyrule.
Now, if you're unfamiliar with some of the Zelda lore, I'll take a moment to explain why this is such a unique occurence. The Gerudo race resides in the western desert of Hyrule, which consists of nearly all women, and in the race a man is only born once every hundred years. The Gerudo are a dark-skinned race with red colored hair. Many of the Gerudos are thieves and inhabit the heavily guarded Gerudo's Fortress just across the river that leads to Lake Hylia. In any case, I'll get back to the story.
This man was one of those men, one of the Gerudo's males born every hundred years, and his name, was Kapor. As he got older, he soon gave birth to a man. This man was named Ganondorf. A surly and egotistical boy Ganondorf grew hateful and envious of his father, for his father had a long life as the Gerudo King and Ganondorf desired the power and control that his father had over the Gerudo people. Learning from his father and from the top Gerudo leaders, his thieving and fighting skills developed rapidly and he became a very powerful man. Ganondorf craved power more than anything, and soon realized he would let nothing stop him from obtaining it.