Topic: Ganondorf, Other Villains Playable in Hyrule Warriors

[Br26]

The Demon King is set to slay the battlefields in the upcoming Zelda title.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/38224/ganondorf-other-villains-playable-in-hyrule-warriors

Ganondorf, Zant, and Ghirahim have been confirmed to be playable characters in Hyrule Warriors, which is due out September 26 in North America.

The Direct mentioned that many of the settings, characters and items seen in the game were from Ocarina of Time, Skyward Sword, and Twilight Princess. You can use a giant bombchu to blow up obstacles, for example, or you can use the hookshot to bring the moon from Majora's Mask down on top of unsuspecting enemies. Additionally, a Chain Chomp will be a weapon in the game, calling back to the Mario enemy's appearance in Link's Awakening.

Also detailed was the retro-themed Adventure Mode, which is reminiscent of the original Legend of Zelda, is an added mode where players set out on missions based on the game and clear fields for rare items and weapons, as well as leveling up spells and weapons as you collect items on the field.

Two-player co-op was also confirmed, with GamePad and TV play being shown simultaneously on both screens. When this occurs, the game will run at a slightly lower resolution.

So far, the full list of characters, as confirmed in a recent Nintendo Direct, includes the three villains, Link, Zelda, Midna, Shiek, Darunia, Ruto, Agitha, Fi, and Lana.

Hyrule Warriors is scheduled for release on September 26 in North America. Japan will get it on August 14, while Europe will receive it on September 19, with the Australian release following the next day.

[ShyGuy]

I hope Pig Ganon is in there somewhere.

[Manthony Chopkins]

I'm hoping that is not the entire roster. I need my Groose fix!

[Triforce Hermit]

Is one of these guys going to end up like Lu-Bu (not sure how you spell his name) were he just pretty much devastates everyone, even the player? Because I actually liked that part of Dynasty Warriors.

I'm hoping that is not the entire roster. I need my Groose fix!

Dynasty Warrior rosters tend to be really big from what I remember and have unlockable characters as well.

[Adrock]

I hope that isn't the complete list of playable characters only because I hope they dig deeper. It's be nice to see Veran, Onox, and Vaati in there.

[Luigi Dude]

Dynasty Warrior rosters tend to be really big from what I remember and have unlockable characters as well.

Most of the Warrior games with large rosters are the sequels where they copy and paste the previous characters while adding new ones, similar to fighting games.  The first game in each Warrior series always have lower roster counts that are in the teens.  When this game is already looking to have way more content then the average first Warriors game, I wouldn't be surprised if we've already seen most of the roster.

[Phil]

I hope that isn't the complete list of playable characters only because I hope they dig deeper. It's be nice to see Veran, Onox, and Vaati in there.

I believe they're just focusing on OoT, TP, and SS for playable characters and stages. Now, guest appearances would probably work like how Chain Chomp and the Moon from Majora's Mask are being represented.