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Alllrighty, here they are! The Gerudo, with Nabooru, Urbosa, and Ganon reppin’ their folks. :3 Link is there for height purposes: the average height of the Hylian is 5ft tall, so the Gerudo are typically well over 8ft in height. uwu

Now then! Have some headcanons for the Gerudo and the characters present!

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-Urbosa is the chieftan of the Gerudo and is well loved by her people. She’s as fierce as she is caring, a beacon of strength and compassion and wisdom among the Gerudo and all across Hyrule. Being as influential as she is, Urbosa has many a myth tailing after her: how she once defeated an army of evil spirits all by her lonesome, how she once tamed a Molduga, or how she commands sacred divine power gifted by the gods (her lightning magic, one of the most notoriously difficult magic schools to master). A recent rumor is that she’s even eloped with the Queen of Hyrule once, charming her socks off, and it resulted in the birth of Riju. If asked directly Urbosa will say that the rumors surrounding her are only half-true. She’s too concerned by the brewing trouble all across the kingdom to worry about gossip.

-Nabooru is the mortal form of the Gerudo patron deity, Ordona. Still undecided if the Gerudo outright know that she’s their patron deity or if it’s a mystery to them, but regardless of that she is a trusted source of wisdom to Urbosa and acts as her personal advisor, as well as having a seat on the council. It’s because of her and Urbosa that Ganon wasn’t culled when he was first born after he was taken away from his mother. She’s curious of how he’ll develop now that he’s no longer under the influence of Demise, and is having thoughts of suggesting him as the Gerudo Champion.

-Ganon as seen here is completely free of corruption. When the Calamity rejected reincarnation for the sake of raw power in its attempt to kill the heroes in BotW, it unknowingly released its host from its grasp. Without keeping hold of its host, Ganon is free from the curse that is Demise’s unfiltered hatred and malice, and as such when he reincarnates again in this cycle he’s a mostly normal Gerudo, with only a birthmark on his chest serving as a physical reminder of his past life. Despite this the elders of his people are very wary of him, so much so that they originally opted to outright kill him when he was born. Thanks to Urbosa and Nabooru that decision was rejected, but the compromise was that he was raised elsewhere, outside of the borders, and be kept a close eye on at all times. That “elsewhere” ended up being in the temple dedicated to Ordona, and his ever-watchful eye ended up being Twinrova, a highly renowned priestess and keeper of Ordona’s temple.

Ganon himself is confident, almost to the point of being boastful. He often puts on airs of being uncaring of what someone thinks of him, but that’s very untrue; he’ll do almost anything to prove himself to his people. It’s why he works hard at any tasks given to him, even if its as small as fetching water. Outside of that, he is curious and wants to know more about the world around him, and often reacts to anything new with enthusiasm.
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-The Gerudo as a race are characterized by their impressive height and equally impressive stature; they’re known to be some of the strongest warriors in Hyrule. Typical characteristics in Gerudo are their red hair and dark skin, and their eyes are usually a shade of green or yellow. Brown and blue eyes are especially rare. They all have the innate ability to transform into what is known as a “Boartusk”, a large boar-like beast, hence their tusks even in human form.

-The Gerudo’s population is largely made of women with a smaller male population in comparison, and as such they’ve developed a unique ability to be able to mate, and bear children with, any sapient race of any gender. The child will always be the race of their birth mother. More in-depth info on that can be read HERE.

-Outside of the Hylians, the Gerudo are the most capable of magical feats. They contrast the Hylians by mixing their magic power with their physical prowess, making them rather diverse warriors. As a fun fact, the Gerudo typically don’t have steeds both due to their ability to transform and an average Gerudo is able to keep pace with a horse on foot even in human form.-The Gerudo capitol is located in the desert as a thriving oasis.

-The Gerudo are fairly popular among the other races, but there’s always an underlying tension present due to the history of The Calamity. After the defeat of Demise, its hatred and thirst for destruction lived on through its possessed vessel (Ganon), using it to reincarnate itself and to wreck havoc on Hyrule in an endless cycle. Given the chosen vessel was Gerudo, there was a time where the default thought was that Gerudo in general were in league with The Calamity. That belief has since been trampled out, but there is still remnants of that mistrust in some of the races, Hylians and Rito in particular, and all the Gerudo wants is to be entirely rid of it. This is why they, as a whole, reacted so poorly when Ganon was rebirthed, despite finally being free of the possession.

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AAAANNNDDD that’s all for now! The Rito will be seen sometime next week, though if you wanna see them now as well as the Zora much sooner than that, they’re both already available on my Patreon! owo Until then keep your eyes open for more content and feel free to ask any questions if ya have any! Thank you thank ya! uwu