10 Reasons Zelda: Skyward Sword Is WAY Better Than You Remember

Being made primarily for kids, Zelda villains are rarely allowed true complexity. Oh sure, once in a while you'll get something like Wind Waker's tragically nuanced depiction of Ganondorf, but it should come as no surprise that Nintendo just made Ganon a giant miasma of vague evil in their latest outing.

While nowhere near as complex or almost-sympathetic as Wind Waker's Ganon, Ghirahim succeeds by being just so delightfully sadistic and evil.

You'll forget you're playing a kids game for just a moment when you read his dialogue, describing in almost pornographic detail the inhumane, horrendous things he has in store for Link and Zelda. Him being the first boss of the game was a fantastic way to not only establish him as a villain - taunting you, stealing your sword and using it against you, and generally toying with you - but through it, and him, it establishes the main premise of the world below: this savage land - personified in the Lord of Demons - laughs at your efforts to command it. There are way bigger players in this game than you realize, and if you don't shape up and get your head in the game, this world will eat you alive.

Many criticized his fate of being revealed to just be a servant (in the most literal sense) to Demise, but it's the perfect fate for him. For all his boasting and gloating, the same is true of him: Whether it's a kid from the skies, or a Lord of Demons, this savage land laughs all the same at any who try to command it.