Zant

Zant, the Twilight King, was the ruler of the Twili race in the Twilight Realm 100 years after the Imprisoning War. Using his powers, he invaded Hyrule and plagued it with matter called Twilight.

Zant was a candidate to become the Twilight King. However, he was passed over. He was sent into a crazed rage. He was approached by the spirit of Ganondorf, sealed in the Twilight Realm after surviving his execution. He posed as a god to Zant, and, in exchange for freedom from the realm, would grant Zant powers, immortality, and kinghood.

Zant agreed.

Using his powers, he transformed the Twili race into shadow beasts, invaded Hyrule, and invaded Hyrule Castle. There, his men took out Princess Zelda's bodyguards, forcing her to surrender. Twilight covered the land, reducing people into spirit form. After the rise of a new Link, he cast a curse on him to make him permanantly into a werewolf, requiring Link to draw the Master Sword from its pedestal. Zant revived Stallord and shattered the Twilight Mirror.

After reconstructing the Twilight Mirror, Link confronted and bested Zant in the Palace of Twilight, but couldn't kill him, for if Ganondorf remains alive, Zant remains alive.

Link faced Ganondorf in a sword duel, which resulted in Ganon being impaled by the Master Sword, killing him. Suddenly, Zant's neck snapped, and he died, signifying the death of Ganon.

Appearances

 * The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess