Ganondorf/Super Smash Bros.

Ganondorf is a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series. He made his debut in the series in Super Smash Bros. Melee and has consistently appeared in every game since. Initially he appeared to be based off of his model in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time but starting from Super Smash Bros. Brawl he is mainly inspired by the Twilight Princess incarnation of the character. In every game in the series he has secret character that must be unlocked. In Super Smash Bros. Melee he can be unlocked by completing Event 29 or by playing 600vs mode matches. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl he can be unlocked by having him join the player in the Sub Space Emissary, playing 200vs mode matches or by completing classic mode on the Hard difficulty or higher with Link or Zelda. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U he can be unlocked by once again clearing Classic Mode with Link or Zelda on a difficulty of 5.5, or by playing 80 vs matches.

Fighting Style
Interestingly enough, Ganondorf's main fighting style is not based on any of his fighting styles in The Legend of Zelda series. It is instead based on Captain Falcon form the F Zero series. This is because Ganondorf was a late edition to Super Smash Bros. Melee that was only implemented because the model he had in the recent Space World Demo conveniently had a similar body shape to that of Captain Falcon. He retained this mimicked fighting styles in later games though minor aspects of it were tweaked to closer resemble attacks he has used in his own games.

The basis of Ganondorf's fighting style is using magic enhanced unarmed strikes to defeat his foes. Ganondorf's attacks are very powerful and can easily defeat lighter enemies. Unlike Captain Falcon however he is quite slow meaning his fighting style is more focused on avoiding damage and punishing mistakes instead of rushing in and beating enemies down.

Other References to The Legend of Zelda series
In earlier games, whenever Zelda would transform into Sheik, the secret unlocked sound effect present in most Zelda games would play.

Zelda's palette swaps reference several different appearances she has had throughout the series. Including the green, red and blue dresses she wore in The Legend of Zelda, a purple outfit similar to her Ocarina of Time appearance, her The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past appearance and a white dress that might be a reference to outfit she wore as Hylia in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.