The ancient hero of time teased in Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Calamity Ganon tapestry is revealed in Tears of the Kingdom, when players complete all 152 shrines. The Ancient Hero Aspect shows off the Zonai who sealed away Ganon 10,000 years ago.
In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Link is told of the eons-old defeat of Calamity Ganon by a massive army of Guardians, four Divine Beasts, a powerful princess with the blood of the Goddess, and her hero of time, as chosen by the Master Sword.
The identity of the hero who fought alongside the princess and the forces of Hyrule Kingdom some 10,000 years ago has been a subject of great debate for the past six years, leading some to theorize that it was Ganondorf himself — the antagonist of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — who defeated and sealed Calamity Ganon before a major heel turn.
