I find the Gerudo language to be a very interesting part of ’s worldbuilding in and, and I only wish the franchise made more use of it.
The spoken form of the fictional language was a notable contributor to the amazing depth that the open-world gave the Kingdom of Hyrule.
Since its debut, has also built upon this language, although not as much as I would have preferred. The Gerudo may be one of many races found in , but they are undeniably also one of the most significant.
In addition to their prominent role in and, as well as more recently in, ’s iconic villain Ganondorf is a Gerudo himself; the only known male Gerudo, in fact.
For the most part, the Gerudo are defined by being exclusively female, as well as their prominent physical prowess; as such, much of their cultural identity in the games is analogous to the Amazons of Greek mythology.