I think just about every noted sorcerer in MK has shown shape shifting ability, this includes people like Shao Khan and Quan-Chi, besides the obvious guys like Shang Tsung. Then there are guys like Ermac have deadly TK that would shut down most magic bolts slung his way.
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Iboga chose not to fight, to allow himself to evolve. He had the wisdom to abandon the actions of war when he knew they would no longer serve him.
You missed the key difference between typical Hyrulians (who don't even have mundane defenses worthy of a fantasy kingdom) vs necromancers and mages who have shown ability to form magical shields/barriers or expansive shape shifting abilities like turning to dragons.
Not to mention the ability to manipulate souls at will or manipulate the life forces of other beings, killing them with a wave or healing them instantly from fatal wounds.
Then you have some of them being actual gods like Raiden, you don't have to see them resisting a spell that turns people into animals to determine that they'd fare better than just about every Hyrulian there is.
Way to many heavy hitters for a guy like Zant or even Ganon who are used to being the only sorcerers around.
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Iboga chose not to fight, to allow himself to evolve. He had the wisdom to abandon the actions of war when he knew they would no longer serve him.
What's funny? Ermac actually has impressive feats, he'd rip apart most people from Hyrule.
As far Ganon's reality warping is concerned doesn't that just involve magical curses and hexes on key magical figures and locales? Case in point binding the Spirits of Light, don't remember any reality warping from him.
Wouldn't Shao Khan be said to be "warping reality" i.e. affecting time and space by merging realms, as he's done in the past?
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Iboga chose not to fight, to allow himself to evolve. He had the wisdom to abandon the actions of war when he knew they would no longer serve him.
He warped reality in a tiny room he can't just change entire landscapes and mk's combined sorcery took the souls of a huge chunk of earth's population and were dominating the rest despite their technology and guns.
The Triforce grants any wish, as stated in game, bro. And wait, are you saying that Ganon's been getting by on his own power in every game, and not the Triforce of Power? 'cause that'd make Ganon even more badass than any of us originally thought.
Ganon is the same guy in every Zelda game.
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The Triforce doesn't get any different, bro. Statement in one game = canon in all of 'em.
So, yeah, you just said Ganon's been acting on his own power in every game. All of his feats are his own, and he can perform them without the Triforce of Power. Thanks for making Ganon even more powerful.
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Alternate timelines mean alternate realities. I get that you really like Zelda and want them all to count but they all don't.
No, Dorf was chosen by the triforce by blind luck/whatever because under his own power the sage dominated him and despite the triforce he still was easily bfr'd.
Dorf is in trouble when Shao Kahn gets ahold of him.