I have theorized that sometime before TWW, Ganondorf learned a spell that could eject his spirit from his body. So I think that when the Master Sword was implanted in Ganondorf's head, he performed this spell, releasing his spirit, thus turning his body to stone. I also think that since then, his spirit wanders this world, waiting for his body to be released, or to possess a new body( he may already have possessed other being's bodies.). ::)
Neat idea, but we needs evidence to proves it.
It could also be simply that the sword counteracted Ganon's "evil" by negating it altogether, turning him to stone.
I really like the idea...non canon can be just as good as canon and I am happy that some people are still imagining outside the box. I mean think about it, around 800 years have passed between Ganondorf's escape and the Windwaker, were not going to know everything about his life. I thought theorizing was all about using your imagination to answer in-story ideas that haven't been explained???
It definitely compounds Jack's theory of Ganondorf's reincarnation.
I think Nintendo thought it would look cool. And they were right.
Maybe Hyrule is on a Time Loop, therefore everything reverts back to Ocarina of Time and plays itself through all over again and.....maybe Ganondorf's skull has something to do with the ped. of time...wait, too many counter-arguements.
Maybe a future game will have a new hero later in time where somehow they find Ganondorf and pull the sword from his skull, unlocking him and 'reviving' him.
Something to add to this theory: Ganon was turned into stone (instead of dieing) so that he could at some point in the future be restored. This is because if the story writers want the bad guy to live (like for the next Zelda game), they find a way to do it. ;)
Um... also shouldn't this topic have a spoiler warning? :-\
Not for Windwaker stuff. I agree that not everybody may have completed it and therefore don't want the story spoiled, but in that case everything should have a spoiler warning on it, for example I have never got past the first dungeon on LoZ and have only recently got to the last boss on aLttP (haven't managed t beat him) but the point is there is always going to be somebody who doesn't know what happens in a story and doesn't want to know until the play/watch/read it through.
Cool just wondering :)
I personally ruin things for myself and look for spoilers on the internet...for shame :(
Its okay mee too :( :( :'(