The 'Rehydrated Ganondorf' meme emerged following the 2019 teaser trailer for the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which featured a mummified corpse widely believed to be the villain Ganondorf. Fans quickly took to social media to imagine a 'rehydrated' or restored version of the character, resulting in a wave of fan art depicting him as an incredibly muscular and attractive figure. This trend gained massive momentum through the 'Suavemente' parody and became a symbol of dramatic physical transformations or 'glow-ups.' Today, the meme is used to represent the transition from a withered, exhausted state to one of peak confidence and power, often accompanied by humorous commentary on his unexpected handsomeness.