I interpreted it to be primarily about Ganondorf trying to get back what he was cheated out of. He won, legitimately, and had it taken away by natural calamity. That's why his rage was directed not primarily at Link and Zelda, given that they were merely tools. The ones that screwed him over were the Gods themselves, and it was his mission to force them to give back what they had stolen away
The King, meanwhile, was determined to cheat Ganondorf of his victory utterly. The only point when the King actually got selfless was at the end, when he resolved to die with his completed mission

Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.







