yes it's this I guess, the problem is that after the battle vs ganon link returned in the past, the timeline without link in this way is the future one when link was sent to the past..it's really strange and interesting. also, when link has sent back, in that time the game doesn't say if there is ganon or there isn't because it was defeated in the future...another idea is that all the timeline without link continue just for seven years while link is in the temple, and in these 7 years we have LttP, OoA/S etc... then, after 7 years the hero of time wakes up and defeats ganon...
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The Legend of Zelda Timeline Revealed (spoilers I guess)
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I thought the "official" canon was something only the senior Nintendo staff was privy to (as revealed in a recent Game Informer exposé about SS).
This just smells like an elaborate fan hoax to me.
(Also, as much as people want to forget, there are three games out on the CD-i that technically are part of the Zelda series, which I don't see mentioned in this "official timeline".)
This just smells like an elaborate fan hoax to me.
(Also, as much as people want to forget, there are three games out on the CD-i that technically are part of the Zelda series, which I don't see mentioned in this "official timeline".)
but after seven years link wakes up defeating ganon and ending the failure timeline, it's possible that the succesful timeline is a sequel of the failure one
I'm agreeing with Layell on this. Those splits are a joke. It all sounds like a lame excuse to me to provide fans with a timeline. It all seems too "forced" to fit to be true to me.
I think its fairly obvious that Mr Miyamoto didn't have this timeline in mind back when he was a young programmer working on LoZ. I haven't seen any evidence that the question of a consistent timeline had come up until after OoT. It was just a game followed by another game that needed a new story. This is the same guy who slapped together the mario games without any thought to a timeline.
That being said, comparing all of the (probably) independent story lines from each of the games I can't see a better way to fit them together. And anyway these guys are the official source.
That being said, comparing all of the (probably) independent story lines from each of the games I can't see a better way to fit them together. And anyway these guys are the official source.
I'm so mad I'm gonna retroactively deduct 2 points from every /10 rating for every Zelda game I've ever played (note: have never played a Zelda game)
don't fit perfectly
whats bugging me is the fact that i have looked at a map that shows the comparison of WW, FSA and OOT, WW is suppose to be the sequel to adult link timeline right, i can accept that but only a little because if u look at the map of FSA, u see that, thats the hyrule you travel to in wind waker, which is suppose to be OOT's Hyrule, it looks nothin like OOT's hyrule and looks more like FSA's if u study the map and look around in wind waker, also, hyrule castle in WW, looks just like FSA's hyrule castle and nothin like OOT's
also if i were to make a comparison on where things are on each map:
its more believable to have FSA's hyrule being the hyrule in WW, private oasis would be where kakariko town was as it has a well with a maze/dungeon theme, and kakariko well was on a mountain also, tower of the gods = hyrule castle and temple of time, the desert area in FSA = headstone island in WW, it also makes sense since this where the earth temple is, zora's domain = dragonroost island
death moantain = spectacle island, forest haven = lost woods
whats bugging me is the fact that i have looked at a map that shows the comparison of WW, FSA and OOT, WW is suppose to be the sequel to adult link timeline right, i can accept that but only a little because if u look at the map of FSA, u see that, thats the hyrule you travel to in wind waker, which is suppose to be OOT's Hyrule, it looks nothin like OOT's hyrule and looks more like FSA's if u study the map and look around in wind waker, also, hyrule castle in WW, looks just like FSA's hyrule castle and nothin like OOT's
also if i were to make a comparison on where things are on each map:
its more believable to have FSA's hyrule being the hyrule in WW, private oasis would be where kakariko town was as it has a well with a maze/dungeon theme, and kakariko well was on a mountain also, tower of the gods = hyrule castle and temple of time, the desert area in FSA = headstone island in WW, it also makes sense since this where the earth temple is, zora's domain = dragonroost island
death moantain = spectacle island, forest haven = lost woods
I think the Ocarina of Time 3rd split (where he dies) is kinda bullshit, and here is why :
-When Young Link grabs the sword, he is sent to sleep by the Goddess during 7 years, and your actions in the past clearly affect the future, even when you travel from the future, then come back then go to the future again. While there are slight mistakes for gaming purposes, it's pretty clear that there is only one timeline, and this is because timesplit only happens when there is more than one Link existing.
As far as we know, there is no reason, and no proof of timelines being splitted because of Link time travel. However, at the end of the game, Zelda sends Link into the past, but as said before, there can't be 2 Links on the same timeline, which means Link was sent 7 years in the past to live a new life.
There should only be 2 Link, and 2 timesplits : One where Link defeated Ganon with the master sword and one where Ganondorf's plan is discorvered and he is sealed away (Young Link).
-When Young Link grabs the sword, he is sent to sleep by the Goddess during 7 years, and your actions in the past clearly affect the future, even when you travel from the future, then come back then go to the future again. While there are slight mistakes for gaming purposes, it's pretty clear that there is only one timeline, and this is because timesplit only happens when there is more than one Link existing.
As far as we know, there is no reason, and no proof of timelines being splitted because of Link time travel. However, at the end of the game, Zelda sends Link into the past, but as said before, there can't be 2 Links on the same timeline, which means Link was sent 7 years in the past to live a new life.
There should only be 2 Link, and 2 timesplits : One where Link defeated Ganon with the master sword and one where Ganondorf's plan is discorvered and he is sealed away (Young Link).
Third split was made obviously to fit the games that fans couldn't fit themselves either: Link to the Past, LoZ and Adventure of Link. Also the Oracle games and LA since they go with Lttp.
It is the only way Ganon can be alive in the sacred realm (now Dark World) with the Triforce, and some sages sealing him without mention of a hero worthy to pick up the Master Sword (backstory to Lttp).
It is a major retcon honestly, I don't see the harm to retcon games that were never intended to be linked (pun aside) with other 10 games in the future.
It was just LoZ and AoL and they had a number after them to imply that continuity, Ocarina and Wind Waker started all this mess.
It is the only way Ganon can be alive in the sacred realm (now Dark World) with the Triforce, and some sages sealing him without mention of a hero worthy to pick up the Master Sword (backstory to Lttp).
It is a major retcon honestly, I don't see the harm to retcon games that were never intended to be linked (pun aside) with other 10 games in the future.
It was just LoZ and AoL and they had a number after them to imply that continuity, Ocarina and Wind Waker started all this mess.