Timline theory for the console

[LordVurtax]

I have probably spent 4 yrs planning this theory out of the order of the zleda console games. So here it goes.

First came Ocarina of Time, no doubt about that. After Link saved the world that time there was a gap between the start of Majora's Mask and Ocarina.

-Zelda talked about the time Link and Her spent together. Which would explain a gap for another game to take place.

I'm pretty sure during that gap that either 'Link to the Past' or 'Four Swords Adventures' took place.

Now i don't have much to back that up other than in link to the past; did Link have an Ocarina as well.

When Majora took place, I believe that Termina is in fact the afterlife of humans and every other creature if hyrule and heres why:

1. Both Koume and Kotake were in Termina after Link had killed them in Ocarina.
2. When Link fell down that hole to go after to save Epona, there was a sort of Dimensional thing going on with all the symbols he was falling past and stuff. Thus a similar thing happened when Scrub Link went through the twisting corridor to the clock tower.
3. The Goron that comes to the hotel name was Link. The Only goron we know named Link was the son of Darunia. I'll explain more about that in the windwaker section.
4. If you noticed under the skull kid (in the scene he turns you into a scrub) there was a sort of messed up triforce with the Power triangle under the Wisdom and Courage (I don't know excatly what that means, but i figure it has some greater importance)

When Link had finally escaped Termina in the end after saving it. I believe when he went back that he settled around Ordon (after he got out of the lost woods, Ordon is in a close area.)



ADDED ON 3/23/08:
Now I'm not sure how well i can back this up but different kinda dimensional areas seem to run at different paces in most fantasies. Which might be how Twilight Princess takes place 100 years after Ocarina but Link is still Alive

Example: In Narnia, it runs at random time comparison to Earth. A year on earth could be 1,000 years in Narnia. Or even no time at all, if Nintendo was thinking about this kind of basis about Termina, this could in fact explain how Link is still alive.
END ADD ON

This is where Twilight Princess took Place of course. And the legend that was told at the beginning of Windwaker was in fact talking about twilight princess and NOT Ocarina. Heres why i say this:

-Even though it said 'a young boy clothed in green' on the legend. In the pages of the book it showed him riding a horse, Heres where it gets very debatable. Since the legend was talking about a young boy, in both cases it was still talking about Adult Link. Kid Link in Ocarina, had no horse. Although some may still believe that it was talking about Ocarina. I'm gonna say twilight.

-This would also explain Zelda's somewhat similar appearance from Ocarina.

And now to sum up about the Goron named Link. I suppose he had died in the struggle to keep the Spirit Eldin from being taken by the shadow beasts. That's probably why the Gorons pulled back only caring about themselves afteward.

Next to come; Windwaker. Obviously taking ages after Any of the games.

[Avenged]

If Termina is the afterlife, then how does Link come back to life?
The Wind Waker is not the last Zelda in the timeline.
TP was confirmed to take place hundreds of year after OoT.

But a decent theory at best.

[Mehplep]

A definitely new way of looking on things... I don't know yet what to say about the afterlife-thing, but I can't say it's impossible, yet I prefer the more lifefully Termina... Gotta play MM again to confirm any of these.

But on the other hand, I agree with Avenged. If it is a afterlife, how the heck did he get out of there? And also, TP is confirmed to take several hundred years after OoT. And the Link in TP don't know how to handle a sword, and is new to face any adventure at all, making it impossible to be the same kid that saved whole Hyrule and Termina.

[pieking]

You spent four years thinking up that little concoction? How about the theory that Majora's mask comes after OoT because link wanted a vacation. Windwaker obviously is next in line since the hero is a descendant of the actual link. Then TP last in line with the fact it took place years after that. The GBC/GBA games are all jumbled around with OoA and OoS coinciding with each other obviously. Link's Awakening is odd since it doesn't take place nor have anything to do with Hyrule. Minish cap obviously and oddball game having nothing to do with the time line yet still having many characters from the other games. Haven't played PH, yet it's quite apparent a continuation of Windwaker. And of course theres the original, still my favorite to this day, which sets off the timeline, and any one of them pertaining to Gannondorf or Ganon can obviously continue that timeline. I guess what I'm trying to say is... every Zelda game comes with its own timeline basically. Obviously there are continuations of previous ones, but they all come with their own trademark.

[Avenged]

Its spelled GANONDORF...*sighs*

TP is before TWW and after OoT. It splits after OoT. Links Awakening is right after A Link to the Past.

[Matthew_79]

Its spelled GANONDORF...*sighs*

TP is before TWW and after OoT. It splits after OoT. Links Awakening is right after A Link to the Past.

I think it makes more sence to put LA right after MM as it was his way back. In the timeline split arnt all the links in Hyrule A the same and all the Links in Hyrule B disendents of the OoT Link. With that logic Tp goes either befor or after WW. I havent played it yet so Idk.

[Avenged]

Have you even played LA? Firstly, it was the 4th Zelda to be released., a direct sequal to ALttP. Secondly, who says Termina was out at sea...Link was walking through the Lost Woods when he arrived there. It clearly says in LA that after defeating Ganon and obtaining the Triforce, Link sent out on a new journey out at sea and shipwrecked on Koholint Island, aka Dreaming Island aka it was a dream.

[Mike Pothier]

A few points.

aLttP takes place centuries after OoT, way, way into the future.

The backstory of aLttP outlines events that, when compared to the the plot of OoT, match up perfectly.

Secondly, Wind Waker and Twilight Princess do not take place during the same timeline. Wind Waker takes place after the adult ending of Ocarina of Time. The opening of WW makes that obvious.

However, during the cutscenes that show Ganon's imprisonment in TP, the events seem to indicate that it happens before he can take over Hyrule. In other words, during the child Link's timeline. He was captured, tried, and imprisoned before he could cause damage.

Now for something interesting I noticed.

The backstory for the Twili tribe indicates that they attempted to steal the power of the Triforce, and establish dominion over the sacred realm.

Sound familiar? That sounds very similar to the backstory of aLttP. According to that, Ganon was leading the tribe of thieves. My guess is, after so many centuries, the legends get mixed up, and Ganon goes from being banished to the same place as the Twili to LEADING them into the Sacred Realm. Ganon and the Twili were both banished for essentially the same reason, attempting to take control of the Triforce. Ganon semi-succeeded, after all he carries the Triforce of Power, but it shouldn't be surprised that the two legends get mixed.