Hey, so this the newest addition I've found to an ongoing theory I have for the timeline placement of BotW... I might post that theory in full at some point, but for now I'll just keep it to this.
I'm sure you'd all have seen the mysterious carvings that were added to the HD remake of Twilight Princess, but these have typically been ignored as the presence of both Rito and Zora doesn't make sense... they cannot co-exist in the same timeline, but what if the carvings aren't showing a single timeline?
The second and third images each show Link with only one of his parents, so what if that is the key factor that separates these two timelines?
Because of the Rito and Zora, this split must occur prior to the Great Flood, which the people of Hyrule were warned about by the Goddesses, in order to give them time to evacuate to safety. This is likely what is depicted in the first image, with the Triforce representing the Goddesses issuing their warning, which would have put Link in a position where he would have to chose which of his parents he would stay with.
His mother would have been evacuated with the other civilians, and if Link had stayed with her, then he would never have faced Ganon, so no-one would have known that this Link existed, and the Goddesses would have gone ahead with the Great Flood. This would therefore lead to the evolution off the Zora into the Rito, and the events of Wind Waker onwards.
His father, on the other hand, would likely have been a soldier, so would have stayed behind to help fend off Ganon and his minions. If Link had stayed with him, then he would inevitably have ended up facing Ganon at some point, and with the hero having appeared, the Goddesses would have cancelled the Great Flood, so the Zora would never have needed to evolve into the Rito. It is in this timeline that I think BotW may take place.
Please let me know what you think about this theory... I don't usually post my theories to forums like this, but I'd really like to get some feedback on this one in particular.
I'm sure you'd all have seen the mysterious carvings that were added to the HD remake of Twilight Princess, but these have typically been ignored as the presence of both Rito and Zora doesn't make sense... they cannot co-exist in the same timeline, but what if the carvings aren't showing a single timeline?
The second and third images each show Link with only one of his parents, so what if that is the key factor that separates these two timelines?
Because of the Rito and Zora, this split must occur prior to the Great Flood, which the people of Hyrule were warned about by the Goddesses, in order to give them time to evacuate to safety. This is likely what is depicted in the first image, with the Triforce representing the Goddesses issuing their warning, which would have put Link in a position where he would have to chose which of his parents he would stay with.
His mother would have been evacuated with the other civilians, and if Link had stayed with her, then he would never have faced Ganon, so no-one would have known that this Link existed, and the Goddesses would have gone ahead with the Great Flood. This would therefore lead to the evolution off the Zora into the Rito, and the events of Wind Waker onwards.
His father, on the other hand, would likely have been a soldier, so would have stayed behind to help fend off Ganon and his minions. If Link had stayed with him, then he would inevitably have ended up facing Ganon at some point, and with the hero having appeared, the Goddesses would have cancelled the Great Flood, so the Zora would never have needed to evolve into the Rito. It is in this timeline that I think BotW may take place.
Please let me know what you think about this theory... I don't usually post my theories to forums like this, but I'd really like to get some feedback on this one in particular.