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Caleb, Of Asui
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Aonuma gave us the confirmation of the split timeline a while back. We know the split occurs in Ocarina of Time, then Twilight Princess is in the Child Timeline, and The Wind Waker is in the Adult Timeline. Though Nintendo's given no direct confirmation, it's generally assumed that most of the 2d games (except for The Minish Cap in some timelines) are after this part of the timeline that Aonuma confirmed.
For a while, I've had these 2d games later in the Child Timeline, partly because The Legend of Zelda works well as a distant sequel to Twilight Princess, and partly because we have Hyrule flooded in The Wind Waker and the rest of that timeline.
Spirit Tracks is already bringing up a new issue concerning which side of the timeline the 2d games go on. From what we can tell so far, Spirit Tracks seems to involve the descendants of The Wind Waker's Link and Zelda finally finding a New Hyrule. So, this would not limit the chance of the 2d games set in Hyrule appearing later in the timeline.
What do you think? Which side of the timeline do you place the 2d Zeldas on? Do you think the story of Spirit Tracks will reveal more about which side they go on?
For a while, I've had these 2d games later in the Child Timeline, partly because The Legend of Zelda works well as a distant sequel to Twilight Princess, and partly because we have Hyrule flooded in The Wind Waker and the rest of that timeline.
Spirit Tracks is already bringing up a new issue concerning which side of the timeline the 2d games go on. From what we can tell so far, Spirit Tracks seems to involve the descendants of The Wind Waker's Link and Zelda finally finding a New Hyrule. So, this would not limit the chance of the 2d games set in Hyrule appearing later in the timeline.
What do you think? Which side of the timeline do you place the 2d Zeldas on? Do you think the story of Spirit Tracks will reveal more about which side they go on?