Hyrule Warriors Chronological Placement of EX Story Chapters

[Azure Sage]

If you're like me, you may be wanting to play through the story of AoC in full chronological order including the new EX story chapters. However, it's not exactly laid out for us where they fit in throughout the main story. Luckily, I believe there's enough context clues to narrow down a guide. I felt very compelled to do this, so here's a thread for it. Note that I'm only gonna be focusing on the missions themselves in this thread. I'm not looking at where all the new cutscenes take place.... yet.

Spoiler: Full Chapter List

↳ EX To Zelda's Side
Chapter 1 Mission 1: The Battle of Hyrule Field
Chapter 1 Mission 2: Road to the Ancient Lab
Chapter 2 Mission 1: Mipha, the Zora Princess
Chapter 2 Mission 2: Daruk, the Goron Hero
Chapter 2 Mission 3: Revali, the Rito Warrior
Chapter 2 Mission 4: Urbosa, the Gerudo Chief
Chapter 2 Mission 5: The Yiga Clan Attacks!
Chapter 3 Mission 1: Freeing Korok Forest
Chapter 3 Mission 2: The Road Home, Besieged
Chapter 4 Mission 1: Akkala Tower
Chapter 4 Mission 2: Destroy the Yiga Clan!
Chapter 4 Mission 3: When Courage Fails
Chapter 5 Mission 1: Calamity Strikes
↳ EX The Princess and the King
Chapter 5 Mission 2: Water and Fire
Chapter 5 Mission 3: Air and Lightning
↳ EX Battle of Goponga Village
↳ EX Battle for Kakariko Village
↳ EX Searching Hyrule Forest
↳ EX Liberate the Ancient Lab
↳ EX Guardian of Remembrance
↳ EX The Yiga Clan's Retreat
Chapter 6 Mission 1: Relentless as a Waterfall
Chapter 6 Mission 2: Each Step Like Thunder
Chapter 7 Mission 1: The Great Plateau
Chapter 7 Mission 2: All Hyrule, United
Chapter 7 Mission 3: The Future of Hyrule

This list is, from my own inference, the intended chronological placements for all the EX missions. The vast majority of them seem to be very bunched together, as it's implied they're happening around roughly the same times. Definitely serves to pad out the second half of the story. I really want to play through the game again like this.

 

[xMasterShakex]

I also think that the The Princess and the King takes place very soon after Calamity Strikes but what's strange is that the memory doesn't become playable until after Zelda unlocks her power. I'm thinking it's mostly because of the end bit of the cutscene after, where King Rhoam is shown at the Great Plateau, and Urbosa tells him Zelda is now "stronger than her mother".

 

[Azure Sage]

I also think that the The Princess and the King takes place very soon after Calamity Strikes but what's strange is that the memory doesn't become playable until after Zelda unlocks her power. I'm thinking it's mostly because of the end bit of the cutscene after, where King Rhoam is shown at the Great Plateau, and Urbosa tells him Zelda is now "stronger than her mother".

I don't know when they each unlock because I got the game on release and thus had beaten the story long before any dlc came out, but that does make sense considering the plot details involved in it. It would spoil you on late story stuff if it unlocked too soon.

 

[Azure Sage]

Returning after a year to go back and include all the cutscenes now too.

Spoiler: Full Chapter List + Cutscenes

* Across Time
* The Journey Begins
EX To Zelda's Side
* Hidden Memories (first half)
* King on the Eve of Battle
Chapter 1 Mission 1: The Battle of Hyrule Field (* The Central Tower)
* The Diminutive Guardian
* Reunited
* Berserk
Chapter 1 Mission 2: Road to the Ancient Lab (* A Hidden Observer)
* The Ruined Future
*Catalyst of the Calamity
* Departure
* The Looming Threat
Chapter 2 Mission 1: Mipha, the Zora Princess (*Against the Lynel)
* Ray of Hope
* Divine Beast Vah Ruta
Chapter 2 Mission 1: Divine Beast Battle
* Mipha's Wishes
*Reaching Vah Rudania
Chapter 2 Mission 2: Daruk, the Goron Hero
* Divine Beast Vah Rudania
Chapter 2 Mission 2: Divine Beast Battle
* Daruk's Wishes
* Into the Storm
Chapter 2 Mission 3: Revali, the Rito Warrior (* Peacemaker)
* Revali's Wishes
* Attack of the Gerudo!
Chapter 2 Mission 4: Urbosa, the Gerudo Chief (* Return of the Chief, Slippery as a Banana Peel!)
* Urbosa's Wishes
* Plans for the Future
* An Uneasy Heart
* Assassination!
Chapter 2 Mission 5: The Yiga Clan Attacks! (* Trust)
* Divine Beast Vah Medoh
Chapter 3 Mission 1: Divine Beast Battle
* To the Lost Woods
* A Guide Through the Mists
Chapter 3 Mission 1: Freeing Korok Forest (* The Master Sword Emerges)
* The Knight Who Seals the Darkness
* A Song from the Past
Chapter 3 Mission 2: The Road Home, Besieged
* Zelda's Wishes
* After the Ceremony
* Determination
* Disharmony
Chapter 4 Mission 1: Akkala Tower
* The Sheikah Towers Are Activated
* A Game Changer
* Divine Beast Vah Naboris
Chapter 4 Mission 2: Divine Beast Battle
Chapter 4 Mission 2: Destroy the Yiga Clan! (* The Mighty Leader of the Yiga Clan!)
* Assigning Blame
* March of Progress
* The Calamity Revealed
* A Shroud of Fear
Chapter 4 Mission 3: When Courage Fails
* To the Very last
* The Turning Point
* Calamity Strikes
* Disastrous Interference
Chapter 5 Mission 1: Calamity Strikes (* Duty)
* In the Midst of Despair...
EX The Princess and the King
* Rescue Across Time: Water and Fire
Chapter 5 Mission 2: Water and Fire (* Avatar of the Calamity: Waterblight Ganon, Avatar of the Calamity: Fireblight Ganon)
* Counterattack: Water and Fire
* Vah Rudania's Pilots
Chapter 5 Mission 2: Divine Beast Battle
* Rescue Across Time: Wind and Thunder
Chapter 5 Mission 3: Air and Lightning (* Avatar of the Calamity: Thunderblight Ganon, Avatar of the Calamity: Windblight Ganon
* Counterattack: Wind and Thunder
* Vah Medoh's Pilots
Chapter 5 Mission 3: Divine Beast Battle
* Wishes Made Manifest
EX Battle of Goponga Village
* Twice the Sidon
EX Battle for Kakariko Village
* The Champion of the Future
EX Searching Hyrule Forest
* Hero Worship
EX Liberate the Ancient Lab
* The Thunder Helm
EX Guardian of Remembrance
* Their Own Battle (first half)
* Inevitable Betrayal
EX The Yiga Clan's Retreat
* Life Debt
* Despair and Hope
* With Vah Ruta
Chapter 6 Mission 1: Divine Beast Battle
* Sibling Bonds
Chapter 6 Mission 1: Relentless as a Waterfall
* Vah Naboris's Pilots
Chapter 6 Mission 2: Divine Beast Battle
* Champions United
Chapter 6 Mission 2: Each Step Like Thunder (* At Last, an Awakening)
* Solidarity
* To the Great Plateau
Chapter 7 Mission 1: The Great Plateau
* The Aftermath of Survival
* A Wish that Is Granted
* Princess on the Eve of Battle
Chapter 7 Mission 2: All Hyrule, United (* Blood Moon Rising)
* Threads of Fate
Chapter 7 Mission 3: The Future of Hyrule (* The All-Consuming Calamity, Lullaby, The Princess's Most Devoted Protector, The Sealing Blow, Parting Ways)
* Terrako
* Hidden Memories (second half)
* Their Own Battle (second half)
* Fragments of Memory

Bolded is DLC. Asterisk is cutscene.

Honestly the only difficult one to place was Guardian of Remembrance because it includes both Robbie and Purah, but ALSO includes the Yiga still being on Harbinger Ganon's side... which is kind of impossible because Astor betrays the Yiga BEFORE Zelda's party rescues Robbie and Purah. So for the sake of convenience, you could make the case that Guardian of Remembrance happens when it does on my list and then after that Robbie and Purah respectively went off to Akkala and Fort Hateno and then needed your rescuing... Idk. That's the excuse I'm using. I want to replay the story and cutscenes in the order of this list.

If I wanted to get really nutty, I could try and place every single flashback in Fragments of Memory, too... Perhaps another time.