After finally getting my copy of Hyrule Historia about a week ago (I know, I'm a horrible person) and looking through the timelines today I noticed something that didn't line up with the Child Era. On pg 110 of the Hyrule Historia it says that Link came back and warned Zelda of what Ganondorf would do. Zelda then gives him the Ocarina of Time and instructs to travel far away so that Ganondorf could never enter the Sacred Realm. From here we enter MM in which Link is searching for his friend, Navi, when he is attacked by Skull Kid. The events during MM are not so much important as what happens afterwards.
On pg 113, the beginning of the Twilight Princess portion it says "In Hyrule, Princess Zelda was informed of what would happen in the future by Link, the Hero of Time. She realized that leaving Ganondorf to his own devices would cause the down fall of her kingdom. Many years later, Ganondorf the infamous demon thief who wielded the power of magic, was finally to be executed."
So why are these lines so important? Well if you look at Zelda, judging by her appearance she looks to be somewhere in her twenties meaning only about 10-20 years have passed. Ganondorf is finally being brought to justice. It has long been speculated that the Hero's Shade is OoT/MM Link but with this new information that is more than unlikely. If Zelda appears to be in her twenties then OoT Link should be too.
Now perhaps the Hero of Time did not die from old age but in battle. Not only is this highly unlikely seeing as Link was able to defeat Ganondorf/Ganon, the embodiment of Demise's Hatred, it would not tie in with the fact that the Link of TP is supposed to be a descendant of the Hero of Time. TP Link looks as if he is about 18 to 25 as well meaning that he is as old or almost as old as OoT Link.
In OoT we see how Hylians grow from children to adults in about the same time humans do. Now let's say Hylians did age slower after the age of 20 then perhaps Zelda is 40, Ganondorf 60-80 and the now deceased OoT Link 40 as well. This leaves him enough time to have had a child.
Another way to explain his early death is that perhaps he was turned into a Stalfos, with his Triforce of courage to thank for his sanity. (Italicised part taken from Zelda Wiki) He seems to be dressed similarly to stalfos warriors. He obviously believed that Navi was somewhere in the woods so perhaps after having his child he went back in in search of her and became lost. However Link seemed to have been protected from this fate all of his life as he lived as a kokiri making this theory unlikely.
So now that we have the facts laid out the Hero's shade is either not OoT Link and perhaps a Link from a game not yet released or Hylians age at an extremely slow pace after the age of 20. Either way much of the Hero's Shade remains a mystery, how did die, what's with the armour, who was his wife. Do you guys think this is truly the troubled spirit of our beloved OoT Link or of another?
On pg 113, the beginning of the Twilight Princess portion it says "In Hyrule, Princess Zelda was informed of what would happen in the future by Link, the Hero of Time. She realized that leaving Ganondorf to his own devices would cause the down fall of her kingdom. Many years later, Ganondorf the infamous demon thief who wielded the power of magic, was finally to be executed."
So why are these lines so important? Well if you look at Zelda, judging by her appearance she looks to be somewhere in her twenties meaning only about 10-20 years have passed. Ganondorf is finally being brought to justice. It has long been speculated that the Hero's Shade is OoT/MM Link but with this new information that is more than unlikely. If Zelda appears to be in her twenties then OoT Link should be too.
Now perhaps the Hero of Time did not die from old age but in battle. Not only is this highly unlikely seeing as Link was able to defeat Ganondorf/Ganon, the embodiment of Demise's Hatred, it would not tie in with the fact that the Link of TP is supposed to be a descendant of the Hero of Time. TP Link looks as if he is about 18 to 25 as well meaning that he is as old or almost as old as OoT Link.
In OoT we see how Hylians grow from children to adults in about the same time humans do. Now let's say Hylians did age slower after the age of 20 then perhaps Zelda is 40, Ganondorf 60-80 and the now deceased OoT Link 40 as well. This leaves him enough time to have had a child.
Another way to explain his early death is that perhaps he was turned into a Stalfos, with his Triforce of courage to thank for his sanity. (Italicised part taken from Zelda Wiki) He seems to be dressed similarly to stalfos warriors. He obviously believed that Navi was somewhere in the woods so perhaps after having his child he went back in in search of her and became lost. However Link seemed to have been protected from this fate all of his life as he lived as a kokiri making this theory unlikely.
So now that we have the facts laid out the Hero's shade is either not OoT Link and perhaps a Link from a game not yet released or Hylians age at an extremely slow pace after the age of 20. Either way much of the Hero's Shade remains a mystery, how did die, what's with the armour, who was his wife. Do you guys think this is truly the troubled spirit of our beloved OoT Link or of another?
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