Is OOT the Imprisoning war?

[Chris]

OoT isnt on either timline. its on the timeline before the split.

Yes, Oot splits the timelines, one for adult and one for the child. The adult timeline goes on to Windwaker and Alttp and the child one goes onto MM.

 

[Skull_Kid]

why are you placing ALttP in the Adult timeline?gosh, you guys don't pay attention at details, don't you?In ALttP the MASTER SWORD is in the Pedestal of Time, and in the end of WW it was on Ganondorf's head.... ALttP comes after TP, also due to facts that are related to the master sword,for example

 

[Mike Pothier]

...lord.

Look, OoT IS the Imprisoning War. End of story. This has been confirmed by Nintendo themselves.

The reason all the little details don't match up is because instead of worrying about creating continuity between games, Nintendo focuses on making the best game they can.

Look at it this way, in broad strokes. What was the Imprisoning War about? Ganon trying to get the Triforce, fights a hero, gets stuck in the Golden Land.

What is OoT about?
Ganon tries to get the Triforce, fights a hero, gets stuck in the Sacred Realm.

There. See a similarity?

 

[MrMosley]

...lord.

Look, OoT IS the Imprisoning War. End of story. This has been confirmed by Nintendo themselves.

The reason all the little details don't match up is because instead of worrying about creating continuity between games, Nintendo focuses on making the best game they can.

Look at it this way, in broad strokes. What was the Imprisoning War about? Ganon trying to get the Triforce, fights a hero, gets stuck in the Golden Land.

What is OoT about?
Ganon tries to get the Triforce, fights a hero, gets stuck in the Sacred Realm.

There. See a similarity?

But that would create one big problem. In A Link to the Past, Ganon gets the Triforce and wishes to rule the land which it is in. Therefore, he has complete control over all the pieces. In Ocarina, he wishes upon the Triforce to take over Hyrule. At the end of OoT on both sides of the timeline, the next generational game does not have Ganon in the Sacred Realm. In Twilight Princess, he apparently never made it there. And in Wind Waker, he escapes and, well, you know the rest if you have played the game.

I do believe the Imprisoning War is the events which occur during Ocarina of Time, but I believe also that Ganon getting the Triforce in ALttP were all separate events. It has never been confirmed exactly how Ganon was able to gain access to the Triforce for a second time, but apparently he did. And when I say Ganon, I do mean beast form, pig Ganon. Ganondorf lost the Triforce on both sides of the timeline. On the Child side, in TP, and on the Adult side, in WW. Although WW doesn't show the Triforce leaving Ganondorf's hand, he apparently is destroyed as the Master Sword is stuck in his head.

Which brings us to Twilight Princess, on the other side of the timeline. Ganondorf clearly loses his piece of the Triforce at the end of TP. He also, apparently, is killed by being impaled by the Master Sword. This would mean that the pieces which Zelda and Link had would also have to leave them, as it wouldn't make sense for the Triforce of Power to float around alone. The three pieces obviously went back to their home in the Sacred Realm after TP, and some years later were reaquired by Ganon after he was reborn in his beast form. That story is yet to be told.

 

[Mike Pothier]

We don't know what Ganon wishes for exactly, because he never explicity says so. Especially in AlttP, where everything we hear about the Imprisoning War is separated by hundreds of years, long enough to muddle the facts and turn into myths and legends.

Like I said, don't fret over the details. Nintendo doesn't. Lord, I wish they did keep it tighter, but then, we might not have such great games if they did.

 

[Midna666]

We don't know what Ganon wishes for exactly, because he never explicity says so. Especially in AlttP, where everything we hear about the Imprisoning War is separated by hundreds of years, long enough to muddle the facts and turn into myths and legends.

Like I said, don't fret over the details. Nintendo doesn't. Lord, I wish they did keep it tighter, but then, we might not have such great games if they did.

If we don't fret over stuff like this then we should't bother talking about the timeline then.

 

[Mike Pothier]

I generally don't. I did back when OoT came out. I cut my teeth on the gamefaqs forums debating every detail of the timeline, trying to establish continuity.

But it became clear later that Nintendo doesn't care about continuity, they only care about making a good game.

I'll still squibble about the timeline on occasion now, but in general I try to stay away from trying to debate any details.