TheBlueReptile said:
Is it? Why would the Oocca build a cannon that can only be utilised via the application of a human item, make it sufficiently large enough for a human to fit inside and also have it so that one of their own kind has to hitch a ride with a human to use it (as seen*here*at the 1:50 mark)?
Well the transportation was for the Hylians, we must not forget that the two races were once connected, in terms of they had a relationship of sorts. It was stated that contact was lost between the two, how would the Hylians make contact with the Oocca? via the Sky Cannon. Now even though translations are rather muddled up, like Wolf politely pointed out... Anyway if someone can find the original japenese translations then I'd be willing to compromise.
So look at this reference from
Twilight Princess;
Rusl: The ancestors of the Hylians created the temple... Signs of their civilization--ancient, but very sophisticated--are everywhere. If someone could obtain the power of those ancient people... Well, I am sure it would go a long way toward saving Hyrule.
Now this is a common mistranslation, one that many of us actually know -- The Oocca were said to have created the Hylians in the English translation, we know this quote is wrong (the actual quote was that they built Hyrule iirc). However that's not my point, my point is that it refers to the Oocca who created some of this technology within the Temple of Time, the dungeon that is. All of which are related to the Dominion Rod;
Rusl: Yes, it said that a mysterious rod was handed down from the people of the sky, and it was called the Dominion Rod...
So this was passed down by the people of the Sky, the Sky referring to the City in the Sky. Now one could say what if the sky people are Skyloftians, well then we'd have to prove that these two places are related which is a theory that has no true backing.
For me, it seems like there's a lot more evidence for the Oocca rather than against, the Oocca essentially were once more significant than the Hylians, as they once built Hyrule for the Hylians and are even closer related to the gods. Due to what I stated above, I think the Oocca were the main ones who instigated this way of transportation, Hylians just simply used it travel to the sky. I know this is more trivial, but they even have miniature scale models in the Oocca shop, all of this is pointing towards them building the Sky Cannons, if one can find the japenese translations, then I'll stay with this view.