We're delving very heavily into the realm of speculation here.
That's all the Zelda Theory forum is!
Of course Zelda wouldn't have exaggerated it. But the tale passing from person to person would have inevitably led to some changes in there. Given that the Hero of Time became such a largely known tale in Hyrule, it wouldn't be unlikely for people to embelish the story to make more of a drama out of it. We see examples of this with real world historical kings, in which supposed "eyewitness" accounts of their battles are far more exciting than proven actual events. I'd like to know what scroll you're referring to here. If you mean the scroll that WW opens with, that is not implied to by an actual item. Merely a storytelling technique to get the point dynamically across to us. Much in the same manner that Skyward Sword opened with a series of paintings.
The bottom of page 122 in the HH says the prologue of TWW was "handed down in the form of a scroll." It also says it was "passed on from generation to generation," so the scroll does exist and it could have been around since around the time the HoT left.
And yes, you're right, Daphnes was around before the Great Flood. But we're still left in the lurch as to how much time passed between OoT and the flood. Which I'll get to later. "Many years later" could refer to pretty much any amount of time. I don't get how this term, which we even use today to sometimes refer to the passing of centuries and millennia, means the legend could not have changed in such a way.To further this point, take this extract from page 122 of (the Japanese version of) HH, "However, enough time passes that the service of the Hero of Time fades into legend".
IRL, we have legends that come into being everyday, with popular modern ones such as bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. "Enough time passes" doesn't make sense, as legends take the blink of an eye to materialize, and barely longer to circulate.
Yes, I was also referring to his bloodline as well as the actual hero. You're going to have a hard time proving this connection without using circular logic. Especially considering that I have already explained both the reasons why someone not of the bloodline could draw the sword, and that WW Link had to prove himself a hero rather than being chosen as one.
I've said before that I believe the HoW was part of the bloodline, and that is the only viable reason you have supporting that "someone not of the bloodline" could draw the MS. Every other Link was of the bloodline, and no one other than a Link has drawn it.
I'm going to have to ask where you're getting this from then. It certainly doesn't depict Link jumping between the timelines.
. As you can see, the split(s) between the AT and the CT only occur at the end of OoT, with the defeated timeline branching off just before with the death of Link at the hands of Ganondorf. The AT and CT are
branches of the original Unified Timeline. As Locke has since explained, they do not exist separately until OoT ends. I can't tell by your subsequent response to him whether or not you yet understand this or still believe he was jumping back and forth.
I can see how that may confuse you. When I said it was shown in the timeline, I meant like how pages 87 and 88 show how the eras changed on the side and it confused me. That is why I now believe the timeline did split after Zelda sent the HoT back.
The key word being "could". This doesn't stand as beneficial to your theory unless proven. We know about the split timeline because have played the games depicting the different outcomes of the split and have had it confirmed by the devs. From OoT Link's perspective he defeated Ganondorf, was sent back in time, and stopped Ganondorf a little earlier. I don't know why he'd have any impression other than he'd averted the disaster sooner than he'd previously remedied it unless he had previously explored the effects of timetravel which, being a young boy, I doubt he had. Again, we're delving into speculation here.
Again, this is why I abandoned the theory that he knew of the split and came up with the more probable theory.
Do you have anything to back up the idea that the Door of Time can be used to jump between timelines?
Yes, actually. On page 122 of the HH, it states that when Zelda returned the MS and closed the DoT, that "the passage between eras was sealed, and the Triforce of Courage continued its slumber." This implies that the ToC was whole at the time and that the door is the seal that keeps the eras separated. Also, the DoT in TP allowed TP Link to travel to a time when the ToT was intact. It might be a different ToT, but they have the same purposes.
In fact, in light of the responses you have received in this thread, do you have any evidence left to suggest the Hero of Time went back to the AT at all? Your main points seem to be that the ToC was split, which we've already discussed didn't have to happen at the hands of the HoT, and that the Master Sword was in a different place, which others have shown it wasn't and I have already demonstrated why even if it was it wouldn't require the Hero of Time to do so.
That is just plain rude. I have given evidence and theorized more to support my theory. None of your guy's points disprove my theory, it just shows that I COULD be wrong. Just because something doesn't have all the evidence in the world doesn't mean it is unlikely or impossible.
