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There's a ton of debate about this event in regards to Zelda, and more specifically, its timeline. Placing the Seal War accurately is a very big deal because so many things are based on it. Some people believe OoT to still be the events of the Seal War, possibly changed over time to the point to where by ALttP, its history was believed to be a full-scale war, and very different from OoT's events. Others would say that OoT as the SW is impossible because Ganondorf came out of the Sacred Realm after touching the Triforce. Believers of the OoT=SW side would then probably argue that he was "sealed" back in at that the end, thus, the "Seal" War. But then non-OoT=SW theorists would say well WW shows that he got out again.
You can see that this would probably go back and forth until the most minute of details were brought about as evidence. Which is why its such a hot topic of debate. What was once a mere tale to set up ALttP has became one of the biggest defining events in Zelda. The SW was where Ganondorf was originally supposed to have been the first person to discover the Sacred Realm and touch the Triforce, transforming it into the Dark World, and Ganondorf into his pig/beast form, known as Ganon. Since ALttP's original release, we have seen many games that alter this story in different ways.
FSA is another game that was supposed to have been or taken place during the events of the SW, however, that was changed in late development. A problem with FSA is that Ganondorf is looking for the Trident, not the Triforce, and he becomes Ganon in it before he even has the Triforce.
So, there are a lot of things that are hit and miss with this Seal War story. Still, no one can seem to make perfect sense of it without any inconsistencies (like a lot of things in the Zelda timeline). But, even so, theorists continue to debate about its placement, whether it was OoT or a separate event, whether or not details about the SW have been completely changed, etc. So this will be the thread to do just that: Debate on different subjects about the Seal/Imprissoning War.
You can see that this would probably go back and forth until the most minute of details were brought about as evidence. Which is why its such a hot topic of debate. What was once a mere tale to set up ALttP has became one of the biggest defining events in Zelda. The SW was where Ganondorf was originally supposed to have been the first person to discover the Sacred Realm and touch the Triforce, transforming it into the Dark World, and Ganondorf into his pig/beast form, known as Ganon. Since ALttP's original release, we have seen many games that alter this story in different ways.
FSA is another game that was supposed to have been or taken place during the events of the SW, however, that was changed in late development. A problem with FSA is that Ganondorf is looking for the Trident, not the Triforce, and he becomes Ganon in it before he even has the Triforce.
So, there are a lot of things that are hit and miss with this Seal War story. Still, no one can seem to make perfect sense of it without any inconsistencies (like a lot of things in the Zelda timeline). But, even so, theorists continue to debate about its placement, whether it was OoT or a separate event, whether or not details about the SW have been completely changed, etc. So this will be the thread to do just that: Debate on different subjects about the Seal/Imprissoning War.