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Wow, that's cool that I'm not the only one who noticed this. Although my version is a little different, if you look at this section of his theory:
Fierce's theory hinges on the idea that time traveling creates a split every time you do it. But this doesn't hold up when you consider that Link travels back to his child form at least twice in OOT (To help Nabooru and to enter the Well) that would create 4 timelines...
My theory rather specifies that the defeated timeline has always existed, and was not created by a split. The split was created when Link goes to the Adult timeline, but traveling back to the past acts more like a portal between the Defeated timeline and the Adult timeline. Link himself cannot create timelines. The sage of time can, and the will of the goddesses can, but not the simple act of time traveling itself. (Otherwise there would be more splits in Skyward Sword)
The Introduction of a Third FRACTURE
Now, many may ask... why the heck would a THIRD timeline make sense!? Isn't time-travel the reason for the split? Not outcomes? Possibilities and plausibilities are hardly good reasons to constitute a split. Correct. If this was the case, we'd have billions upon billions of time-lines. HOWEVER...
There is another time we (Link) time traveled in Ocarina of Time... wasn't there?
In order to gain access to the Well and the Spirit temple we needed to return to the past. However if you recall... this act of traveling creates a SPLIT.
So therefore, it creates a split ADULT timeline. One where Link returned to the past. When you return to the past, that dimension you traveled from continues with you no longer existing...
So wait... in this dimension... Link never defeats Ganon. There is no legendary hero to conquer Ganon... and it is the efforts of the people and the sages that ultimately conquer and seal the Demon lord... causing the events of Link to the Past (JPN: Triforce of the Gods)
So no longer do you have a concrete Adult and Child Timeline... now we have three:
1. Link never returns to Hyrule and Ganon wins- Ganon's rule
2. Link returns to defeat Ganon and brings prosperity- Zelda's rule
3. Link returns to his own time and foils Ganon- Link's rule
Fierce's theory hinges on the idea that time traveling creates a split every time you do it. But this doesn't hold up when you consider that Link travels back to his child form at least twice in OOT (To help Nabooru and to enter the Well) that would create 4 timelines...
My theory rather specifies that the defeated timeline has always existed, and was not created by a split. The split was created when Link goes to the Adult timeline, but traveling back to the past acts more like a portal between the Defeated timeline and the Adult timeline. Link himself cannot create timelines. The sage of time can, and the will of the goddesses can, but not the simple act of time traveling itself. (Otherwise there would be more splits in Skyward Sword)