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If you don't want to actually know what is revealed, click back. Go watch Power Rangers or something instead of reading this topic. I'll give you some space to avoid reading anything.
Also, I apologize if this topic was already made, I just wanted to give my own thoughts.
If you don't already know, Hyrule Historia revealed the actual timeline. Personally, I still think that this isn't the actual timeline, but I'll just keep my mouth shut. If you have seen it, are you as confused as me that there are not one, not two, but THREE timelines. I'm just assuming that third timeline is one where Link just disappeared and Ganon went on but was defeated by the sages... somehow. That's what I'm sticking with for now. Personally, I never really disliked the idea of different timelines since it gives us opportunities to experiment with Link's backstory, from traveler, to orphan to big brother, from stranger, to new friend, to child friend and so on; as well as giving us opportunities with different villains, locales and ideas, primarily with the adult timeline on how Ganon is pretty much gone after Wind Waker, allowing us to use new, though admittedly not very interesting, villains.
I think my issue isn't just that my theories are off, but that there are three timelines with placement I don't totally agree on. What do I mean? The best example is that in the new timeline... I'm going to call it the Classic timeline since it features the 2D games before Ocarina of Time, the Oracle games take place between Link's Awakening. The reason I find this odd, unlike many other people who theorized this is basically the artwork depiction of Link and Zelda. They both look much younger than the artwork of A Link to the Past and Zelda has red hair. Then again, could just be the art style. Also, we finally learn where the Sleeping Zelda story occurs... after Link's Awakening. This confuses me, I thought this would happen much earlier, like after the story of the Hero of Men. This doesn't really explain why each Zelda is named Zelda, especially in the other timelines, unless there was another reason like, say, in honor of one of the founder of the royal family. This Classic timeline also kind of destroys what made me like a lot about the NES games, in that they were the very last of the timeline despite being the first in the series.
Okay, I got my nitpicking out of the way, let me talk about the good stuff. For the most part, I find everything before Ocarina of time and in the other timelines to work okay. Ganon being sealed in the Four Sword and the name Ganondorf being uttered in Four Swords Adventures after his death in Twilight Princess kind of fit. Having him still technically be alive could lead to potential future stories in this timeline, in fact because there are three timelines and a common past to work with, they aren't limited to where they can place them as they would with two. For example, I always felt they should explain why Vaati suddenly was interested in kidnapping beautiful women who caught his eye in a future game. Also, because of the timeline, this could lead to one or more villains returning in some form in the timeline they don't die. Onox and Veran from the Oracle games could potentially appear in the Child timeline as servants of Ganon. We don't really know if Vaati is truly dead or if he's capable of reviving himself as Ganon did, but we can also have him appear in an Adult timeline game. Finally, the best reason and why I don't mind the timeline theory at first, more games.
So this is my overall thoughts. What are your own about this?
Also, I apologize if this topic was already made, I just wanted to give my own thoughts.
If you don't already know, Hyrule Historia revealed the actual timeline. Personally, I still think that this isn't the actual timeline, but I'll just keep my mouth shut. If you have seen it, are you as confused as me that there are not one, not two, but THREE timelines. I'm just assuming that third timeline is one where Link just disappeared and Ganon went on but was defeated by the sages... somehow. That's what I'm sticking with for now. Personally, I never really disliked the idea of different timelines since it gives us opportunities to experiment with Link's backstory, from traveler, to orphan to big brother, from stranger, to new friend, to child friend and so on; as well as giving us opportunities with different villains, locales and ideas, primarily with the adult timeline on how Ganon is pretty much gone after Wind Waker, allowing us to use new, though admittedly not very interesting, villains.
I think my issue isn't just that my theories are off, but that there are three timelines with placement I don't totally agree on. What do I mean? The best example is that in the new timeline... I'm going to call it the Classic timeline since it features the 2D games before Ocarina of Time, the Oracle games take place between Link's Awakening. The reason I find this odd, unlike many other people who theorized this is basically the artwork depiction of Link and Zelda. They both look much younger than the artwork of A Link to the Past and Zelda has red hair. Then again, could just be the art style. Also, we finally learn where the Sleeping Zelda story occurs... after Link's Awakening. This confuses me, I thought this would happen much earlier, like after the story of the Hero of Men. This doesn't really explain why each Zelda is named Zelda, especially in the other timelines, unless there was another reason like, say, in honor of one of the founder of the royal family. This Classic timeline also kind of destroys what made me like a lot about the NES games, in that they were the very last of the timeline despite being the first in the series.
Okay, I got my nitpicking out of the way, let me talk about the good stuff. For the most part, I find everything before Ocarina of time and in the other timelines to work okay. Ganon being sealed in the Four Sword and the name Ganondorf being uttered in Four Swords Adventures after his death in Twilight Princess kind of fit. Having him still technically be alive could lead to potential future stories in this timeline, in fact because there are three timelines and a common past to work with, they aren't limited to where they can place them as they would with two. For example, I always felt they should explain why Vaati suddenly was interested in kidnapping beautiful women who caught his eye in a future game. Also, because of the timeline, this could lead to one or more villains returning in some form in the timeline they don't die. Onox and Veran from the Oracle games could potentially appear in the Child timeline as servants of Ganon. We don't really know if Vaati is truly dead or if he's capable of reviving himself as Ganon did, but we can also have him appear in an Adult timeline game. Finally, the best reason and why I don't mind the timeline theory at first, more games.
So this is my overall thoughts. What are your own about this?