I've been thinking lately, what are the biological differences between Hylians, Gerudos, Humans, etc.? My feeling is that they're all the same species (some variation of Homo Sapien Sapien), but different races (White, Black, Arabic, etc.).
I theorize that previous to the conception/invasion of Demise (depending on what, exactly, you believe Demise to be), there was a single race of humans, but Hylia only chose a handful to survive, sending them to Skyloft. The surviving humans would have settled into small groups throughout all of Hyrule (and beyond) in order to best assure their survival.
This scattering of populations would have led them to develop certain biological features (i.e. Racial features). This would also explain the Hylians' pointed ears (millennia of particular genetic traits solidifying themselves among a small population-- essentially, inbreeding).
But what do you think? What constitutes a Hylians, or a Gerudo, or a Human? How did they originate, or develop? Do they all descend from Skyloftians, or just a handful of them?
I theorize that previous to the conception/invasion of Demise (depending on what, exactly, you believe Demise to be), there was a single race of humans, but Hylia only chose a handful to survive, sending them to Skyloft. The surviving humans would have settled into small groups throughout all of Hyrule (and beyond) in order to best assure their survival.
This scattering of populations would have led them to develop certain biological features (i.e. Racial features). This would also explain the Hylians' pointed ears (millennia of particular genetic traits solidifying themselves among a small population-- essentially, inbreeding).
But what do you think? What constitutes a Hylians, or a Gerudo, or a Human? How did they originate, or develop? Do they all descend from Skyloftians, or just a handful of them?