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 The '''Zelda Timeline''' is an ordering of the ''Zelda'' games as their events occur within the fictional universe. This official chronology was revealed in detail in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia]]'', published in December of 2011. Before that, it had been kept a deeply held secret,{{Ref|[[Interview:Electronic Gaming Monthly June 2005|Electronic Gaming Monthly]], June 2005}}{{Ref|[[Interview:Camp Hyrule August 15th 2005|Camp Hyrule]], August 15, 2005}}{{Ref|[[Interview:GameTrailers October 28th 2011|GameTrailers]], October 28, 2011}} even to most of the developers.{{Ref|[[Interview:Official Nintendo Magazine July 21st 2010|Official Nintendo Magazine]], July 21, 2005}} This was done to prevent the developers from falling into the trap of focusing on the storyline instead of the gameplay{{Ref|[[Interview:Game Informer October 2011|Game Informer]], October 2011}} and to allow for more creative flexibility for future releases.{{Unsourced}} Before ''Hyrule Historia'' was published, the timeline was a major topic of debate among ''Zelda'' fans, owing to vague, open-ended, or absent connections between games, as well as many apparent contradictions.
+The timeline was subsequently revised slightly in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia]]'', moving ''Link's Awakening'' to before the Oracle games and establishing that the latter feature a new incarnation of Link.
 [[File:HH-Timeline.png|350px|thumb|The official timeline published in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]'']]
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 | ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''
 |-
-| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]''
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''
 | ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''
 | ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]''
 |-
-| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''
+| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]''<br>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''
 | ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]''
 | ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''
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 | ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''
+|-
+| colspan="3" | ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]'' (Unplaced, but still canon)
 |}
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 ===Force Era===
 {{Main|Force Era}}
-The era where both ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap| The Minish Cap]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords| Four Swords]]'' take place. This era occurs prior to the events of the [[#Era of the Hero of Time|Era of the Hero of Time]], which occurs throughout the time frame of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time| Ocarina of Time]]''.
+The era where both ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]'' take place. This era occurs prior to the events of the [[#Era of the Hero of Time|Era of the Hero of Time]], which occurs throughout the time frame of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''.
 ====Hero of Men====
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 In the celebration of the Picori and the ancient tale of the Hero, Link and Princess Zelda headed to the festival. It is said that one person is allowed to touch the ancient Picori Blade each year. This year, [[Vaati]] was chosen and he intended to shatter the blade and harness the Light Force. Vaati proceeded to release the power and Princess Zelda was turned to stone in the process. However, the ancient power was nowhere to be found, and due to the seal now being broken, all the evil within the chest was released upon Hyrule.
-Link was tasked with reforging the Picori Blade. To do this, he must find four unique [[Elements (The Minish Cap)|Elements]]. With the assistance of the Picori and his companion [[Ezlo]], he finds the four elements across the land of Hyrule. With the four elements acquired, Link is able to reforge the blade, and it becomes the [[Four Sword]], the famous blade that was once wielded by the Hero of Men. However, Vaati found out about the source of the ancient power he sought after, the Light Force. The powerful mage then broke into Hyrule Castle and intended to extract the power from the dormant Princess. Link, now with the Four Sword, fought through the cursed [[Dark Hyrule Castle|Castle]] and battled with the evil sorcerer Vaati. Link defeated Vaati and he restored Princess Zelda to her original form thus saving Hyrule from the dark forces and returning peace to the land.
+Link was tasked with reforging the Picori Blade. To do this, he must find four unique [[Four Elements|Elements]]. With the assistance of the Picori and his companion [[Ezlo]], he finds the four elements across the land of Hyrule. With the four elements acquired, Link is able to reforge the blade, and it becomes the [[Four Sword]], the famous blade that was once wielded by the Hero of Men. However, Vaati found out about the source of the ancient power he sought after, the Light Force. The powerful mage then broke into Hyrule Castle and intended to extract the power from the dormant Princess. Link, now with the Four Sword, fought through the cursed [[Dark Hyrule Castle|Castle]] and battled with the evil sorcerer Vaati. Link defeated Vaati and he restored Princess Zelda to her original form thus saving Hyrule from the dark forces and returning peace to the land.
 [[File:Vaati-Wind-Mage.png|thumb|210px|Vaati the Wind Mage]]
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 ====The Hero of Time====
 {{Main|Ocarina of Time Story|Ocarina of Time}}
-[[File:Ganondorf-Link.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Link battling Ganondorf from ''Ocarina of Time'']]
+[[File:Link-Fighting-Ganondorf.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Link battling Ganondorf from ''Ocarina of Time'']]
-The child that the Deku Tree intended to look after was a young boy named Link. Link had been experiencing strange dreams and is summoned by [[Navi]] to go and see the Great Deku Tree. After Link rids the evil deep within him, the Deku Tree tells Link about [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] and the dark future that lies ahead. The Deku Tree also tasks Link with taking the [[Kokiri's Emerald|Emerald of the Kokiri]] to Princess Zelda in Hyrule Castle. After sneaking past the guards, Link arrives at the courtyard where the Princess asks the Hero to find the other two Spiritual Stones, the [[Goron's Ruby]] and the [[Zora's Sapphire]]. After obtaining all of the stones, Link encountered [[Impa]] and Zelda fleeing from Ganondorf, the young Princess was able to toss the [[Ocarina of Time]] time to Link.
+The child that the Deku Tree intended to look after was a young boy named Link. Link had been experiencing strange dreams and is summoned by [[Navi]] to go and see the Great Deku Tree. After Link rids the evil deep within him, the Deku Tree tells Link about [[Ganon]]dorf and the dark future that lies ahead. The Deku Tree also tasks Link with taking the [[Kokiri's Emerald|Emerald of the Kokiri]] to Princess Zelda in Hyrule Castle. After sneaking past the guards, Link arrives at the courtyard where the Princess asks the Hero to find the other two Spiritual Stones, the [[Goron's Ruby]] and the [[Zora's Sapphire]]. After obtaining all of the stones, Link encountered [[Impa]] and Zelda fleeing from Ganondorf, the young Princess was able to toss the [[Ocarina of Time]] time to Link.
 With the three Spiritual Stones and the Ocarina, Link now proceeded through the Door of Time where the Master Sword laid. After pulling the Sword from the [[Pedestal of Time]], Link is kept in the [[Temple of Light]] for seven years as he was too young to be the Hero. However, this was the one key to the Sacred Realm and it allowed Ganondorf to enter, thus leading him to the Triforce. Due to his heart not being pure he was only able to obtain the Triforce of Power, and with this he took over Hyrule and cursed the Sages. Link is tasked by Rauru to retrieve the five medallions and awaken the Sages across Hyrule. Once he has united the medallions and the Sages, the path to [[Ganon's Castle]] is made clear and Link challenged Ganondorf.
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 After gaining the [[Moon Pearl]], Link could explore the treacherous Dark World in his Hylian form, and with the power of the [[Magic Mirror]], he could effectively travel to and from the dark and light world. Link must revive the Maidens, who are trapped within specific palaces across the Dark World. After doing so, it is revealed that Ganon is behind all of the events and he was simply using Agahnim. Link then battled Ganon in the [[Pyramid of Power]] and after defeating the Demon King, the Dark World vanished and peace is restored to Hyrule.
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+====A Mysterious Dream====
+{{Main|Link's Awakening Story|Link's Awakening}}
+[[File:LA Official Artwork.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Marin finding Link on the shore of Koholint Island]]
+After the defeat of Ganon, Link departed Hyrule by boat, looking for a new adventure. Upon exploring the vast seas, Link and his boat got caught up in a storm. Link woke up from is conscious state on the shore of the mysterious Island of [[Koholint Island|Koholint]]. A local of the island's town, [[Mabe Village]], took the Hero to her home. She revealed her name as [[Marin]], who strikes a very similar resemblance to [[Malon]] and [[Princess Zelda]].
+After Link recovered his sword, he wanted to leave the island, but the villagers convince the Hero that there is nothing beyond the sea. A mysterious [[Owl]] told Link that in order to depart the island he must awake the [[Wind Fish]], who lies dormant on top of the island in his [[Wind Fish's Egg|Egg]]. In order to wake the fish, he told Link that he must obtain the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]].
+After finding all the instruments, Link made his way up the [[Tal Tal Mountain Range]] towards [[Mt. Tamaranch]] and the Wind Fish's Egg. The hero plays the [[Ballad of the Wind Fish]], which was taught to him by Marin. This caused the Egg to break and it opens up to a maze-like structure. Link then fought his way through the maze and encountered [[Shadow Nightmares]], who had kept the Wind Fish in a deep slumber in order to control the island. After Link defeated the final form of the Nightmare, the Wind Fish fully awakened and it is revealed that Koholint Island was a creation within his dreams. Koholint Island now disappeared  and Link woke up in the ocean, setting sail to an unknown destination.
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 ====Twinrova's Plan====
 {{Main|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons}}
-After the defeat of the Demon King Ganon, [[Twinrova]] plotted a scheme to revive the evil King. In order to revive him the twin sorceresses needed three flames: the Flames of [[Flame of Sorrow|Sorrow]], [[Flame of Destruction|Destruction]] and [[Flame of Despair|Despair]]. In order to obtain the flames, Twinrova sent [[Onox]] to the land of [[Holodrum]] and [[Veran]] to [[Labrynna]]. The young hero, Link, who had previously saved Hyrule, was guided to the location of the Triforce in Hyrule Castle. However, upon arrival he was transported to the foreign land of Holodrum.
+After the defeat of the Demon King Ganon, [[Twinrova]] plotted a scheme to revive the evil King. In order to revive him the twin sorceresses needed three flames: the Flames of [[Flame of Sorrow|Sorrow]], [[Flame of Destruction|Destruction]] and [[Flame of Despair|Despair]]. In order to obtain the flames, Twinrova sent [[Onox]] to the land of [[Holodrum]] and [[Veran]] to [[Labrynna]]. The young hero, Link, was guided to the location of the Triforce in Hyrule Castle. However, upon arrival he was transported to the foreign land of Holodrum.
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 [[File:OoS Artwork.png|120px|thumb|right|Oracle of Seasons]]
 {{Main|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons}}
-When Link awakens in the mysterious land of Holodrum, he is greeted by [[Din (Oracle)|Din]] who danced with him. However, darkness shrouded the land and Din was kidnapped by the general of darkness Onox. Upon the capturing of Din, the land of Holodrum was turned into a land of the four seasons. With the power of the [[Rod of Seasons]] Link was able to control each of the different seasons. Link must retrieve the eight [[Essences of Nature]] from their respective dungeons. After blessing the [[Maku Tree]] with the final Essence, the magical tree produced a [[Huge Maku Seed]]. With the seed, Link was able to infiltrate [[Onox's Castle]] and confront the general. Upon defeating him, the Oracle Din is now saved and the seasons return to normal. However, after the defeat, one of the flames was lit, the Flame of Destruction.
+When Link awakens in the mysterious land of Holodrum, he is greeted by [[Din (Oracle)|Din]] who danced with him. However, darkness shrouded the land and Din was kidnapped by the general of darkness Onox. Upon the capturing of Din, the land of Holodrum was turned into a land of the four seasons. With the power of the [[Rod of Seasons]] Link was able to control each of the different seasons. Link must retrieve the eight [[Essences of Nature]] from their respective dungeons. After blessing the [[Maku Tree (Oracle of Seasons)|Maku Tree]] with the final Essence, the magical tree produced a [[Huge Maku Seed]]. With the seed, Link was able to infiltrate [[Onox's Castle]] and confront the general. Upon defeating him, the Oracle Din is now saved and the seasons return to normal. However, after the defeat, one of the flames was lit, the Flame of Destruction.
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 ====The Revival of Ganon====
 Upon the defeat of both Onox and Veran, the Flame of Destruction and the Flame of Sorrow were lit. With one final flame remaining, Twinrova kidnapped Princess Zelda to prepare her for the sacrifice to revive the Demon King. However, Link, who now had both the power of Din, the Oracle of Seasons, and Nayru, the Oracle of Ages, challenged the evil sorcerers. After their defeat, the surrogate mothers of Ganon sacrificed themselves. However, since the ritual wasn't fully complete, Ganon appeared, but was without intellect. The Hero defeated the mindless Demon King and saved Zelda while returning peace to both lands of Holodrum and Labrynna.
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-====A Mysterious Dream====
-{{Main|Link's Awakening Story|Link's Awakening}}
-[[File:LA Official Artwork.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Marin finding Link on the shore of Koholint Island]]
-After the defeat of Ganon, Link departed the lands of Holodrum and Labrynna by boat, looking for a new adventure. Upon exploring the vast seas, Link and his boat got caught up in a storm. Link woke up from is conscious state on the shore of the mysterious Island of [[Koholint Island|Koholint]]. A local of the island's town, [[Mabe Village]], took the Hero to her home. She revealed her name as [[Marin]], who strikes a very similar resemblance to Princess Zelda.
-After Link recovered his sword, he wanted to leave the island, but the villagers convince the Hero that there is nothing beyond the sea. A mysterious [[Owl]] told Link that in order to depart the island he must awake the [[Wind Fish]], who lies dormant on top of the island in his [[Wind Fish's Egg|Egg]]. In order to wake the fish, he told Link that he must obtain the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]].
-After finding all the instruments, Link made his way up the [[Tal Tal Mountain Range]] towards [[Mt. Tamaranch]] and the Wind Fish's Egg. The hero plays the [[Ballad of the Wind Fish]], which was taught to him by Marin. This caused the Egg to break and it opens up to a maze-like structure. Link then fought his way through the maze and encountered [[Shadow Nightmares]], who had kept the Wind Fish in a deep slumber in order to control the island. After Link defeated the final form of the Nightmare, the Wind Fish fully awakened and it is revealed that Koholint Island was a creation within his dreams. Koholint Island now disappeared  and Link woke up in the ocean, setting sail to an unknown destination.
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 {{Main|The Tragedy of Princess Zelda I|The Tragedy of Princess Zelda}}
 [[File:Sleeping Zelda Artwork.jpg|230px|left|thumb|Link discovering Princess Zelda in her eternal sleep]]
-In the backstory to ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'', it mentioned a great King and how he intended to pass down the Triforce after his death. The King believed that after his death, the power of the Triforce would be misused, as if it were to be in the wrong hands, evil would take over Hyrule. He intended to find a successor worthy of handling the Triforce, but was unsuccessful; even his son, the [[Prince of Hyrule]], was not to be trusted. In order to prevent the Prince from gaining the complete Triforce, he split the Triforce of Courage into three parts and hid them across Hyrule. The two predecessors worthy of taking the throne of Hyrule were the Prince and Princess Zelda. However, due to the King being wary of the Prince's character, he only told Princess Zelda the secret of the Triforce. The Prince took on the role of the new King of Hyrule, but due to the Triforce being incomplete, he was unable to wield the true power.
+In the backstory to ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'', it mentioned a great King and how he intended to pass down the Triforce after his death. The King believed that after his death, the power of the Triforce would be misused, as if it were to be in the wrong hands, evil would take over Hyrule. He intended to find a successor worthy of handling the Triforce, but was unsuccessful; even his son, the [[Prince of Hyrule]], was not to be trusted. In order to prevent the Prince from gaining the complete Triforce, he split the Triforce of Courage into three parts and hid them across Hyrule. The two successors worthy of taking the throne of Hyrule were the Prince and Princess Zelda. However, due to the King being wary of the Prince's character, he only told Princess Zelda the secret of the Triforce. The Prince took on the role of the new King of Hyrule, but due to the Triforce being incomplete, he was unable to wield the true power.
-The new King was angry that he couldn't inherit the full power of the Triforce, so he searched throughout the land, but to no avail. It was then that a [[Wizard]] appeared and told the young King that the Princess knew the secret. The King demanded the location of the Triforce of Courage, but Zelda kept to her word. In a fury, the Wizard put Zelda to an eternal sleep and dies in the process.{{Ref|pg. 104|The Wizard. A close confidant to Zelda's elder brother, the king. He dies after using the last of his power to lay a curse upon Princess Zelda.|''Hyrule Historia''}} However, the young King soon regretted his mistakes and lay the Princess in the [[North Palace|North Castle]]. He then stated that every Princess following were to be named after Zelda. With the location of the Triforce only known by the Princess, who was in an eternal slumber, the Kingdom of Hyrule slowly decayed and eventually decreased in size.
+The new King was angry that he couldn't inherit the full power of the Triforce, so he searched throughout the land, but to no avail. It was then that a [[Wizard]] appeared and told the young King that the Princess knew the secret. The King demanded the location of the Triforce of Courage, but Zelda kept to her word. In a fury, the Wizard put Zelda to an eternal sleep and dies in the process.{{Ref|pg. 104|The Wizard. A close confidant to Zelda's elder brother, the king. He dies after using the last of his power to lay a curse upon Princess Zelda.|''Hyrule Historia''}} However, the young King soon regretted his mistakes and lay the Princess in the [[North Castle]]. He then stated that every Princess following were to be named after Zelda. With the location of the Triforce only known by the Princess, who was in an eternal slumber, the Kingdom of Hyrule slowly decayed and eventually decreased in size.
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 ===Shadow Era===
 {{Main|Shadow Era}}
-[[File:FSA Official Artwork.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Official Artwork from ''Four Swords Adventures'']]
+[[File:Four-Swords-Adventures-Art.png|200px|thumb|right|Official Artwork from ''Four Swords Adventures'']]
 Centuries passed since the defeat of Ganondorf in the Era of Twilight and peace returned to the Kingdom of Hyrule. The relationship between Hyrule and the [[Gerudo]]s grew strong, but a new King was born among the race. This was the second coming of Ganondorf, a reincarnation of the previous evil king. Ganondorf sought out the sacred power known as the [[Trident]], which was hidden in the [[Pyramid|Ancient Pyramid]]. Once he obtained it, he proceeded to bring darkness to Hyrule by stealing the [[Dark Mirror]] from the [[Temple of Darkness]]. The Mirror bore an ancient power once wielded by a dark tribe: the power to reflect the evil of the person who used it. Ganondorf used the Mirror to create a dark version of Link, known as [[Shadow Link]], and plotted to release the seal on the powerful sorcerer Vaati.
 One day in Hyrule, Princess Zelda sensed the seal on Vaati was weakening so she called upon Link and the [[Shrine Maidens|six maidens]] in order to watch over the Four Sword Sanctuary. It was at this moment that Shadow Link appeared out of a portal and he trapped the six maidens within separate crystals. Link proceeded to follow his dark self into the portal and, in order to save the six maidens, he drew the Four Sword, subsequently releasing the Wind Mage Vaati. Link traveled throughout the Dark World and saved the six maidens and discovered that Ganondorf was behind the darkness in Hyrule. After defeating the second coming of the evil king Ganondorf, he seals both Vaati and Ganondorf within the Four Sword, thus restoring peace to the land.
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-===War Era===
-====The War Era's Beginning====
-<!-- There is no official identity for the first half of the War Era, only the Post Convergence. -->
-{{Main|Hyrule Warriors}}
-{{TODO|Add description for the War Era}}
-====Post Convergence====
-{{Main|Breath of the Wild Story}}
-{{Image|file=Link.png|align=right|size=200px}}
-After the convergence of the eras closed, a new part of the War Era began. Hyrule had become immensely advanced in its technology, and monsters were no longer a threat, except for one. The royal family heard a prophecy that the signs of [[Ganon#Breath of the Wild|Calamity Ganon's]] would be clear, and said that the power to oppose him lay dormant beneath the ground. The king began excavating the ground to find the power before Ganon rose again. They soon discovered the [[Guardian]]s and the Divine Beasts.
-Four Champions were selected to control the Divine Beasts: [[Mipha]], [[Daruk]], [[Revali]], and [[Urbosa]]. [[Zelda]] was pressured by her father to unlock the power to stop the Calamity, but the power remained outside her grasp until it was almost too late.
-Ganon finally returned.
-The Champions, Guardians, Link, and Zelda prepared to attack, but the heroes didn't predict the turning of the tables. Ganon took control of the Guardians and sent monsters to plague the Divine Beasts. Hyrule Castle was purged and the Champions were cut down. As the Guardians closed in on the princess and Link, Link's own time came. The Guardians shot him down. It was only then that Zelda tamed her power. She destroyed the Guardians.
-She heard a voice in the [[Master Sword]], informing her Link could be saved. The fallen hero was taken to the [[Shrine of Resurrection]]. Zelda departed to restrain Ganon as long as possible.
-A hundred years later, Link awoke. Under [[Impa]]'s guidance, he reclaimed the Divine Beasts and retrieved the Master Sword. He ascended Hyrule Castle and fought off Ganon until Zelda was freed. She used her power to seal the Calamity away. Hyrule was finally at peace.
 ==The Hero of Winds and a New World==
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 {{Main|Era without a Hero}}
 [[File:WW-Prologue.jpg|thumb|270px|left|The tale of the lost Hero in the prologue to ''The Wind Waker'']]
-The great tales of the Hero of Time and the legendary green garb he wore were passed down through many ages. However, for an unknown reason the seal that held Ganondorf weakened. This lead to Ganondorf breaking the seal, and he intended to keep the promise he made to the Hero of Time before he was sealed. Hyrule once again was covered in darkness. The people of Hyrule prayed for the Hero of Time to show up once again, but he was nowhere to be seen.
+The great tales of the Hero of Time and the legendary green garb he wore were passed down through many ages. However, for an unknown reason the seal that held Ganondorf weakened. This led to Ganondorf breaking the seal, and he intended to keep the promise he made to the Hero of Time before he was sealed. Hyrule once again was covered in darkness. The people of Hyrule prayed for the Hero of Time to show up once again, but he was nowhere to be seen.
 Left hopeless, [[Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule]] left the fate of Hyrule with the Goddesses. The three Goddesses informed the people of Hyrule to climb to the mountaintops as they proceeded to flood and seal all of Hyrule and Ganondorf in the process. This event was known as the [[Great Flood]]. King Daphnes decided that he would remain within the sealed Hyrule. The people who were able to take refuge on the mountaintops went on to build a new civilization on the land now known as the [[Great Sea]].
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 {{Main|Era of the Great Voyage}}
 [[File:PH Official Artwork.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Link and Linebeck sailing the seas]]
-After Link defeated Ganondorf, he set out to explore the vast ocean with Tetra and the rest of her crew. A couple of months after they started their voyage, the ship entered the [[World of the Ocean King]], as they wanted to investigate the myth about the mysterious [[Ghost Ship]]. It was not long until the Ghost Ship appeared and Tetra boarded ship in curiosity, however, she was taken away. Link tried to save Tetra but only found himself falling into depths of the ocean.
+After Link defeated Ganondorf, he set out to explore the vast ocean with Tetra and the rest of her crew. A couple of months after they started their voyage, the ship entered the [[World of the Ocean King]], as they wanted to investigate the myth about the mysterious [[Ghost Ship (Phantom Hourglass)|Ghost Ship]]. It was not long until the Ghost Ship appeared and Tetra boarded ship in curiosity, however, she was taken away. Link tried to save Tetra but only found himself falling into depths of the ocean.
 Link washed up on the shore of [[Mercay Island]], where he befriended a fairy named [[Ciela]]. After speaking with her grandfather [[Oshus]], Link sets off in [[Linebeck]]'s [[S.S. Linebeck|Ship]] in search of The Ghost Ship. Link found the [[Leaf|Spirit of Power]] and the [[Neri|Spirit of Wisdom]], and Ciela revealed herself to be the Spirit of Courage. With the three Spirits, Link successfully located the Ghost Ship and he rescued Tetra, who had been turned into stone. Oshus revealed himself as the Ocean King and told Link that this was the work of the evil phantom [[Bellum]], in order to defeat Bellum, Link found the three [[Pure Metals]]. Link obtained the [[Phantom Sword]] and with the help of the [[Phantom Hourglass]], he successfully navigated through the [[Temple of the Ocean King]]. After defeating Bellum, Link and Tetra awaken next to the Pirates Ship and find out only ten minutes had passed. Link was unsure if the adventure was a dream, however, he then saw Linebeck's ship off into the distance.
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 Tetra and the rest of the Pirates sailed the seas until they finally found a new land. In this new continent there stood a tall tower called the [[Tower of Spirits]], it is here where Tetra formed the [[New Hyrule|New Hyrule Kingdom]]. Across the land there were the [[Spirit Tracks]], which connected the realms throughout the land.
-A hundred years had passed since the establishment of New Hyrule and the railroad tracks across the land started to diminish. Princess Zelda decided to hire a young boy named Link, in order to investigate the Tower of Spirits. She gave Link the Knights outfit, this outfit was the same outfit that the Hero of Winds once wore. On the way to the Tower of Spirits, Link found out [[Chancellor Cole]]'s true intentions, as he wanted to revive the Demon King, known as [[Malladus]]. The evil demon was sealed at the top of the Tower of Spirits and Cole ordered his assistant [[Byrne]] to take Princess Zelda to the Tower in order to release Malladus. However, the Princesses spirit stayed with Link and helped the young hero reach [[Anjean]], who gave the pair instructions on how to restore the Tower. Link travelled across the land of New Hyrule in the [[Spirit Train]], restoring the barriers within the temples. This allowed them to traverse to the top of the Tower where they encountered Malladus in the [[Dark Realm]]. Upon the death of the Demon King, Zelda's spirit was returned to her body and the [[Lokomo]] ascended into the heavens.
+A hundred years had passed since the establishment of New Hyrule and the railroad tracks across the land started to diminish. Princess Zelda decided to hire a young boy named Link, in order to investigate the Tower of Spirits. She gave Link the [[Recruit Uniform]], based on the [[outfit]] that the Hero of Winds once wore. On the way to the Tower of Spirits, Link found out [[Chancellor Cole]]'s true intentions, as he wanted to revive the Demon King, known as [[Malladus]]. The evil demon was sealed at the top of the Tower of Spirits and Cole ordered his assistant [[Byrne]] to take Princess Zelda to the Tower in order to release Malladus. However, the Princesses spirit stayed with Link and helped the young hero reach [[Anjean]], who gave the pair instructions on how to restore the Tower. Link travelled across the land of New Hyrule in the [[Spirit Train]], restoring the barriers within the temples. This allowed them to traverse to the top of the Tower where they encountered Malladus in the [[Dark Realm]]. Upon the death of the Demon King, Zelda's spirit was returned to her body and the [[Lokomo]] ascended into the heavens.
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 ===The Beginning to Ocarina of Time===
+''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' was released in Japan in 1986, establishing the basis of ''Zelda'' lore. The [[Triforce of Power]] is one part of the magical artifact known as the [[Triforce]]. It is stolen by [[Ganon]], a recurring enemy in the series.
+Released the following year, in 1987, ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' was a direct sequel to ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. It introduced the third piece of the [[Triforce]], the [[Triforce of Courage]].
+In 1991, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' introduced the [[Golden Goddesses]] and the story of [[Creation]], which are themes that later games would expand on. In addition, the [[Master Sword]] first appeared in this game.
 ===The Wind Waker: A New World===
 ===Four Swords Saga: Side-Stories?===
 ===Twilight Princess: Expanding Both Timelines===<!-- might not be notable enough to have its own section. only thing it added was the interview supporting the split -->
 ===Skyward Sword and Hyrule Historia===
+==Breath of the Wild==
+While [[Breath of the Wild]] is still canon, it doesn't appear to have a definite placement on the timeline. It is meant to take place at the end of the three timelines that were split in [[The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time|Ocarina of Time]], converging into one.
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