My timeline Theory

Today i tried making the Zelda timeline, this time with as much proof as possible:

First we have Ocarina of Time. This makes sense. its the first time you meet Ganondorf/Ganon, plus it is well, a common fact that it is one of the first games in the zelda line.

Next is Majoras Mask, simply because its a sequel to OOT.

Now this part is tricky. Notice the shield in TWW? Its not the Hylian shield of OOT, is it? But it looks EXACTLY like the shield in TMC! also, in TMC, most enemys are like the ones in TWW, arent they? So i think, that before the flood came, TMC occured. Surely, Link was not as important as the Hero of Time, so his victory was soon forgotten, thats why only OOT is remembered in TWW. But the shield kind of proofs it in my idea, your grandmother said it was of a hero, or something like that, I think she meant TMC hero.

(BTW, i dont know if the game where a hero receives the picori blade was to be set before or after OOT/MM, so i will not add this, because the came is not even made yet.)

Then we have The Wind Waker. set 500 years after OOT, they tell about the Hero of time saving hyrule, but somehow Ganon broke free out of Hyrule, so the goddesses flooded everything (this also disables any possibility for Alttp to occur, because it is not mentioned in TWWs prologue, nor do you hear anyone in ALTTP say anything about the goddesses.)

Next up is Alttp. Somehow it all got unflooded, lol, and Hyrule was back to normal. Ganon was sealed away again in the Dark World, the formal sacred realm. Agnahim (or something) sets him free, etc etc, ganon gets defeated, and the triforce is back together, and is kept safely in Hyrule Castle.

Then we have OOA/OOS. This because Link has the same shield as he had in ALttp, plus, at the beginning he goes to Hyrule castle, and the Triforce (resurrected after Alttp), calls him a hero (which he became after Alttp), and tell him to go on a quest in a different country.

Then, we have Links Awakening. This because and the ending of the Linked version of OOA/S, you see him sailing away of the island, heading back home. In Links awakening, that same ship gets caught in a storm, and he has another quest on koholint.

As for LoZ and AoL, i havent played these, so i wouldnt know, but almost every other timeline says they come after LA, so I will stick to that.

And Finally we have FSA, Where Vaati is released, and in the end, Ganon is sealed away in the Four Sword for all eternity. (Again i picked this as the final game in line, because Ganon gets sealed away in the four sword, which is not mentioned in any other game).

Now i really hope most people agree with this timeline. The TMC idea is just a theory, so if you dont agree on that i can understand, but the rest seems logical, right? It is alot like the ZU timeline, but i tried to explain it with proofs this time.

The TMC theory is alright, I dont agree with it though....I cant remember where I put my damm timeline, but yours is similar to mine in alot of ways, I like this timeline...but I still voted No as I dont fully agree with it.

I like it but i dont agree with it in the TMC order.

Originally Posted by Pegasus_Wing

in TMC, most enemys are like the ones in TWW

I think that is because nintendo is using the same art style.

Id really like to agree with you but i cant because :

Now this part is tricky. Notice the shield in TWW? Its not the Hylian shield of OOT, is it? But it looks EXACTLY like the shield in TMC! also, in TMC, most enemys are like the ones in TWW, arent they? So i think, that before the flood came, TMC occured. Surely, Link was not as important as the Hero of Time, so his victory was soon forgotten, thats why only OOT is remembered in TWW. But the shield kind of proofs it in my idea, your grandmother said it was of a hero, or something like that, I think she meant TMC hero.

thats a nice idea about the shield but the enemy thing is probably just due to the fact that they came out right around each other. Even so, the shield thing cannot be assured because the hero in the minish cap , even though having this shield , does not mean it had to happen after OoT. It couldve still happened before it. Also, in TWW, your grandmother tells you about the shield at about the same time she tells you about the hero of time and gives you the hero's clothes. I think that since this all occured at once that they are probably all came from the same hero, the hero of time.

Next up is Alttp. Somehow it all got unflooded, lol, and Hyrule was back to normal. Ganon was sealed away again in the Dark World, the formal sacred realm. Agnahim (or something) sets him free, etc etc, ganon gets defeated, and the triforce is back together, and is kept safely in Hyrule Castle.

Then we have OOA/OOS. This because Link has the same shield as he had in ALttp, plus, at the beginning he goes to Hyrule castle, and the Triforce (resurrected after Alttp), calls him a hero (which he became after Alttp), and tell him to go on a quest in a different country.

Then, we have Links Awakening. This because and the ending of the Linked version of OOA/S, you see him sailing away of the island, heading back home. In Links awakening, that same ship gets caught in a storm, and he has another quest on koholint.

im just curious, are you saying that the link in these games are all the same because that isnt so, but i dont want to reason unless this what you mean.

Also, you seem to have forgotten the original FS. whered you put that?

I think everything you have said is feasible, but it still remains to be seen HOW the Minish Cap could be between OoT/MM and the Wind Waker. It is entirely possible, because Link fulfills the title 'Hero of Winds' in TMC (Ocarina of Winds), but what of the Hero's departure and the flood? It is apparent that Ganon wastes no time in breaking free of the Sacred Realm, because it is stated in WW that 'the Hero shattered the Triforce of Courage and scattered it across the land'. This means that Link (Hero of Time) must have done so at some point in between games, just before the flood.

The Minish Cap could easily come not long after Majora's Mask, but depending on what happens in Zelda '05, your theory could be broken.

it is stated in WW that 'the Hero shattered the Triforce of Courage and scattered it across the land'. This means that Link (Hero of Time) must have done so at some point in between games, just before the flood.

ok, the hero did shatter the triforce across the land but not at some point between the games. TWW says this happened when the hero(OoT link) left hyrule and set out for another land(termina). that is when it happened.

*Curious* anywhere in TMC, do you obtain the triforce ?If so, this would also prove TMC theory wrong.

Originally Posted by xaej

im just curious, are you saying that the link in these games are all the same because that isnt so, but i dont want to reason unless this what you mean.

Yea, that is indeed what i am saying. Think about it. First there is Alttp, where at the end, the triforce reassembles and is brought to Hyrule Castle, right? Next, and the beginning of OOA/S, you see Link at Hyrule castle, looking at that same triforce.

The triforce calls him a hero, and says something like, i have a new quest for you. So this implies it is one and the same Link (Also notice how there is no introduction of him, i mean, in ALTTP you see he lived with his uncle, yet in OOS/A you dont see any introduction, nor in LA. (Same is for OOT and MM)).

After OOS/A, In the linked version, you see Link getting off of the land, by using a boat. Now in the start of LA, That same boat gets caught in a storm. In my opinion that is enough proof to assume that it is indeed one and the same link. (Also, in all of those games, in the official art the shield looks exactly the same each time. Surely OOA/S Link looks younger but that depends on the Art Style.

Originally Posted by El Fury

I think that is because nintendo is using the same art style

Maybe, maybe not, we dont know.

Originally Posted by xaej

*Curious* anywhere in TMC, do you obtain the triforce ?If so, this would also prove TMC theory wrong.

You dont.

Originally Posted by WiNdDjINbOy

I think everything you have said is feasible, but it still remains to be seen HOW the Minish Cap could be between OoT/MM and the Wind Waker. It is entirely possible, because Link fulfills the title 'Hero of Winds' in TMC (Ocarina of Winds), but what of the Hero's departure and the flood?

I know...Well it is just a theory. Maybe the Four swords games have nothing to do with the other timeline...god lol why doesnt anyone from nintendo enlighten us ^^"

Ow, and the Four Swords game, well, it was not really that important to the Timeline in any way, but yea, i guess that is supposed to be in the timeline aswell

the four swords game doesnt fit into the time lone of OoT MM WW or the newest legend of zelda GC..i suspect its suposed to be way before the OoY..damn that olw is realy old!!

Yea, that is indeed what i am saying. Think about it. First there is Alttp, where at the end, the triforce reassembles and is brought to Hyrule Castle, right? Next, and the beginning of OOA/S, you see Link at Hyrule castle, looking at that same triforce.

The triforce calls him a hero, and says something like, i have a new quest for you. So this implies it is one and the same Link (Also notice how there is no introduction of him, i mean, in ALTTP you see he lived with his uncle, yet in OOS/A you dont see any introduction, nor in LA. (Same is for OOT and MM)).

After OOS/A, In the linked version, you see Link getting off of the land, by using a boat. Now in the start of LA, That same boat gets caught in a storm. In my opinion that is enough proof to assume that it is indeed one and the same link. (Also, in all of those games, in the official art the shield looks exactly the same each time. Surely OOA/S Link looks younger but that depends on the Art Style.

Ok, thats a good point and you seem to have put alot of thought into that but there is one thing that stands out to me about that. I do believe that AlttP/LA are the same link. But in OOS Link and zelda meet for the first time in that game. If my memory serves me right, Impa said that you should meet her towards the beginning of that one.

could the minish cap be the first in the order, since there is no talk of the triforce per se, and the master sword is not aorund. i know OoT WAS the first, but that was what was said at the time it was made. then , i reckon FSA is set waaay later, maybe the last one, since ganon exists in that.

Sorry but I still belive in a multiple timeline theory. Which to me makes sense. I agree with some parts...

Originally Posted by Pegusus_Wing

Then we have OOA/OOS. This because Link has the same shield as he had in ALttp, plus, at the beginning he goes to Hyrule castle, and the Triforce (resurrected after Alttp), calls him a hero (which he became after Alttp), and tell him to go on a quest in a different country.

Mostly because I remember arguing about it to many people here a long time ago. I brought it up of course.

It was well thought up though.

Your theory has no major flaws, except I don't include the Capcom games in my timeline.

i thought the wind waker took place just a hundred years after Ocarina of Time. I also thought that Agnahim was an alter ego to Ganon cause it was mentioned in ALttP.

Originally Posted by linktoace

i thought the wind waker took place just a hundred years after Ocarina of Time. I also thought that Agnahim was an alter ego to Ganon cause it was mentioned in ALttP.

if im not mistaking , TWW takes place hundreds of years after OoT. I think thats how it was said but i may have misinterpreted it.

could the minish cap be the first in the order, since there is no talk of the triforce per se, and the master sword is not aorund. i know OoT WAS the first, but that was what was said at the time it was made. then , i reckon FSA is set waaay later, maybe the last one, since ganon exists in that.

i also think FSA is set way into the future but i dont believe it is the last one because i think that when you kill ganon in LoZ, that is the final defeat of ganon because if memory serves me correct that game or maybe AoL was the end of the gerudo tribe because their home was destroyed or something like that. please tell me if this is wrong . for some reason i remember something like that.

I thought the Gerudo tribe was wiped out before WW? There are no sign of them in the game.

Originally Posted by linkprry

I thought the Gerudo tribe was wiped out before WW? There are no sign of them in the game.

They could be past the boundries for all we know... which is probably what it is.