zelda games timeline theory

i think ive got it all sorted out. I think there were only 3 different links. link #1 is in OoT, link#i2 s the one in Wind waker, and link #3 is the one in twilight princess.
First theres ocarina of time. then majoras mask. and imbetween majoras mask and ocarina of time is twilight princess. The link in twilight princess(link #3) somehow gets navi, after link loses her in ocarina of time after he returns the master sword and is young again. then after majoras mask, link #1 finds a new hyrule, the one in the first zelda for NES. Then he saves that place, then the adventure of link (2nd NES one) storyline happenes. Then link is called by the triforce to a strange castle in a vast forest, as shown in the beggining of oracle of ages. then the events of aracle of ages take place, then oracle of seasons. Then, as seen in the end of a linked oracle of ages/seasons game, link rids off on a raft into the ocean. This is the raft link is on in the intro to links awakining. Then, after he wakes up from the dream world in links awakining, he is in his bed in the start of link to the past. then he saves the hyrule thats in link to the past. After defeating gannon in LttP, he wishes with his peice of the triforce that it be hidden in 8 different places accross hyrule, where they would be safe from evil until hyrule needed saving again.
Then, hundreds of years later, link is reencarnated as the link in wind waker.(link #2) Then after what happenes in wind waker, theres the one for the DS.
Well, thats my theory of the timeline for the zelda games.anyone agree?

Originally Posted by zeldafan500

i think ive got it all sorted out. I think there were only 3 different links. link #1 is in OoT, link#i2 s the one in Wind waker, and link #3 is the one in twilight princess.
First theres ocarina of time. then majoras mask. and imbetween majoras mask and ocarina of time is twilight princess. The link in twilight princess(link #3) somehow gets navi, after link loses her in ocarina of time after he returns the master sword and is young again. then after majoras mask, link #1 finds a new hyrule, the one in the first zelda for NES. Then he saves that place, then the adventure of link (2nd NES one) storyline happenes. Then link is called by the triforce to a strange castle in a vast forest, as shown in the beggining of oracle of ages. then the events of aracle of ages take place, then oracle of seasons. Then, as seen in the end of a linked oracle of ages/seasons game, link rids off on a raft into the ocean. This is the raft link is on in the intro to links awakining. Then, after he wakes up from the dream world in links awakining, he is in his bed in the start of link to the past. then he saves the hyrule thats in link to the past. After defeating gannon in LttP, he wishes with his peice of the triforce that it be hidden in 8 different places accross hyrule, where they would be safe from evil until hyrule needed saving again.
Then, hundreds of years later, link is reencarnated as the link in wind waker.(link #2) Then after what happenes in wind waker, theres the one for the DS.
Well, thats my theory of the timeline for the zelda games.anyone agree?

Heh. I don't agree. First of all, there are four Links.
Second of all, TP doens't come imbetween OOT and MM.
Just read the story of MM that's written on the backside of the box.
And you'll see that MM truly is the sequel of OOT.
We've also got Link 4, who you 'forgot'.
Link 4 plays the role of the main char. in AOL and the original LOZ.
The only thing that I'm sure of, is that PH is the sequal of the WW.

LoZ and AoL came a few games after OoT.
And TP i say can take place inbetween OoT and MM, i think in MM link goes ahead a few decades when he comes out of the forest into clock town. And at the same time the adult link is in TP.

Dude, I've discussed with Zelda fans, and we came to the conclusion
that TP never fits imbetween OOT and MM. By the way, Have you read the box already?
I'm sure that you've posted this without listening to my advice. "Read the backside of the box" (MM)
+ Zelda says to Link that it's better for him to return to his own 'time'
*Zelda plays on the ocarina of time*, Then she sents him back to Kokiri Forest.
In TP, Link doens't know yet that he's the Hero. (seen in preview)
So when time passes he discovers that he must save (name of the kingdom).
And then you say in MM, the Link from OOT shows up again.
Though the Link from TP is around 20 years old, I guess. While he didn't even pull
out the master sword.

ok im very lazy to explain it myself so i found this post made by Lex.

Originally Posted by LexLionHart

OoT/MM is simple. The games expressly feature the same Link. OoT-TP is also simple. The developers have stated that TP takes place decades after OoT. OoT-(MM)-TP-TWW is equally simple--TWW takes place centuries after the events of OoT, so it takes place after both OoT and TP.

Obviously the order of the Four Sword saga is as follows: TMC-FS/FSA. FSA features a reincarnated Ganon who claims the Trident. ALttP also features a Ganon with a Trident, and is the "first" game chronologically to do so. This obviously places TMC, FS, and FSA before ALttP. LA is a direct sequel to ALttP.

LoZ/AoL speak of a time when the Royal Family ruled Hyrule with the Triforce. OoS/OoA feature the Triforce in Hyrule Castle, as well as the revival of Ganon--a Ganon wielding the Trident. Obviously OoS/OoA take place after ALttP (Ganon being revived with the Trident means that he's carried it before his death) and before LoZ/AoL (Royal Family has the Triforce in Hyrule Castle; or possibly after LoZ/AoL, where the Triforce is whole again).

So this logic leaves us with the following:

OoT/(MM)-TP-TWW-PH
and
TMC-FS/FSA-ALttP/LA-(OoS/OoA)-LoZ/AoL-(OoS/OoA)

The environment of TMC doesn't directly connect to TWW at first glance, but taking a look at some of the details found in-game reveals that the game makes many small references to the Flood Era from TWW. This leaves us with the following order:

OoT/MM-TP-TWW-PH-TMC-FS/FSA-ALttP/LA-(OoS/OoA)-LoZ/AoL-(OoS/OoA)

zelda fan this are the reasons why I disagree with your timeline, if after this you stay with your timeline then I'll debate... also, please read the back of your majora's already...

yes, i stay with my theory.
And i cant read the back of MM, i only have it for the collectors edition for gamecube, i dont have a Nintendo 64.

Ahem...

1: There aren't "3" Links in OoT MM and TP. EVERYONE knows that OoT Link left Hyrule after a few months to search for Navi, which leads him to Termina. Nintendo has said MM is a sequel to MM I believe. Twilight Princess takes place a few decades after OoT, which has been confirmed by Nintendo. There are 2 different Links in that period. You say there are only 3 different Links. So what happened to PH, TMC, FS, FSA. ALttP, OoA/OoS, LoZ, Aol, and I think LA Link?

You shouldn't have that thing in your sig about not being a Zelda fan if you don't agree with my timeline thing. Most likely one of ZU's Wise Men will find much more details than me. Thats why they are the Wise Men and i'm a Hylian Knight. *edit* see what I mean? Lex just threw a huge disproved stone at ya.

Also, Please show us your entire timeline, that way everyone can discuss it, not just a little part of it.

um, that was mt entire timeline i thought of.
And its 1 link in everything but TP and WW, and theres 1 for WW, and 1 for TP.

No really, that last sentence made me laugh.
http://www.zeldauniverse.net/forums/...84&postcount=1
Check that out and the links. Or even PM him, LexLionHart, he'll explain tons to you.

There are many, many, many years between a few of the games. There are like 7 or 8 Links, and the Wise Men timeline is one that makes the most sense, besides split timeline theories.

neh, i saw it, i think mine makes more sense.

No, not really.

You are saying, pretty much, that everything is done by 1 Link. He never ages past 16 I think. In FSA, and you didn't include TMC, FS, or FSA, Zelda calls Ganon at the end "Ancient Demon Reborn". So you are saying that he died and became ancient in about 3-7 years?

Really, have you played most of the games? Also, how do you explain that in most of the games Hyrule looks drastically different? I doubt, even in Zelda, plates move that fast.

Really, you need to play through some of the games. There isn't much in-game proof you have of this.

By the way, you are probably the first newbie to not go crazy flaming when someone disagrees with them. I respect that.

no, i said 3 links.

Okay. Between OoT, TP, and TWW there are obviously three Links.

Now explain why the Link from OoT is the same Link from LoZ/AoL. I seem to recall the Triforce having been used by the Royal Family before LoZ/AoL; at the end of OoT the Triforce has never been used by the Royal Family, and is split up among Link, Zelda, and Ganon. It doesn't make sense for OoT Link to be the same as LoZ/AoL Link. Also, if OoT Link is the same Link as LoZ/AoL Link, that would mean that Ganon is destroyed between OoT and TWW, which is impossible, since TWW's Ganon has never died since OoT.

Also, LA is the sequel to ALttP, since it features the same Link that "fulfilled the prophecy of the legendary Hero and destroyed Ganon" so ALttP can't come after it. LA has to come immediately after ALttP. Also, the Triforce splits in TWW after the "Hero of Time" (i.e., OoT Link) leaves Hyrule on another journey (MM), so TWW can't simply be placed after ALttP without substantial proof.

Of course, there's also the rule, expressed by the developers, that says that if a game is not a direct sequel (i.e., if it doesn't expressly take place within a year or a few years), it features a new Link.

this is getting rly confusing.

The Wise Men's timeline is actually simple, if you break it up.
OoT has been announced as first, so we've got OoT
MM is a sequel, and has been stated so. OoT-MM
TP takes place a few decades after OoT, but theres no flood. OoT-MM-TP-tWW
PH is supposed to be a sequel of TWW. OoT-MM-TP-tWW-PH
Next we've the Four Sword era. TMC is first, since its when Vaati gets the Light Force, becomes evil, and the Four Sword if reforged. I can't explain FS and FSA adventure good, but now we have- OoT-MM-TP-tWW-PH-TMC-FS-FSA.
ALttP is very similar geography to FSA, I believe, so now after FSA is ALttP.

I can only explain that in the oracles Twinrova tries to bring back Ganon, you can't bring him back from the dead if hes alive, so it must be near the end. And in AoL, I think Ganon is destroyed for good, so it must be last. At least for all games with Ganon.

Really, check out that link I posted before. A lot of this stuff is way better explained in some of the links LexLionHart gave.

Here's the most basic description of the timeline.

Link: History of the Timeline

Actually i just thought of something! what if OoT comes after LA? the nightmare hes having, maybe the whole LA is a part of the nightmare hes having in the beggining that they didnt show!
...or maybe my theories are retarded and annoying.
Edit: wait, i just realized thats a stupid idea.

Originally Posted by zeldafan500

what if OoT comes after LA? the nightmare hes having, maybe the whole LA is a part of the nightmare hes having in the beggining that they didnt show!

A few things you ought to know.

The following game connections are confirmed:

OoT's Link is the same Link as MM Link.
TP takes place a few decades after OoT.
TWW takes place a few centuries after OoT/TP.
TMC explains the origins of the Four Sword, which places it long before FS.
FS features the same Link as FSA.
ALttP features the same Link as LA.
The two Oracles games feature the same Link.
LoZ features the same Link as AoL.