After thinking about, I am beginning to think TP takes place years after the events of Majora`s mask. Since Link returns to Hyrule after saving Termina. When he returns to Hyrule he finds the village of Ordon and then TP rolls into place. I dunno, just a theory. Take note that I have not played every zelda game, just AlttP, OoT, MM, and I am currently working on TP. Let`s keep the topic to ONLY OoT, MM and TP please.
I don't really subscribe to any of the timeline theories. The way I see it, most of the games (The ones that follow the Gannon or someone else kidnaps Zelda storyline) are a retelling of the same legend where the details are changed, depending on who is telling the story. And this is a common theme in ancient cultures. You will find that many ancient cultures that neighbored one another had similar legends and stories in their mythology with most of the differences in the stories coming down to the details of the story. For example, in many native american cultures, the raven was seen as a trickster. While each tribe had their own stories revolving around the raven, his character was the same. (like Link in the legend of Zelda. The details of each game are different, but Link is always the hero of time)
Of course when you consider offshoot storylines, like the one in Majora's Mask and Link's Awakening, you can sometimes fit them chronologically with one of the games. The most well known case of this is Majora following Ocarina. However, I view these as other legends involving the same character that occurred in some of the storyteller's cultures.
After thinking about, I am beginning to think TP takes place years after the events of Majora`s mask. Since Link returns to Hyrule after saving Termina. When he returns to Hyrule he finds the village of Ordon and then TP rolls into place. I dunno, just a theory. Take note that I have not played every zelda game, just AlttP, OoT, MM, and I am currently working on TP. Let`s keep the topic to ONLY OoT, MM and TP please.
TP outright says that it takes place long, long after the events in OoT and MM, referring directly to the Hero of Time. The Wind Waker also takes place a thousand years after Ocarina of Time... but I think Twilight Princess falls in line before Wind Waker.
All console Zelda titles have different Links, with two exceptions: Zelda and Zelda II have the same Link. Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask have the same Link.
The Link in Twilight Princess simply is an Ordonian, with no relation to the Links of the past.
There are a few Legend of Zelda games we know are connected to each other. For instance, the longest known Zelda timeline is: Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks. We know this because in Majora's Mask the same Link from the previous game appears. Then, in WW, there are references to the Hyrule from OoT being the Hyrule buried beneath the sea. In PH, the same Link from WW is there. Finally, ST takes place in the land Link and Tetra discover at the end of PH. The only other Zelda timeline I know of is: The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II
Isn't Termina supposed to be a alternate version of Hyrule? I'm pretty sure it says that in the instruction booklet/promotional posters even though I haven't played MM in years...
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I know this is off topic, but V8 Ninja`s is full of win. Anyway, Termina is sort of a mirror world of Hyrule. I wish Termina and Hyrule could intersect in some way story wise.
@Chucko But with Termina being a mirror world, then doesn't that mean that it can't really be part of any sort of time-line at all?
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I don't really subscribe to any of the timeline theories. The way I see it, most of the games (The ones that follow the Ganon or someone else kidnaps Zelda storyline) are a retelling of the same legend where the details are changed, depending on who is telling the story. And this is a common theme in ancient cultures. You will find that many ancient cultures that neighbored one another had similar legends and stories in their mythology with most of the differences in the stories coming down to the details of the story. For example, in many native american cultures, the raven was seen as a trickster. While each tribe had their own stories revolving around the raven, his character was the same. Of course when you consider offshoot storylines, like the one in Majora's Mask and Link's Awakening, you can sometimes fit them chronologically with one of the games. The most well known case of this is Majora following Ocarina. However, I view these as other legends involving the same character that occurred in some of the storyteller's cultures.
This is what I always thought, before Aonuma confirmed a timeline.
There are two arn't there. LTTP > Adult Link (OoT) > TP LTTP > Child Link (OoT) > MM > WW > PH > ST
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There are a few Legend of Zelda games we know are connected to each other. For instance, the longest known Zelda timeline is: Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks. We know this because in Majora's Mask the same Link from the previous game appears. Then, in WW, there are references to the Hyrule from OoT being the Hyrule buried beneath the sea. In PH, the same Link from WW is there. Finally, ST takes place in the land Link and Tetra discover at the end of PH. The only other Zelda timeline I know of is: The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II
Wind Waker does NOT follow MM because Wind Waker follows the Adult timeline. Remember when Link traveled back in time he did not stop Ganondorf himself and instead went to look for Navi. Wind Waker's Hyrule Castle had a statue dedicated to the (Adult) Hero of Time
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@Chucko But with Termina being a mirror world, then doesn't that mean that it can't really be part of any sort of time-line at all?
It becomes part of the timeline not for the setting or events, but because it's the same Link (or the child-Link, anyway) in that game as in OoT, and his adventure begins after the events of OoT.
EDIT And yes, conventional wisdom is that WW does follow OoT, but not MM. The split-timeline theory has the OoT Adult-Link timeline leading eventually to WW, while the Child-Link timeline leas to MM (which i think has been theorized to lead to TP, placing TP and WW-PH-ST in separate timelines).
Being a LOST fan makes the Zelda timeline theories seem simple by comparison! =)
On Sunday the 3rd of January 2010, at 08:37 CST, in another, very similar thread, PhoenixSage wrote:
Spirit Tracks -> Majora's Mask -> Four Swords Adventures -> A Link to the Past -> Twilight Princess -> Ocarina of Time -> Oracle of Seasons -> Zelda II: The Adventure of Link -> Phantom Hourglass -> Link's Awakening -> Wind Waker -> Oracle of Ages -> The Legend of Zelda -> Minish Cap
I stand by this timeline, so your theory fits.
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What about Wind Waker -> Phantom Hourglass -> Spirit Tracks? Those are actually sequels. And Ocarina of Time -> Twilight Princess since TP has basically an advanced OoT Hyrule and Link's adult.
What about 'em? I just ignore any evidence to the contrary. It's worked for me so far. Well, except when I tried to become a lawyer.
i understand that, i was just making a joke at the time about the crazy timelines people come up with...seriously, does it matter that much?
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