User:Awsomemomo/Theories

Intro
The following was made by a fan(s, and are just theories, although most are backed up with evidence.

Why there is only one timeline:
The theory of the split timeline relies on one thing. It states that “when link defeated Ganondorf, he went back in time to warn the people of his treachery, splitting the time line from his adult, to his childhood. There are several flaws to this. 1.	Time does not affect sages, or people (locked) in the sacred realm. This is proved easily. Go back to your OOT game, (on the file where you’ve beaten the game) and return to your childhood. Now, play Saira’s song. AH-HA! “Link, did you beat all the temples yet?” how could childhood Saria know about the temples? Because Sages aren’t effected by time, they can see all the way to there death in there own future, and she knew that the Link playing her song was the link who was trying to beat the temple, not the link trying to get the stones 2.	There is another explanation. THERE ARE TWO LINKS IN OOT not literally, but time caused two links. The first link left his forest, got the stones, picked up the master sword, awakened the sages, and “killed” Ganondorf. Then, Zelda sent him back in time…now there are two links. One, sleeping in the temple of time, the other, free to live his life. While Link 1 is getting the stones, link 2 talks too Zelda, and explains everything. He keeps the ocarina2, and epona2. (Fans will ask (but why is link2 not there when link1 wakes up?) because link2 is in Termina, trying to find navi2.) (fans will also say “But the final scene, when Link goes to warn Zelda!) NO. this is link 1, going to talk to Zelda for the first time after getting the green stone. It’s showing how time is repeating.

Another thing that makes people believe in the split timeline theory, is the order the games were made. Oot, mm, ww, tp. Ph… the real order is oot, mm, tp, ww, ph. There is a never ending chain of links going back in time like link1 and 2, after them is link2 and 3, then 3 and 4…but Zelda never goes back. Zelda stays in the adult time, and sends link back. So, she rebuilds Hyrule, and life goes on. But, while the sages are sealing Ganondorf away, he kills one of them, and escapes. They lock him into the twilight realm for ten years…A new link,(Hero of twilight, or HT) born to the new town of Ordon, goes to the twilight realm unexpectedly. He meets Minda, defeats Zant, and fights Ganondorf, saving the same Zelda from OOT! The sages once again lock away Ganondorf, but he escapes, again, making Hyrule flood…

At the beginning of ww, it tells the story of OOT as a legend, but the end is different. The hero of time disappears, (Zelda sent him back) and Ganondorf attacks again. Ww says he just takes over, it fails to mention that HT fights him, but unfortunately, Ganondorf escapes. Ganon survived the flood, and ww happens, Link, the hero of winds (HW) kills Ganon for the last time, stabbing him through the head. New link, new Zelda, dead ganon. Ph happens with HW, no ganon.

If, however, ST (100 years after ww) has ganon in it, and it is the same ganon, then this will have to be revised, but I’m sure he is dead after ww. But, in the new Zelda… depending on where it takes place, there may be a ganon… (This is all taking into account that the games I haven’t listed, the ones made before oot, and the handhelds, are either non-canon, or take place with different Ganons in new Hyrule, after spirit tracks.

The extreme importance of Majora’s mask Many fans will say that it is the best Zelda game, most side quests, darkest story, challenging, but if you think about the series, it takes place in another universe, (Termina) so it isn’t very important to the series as a whole. But, It is very important to the Single timeline theory. That’s where Link2 went during OOT. Why would the creators make a useless game (With such a suspicious ending) if we didn’t need it? Just to make a great game? Or is there a hidden meaning to the Zelda game with the most hidden meanings?

Lulu and Ruto
Lulu is the form of Ruto in MM. but, if the split timeline is right, then she (Ruto) would have to be an adult! Lulu is an adult, two years after OOT, but Ruto would still have to be a kid. This means that Termina, although an alternate universe, reflects the near future, a Future where Link1 is in the temple of time, and so Link2s opposite is absent for some reason, proving the Link1 Link2 theory.

The master sword
Little is known about the sword before OOT. In OOT, it says that who ever wields it is the hero of time. But, HT has it too (This is not a flaw in The single time line theory, as they are both on the same timeline in the split timeline theory anyway) HT has it because it is the only thing to fight Twilight, which suggests it is related to them. (The twilight was created when people tried to enter the sacred realm and steal the Triforce, maybe the sword was made to defend the realm?) IF the sword is related to the twilight, it confirms the single timeline theory! Why else would the hero of winds need it to defeat Ganon in ww? Because Ganon spent time in the Twilight realm when he found Zant! That never happened in the split timeline, so it’s a flaw for that theory! During ww, It was already fused with light, so it could defeat Ganondorf. It doesn’t take a genius to figure this out.

A link to the future
By now fans have given up hope. The creator has admitted it was fake, and the next Zelda game looks nothing like the commercial. Fans are very disappointed. BUT. Before Wind waker, a commercial was released showing link fighting ganoindorf, with really good (for the time) graphics. The next Zelda game however, was WW, with the cartoonish style. Fans were disappointed, until Twilight princess, which used the graphics, and was a lot like this commercial. It is this that gives fans hope that, in the future, we will see, A link to the future.

Nintendo
Nintendo issued a statement saying there was no time line, but no one cares, what does Nintendo know? In 2003 in an interview, the creators said they had made a timeline, and that they knew where each game fell on it, but refused to show it to anyone as it was confidential. This proves nether theory however, the creators will not comment on the timelines though; I guess they like to watch us fight.

Majora and Fierce Deity (FD
In game, there relationship is never discussed, nor is either of there pasts. However, Fierce Deity bears a partial resemblance to the Dark Interlopers who became the Twili in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Many people will argue “But they (Majora and FD) exist(ed) in the alternate universe, not the one with the Triforce.” No. Skullkid brought Majora’s mask into Termina when he sent Link there. The happy mask salesman is the same from OOT, not the Termina counterpart. Which means that the Majora FD thing happened in Hyrule. People tried to steal the Triforce, and they were locked in the Twilight. If FD was there leader, he might have been sealed in a mask rather than banished, as his power was too great to be kept alive. If this was the case, then Majora, the god to lock him in the mask, was defending the Triforce, and is the good guy. He defended the Triforce and the sacred realm, but he cared little about Hyrule, and if anything threatened the Triforce, he would destroy it. He was ruthless, so the other gods locked him in a mask, an ironic punishment. So, when the Triforce was split (in oot), Majora (Now a mask) got angry, and tried to find a body to posses. He lured the skullkid to him, and tried to destroy the world by crashing the moon into it. He wanted to kill link, Zelda, and Ganondorf so the Triforce would be one again. But Majora didn’t know that he was in an alternate universe when he tried to destroy the world. So Majora was right, when he said he was the true good guy, and Link was bad. Link saved people, but was doing wrong for the greater good, the Triforce. But, what is the point if the Triforce if there are no people? That is where Majora is wrong.

Theories for the new Zelda (NZ):
Blue figure: .The figure is the master sword .The figure created the master sword .The figure is a fairy (possibly WW) .The figure is princes Ruto, the Water sage from Ocarina of time. (Sages live until they are killed, they cant die from old age) Ruto was the sage Ganondorf killed in TP. (It had the water symbol) That would mean this is her spirit.

Link:
an older link than ever before, with no sword and a blue shield, he is blonde. He is not the Hero of winds.

If it is the hero of Time, then it would talk about his later life. (we know he became a soldier) there would be no Ganon, but he may save Hyrule…one last time. (It has been ten years since MM, and twelve since OOT, if in OOT he was ten, in MM he was 12, then in this new game he would be 22, the picture shown is as an adult, so this is possible.

.If this link in the hero of twilight, which I doubt because he’s blonde, then this has to take place several years after TP, and the 3rd and 4th Blue figure theories can’t be correct. .If this is the hero of time, then the all the theories are possible, even 3 (it takes place long before ww, so it could be the same fairy, but when she was…uh, younger, fairies don’t age. So it could be her, just real instead of toon. .If this is the hero of spirits (spirit tracks link) then it is impossible to tell, as ST hasn’t been released yet. .If this is a new link, then anything is possible. It could be the master sword. It could have been made by the master sword; it could be a fairy from WW time, but a different link, and Ruto could have just found the first person who wore green to marry.

Where on the timeline?
If we can all agree that there is a single timeline (oot, mm, tp, ww, ph, st NZ) then this game can be: .Before OOT, not ganondorf, but chronicle the creation of the master sword. .after mm, (with the hero of time, when he is older(no ganon)) .Shortly after tp (With a new link, or HT) .shortly after ww (With a new link) .shortly after ph (With a new link) .Shortly after st (New link or hero of spirits)

Who?
Ok, this is a little weird, but some people debate who would win in a fight, hero of time, hero of winds, hero of twilight, or hero of spirits? Well… .hero of spirits is out, although we don’t know his powers, he’s a train conductor…really? .hero of time oot means the adult, hero of time mm means the child. .Ok, so hero of time oot beats hero of time mm simply because he has better weapons, is older, and so on. .the hero of winds is powerful, controlling the winds, but the hero of time oot has the ocarina, which is more useful on land. Sure, if it were in the water, then the king of red lions would be better than Epona, but a fire arrow, the hero of winds is gone. (Boats are very flammable.) .HT vs Hero of time oot? About the same age, almost the same weapons, the same kind of horse, both familiar with there surroundings… who wins? It’s a tie. They are equal. But wait, who has more powerful friends? HT has a few sort of friendly gorons, but not likely to die for him. He has the little zora boy, not very helpful. He has minda, who is extremely powerful, but…hero of time oot has a very trusting goron brother, who is willing to die for him, lord juba juba, the great Duku tree’s son, all the little elf people, navi, and the great fairies. I’m sorry, but Hero of time oot wins, and is the best (and my favorite) link.

Where is she???
Where is Navi, the little blue ball. It is now that the words “Hey, listen!” come to mind. Fairies are life partners to the forest people, but the hero of time is human. The only reason he has a fairy is because the great Duku tree gave Navi to guide him. So when there mission was complete, she left. While playing OOT, I always hated Navi, but once I learned that she was gone, I got really sad. She was link’s partner for years, and now she’s just gone. But where did she go? The best theory I can find is that she stayed in the temple of time, the duku tree told her to guide Link, so once the hero of times quest was done, she waited for the next ‘Link’, HT Link. Navi joined the hero of Twilight in the temple of time in twilight princess. When you place the sword, the stairs go up to the same window that Navi flew out of in OOT! The Dominion Rod is Navi. The game says that it was created by the Oocca, which are chicken people who live in the sky. Fairies live in the sky too (sort of), and might be friendly too each other, enough for them to make a rod, powered by Navi’s power. See the little yellowish green ball the shoots out of it? Well well well. She turned green when there was something interesting, the rod is the most interesting thing in the game, the power to make statues move around…

Zora
I have a question, why are there a lot of Zoras during OOT, MM, and TP, but then they all die (Possibly to turn into Rito) when Hyrule is flooded? Why would water dwellers turn into birds when there is more water and a lot less land? One theory is that they all left, with so much water they could live under water, which is why they aren’t in the game (ww), they live under the ocean, and didn’t die out.

Sheikah
Sheikiah are a race, who are powerful with magic, who protect the royal family. Long ago, before OOT, the sheikah split, in two, the ones who were loyal to the royal family, and the ones that weren’t. The ones that weren’t are believed to be the dark interlopers, their leader, Fierce deity. They would have known about the Triforce, and, look at the fused shadow, that’s the eye, the Sheikah symbol. The Sheikah built the Shadow temple (from OOT), in the main room, a symbol very close to the mirror of twilight can be seen, again, evidence.

Eras
The ancient era of Hyrule consists of OOT MM and TP The Lost era of Hyrule consists of WW and PH The Resettlement Era of Hyrule consists of ST The Golden era of Hyrule is every game on a handheld system, or made before OOT. Although the game it self is not a golden time, what with Ganon and Vatti, it is a lot better than the risk of a flood and that sort of thing.

The master quest
Although very little changes from OOT to OOTMQ, OOT is considered Canon, not OOTMQ

Tatl?
Go back to MM, Find those Goron looking enemies around the fourth temple. See what Tatl has to say about it. “It smells like gunpowder.” This is just a clue to tell the player that it explodes, but… Guns didn’t exist back then, or did they…? If guns existed back in MM, they defiantly did in TP, several hundred years later.

Links Death
The hero of time dies after Majora’s mask, however, we don’t know how long he lived. He did return to Hyrule after not finding Navi, and he became a soldier. Then he died. But, he stayed, he couldn’t move on until he passed on his knowledge of the sword, to the hero of Twilight. The hero of time dies once he passes on the last hidden skill. Proof: The Hero's Shade's final words to Link are "Go and do not falter, my child," which has led many to believe he is the spirit of the Hero of Time, who is famous for his deeds against Ganondorf during the Imprisoning War and for saving the land of Termina from destruction at the hands of Majora. This theory is compounded by the fact that the Hero's Shade says that he once took up the role as hero. It should also be noted that four of the six songs used to summon the Golden Wolf are songs from Ocarina of Time andMajora's Mask. Except for the "Ballad of Winds" from Wind Waker.In the Gamecube version of Twilight Princess (the one considered to be canon), the Hero's Shade is left-handed, just as the Hero of Time is. The way he shifts his feet when advancing on Link is exactly the same as the way the Hero of Time moved his feet when targeting an enemy. If looked at carefully, the Hero's Shade's sword closely resembles the Gilded Sword, the only differences being its color and length. Additionally, his shield looks like a worn version of the Mirror Shield from Majora's Mask as well. Added to this is the fact that he takes the form of a wolf in the world of light, the same as Link. The hero of twilight never officially died. But the great flood may have killed him, or maybe not, Ganon survived. The hero of winds doesn’t die either. Of course, he is dead by spirit tracks, which takes place one hundred years after he turned ten.

Meetings?
The only possible two links to meet would be the hero of time, and HT, as the hero of time taught the hidden skills to HT.

Parents
The hero of time’s mother ran away from Hyrule during a war, giving birth to link in the forest, to be raised by the Duku tree. But what about his father? It is said that his father died in Battle, a war hero. Where was he buried? As far as we know, there is only one graveyard in Hyrule, right above the spirit temple. Those Zombies, skeletons, monsters and body Link fought over the years, could one of them have been his father? (His mother is rumored to be buried behind the Duku tree.) The hero of Twilight’s Parents were never mentioned, he had no family, they presumably died, killed by monsters, which is why he learned how to use a sword and shield. The hero of Winds Parents were never mentioned, his grandmother raised him and his sister, his father may have gone off on an adventure like him, and his mother probably died.

Mysterious characters
Each game has a mysterious character in it, never a main character, they always hint the future, or the past… Ocarina of time: The happy mask sales man and the skull kid, both hint to Majora’s mask Majora’s mask: The aliens that come take Romani away (If you fail). They may mean something… Twilight princess: the domain rod is Navi, and the Hero’s shade is the hero of time. That’s two hints to the past, but what about the future? I wonder what Agatha would have to say… Wind waker: N-A Phantom hourglass: N-A

The temple of Light
The temple of Light, like the other, has a sage, and a special item inside. Forest: arrows sage: Saria Fire: Megaton Hammer sage: Darunia Water: hookshot sage: Ruto Shadow: Hover Boots sage: Impa Spirit: Mirror Shield sage: Nabooru Time: master sword sage: Zelda The light temple is not a location in OOT. You do talk to the sage, an old man. That temple holds the Triforce, and was originally in the beta-whatever. The temple of Light is accessible once the master sword is pulled from the Temple of time in OOT and Twilight princess. Part of the temple of time in Twilight Princess is believed to be the Temple of Light, opened for Link by Navi. (The light medallion is seen throughout) Link never finds the Triforce, but its not like he Looked everywhere for it…

Rauru/Kaepora Gaebora
In OOT, he is the sage of Light, but can’t leave the Temple of Light (The sacred realm). A Gossip Stone states that Kaepora Gaebora is the reincarnation of an ancient Sage, and the Sage known to have been around the longest of any was Rauru, the Sage of Light. Rauru seems to already know Link's name when he meets him in the Chamber of Sages seven years after Link pulled the Master Sword from the Pedestal of Time and it seems logical the only way he could have known Link's true name was if he had met him before, which Kaepora Gaebora did. The other Sages are last seen overlooking a celebrating Hyrule atop Death Mountain at the end of the Imprisoning War, with Rauru nowhere to be seen; However, Kaepora Gaebora was seen in the exact same place earlier in the game. This would explain Rauru's never appearing in his Hylian form in Hyrule itself (as well as his absence from being with the other Sages at the Imprisoning War's end), since he could only appear outside the Sacred Realm henceforth as the seemingly immortal owl, Kaepora Gaebora. This would also explain why Rauru did not have to be awakened by the Hero of Time, because he remained active across time as Kaepora Gaebora. Rauru's robes are the same color as Kaepora Gaebora's feathery body, and his facial expressions greatly mirror those of Kaepora Gaebora. It would not be the only time two characters in a game turn out to be the same person, as the King of Red Lions turns out to be King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and the Owl from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening turns out to be the Wind Fish's spirit. Kaepora Gaebora seems to hold extensive knowledge about Hyrule and its history, and only someone that had been around for ages would seem to know as much about Hyrule as he did; One of the only people known to have been around that long in the game was Rauru himself. Another theory is that Kaepora Gaebora is the alternate form of Rauru, from Termina. Kaepora Gaebora is in MM, and seems to be the alternate. There are alternates of some of the other sages, Fire and water, so that might be him. Being a sage, he could go to Hyrule to get Link. As said before, Sages can see there own futures, he knew the moon would crash into Termina, and so he had to guide Link through OOT so he would Live for MM.

If Kaepora Gaebora is one of the Seven Sages instead of Rauru, why does Rauru appear on the stain glass window around the Master Sword in The Wind Waker instead of Kaepora Gaebora? All of the Sages around the room give Link their Medallion. It is possible that if the owl is the Sage of Light, he could have as much power to give Link the Light Medallion as Rauru. It is possible that Rauru appeared instead of Kaepora Gaebora because it was Rauru who gave Link the medallion. Same with Zelda; she is one of the Seven Sages, but she doesn't appear in the room. Like Kaepora Gaebora, she didn't give Link a medallion. But if it is true that the owl could have given Link the Light Medallion, why didn't he give it to Link at first? Kaepora Gaebora didn't believe in the legend of the Great Cataclysm, so he probably thought that there was no need to give it to Link, Or, he didn’t have it because he was only helping Link to get him to Termina. But when Link met Rauru in the Sacred Realm, Rauru could have realized that the legend was true, so Rauru gave Link the Light Medallion. That could be the reason why not only Kaepora Gaebora doesn't appear on a window, but for Zelda as well.

Timeline
No years are given for the game, so for the sake of this, OOT is 0 (all Link charaters are Link, until they get there name)

-10 Hyrule civil war, Link is born

0 The Duku tree dies, Link is a sworn brother with he gorons, Ruto gives him the stone, Link picks up the Master sword, Zelda flees.

1 Ganondorf touches the Triforce, splitting it in three

2 The hero of time Goes to Termina

7 Link awakens, is given the title the hero of time, awakens the sages, and Ganondorf is locked away. Zelda sends the hero of time back 7 years

8-90 The hero of time returns from Termina, and becomes a soldier for Hyrule. Ganondorf is about to be executed, when he is saved by the Triforce of power. He Kills Ruto, and the remaining sages lock him in the twilight realm. The hero of time dies, but before he can move on, he must pass on his sword skills.

91-185 Hyrule is in peace. Ganon is using Zant, Link is born

200 Minda is cast out of the Twilight realm. Link defeats Zant, Ruto knocks him out, and he is again brought to be killed. Link gets the name “The hero of Twilight”

210 Ganon again escapes, and the Gods Flood Hyrule.

211-260 The great sea kingdom is formed, and people settle.

261-489 there is settlement, but it is still barbaric times. The fate of Hyrule is forgotten.

490 Link is born

500 Link saves The Great Sea, solves the mystery, and is given the name “Hero of the winds”

505 The hero of the winds sets out to find new Hyrule

605 Link, the train apprentice, sets out to save New Hyrule

Triforce
The Triforce has the power to grant the wish of whoever touches it, and molds the world to reflect that person's heart. The Triforce does no discriminate against "good" or "evil". However, if a person without an equal balance of Power, Wisdom, and Courage makes a wish, the Triforce will split into its three separate parts: the piece that best personifies the one who made the wish will be the only piece to remain in hand, while the other two take residence in whosoever most personifies them. Reassembly is then required for such a person's wish to be granted, but does not exclude another from making the attempt.

If the The Wind Waker scenario is typical of a Triforce rejoinment, it appears that all three of the possessors must be alive, in close proximity, and two incapacitated in order to bodily extract the Triforce. It is possible that Ganondorf kept Princess Zelda alive in both instances because she was needed alive for said unification to occur.

The Tetraforce
Some fans believe there is a final piece to the Triforce that fits into the center. This theory is called the Tetraforce. The only evidence for this theory, however, is the design on the Hylian Shield in Ocarina of Time, which displays a symbol of the Triforce, a red eagle-like figure. This is also suggested in Phantom Hourglass. There is one spirit representative of each piece of the Triforce (Power, Wisdom, and Courage), but the Spirit of Courage is also the Spirit of Time. It may be that (as in other Zelda games) the Triforce of Time was split into eight pieces and scattered across time and only leaving a few of those pieces inside of the Spirit of Courage and time. And in another game, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, a Goddess of Time is mentioned by Princess Zelda, and there is a Temple of Time. This could be an indication of a last piece, called the Triforce of Time. Interestingly, in Twilight Princess, three of the provinces of Hyrule seem to be named after a goddess: Lanayru Province for Nayru, Eldin Province for Din, and Faron Provincefor Farore. However, there is no such correlation for Ordona Province. There is speculation on whether or not this may have been named for the fourth goddess of the "Tetraforce."

The Triforce is not named so because it has three triangles that make it up, (Tri- a prefix for three) because in the legend of Zelda (Which is canon, But with a different Ganon, and in New Hyrule) there are only two pieces, the Triforce of Power and the Triforce of wisdom. It is named Triforce because there are three points to a triangle, but, on the current day Triforce, there are six edges and six sides. But, if the fourth Triforce fit in, it would be one big golden triangle. Some fans say that “There can’t be a fourth Triforce, there are only three main characters!” WRONG!!! In most Zelda games, there are four main characters, Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, and Links friend (Navi, Tatl, Minda, (The other one turns out to be Zelda, so…)) and, in The legend of Zelda, there were only two that were mentioned, Link didn’t know he had the Triforce of Courage!

The end
I have kept this for the end, because you need to know all of the information above to understand it.

In the new Zelda game, The Blue figure is the Master sword, and a Goddess. Look, she looks like one of the three Goddesses. She is the fourth Goddess, who became the Master sword to Guard the Triforce, which is the other three. She will be the fourth main character, and hold the Triforce of time. She will ‘help’ Link. (Like Navi, Minda, ext) the true Triforce will be introduced in this game, for the first and last time. This Link has to be the Hero of time, for his friend to be the Triforce of time. This game will have all the OOT characters, including Ganondorf. The creators said that he wasn’t put on trial, (When he Killed Ruto) until a few years after OOT, because he broke out again, and this happened. But, the legend of the fourth Triforce will be lost, as Link will be killed, his friend will return to her sword state, Ganon will keep the secret (Why would he tell anyone?) and Zelda never knew about it. The hero of time, seeing that the hero of twilight has the master sword in TP, will not tell him to protect her from Minda, who he doesn’t trust because she is from the Twilight.

Rest in peace, the true Link. (The hero of time)