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Overview
As The Legend of Zelda series has existed since 1986, the series has explored several different styles and ideas. Zelda Wiki has grown with the series, and so certain guidelines have been implemented to best account for these changes in style in order to preserve a cohesive database of everything Zelda. Many of Zelda Wiki's guidelines are influenced by policy, which is decided by the staff as needed. In order to assist editors with keeping up with changes in policy, a Policy Log is available below. Entries are provided in chronological order, putting the most recent policy changes last.
A complete list of Guidelines is also presented below, as well as the Universal Guidelines, which apply to all pages and inform subsequent guidelines.
Policy Log
- See also: Policy Voting Process
2019
| Date | Policy | Notes | Affected Guidelines |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2019 | Foreign name citation | It was decided that foreign names should be cited in both the Nomenclature sections of articles as well as Translations listings, but only if the name differs from what is present in a given game. | · Guidelines:Terminology |
| March 1, 2019 | Use of Template:Media | Guidelines for Template:Media were created to help standardize its usage. | · Guidelines:Articles · Template:Media |
| August 24, 2019 | Concept/developmental file categories | It was decided that appropriate categories should be made for concept/developmental files for every applicable game. These files should be kept separate from their final build counterparts. | · Guidelines:Files |
| October 19, 2019 | Merging dungeon articles | It was decided that dungeon articles that share the same name should be merged together. Turtle Rock is an example of this. | — |
| November 23, 2019 | Category template | It was decided that all applicable categories should be sorted in the {{Categories}} template in addition to the previous "X in Y" categories.
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· Guidelines:Categories |
List of Guidelines
Media Guidelines
Media guidelines concern games and supporting media.
| Guideline | ||
|---|---|---|
| Breath of the Wild Guidelines | Encyclopedia Guidelines | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Guidelines |
| Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch Guidelines | ||
Style Guidelines
Template Guidelines
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| Template:Categories Guidelines | Template:Media Guidelines | Template:Term Guidelines | Template:Ref Guidelines |
Universal Guidelines
Ordering
Canon Order
The order that is used to sort games in listings where listed media is sorted by chronological release but separated by canon, ambiguously-canon, and/or non-canon is referred to as the "canon order". In the Other Appearances section only, media is further separated by ambiguously-canon and non-canon so they can be sorted under the Ambig and Noncanon templates. In every instance of the canon order, remakes are to be placed directly after their original counterparts regardless of date. Additionally, though they do not receive their own sections, spots in galleries or categories, books within The Goddess Collection trilogy are deemed as intra-canon material and so any content revealed at that time is considered canon over the contents of the media before it. For more information, refer to the canon guidelines.
Canon Media
| Media | Release Date |
|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda | August 22, 1987 |
| The Adventure of Link | December 1, 1988 |
| A Link to the Past | April 13, 1992 |
| Link's Awakening | August, 1993 |
| Link's Awakening DX | December 15, 1998 |
| Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch | September 20, 2019 |
| Ocarina of Time | November 23, 1998 |
| Ocarina of Time 3D | June 19, 2011 |
| Majora's Mask | October 26, 2000 |
| Majora's Mask 3D | February 13, 2015 |
| Oracle of Ages | May 14, 2001 |
| Oracle of Seasons | May 14, 2001 |
| Four Swords | December 2, 2002 |
| Four Swords Anniversary Edition | September 28, 2011 |
| The Wind Waker | March 24, 2003 |
| The Wind Waker HD | September 20, 2013 |
| Four Swords Adventures | June 7, 2004 |
| The Minish Cap | January 10, 2005 |
| Twilight Princess | November 19, 2006 |
| Twilight Princess HD | March 4, 2016 |
| Phantom Hourglass | October 1, 2007 |
| Spirit Tracks | December 7, 2009 |
| Skyward Sword | November 20, 2011 |
| Skyward Sword HD | July 16, 2021 |
| A Link Between Worlds | November 22, 2013 |
| Tri Force Heroes | October 23, 2015 |
| Breath of the Wild | March 3, 2017 |
Ambiguously-Canon Media
| Media | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Cadence of Hyrule | June 13, 2019 |
Non-Canon Media
| Media | Release Date |
|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda (Ran) | September 1986 |
| The Legend of Zelda | 1987 |
| The Adventure of Link (Ran) | 1987 |
| The Legend of Zelda TV series | September 8, 1989 |
| Zelda (Game & Watch) | August 26, 1989 |
| Captain N: The Game Master | September 9, 1989 |
| The Legend of Zelda (Mishouzaki) | September 1989 |
| The Legend of Zelda Game Watch | October 5, 1989 |
| Molblin's Magic Spear | February 1, 1990 |
| The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics) | February 1990 |
| The Adventure of Link (Mishouzaki) | 1991 |
| A Link to the Past (Taguchi) | 1991 |
| Super Mario-Kun | July 27, 1991 |
| A Link to the Past (Barcode Battler II) | 1992 |
| The Crystal Trap | January 1, 1992 |
| A Link to the Past (Ishinomori) | January 1992 |
| The Shadow Prince | February 1, 1992 |
| Link's Awakening (Fujiaka) | June 1993 |
| The Faces of Evil | October 10, 1993 |
| The Wand of Gamelon | October 10, 1993 |
| Link's Awakening (Cagiva) | May 1994 |
| A Link to the Past (Cagiva) | June 27, 1995 |
| Oath of Riruto | June 1995 |
| BS The Legend of Zelda | August 9, 1995 |
| Zelda's Adventure | 1995 |
| Ancient Stone Tablets | March 30, 1997 |
| Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Power) | 1998 |
| Super Smash Bros. | April 26, 1999 |
| Ocarina of Time Pathways to Adventure | November 1999 |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | December 1, 2001 |
| Oracle of Seasons book by Craig Wessel | December 1, 2001 |
| Animal Crossing | September 16, 2002 |
| Oracle of Ages book by Craig Wessel | February 1, 2003 |
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | May 26, 2003 |
| SoulCalibur II | August 27, 2003 |
| Link's 4-Koma Nautical Logbook | October 28, 2003 |
| How to Draw The Legend of Zelda | February 1, 2004 |
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | April 5, 2004 |
| Daigasso! Band Brothers | December 2, 2004 |
| WarioWare: Touched! | February 14, 2005 |
| WarioWare: Twisted! | May 23, 2005 |
| Animal Crossing: Wild World | December 5, 2005 |
| Link and the Portal of Doom | 2006 |
| Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland | September 2, 2006 |
| WarioWare: Smooth Moves | January 15, 2007 |
| Tingle's Balloon Fight DS | April, 2007 |
| Link's Crossbow Training | November 19, 2007 |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | March 9, 2008 |
| Captain Rainbow | August 28, 2008 |
| Ocarina of Time (Himekawa) | October 7, 2008 |
| Animal Crossing: City Folk | November 16, 2008 |
| Majora's Mask (Himekawa) | February 3, 2009 |
| Oracle of Seasons (Himekawa) | April 7, 2009 |
| PiCTOBiTS | May 18, 2009 |
| Oracle of Ages (Himekawa) | June 2, 2009 |
| Too Much Tingle Pack | June 24, 2009 |
| Four Swords (Himekawa) | August 4, 2009 |
| Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love | August 6, 2009 |
| The Minish Cap (Himekawa) | December 1, 2009 |
| A Link to the Past (Himekawa) | February 2, 2010 |
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. | March 28, 2010 |
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase | March 29, 2010 |
| Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa) | September 7, 2010 |
| StreetPass Mii Plaza | March 27, 2011 |
| Skyward Sword (Krahulik) | November 15, 2011 |
| Dynasty Warriors VS | April 26, 2012 |
| Scribblenauts Unlimited | November 13, 2012 |
| Nintendo Land | November 18, 2012 |
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition | November 18, 2012 |
| Skyward Sword (Himekawa) | January 29, 2013 |
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf | June 9, 2013 |
| Sonic Lost World | October 29, 2013 |
| The Misadventures of Link | November 1, 2013 |
| Mario Kart 8 | May 30, 2014 |
| Hyrule Warriors | September 26, 2014 |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | October 3, 2014 |
| Bayonetta | October 24, 2014 |
| Bayonetta 2 | October 24, 2014 |
| One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X | November 13, 2014 |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | November 21, 2014 |
| Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate | February 13, 2015 |
| Link's Hijinks | August 7, 2015 |
| Super Mario Maker | September 10, 2015 |
| Hyrule Warriors Legends | March 25, 2016 |
| My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess | March 31, 2016 |
| Monster Hunter Generations | July 15, 2016 |
| Picross 3D: Round 2 | September 1, 2016 |
| Swapdoodle | November 17, 2016 |
| Twilight Princess (Himekawa) | March 14, 2017 |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | April 28, 2017 |
| Monster Hunter Stories | September 8, 2017 |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | November 17, 2017 |
| Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition | May 18, 2018 |
| Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate | August 28, 2018 |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | December 7, 2018 |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | June 28, 2019 |
| Ring Fit Adventure | October 1, 2019 |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | November 20, 2020 |
Release Order
Below is a list of material starring Zelda content alongside their standing within the series canon in order of release.
| Media | Abbreviation | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda (Ran) | TLoZ (Ran) | September 1986 | Non-canon |
| The Legend of Zelda | TLoZAOV | 1987 | Non-canon |
| The Adventure of Link (Ran) | TAoL (Ran) | 1987 | Non-canon |
| The Legend of Zelda | TLoZ | August 22, 1987 | Canon |
| The Adventure of Link | TAoL | December 1, 1988 | Canon |
| The Legend of Zelda TV series | TLoZ (TV Series) | September 8, 1989 | Non-canon |
| Zelda (Game & Watch) | ZG&W | August 26, 1989 | Non-canon |
| Captain N: The Game Master | CN | September 9, 1989 | Non-canon |
| The Legend of Zelda (Mishouzaki) | TLoZ (Mishouzaki) | September 1989 | Non-canon |
| The Legend of Zelda Game Watch | TLoZGW | October 5, 1989 | Non-canon |
| Molblin's Magic Spear | MMS | February 1, 1990 | Non-canon |
| The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics) | TLoZ (Valiant Comics) | February 1990 | Non-canon |
| The Adventure of Link (Mishouzaki) | TAoL (Mishouzaki) | 1991 | Non-canon |
| A Link to the Past (Taguchi) | ALttP (Taguchi) | 1991 | Non-canon |
| Super Mario-Kun | Super Mario-Kun | July 27, 1991 | Non-canon |
| A Link to the Past (Barcode Battler II) | ALttP (BBII) | 1992 | Non-canon |
| The Crystal Trap | TCT | January 1, 1992 | Non-canon |
| A Link to the Past | ALttP | April 13, 1992 | Canon |
| A Link to the Past (Ishinomori) | ALttP (Ishinomori) | January 1992 | Non-canon |
| The Shadow Prince | TSP | February 1, 1992 | Non-canon |
| Link's Awakening | LA | August, 1993 | Canon (superseded by Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch) |
| The Faces of Evil | TFoE | October 10, 1993 | Non-canon |
| The Wand of Gamelon | TWoG | October 10, 1993 | Non-canon |
| Link's Awakening (Cagiva) | LA (Cagiva) | May 1994 | Non-canon |
| A Link to the Past (Cagiva) | ALttP (Cagiva) | June 27, 1995 | Non-canon |
| Oath of Riruto | OoR | June 1995 | Non-canon |
| BS The Legend of Zelda | BSTLoZ | August 9, 1995 | Non-canon |
| Zelda's Adventure | ZA | 1995 | Non-canon |
| Ancient Stone Tablets | AST | March 30, 1997 | Non-canon |
| Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Power) | OoT (Nintendo Power) | 1998 | Non-canon |
| Ocarina of Time | OoT | November 23, 1998 | Canon (superseded by Ocarina of Time 3D) |
| Link's Awakening DX | LADX | December 15, 1998 | Canon |
| Super Smash Bros. | SSB | April 26, 1999 | Non-canon |
| Ocarina of Time Pathways to Adventure | OoTPtA | November 1999 | Non-canon |
| Majora's Mask | MM | October 26, 2000 | Canon (superseded by Majora's Mask 3D) |
| Oracle of Ages | OoA | May 14, 2001 | Canon |
| Oracle of Seasons | OoS | May 14, 2001 | Canon |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | SSBM | December 1, 2001 | Non-canon |
| Oracle of Seasons book by Craig Wessel | OoS (Wessel) | December 1, 2001 | Non-canon |
| Animal Crossing | Animal Crossing | September 16, 2002 | Non-canon |
| Four Swords | FS | December 2, 2002 | Canon (superseded by Four Swords Anniversary Edition) |
| Oracle of Ages book by Craig Wessel | OoA (Wessel) | February 1, 2003 | Non-canon |
| The Wind Waker | TWW | March 24, 2003 | Canon (superseded by The Wind Waker HD) |
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | May 26, 2003 | Non-canon |
| SoulCalibur II | Soulcalibur II | August 27, 2003 | Non-canon |
| Link's 4-Koma Nautical Logbook | TWWL4KNL | October 28, 2003 | Non-canon |
| How to Draw The Legend of Zelda | HtDTLoZ | February 1, 2004 | Non-canon |
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | April 5, 2004 | Non-canon |
| Four Swords Adventures | FSA | June 7, 2004 | Canon |
| Daigasso! Band Brothers | Daigasso! Band Brothers | December 2, 2004 | Non-canon |
| The Minish Cap | TMC | January 10, 2005 | Canon |
| WarioWare: Touched! | WarioWare: Touched! | February 14, 2005 | Non-canon |
| WarioWare: Twisted! | WarioWare: Twisted! | May 23, 2005 | Non-canon |
| Animal Crossing: Wild World | Animal Crossing: Wild World | December 5, 2005 | Non-canon |
| Link and the Portal of Doom | LatPoD | 2006 | Non-canon |
| Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland | FPTRR | September 2, 2006 | Non-canon |
| Twilight Princess | TP | November 19, 2006 | Canon (superseded by Twilight Princess HD) |
| WarioWare: Smooth Moves | WarioWare: Smooth Moves | January 15, 2007 | Non-canon |
| Tingle's Balloon Fight DS | TBFDS | April, 2007 | Non-canon |
| Phantom Hourglass | PH | October 1, 2007 | Canon |
| Link's Crossbow Training | LCT | November 19, 2007 | Non-canon |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | SSBB | March 9, 2008 | Non-canon |
| Captain Rainbow | Captain Rainbow | August 28, 2008 | Non-canon |
| Ocarina of Time (Himekawa) | OoT (Himekawa) | October 7, 2008 | Non-canon |
| Animal Crossing: City Folk | Animal Crossing: City Folk | November 16, 2008 | Non-canon |
| Majora's Mask (Himekawa) | MM (Himekawa) | February 3, 2009 | Non-canon |
| Oracle of Seasons (Himekawa) | OoS (Himekawa) | April 7, 2009 | Non-canon |
| PiCTOBiTS | PiCTOBiTS | May 18, 2009 | Non-canon |
| Oracle of Ages (Himekawa) | OoA (Himekawa) | June 2, 2009 | Non-canon |
| Too Much Tingle Pack | TMTP | June 24, 2009 | Non-canon |
| Four Swords (Himekawa) | FS (Himekawa) | August 4, 2009 | Non-canon |
| Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love | RTBToL | August 6, 2009 | Non-canon |
| The Minish Cap (Himekawa) | TMC (Himekawa) | December 1, 2009 | Non-canon |
| Spirit Tracks | ST | December 7, 2009 | Canon |
| A Link to the Past (Himekawa) | ALttP (Himekawa) | February 2, 2010 | Non-canon |
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. | WarioWare: D.I.Y. | March 28, 2010 | Non-canon |
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase | WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase | March 29, 2010 | Non-canon |
| Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa) | PH (Himekawa) | September 7, 2010 | Non-canon |
| StreetPass Mii Plaza | StreetPass Mii Plaza | March 27, 2011 | Non-canon |
| Ocarina of Time 3D | OoT3D | June 19, 2011 | Canon |
| Four Swords Anniversary Edition | FSAE | September 28, 2011 | Canon |
| Skyward Sword (Krahulik) | SS (Krahulik) | November 15, 2011 | Non-canon |
| Skyward Sword | SS | November 20, 2011 | Canon |
| Dynasty Warriors VS | Dynasty Warriors VS | April 26, 2012 | Non-canon |
| Scribblenauts Unlimited | Scribblenauts Unlimited | November 13, 2012 | Non-canon |
| Nintendo Land | NL | November 18, 2012 | Non-canon |
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition | Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition | November 18, 2012 | Non-canon |
| Skyward Sword (Himekawa) | SS (Himekawa) | January 29, 2013 | Non-canon |
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | June 9, 2013 | Non-canon |
| The Wind Waker HD | TWWHD | September 20, 2013 | Canon |
| Sonic Lost World | Sonic Lost World | October 29, 2013 | Non-canon |
| The Misadventures of Link | TMoL | November 1, 2013 | Non-canon |
| A Link Between Worlds | ALBW | November 22, 2013 | Canon |
| Mario Kart 8 | MK8 | May 30, 2014 | Non-canon |
| Hyrule Warriors | HW | September 26, 2014 | Non-canon (superseded by Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition) |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | SSBfN3DS | October 3, 2014 | Non-canon |
| Bayonetta | Bayonetta | October 24, 2014 | Non-canon |
| Bayonetta 2 | Bayonetta 2 | October 24, 2014 | Non-canon |
| One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X | One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X | November 13, 2014 | Non-canon |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | SSBfWU | November 21, 2014 | Non-canon |
| Majora's Mask 3D | MM3D | February 13, 2015 | Canon |
| Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate | Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate | February 13, 2015 | Non-canon |
| Link's Hijinks | LH | August 7, 2015 | Non-canon |
| Super Mario Maker | Super Mario Maker | September 10, 2015 | Non-canon |
| Tri Force Heroes | TFH | October 23, 2015 | Canon |
| Twilight Princess HD | TPHD | March 4, 2016 | Canon |
| Hyrule Warriors Legends | HWL | March 25, 2016 | Non-canon (superseded by Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition) |
| My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess | MNPTP | March 31, 2016 | Non-canon |
| Monster Hunter Generations | Monster Hunter Generations | July 15, 2016 | Non-canon |
| Picross 3D: Round 2 | Picross 3D: Round 2 | September 1, 2016 | Non-canon |
| Swapdoodle | Swapdoodle | November 17, 2016 | Non-canon |
| Breath of the Wild | BotW | March 3, 2017 | Canon |
| Twilight Princess (Himekawa) | TP (Himekawa) | March 14, 2017 | Non-canon |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | MK8D | April 28, 2017 | Non-canon |
| Monster Hunter Stories | Monster Hunter Stories | September 8, 2017 | Non-canon |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Skyrim | November 17, 2017 | Non-canon |
| Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition | HWDE | May 18, 2018 | Non-canon |
| Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate | Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate | August 28, 2018 | Non-canon |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | SSBU | December 7, 2018 | Non-canon |
| Cadence of Hyrule | CoH | June 13, 2019 | Ambiguously-canon |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Super Mario Maker 2 | June 28, 2019 | Non-canon |
| Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch | LANS | September 20, 2019 | Canon |
| Ring Fit Adventure | Ring Fit Adventure | October 1, 2019 | Non-canon |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | HWAoC | November 20, 2020 | Non-canon |
| Template:StBotW | StBotW | TBD | Canon |
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