Fallen timeline is the timeline in which link fails to defeat ganon and he is sealed by zelda and the sages backstory to link to the past. This pages purpose is to retrace the history of all events related to minecraft, mojang and its employees in a less targeted manner than the different version history pages. Zelda breath of the wild 2 secrets cracked, major botw 2 changes. You had the legend of zelda the original, the adventure of link the sequel, a link to the past prequel, duh, and links awakening sequel to the. Breath of the wild and the excellent news that it will launch with nintendo switch on march 3. It can be tricky to keep up with the little heros story, so weve made it simple for you. To be fair, by 1998, only 5 zelda games existed, zelda 1, zelda 2, link to the past, links awakening, and ocarina of time.
Whenever i think of crazy zelda timeline speculation, i reflect over fond memories of me arguing with my younger cousin over the many years between ocarina of time and twilight princess. Yep, in wind waker its written all over that the hero had died. While this is the most recent home console version in the zelda series not counting the legend of zelda. Nintendo finally releases the official zelda timeline. A funny website filled with funny videos, pics, articles, and a whole bunch of other funny stuff. Jun 11, 2014 nintendo made every zelda fan excited today when they showed off some gorgeous footage from the upcoming zelda wii u release 2015. There is no zelda timeline, all games are retellings of. The legend of zelda is an actionadventure video game franchise created by japanese game designers shigeru miyamoto and takashi tezuka.
In 2011, to accompany the release of skyward sword, yet another prequel and celebrate the 25th anniversary, nintendo finally released the one true final official zelda timeline. The zelda timeline refers to the fictional chronology of the legend of zelda series. The legend of zelda has been one of nintendos most beloved and prolific series, with 16 games bearing this familiar brand over the past 27 years. Now that we live in an age with an official zelda timeline available to the public, many zelda fans, myself included, cant help but wonder where breath of. The official legend of zelda timeline has been updated. Breath of the wild doesnt fit anywhere on the zelda timeline. Because this is a sequel, it falls under the fallen hero timeline. Lttp and oot fleshed out the lore of the series universe. The timeline had previously existed in a highly confidential document conceived as early as 2005.
The zelda timeline has long been a matter of dispute among fans, but after the release of hyrule historia, they finally have an official ordering of the games in the series. So by this point miyamoto discussed a timeline in nintendo power. Nintendo finally releases the official zelda timeline the. Zelda timeline by dorkly new zelda, zelda funny, legend of. The furthest ive ever gotten in a zelda game was either honking the flute in link to the past or beating that leaf gliding dungeon in wind waker. This is the point where the master sword takes link whenever link returns the sword to the pedestal and emerges as a child in the past. Even with the release of an official timeline, it is still possible that this. Zelda corrupted the timeline by sending link back using the ocarina.
On december 21, 2011, nintendo released the book hyrule historia, which contained an official timeline created by the current zelda series director, eiji aonuma. Exploring the legend of zeldas nonhyrule worlds game informer. Triforce heroes place in the zelda timeline revealed. In july 2015, nintendo rereleased it for the wii u virtual console. Those that think the nes zelda games are last of the timeline 3. The evil wizard ganon has kidnapped princess zelda and link must collect 8 shards of the.
The end of ocarina of time caused a split in the zelda chronology. How zelda breath of the wild solves the zelda timeline. The two most recent games that have come out are both for the 3ds, with 20s the legend of zelda. The entire zelda timeline explained in seven minutes duration. An updated look at nintendos wacky zelda timeline ign. The complete legend of zelda timeline the leaderboard duration. I personally consider hyrule warriors and links crossbow training to be placed in a 4th timeline, where ganon was sealed after he received the triforce of power in ocarina of time, scattering his soul and body across time, space, and dimensions. Nov 22, 20 the legend of zelda s timeline finally makes sense. Twilight princess hd, a highdefinition remastering of twilight princess, was released for the wii u in march 2016.
Breath of the wilds new dlc offers another hint as to where the game fits on the zelda timelines, and in doing so, also raises more questions than it answers. Before hyrule historia was published, zelda fans had long debated the nature of a zelda timeline. Something about zelda breath of the wild animated speedrun. The only zelda timeline that is of consequence is the order you played the games in and experienced the wonder of what a zelda game has. Mar 12, 2020 legend of zelda theories the game theorists. The zelda timeline was originally introduced in 2011 with hyrule historia, a compendium released near the 25th anniversary of the long running adventure series. The game that started it all, the original legend of zelda on the nes introduced all of the key elements that are still in the series to date. The chronology of the legend of zelda series was a subject of much debate among fans until an official timeline was released within the. Nov 08, 2002 response to legend of zelda timeline 201 07. The legend of zelda, zeruda no densetsu, ou simplement zelda, est une serie. Ganondorf obtained the remaining triforce pieces from link and zelda, and was subsequently sealed within the corrupted sacred realm by the seven sages. The fallen hero timeline is the timeline branch in which link, the hero of time, despite his best efforts, was defeated by ganondorf in the final battle. Reincarnations in the legend of zelda zelda universe forums.
There are 8,025 articles and growing since this wiki was founded in june 2005. Breath of the wild is part of the legend of zelda franchise and is set at the end of the series timeline. At first it didnt seem so bad, but it was tough to go from skyward sword graphics and storyline to the legend of zelda intended for the original nintendo system graphics. Back in 2012, nintendo finally released an official timeline and now it has been updated to include the two latest releases in the series. That game took place in one of several branches of the overall zelda timelineafter a link to the past, between links awakening and the original legend of. The timeline dictates the order of canonical games in the legend of zelda series. This timeline was confirmed by nintendo upon the release of hyrule historia. Same goes for the real person at nintendo who made this official timeline. Skyward sword, minish cap, four swords, and then ocarina of time. A link to the past is now available to purchase in the nintendo wii u eshop. Zelda timeline theory is approaching mario timeline level of asinine.
Breath of the wild is a 2017 actionadventure game developed and published by nintendo for the nintendo switch and wii u consoles. But 3 timelines are created based on the three travel points used in the game, 2 created by the sword and 1 by zelda. Nintendo never really gave us many hints, but an accepted working theory was that ocarina of time was supposed to be the first in the timeline, and the. The zelda timeline is the silliest attempt to hamfist a series of otherwise unconnected games that ive ever seen. Why cant fans place botw whether you agree or disagree with the official zelda timeline that was. The exact timeline of the zelda games has been causing schoolyard arguments since the beginning, but there was a time when it was possible to make sense of it all without a phd in nerdiness. Though the series began in 1986, nintendo did not publish a master timeline until hyrule historia in 2011. Wind waker hd, its the very first story in the zelda chronology. The last half of this timeline might be inaccurate. Breath of the wild has been added to the series official timeline. In what order should i play the games in the legend of zelda. In fact, before the official timeline was announces, we, as zelda fans are split into different groups.
Official the legend of zelda timeline gets updated with two. My legendary hero emerged from the shrine of resurrection after a 100year slumber, healed from his mortal wounds to once again take on calamity ganon and vanquish the world of evil only to be killed by a bokoblin literally 5 minutes later. The legend of zelda is an actionadventure video game franchise created by japanese game. This timeline is somewhat of an alternate reality of the adult timeline. The decline timeline is one of the three timelines occurring after ocarina of time. Initially, john proposed we play through the zelda games in the order they were released. The zelda timeline refers to the fictional chronology of the legend of zelda.
Its here that the chronologically first link in the zelda timeline gets his bearings and sets off to become a hero. Its nigh time the zelda community grow up and accept that there is no timeline and the hyrule historian timeline was given to us haphazardly so that we would stop bothering nintendo about a silly timeline. Its precise chronology of events has been hotly debated among fans. Some correctly posited that the timeline was split between child link and adult link timelines when zelda sent adult link back in time after he defeated ganondorf in ocarina of time. In the decline timeline, link fails to defeat ganon at the end of ocarina of time, resulting in ganon taking over hyrule. So, if this new official timeline is to be believed which it should, since eiji aonuma, the current head of the zelda series served as a supervising editor on the art book in which the. Breath of the wilds new dlc has fans debating the zelda. Devoted fans spent hours, weeks, even months of their lives trying to crack the code behind the zelda timeline, in the process forging complex and convoluted theories from the most minute of details in order to prove their own unique take on how the games all tied together. Adult timeline follows the hyrule after adult link defeats ganon in oot, however since link was sent back, there are no future heroes story for wind waker. The only zelda timeline that is of consequence is the order you played the games in and experienced the wonder of what a. Jan 17, 2017 last week, we got an incredible new trailer for the legend of zelda.
I like the idea of the zelda timeline, but i think games. At e3 2015, nintendo announced the legend of zelda. It wasnt until 2011, 25 years after the first zelda game, that nintendo even released that timeline, which finally. Oct 25, 2015 that game took place in one of several branches of the overall zelda timeline after a link to the past, between links awakening and the original legend of zelda. Link can only access through various warp cracks in the hyrule equivalent area. The exact timeline of the zelda games has been causing schoolyard arguments since the. Nintendo of america, nintendo of america on twitter. There are newer versions of this gallery available. Jan 20, 2015 something about zelda breath of the wild animated speedrun. The wiki format allows anyone to create or edit any article, so we can all work together to create a comprehensive database for the legend of zelda series. Because this is a sequel, it falls under the fallen hero timeline directly after links awakening. A link between world and 2015 s the legend of zelda.
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