Post on 22-May-2015
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Table of Contents• Introduction• The Legend of Zelda• Zelda II: Adventure of Link• A Link to the Past• Link’s Awakening• Ocarina of Time• Majora’s Mask• Oracle of Ages/Seasons• Four Swords• Wind Waker• The Split Timeline• Four Swords Adventures• Minish Cap• Twilight Princess • Phantom Hourglass• Spirit Tracks• Skyward Sword
Introduction• The most cheriched
videogames of all time have spiraled into long lasting franachises.
• Many of these series evolved into legends of their own.
• Few sparked more interest, mystery, and imagination than the Legend of Zelda.
• Released in 1987• Very basic plot• Save Zelda from the evil Ganon• Most of the story is told through the
manual
• Ganon, weilding the Triforce of Power invades Hyrule looking for the Triforce of Wisdom
• Zelda sends Impa to look for a hero valiant enough to defeat Ganon and save Hyrule
• Splits the Triforce into 8 pieces
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
• Link sets out to find the triforce of courage to awake the slumbering princess Zelda (which is not the same as that of the last game)
• Sequel to the Legend of Zelda• Ganon’s minions are out for Link’s
blood which could be used to revive him.
• The manual tells more of the tale.
• Paints a broader picture of the Kingdom of Hyrule and its history.
• The manual hints to several mysteries spread throughout Hyrule, but does not reveal it.
• Prequel to the Legend of Zelda
• Established much of the foundational lore the rest of the series would eventually explore.
• The creation of Hyrule• The Master Sword• The origins of Ganon• Its prequel nature complicated the
timeline
• Sequel to A Link to the Past• Simple sidestory, does not
advance the overall chronology• Link sets out to hone his skills,
gets shipwrecked in Koholint Island
• Link learns that the only way to leave the island is to wake the Wind Fish
• Koholint was a dream of the Wind Fish
• Ship in the game’s ending would eventually help piece the timeline together
• Origin story• Link sets out to stop Ganondorf from
claiming the triforce with the aid of Princess Zelda
• Their actions unintentionally led to the downfall of Hyrule
• Link gathered the courage to travel between 2 time periods in order to awaken 7 sages and obtain the strength to defeat Ganondorf.
• Ocarina of Time provided deeper insight into the series’ mythos.
• Three godesses created Hyrule, when they departed they left behind the Triforce a relic that could grant one’s wishes
• The triforce is hidden away in the Sacred Realm
• Ganondorf, king of the Gerudo, eventually learned about the Triforce’s resting place and tried to take it for himself
• After Link defeats Ganondorf, Zelda decides to send Link back to his original time period
• The implications of this action would not be fully realized until later entries in the series
• Side story to Ocarina of Time• While searching for a friend, Link is
drawn into Termina, an alternate dimension.
• Termina is terrorized by the Skull Kid a forest imp from Ocarina of Time who stole an evil mask granting him great power.
• Link had 3 days to stop Majora’s Mask from bringing the Moon crashing down.
• Delivered an important clue concerning the timeline
• Took place after link was sent back in time to his original time period
• Link is sent by the Triforce to Holodrum and Labrynna two lands distant from Hyrule.
• Evil forces terrorized each land and Link set out to restore order before they fell into chaos.
• Behind the scenes, Ganon’s followers attempted to revive him.
• Story elements pointed towards other games in the series
• The triforce was unified in the game’s intro.
• Ship in the game’s ending pointed to Link’s Awakening’s beginning.
Four Swords
• Link is on a quest to defeat an evil Wind Mage named Vaati
• Plot was too ambiguous to place strictly anywhere in the timeline
• Eiji Aonuma confirms the game the oldest tale in the franchise
The Wind Waker
• Took place hundreds of years after Ocarina of Time
• Introduction told the tale of the downfall of the kingdom and the return of Ganon after being sealed in Ocarina of Time
• The Gods decide to flood Hyrule• Ganondorf uses the Triforce of
Power to break free from below the waves and seeks for a way to unify the Triforce to grant his wishes
• A new Link and Zelda rise to stop Ganondorf
• In the end, the Triforce washed the remains of Hyrule along with the Master Sword and Ganondorf
• The ending left plotholes in the timeline
• No Hyrule, no Master Sword, and no Ganon made it tough to place Wind Waker on the Timeline
The Split Timeline
• Eiji Aonuma confirms what fans had been speculating to be a split timeline as a result of Ocarina of Time’s ending
• Ocarina of Time’s ending had created two realities
• Majora’s Mask followed the events after Zelda sent Link back in time and he warned Zelda about Ganon
• Wind Waker followed what transpired after Link went back in Ocarina of Time in the future
Four Swords Adventures
• Sequel to Four Swords Vaati broke free from the Four Sword and Link defeated him once again
• Ganon is revealed as the true culprit• Link and Zelda seal him inside the
Four Sword
• Contained references to A Link to the Past and Ocarina of time, making it difficult to place in the timeline.
Minish Cap
• Prequel to the Four Swords games• Explains the origins of Vaati and the
Four Sword
Twilight Princess
• Before the game, Ganon is banished to the Twilight Realm, but manages to break free
• A new Link and Zelda join forces with Midna, the deposed Princess of the Twilight Realm and together, they vanquish Ganon
• Nintendo maintained that both the Wind Waker and Twilight Princess were sequels to Ocarina of Time
• Due to their drastically different settings it was clear that they took place in different timelines albeit on the same time period
Phantom Hourglass
• Direct sequel to Wind Waker• Link and Zelda set out to look for a
new Hyrule once the old one had been flooded
• They get cut up in a mysterious world which was threatened by an evil being called Bellum
• Link saves Zelda an they continue their journey
• Link and Zelda eventually found a new land which is the setting of this game
• Several generations passed and a plan was hatched to free an ancient evil from the Spirit Tracks that dotted the land
• A new Link and Zelda rise and defeat the demon called Malladus and return peace to Hyrule
Skyward Sword
• Skyward Sword takes place at the beginning of the timeline.
• Origin story of the Master Sword• The origins of Ganon are explained
in the form of Demise
• After being defeated, Demise cursed Link and Zelda into a cycle in which he would be reincarnated.
• Explains the story behind the godess Hylia who after a great war gave up her divine powers and became the mortal Zelda.
Hyrule Historia
• In 2011, Nintendo released Hyrule Historia which contained the official Zelda Timeline
• Nintendo revealed that there were not two timeline, they were actually three