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The Legend of Zelda series’ timeline has been something we’ve held onto for ages, and has helped us further immerse ourselves in the Legend of Zelda World. Playing a game, knowing that there is a rich history behind each of these characters, behind each of these locations, knowing we could search for and discover various references and easter eggs from previous games, has helped make the games feel so real, like Hyrule is a place in some distant universe that exists whether we’re playing there or not. But one issue that has cropped up for the Legend of Zelda series as of late is where in the world Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom show up on that timeline. Well, Nintendo may have officially revealed where in the timeline these two games have appeared.

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[gabriel]

1:24 he casually described Star Wars Canon problem

[insanemakaioshin]

Hylia’s kingdom was never called Hyrule. It was just the surface.

[Clyde-S-Wilcox]

BOTW & TOTK take place unthinkably far after all the other games. All Hyrules in all timelines have vanished and the timelines heal into one. Rauru becomes the first king of a new Hyrule.

[Mid_Night]

Take a shot every time you hear time or timeline...gonna be on my deathbed.

[donaldwright]

We do know "Skyward Sword" has to at least be canonical with "Breath of the Wild" & " Tears of the Kingdom", because we hear Fi's voice when Zelda is talking to the Master Sword in "Tears of the Kingdom".

[jayisgreg]

Oh my god guys please get a proof reader this video is written like a middle schooler wrote it

[ReapeX]

Older Zelda Games = Era of Myth
Botw and Totk = Era of Prosperity
Era of Prosperity happens after the Era of Myth. We know this for sure due to the developers comments.
However, due to time travel we have no idea exactly what happened in the past timeline. Great video though, thought provoking :D

[noppornwongrassamee]

Technically speaking, you can have bootstrap loops in branching timelines multiverse. You just have to understand that time lines are paths you travel, and sometimes a path loops back on itself.

[djkid]

So we could say both games are in a new time line the paradox time line that zelda created, that way we could have 4 timelines (Adult, child, Fallen/Hero defeated and paradox/Zelda made)

[joseantoniovillanuevalagun]

Your voice sounds exactly like the lighthouse guy, the one reading a tale to Morty in The Rick and Morty "Purge" episode.

[fatbjogin]

To me it exists way in the distant future with his own per say timeline that will prolly branch for the next 3D Zelda games.

[FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube]

Im writing this because some low info geek used the word " debunked" incorrectly and so im going full in on what was a thought experiment but screw it may as well break hearts.

As somebody who grew up with a spiritual connection to this franchise, and at one point I felt like I was the only person trying to work on a timeline back in the 90s... I have a hot take... there has never been a sequel. Continuity is all marketing sparked by appealing to a recommendation by Nintendo America back in 1989.

Show me a game that is not explained as a legend.. That clearly states a timeline split. That proves... no.. there isnt anything. Skyward sword and Tears of the Kingdom is the same point in time... THE SAME EVENTS...details change.. claims of reincarnation...just all part of the Legend.


I know what the arguments were before there was an official timeline. Continuity is simply a different type of priority in Japan, as part of my argument. Same with Hollywood... promises promises, but the executives are going to do what they are going to do and will tell you whatever you need to hear.

Take Majora's Mask for example, now compare it to the latest Green Knight movie relative to the King Arthur Legend. It's just a focus in and off the walls interdimensional mind trip Side Story.

The legend of King Arthur has done what exactly for continuity? Now I know King Arthur's not a franchise. And that detracts from my point exactly how... don't understand my point, probably best to keep it to yourself.


I wish the developers had a pre-planned continuity... instead it seems they have entirely relied upon fans rationalizing accidents. And it's quite possible the powers that b never planned on any game ever being a sequel... every game is a myth intended to show off game mechanics with a recognizable child fantasy facade.


I'm not at all nihilistic or cynical. I think it's impressive what Legend with so much substance has been created.

In the west we have so much talk about different universes and timelines.... those wonderful Japanese creators just wanted to tell a cool Legend. They know what the word means.

[ailaxl]

What if the timeline is the friends we made along the way?

[superwahrrior]

I think MatPat's theory still holds up.

[HuskiesGaming]

i don't know where hyrule warriors take place. though age of calamity does before breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom.

[Gecks]

dam! your neck is longer than a Giraffe neck with all the stretching you're doing

[To-B-Continued]

@Keegan Hughes - Why do you sound like that after every period or end of the sentence? Like you're adding an inflection to your voice. Sounds very odd.

[rowanbarber]

Very informative. Is Age of Calamity considered non canon?

[Caleb_Bravo]

There is no new timeline. The only update is that they added TotK next to BotW.

[emersonssbb]

Where is echoes of wisdom in the timeline. It has gorons so no way its part of the Link to the past timeline.