During the memory of Zelda knighting Link, Zelda says
Which indicates that this game takes place in the child timeline, after Twilight Princess.
But there's something that doesn't make sense to me.
The child timeline follows Link after he is sent back in time seven years following the defeat of Ganondorf. The Hero of Time isn't remembered, because he never existed in that timeline-- after Link warned Zelda, there was no need for a hero. Even though Zelda entrusted Link with the Ocarina of Time, and the events of Majora's Mask happened, none of that is on record. Majora's Mask happened in a parallel universe- no one in Link's world would know of any of that, save for the fairies and Skull kid. All that led to the Hero's Shade, in Twilight Princess, blah blah blah.
My point is, the Hero of Time didn't exist, as far as the child timeline goes. So, I'm thinking that maybe BotW doesn't take place in the child timeline. But it can't exist in the Adult era either, because Twilight Princess never happened.
So...I'm not sure what to think. If it can't exist in either of these scenarios...what if there's another branch somewhere? It would be the only conclusion I can come to that makes sense, but the question there is where the branch is, and what the branch consists of. Unfortunately, that's all I've got, but I figured I'd post this here and maybe someone could add to it? It's possible it's just a continuity error, but this is a pretty big snag.
Also, this may not be in the right section, so please feel free to move it if it's not! Still getting used to what goes where, so it's my bad if that's the case!
"...Whether skyward bound, adrift in time, or steeped in the glowing embers of twilight..."
But there's something that doesn't make sense to me.
The child timeline follows Link after he is sent back in time seven years following the defeat of Ganondorf. The Hero of Time isn't remembered, because he never existed in that timeline-- after Link warned Zelda, there was no need for a hero. Even though Zelda entrusted Link with the Ocarina of Time, and the events of Majora's Mask happened, none of that is on record. Majora's Mask happened in a parallel universe- no one in Link's world would know of any of that, save for the fairies and Skull kid. All that led to the Hero's Shade, in Twilight Princess, blah blah blah.
My point is, the Hero of Time didn't exist, as far as the child timeline goes. So, I'm thinking that maybe BotW doesn't take place in the child timeline. But it can't exist in the Adult era either, because Twilight Princess never happened.
So...I'm not sure what to think. If it can't exist in either of these scenarios...what if there's another branch somewhere? It would be the only conclusion I can come to that makes sense, but the question there is where the branch is, and what the branch consists of. Unfortunately, that's all I've got, but I figured I'd post this here and maybe someone could add to it? It's possible it's just a continuity error, but this is a pretty big snag.
Also, this may not be in the right section, so please feel free to move it if it's not! Still getting used to what goes where, so it's my bad if that's the case!