This is more of a question than a full fledged theory, but it puzzled me so I thought I'd ask for your guys opinion on it. When recently reading a section about the Triforce in the Zelda Encyclopedia, I noticed this line-
SS (Zelda and Link) The destruction of Demise
ALttP (Link) The undoing of the damage Ganon did
ALBW (Zelda and Link) Lorule's triforce to return
WW (tkotrl) For Ganondorf to be submerged under the sea along with Hyrule
So which of these is it referring to, if any? Probably not SS, because you can't make somebody not dead anymore. As for ALttP, Hyrule doesn't seem to have gone to a worse state by the time of ALBW so probably not (but if not, why?). I can see Lorule's Triforce disappearing, but then that mamakethe ending a little shallow. However, for WW, this could imply the the re-emergence of Hyrule (and of Ganondorf) could be possible in the Adult Timeline, which is the sort of story option Ninty likes to have available in case they need it. Am I misunderstanding or overthinking something here? Probably. But it seems like a very specific bit of information I can't exactly account for.
In pretty much every section I've read in this book, if they include a detail it's to explain how something from a certain game does in fact make since. For example, the line above about the first-come-first-serve rule explains why the triforce disappeared when tkotrl jumped in and made a wish on it before Ganondorf could. But then, what the heck is that death clause referring to? What's the implication of that, that triforce wishes can un-come true as soon as the wisher dies? Here's a list of all the triforce wishes I can think of atm-It is capable of granting the wish of those who lay hands on it, but only the first person to touch it will have their wish granted; it is said that their wish will hold true until the user dies.
SS (Zelda and Link) The destruction of Demise
ALttP (Link) The undoing of the damage Ganon did
ALBW (Zelda and Link) Lorule's triforce to return
WW (tkotrl) For Ganondorf to be submerged under the sea along with Hyrule
So which of these is it referring to, if any? Probably not SS, because you can't make somebody not dead anymore. As for ALttP, Hyrule doesn't seem to have gone to a worse state by the time of ALBW so probably not (but if not, why?). I can see Lorule's Triforce disappearing, but then that mamakethe ending a little shallow. However, for WW, this could imply the the re-emergence of Hyrule (and of Ganondorf) could be possible in the Adult Timeline, which is the sort of story option Ninty likes to have available in case they need it. Am I misunderstanding or overthinking something here? Probably. But it seems like a very specific bit of information I can't exactly account for.