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====Ganon==== | ====Ganon==== | ||
Though it is uncontroversial that there must be more than one Link and more than one Zelda in {{Zelda| Series}}, matters are not so clear in the case of Ganon. Fans divide on whether there are multiple incarnations of one Villain who has been sealed, released, killed, and revived multiple times. The issue is further complicated by the possibility of treating Ganon as a somewhat independent entity from Ganondorf. (Spoiler Alert!) While Ganon's human/Gerudo form, Ganondorf, was killed by the Master Sword in both {{Zelda| WW}} and {{Zelda| TP}}, the possibility that these events occur on different sides of a split timeline (see above) do not preclude these two iterations of Ganondorf from being the same entity. Furthermore, if {{Zelda| ALttP}} and {{Zelda| ALttP}} Occur on opposite sides of the split timeline, since only the beast form Ganon appears, some fans have conjectured that only the human form was destroyed in earlier games. | |||
Unlike Zelda and Link, one can reasonably theorize that there has thus far been only one Ganon; however, even if there are multiple Ganons, the question remains over how many. | |||
====Zelda==== | ====Zelda==== | ||
There are arguably no two games in the series feature the same Zelda. However, both {Zelda| LA} and the Oracles games mention Zelda though she is never (or only briefly) shown. In these cases one can question which Zelda incarnation is being mentioned. The more popular and more puzzling question is that of the Zelda mentioned in {{Zelda| AoL}} backstory. The {{Zelda| AoL}} backstory features a curses Zelda purported to be the first Zelda. Fans debate over whether this Zelda appears in any game, and if so which one, as well as whether this backstory has been "retconned." | |||
====Link==== | ====Link==== | ||
In many cases, it is clear that the Link in one game is the same as the Link in another game as in the case of {{Zelda| WW}} and {{Zelda| PH}}. There are other cases where the Link in one game is clearly different from the Link in another as in the case of {{Zelda| SS}} and {{Zelda| OoT}}. However, in several cases such as {{Zelda| LA}}, {{Zelda| OoS}}, and {{Zelda|OoA}}, the game suggests that Link has already saved Hyrule thus leaving open the question of which incarnation of Link these games depict. While one might consistently maintain that these Links have saved Hyrule in events which have not been depicted in any game, most theorists assume that the Link in the gameboy (color) titles is the same Link which appears in one of the other games. | |||
===Retcons?=== | ===Retcons?=== | ||
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==Evolution of Timeline Theories== | ==Evolution of Timeline Theories== | ||
==Other Zelda Theory== | ==Relation to Other Zelda Theory== | ||