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The Zelda timeline is the theoretical ordering and connection between the various games in {{Zelda| Series}}. While various Nintendo employees have stated in interviews that there is an official timeline for the series, | The Zelda timeline is the theoretical ordering and connection between the various games in {{Zelda| Series}}. While various Nintendo employees have stated in interviews that there is an official timeline for the series,<ref>[e.g. http://www.zeldadungeon.net/Interviews-2010-07-21-Official-Nintendo-Magazine-Eiji-Aonuma.php]</ref> it remains a closely guarded secret. However, devising timelines and debating the relative merits of various proposals has become a cottage industry among Zelda enthusiasts with forums, articles, discussion groups, and online videos devoted to developing and debating timeline theories. | ||
A thorough review and assessment of the myriad of timeline proposals would be both impossible and outside the scope of the present article; however, the debate can usefully be broken down for the uninitiated. | A thorough review and assessment of the myriad of timeline proposals would be both impossible and outside the scope of the present article; however, the debate can usefully be broken down for the uninitiated. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
Some theorists also debate over the possibility that the [[Hero's Shade]] in {{Zelda| TP}} may be Link from {{Zelda| OoT}} and {{Zelda| MM}}. | |||
Whatever the number of Links, another interesting question arises concerning the relationships between the various Links. Are the various Links part of a bloodline, reincarnations of the same entity, or simply separate individuals all chosen for a similar purpose? This and other questions of [[Zelda lore]] are intimately tied with timeline theorizing. (See section below on relation to other Zelda theory) | |||
===Retcons?=== | ===Retcons?=== | ||
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==Relation to Other Zelda Theory== | ==Relation to Other Zelda Theory== | ||
==References== | |||
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