#but also i choose to believe totk was made not to just fck over lore enthusiasts and not just be explained away with

[petorahs]

as a longtime zelda fan im subscribing to the theory that skyward sword's ending caused another timeline split where:

a) ss!link dueled demise and sealed him in the master sword, subsequently putting fi into "a sleep without end". this is where every other game takes place

b) ss!link used the goddess statue to kill the imprisoned demise like it was supposed to happen before ghirahim messed everything up. this is where totk and botw take place.

it explains why botw/totk!zelda can still hear fi in the master sword despite no other hero after ss!link ever interacting with her (cause shes asleep), why there are two (2) imprisoning wars (pre-ALttP, and Totk's) and why the latest two games are so far removed from everything.

it also explains why totk!ganondorf became the second coming of the demon king, because demise was never truly killed in that timeline. link wished for the complete eradication of demise, not his hatred. the triforce makes no distinction between good and evil, after all.

in a), hyrule is founded by hylians from ss!zelda and link's time, in b) the zonai descended and rauru founded hyrule instead

the only debunk of this theory i see is b) timeline not having a fully forged master sword since ss!link took it with him to kill demise. a) timeline still having the mother goddess statue brought down to the surface also has could be contested but i think that can be explained by skyward sword needing to end in a closed timeloop, and the triforce's power doing its thing. thoughts?

#aishi.txt #the legend of zelda #totk #botw #skyward sword #tears of the kingdom #breath of the wild #aishi.docx #sadge cause i wanted to believe that botw (being a series reboot) took place after the original legend of zelda on snes #like how fitting #but also i choose to believe totk was made not to just fck over lore enthusiasts and not just be explained away with #'oh the other games are just legends nothing more' like i dont think they would simply invalidate the rest of the series like that #this theory appeases nintendo's desire to wipe the timeline debate clean and start fresh #while also appealing to the lore fans like me LOL #and ofc not invalidate every other game #anyway thats my take. love totk despite its silly lore #theres also something to be said about a) timeline's zonai. i think they essentially became the twili in a) but thats another theory #for another day