Merging Zelda Timelines Certainly Seems More Likely After TOTK Art Leaks
What will do with theseries' split timeline has been the subject of speculation since the release of. The series was once split into three timelines after the events of; however, they merged into one in. then introduced a new timeline split by meddling with the events before. Although this has left 's placement in the series' overarching timeline unclear, recent leaks point toward the team bringing the incompatible events of and back together.
Thus far, it has seemed impossible for to merge the timelines of and. In the story of , the guardian Terrako is with Zelda a century before the events of when she seals Ganon. Terrako accidentally travels back in time and uses this opportunity to warn Link about the future rise of Calamity Ganon. Because of this warning, Link, Zelda, and the Champions manage to seal Calamity Ganon away forever, in turn preventing the events of from ever happening. This causes a clear split in the timeline, as can not exist if also happened.
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Leaks from the art book have shown that the game is likely to merge and s timelines despite the complications of doing so. This has been suggested by the artwork for Purah, who in is a smaller, older lady, but in (and potentially based on the leaks) is a younger, taller woman. Since takes place after, Purah should have only grown older between the two games. Thus, it seems that more time traveling will happen in which will connect it to .
Though prevents the events of from happening, its post-game does offer a potential way for their differing timelines to merge. Terrako sacrifices itself to help defeat Calamity Ganon in the climax of. However, in the post-game, players can collect
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