Tears Of The Kingdom Leak Hints At A Major Link Time-Travel Change
Allegedly leaked character designs for suggest that the upcoming sequel might have Link traveling through time. Nintendo has been sparing when it comes to revealing story details, but trailer tidbits suggest themes of healing from Hyrule's calamitous past. If the art book leaks for are accurate, players may confront that past more directly than expected.
series has a deceptively complex body of lore, with millennia of Hyrule history and branching story paths depending on whether Link successfully defeated Ganon in. Although has always been presented as part of 's timeline, it may also tie in elements from other games in order to repair the fractured kingdom.
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The supposed leaks from show an alternate Link design, where he takes on a more childlike, cartoonish appearance. Although many associate Toon Link with, this design's oval-shaped eyes and blocky construction better resemble the hero in the Switch remake. is an outlier; although it's set in a dimension in which Ganon defeated Link, its events don't impact the timeline because they’re entirely within Link's dream. Still, is part of a universe in which unspeakable ruin has been visited upon Hyrule, and ifthe next installment returns to that universe, that might provide a hint to familiar elements in 's story.
In, Link may revisit the worlds of other games in order to prevent Ganon's repeated resurrection. It meshes with what little is already known about the game, which brings back disparate elements from across the series like floating islands from, magical tears from, and now potentially a cartoonish young Link from .
This would represent a triumphant celebration of the series, which is approaching
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