Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom's Timeline Placement Gives One Species A Dark Fate

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With now having an official timeline placement, it is clear that the members of one race in the game have a depressing fate awaiting them. As complex as ’s timeline can be, the relatively stand-alone nature of most games means that they can be played independently of each other, included. However, taking the events of other games into account can still give extra context to the events of each game, as well as show how well Hyrule fares in the long run after being saved.

On the surface, the ending of is a happy one, as can be expected of a game. However, looking below the surface, especially in the context of the wider franchise, will still reveal less positive aspects to this resolution. For example, one character must clearly address a tragedy following the conclusion of , something that is evident just within the game itself. But regardless of this, the problems that the inhabitants of Hyrule will face in the long term far eclipse the immediate consequences of the game’s events.

shows both the River and Sea Zora living in relative harmony, and their relationship only improves over the course of the game. However, although the Sea Zora are as friendly as they have always been in the games since they were introduced in, the River Zora have had a much more tumultuous relationship with Hyrule, having originally been monsters in the original. And sadly for the Zora,given ’s timeline placement, it is clear that this is their direct future.

is now officially placed within the Fallen Hero timeline, the branch of the timeline created by Ganon defeating Link in the final battle of. More specifically, it is preceded by and, and is then followed by and. This means that Chief Dradd’s River Zora are effectively doomed to become the entirely hostile monsters faced by Link in the original title.

features Zora clearly more in line with the River Zora than Sea Zora, who are nominally ruled over by Queen Oren. However, Oren herself warns Link that many of her subjects are becoming