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After a long wait due to what was mentioned in my last journal entry, I finally got my hands on Skyward Sword. It is amazing for the most part, but I kinda wish they had it where you can select the type of controls you want to use. Using the motion controls to be able to use the sword seems clunky at times. Other than that, everything else is awesome.
Anyway, I recently found out that SS is supposed to be a prequel to Ocarina of Time and that got me thinking about something I'm sure everyone has been thinking for years. What is the exact timeline of the Zelda series? Finding what I could, thanks to Zeldapedia, I apparently found that the games don't exactly share the same timeline and it's possible that there are alternate universes within the series.
Starting with the first game, the following timeline goes as such:
The Legend of Zelda --> The Adventure of Link
The next separate timeline goes:
Skyward Sword --> Ocarina of Time --> A Link to the Past --> Link's Awakening
And even then, that timeline is branched off depending on what happens in OoT.
Ocarina of Time (Child Timeline) --> Majora's Mask --> Twilight Princess
Ocarina of Time (Adult Timeline) --> Wind Waker --> Phantom Hourglass --> Spirit Tracks
From what I gather about that, since in OoT defeating Ganondorf reverts everything back to normal and Link is sent back to his child form where he then sets off to find Navi and soon going up against Majora's Mask, it is quite possible that the only way for WW to happen is if Link were to have failed at defeating Ganondorf, thus making Toon Link's world a "what if" scenario.
Next separate timeline:
Oracle of Ages <--> Oracle of Seasons
The last timeline contains the other Toon Link games that are separate from the others:
The Minish Cap --> Four Swords --> Four Swords Adventure
I'm starting to see why there is no official confirmation on the timeline as this can get very confusing.
Anyway, I recently found out that SS is supposed to be a prequel to Ocarina of Time and that got me thinking about something I'm sure everyone has been thinking for years. What is the exact timeline of the Zelda series? Finding what I could, thanks to Zeldapedia, I apparently found that the games don't exactly share the same timeline and it's possible that there are alternate universes within the series.
Starting with the first game, the following timeline goes as such:
The Legend of Zelda --> The Adventure of Link
The next separate timeline goes:
Skyward Sword --> Ocarina of Time --> A Link to the Past --> Link's Awakening
And even then, that timeline is branched off depending on what happens in OoT.
Ocarina of Time (Child Timeline) --> Majora's Mask --> Twilight Princess
Ocarina of Time (Adult Timeline) --> Wind Waker --> Phantom Hourglass --> Spirit Tracks
From what I gather about that, since in OoT defeating Ganondorf reverts everything back to normal and Link is sent back to his child form where he then sets off to find Navi and soon going up against Majora's Mask, it is quite possible that the only way for WW to happen is if Link were to have failed at defeating Ganondorf, thus making Toon Link's world a "what if" scenario.
Next separate timeline:
Oracle of Ages <--> Oracle of Seasons
The last timeline contains the other Toon Link games that are separate from the others:
The Minish Cap --> Four Swords --> Four Swords Adventure
I'm starting to see why there is no official confirmation on the timeline as this can get very confusing.
Here's Something Interesting
For those who live in the USA, remember when they put out a series of quarters that had US states on them and then they did a series based on national parks? Well they're doing another series of special quarters, this time featuring 20 trailblazing women. So far only two women have been named as part of this series, them being astronaut Sally Ride (who will be the first in the series) and poet Maya Angelou (who will be the fourth in the series). This series of quarters will debut next January and will continue on into 2025 according to the article. I'm almost curious as to who the other 18 women will be. If I had to place bets, I'm putting money on Harriet Tubman and Ruth Bader Ginsburg as two of the women in the series.
Crossovers Have Gotten Strange
As someone who likes crossovers, there are some that work and then there are some that make me ask "why, just why?" This falls into the latter as there is now an official crossover between the animé/manga series Seven Deadly Sins and the Netflix series Stranger Things. I don't know much about Seven Deadly Sins, been meaning to check it out in hopes that it's nothing like the porn series Fairy Tail, but I'm pretty sure the characters can curbstomp the Demogorgons. I guess this also technically qualifies Stranger Things as an animé now.
When Money is More Important Than People's Lives
In the times we're in right now, we need to do everything we can to help get rid of COVID so we can finally live normal lives. Unfortunately some people just don't care as long as they can put money in their own pockets. In this case, the Harvey Weinstein of the animé business decided to have a health center shut down just so he and his cronies could hold a convention. This doesn't really come as a surprise considering all of the dirty laundry that has been coming to the surface when it comes to Funimation over the past few years. Sabat's casting couch, Marchi changing scripts to insert her own politics, Rial making false accusations because she didn't get top billing in a movie, Schemmel acting like a diva and bashing on every other known Goku VA. These people have even gone as far as to treat their fans like grabage, even though it's the fans who help make them money in the first place. This is also why people have been pirating animé more in recent years because they don't
If You Use Wattpad, Bail Out Now
Wattpad was recently bought by Naver, the same company that owns Webtoons, for $600 million dollars. Why you might be asking? So Hollywood can use it for movie ideas and then sue the writers on Wattpad for copyright infringement. I don't know why someone would use Wattpad anyway. Fanfiction.net and ArchiveOfOurOwn.org are a thousand times better and have a WAY better selection of stories to read. And if you do somehow find a well written story on Wattpad, chances are it's already on the previously mentioned sights. So again, if you have a Wattpad account and don't want your works stolen, I suggest you take them down and go somewhere else.
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I was under the impression that at the end of OoT, Link went back to his childhood, ended up searching for Navi (Majora's Mask), and went forward to explore new lands (Oracle of Ages/Seasons, etc). He must have eventually returned home, because of his role as the wolf ghost/mentor in Twilight Princess... (wasn't he in the process of returning to Hyrule to save Zelda when his ship wrecked in Link's Awakening?)
I think you're right though, Wind Waker seems to be an alternate "what if" version in case Link ever failed to stop Ganon. (Or in case he was off saving some other world at the time).
Maybe there is an official storyline all set out, but I have a hard time believing that the early games are a part of it. I doubt they had planned it all out back then. Maybe it only applies to the newer games?
Interesting topic to think about.
I think you're right though, Wind Waker seems to be an alternate "what if" version in case Link ever failed to stop Ganon. (Or in case he was off saving some other world at the time).
Maybe there is an official storyline all set out, but I have a hard time believing that the early games are a part of it. I doubt they had planned it all out back then. Maybe it only applies to the newer games?
Interesting topic to think about.