Oh man, the timeline placement is taking me for a flippin ride, tell ya what.I have exactly two theories left.The fallen hero timeline makes the most sense, I think. The latest in the timeline, in fact. That would explain how we have species from Wind Waker in Hyrule. It would also make sense to be a ways after Zelda 1, this being a spiritual sequel to it and all. That is the most likely answer in my opinion.However. I refuse to abandon the possibility that we will finally be playing the Original Link.We have the Sailcloth, which as we know was a gift to OG link from Hylia herself (in the early showings of the game they straight-up referred to it as the sailcloth from SS). That thing has never made a reappearance. This might be the original. We have robot-like monsters that certainly would have found a home in Skyward sword- specifically in the past, as seen in Lanayru desert. All the references to the Sheikah, who were so important in Hyrule’s history (despite being absent or hiding for most of the series). I really think it’s possible all the wind waker things are a ruse and it’s actually far in the past. (I mean, everyone can tell the Koroks evolved from the Kokiri, who I theorized evolved from the Kikwi, but I mean. There’s nothing to say the kikwi went right to korok and the kokiri form was specifically from the deku tree of OOT.)
I lied, I have 3 theories. I think it’s either really late in the downfall timeline, the ORIGINAL link (which admittedly is the least likely what with the memory deal), or it’s somewhere between Skyward Sword and Minish Cap. This does look wonderfully like a growing Hyrule. I like the idea of the Calamity Ganon being like. Baby Ganon. Ganon-pre-Ganondorf.
