wtf
here how timeline go
ocorina of time
majora's mask
a link to the past
links awakning
orcale of ages and seasons
legend of zelda1
legend of zelda 2
wind waker
phantom hour glass
twlight princess


i know cus i make video games

Hahahahaha! You sure are a n00b, your timeline is full of errors:

·Nintendo said that Twilight Princess goes between Majora's Mask and The Wind Waker.

·The last use of the Master Sword is in A Link to the Past, you would have know if you finish the game.

·You forgot the Four Swords trilogy.

·Ganondorf escapes from his seal for the first time in THE WIND WAKER, not in A Link to the Past, also that raises a point, if he was killed in Zelda 1, how can he be sealed on Wind Waker, eh, dood?

Those are your errors.

That was very good, and almost correct, except for majora's mask. It was a bridge that took place in between the ocarina of time. After link learned the song of time and got Epona, he left Hyrule for seven years, which seemed to go by in minutes.

This timeline theory is wierd. And Iamhim we're all a bunch of noobs when it comes to this timeline theory. It'll take years to figure it out. We all make mistakes.

Though this may be a bit minor compared to the actual series length, but:

I've been a Zelda master for at least 8-10 years. I'm not a noob.

Well, I'm not sure about the timelines, but I'll give it a shot.

We know so far that Minish Cap is the first in the Zelda timeline, right?

Minish Cap

And it gets complicated here. At the end of Ocarina of Time, Link gets sent back to childhood. So I'll call this the Young Link timeline. As for the other, all I know is that Adult Zelda remains in the timeline that Adult Link was is, weilding the Master Sword. So that'll be the Adult Zelda timeline.

Minish Cap -> Ocarina of Time -<(Time Split)

So first, We'll work on the only timeline I fully understand: The Young Link timeline. So Link goes to Termina, Starting the events of Majoras Mask.

Minish Cap -> Ocarina of Time -> Majoras Mask

Then Twilight Princess is said to be before Windwaker and After Ocarina of Time. Then you also have Phantom Hourglass.

Minish Cap -> Ocarina of Time -> Majoras Mask -> Twilight Princess -> Windwaker -> Phantom Hourglass

Next is the somewhat complicated one. Oracles of Ages and Oracles of Season. There are two separate Timelines, right? In both timelines, these events are happening at the same time. Oracle of Seasons goes into the Young Link timeline and Oracle of Ages go into the Adult Zelda Timeline.

Minish Cap -> Ocarina of Time -> Majoras Mask -> Twilight Princess -> Windwaker -> Phantom Hourglass -> Oracles of Seasons

That is it so far for the Young Link timeline. The only timeline I fully understand. I'll post again after I find out more about the Adult Zelda timeline.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=15194&type=mov&pl=game
check this!

Spoiler A Person Whos Completed Twilight Princess has Found this out from a In-game Character

quote

The Zelda series does follow a storyline, (which Nintendo
themselves admitted to) and the games take place in a specific
order. Windwaker actually takes place AFTER all of the Zelda
games, while Ocarina of Time is near the beginning of the Hyrule
storyline. So, while the NES and SNES Zeldas, along with Link's
Awakening, Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time all feature the real
Link, those take place at the very beginning of the series.
Twilight Princess says that the main character of THIS
game, whatever you choose his name to be, wears the clothes and
is endowed with the spirit of an ancient hero that once saved the
realms.
Windwaker makes the announcement at the very beginning of
the game saying "There was once a hero clad in green who fought
back evil..." (I will not add more because of what it will give
away in the storyline)
So check this out: When you get the final technique, Great
Spin, the skeleton that has been training you gives you the
following speech:
"Although I accepted life as the hero, I could not convey
the lessons of that life to those who came after. At last, I have
eased my regrets."
So, Link could find nobody talented enough to carry on his
abilities, and waited to find you before his soul could move on
into the afterlife in peace.
Another connection can be made that links (no pun intended)
the skeleton warrior to the Hero of Time... he tells you the
first time that he meets you that he is the last of his people,
and that the skills he is teaching you are passed on from back
into his bloodline.
A Link to the Past refers to the Link in that particular
game as the last descendant of the seven knights that defended
the Royal Family, and one that carries the abilities of their
bloodline. Besides the courage he carries from his ancestors, it
is remarked that he also carries their abilities.
Thus, I have come to this conclusion: There are three
separate heroes through the entire Zelda series. Link, the hero
in Twilight Princess who becomes embedded with Link's courage and
who is trained by Link, and a little green man that saves Hyrule
from being flooded many years in the future. If the heroes can
change, can't Gannondorf?

Zelda series order:

1 - Ocarina of Time
2 - Majora's Mask
3 - A Link to the Past
4 - Zelda II, The Adventure of Link
5 - Link's Awakening
6 - The Legend of Zelda
7 - Twilight Princess (New Hero)
8 - Windwaker (New Hero)
Because of their multiplayer intent and my
misunderstandings of the storylines, I do not count either Four
Swords Adventures or the Oracle of Seasons to be an actual tale
of what happened within the realm of Hyrule. Rather, I see these
games as just an enjoyable addition that allows for more Legend
of Zelda gameplay.

Its a Theory but a good one and he found this out off TP its Pretty Convincing

i do agree with most of what they said here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMLDWAMuAbI
and here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaCEd4nwUP0&mode=related&search=
but my problem is there "placement" of both oracle games, i think they should go in between legend of Zelda 2 and the four swords, but not as a regular adventure right after each other, but one that he had to take a detour depending on what game you played, either the one with the night time, or the day time look in the background.

seems cool

now that i thought about it a while, i pretty sure this is the timeline through my eyes.
MC
OoT
hyrule a
MM
FS
ALttP
LA
LoZ
AoL
path a
OoS
path b
OoA
hyrule b
WW
PH
TP

I won't say too much, because reading all these different ideas has given me an extreme headache, but I just wanted to point something out. There is no divergent timeline. I have heard repeatedly that it diverges when Link is sent back in time at the end of Ocarina of Time, but that makes no sense. At the beginning of Wind Waker, it tells the story of the Hero of Time saving Hyrule, which everyone agrees is a description of the events of Ocarina. Now, and listen to me on this, if Link is sent back in time and does not save the Hyrule from Ganon, why would they honor the Hero of Time? They wouldn't remember him, because he never would have saved them. But they remember him, and honor him even until the events of Wind Waker, meaning that at some point after Ocarina, Ganon returns and there is no Link to stop him, for whatever reason. Now, if you see a flaw in my logic, I'll welcome any criticism.

And by the way, there are a couple things we can be sure of:

1. Ocarina of Time comes before, and is directly connected to, A Link to the Past (this is explicitly implied by the 7 Sages of Ocarina sealing away Ganon, and then the Wiseman's Seal (later retroactively changed to the Sage's Seal for the GBA remake.)

2. Twilight Princess comes before Wind Waker and after Ocarina (this was stated by Nintendo, deal with it)

3. Minish Cap is a mystery. While the land is different, seeming to indicate that it might take place very late in the series, after Link and Tetra discover a new land and name it Hyrule, this is also the only game where the traditional Hero's costume doesn't start out with a cap. Ezlo says something to the effect of "this is the first time I've seen you with a hat," which may indicate this game being one of the earliest in the timeline. Therefore, we don't know crap. When we get more information regarding the Four Sword's connection with the rest of the series, then we can figure it out.

4. There are different Links (again, just deal with it. I saw that one of you was saying that it was all the same Link, and that he kept getting amnesia and magical age reversals, and the only conclusion that I can come to from this is that you must wear a helmet while you sleep. Just to be safe. Miyamoto himself stated that there were different Links, and I'd tend to believe the creator and creative director of the damn series. He also said that Wind Waker is the latest in the timeline, so I'd go with that, too.)

And before any of you say it, yes, I know I didn't give any of my own theories about the chronological order of the games. That is because the purpose of my post is just to give my opinion on a common misconception. I know it is easier to bust on other peoples theories, which is why I did it.

Thank you, and good night.

that might be true, BUT if you watch the beginning sequence of wind waker it never mentions anything of the twilight princess, not even about the hideous black creatures descending from the sky as if from nowhere. also, i know that ALttP is connected to Oot, but link wasn't worried about hyrule, he was worried about finding navi, his fairy friend and companion. they might have stated that, but do you remember what they said about phantom hourglass , they might change there mind about that as well.

And ALttP never mentions anything of and Ocarina of Time. So what? The opening sequence of Wind Waker is meant to create more questions than answers, since it tells you that no hero came to save the day, but you don't find out that Hyrule was flooded to save it until later. So if you are going to use a lack of connection as an argument, show me some precedent for it. Very few of the games have any concrete connections between them. Hell, if you want to make that argument, then you don't even need to agree that Oot and ALttP are connected, you could just say that there appears to have been many sages throughout the years, and they could have sealed Ganon in the Sacred Realm multiple times. Plus, what does Link looking for Navi have to do with anything? Link goes looking for Navi in MM, possible never heard from again, unless he is the Golden Wolf, which seems possible. The Link in PH is the same Link from WW, who was specifically stated to be separate from the Oot Link. PH Link may discover a fairy, but that doesn't have to mean anything. I would love it if the fairy was Navi, though. Oh, and I thought about this, too.

Oot - MM same Link

LoZ - AoL same Link

ALttp - LA same Link

WW - PH same Link

OoA - OoS same Link

Beyond these, who knows? Again, all the critics are welcome to do their thing.

Let's see, first of all, does anyone remember what happened in the end of Aol?, if ganon was killed in Tloz, then Link seemingly did defeat those bad guys in Aol, his shadow and somekind of mage thing, and then get's a triforce (was it yellow or red?) what does that mean?.

Another veery important thing:

Where the *bleep* are Zoras and Zolas(the river Zoras) in WW? Not a one can be seen, except jabujabu, but he's just a fish.
Do you think that Zora's domain could be frozen at that time?