How Nintendo is Rebooting Zelda (For Good!) 

If this theory doesn't play out, it'd be a huge missed opportunity. Love this

I like to think people not referring to the gloom as malice is cause they can tell they are two separate things. Malice is more like a thick goo with some vapor like forms. While gloom is a more thin liquid substance and not as thick as malice and is much more vapor/foglike as well. It also does more permanent damage and can even effect peoples personality and mood. They gave it a different name cause they can tell it's different.

Honestly, I'm not sure if OG fans would truly be ticked off from a reboot, I'm just happy that the 'The Legend of Zelda' title makes more sense, because Zelda's actions are truly legendary now, even if she isn't the main protagonist. First she was able to restrain Calamity Ganon for a hundred years, and then she traveled back in time, only to return the Master Sword to you 10,000 years later. The title just makes perfect sense now, since in the past applying it to a damsel in distress seems kinda facetious.

Whoa. Great job. I've been playing Zelda games for nearly 40 years and I still get excited for each new installment. I'm excited for how they tie in or don't tie in intentionally the next games and then the Zelda community sees some obscure item in Zelda game number 45 in a cave and we're all "whoa! This ties in to the adv of link when the townsperson says I am error and he said that because he ate a bad mushroom that only grows in this cave."

Great video! This could be the perfect way for Nintendo to revisit narrative ideas from prior games while having them be consistent throughout. That's not something they intended when the series started but now it could end up being something that is easier to make coherent sense of. It could just be a different universe altogether and the timeline we're familiar with took place in a different universe entirely.

There's still an old, broken down Guardian on top Robbie's new tech lab (the one that the Yiga Clan didn't take over). Makes sense what you said about Zelda wanting them out of commision and gone. I was hoping there would be some Guardians in TotK but it's ok. The game makes up for it imo.

Honestly, I don't think this is all that likely, but I AM SO ON BOARD for the series to do this. I'm also a fan of the idea that whole breath of the wild timeline takes place soooo long after the original three timelines as to make the split irrelevant, but it would be cool for the next game to tie the two together by keeping the same master sword: instead of forging like in skyward sword, the ancient hero could discover the ancient remnants of the original master sword and go on a quest that restores it, along with some lore that explains how it got there and ties it all in the last three games of the old timeline.

A sequel acting as a spiritual reboot, I’m on board for this. I can’t wait to see what’s next.

Pretty convincing. Especially them not mentioning the triforce in the latest 2 releases. Link to the past was a masterpiece. Cannot wait.

I never would have thought of this, but it's such an interesting and accurate theory with little to no inconsistencies, great job! If the next Zelda was an altered remake of a Link to the Past, I'd love it! There's another cool theory I've heard about that the Zelda timeline is a loop. The sky islands from TOTK become Skyloft and the other islands in Skyward Sword, and the timeline just repeats. This especially makes sense since the symbol for TOTK (an auroboros) is a loop, as well as a lot of Zonai symbolism. But that's the thing I love about Zelda games. It's all up to your own interpretation as the player. Anyways, sorry to bother you with this long comment. Cheers :)

Since i played botw I've had a theory that it would be a trilogy. My reasoning was based on my hopes of getting a sequel. At first i thought it was weird that link wasn't in his usual green clothes and there was heavy use of blue in the game and in the marketing/packaging. Blue was also the color of the source of his abilities, the sheikah slate. Usually blue in zelda is associated with the tri force of wisdom. which is the triforce associated with zelda. Now I see it as part of the sheikah since they used blue a lot. This is symbolic to how the sheikah had the wisdom to create machines that could protect from evil. Then totk comes out and link has a green arm and just like botw had blue, totk has green everywhere. The triforce of courage is associated with green and now the Zonai. The zonai had the courage to stand up against Ganon. So now we have 2 of the 3 pieces of the triforce as abilities for link. The 3rd installment will show link with red on him in some form and most likely be the source of his abilities and there will probably be a race that utilizes red in some capacity. Lastly we already have a connection to a hero (link) with red hair in totk. This just gets me really excited that this probably makes no sense at all.

Did this video need a spoiler warning?

I hadnt even thought about the sequel just because I've been enjoying this game so thoroughly. This theory is so fucking crazy and it makes absolute sense. They talk about the foundation of Hyrule, the hero, and all this other stuff so much yet we don't really get to see any of it; it's like scriptures or in passing conversations with NPCs. This would amazing

This has me beyond excited! I’d be thrilled with a reimagining of a LTTP

LTTP bunny Link connection to the ancient hero blew my mind. I've also been thinking we are seeing a retelling of the classic Zelda games since I finished TOK. Great video

about forging the master sword, at the end of the hyrule historia, there is the skyward sword manga, or shall I say, the one before! In this manga, Link had been imprisoned for four years and only gets out when the people realize they need his help to defend Hylia's land (not hyrule yet). At this moment, Hyila comes down on the land on Red (Loftwing) To help too. She gives Link the sword to reforge because only divines could weild it. We mention in Totk that the Zonaï where though to be gods. At the end, The castle is raised into the sky by the master sword as Link dies in the arm of the godess. The manga depicts Link as a hylian, but a lot of things are different from the story to character development in the mangas. For example: The Majora's mask manga was made at the SAME time as the game was in development. The mangaka only had the beginning cut scene and the base story line + characters to include.

The logic behind the Hyrule citizens never discussing the Calamity is very clever on your part. Excellent video.

I think the theory that makes the most sense is that everything we experienced in past games never happened in the way we remember them. As Hyrulians pass down stories from one generation to the next, they change ever so slightly. After over ten thousand years, the stories are barely recognizable apart from certain key events that happen. This applies to our memories of the stories in past games as well. In TotK, the story in the past era was what actually happened instead of what we remember in Ocarina of Time. Many key events remain the same, at least for the events in the downfall timeline. Demise is reincarnated in the form of Ganondorf, Ganondorf starts a rebellion against the kingdom of Hyrule killing the royal family, Ganondorf is sealed away by sages for a future hero to deal with. The differences in this era include that this was the era Hyrule was founded, there wasn't a Link in this era, the king was a Zonai, and the hero of time was Zelda who came from the future. This will be Nintendo's approach to dealing with the timeline in the future also. For the next game, the events of TotK and BotW will be tales mixed with both history and legend. There will never actually be a definitive truths to the stories that happen in any of the games as future games have the freedom to retcon the events in the others. The reason they intend to go this way is so they can tell whatever stories they want without feeling constrained by having to make it fit perfectly into the timeline. I am not a fan of this approach as having continuity improves the experience IMO.

I do believe we’ll get to play as the ancient hero at some point, but hopefully not going back and forth to a Hyrule map reused for a third time. I also believe the memories from Zelda’s time with Rauru and Sonya mirrors the events of Ocarina of Time, maybe even depicting that game but in a reboot type of way. But with our Zelda changing history as she travels back in time aiding the founding king.

Link To The Past was a game that formed my founding conception of what a video game was. If we get a "spiritual successor" to that in 5 years or so, I will be so excited!

This is legitimately one of the best zelda theories ive seen in a long time, a long time

There are some meta knowledge of the player, that Skyward Sword still holds water considering the fact that Fi is still here. Nintendo has also stated that it takes place so long after the original timelines. So it’s technically a reboot but, in a different way than Nintendo just saying “Other Zelda games? Never heard of it”.

Wait... heroines.. women.. seven.. A Link to the Past.. the seven heroines are the maidens from ALttP then. Oh man that makes sense

With the release date, 3 things to keep in mind: - The switch is on its last legs (it's processor released in 2015!) and there's no way the third game will release on it at this point. I'm guessing it could be a flagship for a new console, either a launch title like Breath or a year in to boost sales like Odyssey. It would likely *have* to be on a new console if the scope of the world increased further, giving them additional processing power. - They've got a *ton* of the game's structure/assets engineered, the breath/tears game engine has been developed for over a decade at this point. Most of new dev time would be less "how do we build an entire open world" and more "ok we have this massive existing open world, and the tech expanded to add 2.5 more open worlds to it seamlessly, now just iterate on a new world to implement" (yes, this is "draw the rest of the f^%king owl") - This game was also developed during a pandemic and the ensuing global supply-chain issues. They still managed to massively upgrade the engine, develop the depths and sky islands, etc in a year less than BOTW took. Assuming we don't end up in an even worse hellworld soon, I'd guess it could be 4-5 years... still a long wait but given how 2020 feels like last year it'll probably come up a lot faster than ya think haha. Also, random sidenote. I don't expect news until like, a year before it comes out. Breath took 6 years between announcement and release and Tears took 4, and I think they've learned from recent releases (Metroid Dread/Prime Remaster in particular) that shorter hype cycles generate a lot more engagement and don't lead to as many players expecting too much and being disappointed. You can see this with the new NSMB game as well.

This is very possible, and I’d love to see a reimagining of LttP and OoT. But I’ve also heard a theory that Skyward is also a timeline split - where Demise is destroyed by the Triforce and Skyloft descends and where Link defeats Demise and Skyloft and the Triforce remain in the sky for far longer

Sheikah Tech was torn apart off screen, they didn't explain it, but it was obviously all taken down to prevent another Calamity Ganon. Malice was a manifestation of Ganondorf/Ganon/Calamity Ganon's rage. It was anger manifested. Gloom has a greater purpose. Gloom drains the strength of anyone who touches it and feeds it to Ganondorf. Want proof? Just play the final fight and pay close attention to where Ganondorf is. Look at all the Gloom Roots underneath Hyrule. Look where they point. You'll notice that all of it points toward Ganondorf. He is drawing in strength from Gloom to restore himself.

What if what actually happened is that some great event happens where someone used the triforce to merge the timeline and recreate the world or something like that? And that's why you see so many familiar locations and the whole land is just a mishmash of past games. This would explain why nobody is aware of the triforce and how the kingdom got refounded once again. It would also explain the zonai. Whatever wish they made probably change the world so much that it created a new race.

Holy shit what an awesome video and concept for the third game, really hope it’s true. You might have something here

I'm just thinking: 7 Maidens + Link in ALTTP, 7 Gerudo Warriors + 8th Warrior in BotW... coincidence? The Ancient Hero do be looking kinda sus with that red Gerudo hair.

While I do think you're stretching on some points (Link's hair color, Ganondorf "shadowing" Link's movements in TotK, etc.), I personally LOVE this idea as a pitch for the next Zelda. That said, I think the implications of this - if it were to be executed in a manner that expands upon and vivifies the world(s) of Hyrule - necessitate more advanced hardware in order to run it all. Granted, I don't know much about making games - I just don't know if what I'm imagining would be able to run on a Switch. As for the Zelda timeline itself, I have always subscribed to the idea that the Legend of Zelda is, indeed, just that - a legend; a myth of sorts. Barring some (what I would call) "deuterocanonical" and "apocryphal" installments that expand on the basic "ABC" plot you mentioned (Majora's Mask and so on) and others that directly reference events from other games, I like to think that the Legend of Zelda is - like any other bit of myth, legend, or folklore - more akin to a sort of oral tradition that, over millennia and vast stretches of cultural geography, is subject to constant revision, mutation, and augmentation to suit the sensibilities and values of zeitgeist wherein the story is being told. What I might like to see at some point in the future - if the folks at Nintendo ever have the cajones to sign off on it - would be a DEFINITIVE Legend of Zelda; a primeval origin story. One could argue that Skyward Sword fits the bill, but I would like to challenge this. There is no narrative which is void of narrativity (i.e., some level of moralizing, anachronism, etc.), nor is there a narrative which is void of a narrator. Who, then, are the narrators? What is the "historical truth" behind this legend, this myth? I understand that dissecting these vicissitudes negates the purpose of having myths and legends in the first place, but still. What if Nintendo chose to explore the legend meta-contextually? In academia, we like to think that we are constantly improving our views of history through iterative and revisionist processes that seek to cultivate clearer (though interminably partial) truths. What is the TRUTH of Zelda? And why do I care so much?!

Great theory. That would be great to see some events be explored more in detail.

I didnt think I could be more excited for a sequel than i was for TotK but by golly you’ve done it! I want OH so badly for this to be the direction they’re going, what an excellent turn out that would be!

I'm okay with pretty much any direction the series goes going forwards. I just want Link to be left-handed again is all. That's literally all I want. That was one of Link's few unique character traits that separated him from most other fictional swordsmen and they took that away in Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom.

I hope this is just a phase. I like the og timeline way more.

Excellent video, very well done! You took an original take on a confusing topic and managed to articulate it in an enjoyable and understandable way. Now I'll be checking out all the rest of your videos.

The only hole I see in this concept is our understanding that Tears of the Kingdom was not intended to be a sequel originally. It was just going to be a expansion that got out of hand.

This was such a great vid! Honestly the most believable theory I've heard about the timeline! Also, as I remember someone else saying, minor inconsistencies could be explained by some of it ACTUALLY being legend.

This is one of the best Zelda theories I’ve encountered over the years. Great job!

dude YOOOO this is MAGNIFICENT. I subbed and shared this with anyone that would listen, you deserve so many views on this!!

God I love the Zelda series so much. My hype for the lore skyrockets with videos like these. Your ideas are amazing and I hope we see something like this for the next major installment! I want to see a god like Hero who posses the triforce in order to defeat the evil! ♥

Honestly I think if they try to redo a link to the past like you said it would probably be DLC for tears of the Kingdom. I think the next game they're going to do will probably be a reimagining of the wind waker where you can actually go deep underwater and explore the abandoned hyrule.

Honestly, I'm fine if they wanna do a reboot of the timeline. This way, they can start out doing new games and remakes knowing where this thing and that would fit in. (I just want a remaster of Wind Waker with all the cut content back in T_T That game with ToTK engine and scope would be awesome!)

Whilst my standing belief is that all the events both past and present are all at the end in a timeline merge and so on, these parallels you saw are honestly super well put together and them being a re telling of the original three games honestly makes lot's of sense. Hyrule's history does rhyme after all, so maybe it's a re telling of old events at the end of the timeline. For a game about the ancient hero, I would say it would likely be another Hyrule Warriors game called something like "the ancient war" as it was only a single conflict, I could be wrong though as the parallels to a link to the past are very intriguing.

WOW!!! I just got so hyped up while watching this. This is a mindblowing theory and would be an awesome route for them to go down! I also really enjoyed the depth and research you put into this, and the way you presented it. It felt very convincing and engaging! This was my first experience with your content and I'm really into it. I hope to see more of your work and I hope you get the recognition you deserve!

This is such a well written, well structured video that I found fascinating and intriguing. I really hope that this speculation will turn out to be true, as a game like that sounds like it would be amazing. Only time will tell I guess.

This theory is making me excited for the next zelda. I never got to play link to the past entirely, but it'll be really nice to see it in breath format!

This was the first video I've watched of yours, and it was insane. This amazing theory about the micro and macro timeline... bro you just earned a new subscriber.

Definitely makes sense and having played this series since the beginning it makes even more sense. My only issue is when you mentioned the dueling peaks once being one whole mountain you then switched images to hebra peak, two completely different mountains. I know it was most likely for an example and there is no asset for an unsplit dueling peaks, just triggered me a but for some reason tho lol. Otherwise it is very compelling and im all for this actually being what happens lol

I am going to keep it real with you. Tears of the Kingdom nuked my interest for the Zelda series. It felt like nothing mattered and it was all a waste of time. They added 2 new layers and both are equally barren. They added ultra hand and took away everything else. They gave you tarry town and built your house and nobody even recognized you as if you didn't build it all. They didn't even account for your actions in the game much less your actions in the previous one, much less any of the lore in the last game. I mean how lame was this Ganondorf? He doesn't get any screen time or background, he's not the same guy, he's just some new guy named the same thing. I get that I'm not entitled to anything, Nintendo can make whatever they want, but it felt like such a waste. We waited 6 Years and even though I would have scoffed at this before release, it honestly felt like DLC. The director said they made this because they didn't know how to fit it all into DLC. They didn't make this for the lore fans or anyone wanting a story. They don't want story at all. They made TotK for Reddit clips of Ultrahand machines. It's a game with no depth that's all flash that got delayed as the scope got out of control and global events happened and the hype was never ever ever going to live up to what they were making. So... When you make the comparison between the first games and these new ones, even after I got totally burned waiting for TotK, I kind of like the idea enough to feel some investment in what they'll do next. It feels crazy to be honest.

The Malice and Gloom problem is easily explained. In Japanese, each is, respectively, called 怨念(on'nen)and 瘴気(shouki) and translate, respectively, to "Hatred" and "Miasma". There's a whole lot of meaning behind this "miasma" idea but what we can get out of all that is that Malice is just a feeling of hatred manifesting into calamity Ganon and attempting to act with a replica of Ganondorf's miasma. So once the malice is proven to no longer be of use, because Ganondorf figures how to break the seal and as he is progressing towards breaking free, miasma (or gloom) leak out of him, trying to win a bit of time. As for the sheikah tech, I watched a theory video about how both Hyrulians AND Ganondorf try to get rid of it as they both consider it a liability, explaining some chasms appearing where Sheikah shrines were. These are things that can be explained so there is the explanation

This was so well written and thought out. You get a subscribe on this alone! Well done!!

Interesting video! I'm not sure I'm fully onboard with this theory, but the way you spelled it out and made arguments that had some strong backing made it a very good watch! Tbh for the new Zelda all I want is a different artstyle and a more Majora's Mask-esque story/world. This version of Hyrule is just too big and for that reason not exciting enough to fully explore twice. Although it's very likely they're rebooting/starting anew with Zelda, sometimes I wouldn't mind a Zelda spin-off about other interesting lore from the Zelda universe. Instead they keep creating new stuff for each game to keep it 'fresh'. But I would love a Zelda spin-off about side adventures from other notable characters who hit the history pages in the Zelda universe. Who knows, could be about the Sages from OOT, Sheik perhaps, heck, they could even combine some stuff and make it the 'The Stories of Heroes sung through Legend' or something. There's just too much happening in Hyrule to cover it in a main Zelda game with a few flashbacks. It's something that comes back in each Zelda game, now it's happening with the Zonai in TOTK. But if they do make a sequel and expand on the history of the Zonai (as you suggested), they are going in the right direction. All in all, I do sometimes feel a little sad that the Era of Myth (the Zelda games before BOTW) are just over like that... There were some loose ends in the split timelines that I would've liked to see expanded upon. Mostly for me the Twili and the lore from MM

This is an excellent video, I hope Nintendo uses your ideas for the next game.

This would be amazing if it's the path they take! Definitely, by far, my favorite and most well backed up theory I've heard!

Gloom vs. Malice: I play the german version and there it's called Miasma in both BOTW and TOTK. It has this name because in the original japanese script it's called 瘴気 which means miasma. So the different names come with the english translation not the original concept.

Awesome theory. This guys pretty sharp 😄. Subscribed. 😁👍👍

I think your theory about Breath and Tears sharing a lot of parallels with Zeldas 1 and 2 is spot on. I would say however, that its not Nintendos style to be that predictable with its sequel, even though Nintendo has changed somewhat in the last few years. And as much as I like the idea that they keep exploring mysteries of this Hyrule setup in Breath, I think two games set in this game world is enough already. I want something completely new.

Well malice and gloom are completely different, malice was the hatred from demise in the form of malice. Gloom is from Ganondorf, gloom can effect hylians just by being around it, that’s why link and Zelda went to seek where it was coming from in the first place. And why All the weapons are damaged from it. Malice didn’t make the hylians sick nor damage the weapons in the way the gloom has done.

Well after watching this video I’m now subscribed and hooked, your theory is what I was thinking but I’m happy you put it all together and made this video. Such a great job and hope to see more.

This video got me to subscribe. I'm actually interested in seeing if your right. Honestly this is best theory I've heard sofar and makes most sense.

People don't seem to realize that ToTK isn't a retcon, it's the end of the OG timeline, Rauru founded A Hyrule but he didn't found THE FIRST Hyrule. Rauru's founding of Hyrule still takes place thousands of years after all the other events.

Here’s a fun fact I noticed in my gameplay experience: In Zelda 1, weather wearing the green, red, or lilac clothes, Zelda always wears the same color when beating the game.

At minimum the time between BotW and TotK is at least 7-8 years because Hudson and Rhondson didn't have a child until after BotW, and Mattison is around that age. Also just for the sake of knowledge, his hair was Pink because the Rabbit Sprite in the dark world needed to use the same color palette as the light world Link sprite, and Pink was more distinct of a color for seperation of the sprite and the backgrounds.

Honestly you make a good point about switching between past and future. And I wouldn't be surprised if that's the direction they take because the master sword spent forever being repaired by Zelda who possesses light AND time abilities

Great video and also great analysis of everything. The best theory i ve seen so far. To tell the truth I am hoping the next game would be the reboot of Ocarina of time. I saw so many hints to that in tears of the kingdom. But you re probably right. Thanks for posting this. Oh and I hope the next game isn t released in 2030, I m 70 years old...

nintendo rn: "find him. no one was supposed to find out about this, EVER. Find him now."

I love this theory!! also you sound SOOO much like Bolin from the Legend of Korra 😂😂😂.

Excellent video. Honestly i would add in something like "and what Zelda game is coming next" in the title to get hook people in to your theory. The specifics may be different but the general themes of the game match perfectly. The only thing I'm unsure about is the Master Sword part because that was already kind of done in Skyward Sword and that game has the same producer as Breath of the Wild and Tears of The Kingdom, so despite not being made on the same new engine, i think to Nintendo its included in this new era. Also, just as you mentioned we don't like to mention the pandemic, the pandemic is a missing factor in how long it took to make TOTK. Unless something else like that happens in the world, the next game might not need to take as much time to make because i'm pretty sure TOTK would have came out earlier if not for the pandemic pushing everything back.

I was explaining almost this exact theory to my coworker almost a month ago. I'm glad I'm not the only one who see's the similarities and what direction the games are likely heading towards. I'm super excited for it. Gonna be a while, though, given how long it takes them to make these.

Wow :o this shouldn't make sense...but it DOES! It answers all the questions the game raised for me, and despite my best wrangling timeline-wise...this makes all the sense lol. Great vid!

This actually works really well with the ouroboros theories bc instead of the timeline just looping around it actually feeds into another version of itself replaying all the same events

I love this! It would be amazing if this happened! Also, this isn’t anything really but I think it’s interesting that link from a link to the past has pink hair and the zonai hero has red hair, both different from the regular blonde we see with others. (As I type this you literally just addressed that lmao yessss)

Man, what an awesome piece of work. Mind blowing!

Dude this genuinely makes so much sense. I like how beyond the whole "oh, BOTW & TOTK take place eons after the rest of the series so continuity doesn't matter a ton" line the community's mostly embraced, you touch on how BOTW is itself a semi-remake of the first game, explaining away the timeline-jumbled references to past games as examples of how the events of those games did happen this time around, just slightly differently because its a new instance of the same overarching cycle. Sick!

Great video! Not sure if you've discovered this yet, but the map from A Link to the Past is embedded in the BotW and TotK map. Akkala Citadel is the castle from ALttP. Death Mountain and the Lost Woods are in the same places, relative to the castle, the Lanayra Great Spring is where Lake Hylia was, and the Desert of Mystery has become the swamp of the Lanayru Wetlands. If you recall, in ALttP, the Dark World version of the desert was Misery Mire. Alternatively, it's possible the Hyrule we're in is actually the Dark World where some prior incarnation of Ganon brought the Triforce and created a dark mirror version of Hyrule. And in the upcoming possible prequel, we might be trying to get to the Light World. Heck, maybe BotW takes place in Hyrule and TotK takes place in the Dark World, or vice versa. Totally conjecture there, but either way, I thought it was pretty cool that they adapted the old SNES map into this new Hyrule.

My god! I knew I wasn't crazy! I noticed these details but everyone said I was looking to close! :-: I knew it this is awesome!

I wasn’t sure how to feel about about this at first but I was sold on the story comparisons to the first 2 games. It kinda goes with how they want the series to be depicted as a whole, a legend. Of course botw/totk’s story would probably be retold in hyrule as the original zelda games

I like this idea a lot. I had a similar theory to this one, but instead I considered Age of Calamity as the "Zelda 2" of the reboot, with Tears being ALTTP (mostly because the Depths kind of looked like a different take on the Dark World). However, I think your idea makes more sense. I kinda like what they're doing now, it's almost like how the last 3 parts of JoJo are somewhat of a retelling/reboot of the first 6 parts.

Great video, pretty similar to what i had in mind, a new timeline or reboot that branch out of Skyward Sword. My idea was that when Demise curse Link and Zelda, he doesn't curse "Link" and "Zelda", but the reincarnation of Hylia and the Soul of the Hero, but he doesn't this while in the ancient past, so the curse would not only affect Link and Zelda, but also the "Hylia" and the "Hero" that are already in the ancient past and that split the timeline again, with the old timeline following Link and Zelda going back to their present and BOTW and TOTK following the futur of the Ancient Past, which would be why SS is the only 3d remake on switch and they released it prior to TOTK, they

I've also been going the whole "Nintendo is resetting the Zelda timeline" theory too. Though my reasoning had to do with the memories shown in TOTK are similar to the events in Ocarina of Time.

great video, plus the ouroboros on the cover of totk makes me think of a constant cycle like you're talking about

Damn. I like it. Great job. I’m on board with this. 💯💯💯

So this theory is basically similar to the ouroboros theory… The timeline repeats itself, but in a new way each time.

Well, I'm sold on this theory. Sounds amazing, and the paralleling between the oldest games with the newer games would be an ingenious move. The next question becomes, can we predict even more future Zelta games based on this logic? Obviously the original trilogy of Zelda games will have run their course, but there's a slew of titles that we can pick through by their chronological release dates and speculate how Nintendo would innovate and retell the story in a modern Zelda game.

Someone at Nintendo is watching this video right now like “write that down… WRITE THAT DOWN!”

At the end of breath of the wild Zelda says that all of the divine beasts and sheikah tech had stopped working so it’s presumed they were all disassembled by Zelda and the sheikah.

Amazing theory with some great proof backing it up. Best Zelda videos I have seen in a while.

oh my God. you are such a genius! you have my subscription. thank you for this amazing narration and explanation. this makes so much sense!!

THIS NEEDS TO BLOW UP! This is perfect!!!

It's an interesting theory, and the concept is very likely, but I honestly doubt this is the case, especially when you mention that the third game will require forging the Master Sword. The guy who was brought on to write/direct Skyward Sword also did so for these two games, as well as Age of Calamity. If they are to go back in time with the next game, I can only see it going towards the very first Calamity Ganon OR it's the story of establishing Hyrule just after Skyward Sword with the help of the Zonai. I personally believe that the TotK memories take place after the events of Skyward Sword and before Minish Cap. Again, practically all of this is speculation, so it's hard to determine any one thing being right so we'll see how things pan out.

What an amazing video. I have my doubts Nintendo will give us the game we WANT that answers more questions they presented... but the game you speak of would be jaw dropping and amazing

I would like to see a game where a time traveling, dimension hopping sacred realm agent (such as a distant future/apocalyptic Sheik alternate) has to battle dark agents (such as Twili/interlopers/dark link) to secretly set up the devices and puzzles to test, guide, and aid the hero to a good outcome. Suffering of the people caught in the crossfire of hero vs evil loop and all that. Can't interact too much or you risk paradoxes or something worse. Maybe spice things up with the Ganons are getting progressively more powerful and you need to investigate why. Just imagining all the different hyrules with different mechanics and equipment makes me so happy.

Wtf dude what a great conjecture ! You're onto something

Small correction: Zelda 2 takes place in the neighbouring Hyrule, established by Zeldas corrupted and then uncorrupted brother

0:24 "So grab yourself a noble pursuit to sip on" I'm actually drinking a watermelon drink right now!

Gloom: The translators failed to make it sound even remotely threatening. Seriously GLOOM? They should have called it Miasma or something. Apart from that it is clearly different. Malice is bright pink, can be gaseous or liquid, and when in liquid form it drains your life away. Gloom is deep red, can be gaseous, liquid, or solid, and not only drains your life away, but makes it so that you cannot heal. Gloom also damages weapons, whereas Malice did not. Sheika tech: At the end of BOTW Zelda mentions that the divine beasts stopped working. Also, the kingdom probably didn't want any old Sheika tech left after the calamity was defeated because they didn't want Gannon to be able to take over the machines again. So, they took it all apart and repurposed it. Several Players have also noticed chasms where shines used to be. Some fans have theorized that Gannondorf wanted to destroy the shrines so that Link could not use them to regain his strength again.

Rauru was the ancient hero maybe? We get to play as Link inside the mind of Rauru in the ancient past before he founded Hyrule. Where we get to battle in the dark world. That's why they didnt want to reveal totk name at first. They said it would reveal too much. Then totk was announced and the logo had the an Ouroboros. We are restarting the whole entire story of Zelda.

This is the only truely satisfying theory I've ever seen about the totk lore

I had also predicted the same things that you did but I didn’t have any reason I was just guessing. Props to you for making the most logical theory I’ve seen, you’ve earned a sub.