User talk:The importer

Greetings, I'm the Zelda Timeline Buster
Well that's at lease what I like to call myself. I've been Zelda player since the late 80', played and finishes every games at lease once with the exception of the 4 Swords games.

Ever since fans learned from the Zelda creators that there was apparently a timeline, that's all that fans have been talking about. One timeline theory after another, I've read a lot and yet, the more I go back to the games and the game manuals, the more contradiction I find.

Last month, I decided that I would go around Zelda Message boards and write topic regarding contradictions and mistakes in Zelda games. Of course, most response are from fanboys who are willing to say anything to defend Miyamoto or their own timeline theories, but some people with a good head on their shoulders have helped me in finding even more contradictions.

I personally don't believe that there is a straight timeline which includes all of the games, I see the Zelda franchise to be somewhat similar to the Final Fantasy franchise where most games are not connected even if you do find similarities.

Once in a while, I will create a new subject in my talk page for which you will be able to debate or comment on. However, there will be some rules to follow. If you do not obey those rules, I will simply point out the number of the rule you've broken. If you don't agree with the rules, then don't reply.

THE RULES


 * Rule #1: I hate using "What if" scenarios. A "What if" scenario is when you create an event in order to explain something. In the case of Zelda games a good example would be "What if Link from X game hid the Master Sword somewhere else before he died" in order to explain why the Master Sword moves around so much. As much as possible, I try to use either Zelda facts or real life facts to explain what happened in between games. As far as I've read, no timeline theory is without it's fair share of "What if" scenarios.


 * Rule #2: You are not allowed to use "The Magic of Video Games" as an excuse. Many things happen in the Zelda games that we cannot explain yet, this means that there's either a mistake on the behalf of the developers or we are missing a game somewhere in between to explain the missing part of the story. Saying "Well it's just a game" or "Well things work differently in Zelda" is not a valid reason.


 * Rule #3: Miyamoto and Aonuma are not Gods nor are they perfect. They have made mistakes and contradictions which are now hunting a lot of Zelda Timeline theories. So a reply with "Because Miyamoto and/or Aonuma" said so is not valid for everything unless we can clearly see for ourselves. One good example is them saying that Twilight Princess fits in between Ocarina and Wind Waker. I finished the game from top to bottom and I have seen no proof that links Twilight to Ocarina or to Wind Waker. However, saying that we get a new Hero in Green every 2 or 3 games because Miyamoto said so would be a valid reason because we can clearly see that the Hero in most games has a different background (location, guardian, etc...) and age.


 * Rule #4: You are free to use the "It's a mistranslation from the Japanese version" excuse if you have concrete proof to back this up. By concrete, I mean scans of the Japanese manual or screenshots of the game with the appropriate Kanji and/or Kana circled in red (or whatever color). If you don't have proof, don't bother. Besides references to anything religious (mostly in the older games), the Zelda franchise never really needed to have changes or censorship.


 * Rule #5: No Flaming Fanboys Allowed!


 * Rule #6: Do not edit or add your posts here. I will create different topics here that you can click, read and leave your comments. I will also add a message box for you just to drop an off topic message.

The Topics

 * Off-Topic (Leave me a message)
 * My 1st Debate: The Concept of The Arcs on ZeldaWiki