User:Alter/Wikistuff

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose."

- Jim Elliot (End of the Spear)

About Me
Hey, wassup? I'm Alter, and I'm a pretty big Zelda fan. Of course, if I wasn't, I wouldn't be here, now would I? You wanna know more about me? Ok... I work at Zelda in my Pocket as a content writer. Click here to visit now. Zelda in my Pocket focuses on the handheld Zelda games- a first in Zelda history. It's a pretty sweet job. You should pay it a visit if you value your life. ; ) I own every Zelda game in existence (including Tingle's Balloon Fight and Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland), other than the three CD-i games (it already took enough cash to get every other game, IMO). I enjoy playing and listening to music. I actually (no joke) play the Ocarina. Quite well, if I do say so myself. I can play a 6-hole Ocarina, an 8-hole Ocarina, and a 9-hole Ocarina. I also play the guitar a bit. I enjoy making frequent edits to Zelda Wiki, and building pages from the ground up.

I'm a member of both Zelda Universe and Zelda Dungeon. I've only recently joined ZD though, and am still getting used to it. You can usually find me posting in the "Serious Discussion" forum at ZU. Feel free to send me a message on either site!

On a side note, I'm the guy who coined the phrase: "I don't use walkthroughs- I write 'em.

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 If you have any questions, please send me an e-mail. (You'll be able to figure out my e-mail if you're intelligent enough to send me one.)

Thanks for checking out my user page!

Do's and Dont's
__________________________________  There are a few "do's" and "dont's" you should practice when around me.

"do's" Do ask questions- I like to give answers when I can. Do check out the website I work for, zeldainmypocket.co.uk.

"dont's" Don't bash the CD-i games- you don't know what you're talking about. Don't bash Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland. It's the best Zelda game ever. Don't bash Tingle- he's not gay. Got it? Good...

Favorite Zelda Quotes
"Ha ha ha! Do it! Do it! Do it moooore! ... ... Huh? No, it's nothing... I didn't mean it."

- Marin

"You got Marin! Is this your big chance?"

- Link

"A fake is a fake, and no matter how much you dress it up, the real thing always wins"

- -Midna

"Dude! You're asking me when we started to live on this island? What do you mean by 'when?' Whoa! The concept just makes my heard hurt!"

- Unnamed boy


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Timeline Theory
Many people have asked me what my timeline theory is. I've always had my suspicions, but until now, have never actually done the direct math and put pen to paper. If you take a peek at my "Important Notes" section, you will see what I believe to be some key elements. '''Please let me know if you see something that doesn't fit. I'm very open to discussion. Also, I could have made some copy/paste errors.'''

I have several different ideas about the timeline theory. Personally, I believe that there is no "split timeline", and that it just runs straight through time in an orderly fashion. There are a few issues with that thought at the moment, though. I think that it'll be resolved in time, but who can say? Until then, I have a pretty good idea as to how it could be placed with a split timeline.

Important Notes:
 * 1) I think that ALttP is the first time Ganon appears, and that the events of FS/TMC mini-timeline occur about the same time as ALttP. They could occur in any order, so long as those three are before OoT, and FS comes before TMC.
 * 2) FSA states that Ganon was transformed into a demon when he stole the Trident, during FSA. I'm assuming that this is the point where he never transforms into a Gerudo/Human again. That would be why he always has his Trident in the games where he does not take a human form. That would put this at shortly before LoZ.


 * Hmmm... I may have been on to something with this theory, but I just realized that Ganon has his Trident in ALttP. Oh well, scrap this thought for now.


 * 1) OoA/OoS are NOT in separate timelines. If you play either linked game, you will clearly see this.
 * 2) LA could take place at any point after defeating a form of Ganon. I put it in timeline A because judging by when the game was developed, there were no split timeline theory's. The developers only stated that Link knew who Zelda was, and that he was "in search of enlightenment" after destroying the Dark Lord Ganon.
 * 3) I'm well aware that the Tingle issue destroys my whole theory, but I don't think that Tingle can be looked at very objectively. In TRR, he's 35 and living alone when he first dons the green suit. In MM, he is still around his father (most people don't ever bring this up- the man at the boat rides talks about his child, and describes Tingle), and is wearing Uncle Rupee's suit. This makes very little sense, also seeing as how TRR seems to take place in timeline B, where there are several small islands.
 * 4) I'm strongly against an "adult/child timeline. It doesn't fit with the character of the game, nor do any of the game placements that I've seen add up. The oracle games especially disprove this.


 * ALttP * [[Image:T_R_R_ART.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Official art from [[Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]].]]
 * FS
 * TMC
 * OoT
 * MM
 * Timeline A (Without Flood)
 * TP
 * FSA
 * LOZ
 * AoL
 * LA **
 * OoA X
 * OoS X


 * Timeline B (Flood)
 * TWW
 * PH

* Can be placed after OoT, MC, or FS.

** Can be placed at any point immediately after destroying a form of Ganon, on either timeline.

X = Interchangeable with X