Archive:Timeline Theories
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The benchmark of the Zelda community is timeline theorizing - Zelda lovers flock from far and wide to the respective community fansites and stack their evidence, game knowledge, and experience against other Zelda fans, all towards attempting to make sense of the convoluted timeline that has become one of the most popular aspects of the franchise. While some of these ideas are better justified than others, all of them arise from a personal perspective on the series. As such, with no official categorization of Zelda canon and no officially-released complete timeline, any personal view may be valid as any other view.
The theories themselves are the fruit of these personal interpretations and the conclusions reached in debate. They are the most important products of timeline discussion and as such it is important for all theorists to carefully examine them before they attempt to draw conclusions on the quality of their content.
Compiled below is a list of all active timeline theories from the Zelda Wiki affiliate and Mastermind sites, for theorist reference to all paradigms in respect to the Zelda timeline. The timelines below are categorized based on type (i.e. 2D Child, 2D Adult, etc), and are further subdivided in sections that note which user made the theory, and if applicable, the fansite they belong to.