Talk:Hylian Cosmology

the elemental association and most associations concerning the three godesses are actually interchangeable. allow me to explain. though the three are not the same individual, you can say somthing about one, it can just as easily be said about others.

Kingfisher 07:30, 11 January 2007 (CST)

But by "associations" we mean thse worldy things most commonly associated with the the particular diety in the seires. Taking Din, for example; In OOT, the magic that bears her name is Din's Fire; In tWW, Din's Pearl is the reward for completing the "Fire Temple"; and in TP, the principle dungeon of Eldin is, again, the Fire dungeon. In this mannor, each diety is consistently associated with a single element, a single color, a number of races, etc. -PIE

Multiple Timeline Theory Refute

I don't understand why you can be so presumptious about the Multiple Timeline Theory. Nothing ever "proves" that there are two timelines; in fact, there very well may not be. "The Legend of Tingle", an Easter Egg in tWW, includes information from Majora's Mask, telling the story (presumably about "Tingle's Freshly-picked Rose-colored Rupee Land") of how Tingle went from being a 35yr old man who wants to be a fairy and sells maps in Termina to being a true fairy and having his own island and services in The Wind Waker.

There are a number of possible compensaions for "The Legend of the Fairy". Most simply, in 'Tingle's Frachly Picked' Tingle aquires the ability to universe warp. An immortal multiverse traveler, the guy can be anywhere in the timeline he choose. Secondly, the classic argument, the entire affair may be an eastegg; it is comical in nature and, as it requires a peripheral system to obtain, may have never been intended as a part of the storyline. Finally, there are a number of crazy multiverse theories which allow passage from the child to adult timelines by way of a single timeline Termina.

If there were multiple timelines, then Tingle's entire backstory would be a plot hole. Just because a Nintendo official says that there are multiple timelines doesn't mean there are. Nintendo once stated that Link's Awakening happens in the middle of The Adventure of Link, as he's crossing the sea; while popular belief is that it is the sequel to Triforce of the Gods (in fact, many reference point to that, see Oracle Confusion).

In was an NoA official, not a Nintendo official, who made the comment. A developer certainly has more authority than a salesman, and the fact of the mannor is that TP makes perfect sence in the context which Mr. Aonuma suggests. This theory was popular long before it received developer support, beause, frankly, all other possible TP placements suck (or scre up wind waker placements).

At another point, Nintendo officials have said that first Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask occur; then Twilight Princess occurs a couple hundred years later, then the flood a couple hundred years after that, then The Wind Waker and The Phantom Hourglass a couple hundred years after that. In addition, the Twili are referenced in the Earth Temple in The Wind Waker; if there was no memory of the Twili's invasion, then the Temple wouldn't have included a giant statue of a Twilit Monster.

Erm, I'm not exactly sure what your talking about but I somehow doubt Nintendo had the foresight to include a Twili moster in tWW. Even if they did, your ignoring the main design purpose of TP. Timeline wasn't anywhere near as much of a consideration as past reference. Aonuma has specifically sated that TP contains many references to games with which it shares no story point, simply to enhance the underlying consistancys in the series. (The star game man, the picture of OOT's fisherman, and the comments on the Zora King are all good examples which Aonuma specifically points out for our benefit)

In addition, Ganondorf's sealing in the Twilight Realm is the alternate story to Ganondorf's sealing in the Evil Realm at the end of Ocarina of Time. He still had to be hunted down after Link told everyone about what Ganondorf was planing to do, and then the Sage spirits sealed him away. These spirits are not proof that there are two continuous timelines; nor are the pictures of the alternate timeline Sages in the Master Sword chamber of Hyrule Castle in tWW. The Sages as seen in Twilight Princess could mearly be the phantoms of the spirits that once existed alongside Rauru in the ancient past. Also, the Sages of Ocarina of Time must return at somepoint; even if they are not awakened by the end of Ocarina of Time's child timeline, they still hold the power of the Sages within them, and may reappear if Nintendo ever returns back to finish the tale of the Hero of Time (he still hasn't found Navi yet, even though that was his entire motivation in MM - at least until he found out about the impending Apocalypse).

And your point is? No, the Light Spirits and the sages do not prove a Doublt Timeline, neither do they, in any way, contradict it. Most of this paragraph is just random assumption, no proof for any specii side. The developer's expression of intent proves the Double Timeline. It seems to me like your picking out little, irrelevant points to attack a rather simple and straight forward big picture.

Every book, movie and story has little anochronisms, and there is no reason the the Zelda series should be any different, but the overall story makes perfect sence the way that the writers say it should make sence. Don't sweat the details dude.

-all comments by PIE, who wonders, as a point of interest, where, if at all, you discuss the timeline on the web...