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===Timeline Placement===
===Timeline Placement===
''A Link Between Worlds'' is an indirect follow-up to ''A Link to the Past'' and its direct sequels, set in the same world as the SNES classic, but features a new storyline and new dungeons. In various interviews, Eiji Aonuma said that the game shows what happened to characters from ''A Link to the Past'' after the events of that game,<ref>{{Cite person|quote=Rather than forcing elements of the original story into this one, we’ve instead focused on bringing back the characters, so you can see what happened to them after the events of the first game.| name=Eiji Aonuma| url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/eiji-aonuma-on-the-return-of-a-link-to-the-past-after-22-years-in-a-twilight-realm/| title=Eiji Aonuma on the return of A Link To The Past, after 22 years in a twilight realm}}</ref> but features different incarnations of Link and Zelda than those of ''A Link to the Past''.<ref>{{Cite person|quote=It's not a direct sequel in the sense that it's the same Link and Zelda. The world is the same and it might be a different generation of Link and Zelda.| name= Eiji Aonuma| url= http://kotaku.com/the-world-of-a-link-to-the-past-has-changed-in-the-new-513424187| title= The World of A Link To The Past Has Changed in the New 3DS Zelda}}</ref> The Hero and Princess of Link to the Past are mentioned repeatedly, and their story is even narrated through a series of paintings in Hyrule Castle.
''A Link Between Worlds'' is an indirect follow-up to ''A Link to the Past'' and its direct sequels, set in the same world as the SNES classic, but features a new storyline and new dungeons. In various interviews, Eiji Aonuma said that the game shows what happened to characters from ''A Link to the Past'' after the events of that game,<ref>{{Cite person|quote=Rather than forcing elements of the original story into this one, we’ve instead focused on bringing back the characters, so you can see what happened to them after the events of the first game.| name=Eiji Aonuma| url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/eiji-aonuma-on-the-return-of-a-link-to-the-past-after-22-years-in-a-twilight-realm/| title=Eiji Aonuma on the return of A Link To The Past, after 22 years in a twilight realm}}</ref> but features different incarnations of Link and Zelda than those of ''A Link to the Past''.<ref>{{Cite person|quote=It's not a direct sequel in the sense that it's the same Link and Zelda. The world is the same and it might be a different generation of Link and Zelda.| name= Eiji Aonuma| url= http://kotaku.com/the-world-of-a-link-to-the-past-has-changed-in-the-new-513424187| title= The World of A Link To The Past Has Changed in the New 3DS Zelda}}</ref> The Hero and Princess of ''A Link to the Past'' are mentioned repeatedly, and their story is even narrated through a series of paintings in Hyrule Castle.


''A Link Between Worlds'' takes place centuries after the events of {{LA}} but before {{LoZ}} in the "Downfall" split timeline after [[Ganon]] successfully defeated Link in ''Ocarina of Time''. It features different incarnations of Link and Zelda,<ref>{{cite web|author=Venus  |published=July 28, 2013 |accessdate=2013-07-28 |url=http://www.zeldadungeon.net/2013/07/a-link-between-worlds-is-centuries-after-a-link-to-the-past/ |title=Zeldadungeon.net A Link Between Worlds is centuries after A Link to the Past |site=ZeldaDungeon}}</ref> including the descendants of most the characters from ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''A Link to the Past'', such as the sages.
''A Link Between Worlds'' takes place centuries after the events of {{LA}} but before {{LoZ}} in the "Downfall" split timeline after [[Ganon]] successfully defeated Link in ''Ocarina of Time''. It features different incarnations of Link and Zelda,<ref>{{cite web|author=Venus  |published=July 28, 2013 |accessdate=2013-07-28 |url=http://www.zeldadungeon.net/2013/07/a-link-between-worlds-is-centuries-after-a-link-to-the-past/ |title=Zeldadungeon.net A Link Between Worlds is centuries after A Link to the Past |site=ZeldaDungeon}}</ref> including the descendants of most the characters from ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''A Link to the Past'', such as the sages.