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The release of {{OoT}} and the subsequent release of {{MM}} caused some confusion. This time, as a prequel to {{ALttP|-}}, it was purported to be a retelling of the events of the [[Imprisoning War]] described in the back story of the [[SNES]] adventure,<ref>{{Cite web|quote=The story in Ocarina of time isn’t actually original, it deals with the Sages’ Imprisoning War from the Super Famicom's ALttP.|author=Satoru Takizawa|published=June 22, 2007|retrieved=December 22, 2013|url=http://www.glitterberri.com/ocarina-of-time/1101-interviews/ganondorf/|title=Ganondorf|site=GlitterBerri's Game Translations|}}</ref> and did indeed focus on the origins of Ganon, for the first time showing his human form of Ganondorf. However, the exact events did not match up as described, and arguments about whether the game really represented the Imprisoning War would continue for many years. These arguments were to be further confused by subsequent games {{TWW}} and {{TP}} both being released as sequels to {{OoT|-}} and seemingly having no recognition of the events of {{ALttP}}, or each other.

''The Wind Waker'' in particular caused huge upheaval for the chronology of the series. By washing [[Hyrule]] away, the events of later games was put into question entirely. Some thought that a single chronology of events was impossible, and indeed, with the release of ''Twilight Princess'', the developers revealed there were two timelines,<ref>{{Cite web|quote=The Wind Waker is parallel. In Ocarina of Time, Link flew seven years in time, he beat Ganon and went back to being a kid, remember? Twilight Princess takes place in the world of Ocarina of Time, a hundred and something years after the peace returned to kid Link's time. In the last scene of Ocarina of Time, kids Link and Zelda have a little talk, and as a consequence of that talk, their relationship with Ganon takes a whole new direction. In the middle of this game [Twilight Princess], there's a scene showing Ganon's execution. It was decided that Ganon be executed because he'd do something outrageous if they left him be. That scene takes place several years after Ocarina of Time. Ganon was sent to another world and now he wants to obtain the power...|author=Eiji Aonuma|published=03-10-2007|retrieved=December 22, 2013|url=http://www.thehylia.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1173582355|title=Nintendo Dream: Eiji Aonuma Interview 1|site=The Hylia|}}</ref> something some fans had only previously speculated upon. The split in the timelines was caused by the ending of {{OoT|-}}, with one timeline following the events seen in the future, while the other followed [[Young Link]] as he returned to the past. These are now known as the Adult Link Timeline and the Young Link Timeline. Despite this however, neither ''The Wind Waker'' nor ''Twilight Princess'' could be adequately placed as a prequel to {{ALttP|-}}, and {{FSA}} sat as a wild card, set in a world similar to {{ALttP|-}} but significantly different to the point where it was also difficult to place in the chronology.