Kevin vs. Sephiroth, Arthas & Ganon

Unless that was what the sages did before OoT.

Well, the sages of TP show us that they are either incapable of wielding the Master Sword or ignorant of it. I have to wonder why they were using the Sages' Sword if they knew about the Master Sword and were capable of using it, right?

Probably incapable, not being 'strong bodied and pure hearted -wikia' no idea. Bit lost after I read about the split timeline.

just don't follow the split timeline. its to confusing. They try to make it all fit. like a puzzle. sometimes the pieces dont fit, so they force them to fit. alot easier to view them as separate universes, or different Links

Personally, I think having multiple Links and Zeldas is pretty dumb.

I think Zelda should've been more of a great sage who lives eternally and the name LINK as a title that's chosen to a boy who was picked by Zelda to be the hero of Hyrule.

Oh well; I don't care.

Well, incarnations is the most popular view.
To me, the only way that everything fits perfectly is separate universes. I know what the head honchos said about the timeline, but the facts just don't fit.

What happened to the Sacred Realm?
Why does the Master Sword and Triforce lore keep changing from game to game?
Why does the Master Sword seal Young Link in OoT, but lets WW Link use it no problem?

These things don't have answers with proof.