The Official "Argue with Quan about Zelda" Thread

As in the official timeline? What about it?

Its actually have a theory floating around that says the timeline split when ganondorf split the triforce for the first time and each goddess ruled over one time line. Din got the downfall timeline wher the world became more savage and power became more important for survival. Nayru got the Adult timeline where people made great discoveries and wisdom and knowledge were highly valued. And farore got the child timeline, where the the actions and courage of the hero became its driving force.

..that's actually a pretty good theory. But why does it negate the time stuff?

It more negates the infinite multiverse stuff. There several different time travel options zelda, so basically all theories apply.

That still leaves Zelda as a multiverse, just one with only three universes.

But three is so much more manageable than infinite adaptions of the same event.

There's only really three official ones anyway. It seems like it takes a pretty big break in sequence to spawn a separate reality in Zelda.

The odd one out here is the downfall timeline. Unlike the the other two paths this one comes from an unseen possibly that this Link didn't have a knowing role in. He made the Adult line by going to the future, Child by leaving that for his own timeline. The Downfall split /during/ the boss battle when Link must have simultaneously killed and be killed by Ganon..

Which is why the downfall branch is stupid....
There's another theory that states the DF branch was actually the original timeline, but ALttP link's wish to undue ganon's evil somehow allowed link from OoT to win. I don't like this one.

The Downfall timeline kinda rustled my jimmies when it was declared. OoT Link is best Link, and he already had it so hard. 🙁

Dude dies in one timeline, gets his childhood taken away in another, and becomes an undead grouchy pants full of regret in the last. Throw in MM and this guy just has the worst life ever.

Originally posted by quanchi112
She isn't wholly good or wholly evil. It depends on others what she will do and is a grey character.

You're dodging the questions again.

When after mid game did Midna do anything selfish? Do you agree that she become a better person through exposure to Link?

Originally posted by NotAllThatEvil
Dude dies in one timeline, gets his childhood taken away in another, and becomes an undead grouchy pants full of regret in the last. Throw in MM and this guy just has the worst life ever.

Hmm, I think the Hero's spirit thing is awesome. It shows how badass OoT Link was(also how huge, geez that guy was tall.), and unlike the other possible outcomes lets him pass on all his amazing sword techniques to his direct descendant.

^Never really thought about that until a few days ago. Shade is actually around the same height as Dorf's 7'6". Meaning our Hylian grew a foot and a half after he was 18 😐

What I like about Shade is how he shows the frustration of all those Link's that save the realm with no recognition as the legendary hero he is. Worse for this Link as no one in his timeline knows about him defeating Ganon or saving Termina.

Wait, where did you get that 7'6" figure from?

I must admit though, OoT Link being revealed to be said zombie in Hyrule Historia was probably the coolest little factoid ever devised for a gaming hero.

230cm

Originally posted by CosmicComet
Wait, where did you get that 7'6" figure from?

I must admit though, OoT Link being revealed to be said zombie in Hyrule Historia was probably the coolest little factoid ever devised for a gaming hero.

I called this years ago, it was obvious. He outright said he'd lived the life of the hero. uhuh

Yes, revealed.

You had a theory. It was later fully clarified.

Everyone had thought it was him. Nintendo just made it canon.

Originally posted by CosmicComet
Yes, revealed.

You had a theory. It was later fully clarified.

Originally posted by NotAllThatEvil
Everyone had thought it was him. Nintendo just made it canon.

uhuh