I Solved The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Timeline Placement!

7:10 Note that in Spirit Tracks the water level has not receded. New Hyrule was founded in a different land from where Old Hyrule was after Tetra and Link set off on an expedition to find new land to settle.

4:08 I interpret this a little differently. Nintendo isn't saying some of the older games may not have happened. They are saying that they happened so long ago that the characters in the game can't tell what is history, legend, or myth. The devs specifically modeled this aspect of the newer games on the idea that this happens in real life. For example, the story of Troy was thought to be a myth until the remains of the actual city were found in 1871. And the purpose of all this is to essentially do a soft reboot without de-canonizing any of the earlier games. They unhooked canon from the newer games so they can avoid being beholden to it.

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I'm fairly certain that the weapons we saw link use in the trailer were purposely generic blue weapons that weren't meant to signify anything.

A good rule of thumb for Zelda Theories is to take all geographical and graphical evidence with a grain of salt (more like a spoonful). The devs have stated multiple times that they recycle graphics from the previous game they made for convenience without consideration of story or lore. And the same goes for geography which they make arbitrary changes to just to keep the maps interesting. (TotK being based on ideas for DLC is an exception to that rule to a certain degree.) So for the most part, the graphics are due to reusing the Link's Awakening remake engine and the geography is due to reusing and expanding the ALttP map.

It takes place after Zelda: Wand of Gamelon.

I'm pretty sure new Hyrule takes place on a completely different and distant land that was founded. This is why it doesn't match up because it's not the original Hyrule

Zelda’s design in Echoes of Wisdom is actually pretty similar to the Oracle Games

It could be at the end of the timeline were it would merge the timelines together then lead to the botw games

I always considered the 3 timelines to be more representative of the 3 triforce pieces being split. Link dying is more or less symptomatic of the original 2 timelines. When Zelda sends link back, it splits the timeline into one representing courage (Link's child timeline) and one wisdom (Zelda's Adult timeline). The fallen hero timeline is just the universe balancing itself out with the creation of a third timeline to represent power. Yes I know the triforce still exists in all 3, but removing a representative of one aspect would cause issues. We even see that in wind waker.

Interesting

I think it's going to be a prequel to Link's Awakening, and retcon that Link's origin as this one. Ganon has a 2-sided trident, like the nightmare of his does, something he lacks in Alttp.

I don't know if this will help or just muddy the waters more, but Spirit Tracks Hyrule is supposed to be a completely different land that was named Hyrule in honor of the original Hyrule that was destroyed in the flood.

Bro the stock photo of balloons is impeccable.

I just feel like pointing out something people rarely notice. In the prologue to Minish Cap, there is a stain glass inage that appears to depict Ganon. Which completely throws out the idea that the Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time is the first incarnation of the character in the timeline. Which MEANS there's absolutely nothing stopping us from placing any game with a DIFFERENT Ganon/Ganondorf BEFORE OoT. I suppose it's possible that it's a different being altogether, after all, Malladus, the Demon King from Spirit Tracks also takes on a pig-like beast form, but... He's still the Demon King, just like Demise, and just like Ganondorf became. Sure, we know that people can become demons, as Vaati also did so, but would Malladus be a separate Demon King from Ganon and Demise, or the same Demon King in a new form and under a new name?

Since it’s the same engine of Links Awakening it should be sequel to links Awakening but in hyrule

On the fourth timeline called the convoluted timeline.

I really don't like the Game Theory video that uses a non-canon game as the linchpin for a unified timeline theory that the devs have gone on record as stating they never thought of that possibility. Age of Calamity is indeed a timeline split since it clearly shows an altered series of events.

I think Echoes of Wisdom should take place in the Downfall Timeline. Wind Waker is my favorite Zelda game.

I think it makes by far the most sense to be placed in one of 4 places. 1. Post LA and Oracles but before ALBW 2. Post TFH but before AoL. 3. And finally Post FSA. 4. Prior to TOTK. Of those I think 1 and 2 are by far the most likely. It make sense for them to reuse and expand the map of Alttp with those placements. It also can easily fit lore wise, with the game being why Ganon was sealed in ALBW if 1 is correct or the setup for the golden era of Hyrule that is mentioned in AOLs manual for number 2. It COULD be post FSA or prior to TOTK but I kinda don't think that's likely. Just feels wrong to me. As for BOTW and TOTKs placement I think they are set millenia after either FSA or AoL. The director of the games has mentioned the refounding of Hyrule theory being plausible, and if that's the case it just doesn't make sense for that to take place anywhere besides after those games. It can't be in the Adult Timeline because Wind Waker destroyed both the Master Sword AND Hyrule. Plus all Zora became Rito and you'd have to jump through hoops to explain why they're 2 groups now.