BOTW and OOT? Linked?

[melomelo06]

It's kind of a given that botw is linked to oot, plus the great fairies. Botw takes place at least a hundred years after oot

[Glacier Spirit]

Several hundred, maybe several thousand- 100 years prior to botw was the great calamity. Yk, it was still Botw/totk link

[Glacier Spirit]

@vincent-the-punk botw has features from all zelda games. E.g spectacle rock, and skyloft (if we see the forgotten temple as skyview temple)

[Glacier Spirit]

Breath of the Wild pays homage to the game that started it all with the bridges located throughout the game world. Several of the bridges in Breath of the Wild are named after bosses that appeared in the very first Legend of Zelda game, such as Gleeok Bridge (named after Gleeok, a dragon that recurs as a boss in multiple Zelda games), Aquame Bridge (named for Aquamentus, a horned dragon that later reappears in Oracle of Seasons), Manhala Bridge (named after Manhandla, a boss that recurs in subsequent Zelda games), and Digdogg Suspension Bridge (named for Digdogger, another Zelda recurring boss). Breath of the Wild continues this pattern with several bridges named after bosses that appeared in the second Zelda game, The Adventure of Link. Examples include Carok Bridge (named for Carock, the magic-weilding guardian of the Maze Island Palace), Helmhead Bridge (named after the guardian of Midoro Palace, Helmethead), Orsedd Bridge (named for Horsehead, the guardian of Parapa Palace), and Rebonae Bridge (named after the Island Palace boss, Rebonack). Moving away from geographic references, Breath of the Wild pays subtle homage to A Link to the Past in its design. A Link to the Past was the first Zelda game to feature the Master Sword, now considered a staple of the series. At the Pedestal of the Master Sword in Korok forest, three flowers grow in the exact same spots they were placed around the pedestal in A Link to the Past: two on the left, one on the right.
Breath of the Wild is bananas for this fruit, which appears as a reward any time Link defends a member of the Yiga clan. Bananas are also a key item in a trading quest in the recently remade Link’s Awakening, which, in contrast to subsequent Zelda instalments, is a requirement in order to complete the game. Breath of the Wild is rife with references to this classic Zelda game, but none more exalting than the Temple of Time itself. The Temple is one of the first locations Link can visit in Breath of the Wild, accessible even before he acquires the Paraglider. The crumbling temple firmly sets Breath of the Wild at the end of the Zelda timeline, establishing the setting while acknowledging the series’ long history. Despite its dilapidated appearance, the Temple also serves as a nod to long-time Zelda fans, welcoming them home and granting them their first extra heart after completion of the game’s first Main Quest. The titular mask from this famous Zelda game is actually present and attainable in Breath of the Wild, provided players purchase the Master Trials DLC. After installing the DLC, players will be able to access the EX Treasure: Ancient Mask side quest, which culminates in the discovery of Majora’s Mask. The mask can actually be equipped as armor, and while some fans may be turned off by its meagre one-point defense, Breath of the Wild’s Majora’s Mask offers Link a special advantage: he can approach multiple enemies without aggroing them, including the game’s dreaded Lynels. Breath of the Wild pays homage to the Oracle games with more geographical references. Lodrum Headland and Brynna Plain, both located in Lanayru Great Spring, take their names from the overworlds of the Oracle games: Holodrum in Oracle of Seasons, and Labrynna in Oracle of Ages. Four Swords was originally launched as a multiplayer-only companion game to A Link to the Past. Released as a remaster in 2011 with a new single-player mode and additional content, the game is now generally considered the ninth installment in the long-running Zelda series.

Four Swords marks the first appearance of Vaati, a recurring villain in The Legend of Zelda who, similar to Ganon, is capable of taking on both humanoid and monstrous forms. Breath of the Wild gives a nod to Vaati in the Glowing Eyeball enemies that grow from the Malice that plagues much of Hyrule. The Eyeballs were clearly modelled after Vaati’s Sprite form, leading some fans to wonder if Vaati has a role to play in the upcoming Breath of the Wild sequel. While hardly a Souls game, Breath of the Wild even sneaks some lore into its item descriptions. The Rock Salt commonly found throughout Hyrule is described in Link’s inventory as “crystallized salt from the ancient sea”, a subtle reference to the Great Sea that covers much of Wind Waker’s game world. At first glance, Four Swords Adventures is seemingly absent from Breath of the Wild. However, four is a key number in Breath of the Wild’s story: just as all four Links were required to defeat Ganon in Four Swords Adventures, Breath of the Wild’s Link must liberate all four Divine Beasts and combine the powers of the four Champions in order to face Hyrule’s dreaded foe. There are several references to The Minish Cap in Breath of the Wild, including Minshi Woods (named for the Minish race) and Pico Pond (taken from Picori, the Hylian name for the Minish). Breath of the Wild contains a number of locations named after characters from Twilight Princess, notably Rutala Dam (the namesake of Queen Rutela) and Ralis Pond (named for her son, Prince Ralis).

[logen churchel]

i aint got time to read that

[Glacier Spirit]

The plethora of location references in Breath of the Wild continues with Linebeck Island, named for the steamboat captain in Phantom Hourglass. Breath of the Wild’s beautiful Lake Kolomo takes its name from the Lokomo, a tribe in Spirit Tracks whose people play a vital role in Link’s quest. Two notable references to Skyward Sword can be found in Link’s inventory. The first, and most obvious, is the Paraglider: an early version of Breath of the Wild showed Link using the Skyward Sword’s Sailcloth to traverse Hyrule, instead of the Paraglider now present in the game.
The second reference is much more understated. The Zora Set, which allows Link to swim up Breath of the Wild’s majestic waterfalls, states that the armor was crafted using dragon scales. This is a subtle reference to the Water Dragon’s Scale Link receives from the dragon Faron in Skyward Sword, an item which also grants him similar swimming abilities. Oren Bridge, the great bridge that spans the Zora River in Breath of the Wild, takes its name from A Link Between Worlds’ Queen Oren, ruler of the Zoras and one of the Seven Sages Link must rescue to confront the game’s antagonist Yuga. Tuft Mountain is the namesake of King Tuft of Hytopia, a character that appears in Tri Force Heroes.

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@logen-churchel good for you

[Todoroki]

@Glacier-Spirit and your barely realizing this?…

[T.H.I.N.K]

my canon for the Time-line is just, the three timelines somewhat merged together into Botw/Totk. or something idk. and that explains the other Loz game boss and other stuff names on stuff.

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@T-H-I-N-K in some of the hyrule warriors games are portals or smth where diff links and other charackters came together so it would make sense but nintendo said they arent canon sooo yeah thats the most plausible but its never completly explained

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pun intended?