Some time ago, before the King of Hyrule unified this country, there was a fierce war in our world. One day, to escape from the fires of the war, a Hylian mother and her baby boy entered this forbidden forest. The mother was gravely injured... Her only choice was to entrust the child to the Deku Tree, the guardian spirit of the forest. The Deku Tree could sense that this was a child of destiny, whose fate would affect the entire world, so he took him into the forest. After the mother passed away, the baby was raised as a Kokiri." — Deku Tree Sprout ( Ocarina of Time) However, soon after the demon king was imprisoned, it became clear that the seal would not hold long against his fearsome power. Hylia had suffered grave injuries in her battle with the demon king." — Zelda ( Skyward Sword) These two people have no credits on any Zelda game, and no credits on any other Nintendo game, according to the Nintendo Wiki. The resting place of the sacred triangle, the Sacred Realm, is a mirror that reflects what is in the heart... the heart of one who enters it... If an evil heart, the Realm will become full of evil; if pure, the Realm will become a paradise." — Princess Zelda ( Ocarina of Time) Link thrusts the Master Sword into a pedestal in the Sealed Temple; Fi becomes forever dormant in the sword. Link and Zelda return to the present, but Impa stays in the past—in her own time—to watch over the Master Sword. Zelda and Link resolve to live on The Surface and watch over the Triforce. [47]

The now demonic Knights of Hyrule and their Royal Jewels were scattered across the kingdom by Shadow Link and his kin. The Tower of Winds also disappeared from sight. With the Royal Jewels transformed into gateways to the Dark World, demons began appearing in the land of Hyrule once again." ( Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 120) The "Reading the Timeline" example differs from the actual A Link Between Worlds event listed below. Wales, Matt (2017-10-03). "Dark Horse's next big Zelda book is a Hyrule encyclopedia". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13 . Retrieved 2022-03-13.

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Stories of Ganon were passed from generation to generation in the form of legends and fairy tales. But there was also...a prophecy. "The signs of a resurrection of Calamity Ganon are clear. And the power to oppose it lies dormant beneath the ground."" — King Rhoam ( Breath of the Wild)

These events were obscured by the mists of time until a wizard known as Agahnim came to release the seal. He murdered the king of Hyrule, kidnapped six of the seven maidens who were descendants of the Seven Sages, and planned on kidnapping the last, Princess Zelda. With them, he could perform a rite that would break the seal to the Sacred Realm, but Zelda commanded a power that Agahnim had not anticipated." ( Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 226)The Dark Mirror: A mirror that reflects the evil heart of its bearer, spawning demons. It was once used to imprison the dark tribe, who attempted to invade Hyrule, and thus it was hidden inside a temple with no connection to the Dark World." ( Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 119) There is a timeline established, but it is secret." — Bill Trinen ( Interview:Camp Hyrule August 15th 2005) Kayama has no credits on any Zelda game, but Nintendo Wiki does have a person with this name listed as the Manual Editor for Pokemon Stadium 2. We can't say with 100% certainty that they're the same person, but we have possibly at least one other person, apart from Aonuma, who can actually be verfied as working at Nintendo.

When the Hero of Time was called to embark on another journey and left the land of Hyrule, he was separated from the elements that made him a hero. It is said that at that time, the Triforce of Courage was split into eight shards and hidden throughout the land." — King of Red Lions ( The Wind Waker) Mass, Hunter (2021-04-27). "The Legend of Zelda's Dark Timeline Explained". Game Rant. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09 . Retrieved 2022-03-13. Link obtained the necessary qualities of courage, power, and wisdom in the form of pendants, and deep within the Sacred Grove, he drew the Master Sword, which recognized him as the fated hero." ( Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 226)

Her second plan...was to abandon her divine form and transfer her soul to the body of a mortal. ...She made this sacrifice, as you have likely guessed, so that the supreme power created by the old gods could one day be used. For while the supreme power of the Triforce was created by gods, all of its power can never be wielded by one." — Zelda ( Skyward Sword) Generations later, Vaati the Wind Mage breaks free and kidnaps Princess Zelda, taking her to the Palace of Winds. Link, who witnessed the kidnapping, draws the Four Sword and is split into four Links. The Links gather three keys to Vaati's Palace from the Great Fairies in the Sea of Trees, Talus Cave, and Death Mountain. The Links defeat Vaati in his palace and rescue Princess Zelda. The Wind Mage is once again sealed in the Four Sword, which is returned to its pedestal. Link regains his original form. [62] Era of the Hero of Time Zelda, at the command of the goddess, I passed through the Gate of Time. I did so to protect you and aid the fight to prevent the world's destruction." — Impa ( Skyward Sword) I've had my suspicions, but until now I wasn't sure. Yet here we are in the Chamber of the Sword, the very place where it was foretold the youth of legend would one day appear. It is said that this place was left to our people by the goddess herself. The very knowledge of this room's existence is a secret passed down to a select few each generation, along with a handful of words... When the light of the goddess's sword shines bright, the great apocalypse will wake from its long slumber. Do not fear, for it is then that a youth, guided by my hand, shall reveal himself in a place most sacred." — Gaepora ( Skyward Sword) Has no credits on any Zelda game, and the Nintendo Wiki doesn't have them listed on the credits of any other Nintendo game.

And the other, who holds the Triforce of Wisdom... is the seventh Sage, who is destined to be the leader of them all..." — Sheik ( Ocarina of Time)

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Ganondorf, leader of the Gerudo, openly swears fealty to the king, but plots to open the Door of Time to obtain the Triforce. To that end, he curses the Great Deku Tree in an attempt to wrest from him the Kokiri's Emerald. With his dying breath, the Great Deku Tree sets Link and the fairy Navi on a quest to stop Ganondorf. [65] [66] [67]