Does The Zelda Timeline Really Matter?

The Zelda timeline has been the subject of endless debate among fans of the series, even eclipsing discussions of the games themselves. Whether fans were chronologically confused about the Zelda timeline in the 2000s or they were debating the official timeline revealed in Hyrule Historia, it's a topic that has persisted for well over two decades now. While some fans still debate the timeline to this day, many have simply accepted the official Zelda timeline first presented in Hyrule Historia as the one, true canon by which the games should be understood with. There's just one problem with that: contrary to popular belief, the official Zelda timeline DOESN'T matter - and even the developers behind the series think so, too. This video aims to explore the full history of the official Zelda timeline in an effort to definitively prove that - while there are clear signs of intentional and undeniable continuity in the series - the official timeline's relevance to The Legend of Zelda has been greatly exaggerated by some fans. TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Axelayer THUMBNAIL ART BY: https://twitter.com/Pajaronaa ADDITIONAL VOICEOVER BY: https://twitter.com/Koopachaneru SPECIAL THANKS: - Kuri, for helping with some of the on-sight filming and providing script input - Davy, for fact-checking the EN translation of the Portuguese MyGames interview - Rex, for the gift of soup when I couldn't feel my toes after an hour of filming the wintry shots - My family, for helping provide props for the candle shots (and their loving support) - All of the homies for personally making sure I didn't go insane during the back half of this video MUSIC USED: Feena (Ys I & II - PC Engine CD ver.) Night Slave - Demo, Arrange ver. (Night Slave) Title Theme & Grasslands (Super Mario Bros. CD - Speedrun Demo ver.) SILENT TERRA (Rasetsu Alternative) In The Wind (The Legend of Xanadu - Super Arrange Version) Scarlet Tears (Koumajou Remilia/Koumajou Densetsu) Monkey Target 2 (Super Monkey Ball 2) Underworld Forest (Last Bible III) LIKE A WIND (The Legend of Xanadu - Super Arrange Version) Labo in Resonance (Rockman Zero Collection Soundtrack - resonnant vie) Holy Land in Resonance (Rockman Zero Collection Soundtrack - resonnant vie) Waiting For The Night (FEENA - Minami Shoko) CHAPTERS: 00:00 - [INTRO] 05:01 - "What makes the timeline so special?" 08:29 - The Official Timeline 10:46 - The History of the Internal Timeline 15:51 - A Detour Through Transylvania 18:29 - Of Revisions, Retcons, and Walkbacks 21:37 - The Series After Hyrule Historia 26:22 - A History Rejected 31:38 - An Inconvenient Truth 36:15 - Echoes of Wisdom 38:33 - The Ending (of this video) 39:56 - [ENDSLATE] LIST OF SOURCES CITED: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JlYKN20EXLc0PuksLxoDX9OGrOhvm93qOaIJetyn3Iw/edit?usp=sharing #TheLegendOfZelda #Zelda #Nintendo