Thread:FairySina/@comment-26842033-20170209145506/@comment-6078077-20170311145159

Well basically, the theory is about the timeline placement of Breath of the Wild. For that, have here the timeline until 2017: link. Even though this displays only remakes (like TP HD instead of TP) this is still the accurate, official timeline.

Now, everyone's question is, where does BoTW fit in this timeline? My first answer would be: NO WHERE, like heck, where are these 10.000 old legends?

But then, I went on thinking. Thinking that there are quite a lot similarities to TP in Breat of the Wild, the design of towns/buildings, the graphics, characters, names, etc. My most important "that's TP" indicator is the Hylia Bridge over Lake Hylia, which only appeared in TP.

However, there are also aspects and Elements from Wind Waker in BoTW. TWW is the first game of the adult era, while TP plays in the child era. These elements are for example the Korogs and the Rito. So, does it play in child or in adult era now? It's so confusing. Especially since we know that Ritos are basically Zoras, yet Zoras exist alongside with the Ritos in Breath of the Wild.

Now, my theory is that sometime after the last games in these eras (Four Swords Adventures in child; and Spirit Tracks in adult) some magical chaos happened that fused the two timelines together. Maybe even during the battle against Ganon, 10,000 years piror the events in BoTW. Back then, the Sheikah built the Divine Beasts and the Guardians. And even though Nintendo wants us to believe that the Hylians know how to handle technology, I still believe that Hylian tribes are able to use magic. (as e.g. Mipha has healing powers) Due to this, I suspect the technology of the guaridans to be "magic technology".

And 'ya know, when there's magic experiments, there are mistakes, failure and shocking side effects.

So, long story short, my theory is that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild plays in a fused version of the child and adult timeline.

(common Zelda knowledge by the way: Majora's Mask - FSA is called "child era", because it follows the story of child Link after Ocarina of Time. While the adult era tells what happened after adult Link disappeared)