Legend Of Zelda

NOTE: If you don't know anything about the Legend of Zelda Games, you probably won't be able to understand this.

I was talking with someone the other day and they brought up that they had figured out the the chronological order of the games in the Legend of Zelda series. I've played a few of the games and beaten them before, but I never knew there was supposed to be an order to the games. I thought it was just random stories only connected by the fact that they all had a guy who wore green named Link who fought evil people. After some quick googling, it turns out there's a lot of people who have spent a lot of time trying to figure it out, and they all have their own individual theories. and they all contradict each other. After reading about a few of them, I tried to make one that made sense to me, based on which games have to go together and ending in the way I like best.

My order:

Skyward Sword -> The Minish Cap -> Four Swords -> Ocarina of Time -> 


(Split timeline with Adult and Child versions. Adult line has Wind waker, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks. Child line has Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess. Four Swords Adventure takes place sometime in either timeline but before Wind Waker and Twilight Princess)

-> Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons games happen at about the same time in both Timelines after  Ocarina of Time. -> A Link To The Past -> Link's Awakening -> Legend of Zelda -> Adventure of Link

One of the first games would have to be The Skyward Sword. It seems to be the origin of the master sword and is supposed to take place before Ocarina of Time according to the developers.

The Minish Cap has a different Link then Skyward Sword. it shows the origin of his outfit, and since it has Vaati, it can take place before Ocarina of Time. the Original Four Swords can take place after, with a different Link.

The Ocarina of Time occurs, because it shows how Ganondorf became evil and whatever his relationship with Ganon is(Are they the same person? Is Ganon a demon that possesses him? I have no idea). Then the lines split based off the two endings of OOT. Blah Blah Blah...

 Exty years after the end of Ocarina of time, The Oracle games occur. In one timeline Oracle of Seasons happens before Oracle of Ages, while in the other timeline the occurs first. the great part is, Twinrova is around in both timelines, and Ganon/dorf is dead in both. So the plot makes sense in both Timelines. It also explains how the master sword was recovered/teleported/made a new one. the sword isn't really lost in Twilight Princess I think, but is in Wind Waker. While the two lines are still in seperate universes, the events afterwards are basically identical.

Next comes Link to the Past. The imprisoning war mentioned in the backstory is referring to Ocarina of Time and how Ganon was originally trapped. For this theory to make sense, Ganon and Ganondorf are separate beings, and while ganondorf died in twilight princess/wind waker, Ganon was still trapped in whatever realm it was. Awakening is said to be the direct sequel to ALTTP, so it goes next chronologically.

Finally, its the original game and its sequel. ALTTP is stated to be a prequel to Legend of Zelda, so it goes before. Adventure of Link is the direct sequel to the original game. the problem with it being here is that the original Zelda from the opening cutscene is in Old Hyrule, which was clearly destroyed in Wind Waker. However, if you look at the game map, you can see that this Zelda is in Eastern Hyrule, which is an island. So, either she was on top of a very tall mountain whose base is now the bottom part of the island, or the island is like an Iceberg and simply rose when Old Hyrule flooded, then drifted away to its current location by New Hyrule.I like the second option better, because it feels more Zelda-ey to me.