Game Theory: How Zelda Breath of the Wild SOLVES The Zelda Timeline!

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD is a stellar addition to the series. But ever since its release, Breath of the Wild has plagued fans with one big question - where does this fit into the Zelda Timeline? Well, after hours of gameplay (followed by even more hours of research), I have solved the puzzle! And Breath of the Wild may reveal more about Nintendo's Zelda timeline than we could ever imagine.
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[@GameTheory]

Ladies and gentlemen, you may have to adjust the color of your monitors...it is definitely a yellow strap! Haha...I didn't realize it would be so controversial. Pull up the Wiki shot of it and it's pretty obvious. (You can also judge based on the brown underpieces that Link wears as a part of that outfit as well, plus the little laces in front at his neck...the hat to me was the most obvious, though) Also, just to clarify: A lot of people are saying "It's obvious it's Fallen Hero because Link wakes up in a Reincarnation Chamber." Technically, you can't use that as evidence here because the "Hero is Defeated" division is specifically related to Link losing at the end of Ocarina of Time against Ganon, NOT the battles described in BOTW. Lastly, a lot of people are mentioning the appearance of the "Mirror of Twilight" in the form of the "Fragmented Monument." And that's a really good point, however, if you look at the "Fragmented Monument" in BOTW, its design is pretty strongly different from the Mirror, in particular the writing in an ancient language around the rim of the circle. Could the timelines have united and this is at the end of them? That's actually what I was hoping for as I researched! Sadly, I just didn't feel like there was enough evidence to support that. When I stopped to look at all the evidence together as well as how Eiji Aonuma was talking about this game leading up to its launch, it felt like the team INTENDED this to be a return to that first timeline while making nods to the other games.

[@mathewsroopesh8031]

The Game Theorists yay first comment

[@mathewsroopesh8031]

The Game Theorists oops reply

[@amberlybonilla3234]

The Game Theorists damn..

[@eversplode7792]

I just don't understand why Nintendo would put it in the downfall timeline when it says IN GAME that link has been in twilight princess. I thought that was a dead giveaway.

[@failingleader7519]

The Game Theorists NO IT IS NOT FALLEN HERO IT IS WHERE HERO TRIUMPANTS

[@ElGuaje007]

“Ganondorf isn’t in the failed hero timeline” BOTW2: “I’m about to end this whole mans career”

[@We_Have_Dragons]

Gaming Blastoise It’s actually in all three but okay

[@ligerjgold6686]

@patty_12 Yeah but that was a cop out. If you actually looked at the story lore to the game then you'd see that Nintendo all along had the Downfall Timeline in mind when creating BotW. Heck even the overall theme of the game is from the Downfall Timeline.

[@youtubestuff683]

@@ligerjgold6686 MatPat released a video proving how BOTW could be part of all 3 timelines, it takes place after Hyrule warriors which is a game where the timelines got combined, so BOTW would be part of all 3. I think BOTW is Nintendo's way of fixing the timelines once and for all, BOTW 2 is taking place shortly after BOTW so BOTW2 could be the start of a new linked timeline.

[@popsicIes]

@@youtubestuff683 I thought I remembered reading something about Nintendo confirming that BOTW is all three

[@youtubestuff683]

@@popsicIes that maybe I just know when MatPat covered it he showed it wasn't really connected to anything in any of the timelines so he suggested that hyrule warriors is the game that connects them all. You can watch his video on it to see what I'm talking about.

[@mgoface7499]

"Major cutscene mentioning events only happening in one timeline." Mat: I sleep. "Some yellow stripe is on his hat." Mat: ASCENDED.

[@theclouddev3473]

M'go Face underated comment

[@cosmicabyss3971]

This meme needs more likes.

[@OzKo]

Ikr

[@GoldenKirby]

I mean-Well-...Touche

[@throatychunk]

i was thinking the same thing

[@sleep-schedule-who7705]

I played Botw This is what i said to my brother "Do ya remember that one dude who was being a rude and mean because link couldn't fly? Well look at him now he's dead and i have a paraglider!"

[@dioxoi8369]

Oof

[@pokebeast1745]

What game is that from?

[@saeefrayhan9717]

@@pokebeast1745 _sad reva- _*_ravioli_*_ noises_

[@myst_desendant8876]

Swimmy People: Are swimming when the world is mostly land Swimmy People: Become Flyie people when the world is flooded Flyie People: Big Brain

[@thegreatherox]

To be fair, its stated that Zora can only swim in sweet water, like rivers or lakes, so salt water would probably be harmful if not straight poison.

[@aexxir]

@@thegreatherox sweet water?

[@c4nn0n17]

@@aexxir non salty water I guess

[@aexxir]

@@c4nn0n17 fresh water

[@c4nn0n17]

@@aexxir ahhaha

[@salvare8859]

Matt Patt: calamity ganon doesn’t have a gerudo form BOTW2: hold my lon lon ranch milk

[@racconbuilders3665]

True

[@racconbuilders3665]

Eat it game theory

[@curtisleblanc5897]

No problem ✋🏻🍼

[@erzascarlet6539]

Botw comes after twilight princess, its confirmed by the newest botw2 trailer

[@Catffeine_Cafe]

I was honestly upset when I heard him say that considering during the Gerudo section of the Main Quest one of the Gerudo (I forgot if it was the ruler or the champion) explicitly says that Ganon had a Gerudo form.

[@HuigbertsGamed]

2019 Nintendo: Let's destroy this man's entire career

[@jaymyster7262]

Yep it was the adult time line not the failed

[@griefwizard]

@@jaymyster7262 no, I'm pretty sure that it's on the child timeline.

[@nitro265]

@@jaymyster7262gonna have to agree with grief wizard

[@jaymyster7262]

Grief Wizard yeah got them confused

[@jaymyster7262]

Ultranite miNt yep I meant child

[@oliverry4826]

I am going to make a comic that is the following Movie theater worker: would you like your popcorn sweet, or salty? Revali: i want it like me. Movie theater worker: here’s your popcorn sir. The popcorn: literally a piece of rock salt Revali: ... Revali: you where supposed to say “we don’t sell beautiful popcorn”.

[@jadeylemonady513]

I laughed more than I should have ahahah, love it

[@Lucasaurusss]

Dat is more true than I thought in a comic nice

[@oliverry4826]

I did it instagram.com/p/B-KW23gpB-B/

[@melissaledford9837]

can you put it on reddit or something? i dont use instagram.

[@OrigamiAhsoka]

L m a o

[@starlalilymoon]

I feel like Breath of the Wild is connected to all three timelines, combining everything in one world again. (Would be cool to have a game to unite the timelines, but it's just my wishful thinking.)

[@emylferland9030]

That's my feeling as well

[@richardmartin9368]

MatPat theorizes this in a video about Hyrule Champions.

[@fearlessjake465]

Hyrule game lol but they say it's non cannon

[@tacotuttle]

I remember hearing somewhere that it’s confirmed all of the past games are myths and that botw is so far in the future it’s impossible to tell which stories are real and which ones are legend

[@cobrastrikegaming2354]

​@fearlessjake465 watch the video, he has very convincing points as to why it is cannon. If we've learned anything from fnaf, mat is right more than the developers themselves

[@heaventoms8759]

"The strap is yellow!" "The strap is lime green!" *Captain America: Civil War*

[@rebellen502]

Don´t you mean The Legend of Zelda: Civil War?

[@mini0013xx]

Iamthesuper Rebellwolf The Legend of America: Civil War

[@rebellen502]

The Legend of Fans: Civil War

[@ossa18000]

LoL

[@RafehhhA]

Heaven Toms ok

[@eve5252]

Matpat: what do all of these outfits have in common Me: brown sleeves Matpat: a yellow stripe in the hat Me:…yeah but…brown sleeves

[@freefire86]

this, especially when he says "look once more at the hat of the wild" it looks more like a lighter green compared to the rest of the hat than yellow whereas all the other yellow striped hats were very clearly yellow no matter the shading

[@fartknockaextreme]

Exactly he's so stupid lmfao

[@seancannon2193]

what I noticed was crosshatching on the tunic of all the failed hero timeline... which supports his theory but... I still don't think a clothing trend proves his point really.

[@Ahoge-dono]

LACK OF PANTS! ...sometimes. Most of the time.

[@RedNK]

But if anything it does have the differently colored stripe. It's still there. Don't be so damn jerky.

[@cosmic_seabunny]

Matpat : “what’s so special about this outfit?” Me: HE’S ACTUALLY SMILING!!!

[@maraudersmoonypadfootprong5522]

Idk why but in the back of my mind I keep remembering what Urbosa said about how Ganon used to have a Gerudo form.

[@matthewdoherty803]

Yes true

[@phantomth13f15]

recently played through the game and the dlc (but also started age of calamity so maybe its from there) but she does say that she feels responsible to help, because she is ashamed of Ganons gerudo origin.

[@noahbihan]

And NOW with no body to manifest in, Ganon returns to his old Ganondorf mummified body in BOTW 2!

[@loo_wee]

The corps that is quite clearly the body of twighlight princess Gannon. Of the young timeline

[@lovebeyondperformancephoto7471]

Take that matpat

[@lovebeyondperformancephoto7471]

@@loo_wee that would mean botw 1 & 2 would be between the fallen and successful timeline. And where the malice is coming out of is ganons fatal stab wound from the sword of the six sages where they had their attempted execution.

[@prower2149]

Imagine if they travel through different timelines wohohoho

[@RupertFirwood]

I'm thinking botw caps off all three timelines to make it less of a ballache

[@Be4ls1c]

"Geography Is One Of The Least Consistent Things In *Hyrule* " *Shows Termina*

[@TopEye64]

Termina's... well... one of my dreams.😅

[@pepefrog2364]

Isaiah Gamez i was about to say that

[@Proprietor11]

YA GOTTA SEPARATE THE HYRULES FROM THE TERMINA! #AHWM

[@danielgilbert735]

Ooooooof

[@creeperkinght1144]

Ah geez Epona we ain't in Hyrule no more!

[@Piggy24]

This video is extremely impressive, none of this evidence I can deny. I personally believe that BotW takes place so far in the future that timeline placement is pointless. I’m pretty sure that’s what the devs were aiming for, allowing for a clean slate with this era.

[@nicknack5697]

Thats what i thought as well

[@goldliger1976]

Wrong they placed this game in the downfall timeline. It's all there. Link's tunic of the wild hat final concept art has that yellow stripe. Lynels existence and finally the Sage Ruto is mention as part of Hyrule's history.

[@isitgabriel]

I believe that some event made all three timelines converge. there are clothes for most of the heros in the dlc and there is enough evidence to support all three

[@goldliger1976]

@@isitgabriel Evidence is DLC? Dude the DLC with those clothes and mask are literally none canon to the story of BotW.

[@tbnzt]

it supposed to be so far that the stories of the heroes of the past (zelda games) have faded to myth

[@ModelsAtWar]

The ocarina of time map actually lines up really well, the shrine of resurrection and the great plateau were somehow dropped where lake hylia used to be. And flooded all around. (Just even studying the geology and water flows around great plateau, you can tell it didn’t belong there originally)

[@pokealex5739]

Matpat in 2017: I solved the timeline Nintendo in 2019: I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move

[@Hex.A.Decimal]

Two Nintendo devs: "People don't think gameplay comes before plot anymore, we need a timeline." "Hmmm, one where Link lives, one where he dies, and one where he goes back to prevent the whole plot of that title." "Okay, we have 17+ games, how do we decide what goes where?" "Just sort them by that ugly yellow strap Link's stupid hat."

[@johnfortnitetheraw]

Hex A. Decimal lel

[@cawag8046]

Hex A. Decimal ugly yellow stripe?

[@redheadandwoomy]

8-Bit The MusicDroid *to

[@carlosh.9108]

Hex A. Decimal and a lot more evidence

[@azza009]

Space to open

[@TheUltimateBlaziken]

He needs to come back to this now that Tears of the Kingdom has Ganondorf

[@weissisasian]

Nintendo definetlly has not been keeping track of their continuity from the very first game in the series.

[@creeperkinght1144]

@@weissisasian then why do the Goddess Trilogy books exist?

[@isaloud11]

@@weissisasianthey definitely have

[@rylanjackgaming322]

MatPAT: calamity Ganon is a real embodiment Botw 2 trailer: makes it ganondorf Me: the calamity is a puppet

[@spiritmanderthecharmander5666]

God. This is, without a doubt, as confusing as the FNAF timeline.

[@rylanjackgaming322]

@@spiritmanderthecharmander5666 i just said 2d = fallen. Try fit anything else anywhere

[@funtimegamer8733]

I heard a theory that calamity is actually the hatred of demise, while ganondorf is just a vessel for calamity. That's why it can exist as it's own entity seperate from ganondorf

[@meleeludens]

I'm here from the future Ganondorf is in Breath of the Wild under Hyrule Castle Sorry

[@emailucinablade468]

hell yeah we stan a freaky gerudo dude for botw 2

[@SoldieroftheImam313]

Yep sooo hyped can't wait

[@meleeludens]

Emai Lucina Blade i stan my dude

[@BarbadosSlim956]

And now he shows his final form

[@siebevermeiren7469]

He also fergot the quest about the twighlight portal

[@sebastianking657]

Obviously BotW is set in the fourth timeline, where Link moves to Brooklyn and becomes a plumber, leaving Hyrule to be nuked. He then assumes the new name, Luigi, and pretends to be the brother of another plumber and former carpenter, Mario. He eventually makes it to the Mushroom Kingdom and even inherits a mansion, but Peach reminds him too much of Zelda, so he leaves once again and downloads his conscience into a robot, Rock. He fights for the people of Earth, until the planet is destroyed by capitalism. Since he had changed his religion to Hinduism, he is reincarnated as a young boy who collects god-like animal-human hybrids and forces them to kill each other, but the "Pokemon" (as they are called) rebel and wipe out human civilization, reverting back to their ancient animal forms, but anthropomorphized. The powers of the Triforce grant Link a final form as a spaceship-flying fox, who flies to another galaxy after defeating the maniacal Andross and eventually dies of cardiac arrest. This timeline is called the Cucoo timeline, and it is what happens when Ganon is defeated by the ultimate superpower, poultry.

[@nautilusshell2089]

This is my favorite timeline out of all of them

[@jaedongillespie]

i have never read something more beautiful in my life

[@orion7460]

Y'all looking at the next MatPat right here

[@garrettdoonan7310]

Clap and a half.

[@Bluebedo]

Can confirm. My friend's brother's uncle's sister's cousin's neighbor's grandmother's pet chicken is secretly CEO of Nintendo and told me this is the true canon timeline.

[@tristanlai7361]

Who’s watching this and knowing there is a gerudo version in Zelda botw

[@TheRealRidley12]

Me. I believe that it's in the Child Timeline.

[@noahhathaway5065]

@@TheRealRidley12 Same here, it has the provinces, landmarks, and overall just makes sense.

[@TheRealRidley12]

@@noahhathaway5065 Though, we'll have to wait until Nintendo gives us more info to know for sure.

[@dragonballhaven1417]

@@TheRealRidley12 I think child too cause ganondorf chest his where the malice is coming from and thats where he was stabbed in twilight princess. Plus adult timeline master sword is lost in the sea.

[@TheRealRidley12]

@@dragonballhaven1417 Only one problem with that: Ganondorf died in TP and reincarnated in Four Swords Adventures.

[@maxwellanderson3714]

And then, unfortunately for MatPat, TotK has refrences to the the child timeline such as Majora's mask, Midna's helmet, and the Fierce deity set. So Maybe it really is all the timelines.

[@Apleut]

and Ganondorf

[@cajunking5987]

Those items come from BoTW so let’s not credit ToTK for having them lol

[@bstachutheuneatable1727]

plot twist: Nintendo announces this is a new split from the timeline where Navi got lost and never got Link on his quest, therefore stopping Ganon from ever getting past the door of time. Your move MatPat

[@Bowling4986]

Xd

[@Ty-yt3lj]

so zelda puts laxatives in his (ganons) wine. embarrasing him so much he goes away. this leads to the CDI games.

[@silvertriforce2574]

you want bad fanfics? cause this is how you get bad fan fics.

[@jovinprime]

Bstachu TheUneatable good

[@wynautvideos4263]

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[@darthrevan4933]

Ok that bit at the end with the idea of Zelda being able to see the other timelines is actually a really cool idea

[@onlyAerik]

Except if you watch the cutscenes in BOTW, Zelda _never_ gets visions, or hears or sees spirits of any kind. Her inability to do these things, as well as lacking the sealing power, are why she sees herself as a failure and blames herself for Calamity Ganon's success in destroying Hyrule. Rather, she says that her mother, grandmother and other woman ancestors of the royal family could do such thing. Rather, Zelda is reciting a speech that predates herself.

[@anson2389]

That would explain why she trusts him so much, even though he failed

[@FynnFTW]

maybe the Memorys of each Zelda is sealed with Ganon all togther - so when Ganon breaks out, the Memorys will too. Maybe this extents beyond the Timelines. The BotW Zelda didnt got her power tho, but thats more related to the Triforce itself then to the outbreak of Ganon.

[@tempest2789]

FynnFTW Zelda has always been blessed with power. In Skyward Sword, she did not have it and had magic. Also in Minish Cap and Four Swords, before the Triforce Split. She did awakened her magic due to stress and love. Memories from past lives sounds like something Nintendo would not add without mentioning

[@darkstar6213]

"Calamaty Ganon does not have a Gerudo form." Tears of the Kingdom Final Trailer: Hold my Lon Lon milk.

[@parkerwilson4995]

You know it’s crazy how they don’t mention the tri-force once in breath of the wild

[@Viktoria_Selene]

They do mention "the golden triangle" though

[@pasillas66]

And its seen plenty of times at the place where you find memory 1 there is a picture of the triforce on the ground with the symbols of the triforce of courage, wisdom, and power.

[@Viktoria_Selene]

And it's seen as well when Zelda uses her power

[@WAE.Does.Everything]

It's shown in the game but it's never mentioned

[@litporeon]

Whoopsie ganondorfs corpse is in the sequel!

[@bluejojo9026]

Wait he shed is form like he said what if was saving his old ganondorf form just Incase

[@rexhepmuaremi3328]

@@bluejojo9026 no just no

[@arc3510]

What if its ganon's power from the child and fallen timelines. I know it sounds dumb but its possible

[@kobienglund7634]

@@arc3510 i agree with that. Its definately possible he saved his old body. If he transformed into the demon king, then he could have left behind a shell which he could have gone back into if his demon king form failed.

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

Maybe botw 2 will take place in a different timeline

[@LithiumThiefMusic]

Do you think the yellow stripe represents a halo for the dead hero of time?

[@BlazingSteel]

GravitySloth Gasp *faceclap

[@gummybullet3597]

That's a pretty interesting theory

[@Anthony-mm3nf]

that is..... a very good theory

[@laurelb.9504]

yo... you're onto something with that

[@DaveGong01]

OMG *cheek slaps*

[@holywatersquirtgun3172]

5:25 Honestly I thought the same thing and I just left it at "They were fresh water Zora and all the salt of the ocean made em evolve" or whatever

[@supervegito8340]

I’d like to propose something: what if this game reconnects the three timelines?

[@trevthekidd]

That's what I'm saying

[@ultimate8550]

That's what I think as well. I do think the "primary" timeline that BOTW is drawn from is downfall, but I think its more likely that the event that spawned the first Calamity Ganon was the merging of all 3 timelines, which is why there are so many easter eggs/connections to every timeline in BOTW. When you look at the ancient arrows that were created from ancient sheikah technology, what exactly do they do? They appear to open up a dimensional rift that can blink some enemies out of existence. What if the Sheikah, with their advanced technology, discovered a way to peer through the different timelines using this same dimensional rifting technology? But something went wrong in their experiments, collapsing all 3 timelines together in a momentous, singularity type event. And that the result was an even more powerful version of Ganon, possibly one that consumed and took on the power of his alternate timeline counterparts? I would like to add that I have not played TOTK yet, I am literally just now playing BOTW so if this stuff is all being answered in the sequel, I don't want to know about it yet lol.

[@jacob._1209]

What if the timelines collided? LOZ: A LINK BETWEEN TIMELInES

[@jamesjohnson4936]

yes please

[@chaoticwarrior12]

With all the Links fighting side by side... just take my money

[@samael759]

There's an fan artist who is making a plot out of that, search them as LinkedUniverse if you're interested

[@chaoticwarrior12]

@@samael759 I actually found that a few weeks ago I love it lol. It's got everything I want. Thanks for the recommendation

[@SORIK]

Hyrule Warriors ?

[@HoopyFroodood]

12:07 Of all the Zelda's you could've chosen for a sex joke, you chose child Zelda... I can hear the FBI gearing up now.

[@bettywhiter1020]

Hoopy Frood I thought this too lol

[@insertusernamehere8324]

???

[@im_tired1439]

Yeah, that wasn’t his brightest moment. I still love the channel though.😅

[@badabingus8304]

Took me ober a year to get MatPats joke

[@user-dx8cc6cc7q]

Lol

[@elchqueen4902]

I have a theory concerning the timeline placement of BOTW. We know that the game plays in the distant future with lots of history being skipped. During this time I believe two mentionable things happened. The first would be all the technological advancements made by the shiekah, a point unrelated to the theory I mentioned. The second is the theory itself, something I came up with on my own but I now saw is mentioned in the game theorists pinned comment on this video. I believe the split timeline from Ocarina of Time must have, at some point, reconverged into a single one, merging the three realities back into one. Although I could never say what caused/did this, I do have three observations that support the Idea. The first is very obvious, namely the observations mentioned in the video above: There are not only references, but entire plotpoints from all three timelines that go far beyond beeing mere "easter eggs" or fanservice. The second is from the new BOTW2 trailer: Gannondorf is the "source" of Calamity Ganon. From the looks of it at least, all malice seems to come from his "corpse" hidden underground. I'm sure the truth will be revealed in BOTW2, but for now this means that both Ganon and Gannondorf exist within the same reality. My final observation is linked to the first, but based on the Landscape. Landmarks seem to be spread across the countryside: Goddess statues, Pico and minchi and crenel and trilby, spectacle rock, hyrule castle & fields, bridge over lake hyilia, the tingle isles, lurelin village etc. (there are loads of BOTW reference videos) -> they successfully feature from all timelines and appear to have been forcefully puzzled together. Its as if they were placed over, into and about each other, despite not physically fitting together. The time paradox became a space paradox. My favorite part about this, is all the huge canyons around and through hyrule. The rito and hebra regions are just "tacked" onto the rest of the map, beeing seperated by the tanagar canyon. The entire map itself feels like it has been placed among its uninhabited surroundings, almost deleting whatever used to be where it now lies. Hyrule looks like an "inland island", not ready to become a part of its surrounings yet. Its all just an inkling of mine but it seems coherent, so I would love for people to discuss this. I'm almost sure that I cannot have figured everything out correctly and my theory probably wont stand the test of time. For now I cant find any counter-arguments but I'm open to enlightenment :)

[@ultimate8550]

That's what I think as well. I do think the "primary" timeline that BOTW is drawn from is downfall, but I think its also the case that the event that spawned the first Calamity Ganon was the merging of all 3 timelines, which is why there are so many connections to every timeline in BOTW. I agree that the 3 different Hyrule "spaces" were all twisted and melded into 1 new reality as a result of this merging. As to to how this happened, I do have 1 theory. When you look at the ancient arrows that were created from ancient sheikah technology, what exactly do they do? They appear to open up a dimensional rift that can blink some enemies out of existence. What if the Sheikah, with their advanced technology, discovered a way to peer through the different timelines using this same dimensional rifting technology? But something went wrong in their experiments, collapsing all 3 timelines together in a momentous, singularity type event. And that the result was an even more powerful version of Ganon, possibly one that consumed and took on the power of his alternate timeline counterparts? I would like to add that I have not played TOTK yet, I am literally just now playing BOTW so if this stuff is all being answered in the sequel, I don't want to know about it yet lol.

[@jimpalplays]

I still come back and watch these videos 5 years later. Love it.

[@vhalrougelarfouxe]

Matpat: Is this the end? Nintendo: well we are going to cawthon you, so yes, but actually no.

[@allisonkale6195]

Matt*STEAL YOUR FRIENDS CONSOLE AND PLAY Me*Done Matt*i was kidding Me*...

[@07Whaley]

RUN BITCH RUNNNN!!!

[@kinggrim2376]

Lol

[@rodney0004]

13:00 this part is gold.

[@ultimate8550]

I do think the "primary" timeline that BOTW is drawn from is downfall, but I think its more likely that the event that spawned the first Calamity Ganon was the merging of all 3 timelines, which is why there are so many easter eggs/connections to every timeline in BOTW. When you look at the ancient arrows that were created from ancient sheikah technology, what exactly do they do? They appear to open up a dimensional rift that can blink some enemies out of existence. What if the Sheikah, with their advanced technology, discovered a way to peer through the different timelines using this same dimensional rifting technology? But something went wrong in their experiments, collapsing all 3 timelines together in a momentous, singularity type event. And that the result was an even more powerful version of Ganon, possibly one that consumed and took on the power of his alternate timeline counterparts? I would like to add that I have not played TOTK yet, I am literally just now playing BOTW so if this stuff is all being answered in the sequel, I don't want to know about it yet lol.

[@maryherdman5755]

There's actually only one explanation that accounts for every clue in BotW - including the things this video missed, like how the Great Deku Tree isn't found in any of the Fallen Hero Timeline, or Gorons, for that matter, plus things like the references to Twilight or sailing across the sea, and would also take into account the DLC items and Amiibos: What if BotW is the next tie-together game? After the timeline is split for so long, BotW is the point where they converge again. This is explained in-game through the fact that they worship the Great Goddess Hylia, instead of Din, Farore, and Nayru (which hasn't been mentioned in any other game but Skyward Sword). This would also explain why the Triforce doesn't seem to exist in BotW. The timelines all lead to BoW, no matter how OoT played out. Things the video failed to account for: - The Great Deku Tree isn't in any Fallen Hero games, but it is in BotW. - Same with the Goron race. While Zoras, Rito, and Koroks can be explained, there is no Goron counterpart in the Fallen Hero timeline. The Rito is a bit of a stretch, too. - Same for the Gerudos. Link Between Worlds has a gang of thieves in Lorule, but not in Hyrule. Canon says that Ganon wiped out the Gerudos when he won since they turned against him in OoT. - The Mirror of Twilight can be found in BotW (the Fragmented Monument). - The Provinces of Hyrule are first introduced in Twilight Princess (Faron, Eldin, and Lanayru) - The Arbiter's Grounds from TP is in BotW. - Crenel Hills from the Minish Cap is in BotW. - Goponga Island, Kanalet Ridge, Mabe Village Ruins, Martha's Landing, Tal Tal Peak, Tabhal Woods, Ukuku Plains, and Koholit Rock from Link's Awakening are in BotW. - Horon Lagoon is the same name as Horon Town in Oracle of Seasons - Linebeck Island in BotW is named for the captain in Phantom Hourglass. - Lulu Lake, Mikau Lake, Toto Lake were named for the band in Majora's Mask. - Mount Daphnes in BotW was name for King Daphnes (King of Red Lions) from Windwaker. - Ralis Pond was named for Prince Ralis of the Zoras from TP. - The Divine Beasts were named for heroes of the different races: Vah Nabooris (Nabooru, OoT), Vah Rudania (Darunia, OoT), Vah Ruta (Ruto, OoT), and Vah Medoh (Medli, Windwaker). - The Tingel, Ankel, Knuckel, and Davdi Islands are all named for the four residents of Tingle Tower in Wind Waker - Tingle, Ankle, Knuckle, and David Jr. - The flowers around the Master Sword pedestal in BotW align with the flowers around the pedestal in Link to the Past - and much more. You might dismiss a few of these as trivia, but there's just as much evidence for Adult and Child timelines as there is for Fallen Hero. Nintendo officially stated that BotW takes place in the Adult Link timeline, but taking all evidence into account points to all three timelines converging here.

[@whomheloves]

I haven’t had a chance to play BOTW yet (that’s my disclaimer). Here’s a few more things to ponder: - The Dark World could be the Fallen counterpart to the Twilight Realm, as LTTP Link uses a magic mirror to escape it - The Great Sea that exists in Adventure of Link goes far beyond Hyrule and the vast North Kingdom, and is traversed by raft & winged boots. - That game was also the first appearance of many Sage/Hero names, which are town names in Z2AOL. This would suggest that the Goron were still remembered to some extent in the Fallen timeline, and may have been in hiding. - Link’s Awakening has a Leviathan in the Wind Fish So still nothing conclusive to any one timeline! My personal theories: 1) Demise/Gannon/Gannondorf “The Thief” Dragmire somehow became aware of his counterparts in the other timelines and found a way to merge his selves together in a time before BOTW, forming the “Calamity” über-Gannon. The various timelines may have become entangled as a result. If Calamity Gannon did this prior to events 100 years before, an earlier, unmentioned cataclysm may have mashed up the timelines, explaining the crossover elements in geography, characters, and lore. 2) BOTW isn’t happening during an incarnation of Link, Zelda, or Demise. Instead, it takes place in an afterlife which is shared between all timelines. Link’s 100 year sleep was actually an incarnation of the Hero, during which Gannon was sealed away and unable to return. After the Hero’s death, Link returns to the afterlife to wage war against his eternal nemesis. Here the elements from every incarnation are slowly remembered and merged into one transcendent metaphysical reality, explaining quirks specific to each timeline still showing up everywhere. (Hahaha, I know)

[@FlourishPorridge]

the gorons are in the oracle games actually which are in the downfall fallen hero timeline so get schooled. Plus Nintendo made an official statement which ways that BotW is actually a convergence of all the timelines which could be an event that could be better explained in a future game just like how skyward sword explained how zelda and link keep on reincarnating.

[@ralphthejedimaster]

gorons are in the Oracle games my guy

[@PotatotheTroll]

One nitpick: Memory scenes show Link and Zelda using their Triforce pieces. Unless you mean to say that the Triforce in its physical form is unmentioned and unseen due to all the pieces being posessed since OOT, you can't say they don't appear.

[@thebreakfast8055]

According to my knowledge, faron, eldin and lanayru were in skyward sword wich is in the start of the timeline so those places existing in both twilight princess and botw doesnt mean that theyre in the same timeline.

[@JAKE-bu3rx]

I just got a Nintendo switch and I've been playing this game like CRAZY

[@Fooo999]

with the release of totk, i think these games are at the wnd of every timeline. they connect them all together.

[@FireWrathAK]

One correction: Spectacle Rock is in Wind Waker. It's one of the islands that creepy game host guy is at, toward the northeast corner if I remember correctly. Not saying this is a reason to doubt the theory, just pointing it out.

[@asnlunatic]

That's actually another theory. Look it up.

[@FireWrathAK]

Erm I own the game. I haven't played it in a while but I do remember that. Maybe it was removed in the HD edition but trust me, that guy creeps me out enough for me to remember.

[@DoctorWhoNow01]

MrFr1day what would you search? I'm curious.

[@NinjaKIngAce]

In Wind Waker, there's an island called Spectacle Island, which is Spectacle Rock half submerged in the Great Sea. The Great Sea is Hyrule, just magicly flooded with water. The other games, in the Adult Timeline, don't have a Spectacle Rock because they don't take place in Hyrule. After the events of Wind Waker, Link and Zelda leave the Great Sea (Phantom Hourglass) to find a place to settle a New Hyrule (Spirit Tracks). If BotW was in the Adult Timeline, not only would the Great Sea have to disappear, but Zelda's family would have to move back to Old Hyrule, resettle, and rebuild it.

[@FoolyCoolySAP]

It's called Spectacle Island in WW. The theory is it's a flooded Spectacle Rock but, to my knowledge, was never confirmed to be such. zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Spectacle_Island

[@Godzilla1282]

12:11 of all the Zeldas to use at that joke you chose CHILD ZELDA FROM OCARINA!?!?!? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@bitter-bit]

It's disgusting

[@ericgurganus5193]

I imagine the easiest one to find smiling and Photoshop and wink onto

[@Godzilla1282]

@@ericgurganus5193 or it was just the funniest because of the sheer absurdity. I mean even in the same game there is a shot of Zelda after the (spoilers....kinda its 20 years old) reveal that she is Sheik, she has a moment where she tilts here head and smiles at Link. Would be pretty easy to use that one.

[@ericgurganus5193]

Lol im no expert on Photoshop cx

[@mraleksandar2000]

I clicked the timestamp and got so spooked by the sound.

[@vaatisrevenge4663]

I have played the games, read the novels and mangas, articles, seen interviews. Though I've never- NEVER thought that reading the mangas would come to help me, as I was reading the end of the Ocarina of Time Manga, there was bonus mini bonus! What did that bonus include? A BIRD RACE! As we know as a the Rito! They were only identified as a a tribe!

[@methadone1212]

Manga isn't cannon

[@peeko_luxx2873]

Since this has come out I have found Gerard and Alex. He’s the man and love the shoutout he got all these years later in retrospect! Cheers 👌

[@SegaMaster172]

Actually, MatPat, the Zora evolving into the Rito in Wind Waker makes TONS of sense if you consider WHY did they move onto land instead of staying in the water and the answer to that is very simple: BIGGER PREDATORS! All of the original Hyrule was completely submerged underwater because of the Great Flood and this made the waters of Zora's Domain much more open and accessible to much larger and more dangerous aquatic creatures like giant sharks and the Big Octos for them to enter the domain and EAT the Zora! This is one of the reasons why Zora normally only live in lakes and rivers instead of the open ocean; no large predators capable of hunting down the Zora. Zora are normally human-sized, so things like swarms of giant sharks, a sea monster, or a Big Octo could easily overwhelm and overpower the Zora without much effort. So because of the safety of their home being compromised by the Great Flood and the giant marine predators, the Zora HAD to leave the sea in order to keep from being eaten into extinction. However, another problem from this: how are the Zora supposed to communicate with and travel around the outside islands without having to risk swimming through the predator riddled ocean? Air travel. By becoming the Rito and growing wings to fly, they both gain access to the other islands and gain a much safer method of travel that won't involve fewer enounters with marine predators much bigger and stronger than they are. It's basic evolution, MatPat...

[@ThePogo09]

in fact the Gods changed the zora so there could not swim down to hyrule

[@FighterJay]

salty water. the normal zoras cant live in that

[@redgeoblaze3752]

Also take into account the lack of sunlight getting down to aquatic plants meaning the zora's main source of food would likely die off. The mixing of salt water and fresh water, as well as the pressure change would make life uninhabitable for any fish life. it's strange that even octorocs are able to survive to become big enough . . . wait. It's been proven that water pressure dictates size of fish, there was an experiment where a bunch of fish from birth were placed in different pressure tanks, and they all grew to different sizes directly correlating with their tank's pressure. Nintendo you clever Bastards.

[@TudBoatTed]

No suprise the link from the cartoon failed to kill ganon

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

Well EXCUUUUUUUUUUUSE me!

[@finnesekid3194]

Lol

[@artemislogic5252]

@@Wykesidefruitmachine MY BOI

[@lobodiablo570]

@@Wykesidefruitmachine I heard that in my head

[@jaxtonlango3287]

The show is non-canon I think

[@PatrickCloudChannel]

I dnt remember the last time i paused a youtube video to make sure it wasnt almost over 😭🙌🏽🏆 this guy is hilarious

[@nemosantos1666]

i got my first zelda game from my aunt and played it like 6 months ago and obviously i had no idea about anything abt the zelda time line eek and i watched this and since the game i got was link between worlds falling in the downfall timeline and i didnt know anything about it but now ive watched this and i watch this religiously like four times a week and now i am very into it and im gonna play WAY more games and now lbw now makes a lot more sense to me thank you so much matpat you have indeed opened my eyes well done with these vids

[@Curlorly06]

13:00 it’s not just the yellow stripe on the hat; the brown tunic sleeves are also consistent across Link’s uniform in the failed hero timeline.

[@bellad5251]

Curlorly06 I'm so glad you said this cause that's what I thought he was referencing

[@Curlorly06]

Me too! When he built it up I was like “ohhh they all have brown sleeves!” And then he mentions the yellow stripe and I’m like “oh, okay, that too.”

[@K1ngofthedamned4]

furthermore, the outfit, in general, is reminiscent of that in the failed hero timeline

[@GameGuyBenn]

I actually noticed that too

[@victorygamer713]

Wow I just saw that

[@JGMcAwesome]

@10:35 *Then BoTW 2 trailer comes out where we see Ganondorf sealed under Hyrule castle* 😭😭

[@itdasu830]

Bruh that's Ganondorf? I thought it was an old lady

[@JGMcAwesome]

@@itdasu830 bruhh😂😂

[@xio642]

The king was stupid the fortune teller told him the key to defeating calamity ganon lies beneath hyrule the divine beast were useless the real threat was the source of the malice a.k.a the corpse in the botw 2 trailer ( ganons human form from twilight princess)

[@TheLonelyWanderer1]

Pretty sure that isn't Ganondorf under Hyrule Castle. It's Demise.

[@christophersuazo6799]

@@TheLonelyWanderer1 are you serious or is it just joking

[@greenrockgirl5150]

What if breadth of the wild is the end of ALL the timelines, not necessarily in the same way Matt pat proposed in the video where he claimed hyrule warriors is cannon, but in a way where no matter what timeline you follow, they ALL end up the same way, in breadth of the wild

[@macaroon_nuggets8008]

I like this.

[@SharkyProot]

I really think you should do a TotK theory sometime! That would be pretty awesome.

[@Damian-ho7iq]

I think another good piece of evidence to support this theory is that the master sword has sword beams in this game. As much as I can remember, the only games that have the master sword beam are the games that are in the down fall timeline.

[@Samishii00]

Pretty sure Minish cap has it

[@liamwhite3522]

*looks at Skyward sword*

[@jarodrock3829]

yea but minish cap and skyward sword all appear in the renufied timeline. in the 3 spilt timelines ,he's right . it only appears in the downfall timeline

[@mzombie97]

Liam White thats not the master sword. Its *skyward sword*

[@Rockets2024Champs]

Damian Disbrow that's some super shitty evidence right there

[@benjamindover7171]

At 7:48 I think Matt has not taken his Ritalin he's completely lost it or the salt is finally gotten to him

[@rowanm1111]

spiritupgrade maybe he just wanted to piss off his editors

[@benjamindover7171]

Quiet And Queer well he sure has done it

[@benjamindover7171]

Also if anyone gets a little offended for This is mean I want you to do one thing for me.... press the power button and go outside

[@qumiime]

he did a reference to the old spice commercials XD

[@marcusbullock2753]

I don’t know why but I’m liking the failed hero timeline a lot more than the triumphant one. It feels like more is at stake and makes a much more interesting story and gameplay.

[@pixelparasite829]

7:46 Poor editor...

[@gameo7]

It took me 1 and a half years to: - Get into the Legend of Zelda Series - Become addicted to Zelda - Withdrawl my addiction to Zelda - Get a Switch and Breath of the Wild - Try to figure out the timeline by myself - Come back to this video

[@dp2259]

So this is where my escaped clone went

[@lagoz4762]

*become addicted to zelda* Ummm

[@lionofdemise]

You are going to eventually start cosplaying from Zelda. Trust me I was in the same boat at you when I was new to Zelda.

[@nowonmetube]

Uhm Zelda is my childhood, I was addicted since I was like 4, 5 or 6 years old.

[@RicPendragon]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the Oracle of Seasons/Ages true ending. Calamity Ganon is described as "an incomplete form that Ganon assumed when he was interrupted while trying to reincarnate himself." In the true ending to Seasons/Ages, YOU interrupt his reincarnation, which causes him to be revived as a feral beast form of Ganon, no intelligence to speak of, just pure rage and animal instinct. What if this was the catalyst, the first step to his deterioration into his Calamity Form?

[@SiempreConMago20Nov]

I also thought this was important

[@RicPendragon]

That's why I said it was the catalyst, the first step in a spiral downwards, you think about it, in ALBW, he is also feral and weakened, so much so that (SPOILERS AHEAD) Yuga was able to absorb his power and not be overwhelmed by his control. And AoL the entire games sub-the plot is that Ganon needs Link's blood to be resurrected, and it's implied that Shadow Link is the Evil within Link's heart he is trying to manipulate, by beating Shadow Link, Ganon is once again beaten, even while already dead. Basically, after his triumph in the Fallen Timeline, all he did was fail, repeatedly, over and over, worse and worse, causing him to weaken, and become less human each time

[@RicPendragon]

Exactly, 10,000 years is a long time, if I know the general Lore well, Wind Waker is supposed to be only a few hundred years after Ocarina, 10,000 years puts BotW millennia later than any other Zelda game from any timeline. But it is implied at the end of BotW (SPOILERS AHEAD) that Ganon is attempting to regain his body, and with his face being more humanoid than Pig, it's heavily implied he is attempting to return to his Ganondorf form. Because it's shown in all other timelines, Ganon is only a Brink Form that uses a lot of magical stamina, so he's held that form for 10,000 years, and died in it countless times, he is losing power left and right, and it's very unlikely he'll ever be able to resurrect himself Post-BotW But then after finishing off the Final Form Ganon, I had questions about Vaati in the other timelines...cos it seems Vaati's Eye form is Ganon's truest form or source of power...

[@BaronSterling]

Ric Pendragon Where did you get that quote from? I never saw that in the game.

[@crazyape515]

Ric Pendragon wind waker is 100 years after oot

[@itszavier4061]

One week before tears of the kingdom :D also the zora turning into birds part was really funny

[@notapro6430]

Hold up. So there’s this one “pict 13” thing, which shows that the hat of the wild thing used to have a YELLOW yellow stripe, but it was changed a bit!

[@loo_wee]

After the botw 2 trailer all I can say is. This video did not age well

[@curtisleblanc5897]

not a lot of GT and FT videos do that, do they. Let's not even bring up the ar-stay ars-way ediction-pray ideos-vay

[@derp219]

Yup

[@jeremycurle6880]

@@curtisleblanc5897 Impressive usage of pig-latin typed out, took me five minutes to decipher.

[@kingzere1248]

I'll say it did. Nothing ever said that Ganon couldn't return to his Gerudo form in the failed link timeline. I think the video still stands

[@curtisleblanc5897]

@@jeremycurle6880 Thanks.

[@CrimsonKrakhorn48]

Matpat:did you see it?Me: they're all wearing green?

[@CaityRaindrop]

Glen Greenia I was looking as their torsos, the ones he shows have crossing strings or whatever at the top when the others he showed didn't

[@munromister777]

I honestly thought he was saying the other Links were blonde/blonder, while the failed time line was all brunettes.

[@vertex546]

The brown underwear, actually. I don't why he decided on the yellow strap, but hey that works too.

[@iceonightmares]

Glen Greenia I thought it was the brown undershirt

[@TitanMaster12100]

Glen Greenia I thought it was that in the failed hero timeline, it was the hair and two stitches on the chest at first until he pointed out the yellow stripe

[@Dark-kz2bq]

Totk mentioned the imprisoning war which took place just before a Link to the past so it’s officially canon now.

[@goldliger1976]

@Skarn22 One thing you should know is that the yellow hat thing in game may look different but you did not check the finalized concept for the Tunic of the Wild found in "Creating A Champion's Guide". Go see it(page 186) and look at the stripe. Yes the combination of yellow stripe finalized Cap, Lynels and finally Zelda's naming in the game all connect to the Downfall Timeline.

[@Awesome-dr7gk]

I have a come up with a theory that will change the way you think of MatPat forever. At 1:25 MatPat reveals he has knowledge of switching identities, and says don't look up John Titor, suggesting MatPat is John Titor. Upon further research, I have found that John Titor is a time traveler. John Titor = Time Traveler MatPat = John Titor MatPat = Time Traveler BUT WAIT THERES MORE There is one theory MatPat has been avoiding for years, and I believe the reason is that it would result in his identity being revealed. Can you guess which theory... thats right. Doctor Who Part 3! The Doctor = Time Traveler MatPat = Time Traveler MatPat = The Doctor This is the reason why he hasn't released the video, because he doesn't want to reveal, that he, MatPatt, the theorist we all know and watch, IS THE DOCTOR. But hey, thats just a theory, A MATPAT Theory.

[@Awesome-dr7gk]

Or you know, he could be hinting at the people he is going to include in Doctor Who Part 3, but thats absurd.

[@marcar9marcar972]

Awesome1 yeah that's pretty absurd. There's no way he's finishing that theory. XD

[@ogburnher]

i liked what that dude said ,stop ruining it pls.

[@352eden]

I don't think Matpat is daying he's the doctor, but I think he's saying it may be this John Titor guy

[@imperatorodaenathus9329]

Matpat*

[@Yofu]

Notices yellow stripe but misses the brown sleeves. Tsk tsk.

[@TuftyTaltan]

And the collar differences

[@zeltzamer4010]

I know you're joking and I don't fully agree with this video either, but please for the love of God do not 'tsk' ironically or unironically.

[@SolarkMusic]

that was bothering mew so much lmaooo. it seems alot of people miss the fact that his whole outfit is virtually the exact same

[@techngamin]

Holy cow you're right...

[@bradenscribner3866]

@@TuftyTaltan That was the most glaring thing I saw! The collar is always stitched up in the fallen hero, but not in any others. Also, the sleeves.

[@zipzeolocke2]

I really hope you make an additional theory video including the breath of the wild II which likely gives further evidence to this theory considering what we've seen from the preview trailer indicating the real Gannon is resurrecting from a deep underground tomb since his demon form plan didn't work out previously

[@xRAINxOFxBLOODx]

Ruins of Lon Lon Ranch: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@lunarfrog]

Zoras live in fresh water, not salty seawater... So having them evolve into Ritos kinda makes sense.

[@alweighswright9510]

I mean I still think it would be easier to evolve ability to survive seawater instead of fresh water than it would be to evolve the ability to fly

[@alexanderlloydmendoza979]

Al Weighs Wright then survivability because they can get eaten by big fishes

[@lunarfrog]

I'm pretty sure the Goddess was also involved... but I'm not sure. But the thing is, if you take a freshwater fish and put it in saltwater, it dies quickly.

[@_PLANK_]

So, explain Majora's Mask Zoras, please.

[@lunarfrog]

Sure. Canonically, Termina was simply a figment of Skull Kid's imagination and ceased to exist at the end of the game. Therefore, since it's not real, it explains how Zoras live in saltwater, how Link meets people he already knew from Hyrule, etc.

[@aydinn-is-odd]

it does make sense for zelda to see the other time lines because of her triforce of WISDOM, now if only she coukd foresee her fate when i blast her off the edge in Smash Bros 4.

[@lonelymascot]

depends whos playing her

[@Manganization]

Maybe she needs someone who's really feeling it?

[@emperorflick]

AceHappy :D Wisdom does not mean foresight...

[@sciblastofficial9833]

AceHappy :D #notcanon

[@squidddinator]

Has anyone at Nintendo ever said anything about Zelda being able to see through time? No? Then that's not evidence.

[@calebfitzsimmons7070]

Don't we all generally agree that botw and Totk take place so far into the future that all the timeliness converged

[@vic_ee]

MatPat: we solved it! DLC: MAJORA'S MASK, WIND WAKER SHIRT, MIDNAS HELMET

[@orphicurania3295]

That stuff being DLC doesn’t mean it’s part of the canon

[@jackiexkh]

*mentions yellow stripe but not the brown sleves*

[@SNinjaQK]

zelda also mentions alttp

[@SolstaceWinters]

THANK you. He also wears more shorts in that timeline as well.

[@SapphireBones]

He didn't mention it in the video itself, but he did in his comment. He mentioned how he only chose the yellow stripe because it was the most obvious to him.

[@TheImpolitelad]

Or the collar being joined by X stitching. Other time lines have V necks or open collars.

[@maxieluna5640]

QuiteSeriousGameReviews ok

[@freezeYT-]

7:57 horsey the animatronic horse

[@mabbie]

FreezeFlame64 the secret fnaf animatronic

[@MegaAwesomeNetwork]

This video aged like fine wine.

[@Xwii610]

Gt: Nintendo has been keeping track of their continuity since the first game Nintendo: uhhhhhh yeah definitely

[@quinncook7379]

I heard the music and had flashbacks to all the times I accidentally repeated the owl speech on ocarina of time because I miss clicked

[@sarcastic_slob]

Zelnam flashbacks... Oh no... i said "yes" to hear it again... No..no.. NOOO

[@stoniecad7805]

OH MY GOD DOOD FOR REAL..

[@mista_mask3163]

I did that too😭

[@bbvproductions]

ooh man, WHY did they have to put "No." as the first response to "Did you understand?"

[@melanievillalobos533]

I have never related to something soo much in my life

[@tonitomenjii4153]

0:55 Says the "Woah" meme didn't overstay its welcome... Proceeds to use the "Woah" meme.

[@femboypeek3410]

KING FOOF NORMI'S HAVE INFECTED THE PURE AND CLEAN MEMES THAT GET KILLED JUST DAYS DUE TO NORMI'S SPAMMING THEM ON FACEBOOK

[@sonninja9343]

I know it’s been two years but whatever BoTW 2 trailer: *shows something like Ganon’s Gerudo like form* MatPat: NOOO! Also I know the timeline is confusing

[@stoptheohiomemes]

It’s been 3 year since this was made but you have to remake this MatPat in Botw 2 trailer Ganondorf is there

[@TeejNuts]

MatPat: makes video explaining why BOTW fixes the timeline Also MatPat: has a link to the video stating how the timeline is wrong

[@snorange14]

yeah... this video fixed the problem with the tineline in the other video... thats why this video is called like that

[@seanhansen3182]

Okay this will probably be lost in the mass of comments, but everyone is bringing up the side quest where you collect shards of a mirror as proof that its in the TP timeline. One, its not the mirror of twilight, its a sheikah made artifact. Two, even if it was the mirror of twilight, it would actually help mat's case. The mirror of twilight doesn't have to only exist in TP, it's only ever important in TP. And if its broken into shards in BOTW, then it can't be the TP timeline because Midna completely destroyed it. It can only truly be destroyed by the true ruler of twilight. So if its in shards then its in a timeline where it was never destroyed by the true ruler. Man I wish people would see this comment, it'd be fun to discuss this.

[@Soulfan1532]

Sean Hansen I mean your right but didnt minda(true ruler of twilight) herself say that the true ruler can destroy and create the mirror?

[@Alexander-gb4rr]

Very good comment, man! Really, other people need to see this! :D

[@SolstaceWinters]

What if the Magic Mirror in ALTTP was... a Mirror of Twilight? [/mindblown]

[@Alexander-gb4rr]

Nice try to blow someone mind, buuut.... The Mirror in the ALTTP look more to me like a regular mirror... But... did Mirror of Twillight can change it's look? (Sorry, I don't play the TP D: )

[@themancoffee]

This. That's been my biggest problem with most of the theories; it's assumed that if an item or people are significant in a game/timeline that it can't exist in the others. As far as I'm aware, the mirror of twilight wasn't created between OoT and TP, so it must have existed before OoT.

[@omniverse7976]

BOTW is seemingly the timelines all melting together again. Maybe whatever the hand or the strange green wisps in the BOTW2 trailer caused this timeline conversion

[@scarb5256]

The joke you made about The Faces of Evil at the end was golden. I watched the Game Grumps play through and my god how did that game ever get approved to exist. Links face is burned into my brain. Golly!

[@realburgers]

9:04 -"this mountain formation is only found in games in the failed era". There's an island named spectacle island in wind waker

[@gamephreak5]

That's an "island". Not a mountain. Big difference.

[@cjmatzen3941]

In Wind Waker, Hyrule flooded and the 'islands' are the remains of high ground. Logically, that includes mountains.

[@goomjob2125]

gamephreak5 Lol? Go read a geography book

[@EionBlue]

Spectacle island is only _theorized_ to be spectacle rock, and it certainly doesn't have the same shape as spectacle rock, if the water in WW was removed, spectacle island would look like a large mountain that has two flat peaks, as opposed to what spectacle rock actually looks like which is two small nearly identical flat-top hills next to each other.

[@eddiefrida114]

He even pointed to Hyrule Castle and didn't get it. Mountains and islands are one thing. Actual manmade structures are different. Those mountains would have been around since SS. TP's castle would have been around only in the CT.

[@Haminations]

Me: I bet it's after wind waker! ***watches video*** Me: ***lip smack*** yeah, you right.

[@RedNK]

*Excpet is not.*

[@twosix2052]

XD i see you everwhere Hamations

[@koriechaney5627]

**watches whole video** Me: **lip smack** yeah, you're wrong

[@AppleSasuke]

Except*

[@DeusexSephyr]

actually it still may be, remember that unless it becomes canon (AKA it's confirmed by nintendo) it still just a theory, my personal one is that BotW is the endline for all three continuities and signifies the end of Demise's curse over Hylia and the Hero... at least until nintendo decides to launch the next sequel.

[@JDnD80]

Just completed the last 3 shrines today. Love this series.

[@AlexPerez-tv1zg]

This video has aged like already expired unpasteurized milk from the 1800s

[@Dommbuscus]

No

[@whitesoapstone8951]

Hey MatPat, i hope you see this comment SPOILERS AHEAD (but i guess if you watched the entire video you dont care whatever) Did you ever think that maybe, BOTW is part of a converged timeline, where all the timelines eventually line up into one? You had so much evidence for all sides, but you failed to realize this. BOTW takes place sooo much farther in time than the other games, talking about the building of the towers and the divine beasts 10,000 years ago. Never seemed to have those in any other game. Theres so much more evidence for all sides of the timeline, why not BOTW be apart of a converged 3? ALSO, Zelda says that Ganon has given up on reincarnation and has assumed his true form, this would mean that Ganon IS NOT coming back and he sacrificed that power to achieve his true form. Another thing that Zelda says is that (if you got all the memories) once Ganaon is defeated, she can no longer hear the voices in the sword. It almost seems that the purpose of the sword has finally been fulfilled, so the power has been taken away. Now she also says that her power could have dwindled over the past 100 years, but i just dont think she realizes what it meant. This shows that this is the end of the timeline, or at least the last Zelda game in the timeline to show Ganon Lastly, just one little small piece of information, if time travel causes different time lines in ocarina, why doesn't it do it in skyword sword? (although im not to sure about this one, im just bringing it out there) Edit: Ah i just read ur whole comment, i hope you do more research on this because i love this timeline

[@Caleb_Bravo99]

It is possible for all timelines to end with Breath of the Wild (although unlikely). However, it is impossible for them to converge because the way they all got to Breath of the Wild, their history, will all be different.

[@jayantgrover6801]

Poopin HERD I

[@overlordimura]

There's also time travel stuff going on in Oracle of Ages that no one seems to remember xD

[@trashacetrainer]

While I would love a converged timeline, it wouldn't make sense. Not really. See in the Adult timeline Link and Zelda go to a new land "New Hyrule" which has different geography and everything, which means no more Hyrule family, and possibly no more return to hyrule, which would only mean that the only references to WW and the lands above the seas would just be whatever people are there. and as far as we know of there wouldnt be anything of the WW or any games prior showing just for this reason. This seems to make the converge almost impossible without more proof that alludes to the Adult giving more to it. I mean if we had a city or something that survived the converge or at least something other than small items, I don't see it working.

[@kameha64]

+Lumberjack Lewis There are confirmed theory's and sources, I suggest you check out Commenwealthrealm, Kotoku and play Twilight princessHD again. Eiji Aonuma said "After playing Twilight princess HD fans will see connections to Twilight princess." Show less REPLY

[@drahydra]

Not going to lie. I thought it was the fact that all instances of the hero's tunic in the fallen timeline had brown sleeves.

[@calamitytinkle5220]

I think everybody was waiting for that shoe to drop. But no MatPat decided to go with yellow stripe.

[@lindimetemi4431]

ljfimsjhu

[@gasterblaster9817]

I thought it was the strings at the neck.

[@andyblargextra]

same

[@big_titan_ofleft_house8377]

I thought it was his ego

[@preston_1087]

Matpat: imma make this theory and spend days researching this topic Nintendo: alright guys, let’s make this trailer that completely destroys his research by including ganondorf

[@OreganoParsley]

Think its sometime after TP because neck went cracc

[@gustavoabadchavarria1902]

It take place so far in the future that all the timelines collaborate

[@catherinelastname]

Did anybody else think he was going to say all of the hero is defeated links have brown sleeves? I didn’t notice the hat but the sleeves (or under pieces) stuck out really strongly to me :/

[@cruzmedina7023]

BBaggins 2112 I did and longer hair then the other heroes

[@colluusson]

lol also you can imply Fallen heroe has brown sleeves, child link has green sleeves, and adult link has short sleeves

[@Keymidnight]

You can also notice two cross string things on the neck of the shirt. There are many features that are simular.

[@pescalante2]

Yeah and I’m looking at the tunic rn in my game and it doesn’t ’ have the yellow band/strap it’s green FFS!

[@xr3dpanda64x6]

pescalante2, it is yellow, but it's just because: 1 - lighting that makes it look green, and or 2 - maybe, a mix between yellow and some green ( just a pinch of green). But overall, now we know where it places in. So yaaay😄

[@Darksilver740]

12:12 C'mon MatPat, she's like 12. Don't ruin my childhood for like the *8th time*

[@the1zeldafan609]

She's 9 soooooo.... Even worse...

[@questseeley7276]

oh good so its not just me

[@supershawnodeseninja]

we don't actually know her age, and personally I've always felt like link was younger than people assumed him to be after the 7 years thing, people assumed that he was 10 before and that now he's 17, but why? he's supposed to be an adult now, but it's obviously not japans idea of what an adult is, or americas, personally, judging from his size and the typically lower consideration of what is an adult in ancient times when people used swords and such, I think he was around 6 in the beginning of ocarina, making him about 13-14 in his "adult" form which would explain why he's always so damn short. also in majoras mask he looks a bit bigger, maybe he aged a year or two, sorry for rambling.

[@christophechattou5693]

supershawnodeseninja link was then 11 or 12 since 7 years later that means he is 18 or 19 which makes him a adult

[@weirdo7319]

She is 17 in BoTW

[@bionicleanime]

Matpat: "he has no humanoid form!" Tears of the Kingdom: "you will witness the revival of a KING!"

[@khiddoofficial]

The game connects all the timelines back together I think