The Legend of Zelda fans are already analyzing Echoes of Wisdom’s reveal trailer for hints regarding where the game falls on the famously convoluted Zelda timeline.
Echoes of Wisdomwas only just announced during theNintendo Directon June 18 but fans aren’t letting that stop them from trying to uncover its mysteries.
Already, some are sharing their deep dives into the trailer, its locations, and character designs to try and figure out howthe Zelda-led adventurefits into the complicated and branching Zelda timeline.
As several Reddit users havepointed out, the new game appears to use the map from the SNES’ A Link to the Past and its Nintendo 3DS sequel A Link Between Worlds.
Another Reddit userspeculatedthat Echoes of Wisdom will expand on those games’ maps “with the addition of a new volcano northwest of Hyrule Castle and more areas to the west as well.”
They also suggest that the game “could be a sequel to both A Link to the Past and Between Worlds or even Link’s Awakening if it’s the same Link.”
That led a commenter tosharetheir theories, proposing three possibilities. First is that Echoes of Wisdom marks “the origin to the Downfall Timeline” and takes place before A Link to the Past. Second is that it’s set between Link’s Awakening and A Link Between Worlds. Third is that it takes place after ALBW and Tri Force Heroes.
The user also theorized that these are new versions of Link and Zelda, pointing to the character designs. “The Links from ALTTP and ALBW both have yellow brims on their hats, this one has a green brim.”
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If that’s the case, it would place Echoes of Wisdom somewhere on the Fallen Hero timeline in which Ganon defeated Link at the end of Ocarina of Time.
TheZelda timelineis known for being incredibly complicated, with the games spanning thousands of years of Hyrulian history across dozens of games, including some direct sequels, prequels, and a few canon spinoffs.
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