Though the series began in 1986, nintendo did not publish a master timeline until hyrule historia in 2011. Hyrule historia reveals the zelda timeline my nintendo. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. Hyrule historia is a compilation of official sources with eiji aonuma as its chief editor and therefore represents the developers view of the chronology most accurately. Hyrule historia, nintendo and dark horse comics authoritative compendium of everything zelda, calls explicit attention to some mysterious majoras mask concept art featuring adult link, positing that perhaps they were.
The legend of zelda timeline is full of magical races and in this theory we go over the gerudo with ganondorf from skyward sword to breath of the wild. It shows the timeline of the fictional events in the series as written by nintendo. And a indepth look at the legend of zelda franchise. Hyrule historia is a book about the legend of zelda video game series. All of those things throw a wrench into the games placement depending on where you place it. Because it was published shortly after the release of skyward sword, the first section explores the characters, locations. Nintendo first revealed the official legend of zelda timeline in 2011s hyrule historia reference book. Nintendo has released an official zelda concept art book that included the timeline master document. Spanning 247 pages, hyrule historia contains creators notes, concept artwork, and previously unknown information.
The legend of zelda is an actionadventure video game franchise created by japanese game designers shigeru miyamoto and takashi tezuka. The good news is that the zelda timeline is officially released as part of hyrule historia note to shogakukans employees. Before that, it had been kept a deeply held secret,123 even to most of the developers. Hyrule historia is a book released in japan on december 21st, 2011 for 3,255 yen. Every the legend of zelda game in chronological order. Zelda encylopedia threatens hyrule historia and the zelda. Breath of the wild doesnt fit anywhere on the zelda timeline. Hyrule historia is a zelda encyclopedia containing neverbeforeseen concept art, designer commentary, and the official zelda timeline. I updated the zelda timeline from the hyrule historia and added breath of the wild to it. So with the help of the hyrule historia that nintendo put out, join us as we break down the complete legend of zelda timeline.
Hyrule historia brought about a number of important revelations for zelda fans not just the muchdiscussed the legend of zelda timeline important facts and character bios that were only speculated on but never confirmed, such as the heros shade from twilight princess in fact being link from ocarina of time. Young link made an encore appearance in majoras mask, ocarina of times direct sequel, but his older equivalent did not. Trace their paths through the various eras in this comprehensive timeline. It is the first installment of the goddess trilogy, continuing in the legend of zelda. It is primarily developed and published by nintendo, although some portable installments and rereleases have been outsourced to capcom, vanpool, and grezzo. Hyrule historia invites readers to take an indepth look at twentyfive years of concept art, character sketches, and lore from one of the most beloved gaming franchises of all time. Written primarily by shigeru miyamoto and eiji aonuma with additional notes and artwork from other members of the series production team, it describes the design process and ideas that went into every game in the series with a primary focus. Even with the release of an official timeline, it is still possible that this. A comprehensive collection of enemies and items, potions to poes, an expansion of the lore touched upon in hyrule historia, concept art, screencaps. Tracking the history of zelda in hyrule historia nintendo and dark horse offer an indepth look at one of gamings most important franchises.
Jul 21, 2019 the legend of zelda hyrule historia is simply awesome jammed packed with the history of hyrule and the official chronological of the games. The legend of zelda encyclopediaart book, hyrule historia, features an official timeline for the series. Dont forget about the rito, the koroks, the gerudo, the sheikah, the hylians since they were extinct by the time of alttp, the master sword, and the lack of royal naming decree. Now, players have transcribed the official timeline of events for the legend of zelda, revealing the truth behind the chronological order of the. For a long time, the series didnt even have a public timeline. We recently got sent a graphically enhanced version of this same timeline grid, making it closely resemble the grid that was published in the book itself. The legend of zelda takes place predominantly in a medieval western europeinspired fantasy world called hyrule, which has developed a deep history and wide geography over the series many releases.
The official legend of zelda timeline has been updated. Finally, the hyrule historia came out, to much anticipation, hoped for as the final word to quell these debates once and for all. The 276page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series, following years of speculation by fans. This official chronology was revealed in detail in the legend of zelda. Even with the release of an official timeline, it is still possible that this official order will change in the future. Hyrule historia is an indepth encyclopedia on the legend of zelda series. Its precise chronology of events has been hotly debated among fans.
The book originally saw a limited release in japan in dec. Now, players have transcribed the official timeline of events for the legend of zelda, revealing the. Nov 22, 20 the legend of zelda s timeline finally makes sense. Hyrule historia is a collectors book about nintendos the legend of zelda series, published in english by dark horse comics and in german by tokyopop.
It is the first book in the goddess collection trilogy. Each game in the legend of zelda series tells an important part of the history of hyrule. Art and artifacts and concluding in the legend of zelda encyclopedia. For decades, fans have wondered how the zelda games fit together. Breath of the wild 2 could start a brand new legend of zelda. Four swords as time went on, hyrule became a land of peace that was free of darkness and the monsters that once plagued it.
Zelda timeline zeldaworld wikia fandom powered by wikia. The timeline dictates the order of canonical games in the legend of zelda series. The bundle included a download code for the digital version of the book viewable on the console itself. The timeline had previously existed in a highly confidential document conceived as early as 2005. Is it a voodoo shark how links failure in oot causes the. Jan 29, 20 dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. The greatest source of fan wank in the entire video game industry. Spanning 247 pages, hyrule historia contains creators notes, concept artwork, and previously unknown information such as. The chronology of the legend of zelda series was subject to considerable debate among fans until an official timeline was released in hyrule historia. The official legend of zelda timeline has been unraveled.
It also looks at the evolution of the designs over the years. Hyrule historia is a book that was released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the legend of zelda series. The complete legend of zelda timeline legend of zelda to. Hyrule historia includes an exclusive comic by the foremost creator of the legend of zelda manga akira himekawa. Tracking the history of zelda in hyrule historia the verge.
The legend of zelda has been one of nintendos most beloved and prolific series, with 16 games bearing this familiar brand over the past 27 years. Because it was published shortly after the release of skyward sword, the first section explores the characters, locations, and temples from the game. The legend of zelda hyrule historia is simply awesome jammed packed with the history of hyrule and the official chronological of the games. Written primarily by shigeru miyamoto and eiji aonuma with additional notes and artwork from other members of the series production team, it describes the design process and ideas that went into every game in the series with a primary focus on the legend of zelda.
The timeline begins with skyward sword, proceeding in a straight line until it splits into three branches at the end of ocarina of time. The legend of zelda timeline story, explained lore. A few days back we posted a translated grid of the zelda timeline from the hyrule historia book, courtesy of our friends over at glitterberri. Hyrule historia is the first behindthescenes guide for the legend of zelda series. Its 274 pages feature art and information from every game in the legend of zelda series. May 10, 2018 hyrule historia brought about a number of important revelations for zelda fans not just the muchdiscussed the legend of zelda timeline important facts and character bios that were only speculated on but never confirmed, such as the heros shade from twilight princess in fact being link from ocarina of time. The legend of zelda encyclopedia art book, hyrule historia, features an official timeline for the series. Nintendo released hyrule historia in 2011 a beautifully presented, hefty book containing everything a zelda fan could more or less. The legend of zelda timeline details the official chronology of the legend of zelda series, as revealed by the december 2011 release of hyrule historia in japan. Hyrule historia, a book that got headlines for detailing the zelda series timeline, will release in the us early next year for.
Whilst the legend of zelda producer eiji aonuma has always maintained that the official legend of zelda timeline would remain confidential, the forthcoming hyrule historia will give us the first official look at the legend of zelda timeline. The zelda timeline has long been a matter of dispute among fans, but after the release of hyrule historia, they finally have an official ordering of the games in the series. The zelda timeline refers to the fictional chronology of the legend of zelda series. The zelda timeline is an ordering of the zelda games as their events occur within the fictional universe. The book was released on december 21, 2011 in japan with a cost of. Apr 12, 2019 young link made an encore appearance in majoras mask, ocarina of times direct sequel, but his older equivalent did not. Some seemed to obviously tie together, others seemed to contradict each other. Hyrule historia, nintendo and dark horse comics authoritative compendium of everything zelda, calls explicit attention to some mysterious majoras mask concept art featuring adult link. I always thought botw would take place in the wind waker timeline. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more.
Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. On december 21, 2011, nintendo released the book hyrule historia, which contained an official timeline created by the current zelda series director, eiji aonuma. I updated the zelda timeline from the hyrule historia and. It also has artwork of games in the series, a short manga, and a foreword a short piece of writing found at the beginning of a book and afterword a short piece of writing found at the end of a book written. In fact, the first two games released the legend of zelda and the adventure of link are some of the last in the chronology. Do not edit another users theories without permission. Breath of the wild creating a champion for an indepth look at the art, lore, and making of the best selling video game. Use the left and right arrows to navigate between games and the up and down arrows to choose a path when it splits. Jan 29, 20 tracking the history of zelda in hyrule historia nintendo and dark horse offer an indepth look at one of gamings most important franchises.
Nintendo first published an official zelda timeline in 2011s hyrule historia, 15 years after the legend of zeldas 1986 release. Lets take a look at the zelda games aonuma has worked on according to hyrule historia. Even if youre of the opinion that all zelda games are nearidentical, hyrule historia lends fresh perspective by dividing the timeline into segments, making you appreciate the individual. Breath of the wild 2 could start a brand new legend of. Dec 27, 2011 hyrule historia hit shelves last week in japan. The prototype of hyrule historia was designed like a gold the legend of zelda cartridge. The divine beasts were named after people in ocarina and wind waker vah medoh being named after medli and while i thought this was just an easter egg at first, urbosa straight up says that vah naboris was named after nabooru. Much of the backstory of the creation of hyrule was revealed in the games a link to the past, ocarina of time, the wind waker, twilight princess, skyward sword, and a link between. Breath of the wild is an odd addition to the timeline established by the hyrule historia, so how will its sequel cope. Id like to believe that hyrule historia is canon, but i really cant suspend my disbelief with this.
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