A Legend of Zelda fan thinks Tears of the Kingdom is secretly a Skyward Sword prequel.
Welcome to another fan theory related to the still controversial Zelda timeline. In the TikTok below, a fan posits that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom actually leads to the Skyward sword, acting as the great calamity that split the world and caused the goddess Hylia to send plots of earth in heaven for her. people lived in safety. .
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But there is more ! The host points to the Tears of the Kingdom logo, indicating that the circular design depicts an ouroboros, also known as a snake that eats its own tail. Charming. This snake symbolizes the cyclical nature of Zelda’s timeline, as the host claims that all overarching history is just one massive cycle, repeating itself forever.
Yes, we really found our way back to the Zelda timeline. This highly controversial feature first originated in Nintendo’s Hyrule Historia book, and has since been used by fans to essentially argue forever over which games fit into the timeline, including Breath of particular. the Wild, who just seemed to ignore the whole thing.
At the end of Skyward Sword, the villainous Demise curses Hyrule and swears to return. This fan points out that Ganon’s death in Breath of the Wild triggered the death in Tears of the Kingdom, setting the stage for the skyward sword to appear and eventually trickling down to Breath of the Wild after the return of Hyrule’s population on the surface. END. from Skyward Sword.
Responses to TikTok are understandably divided. “I swear Zelda’s timeline is so confusing,” he wrote in a comment we sympathize with. “That’s pretty daunting ngl,” replies another, noting that the world never knows peace and Ganon/Demise will have the final say, if this theory is truly accurate.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is set to release later this year on May 12, and that’s when we’ll finally see if this new game connects to any other Zelda game besides Breath of the Wild. .
Take a look at our next switch games guide to see all the other titles coming out in the coming months.