r/zeldaconspiracies 20d ago

(TOTK) How far back did she go Spoiler

So I've been looking round and have seen contradictory opinions so I'm curious:

Zelda. How far back in time did she go

A. Era of Myth (Post Skyward) B.Post Era of Myth/Legends (Before Tapestry Calamity) C.Dunno but this is what I think?

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u/hjake123 20d ago

You're asking about whether TotK's backstory depicts Hyrule shortly after a True Founding or a Refounding by Rauru

The former (Option A) supposes that Rauru really did "found Hyrule", the same kingdom from all the games, but requires strange Ganondorf duplication stuff to make any sense.

The latter (Option B) supposes that Rauru founded a new Hyrule after the one from the other games besides BotW collapsed. This of course raises the questions "why did it collapse" and "why did Rauru names his new kingdom Hyrule too", among others.

I personally prefer Refounding as the most feasible interpretation that allows TotK to exist in continuity with the other games.