Is the claimed historical sequencing of events as outlaid here in the correct order? This question assumes an in-depth knowledge of The Legend of Zelda franchise.
My understanding of the timeline is this (please correct me if wrong):
I'm just trying to understand the story, so at the β1 junction Link carries out the events, presumably first, that lead up to the β1'' junction where he then travels back in time to β1 to carry out the events leading up to the β1' junction? Do I have that right?
It would just be nice to have a theoretically plausible explanation as to how the timeline could be manifested in such a way that it is inline with the historical storyline of the franchise.
Here is another rendition of the timeline I made with the help of more clarification from the commenters (Right? Wrong?):
To be clear:
[α-β line]
-skyward sword
-the minish cap
-four swords
-ocarina of time
[β-β0 line]
-a link to the past
-oracle of ages
-oracle of seasons
-link's awakening
-the legend of zelda
-the adventure of link
[β-β1 line]
-ocarina of time final cut scene
[β1-β1 loop]
-adult link from ocarina of time sent back in time
[β1-β1' line]
-majora's mask
-twilight princess
-four swords adventures
[β1'-β1'' wave] -yeah, not sure... the official timeline suggest that there was an option to be a child or adult (need some clarity here) [β1''-present] -yeah, just guessing here.
Here is yet another rendition of the timeline with further clarification, with the exception of not knowing the structure of events in the purple dotted region:
To be clear:
[ω-α line]
-skyward sword
-the minish cap
-four swords
[α-α0 line]
-ocarina of time (child)
[α0-α1 wave]
-ocarina of time (link's hibernation)
[α1-β line]
-ocarina of time (adult)
[β-β0 line]
-a link to the past
-oracle of ages
-oracle of seasons
-link's awakening
-the legend of zelda
-the adventure of link
[β-β1 line]
-ocarina of time final cut scene
[β1-α bend]
-adult link from ocarina of time sent back in time
[α-β1' line]
-majora's mask
-twilight princess
-four swords adventures
[β1'-β1'' wave] -yeah, not sure... the official timeline suggest that there was an option to be a child or adult (need some clarity here) [β1''-present] -yeah, just guessing here.
Notice that this timeline makes the statement that, relative to α, the future sealing of the Ocarina-of-Time Ganon[dorf] somehow changes the way that people live their lives and build their world in the second life of the non-Ocarina-of-Time Link's world. And, also, this would mean that the non-Ocarina-of-Time Ganon[dorf] remembers the Ocarina-of-Time events because somehow time travel doesn't undo the seal. Right?
Universe 1:
Universe 2:
Pretty Version: