History WMG / TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds

After Ganon was defeated and the Triforce retrieved, humans (the ancestors of Hilda and Yuga) were able to go from Hyrule to the Dark World/Sacred Realm without becoming {{Baleful Polymorph}}s. Some time after ''A Link to the Past'', the two worlds were once again separated for some reason, and the humans stuck in the Dark World formed a new kingdom modeled after Hyrule in order to survive -- thus was Lorule born. The reason Lorule is no longer referred to as or associated with the well-known Dark World of yore is because the passing centuries have removed all knowledge of that connection.

** It's not out of the question that Lorule's triforce ''did'' share its virtues with that of Hyrule's. It's impossible to tell through just text, but with the right inflection in her voice, Hilda mentioning the virtues of Hyrule's triforce could simply be her expressing surprise that they were shared with that of her own kingdom. If this is the case, then ''the bearers of each virtue are simply different.'' Ravio lacked courage, sure, but he had the wisdom to devise and execute a plan to save his kingdom. Hilda's oversight couldn't have been made by someone wiser, but her rule oversaw all of Lorule and her pursuit of her goals was relentless -- that's certainly powerful. Yuga was a mere lackey and needed Ganon's help to even come close to overthrowing Hilda, but to perform the type of coup he was going for takes ''guts''. In short: Ravio had the triforce of Wisdom, Hilda had the triforce of Power, and Yuga had the triforce of Courage.

** It's not out of the question that Lorule's triforce ''did'' share its virtues with that of Hyrule's. It's impossible to tell with just text, but with the right inflection in her voice, Hilda mentioning the virtues of Hyrule's triforce could simply be her expressing surprise that they were shared with that of her kingdom. If this is the case, then ''the bearers of each virtue are simply different.'' Ravio lacked courage, sure, but he had the wisdom to devise and execute a plan to save his kingdom. Hilda's oversight couldn't have been made by someone wiser, but her rule oversaw all of Lorule and her pursuit of her goals was relentless -- that's certainly powerful. Yuga was a mere lackey and needed Ganon's help to even come close to overthrowing Hilda, but to perform the type of coup he was going for takes ''guts''. In short: Ravio had the triforce of Wisdom, Hilda had the triforce of Power, and Yuga had the triforce of Courage.

** The events of ''A Link to the Past'' were in the time of "[Sahasrahla's] grandfather's grandfather", which could have been about 100 years ago[[note]]assuming that each generation is about twenty years apart, it could be as few as eighty years.[[/note]]. So the preteen Link of ''[=ALttP=]'' could easily still be alive, given that other Hylians have shown to live a very long time -- the 110+ Tetra was still adventuring in ''Phantom Hourglass'', according to the current Princess. So the older Link still being alive is possible.

** The events of ''A Link to the Past'' were in the time of "[Sahasrahla's] grandfather's grandfather", which could have been about 100 years ago[[note]]assumeing that each generation is about twenty years apart, it could be as few as eighty years.[[/note]]. So the preteen Link of ''[=ALttP=]'' could easily still be alive, given that other Hylians have shown to live a very long time -- the 110+ Tetra was still adventuring in ''Phantom Hourglass'', according to the current Princess. So the older Link still being alive is possible.

* [[spoiler:Ravio - Faith, Hilda - Cunning, Yuga - Desire]]
* [[spoiler:They could also be Caution - Ravio. It can keep you from blindly rushing in, but also can become cowardice. Focus - Hilda. The ability to see things through, but can also lead to being narrow-minded and missing details. Ambition - Yuga. Forward drive and the desire to improve. Like Power, the most easily corrupted.]]
* This troper has the headcanon of [[spoiler: Guile (Hilda), Compassion (Ravio), and Prestige (Yuga). [[GuileHero Guile]] is similar to wisdom but lacks certain insights while taking a more aggressive role. [[AllLovingHero Compassion]] is just as important as Courage when it comes to being a hero. In the end, it's Ravio's compassion that convinces Hilda, along with Link and Zelda's compassion that saves Lorule. Prestige is about social standing, and Yuga - obsessed with beauty and perfection - wanted to become a god. Finally, these traits are more externally focused. An invert of Hyrule's more internally focused traits.]]

* Impa - Shadow Sage[=/=]Descendant of Impa

* Rosso - Fire Sage[=/=]Descendant of Darunia
** Greatly resembles a Goron
** His ore mine is volcanic
** Had prior knowledge of being a Sage
** Strikes the same pose as Darunia in the Chamber of Sages
** Wears a belt with the Goron emblem on it, further implying mixed ancestry.

* Oren - Water Sage[=/=]Descendant of Ruto
** Is a Zora
** Portrait hidden in the water dungeon
** Strikes the same pose as Ruto in the Chamber of Sages
* Gulley - Forest Sage[=/=]Descendant of Saria
** Greatly resembles a Kokiri
** Gets along well with animals
** Spends lots of time in the forest
** His painting's frame is green, like the Forest Medallion.
** On the other hand, he could be descended from Princess Zelda
*** Is a Hylian
*** Resembles Link despite not being his biological brother. Assuming that [=ALttP=]!Zelda wound up with [=ALttP=]!Link, he could very well be a cousin to this game's incarnations of Link and Zelda (or at least just Zelda).
*** Resembles the Flute Boy from [=ALttP=], and if he is indeed a descendant of both the Flute Boy and [=OoT=]!Zelda, he both could explain how the Flute Boy obtained [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime a rather familiar-looking blue ocarina]], and suggest that the Flute Boy is descended from Hyrulean Royalty.
* Irene - Light Sage[=/=]Descendant of Rauru
** Is a Hylian
** Owls and witches are thematically linked.
** Strikes the same pose Rauru does within the Chamber of Sages
** If not, she may instead be the Sage of Spirit. Case in point:
*** Portrait hidden in the desert-themed dungeon
*** Is female
*** Rides a flying broom, much like Twinrova
*** Has orange triangles on the hem of her robe. Orange is the color associated with Spirit.
*** Is possibly a descendent of Maple, who had round ears, lending credence to the interbreeding idea.
*** If her portrait were switched with Oren, the obvious Sage of Water, it would be orange, like the Spirit Medallion.
* Osfala - Spirit Sage[=/=]Descendant of Nabooru
** His effeminate appearance can bring to mind the all-female Gerudo
** Shows reluctance at becoming a sage
** Was awakened as a sage by being captured and "killed" by the villains.
** The item he takes from Ravio is the Sand Rod. Sand is very closely tied to the Sage of Spirit.
** Is kept in the Thieves' Hideout, whereas the Gerudo were the titular thieves in "Ganondorf king of thieves".
** However, there's also a chance he could be the Sage of Light instead.
*** He's the apprentice to/possibly related to Sahasrahla, someone known to be descended from the old Sages and who resembles Rauru.
*** Dresses similarly to Rauru himself, in a robe with Triforce patterns on it.
*** Has a very bright colour pallet, suggesting a "light" theme.

*** He is in training to be a scholar. Owls, like the form Rauru used to communicate with the Hero of Time before they met directly, are traditionally associated with knowledge.
* Seres - Time[=/=]Heart[=/=]Etc Sage[=/=]Descendant of Princess Zelda
** Is a Hylian
** Is nobility as the daughter of a priest. She may very well be a cousin of Zelda herself.
** Her painting's frame is a color that does not match any of the Sage Medallions.
** Her cloak is held by the same clasp as Zelda, further implying that Seres is a cousin of the royal family.
** However, there's a chance that she could instead be the Sage of the Forest.
*** Portrait is hidden within a shadow-themed dungeon that is located within a forest
*** Somewhat resembles Saria (who she might have been named for in-universe)
*** Strikes the same pose as Saria in the Chamber of Sages

** The events of ''A Link to the Past'' were in the time of "[Sahasrahla's] grandfather's grandfather", which could have been about 100 years ago[[note]]Assuming each generation is about 20 years apart, it could be as few as 80 years.[[/note]]. So the preteen Link of ''[=ALttP=]'' could easily still be alive, given that other Hylians have shown to live a very long time - the 110+ Tetra was still adventuring in ''Phantom Hourglass'', according to the current Princess. So the older Link still being alive is possible.

First, Demise's forces appeared from a fissure in the earth after a great earthquake. The cracks that allow Link to travel between the two worlds also opened during an earthquake. Demise's sword bears a mark of the Triforce, but pointing downward - just like the Lorulean Triforce. While it could be a result of their Triforce being gone, the enemies in Lorule are much more like demons or monsters than the ones in Hyrule. In fact, most of the monsters in Lorule are creatures from the Dark World in ''A Link to the Past''. If Demise really is from Lorule, that would explain why they destroyed their Triforce as well. In Hyrule, there was a great war between Hylia and Demise over the fate of the Triforce, and it's just as likely that Demise would have stopped at nothing in his home dimension as well. Once the Triforce of his universe was destroyed, he likely found a way through to Hyrule in a second attempt to obtain its power.

* Not only does she resemble the Fat Fairy in the pyramid in ''A Link to the Past'', with her design being subtly different from other {{Non Player Character}}s in this game, but she has a picture of a fairy on her wall and heals Link whenever he visits her, while behaving somewhat flirtatiously toward him, similarly to how Great Fairies in past (and future) games have done. She also lives in the same house as the Sweeping Lady in [=ALttP=], who turned into a fairy when sprinkled with magic powder, and she seems to lack a counterpart in Lorule - something that's generally reserved for the sages and other important characters.

We know the timeline split in Ocarina of Time because of Link's time travel, creating three timelines, the Downfall, Child and Adult Timelines - the Child Timeline spawns from when Child Link and Zelda stop Ganondorf before he makes his play for power, and the Adult Timeline spawns from when Ganon was sealed in the corrupted Sacred Realm and then Link was sent back in time. A very similar thing happens in ''Skyward Sword'' at the end of the game, when Link uses the Triforce to destroy Demise, but Ghirahim takes Zelda to to the past to revive Demise there. In the past, Demise is revived and killed by Link, and Demise curses Link and Zelda with his dying breath.

* Subverted: [[spoiler:Ravio, the Lorule Link, is actually assisting the Hyrule Link to foil the plans of Hilda and Yuga.]]

[[WMG: The picture that's a part of the logo isn't meaningless...]]
Dark Triforce.
* Dark Triforce?
** [[OverlyLongGag DARK TRIFORCE!!!]]
* Each third of the Triforce would have its own designation, given to the DarkWorld versions of each character
* The Triforce of Weakness - Dark Ganon
** Dark Ganon? How does that work exactly?
*** Maybe it's a GoodCounterpart Ganon, and he's the leader of the rebellion?
* The Triforce of Ignorance - Dark Zelda
* The Triforce of Fear - Dark Link
** [[spoiler:Not exactly confirmed, but Link's counterpart, Ravio, is a self-admitted coward.]]
*** [[spoiler:Yet his world, and him by extent, happens to lack the Triforce.]] So maybe Lorule Triforce has [[spoiler:/had/will have]] exact designations of Hyrule one, and [[spoiler:Ravio's cowardice is caused by simply lacking the usual courage reinforcement.]]
*** [[spoiler:Hilda's dialogue towards the end of the game itself seems to imply that Lorule's Triforce does indeed have the same designations as Hyrule's Triforce.]]
* Confirmed.
** It's not confirmed what the opposite Triforce's pieces represent, or if they even represent anything at all, however.

[[WMG: Even if ALBW isn't a remake of [=ALttP=], Link still needs to find the Pendants Of Virtue.]]

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