Chronicle Slate
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Distant Future (BOTW / TOTK) →

Tears of the Kingdom

2023 · Switch

canonOfficially Placed

Direct sequel to Breath of the Wild: Link and Zelda uncover the ancient Zonai civilization and the truth behind Ganondorf's imprisonment, as sky islands and a vast underground 'Depths' expand Hyrule vertically in both directions.

Placement Reasoning

TheGamer and Game Informer corroborate Nintendo extending the same deliberate branch-ambiguity stance from BOTW to TOTK, with Aonuma calling it 'a puzzle the users will have to see if they can solve.'

Notable & Interesting

  • The Purah Pad succeeds the Sheikah Slate, keeping its map/camera/compendium roles while trading rune abilities for Ultrahand, Fuse, Ascend, Recall, and Autobuild.
  • Its branch placement is subject to the same official ambiguity as Breath of the Wild — Nintendo has extended the 'up to the player' stance to this game as well.

Connections

Part of these threads

The Master SwordGanon's IncarnationsZelda's IncarnationsThe Imprisoning War(s)The Zora & the RitoThe Kokiri & the KoroksThe GerudoThe SheikahHeart ContainersThe Hylian ShieldBokoblins & MoblinsOctoroksLike LikesEpona & the Horses of HyruleGreat FairiesThe Temple of TimeHyrule CastleThe BowBombsImpaThe Gerudo DesertZora's Domain

Key terms

Purah PadZonai

Also on the Distant Future (BOTW / TOTK)

Breath of the Wild box art

Breath of the Wild

2017 · Wii U / Switch

A century after Calamity Ganon devastated Hyrule and felled its Champions, an amnesiac Link wakes to reclaim his memories and free Princess Zelda, who has held the Calamity at bay alone the entire time. Nintendo places it at the distant-future point after all three post-Ocarina-of-Time branches — but has never said which one it descends from.