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The Zora & the Rito

The series' most famous evolutionary puzzle: Hyrule Historia implies the bird-like Rito evolved from the aquatic Zora after the flood — and then Breath of the Wild put both on screen at once.

  1. Ocarina of TimeShared Trunk (Before the Split)

    The classic Zora: guardians of the domain, with Princess Ruto awakening as the Water Sage.

  2. Majora's MaskChild Timeline

    Termina's Zora include the rock band The Indigo-Go's; Link himself plays as one via the Zora Mask.

  3. The Wind WakerAdult Timeline

    The Rito debut as winged mail carriers — Hyrule Historia frames them as Zora who evolved after the Great Flood.

  4. Twilight PrincessChild Timeline

    The Child-branch Zora endure, led by the ghost of Queen Rutela.

  5. A Link Between WorldsDownfall Timeline

    Downfall-branch Zora, ruled by Queen Oren — proof the species persists on every branch.

  6. Breath of the WildDistant Future (BOTW / TOTK)

    Zora AND Rito coexist — a favorite headache for timeline theorists, since one supposedly became the other.

  7. Tears of the KingdomDistant Future (BOTW / TOTK)

    Sidon takes the Zora throne while Tulin flies for the Rito — both species now fixtures of the era.