An observant The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom figures out that the game features the oldest versions of both Zelda and Link in the series.
A The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player has pointed out that the versions of Link and Zelda in the game may actually be the oldest versions of the characters in the franchise. Each Zelda game features a new version of Link and Zelda, and Tears of the Kingdom may have the only versions of the characters over 18-year-old.
For hardcore Zelda fans, one of the main topics of discussion around the lore of the series is the timeline, and when each game happens canonically. There’s no easy explanation for the Legend of Zelda timeline as Nintendo has never spelled out the true answer for the fans. With Tears of the Kingdom, it’s an obvious fact that this game comes after The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, with no one arguing otherwise. What’s not obvious however, is how much time has pasted between the two games, with some fans estimating that only two years have past, and other fans claiming that it has been much longer.
