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brightknightie) wrote2025-03-24 08:25 am
brightknightie) wrote2025-03-24 08:25 am
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What's the duration of the BOTW memories timespan?
How much time passes, in the past of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, between Link being formally appointed Zelda's knight and the day of the Calamity? What does the fandom generally think? What do you think?
(It's difficult to look this up via search, as all the keywords are primarily used for the "higher" timeline of the games, and of course discussion of Age of Calamity's AU differences, and the introduction of the "Champions" Ballad" DLC. This is the only relevant discussion I found.)
My guess right now is that it is likely no more than a year (until Zelda's next birthday), but at the very least three months (given the number and contents of the diary entries and memories). But of the fanfic I've read so far, there's clearly a widespread urge to get at least two and even three years in there. (What I'm wondering is, how much time do I reasonably have to slide in Champion-focused stories? And how young were Zelda and Link when introduced?) I suspect the game designers had one year in mind, but did they embed that intention in canon?
(It's difficult to look this up via search, as all the keywords are primarily used for the "higher" timeline of the games, and of course discussion of Age of Calamity's AU differences, and the introduction of the "Champions" Ballad" DLC. This is the only relevant discussion I found.)
My guess right now is that it is likely no more than a year (until Zelda's next birthday), but at the very least three months (given the number and contents of the diary entries and memories). But of the fanfic I've read so far, there's clearly a widespread urge to get at least two and even three years in there. (What I'm wondering is, how much time do I reasonably have to slide in Champion-focused stories? And how young were Zelda and Link when introduced?) I suspect the game designers had one year in mind, but did they embed that intention in canon?