There are 9 games in the Legend of Zelda series where you play in the place most people would think of when you say the nameĀ āHyruleā. I wonāt count FS and WW because thereās not much to go on, honestly. Plus ALBW Hyrule is pretty much the same as ALttP Hyrule, so I really only work with 8: LoZ, AoL, ALttP, OoT, FSA, TMC, TP, and SS. FSA is also similar to ALttPās map, but there are enough differences that Iād like to think of what happened between the two timelines to make those differences. Now Iāve mentioned map theories here before, but never shared any images of my own maps. The main reason for that being, theyāre always sloppy beyond recognition, sadly. But I went and made a proper one (itāll do, anyway), and even labeled a few areas. Now... Iām not gonna go into everything today. Iām just here to talk about the Malon Wind Tribe thing. Figured itās been long enough since I made that random post without elaboration. XD
A. Sealed Grounds/Sealed Temple - SS Hyrule Castle area/Sealed Temple (not shown in-game) - TMC Hyrule Castle area/Temple of Time - OoT Sacred Grove/ToT - TP / Lost Woods/Master Sword grove - ALttP Wooded mountain area North of the giant graveyard - LoZ
B. ...East part of the Faron Woods I guess? Maybe even Lake Floria - SS West part of the Lost Woods - OoT ...Not on the map - TP / Hyrule Castle area - ALttP (oof) Western half of the two-square lake (Lizard labyrinth) - LoZ
C. Not on the map - SS Wind Ruins - TMC Lon Lon Ranch area - OoT Ordon Ranch (overlapped on East side) - TP / Kakariko (overlapped on West side) - ALttP Giant graveyard - LoZ
So, yeah, thatās pretty much the result of my almost-entire-lifeās worth of theorizing over Hyrulean geography. Enjoy. I might make the rest of the key later but I think a lot of it might speak for itself or at least be easy to put the pieces together. Anyway, back to Malon.
So yeah, I believe not only Lon Lon Ranch, but Kakariko (ALttP), specifically the big weathervane that the Flute Boyās bird broke out of, were built where the Wind Ruins used to be. Why? Honestly I have no idea, maybe the Hylians and the Wind Tribe lost touch with each other and since the Wind Tribe no longer lived there, the Hylians were likeĀ āWell... They aināt using it!ā Maybe a natural disaster struck and the ruins werenāt really... there. Anymore. Maybe the giant wall jutting out of Hyrule Field in OoTĀ that Iāve ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW WTF IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE??? is part of what was left over. Who knows? Moving on!
What if the Lon family, part of the Wind Tribe who stayed behind when the rest of their people were moving to the Cloud Tops, saw an opportunity and was likeĀ āThis is my land now, Iām moving my ranch btw, kthxbai~ā?Ā āCause if you remember, the first Lon Lon Ranch (that we know of, but probably the first one, yeah) was just East of Hyrule Town, North of some tiny puddle they had then called Lake Hylia (before they saw what a real lake looked like and were like ITāS SO MUCH WATER!, Iām guessing. People whoāve been living in the sky for centuries have to be blown away by the simplest things on the surface, thereās no way they wouldnāt be). It couldāve been destroyed between TMC and OoT what with all the stupid wars going on because of stupid people being stupid, but regardless of whether it did, they definitely moved it from a little shack in a field, to inside a massive stone wall thatās obviously been there for a while. Which could definitely be the Wind Ruins. Iām just saying.
As for the connection to ALttP Kakariko, this might sound like a reach, but what if the Ocarina of Winds is the same ocarina the Flute Boy used to play in ALttP? His pet bird breaks out of a weathercock? A small birb with the strength to pick up a person and fly them across the country?? Just like Zeffa, the blue bird you could summon with the Ocarina of Winds? Which you get in the Fortress of Winds, located within the Wind Ruins??? Sounds like it matches up, personally. I... still donāt know why a living bird was inside a weathervane, but letās stick to the matter at hand for now.Ā
Maybe the Flute Boy was descended from the Wind Tribe as well. Maybe that flute is an heirloom thatās been in his family for ages. Maybe heās even Malonās great-great-great-however-many-greats-grandson? Hm... a kid who wears all green... plays an ocarina in a forest grove... able to attract or call animals with his music... Where have I seen all these things before...?
I think thatās about it. Granted, a lot of this hypothesis is dependent on my map theory, which rests a lot on the Temple of Time NOT moving throughout the years, aka the resting place of the Master Sword not changing, and if you donāt agree with that concept, thatās fine, but I hope Iāve at least entertained you with my ideas. Iām... not gonna say Malonās red hair proves she could be connected to the Wind Tribe, because... hair color doesnāt prove anything. And itās the same excuse used by people who go around saying sheās half-Gerudo for some damn reason. Personally, I like my idea better, but it is what it is.Ā
Thanks so much for reading, maybe give me a like or a reblog if you like my ideas, and feel free to scroll through my other posts if you want to see more ideas or just me talking, though itās mostly reactions to games as I play them, but yeah, should be a good time either way. PACE~













