Legend of Zelda Musings
Beyond the spoiler warning in my last post, I presented the idea that the Light Force games (Minish Cap, Four Swords, Four Swords Adventures) do not exist in line with the Triforce games (all the rest). To this end, I must elaborate on the implications of this claim.
First of all, I will address the changes to my previous theories that to some extent rely on everything being interconnected. To this, I still contend that Hearts and Heart Containers are a result of Hylia’s act of shedding off her divinity. However, this result did not always coincide with the creation of the Light Force.
And now, the Light Force reality, in its entirety.
Creation of the World: Much like the creation as presented in the Triforce games, the three Golden Goddesses created all of Hyrule. However, after the deed was done, they did not leave behind a portion of their power.
War between Hylia and Demise: The Hyrule Gods of good and evil still fought as per the Triforce reality. However, without a supreme power at the center of it, the conflict was solely over the land, The Hylians were also not exiled to the Sky, allowing the Picori to come to be, or continue existing in peace.
The Hero of Man: Either towards the end of the war between the Gods, Hylia gave up her immortality and consquently brings the Light Force into existence. Shortly after this or during the equivalent time as the events of Skyward Sword, the Picori saw the devastation on the surface and descended from the sky to present the Light Force and the Picori Blade to a human(hylian) they deemed worthy. Demise is ended as per the Triforce reality, paving the way for Ganon and Vaati to exist.
Minish Cap and Four Swords play out at presented in their respective games.
The Light Force Equivalent to the Hero of Time: Just as Ganondorf attempted to steal the Triforce in that reality, Ganon, or perhaps a Ganondorf, attempted to steal the Light Force while also liberating Vaati for a time. It is unclear at this time if the Liight Force equal to the Hero of Time also had to be put into a sleep for seven years, but it is largely irrelevant as the only further reference to the Light Force is in line with the neutral child time line. It is at this time, or a time line line with the events of Twilight Princess that Ganon’s Trident is created in this reality.
Four Swords Adventures: Depending on where the creation of the Trident falls, the events of this game take place either during or at some period after Twilight Princess.
In this way, the timeline as presented in the Hyrule Historia is still a valid depiction of the timeline, with the three Light Force games not sitting strictly inline, but behind the Triforce games, with near copies of events as needed along the neutral child timeline.

















