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[martinDTanderson]

I found this image today, and was wondering if any of our resident Japanese speakers could take a look and maybe translate some of the important bits of info.


Some of the artwork is interesting. Zelda holding the Wind Waker shield, Link looking a little older without his hat, Stained glass images akin to those from The Wind Waker, A Dark character resembling an Adult Link, and screenshots which seem to show a broken Master Sword, and stone Princess Zelda.


So if you could take a look, it may give us an insight to the story, and see if it really is a sequel to The Wind Waker.

[Hero of Winds]

*drools*

That looks purely awesome. And it could definitely fill in the blanks, from the looks of it.

BTW, Zethar made mention of Ganon from the storyboard video, at the Japanese TMC site.

[SOAP]

XD I so hope TMC is the sequel to TWW we never got on the GC...

*crossies*

[Hero of Winds]

XD I so hope TMC is the sequel to TWW we never got on the GC...

*crossies*

What are you talking about?

[SOAP]

Just a pipe dream. Nothing more.

[Hero of Winds]

Actually, I'm also positive that this is going to be the sequel to The Wind Waker. It's got the broken Master Sword, TWW Zelda (not the same one from the FS games, but the one from TWW) and many other references to TWW.

Since we know the Four Sword is in this game, and apparently Link is trying to reforge the Master Sword (we know he has to reforge an ancient sword, and we see the broken Master Sword there) my guess is that this game is the sequel to The Wind Waker, and also the FS backstory (with the original wielder of the Four Sword sealing away Vaati).

[martinDTanderson]

If thats the case, then it may also explain why the Master Sword changed colour in ALttP, and why that version of the master sword was used in the early logo design...

[SOAP]

Makes sense... The Blue one was stuck underneath the ocean... perhaps a new one was forged? I dunno. And why is it stuck into the top of treasure chest! Can someone please hurry up and translate this so I can stop being left in the dark. ;_;

[SOAP]

Well I don't know about the split timeline but if Hero is right, this might give the FS series a legitimate footing in the Zelda series.

[SOAP]

I think that's because we already have too many those topics already. +^^

But whatever floats your boat dude.

[Hero of Winds]

How does this support the split timeline theory?

Considering this game has the Four Sword and connects to TWW, I think people have no choice but to include the FS series as part of the Zelda series.

[SOAP]

Basicly, what Chronicle is saying that all the other games prior to MM take place in the ORIGINAL timeline (Miyamoto's Timeline) while MM, TWW, and everything after that took place in the new timeline established when Zelda sent Link back to his original time (Aonuma's Timeline). Right, Chronicle? I suppose it's some sort of reveresed MTT.

[Reflectionist]

uh.. this helps the single timeline theory... because now, if there are two master swords, then there is no reason why a new timeline should be created because of the Line in LttP. If this is so, then, yes, that master sword may not be used again. then trouble comes up, and a new one is made... or, maybe it's the other way around, since the red sword is in here...

What I'd like to see is a sort of symbiosis of the two swords, red and blue. Kind of like the Four Sword.

[Hero of Winds]

Ever think that's it just the old sword made into this new one? The story synopsis, posted on old LA, did say Link needed to reforge an ancient sword in order to defeat Vaati. Obviously, he needs to reforge the Master Sword, quite possibly after it's ordeal with Ganon (at the end of TWW).

[SOAP]

^^ Or the introduction of a green and purple one. It's supposed to be broken, remember?

You know, with all these swords, there's no reason that LttP can't even happen before Oot. The series could, in theory, follow the order they were released. Just a thought... *gets lynched by a mob of rabid anti-IJAG theorists*

[martinDTanderson]

http://www.planetgam...screens&id=2134

There are a couple of images from the stained glass intro, in ENGLISH!

[Gibdo Master]

Guys, the Master Sword had a purple hilt in game in ALttP. It was just the art that showed it with a red one.

http://www.planetgam...screens&id=2134

There are a couple of images from the stained glass intro, in ENGLISH!

Looks like this is just going to make things more confusing. I mean, the text for the stained glass intro doesn't really seem to back up the idea that this game is a sequel to WW.

EDIT: Gamespot has a bunch of new pictures, too.



WTF? So it's not the Master Sword?

[Neon Z]

Hum... this may close some lose ends of FS's storyline...

Here's the information I've gathered from those screenshots-

1-The "Picori" Sword, which looks remarkably like the Master Sword, was given to an hero to fight against a demon in ancient times.

2-The sword sealed all the evil in that chest.

3-Ganon is stated to be an "ancient demon reborn"... though I don't know where this fits in the storyline of this game. Maybe, the final boss will be the ancient demon?

Hum... Really, this seems to be backing up the theory that FS happens before everything else, after all, it's explaining the true origin of the Master Sword.

I guess that somehow it's seal will be broken, and Link will get the Four Sword to fight against wathever was in there. That will release Ganon again, though he won't appear for most of the game, setting up the stage for OOT some time after that.

[Hero of Winds]

Picori Blade?! C'mon Aonuma, this was a perfect opportunity for some sequelage.

[Masamune]

The Master Sword has went under different names before, i.e. Tempered and Golden Sword.

[Masamune]

Yeah, a friend of mine, Vorpal revealed to me some of what you revealed, but not all.

The Vaati part was awesome. Like I told HoW last night, it increases his awesomeness by eleventy billion.

[martinDTanderson]

So the Picori gave Link the Triforce!!!!!

And its not the Master Sword, but the Picori Blade, even though it looks like the Master Sword!!!!

Zelda has officially screwed itself up (as it stands thus far)

[Wolf O'Donnell]

So the Picori gave Link the Triforce!!!!!

And its not the Master Sword, but the Picori Blade, even though it looks like the Master Sword!!!!

Zelda has officially screwed itself up (as it stands thus far)

Screw up? That's no screw up.

Dead characters coming back in future games after blatantly having their innards ripped out (Resident Evil's Wesker) and then having some lame back-story that doesn't make sense to explain how he didn't die? Now that's a screw up.

Having a game charater (Zero) sealed away for a 100 years, only to come back in the next game in the series (even though a new series has started with said character in it having slept undisturbed for nearly a 100 years) which takes place only a few years afterwards? Now that's a screw up.

We have it pretty good compared to other video game franchises.

[SOAP]

Picori Blade?! C'mon Aonuma, this was a perfect opportunity for some sequelage.

I feel you there. But it could still be the sequel to TWW even with a different sword. Maybe the intro was explaing the origins of another sword. Also, if Zethar is right about that boy being Vaati, it might also be the prequel to the FS series.

Wolf also has a point.

[Hero of Winds]

Oh wait, did I forget to mention? The Dark Link guy is actually Vaati (the word Gufuu, which is Vaati's Japanese name, is right next to Dark Link). So Masa and I assume that this is Vaati's eleventy billion times cooler human form.