The Legend of Zelda Timeline
graph TD
%% ORIGIN TIMELINE
O{Origin} --> SS["<center>Skyward Sword<br><small><i>Wii</i> (2011)</small></center>"]
SS --> o1[Sacred Realm Sealed] --> o2[Hyrule Established] --> MC["<center>The Minish Cap<br><small><i>Game Boy Advance</i> (2004)</small></center>"]
MC --> 4S["<center>Four Swords<br><small><i>Game Boy Advance</i> (2002)</small></center>"]
4S --> o3[Hyrulean Civil War] --> OT["<center>Ocarina of Time<br><small><i>Nintendo 64</i> (1998)</small></center>"]
%% GANON PREVAILS / FALLEN HERO TIMELINE
OT --> A{Ganon Prevails} --> a1[Imprisonment War] --> LP["<center>A Link to the Past<br><small><i>Super Famicom</i> (1991)</small></center>"]
LP --> LA["<center>Link's Awakening<br><small><i>Game Boy</i> (1993)</small></center>"]
LA --> OA["<center>Oracle of Ages<br><small><i>Game Boy Color</i> (2001)</small></center>"]
LA --> OS["<center>Oracle of Seasons<br><small><i>Game Boy Color</i> (2001)</small></center>"]
OA --> LW["<center>A Link between Worlds<br><small><i>Nintendo 3DS</i> (2013)</small></center>"]
OS --> LW
LW --> TH["<center>Triforce Heroes<br><small><i>Nintendo 3DS</i> (2015)</small></center>"]
TH --> EW["<center>Echoes of Wisdom<br><small><i>Switch</i> (2024)</small></center>"]
EW --> a2[Fall of Hyrule] --> LZ["<center>The Legend of Zelda<br><small><i>Famicom</i> (1986)</small></center>"]
LZ --> AL["<center>The Adventure of Link<br><small><i>Famicom</i> (1987)</small></center>"]
%% HERO PREVAILS
OT --> B{Hero Prevails}
%% CHILD TIMELINE
B --> b1[Child Timeline] --> MM["<center>Majora's Mask<br><small><i>Nintendo 64</i> (2000)</small></center>"]
MM --> TP["<center>Twilight Princess<br><small><i>GameCube/Wii</i> (2006)</small></center>"]
TP --> 4A["<center>Four Swords Adventures<br><small><i>GameCube</i> (2004)</small></center>"]
%% ADULT TIMELINE
B --> b2[Adult Timeline] --> b3[Hyrule Submerged] --> WW["<center>The Wind Waker<br><small><i>GameCube</i> (2003)</small></center>"]
WW --> PH["<center>Phantom Hourglass<br><small><i>Nintendo DS</i> (2007)</small></center>"]
PH --> b4[Hyrule Re-Established] --> ST["<center>Spirit Tracks<br><small><i>Nintendo DS</i> (2009)</small></center>"]
%% CONVERGENCE TIMELINE
AL --> C{Convergence} --> AC["<center>Age of Calamity<br><small><i>Switch</i> (2020)</small></center>"]
4A --> C
ST --> C
AC --> BW["<center>Breath of the Wild<br><small><i>Wii U/Switch</i> (2017)</small></center>"]
BW --> TK["<center>Tears of the Kingdom<br><small><i>Switch</i> (2023)</small></center>"]
classDef era fill:#5e1ff2
class O era
class A era
class B era
class C era
class b2 era
class b1 era
%%classic 2D style games
classDef classic fill:#12abe2, color:#000
class LZ classic
class AL classic
class LP classic
class LA classic
class OA classic
class OS classic
%%realistic 3D style games
classDef threeD fill:#f2eb1f, color:#000
class OT threeD
class MM threeD
class WW threeD
class TP threeD
class SS threeD
class BW threeD
class TK threeD
class AC threeD
%%cartoon style games
classDef toon fill:#4caf50, color:#000
class 4S toon
class 4A toon
class MC toon
class PH toon
class ST toon
class TH toon
class LW toon
class EW toon