Quote Originally Posted by NeoCracker View Post
Alright, I understand showing the timeline split for two Ocorina paths, the path were as young link he goes forward to Majora's mask, and the other showing the events after Gannon's defeat at the end of Ocorina, (Though they probably should have just stuck to one straight timeline, but whatever), but what the hell is up with the 'hero is defeated' line? Is that in some alternate timeline from the other games? Why the smurf did they even bother making the connection between games? I'm stopping here, because the more I think about it the more this timeline is just stupid.

Windwaker, Ocarina, and Majora's mask clearly take place in the same world, and I can't remember many details but I'm fairly certain Phantom Hourglass and Spirit tracks do as well. But all of these were clearly intended to be the same world, so I really don't understand why they are trying to connect all the others to it.
Majora's Mask and Windwaker can't take place in the same world, because Majora's Mask is in the Child Timeline, and Windwaker is in the adult timeline. Or at least that's what I always thought. That's why the hero from OoT didn't return; he was too busy being in Termina at the time.