15 Legend Of Zelda Fan Theories Just Crazy Enough To Be True

Majora’s Mask features the almost sci-fi story of a civilization facing destruction from a crashing moon. In trying to prevent this tragedy, the heroic Link encounters all manner of people, each of whom are dealing with the crisis in their own way.

With some creative imagination, one can easily apply the different groups Link encounters with the five traditional stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. There’s enough evidence to suggest that, at the very least, it was an intentional theme inserted by the developers.

One of the most confusing aspects of the end of Ocarina Of Time, the most popular Zelda game, is the sudden disappearance of Navi. Link’s ever-present and usually-annoying companion just sort of floats off and vanishes at the culmination of their journey together, leaving many fans to wonder just why the little fairy bailed.

Some have speculated that Navi, part of a race that doesn’t seem to have a long lifespan, was already well on her way to death when the game began. Perhaps Navi floated away to spare Link the sadness of watching her fade into nothingness.

The temples in Ocarina of Time are tough to get to, even tougher to get through, and full of insane booby traps. They’ve also fallen into a serious state of disrepair, despite containing powerful magical artifacts.

This has led some to speculate that Hyrule was once the site of a major holy war, in which the religion that used the temples was overrun and eradicated. The victors of the war might have tried their best to prevent others from ever accessing the magic of the temples, leading to their current run-down status.

Majora’s Mask is one of the creepiest artifacts that Link ever lays his hands on. The origins of the Mask itself are mysterious, but some fans think they’ve cracked the code. There has been speculation that the creators of the Mask are actually the villains of another game in the series, Twilight Princess.

Although Twilight Princess came out much later than Majora’s Mask, it actually sits earlier in the timeline, making the theory plausible. Certain stylistic similarities, including the scarab motif, provide evidence of a connection.

One of the most popular and well-supported video game fan theories is the one that posits that Super Mario 3 is actually a stage play, being performed by actors in front of a set. If that theory is true, it could be that the play is being performed in Hyrule.

This would explain the presence of a Super Mario mask in Majora’s Mask, and that of a Bowser clasp elsewhere in the series. It would also provide a reason for all of the Mario-related artwork and music present in Hyrule.

The Ocarina of Time may be a largely whimsical tale, but that hasn’t stopped fans from spinning some truly dark theories. One of the darkest involves Link dooming the peaceful forest race of Kokiri, amongst whom he spent his childhood.

The time-hopping storyline of Ocarina sees Link travel back and forth between his child and adult selves. Along the way, it appears that Link may have caused the Great Deku Tree to never be re-planted. This could have caused the destruction, or at least displacement, of the Kokiri. As further evidence of this, the gentle forest folk are absent from games that appear later in the timeline.