When Nintendo called Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment "canonical" to the Zelda timeline during the July Partner Direct, I did whatever the audible equivalent of a double-take is. Nintendo, so averse to timelines. Nintendo, who had Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma on record saying the history of Zelda-world really doesn't matter that much.

Then, I remembered something I've tried to forget over the last five years — Age of Calamity's story — and realized this seems very much like Nintendo quietly telling people they won't be pulling the same trick again. That's one of the best choices they could make for Age of Imprisonment in my book, though probably not for the reasons you're thinking if you're big into timeline lore.

[Ed. note: Spoilers for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity........

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