Is TOTK a sequel to Skyward Sword?

Between Skyward Sword, Tears of the Kingdom, and Beyond Breath of the Wild had already been confirmed by Nintendo as the supposed inevitable endpoint of Zelda's three branching timelines, and as its sequel so too does Tears of the Kingdom.
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Is Skyward Sword linked to TOTK?

Despite often being overshadowed by many of the classic titles that came before it, and the mega-hit that was Breath of the Wild a few years later, there's no denying that Skyward Sword's influence can still be felt, even in the latest game in the series, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, with Nintendo placing ...
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Do TOTK flashbacks take place before Skyward Sword?

This means that TotK is the furthest we've ever been in the franchise's timeline, and conceivably the flashback scenes still take place after the rest of the series.
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Are the sky islands in TOTK from Skyward Sword?

The sky islands simply appear after the Upheaval, and seem to have a connection with the Zonai. An explanation for where they came from my be connected to the cloud barrier that hides Skyloft from the surface of Hyrule in Skyward Sword.
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Does Tears of the Kingdom ignore Skyward Sword?

Short Answer: No, It Doesn't. First things first, Tears of the Kingdom does not retcon Skyward Sword. Both games stand on their own in the vast universe of Hyrule, each telling its unique part of Link's epic journey.
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How is the goddess sword in TotK?

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The Goddess Sword functions the same as it did in Breath of the Wild, however it is now rewarded upon completing the quest "The Mother Goddess Statue," involving the revival of the statue located in the Forgotten Temple.
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Will the Triforce be in Tears of the Kingdom?

With the Triforce established and the means by which it appears, we can adequately explain why, exactly, it doesn't appear in Tears of the Kingdom. In Breath of the Wild, the Triforce itself is never mentioned. It is shown in iconography across the Kingdom of Hyrule, yet never shown, not even in writing.
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Is Tears of Kingdom a sequel to Skyward Sword?

While Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom features sky exploration in addition to traversal around the land of Hyrule and the Depths below, it's not a direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and fails to follow up on certain story elements of that title.
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Is the sky in Tears of the Kingdom Skyloft?

The Sky is a recurring location in The Legend of Zelda series. where Skyloft and many other floating islands are located in Skyward Sword, and where Link wakes up from and gains his abilities in Tears of the Kingdom. It is also where the game indirectly begins.
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How old is Link in TOTK?

So Link is about 123 - 127 years old in Tears of the Kingdom. Aragorn is 87 years old during the events of The Lord of the Rings, so youthful, but aged swordsmen abound in fantasy.
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Does TOTK break the timeline?

BOTW and TOTK take place at the end of all three timelines. But instead of uniting the fractured continuity, TOTK creates a whole new branch because of the way it retcons Hyrule's history.
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Is TOTK canon to BOTW?

TOTK Does Not Fully Fit Into The Zelda Timeline

Logically speaking, TOTK should simply be considered a sequel to BOTW, and consequently succeed the entirety of the franchise in the same way.
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Is TotK before ss?

So we know for certain that they take place after Skyward Sword, but what timeline are they in, if any timeline. The Master Sword wasn't the Master Sword prior to Skyward Sword, as it was the Goddess Sword in that game, so the BOTW and TOTK timeline takes place after SS.
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Why is Ganon not in Skyward Sword?

Series producer Eiji Aonuma explains.

"From early on we were thinking that this was going to be the earliest story in the Zelda series, and it didn't really make sense for us to have Ganon appear in this game," Aonuma told us.
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Is demise Ganon in Skyward Sword?

First off Demise is not Ganon. Demise is a separate entity that shows up as the final boss is Skyward Sword. He is the Demon King (though Ganon is also sometimes called the Demon King), and the one who lead the Demons in the war against Hylia and the other surface dwellers.
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Is totk tied to Skyward Sword?

Furthermore, Tears of the Kingdom is riddled with flashbacks that refer back to aspects related to Skyward Sword, pointing to the interconnectedness of the two titles. The creation of Hyrule's inhabitants in Ocarina of Time is echoed in Tears of the Kingdom and has its roots in Skyward Sword.
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Is the Master Sword going to be in Tears of the Kingdom?

The iconic Master Sword returns to Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and even though Link loses the legendy sword's corrupted form at the start of the game, you can get it back in all its glory very early on, if you know where to look.
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Is totk a time loop?

However, the symbology, lore, and design in TOTK - particularly with the Zonai and Zelda's time-traveling - showed that not only was such a time loop possible, but it may also be the direction of the series moving forward.
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Is Sheikah a Hylian?

Characteristics. The Sheikah are a humanoid race, bearing great resemblance to Hylians in both appearance and magical capacity. The Sheikah are a subrace of Hylian. As the Sheikah have scarcely appeared, with Impa being the only member to appear across multiple games, very little can be known about their shared traits.
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Does Tears of the Kingdom contradict Skyward Sword?

However, despite multiple references to Skyward Sword, Tears of the Kingdom does not lean on its predecessor's story, and may even contradict it.
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Are the Zonai older than the Sheikah?

Though various ruins of the civilization survive, knowledge of the Zonai civilization has been lost to modern Hyruleans thus the purpose of their ruins are a mystery and apparently predate the Sheikah's construction of the Shrines and Sheikah Towers 10,000 years before Breath of the Wild.
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Is Link missing an arm in Tears of the Kingdom?

The answer is in the dialogue at the beginning of the game where Rauru states he couldn't save Link's arm, but was able to outfit him with a replacement prosthetic. Link's arm was amputated and replaced because the gloom would have spread to the rest of his body.
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Will Link have the sheikah slate in Tears of the Kingdom?

Ultimately, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom faced a predicament where it both needed yet couldn't add the Sheikah Slate. The solution, it seems, was to instead create a lite version of the Sheikah Slate with its fanciest features removed and allow Link's new arm to pick up the slack.
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Is Epona in Tears of the Kingdom?

The most noble steed in Hyrule. Epona, the most noble of steeds, can be obtained in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but you need to meet some out-of-game requirements to get her.
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