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MacArrowny posted...

Actually, I'm not sure about one thing: the flashbacks with Rauru and co. are supposed to take place after the Guardians were originally built by the Ancients/Sages, right?

I don't think so? At least, I haven't seen anything to suggest so. My understanding of the timeline is currently:

Rauru and Sophia found (this version of) Hyrule > The Sheikah develop Hyrule into an advanced civilisation and build the guardians and divine beasts > Calamity Ganon escapes for the first time and is sealed by Zelda's ancestor > 10,000 years later Calamity Ganon escapes again > 100 years later BotW happens > 3ish years later TotK happens

Regarding the bigger timeline, I'm happy to accept that all of the above happens after every other game and that it's just been so long that no one remembers the old Hyrules before Rauru's. Except Ganondorf, who should, I guess? Unless he's a reincarnation this time and hasn't been resurrected.