
In the manner that the Legend of Zelda series jumps across the universe’s timeline, it becomes effortless for even crucial characters from some games to not reappear in subsequent titles. Characters like Link, Zelda, Ganon, and others who often recur have been theorized as being the reincarnated spirit of the same character, allowing them to move through time by being reborn at the right moment for each new game installment. This idea is typically used to account for major characters, but many recurring side characters in Zelda are also thought to be reborn when they appear in different games spread across the timeline. For instance, Tears of the Kingdom revived Ocarina of Time‘s Sage of Light, Rauru, but he is not the only Ocarina of Time sage who could benefit from a rebirth.