The officialLegend of Zeldatimeline is something of a topic of head-scratching debate for many fans as the series isn’t always the most straightforward and linear. For example, one detail inTheLegend of Zelda: The Wind Wakerconnects the game toThe Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Maskin a surprising way.

Pointed out by Nintendo fact Twitter account @Reggie_800, the writing on Phantom Ganon’s sword inThe Legend of Zelda: TheWind Wakerconnects the blade toMajora’s Mask’s Zubora and Gabora. When translated out from ancient Hylian to English, the glyphs found on the center of the sword read “Zubora Gabora.”

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Fans ofMajora’s Maskshould recognize the two names as those of the two blacksmiths located in the Mountain Village area of Snowhead mountain. The two are able to upgrade Link’s sword to the powerful, but breakable Razor Sword and then once again to the Gilded Sword if given the proper resources.

Zubora and Gabora only appear inMajora’s Maskand aren’t mentioned anywhere else in the series other than onPhantom Ganon’s sword. The writing seems to suggest that Ganon had the smithies make the weapon during a trip to Termina.

Unfortunately, that theory doesn’t seem to hold a lot of weight when consultingthe officialZeldatimeline.Wind WakerandMajora’s Masktake place in two separate timelines, so it doesn’t seem likely that Ganon would be able to commission a weapon from Zubora and Gabora as, in theWind Wakertimeline, he’d be too busy flooding all of Hyrule and ruling what remains. As it’s unclear where Termina is in relation to Hyrule, it’s possible that it was unaffected by the flooding and that Ganon managed to track down Zubora and Gabora, but there’s no official confirmation of anything like that occurring.

While speculating about how Ganon received a blade from Zubora and Gabora is all well and good, it’s also completely possible that the developers ofWind Wakerput the Hylian glyphs on Phantom Ganon’s sword simply as a nod toMajora’s Mask.Wind Waker, released in 2002, was the next 3DZeldagame followingMajora’s Maskin 2000.

Wind Wakerisn’t the onlyZeldagame that has fans speculating over the timeline, however, as earlier this summer, Nintendo showed another brief look at the highly anticipated and still-untitledBreath of the Wildsequel. As it’s a direct followup to the originalBreath of the Wild, many fans theorize that it will follow the first game as the most recent part of the overallZeldastory, but there has been plenty of debate amongst the game’s community.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Wakeris available on GameCube, with an HD version out on the Wii U.