The debate over where Breath of the Wild fits in with the timeline has been active since it's original reveal. Initially, some predicted post-Windwaker. Then the thought of convergence theory became trendy. The Child and Fallen timeline has been argued for and we even had some debate on pre-OoT. After the latest trailer I believe we finally have enough information to find the answer.

I've settled on three scenarios, however, one of them sticks out above the rest. Let's get the more basic possibilities out of the way first, and then focus on what I potentially see as a potentially perfect scenario for the Zelda franchise series.

1) Fallen Timeline, post Ocarina.

As easy expectation. I personally don't see this as immediately after the events of OoT, but I can see this further down in time of this setting. Losing to Ganon is a part of the story. Link's apparent death in BotW and resurrection fits that type of theme. Many seem to expect this route.

2) Child Timeline, post Twilight Princess

The setting of Hyrule just gives me the feel of this. There's realism and grittiness that correlates to the story of TP. Castle town and the relics of Hyrule also bring that vibe of it once witnessed a successful defense against evil, then fell once again by Calamity.

And here's the possibility I love most:

3) Child Timeline, End Times itself.

This is an epic proposal. BotW would be the very ending of the story between the royal family and Ganon/evil. The bond would be broken and their fight from the beginning, going back to Skyward sword, would come to an end. The end of this game would be the end of Ganon entirely, and Hyrule will be able to rebuild itself without the threat that always pushed back.

This would take place probably 500 or so years post Twilight Princess (and 4 swords if you count that as canon). The Deku tree descendant going back to the sprout from OoT. Zoras who've evolved somewhat. Koroks in that form to survive the danger. It just all seems there stemming down from TP/OoT. The Sheikah technology advancements could've been formed in a post Ganondorf world during the success timeline that witnessed prosperity as well.

This End Time scenario also has the potential to build a true story of Zelda starting from the creation story (Skyward Sword) down to the destruction (BotW) of the journey of good and evil. If this ends up being the case, I think it cements itself and this timeline as 'the true' story of Hyrule.

We don't know the answers yet to this, but I'm excited for the possibilities this entails.

The hype for BotW is monstrous. So much key figures of past games all brought together. If this is a masterpiece-quality game, I could easily seeing this as the climax for the story of Zelda. It feels like this is what Nintendo has been trying to develop and build up to through all the experimentation of past titles.

It would be fitting to see this as a grand finale for such an epic series that lacks clarity to the story itself. A true sense of closure on the biggest scale.