Well I would love a discussion about the actual baton, but if we're going to talk about the game, okay okay okay.
I loved the game, and I also enjoyed reading your interpretation of the story. I generally agree with each point you made, and it's part of the reason why I love the story so much. It's not straight forward. The characters aren't flat cardboard cutouts; it's an amazingly complex ordeal and I absolutely loved it. It's the first and only time I've felt sympathetic towards Ganondorf. It's also the only time he hasn't been portrayed as a cookie-cutter "gimme power grahh!" sort of villain (which, sadly, was brought back in TP).
There is one part I don't have clarity on though, and that's about Link and Zelda being the chosen ones. It is true that they don't have the Triforce pieces inside of them in this game, and they have to gain them, but does that mean they have no direct relation to the previous heroes and are not chosen by the Gods?
Since the Triforce is connected solely to Hyrule, and since Hyrule is flooded and lost in time, doesn't it make sense that even if Link and Zelda were the chosen ones, they wouldn't have Hyrule's power? They're in a different new world, after all.
Then again, you could make the claim that even if they weren't from Hyrule, they should still have the Goddesses blessings if they are the chosen ones. Also, since they aren't from Hyrule, but are supposed to be the saviors of Hyrule, they should be given the power of Hyrule's heroes, right?
I'm unable to draw any real conclusions about this. Maybe it's impossible to truly tell such minute details, but what opinions do the rest of you have about this?
