What if our character died?

[Kallera]

So basically, the 3rd Zelda timeline where Link dies?

Not a zelda fan, can you elaborate?

[Morningstar1337]

Not a zelda fan, can you elaborate?

The Legend of Zelda has three timelines that diverge after Ocarina of Time (The one where you play as an Adult and Child Link). IIRC, One occurs after Link slays Ganondorf but chooses to stay int he future, another where Link slays Ganondorf and returns to his present (for reference the Direct sequel Majora's Mask is in this timeline) and one where Ganondorf wins.

[DarthSanguine]

The Legend of Zelda has three timelines that diverge after Ocarina of Time (The one where you play as an Adult and Child Link). IIRC, One occurs after Link slays Ganondorf but chooses to stay int he future, another where Link slays Ganondorf and returns to his present (for reference the Direct sequel Majora's Mask is in this timeline) and one where Ganondorf wins.

Link doesn't stay in the future. Zelda forces him to go back in time to stop Ganondorf before he can take over.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Not a zelda fan, can you elaborate?

As morning star pointed out, Ocarina of Time splits the Zelda timeline into 3. One where Link wins and goes back to his own time 7 years in the past. The other is where Link wins, goes back to his own time, and the timeline he left behind continues there where Ganondorf returns for vengance while Link isn't there to stop him since he went back to his original time. The 3rd timeline is where Link loses against Ganondorf and dies for it. Each timeline split arranges where each game takes place. It's more split timeline rather than alternate worlds that FF14 is using, but the ideas presented here are almost the same.