Wasn't the last thread closed because it was decided to wait for Azathoth to come back an evaluate the different sides of the debate?
That hasn't changed, right? So why was this thread made?
Termina's Size
Anyways, to breify reiterate my thoughts on Termina's size. I agree
Andytrenom.
To assume that the Zelda universe is only 4-B or 4-A because "there's no proof that it is any bigger" is faulty logic. What other franchise has to prove that the universe is the size of our universe? Unless directly stated, a universe in a fictional world should be assumed to be 3-A in size, and to reject this would mean that this logic would have to be applied to all fictions if that was the case, and it is not.
Not to mention that Termina's universe is the size of Hyrule's universe. The statements of Termina being called a "parallel universe" are to that of Hyrule. And this is stated in numerous guides. Not to mention it is obviously seen in-game with alternate versions of the characters existing between both worlds.
Here's a quote saying as such:
"A sequel to Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask found Link in a parallel version of Hyrule called Termina, into which the moon was going to crash within 72 hours!"(
Phantom Hourglass Official Game Guide (Prima Games, Pg. 5)
There are many others. Sadly, I don't have the time to find them right now.
Majora Scaling to Termina
On the topic of the Majora creating the Termina we know and thus scales to Termina's size, I disagree with that as well.
You mentioned that past events are irrelvant beacuse Majora could have made fake meneories for the characters.
Fair enough, but you are forgetting one thing, Majora died and with it dead, the illusion it supposedly made was erased, that's what it says in quote from the OP:
-"but finally the third book in Dark Horse's Zelda series Hyrule Encyclopedia revealed the solution to the puzzle that is Termina's existence in the world of The Legend of Zelda. The answer it reveals is that Termina is merely a fabrication, created by the power of Majora's Mask when worn by the Skull Kid, and the world ceases to exist once Link departs at the end of the game."
The problem with that notion, however, is that Link still possess the items that orginate from Termina after he leaves and the illusionary magic supposedly disappears:
At the epilogue of the game, Link is seen back in the Lost Woods riding off into the distance. You can see it
here.
You see Link in the Lost Woods with the Mirror Shield which originated from Termina. Meaning that this object originating from a dream is, in fact, real even after the dream has ended.
Not just that, but in Twilight Princess, the game that comes after Majora's Mask in
the timeline, the Hero of Twilight obtains a bow (as all Links do) called the Hero's Bow - the same name as the one from Majora's Mask. And I believe that it can be the same bow.
A rebuttal might be that "Hero's Bow" is a common name for a bow in Zelda. And while yes that is true as seen in the Wind Waker for example, there is some pressing information that points to the conclusion that the bow in Twilight Princess is the bow from Majora's Mask - the one Link obtained in Termina, the supposed illusionary world.
Dangoro,
this guy, states that the bow that he guards was used by
"a Hero of the past..." And when one looks at the design of the Hero's Bow in Twilight Princess to the one seen in Majora, there are similarities in their design.
As seen in
this picture, the bows from TP and MM have little branches that poke out of the limbs of the shaft, unlike any other bow in the series, even the Hero's Bow from Wind Waker.
Now considering the design, and the placement of each game in the timeline, and the fact "the Ancient Hero" mentioned in TP is confirmed to be the Hero of Time himself. I believe it is fair to assume that the Hero's Bow in TP is the same one from MM, which would give further proof that objects of a fake world are, in fact, real, even centuries after Majora's death.
Adding on to the argument that the Hyrule Encyoclopedia's narrative saying that Majora created the Termina we know from Skull Kid's memories is contradictive and should be disregarded.
Conclusion/Tl;DR
My standing is that if this feat was legit, than it would be 3-A because of Termina being a parallel world to Hyrule, and that the most logical assumption is to believe that the size of a universe that should be assumed to be 3-A unless proven otherwise.
However, I don't find the feat legitimate as there are plenty of examples in which the source material (the game) contradicts the guide that states this feat. And because of that, no upgrade should be applied.