Summary

  • The sky islands in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are its quintessential feature, but their origin remains unexplained.
  • The sky islands simply appear after the Upheaval, and seem to have a connection with the Zonai.
  • An explanation for where they came from my be connected to the cloud barrier that hides Skyloft from the surface of Hyrule in Skyward Sword.