Echoes of Wisdom ~ Princess in Prison

One thing of note in the announcement trailer for Echoes of Wisdom is that Zelda finds herself locked in a prison cell at the beginning of her adventure, which is where she first meets Tri. She then disguises herself by wearing Link's hood and runs into some guards, on her way out of what's probably the dungeon of Hyrule Castle. A Sheikah, presumably Impa, takes them out for her with some ninja attacks.

Of course, there are multiple references to the beginning of A Link to the Past here. In the SNES classic Zelda was also locked up in a cell below Hyrule Castle, where Link had to rescue her and this time she has to get out herself. In A Link to the Past, Link also got blamed for the abduction of Zelda and was hunted by the soldiers, where something similar seems to go on here as well.

The soldiers in Echoes of Wisdom don't seem to be cursed or evil, however, unlike the ones in A Link to the Past, A Link Between Worlds, or Four Swords Adventures. They look like normal, friendly Hyrulean soldiers. And in the sequence where the game's title appears, we can also see how two guards are coming to Zelda's aid and then kneel in front of her:

So, how did Zelda end up from there in prison? It's a big mystery at the moment, but maybe someone or something blamed the appearances of the rifts on her. Mainly, this will be a plot device to explain why she is on an adventure of her own and not in the constant protection of her soldiers. It also gives her a reason to wear that Hylian Hood, making her more distinct from other Zeldas in the past.

It will be a tough sell in any case, however. And it also means that there is probably another villain, who we have yet to see, someone like Agahnim or Chancellor Cole, who will end up as a henchman of Ganon or even as Ganon himself. Or maybe it's someone like Yuga, who is using Ganon. Or maybe Ganon was even defeated for good at the beginning and someone else is stepping in as the game's main villain. The last option seems a bit unlikely, though, given that Ganon is very prominent on the game's box art.

In any case, a new female villain would be a good choice, where we already had some in the past, like Twinrova, Veran, and... the Lady. But it's not exactly the best track record, so this is a great chance to make up for it. Zelda should get an advisory who is equally fantastic. Maybe they are even going into classic fairy tale territories and give her an evil stepmother, who has put spell on the king.