Twinrova
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| Game series | Zelda series |
| First game | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
| Creator(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
Kotake (コタケ?) and Koume (コウメ Kōme?), collectively referred to as the Twinrova Sisters (双生魔術師ツインローバ Seimajutsushi Tsuinrōba?, lit. "experimental magicians Twinrova"), are a pair of fictional witches from the Legend of Zelda series. Their name is derived from "twin" and the Japanese word "rōba" (老婆), meaning "old woman".
The two Gerudo witches, Kotake (Ice) and Koume (Fire) play an important role in a few games in the Zelda series. They are both the surrogate mothers of the Gerudo King, Ganondorf, being somewhat his more devoted servants. Their specialty is brainwashing others to serve Ganondorf and merging to form the stronger witch "Twinrova", where their combined power is much deadlier. The brooms the sisters use to fly become scepters Twinrova performs her spells with.
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[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Kotake and Koume reside in the Spirit Temple. They kidnap Nabooru (the rebellious second-in-command of the Gerudos) who is the Sage of Spirit. They brainwash her, disguise her as an Iron Knuckle, and make her face Link. Link wins this battle and releases Nabooru.
Koume and Kotake fight with magic bolts of the elements they each had power over: fire and ice. Using the Mirror Shield, Link was able to redirect their attacks at each other - this part requires four hits. Once merged into Twinrova (24 HP), the Mirror Shield proves essential once more in defeating them. At the end of the battle there is a humorous cutscene of the two sisters with halos over their heads rising to the heavens, oddly enough, as they argue about their ages and insist that one or the other is senile. "But I'm only 400!" "And I'm only 380!" "How can you be younger?! We're twins!"
[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
In Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons, Koume and Kotake sent Veran and Onox to cause chaos and light two of the three flames needed to resurrect Ganon; the Flame of Sorrow and the Flame of Destruction. Once the flames were lit, the two kidnapped Zelda to light the final flame via sacrifice: the Flame of Despair. Link fought the sisters as separate entities and as Twinrova. Defeated, the two became victims of their own ritual, acting as the vessel for Ganon instead of Zelda. Unfortunately for the pair, their sacrifice was in vain, as it only allowed a mindless, raging Ganon to come forth. Thus, Link was able to defeat it and save the day.
[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Koume and Kotake also exist in the parallel world of Termina, the two run their own potion shop. Koume searches for mushrooms in the nearby forest, while Kotake generally stays at the shop. Koume also works as the swamp boat tour guide. Kotake was first found flying to search for Koume in the Woods of Mystery since Koume took so long to find some mushrooms. When Link goes somewhere in the Woods of Mystery, Kotake will ask him about Koume. Link later finds Koume a few miles away wounded. She tells them about the Skull Kid, and asks for a healing potion to heal her injuries. After the player gives the potion, Koume returned to help run the swamp boat tour guide and assist Link. These versions of Koume and Kotake, being from the alternate world of Termina, are not evil like their hyrulean counterparts.
[edit] Manga
It seems the two never fuse to form Twinrova in the manga.
[edit] Ocarina of Time
Koume & Kotake first appeared in Ganon's castle in the shadows as Ganondorf was talking about how he should have killed Link. They later brainwashed Ingo, after Ganondorf had given him Lon Lon ranch, and told him to kill the hero of time. It was later revealed that they had brainwashed Nabooru, and thought that Sheik was a traitor to Lord Ganondorf. They saw Sheik show Link that she was really princess Zelda, and attacked both Link and Zelda, chasing them into the Spirit Temple. Koume attacked Link until Nabooru appeared and gave Link the Mirror Shield, which he used to reflect the fire attack back on the two sorceress sisters and killed them. Unlike in the game, Koume could conjure monsters from Sand.
[edit] Oracles
The two remained in the shadows while Veran and Onox were doing their dirty work. The Twinrova Sisters made their presence known when one of them posed as a helpless old lady to hinder Link from getting to Onox's fortress and later when they resurrected Ganon.
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