Twinrova
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Template:Boss Kotake (コタケ) and Koume (コウメ), collectively known as Twinrova,[1] are a pair of Gerudo witches[2] who feature in several Zelda games, most notably in Ocarina of Time, in which they act as the boss of the Spirit Temple. The two sisters, Koume – Sorceress of Flame,[3] and Kotake – Sorceress of Ice,[4] are able to fight individually with elemental attacks or combine together into a more powerful form known as Twinrova.[1] They are both the surrogate mothers of the Gerudo King, Ganondorf,[3][4] being among his more devoted servants.[5] Their specialty is brainwashing others to serve Ganondorf (most notably Nabooru)[6] and merging to form the stronger witch "Twinrova," where their combined power is much deadlier. The brooms the sisters use to fly become scepters with which Twinrova performs her spells.
Ocarina of Time
In Ocarina of Time, Koume and Kotake are encountered together at the Spirit Temple. She and her sister specialize in brainwashing people into Ganondorf's service. Being twins, they are almost identical in appearance; they have green, wrinkled skin and dress in black robes with white Gerudo pattern near the hems and an obi-like belt around the waist. In correlation with her element, ice, Kotake has a blue jewel on her forehead, blue slippers, and the markings on her headband are in red with a blue border. Her only weakness is her sister's flames. In correlation with her element, fire, she has a red jewel on her forehead, red slippers, and the markings on her headband are in blue with a red border. Her only weakness is her sister's ice.
Kotake claims her magic will "Freeze Link to his soul".[7]
Koume claims her magic will "Burn Link to his bones."[8]
Koume tends to adopt the role of leader of the two, usually appearing first and deciding their course of action (she was the first to introduce herself during the boss battle and also came up with the idea to combine with Kotake to form Twinrova).
Twinrova
During Link's final confrontation with them in the Spirit Temple, Koume and Kotake fight using magic bolts of the elements from which their power comes: fire and ice. Using the Mirror Shield, Link is able to redirect the attacks of one sister against the other. After taking a total of four hits, the pair will use their "Double Dynamite Attack" and merge into Twinrova, a single being with the combined powers of both witches.[9] Before the battle starts, Link flinches in shock and Twinrova winks at him.
Once merged into Twinrova, the Mirror Shield remains essential in winning the battle. Link is able to use it to absorb the power of both the fire and ice spells. He is required to collect three consecutive charges of one type of spell, which then allows him to release the spell back at Twinrova. However, since Twinrova frequently alternates between fire and ice attacks, care must be taken to only block attacks of one type at a time; blocking a fire attack followed by an ice attack, or vice versa, will cause all power currently stored in the Mirror Shield to dissipate.
Once Twinrova is injured by the reflected attack, she collapses on one of the four outlying platforms, allowing Link the opportunity attack with his sword. After a sufficient number of strikes Twinrova will be defeated, at which point she will split back into Koume and Kotake. The two witches then say they are going to get "get serious," but realize shortly thereafter that they have halos above their heads. The witches' distress over their defeat fades when their conversations turns into an argument about their age, after which they ascend to the afterlife in a column of bright light.
Majora's Mask
Koume
In Majora's Mask, Koume is the guide for Swamp Boat Tour.[10] She occasionally goes into the Woods of Mystery to look for mushrooms for Kotake to use in the Magic Hags' Potion Shop.[11] However, one day she ran into the Skull Kid and was injured.[12] Link is sent by her sister to find her in the nearby woods. Upon discovering her, she asks for Red Potion to heal her.[12] If Link tries to give her a potion in any form other than his human one, she calls him a "Weirdo" and tries to avoid his attention by playing dead.[13] Once Link gives her the potion, she returns to her post at the Swamp Boat Tour, where she gives Link one free tour in return for healing her.[14]
Kotake
In Majora's Mask, Kotake is the owner of the Magic Hags' Potion Shop,[11][15] where she sells the standard selection of Red Potion, Green Potion, and Blue Potion. However, she doesn't sell Blue Potions right away - she requires a Magic Mushroom, which she will happily take from Link if offered to her, and she will use it to create the Blue Potion[16] which will be available for the remainder of the three days.
Kotake cares for her sister quite a bit. When Kotake hears that Koume was attacked by Skull Kid in the Woods of Mystery, she gives Link a bottle of Red Potion to deliver to Koume.[17] If a whole day passes and Link does nothing to help, Kotake will leave her shop and proceed to the Woods of Mystery herself to search for Koume.[18]
Oracle of Ages and 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[19] and the Flame of Destruction.[19] Once the flames were lit, the two kidnapped Zelda to light the final flame via sacrifice: the Flame of Despair.[20] Link fought the sisters both individually and as Twinrova, as in Ocarina of Time. After Link defeated Twinrova, she chose to become the vessel for the ritual herself instead of Zelda, so that Ganon could return.[21] Unfortunately for the pair, their sacrifice was in vain as it only allowed a mindless, raging Ganon to come forth.[22] Thus, Link was able to defeat it and save the day.
Trivia
- Twinrova served as a surrogate mother to Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time.[3][4]
- It can be assumed that in Majora's Mask, Kotake supplies Clock Town with potions due to the fact that if Link gives Koume a red potion purchased at the Trading post she still states that it smells like one of Kotake's.
- On an interesting note, the Hylian writing on Kotake's and Koume's headbands is in fact the different, new Hylian alphabet used in The Wind Waker, and not the one used everywhere else in Ocarina of Time. The bands simply say "Kotake" and "Koume".
- "Koume" is a Japanese pickled plum.[23]
- "Kotake" is a type of Japanese mushroom.[24]
- Kotake and Koume are called "Killa Ohmaz" (Killa Grannyz) and Twinrova is called "Sexy Thermo Hexy" (Sexy Thermo Witchy) in the German Version of Ocarina of Time.[25]
- The scene where the Twinrova sisters brainwash Nabooru again is included in the introductory cutscenes of the game (seen when the player doesn't press Start yet).
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Twinrova: This is the combined form of Kotake and Koume. Turn their magic attack back at them!" — [[Navi]] (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "We are the Gerudo witches, Twinrova!" — Twinrova (Oracle of Ages)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Twinrova Koume: Ganondorf's surrogate mother. Sorceress of Flame. She seems vulnerable to low temperature." — Navi (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Twinrova Kotake: Ganondorf's surrogate mother. Sorceress of Ice. She seems vulnerable to high temperature." — Navi (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Maybe we should make her work for the great Ganondorf for a little while longer! Ho ho ho! Then we should brainwash her again! Hee hee hee!" — Twinrova (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Like I suspected, Nabooru was brainwashed by Ganondorf's followers..." — Gerudo (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "With my frost, I will freeze him to his soul!" — Kotake (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "With my flame, I will burn him to the bone!" — Koume (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "'OK, let's get serious now, Kotake!' 'Oh, OK, Koume.' "Kotake and Koume's Double Dynamite Attack!"" — Twinrova (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Old Koume's Boat Cruise. Ticket office closed. Please inquire at the Magic Hags' Potion Shop near the edge of the swamp." — Sign (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Koume has gone into the woods out back, looking for mushrooms..." — Kotake (Majora's Mask) Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "MM02" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "I was just busy minding my own business, picking mushrooms, when... BAM! I got hit from behind! That pesky Skull Kid! Did he think an old hag wouldn't recognize him if he hid his face? Oh, ow! To think he's that powerful...and now I can't even move! You! Don't you have anything that gives you energy?" — Koume (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Ack! Now I've done it! I've gone and attracted some weirdo's attention! Umm...I'll just play dead." — Koume (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Oh! Thanks for what you did back there! As a special just for you, I'll let you take this cruise for free." — Koume (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Gone out back to the woods on a little errand. -Kotake, The Manager" — Sign (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "What's that? You want a Blue Potion, do you? Well, you gave me a mushroom, so I'll give you one for free." — Kotake (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "What's that?!? The Skull Kid got to Koume?!? That's ridiculous... If it's just the Skull Kid, then what harm could he possibly do? Oh!! Well, if that's true, then take this potion to her..." — Kotake (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Koume! Where are you?" — Kotake (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Look, Veran! The troubles you caused now burn as the Flame of Sorrow!" — Twinrova (Oracle of Seasons) Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "OOX03" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ "Oh ho ho ho! Wandering about? Foolish Princess! Eee hee hee hee! We've found you, Princess Zelda! Hope for the people?We'll snuff it out! And you shall light the Flame of Despair! Eee hee hee hee! The sacrifice is in our grasp..." — Twinrova (OOX)
- ↑ "Hoh hoh! Ganon's return was but a step away! Link! It is not over! Our rites have failed, but by sacrificing this body, Ganon will return!" — Twinrova (Oracle of Ages/Oracle of Seasons)
- ↑ "Since they could not sacrifice me in their final rite, the powers of darkness could revive only a mindless, raging Ganon. Your power, wisdom and courage were able to prevent Twinrova's planned resurrection of Ganon." — Princess Zelda (OOX)
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