

After being defeated, halos appear over their heads and they are absorbed by a column of light, presumably passing to the afterlife. After adult Link defeats her, he fights Kotake and Koume inside the boss room of the Spirit Temple. They kidnap Nabooru, who they subsequently brainwash and dressed in an Iron Knuckle armor. They first appear outside the Spirit Temple just after child Link obtains the Silver Gauntlets. The markings on her headband are in red with a blue border, whereas these distinctions are red on Koume to highlight her association with fire. Kotake's association with ice is noted by a blue jewel on her forehead and blue slippers. They both have green, wrinkled skin and dress in black robes with white Gerudo patterns near the hems, with an obi-like belt around their waists.

They maintain their long lives by using their powerful black magic. In Ocarina of Time, Kotake and Koume are a pair of 400-year-old twin witches who secretly lead the Gerudo tribe, and are the surrogate mothers of Ganondorf. She seems vulnerable to high temperature.
