Ocarina of Time may be the first appearance of Koume and Kotake in a Zelda game, but versions the characters have actually been around for much longer. They are loose adaptations of decrepit old twins from a Japanese mystery novel titled "The Village of Eight Graves" published over 70 years ago! ►Follow me on X! x.com/kaeporagabeora ►Follow me on TikTok! TikTok.com/Gabeora ► Music in this video: Nintendo -------- Sources: "The Village of Eight Graves" By Seishi Yokomizo Translated by Bryan Karetnyk ISBN 9781782277453 "Village of Eight Gravestones" (Original title: Yatsuhaka-mura). Directed by Yoshitaro Nomura, 1977. IMDb, accessed 4/7/2024, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204745/ "The 8-Tomb Village" (Original title: Yatsuhaka-mura). Directed by Kon Ichikawa, 1996. Accessed on April 7, 2024. IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118204/ Footage used: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZU03wNQEGmDkGcNN-BT2Ng https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjtOVwX2t0rJjVXMF6_vdCQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOiQrskG3BELnnaJHJZb8gw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ol6cvdiLjBn4FrGgvhdrA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvXtj-uENUUIgHdzg4R7hw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1AFNoYDu-Rub31kwug5drA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdcNj-l86m3apEeRtoJh0g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuDTddJqajurIZVI9Re5qQw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs3xOOfZjz53j6_5Xl6kbuw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBsXrSG0PEGu9dvS0bIrR_w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudx6plmpbs5WtWvsvu-EdQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPFT8SPm7tEEUWaeNY2sD1w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWkvUWeJiP2laYO1bDjkoqA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC733zVPkFmcyx4DLTBT5DTA Twitter screenshots: x.com/kaialone02 x.com/tglmudora https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3DYTkEo1rxYLsT29oXRiiw #Zelda #Nintendo #LegendofZelda #TearsOfTheKingdom #ZeldaTheory