With voice muffled and face concealed, as well as wearing a form-fitting blue jumpsuit and black boots with the red Sheikah eye in the center, Sheik is unrecognisable as Zelda.

Sheik plays the Lyre and teaches Link new songs to help him on his quest. When Link arrives at the Temple of Time near the end of the game, she uses the Triforce of Wisdom and reverts to Zelda. It is claimed by the character's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee that Zelda uses her magical skills to change her skin tone, hair length, eye color, and clothing. In the non-canon licenced manga for Ocarina of Time, Zelda instead requests that Impa seal her consciousness away, so that she may become Sheik