Theyâre some of the most memorable opponents/victims in all of gaming, but the Colossi in Shadow of the Colossus donât actually have official names. All this time youâve been calling them âsword guyâ and âflying thingâ (or things presumed to be more official), but turns out those arenât canon.
Theyâre officially nameless.
They do, however, have official nicknames
Did you know, for example, that the first boss was called by Team Ico âThe Minotaurâ? That the gameâs fourth Colossus was labelled âKirinâ, after the mythical Chinese beast it shared a resemblance? Or that the final opponent was called âElvisâ, because he was the god of rock?
You do now!
You can see more of these working names over at GlitterBerri, where the gameâs official Japanese guidebook is slowly being translated.
The Colossiâs Nicknames [GlitterBerri]
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