Aberth is the name given by

fans to an unused colossus that was nearly completed. The name given to the colossus by the developers was Spider, as it resembles a daddy long-leg.

Fumito Ueda said the following in an interview about Aberth's removal from the game: 'Spider was meant to be defeated by slashing it with your sword while riding Agro, but that would have required us to put in a special motion just to battle that Colossus, so I didn’t think it was very elegant' [1].

Contents 1 Sacrifice 2 Strategy 3 Rumors 4 Gallery

SacrificeEdit

The name fans gave to this unused colossus, Aberth, is Welsh for "Sacrifice". It is unknown why this particular name was chosen, but it may have something to do with the removal of the flawed colossus being considered a "sacrifice" to ensure the game underwent a smooth release.

StrategyEdit

According to the artbook 'it was defeated by leading it from water to land', so the location of the battle was near a watery area. As stated above, Aberth's weak spots were on its legs and after Wander'd hit (and perhaps shot) all six of them, it would have 'destroyed its posture' and caused it to fall. The player would then run up to where Aberth fell down and be able to jump into his open mouth and stab its major sigil(s). This probably had to be repeated at least once.

The player also had to evade its legs for they were used to attack. In the OPM demo of the game, Wander had the ability to swing his sword sideways while on horseback. This was the main way to target its legs.

RumorsEdit

It is rumored that there where other reasons for removing Aberth from the game. It is said that the battle was too difficult, because the colossus had an instant kill attack and hitting its legs while moving through the area with Agro was deemed too hard.

GalleryEdit

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Characters	Wander (Kenji Nojima) • Agro • Mono (Hitomi Nabatame) • Dormin (Kazuhiro Nakata, Kyōko Hikami) • Emon (Naoki Bandō)
The Colossi	( I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV • XV • XVI ) • Magic Sigil • Time Attack • Unused Colossi • Hard Mode
The Forbidden Lands	Shrine of Worship • Shadow creatures • Save shrines • Fruit trees • White-tailed lizards and other animals
Production & Staff	Fumito Ueda • Kenji Kaido • Kō Ōtani (Roar of the Earth) • Sony Computer Entertainment • [Full Credits...]
Giantology campaign	(Fake discoveries of Phalanx, Valus, Hydrus, Quadratus, Gaius) • Eric Belson (podcasts 1, 2, 3, 4) • IPICP memo
Other media	Demo • "Nico" bonus DVD • Official artbook/guidebook • Collectible figurines • Upcoming film adaptation by Sony Pictures