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Thy next foe is... It casts a colossal shadow across a misty lake as it soars through the sky... To reach it is no easy task...

Avion is the fifth colossus. Resembling a bird of prey, this agile colossus is found in a foggy lake in quadrant H4, perched atop one of several tall ruins jutting from the waters.

Path to the ColossusEdit

See also: Map for this path

Video of Avion

Avion is directly east of the shrine, as your sword will tell you. Nothing fancy here - just head east as the cliffside path becomes narrow. When it widens again, you're almost there. If you get lost, find a sunlit spot near the cliff's edge - the sword's light will direct you to the lake. There is also a Save Shrine and a Fruit tree. It is highly recommended to eat the fruit and save your game because this colossus can attack suddenly and take away some life. You will have to leave Agro behind. The way east into the lake proper seems blocked off, but diving underwater (the same button you use to grab;

by default) will reveal an arch you can swim through. On the other side, you will see a pillar with ledges, so climb up to the top and walk towards the balcony overlooking the ruins.

WalkthroughEdit

Initially, Avion will do nothing but watch you from its lofty perch. Shoot it with an arrow, however, will drastically change its disposition; a direct hit will cause the giant bird to take to the skies and eventually divebomb you. The lake is dotted with several platforms in sets of three just barely sticking out of the water; you will want to be on the middle platform when Avion swoops down for you. Be sure to hold to hang on - it's a long way down if you get shaken off, and you may not be so fortunate as to hit water.

Keep your grip as the colossus soars through the air. Let your stamina recharge when you can, but keep your finger over . The weakpoint on its tail is somewhat easy to take out, but its wings are very dangerous - a reasonably-charged stab will usually result in Avion doing an extended barrel roll in the air, leaving you hanging upside-down on the tip of its wing. If your stamina runs low, quickly retreat to safety once its wings spread out.

Time Attack time (both difficulties): 5:30

WeakspotsEdit

Location	Percentage of health
Location	Normal	Hard
The end of its tail	60%
The end of its left wing	20%
The end of its right wing	20%

Tips and tricksEdit

It's possible to land on top of one of the big buildings after falling off. If you provoke the colossus with an arrow from there, it will not swoop down to attack, but will get close to you and flap its wings violently, creating a strong gust of wind that will likely knock you back into the lake below.

Origin of given and Latin nameEdit

AvionEdit

Avion simply means "bird" in Latin. It also means "airplane" in French and Spanish though in Spanish it's written Avión.

Avis PraedaEdit

Avis is just another form of "avion", and also means bird.
Praeda means "prey" in Latin, making this colossus the "Bird of Prey".

MusicEdit

Upon sighting Avion, Silence plays. It also plays if Wander falls from Avion.
Once Wander hitches onto Avion, A Despair-filled Farewell plays.

TriviaEdit

Avion is one of only 2 colossi who has a visible, mobile mouth. Dirge also has a moving mouth located on its underside.
Avion is arguably the second most peaceful of all the colossi; it only retaliates after being hit itself. Incidentally, the most peaceful colossus is also the only other one that flies: Phalanx.
Avion is the most easternly situated of all the colossi. On the map, Avion's lair is in line with Dirge (Dirge is in B4 while Avion is in H4; there are no other colossi in between them), although the two are at completely opposite sides of the map. Putting Avion and Dirge in such positions may have been intentional, as the two are quite different to each other in a number of ways. Avion flies, lives above a lake close to the Shrine of Worship and is relatively peaceful until it is provoked. Dirge on the other hand lives underground in a cave within the sand far away from the Shrine of Worship and is probably one the most aggressive colossi in the game, as it is constantly trying to kill Wander.
Avion is roughly 140 ft/42m long, with a wingspan of about 130 ft/39m.
Avion is one of the fastest of the colossi, and potentially the fastest of all 16.
Avion is a popular colossi amongst fans due to the experience of having to cling onto it whilst Avion circles the lake at high speed.
Avion makes a lot of bird-like screeching calls, which bear a passing resemblance to the cry of a falcon.
If Avion is stabbed on the part of the wing near its head, it will screech and turn its head to look at you.
If the player doesn't fire an arrow at Avion and leaves it perched on the tower that it begins on, Avion will not move, regardless of how close to that tower you get. If you do this, Avion will watch you swim around the lake from its perch in a similar manner to how Malus follows Wanders movement (unlike Malus however, Avion is able to freely rotate through 360 degrees and won't attack on sight as Malus will).
Avion is the only colossus where Wander doesn't attack a part of its body that would be anatomically fatal. All other colossi are stabbed in the head, spine, or chest, but Avion is only being stabbed at the tips of its wings and tail, thereby terminating its balance and flight.
Avion is one of only two colossi who has three major sigils in Normal Mode. Phalanx is the other. Hydrus and Malus each have three minor sigils, but not three major.
In the 2005 E3 demo version of the game, if you look at the statues in the shrine of worship, Avion was the 4th colossus and Phaedra was the 5th.

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

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