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Paintings from the official artbook featuring (from above) the bridge to the shrine, its main hall with idols, and the altar with Mono and Wander.

That place...began from the resonance of intersecting points... They are memories replaced by ens and naught and etched into stone. Blood, young sprouts, sky - and the one with the ability to control beings created from light... In that world, it is said that if one should wish it, one can bring back the souls of the dead. But to trespass upon that land is strictly forbidden...

–Lord Emon

The Forbidden Lands (Japanese: 禁断の地 kindan no ji; also 古えの地 inishie no ji, lit. "land of the ancient times") are a vast expanse of open plains, narrow passages, large deserts, and thick forests. It is the setting for Shadow of the Colossus, and almost all of it is open to explore right at the beginning of the game. The sixteen colossi, the physical manifestations of the sixteen pieces of Dormin, are dispersed throughout; the Ancient Sword is used as a compass in sunlit areas to point the way to the next colossus.

The Shrine of Worship sits in the center of the Forbidden Lands. The only way to reach it - to reach the Forbidden Lands at all - is by a long, thin bridge that extends from the Shrine all the way to an adorned entrance at the top of the northern cliffs. The Forbidden Lands has many unique and varied locations. Some are rugged and harsh, while others are lush and beautiful. Certain areas are home to the colossi and can be hard to navigate. Lakes, rivers, deserts, forests, mountains, plains, and the ruins of an ancient civilization are just some examples of the landscape.

Maps[]

See also: Blank map of the Forbidden Lands

World-map-num

A map of the Forbidden Lands with all save shrines, fruit trees, and white-tailed lizards marked, and all colossi marked and numbered.

Shadow-of-the-colossus-map 0

A map of Forbidden Lands with all 16 Сolossi, Shrines, Fruits, Lizards and 79 Coins.

Map all2

Blank early map of Forbidden Lands.

Location Chart[]

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0 F0
1 SaveShrineIcon Umbral Glade
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 1
Iconhydrus VII
Lakeside
SaveShrineIcon Dried Marsh
LizardIcon x 1
Iconcelosia XI
Leo's Cave
FruitTreeIcon x 1
LizardIcon x 1
Iconargus XV
Parthenon
SaveShrineIcon Desert Fortress
LizardIcon x 1
2 Iconcenobia XIV
Ruins
SaveShrineIcon Stone Arch Gorge
LizardIcon x 2
Icongaius III
Arena
SaveShrineIcon Northern Span
LizardIcon x 2
Iconpelagia XII
Poseidon's Lake
SaveShrineIcon Misty Falls
LizardIcon x 1
3 C3
LizardIcon x 1
FruitTreeIcon x 1
LizardIcon x 1
Iconbasaran IX
Geyser
SaveShrineIcon Ravine Entrance
SaveShrineIcon Round Stone Hill
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 2
Iconquadratus II
Proto
SaveShrineIcon Half-moon Canyon
LizardIcon x 1
4 Icondirge X
Gravewind
SaveShrineIcon Lair to the West
SaveShrineIcon Lair on the Mesa
LizardIcon x 1
SaveShrineIcon Western Plain
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 3
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 2
SaveShrineIcon Stone Bridge Cliff
LizardIcon x 3
Shrine of Worship
FruitTreeIcon x 1
LizardIcon x 2
SaveShrineIcon Cliff Path
FruitTreeIcon x 1
LizardIcon x 1
ColossusIcon V
Canyon
5 SaveShrineIcon Western Cape
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 2
SaveShrineIcon Arch Bridge Plain
FruitTreeIcon x 1
SaveShrineIcon Blasted Lands
LizardIcon x 3
SaveShrineIcon Autumn Forest
FruitTreeIcon x 3
LizardIcon x 2
Iconvalus I
Temple
Iconphaedra IV
Kirin's Hill
6 FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 1
Iconbarba VI
Canossa
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 2
Iconphalanx XIII
Desert
FruitTreeIcon x 1 Iconkuromori VIII
Underground
SaveShrineIcon Valley Plain
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 3
SaveShrineIcon Eastern Bluff
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 4
7 SaveShrineIcon Southwestern Cape
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 2
E7
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 3
SaveShrineIcon Southern Plain
LizardIcon x 6
SaveShrineIcon Green Cape
FruitTreeIcon x 2
LizardIcon x 3
LizardIcon x 2
8 E8
LizardIcon x 1
Iconmalus XVI
Sanctuary
SaveShrineIcon The Broken Seal
LizardIcon x 1
LizardIcon x 1
A B C D E F G H

Interactive Maps[]

These are maps where the user can interact with the various icons throughout. Zoom in and out, disable any icon you don't want to see in the Filter tab on the top left, and click the icons to read descriptions and go to other pages.

Interactive map (PS2/3)[]

Interactive map (Early)[]

This map was made by fans based on how the original map was presumed to look like.

Music[]

There are two pieces of music from the game's soundtrack that are associated with the Forbidden Lands, even though neither of them are heard as an overworld theme. However, they do play if the game's main menu is left to idle. The first piece, "The Farthest Land" (alternatively translated as "End of the Land" in the iam8bit vinyl record album), features the Bozouki instrument, and it is heard during the Agro roaming sequences. An alternate dry version of it exists called "The Farthest Land (Reprise)". The second, "Sky Burial", features an oboe melody, and it plays during the kite flight sequences. See Shadow of the Colossus: Roar of the Earth for further details.


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The Game Shadow of the Colossus ( Demo  · Pal Release  · Shadow of the Colossus HD  · PS4)
Characters Wander  · Agro  · Mono  · Dormin  · Lord Emon  · Guards  · Shadows
The Colossi I  · II  · III  · IV  · V · VI  · VII  · VIII  · IX  · X  · XI  · XII  · XIII  · XIV  · XV  · XVI
Unused Colossi ( Devil  · Evis  · Griffin  · Phoenix  · Roc  · Saru  · Sirius  · Spider  · Worm  · Yamori A  · Buffalo  · Quetzalcoatl)
Magic Sigil  · Hard Mode
Colossus Arenas Temple  · Proto  · Arena  · Kirin's Hill  · Canyon · Canossa  · Lakeside  · Underground  · Geyser  · Gravewind  · Leo's Cave  · Poseidon's Lake  · Desert  · Ruins  · Parthenon  · Sanctuary
Unused Arenas ( Badlands  · Cave  · Crater  · Devil's Plain  · Dune  · Hillock  · I1  · Labyrinth  · Sluice  · Stonehenge  · Valley )
The Forbidden Lands Shadow creaturesSave shrinesFruit treesWhite-tailed lizards

The Shrine of Worship
Umbral GladeStone Arch GorgeDried MarshNorthern SpanDesert FortressMisty FallsRavine EntranceHalf-moon CanyonWestern PlainRound Stone HillLair to the WestStone Bridge CliffCliff PathLair on the MesaWestern CapeArch Bridge PlainBlasted LandsAutumn ForestEastern BluffValley PlainSouthwestern CapeSouthern PlainGreen CapeThe Broken Seal

Soundtrack Roar of the Earth
Walkthrough Time AttackGolden Coins
Other media Nico  · Official artbook/guidebook  · Collectible figurines  · Film adaptation
Giantology campaign
Hoaxes Jebal-Barez skeletonTamil Nadu tsunami giantSulu Sea eel statuePolarneft conspiracySayre family vacation
Characters Eric BelsonCasper ShillingEd GuylerArkady SimkinBoris AtlasovAndrew and Ellie Sayre
Media Giantology podcasts (FirstInterview with Arkady SimkinThirdFourth) • IPICP memo
SotC Template CoverLogov2 Walkthrough
Characters Wander  · Mono  · Agro  · Dormin  · Lord Emon  · Guards  · Shadows
Colossi I  · II  · III  · IV  · V · VI  · VII  · VIII  · IX  · X  · XI  · XII  · XIII  · XIV  · XV  · XVI
Locations The Forbidden Lands  · Shrine of Worship  · Colossus Arenas
Main Items Power-ups (Lizards · Fruit) · Weapons (Ancient Sword · Sword of the Sun · Queen’s Sword · Sword of Dormin · Bow & Arrow · Ancient Bow · Harpoon of Thunder · Life Sword) · Collectibles (Relics)
Gameplay Hard Mode  · Save shrines  · Time Attack  · Reminiscence Mode  · Watermellon  · Barrel
Media Roar of the Earth (OST)  · Official Art and Guide Book  · Nico Bonus DVD  · Film  · Interview Archive
Releases OPM Demo  · PS2 original  · PS3 remaster  · PS4 remake  · Credits
Early Builds Preview version  · PSU Preview version  · E3 Demo
Unused Content Unused Colossi  · Colossus Test Stages  · Unused Locations  · Beta Mountains  · Development Timeline of Shadow of the Colossus
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