Fumito Ueda, the cre

ator of Shadow of the Colossus, originally had 48 colossi in mind when planning the game. Realising that putting in that many colossi was not possible and so he cut the number down to 24, half the original number. Prior to its official release, Shadow of the Colossus underwent several revisions. The game was initially referred to as Nico and originally featured a wasteland setting.

As a result of these changes, the 24 colossi became the 16 that are in the game and 8 more that were not used and are revealed in the artbook. Some are quasi-prototype versions of colossi that survived the final version of the game, other designs were discarded to improve game flow and some were cut for reasons unknown.

Known Unused ColossiEdit

Table of Unused Colossi in alphabetical order

Name given by fans	Developers nickname	Resembles
Aberth	Spider	Spider
Adar Flam	Phoenix	Ostrich
Avus	Roc	Bird of prey
Dionin	Worm	Worm
Kyos	Griffin	Griffin
Monkey	Monkey	Monkey
Pholux	Devil	Gargoyle
Sirius	Sirius	Boar

Image GalleryEdit

External linksEdit

Interview with the game the director and project manager, from the official guidebook and artbook.

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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