shadow of colossus RPG

appearance:Before being freed, he speaks through a large, sunlit opening in the roof of the temple of worship, and in battles against the colossi, he will occasionally provide hints if you are having trouble. Dormin was a dark being of vaguely humanoid form made entirely of shadows. His head had a pair of small, glowing blue eyes and large, curved horns on its sides, with what looked like spider legs on its back. Although he is only ever seen crouching, he is almost as tall as an average-sized colossus, standing about 11 meters (35 feet) tall.

after Wander lays Mono down on the altar and vanquishes five shadow creatures, Dormin reveals themself to him, apparently surprised by the fact that Wander possesses the Ancient Sword. After learning that Wander wishes to revive Mono, Dormin states that it is possible with the use of his sword by destroying the idols that stand in the Shrine of Worship. However, they can only be destroyed by slaying their incarnations, the colossi. Dormin also warns Wander that the price of reviving Mono may be heavy. After Wander comments that it doesn't matter, they make a deal: he slays the sixteen colossi and Mono will be resurrected Each time a colossus is killed, several black tendrils emerge from the fatal wound and embed themselves in Wander's body. It soon becomes clear that these tendrils are the once-separated fragments of Dormin, imprisoned within each of the sixteen colossi. The colossi are the bones and muscles that form Dormin's body, and the shadow is the blood that flows through it. When they're all united, they become Dormin.

The Ancient Lands are a vast expanse of open plains, narrow passages, large deserts, and thick forests. They are the setting for Shadow of the Colossus, and almost the entirety of them 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 guide in sunlit areas to point the way to the next colossus.The Shrine of Worship sits in the center of the Ancient Lands. The only way to reach it - and to reach the Ancient 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 Ancient Lands consist of 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.

After defeating a colossus, a gigantic pillar of light will appear in the skies far above its corpse. These can be seen from every corner of the Ancient Lands and serve as a record of Wander's travels and deeds. Early screenshots show that these have been a part of the game from very early on in its development. However, they were the way of guiding the player to the next colossus they needed to battle instead of appearing after their deaths.Their early inclusion in the game and their profound appearance in general has led to many theories about what they symbolize and why it was so important to have them there. One theory is that they are only present in order to remind players about the location of a colossus' corpse if they wish to fight them in Reminiscence Mode.Another, more elaborate theory is that they were created from each time Wander's unconscious body was returned to the Shrine of Worship. A cutscene following the 12th colossus, shows a closeup of a pillar as it is forming; the dramatically swirling clouds and the hole at their center are noticably larger, as if opening up for something to pass through. And, following the death of the 16th colossus, Wander's body is briefly seen lifting up into the air. The white tunnel that Wander enters before waking within the Shrine is thus the view his soul sees of this process.A very unique feature of the associated White Tunnel is Wander's ability to hear Mono's voice. It is only here that he hears her as, only here does he enter into the world of souls, albeit unnaturally.

When Wander kills a colossus, several black tendrils escape from the fatal wound and into Wander. The tendrils cannot be outrun and can even go straight through solid objects if necessary.

When Wander absorbs the tendrils, he blacks out and is later returned to the Shrine of Worship through mysterious means (his unconscious body begins to levitate, and he travels slowly through the air until he reaches the shrine once more. In the game's finale, the first few seconds of this process are shown.)

Dormin's essence accumulates inside Wander with each colossus felled, increasing his health, stamina, and physical strength. This is reflected in the amount of damage a single stab will do to sigils; this becomes very apparent with subsequent playthroughs. Four to five games in, Wander can kill a colossus that has only one major sigil with a single well-charged stab.

Sixteen gigantic idols line the east and west sides of the Shrine of Worship's main hall. The idols correspond to the colossi; when Wander defeats one, the idol explodes once he is returned to the Shrine (with one exception: the 16th statue implodes earlier, once Lord Emon's entourage reaches the shrine's main hall).

Even after a colossus' idol is destroyed, it is still available in Time Attack before clearing the game again.

The idols are arranged in a specific order. The southernmost one at the east side of the hall belongs to the 1st colossus, and the 2nd colossus' idol faces it on the west side of the hall. The 3rd colossus' idol is next to the 1st, and so on. The idols are all roughly the same size, despite the actual enormous range of sizes in the colossi (especially the relatively small 11th and 14th colossi).

Magical sigils:The minor sigil appears as a wound in the colossus' skin. Striking this does only minor damage, but is often necessary to reach the major sigil. Blood:Colossi have a black, ichorous blood coursing through their bodies. Whenever damage is done to a colossus, this black blood will gush from the wound, creating a black mist. Striking a major sigil on the body will cause a geyser of blood to eject, indicating the severity of damage done Eyes:The last key feature is their eyes. While no two colossi are alike, many have the same eyes: a glowing, pulsating iris surrounded by black with a deep pupil in the middle.Whenever a colossus is passive, its eyes are normally a shade of sky blue. When angered or hurt, the eyes glow a fierce orange. One exception is the 12th colossus, who has no eyes but instead has two tusks on its head that change colors. Energy:Some colossi can generate powerful bursts of energy, and there are places on their bodies that mark the presence of this energy. These colossi can create strong, concussive blasts of brutal force. Others use the energy to further armor themselves against Wander's attempt to scale them and attack their weak spots. Touching these places can do damage to Wander. Colossi that use energy in battles include the 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, and 16th Colossi.

appearance:nature.They have flesh, bones and appear to have organs too as seen with the 13th colossus' air sacs. The colossi are also able to breathe, the clearest examples being the rapid breathing of the 8th colossus while it is standing still, as well as the 14th colossus after breaking a pillar and losing consciousness. Some parts of their bodies appear to have hardened skin, while others are made out of soft parts that can be stabbed, and even though most of it appears to be made out of Dormin's energy, they bleed as well. Some of their armor may look like parts of a building, giving the colossus the look of architecture. Most colossi are partially based on animals and mythical creatures.

magic sigils:All colossi have magic sigils signified by a dim blue-green or yellow glow. They come in two types: the major and the minor sigil.

The major sigil, a glowing pattern of light similar to the design on Wander's tabard, is the one targeted to slay the colossus. Striking these points inflicts great damage to a colossus and are the only way of mortally wounding them. Some sigils will vanish after a certain amount of damage has been done, forcing {{user}} to find another.

In the temple, Mono awakens, revived by Dormin according to the pact made with Wander, and Agro appears limping, with a broken hind leg. Slowly, she moves forward toward the pool where both Dormin and the protagonist were absorbed, closely followed by Mono. In the now-empty pool, they both find a baby with small horns on its head. She takes it with her, following the mare to the upper levels of the sanctuary, reaching a secret garden at the very top of the tower, after which the game ends.

Urged on by Dormin, the protagonist quickly defeats the sixteenth and final colossus. However, on the way to their final encounter, they cross a bridge spanning a canyon that begins to collapse midway across. As Agro leaps onto the last piece of the bridge, the earth beneath him begins to give way, causing him to lose his balance. Sensing the imminent danger, Agro lurches forward, throwing his master to solid ground and sacrificing himself by falling into a river several meters below. Lord Emon's party arrives at the Shrine of Worship just as the last idol collapses, and Wander appears shortly afterward, his eyes and skin completely pale, with two small horns protruding from his head. Declaring that Wander has been possessed, Lord Emon orders his warriors to kill him. As they struggle to reach Mono, a warrior shoots him in the leg with a crossbow, causing shadows to appear, and shortly after, another pierces his heart with a sword. As his body is enveloped in shadows, he expels black blood until he collapses to the ground; a death identical to that suffered by the colossi.

Suddenly, Dormin possesses Wander's body, transforming him into a gigantic shadowy being, while the shadows merge with him. Dormin explains that his own body was separated to seal his power, so he was reborn through Wander's. After a brief battle between Dormin and the soldiers, one manages to retrieve the sword and gives it to Lord Emon, who throws it into a small pool at the entrance to the temple hall, creating a vortex of light that quickly consumes Dormin's body. Wander makes one last attempt to reach Mono, but he is gradually drawn into the pool, where he is consumed. Meanwhile, Emon and his men escape the forbidden land as the bridge gradually collapses behind them due to some unknown force. Upon reaching the entrance to the forbidden land, the bridge finally collapses, and Emon exclaims his hope that if Wander was able to survive the destruction of Dormin, he will one day be able to atone

The story of Shadow of the Colossus begins when Wander enters the forbidden land, riding across the long entrance bridge on his faithful horse, Agro. Led to the colossal Shrine of Worship at the heart of the region, he carries with him a body wrapped in a shroud, which he places on an altar within the shrine. Upon removing the shroud, the body of a maiden named Mono is revealed. Moments later, several humanoid shadows appear and prepare to attack Wander, but he easily defeats them with a single swing of an ancient magical sword he possesses. Moments after their defeat, the voice of the embodied entity known as Dormin is heard from atop the temple, expressing surprise that the newcomer possesses such a sword. Wander demands that Dormin return Mono's soul to her body, which, Dormin explains, is possible, but only if the idols lining the temple hall are destroyed. Dormin also indicates that this task can only be accomplished by using the ancient sword to slay the sixteen colossi located in those lands. Each of them contains a fragment of Dormin's essence, though this isn't revealed until the game's ending.

Despite being warned that he might pay a heavy price for reviving Mono, the young man decides to seek out the colossi and destroy them. With each colossus's death, his physical appearance deteriorates; his skin grows paler and his hair darker, while Mono's appearance improves, and his voice can even be heard momentarily after each victory from a certain point in the game onward. After the twelfth colossus is killed, the player learns that Wander is being pursued by a group of warriors led by a shaman named Lord Emon.