Myth 7 – Shadow of the Colossus and the 17th Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus is one of the best PS2 games of its time. A young man is on a quest to defeat powerful colossi that he must conquer to bring a dead girl back to life.
There are said to be a total of 16 bosses that the protagonist must defeat, but the rumor emerged that there is even a secret 17th colossus that could be summoned with a ritual. Although the myth is entirely fabricated and likely arose from the fans’ wishes, there is information from the creator that there were actually supposed to be more colossi.
A total of 48 bosses were planned, but the hardware of the PS2 at the time could not process such a number. The 48 colossi were then reduced to 24. 24 was also too many, so 8 more were cut until only the final 16 remained.
Of the 8 scrapped, the following monsters were supposed to exist:
- Aberth the Spider
- Adar Flam the Phoenix
- Avus the Roc, similar to the 5th colossus
- Dionin the Worm
- Kyos the Griffin
- Saru the Monkey
- Pholux the Devil
- Sirius the Boar
Interestingly, the textures of Dionin and Sirius were found in the data, but there was no 17th colossus.
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