Comments on: Spoiler Friday: Shadow of the Colossus http://www.siliconera.com/2007/01/26/spoiler-friday-shadow-of-the-colossus/ Import video games, entertainment news from around the world and the latest in anime are right here. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:41:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dira http://www.siliconera.com/2007/01/26/spoiler-friday-shadow-of-the-colossus/#comment-56526 Dira Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:19:56 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/01/26/spoiler-friday-shadow-of-the-colossus/#comment-56526 I find a few theories compelling. Keep in mind most are my own and take quite a few liberty's with the canon. The fear of the horned children probably would not have arouse until the queen discovered the remains of Dormin's power in them, so Wander's bloodline could remain intact. I doubt the horned trait and the 'Dormin remnant' lets call it, is genetic since Ico state's clearly that a horned child is born once ever generation. If it was genetic it could create situations where there are mult. horned children being born every generation, or even skipping generations (which could starve the queen). It's possible that the SOTC/ICO world is one of reincarnation. Where every creature is reincarnated provided its own bloodline survives(otherwise Wander could reincarnate on the otherside of the world or as another species perhaps) This raises the question of how can he reincarnate with the queen consuming the souls. Well some Deus ex machina can solve that. Take one multi-dimensional being, merge a fraction(I doubt ALL of Dormin's being is merged) of that power with a human soul, and there is no telling the complications. Another possibility is that the queen suckles off the soul rather than consuming it. Its hard to explain the 'dark Icos' but they could be the individual portions of Dormin rather than the horned childrens souls. Another theory that I find amusing is that Mono is the queen. She feeds off the child's power as it grows and slowly becomes the queen. Having passed beyond this world and brought back by Dormin's power there is no telling what kind of power she has, perhaps she is un-dead. And even if she did not gain any power there is no telling what knowledge she could gain spending a lifetime in the Forbidden Valley. She could either be acting of her own free will and slowly amassing her own power. Or she could be possessed by Dormin itself, slowly regaining it's former power. I found an artist who came up with the same idea. http://boardsus.playstation.com/rss/message?board.id=shadowofcolossus&message.id=35276 I find a few theories compelling. Keep in mind most are my own and take quite a few liberty’s with the canon. The fear of the horned children probably would not have arouse until the queen discovered the remains of Dormin’s power in them, so Wander’s bloodline could remain intact. I doubt the horned trait and the ‘Dormin remnant’ lets call it, is genetic since Ico state’s clearly that a horned child is born once ever generation. If it was genetic it could create situations where there are mult. horned children being born every generation, or even skipping generations (which could starve the queen).

It’s possible that the SOTC/ICO world is one of reincarnation. Where every creature is reincarnated provided its own bloodline survives(otherwise Wander could reincarnate on the otherside of the world or as another species perhaps) This raises the question of how can he reincarnate with the queen consuming the souls. Well some Deus ex machina can solve that. Take one multi-dimensional being, merge a fraction(I doubt ALL of Dormin’s being is merged) of that power with a human soul, and there is no telling the complications. Another possibility is that the queen suckles off the soul rather than consuming it. Its hard to explain the ‘dark Icos’ but they could be the individual portions of Dormin rather than the horned childrens souls.

Another theory that I find amusing is that Mono is the queen. She feeds off the child’s power as it grows and slowly becomes the queen. Having passed beyond this world and brought back by Dormin’s power there is no telling what kind of power she has, perhaps she is un-dead. And even if she did not gain any power there is no telling what knowledge she could gain spending a lifetime in the Forbidden Valley.
She could either be acting of her own free will and slowly amassing her own power. Or she could be possessed by Dormin itself, slowly regaining it’s former power.
I found an artist who came up with the same idea.

http://boardsus.playstation.com/rss/message?board.id=shadowofcolossus&message.id=35276

]]> By: Gin http://www.siliconera.com/2007/01/26/spoiler-friday-shadow-of-the-colossus/#comment-43102 Gin Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:30:36 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/01/26/spoiler-friday-shadow-of-the-colossus/#comment-43102 Actually according to Fumito Uedo SotC is indeed Ico's prequel and Wander sired the lineage of horned boys. Actually according to Fumito Uedo SotC is indeed Ico’s prequel and Wander sired the lineage of horned boys.

]]> By: WanderIco http://www.siliconera.com/2007/01/26/spoiler-friday-shadow-of-the-colossus/#comment-42718 WanderIco Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:43:35 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/01/26/spoiler-friday-shadow-of-the-colossus/#comment-42718 That's pretty much what I've always thought. Basically Ico is sort of like the reincarnation of Wander; like the Hero of Wind is sort of like the reincarnation of, or rather comes in the same spirit as, the Hero of Time in the Zelda series. It's all seems very Biblical, like how in the Bible the spirit of Elijah keeps coming back; Elijah to Elisha to John the Baptist to the Apocalypse. It seems many games draw inspiration from some religious source or another, whether it be Western Judeo-Christian themes like in the Zelda series or even a game like Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, or Eastern Buddhist/Shinto/Taoist beliefs like in Okami or Kingdom Hearts. I guess it makes perfect sense though since so many games revolve around lots of archtypal themes like heroes, destiny, honor, and justice. After all, religions are pretty much entirely a collection of archtypes and deep mythology. That's why they last so long, and that's why games that use these archtypes for more real, spiritual purposes like Ico/SotC, and not conversion i.e. "Left Behind" purposes, also last long in the hearts of fans. That’s pretty much what I’ve always thought. Basically Ico is sort of like the reincarnation of Wander; like the Hero of Wind is sort of like the reincarnation of, or rather comes in the same spirit as, the Hero of Time in the Zelda series. It’s all seems very Biblical, like how in the Bible the spirit of Elijah keeps coming back; Elijah to Elisha to John the Baptist to the Apocalypse. It seems many games draw inspiration from some religious source or another, whether it be Western Judeo-Christian themes like in the Zelda series or even a game like Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, or Eastern Buddhist/Shinto/Taoist beliefs like in Okami or Kingdom Hearts. I guess it makes perfect sense though since so many games revolve around lots of archtypal themes like heroes, destiny, honor, and justice. After all, religions are pretty much entirely a collection of archtypes and deep mythology. That’s why they last so long, and that’s why games that use these archtypes for more real, spiritual purposes like Ico/SotC, and not conversion i.e. “Left Behind” purposes, also last long in the hearts of fans.

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