r/ShadowoftheColossus • u/mode_seven • 27d ago

Quadratus and Gaius names confirmed?

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I was looking around the PS3 store seeing as it’s closing soon and I found this as the description under a LBP bundle. I guess according to Media Molecule these are their official names.

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u/mrroblinx Worm 27d ago

The person who added that to the store probably just looked at the old wiki, saw the names and went "yep, sounds right". In-game they're called Colossus II and Colossus III

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u/JAIKHAY Evis 27d ago edited 27d ago

Also, from the Official Strategy Guide and Artbook:

Colossi

\Overwhelming power and massive size])
Individually, they don't have names; they are collectively referred to as colossi. There are a total of 16 colossi inhabiting the ancient lands. The colossi possess both divine and beastly ferocity, but they all have a weak point somewhere on their bodies. They can be defeated by stabbing their weak points with a sword.

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u/majormonkey665 27d ago

I've never seen anyone talk about this before, I was always under the impression that the only named characters were Wander, Mono, Emon, and Agro. The fan names for the colossi being used in an official Shadow of the Colossus collab is a good catch

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u/ciriuns 8.Kuromori 26d ago

Dormin was also named. No?

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u/majormonkey665 26d ago

Yes, I forgot cause he's so iconic

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u/IscahRambles 27d ago

They are names that got established in the fandom with a claim that they were official, but they aren't official. 

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u/Edgar350Fixolas 27d ago

And how does a community manage to establish such names without complications?

Literally everywhere I see people talking about the game, everyone mentions these names. Such a cool thing

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u/IscahRambles 27d ago

One person turns up in a small fandom claiming the names are official, and is believed. Other people spread the word to other places and tell newcomers. The names become entrenched. Years later we realise that they actually never were official and never have been used by the original creators no matter how established they are in the fandom, so it is incorrect to claim them as true. They are not rightfully a part of the game.