All Colossi Ranked Easiest to Hardest - Shadow of the Colossus

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This took me days but it's finally done - a list of all 16 Colossi ranked easiest to hardest, at least in my opinion based on playing the game a billion times. Let me know what you think and don't forget to leave a like as it really helps me out. Thank you!
ABOUT THE GAME
Shadow of the Colossus, released in Japan as Wander and the Colossus (Japanese: ワンダと巨像 Hepburn: Wanda to Kyozō), is an action-adventure video game developed by SIE Japan Studio and Team Ico, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI) for the PlayStation 2. The game was released in North America and Japan in October 2005 and PAL territories in February 2006. It was directed by Fumito Ueda and developed at SCEI's International Production Studio 1, also known as Team Ico; the same development team responsible for the cult hit Ico, to which the game is considered a spiritual successor.
The game's storyline focuses on a young man named Wander who enters a forbidden land. Wander must travel across a vast expanse on horseback and defeat sixteen massive beings, known simply as colossi, in order to restore the life of a girl named Mono. The game is unusual within the action-adventure genre in that there are no towns or dungeons to explore, no characters with whom to interact, and no enemies to defeat other than the colossi. Shadow of the Colossus has been described as a puzzle game, as each colossus' weakness must be identified and exploited before it can be defeated.
Cited as an influential title in the video game industry and one of the greatest games of all time, Shadow of the Colossus is often regarded as an important example of video game as art due to its minimalist landscape designs, immersive gameplay and emotional journey. It received wide critical acclaim by the media and was met with strong sales compared to Ico, due in part to a larger marketing campaign. The soundtrack was also widely praised. The game won several awards for its audio, design, and overall quality. Shadow of the Colossus is also referenced numerous times in debates regarding the art quality and emotional perspectives of video games.
A HD remastered version developed by Bluepoint Games, that collects both games was released as The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection (ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Classics HD in the PAL region) for the PlayStation 3 in September 2011; it features high-definition (HD) graphics, content previously missing from the North American version, PlayStation Network Trophies, and 3D support. The HD version was released separately in Japan. A remake of the game with ultra-high definition art assets is scheduled for release on the PlayStation 4 in February 2018.

[@garfocusalternate]

"This is my favorite game of all time." Every battle: "I fucking hate this battle and wish I could skip it."

[@ToridoriGaming]

That's how I express my love, through hate!

[@VintageGameRoom]

That's so true for all of us 😂

[@Chocomunchie]

It’s an artistic marvel and it’s fun to figure out each puzzle, but Wander’s clumsiness and the clunky aspects of the camera and colossi can be irritating sometimes, so, it’s understandable to favor the game but hate aspects of it. You can criticize your favorite games.

[@xXLoonoeXx]

My take is that the first time you fight every colossus, it's magical and awesome, later when you know how it works, it isn't as fun.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Yes, this!

[@missingn0o]

Hardest for me was the 17th. Couldn't even find it.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I used to have dreams about a 17th Colossus, when I was super addicted to SotC!

[@paulovinicius9940]

Maybe in the next Ueda game.

[@ReesesBees]

god we can only pray and hope he makes another game...

[@Lh0000]

I would literally pay 200$ just for the other cut colossi as dlc, I don’t care if there shit, or literally the best thing since sliced bread, I WANT THAT!

[@William-Sunderland]

Just spend 60 dollars on TLG he is called Trico.

[@nickmason4651]

I loved fighting Argus. I was in the living room and my game hating parents ended up helping me try to guess how to beat him.

[@ToridoriGaming]

That's awesome that they got involved! 😃

[@nickmason4651]

@@ToridoriGaming Haha, that moment, and the track, "a despair filled farewell", sealed the deal for this game as my all time favorite.

[@jlinkous05]

@@nickmason4651 And here I thought Avion lifting you into the sky was the deal sealer! He was the first "Leave me alone, I'm trying to live here!" fight, plus the chorus sections of Despair-Filled Farewell

[@Arttective]

Holy hell, that's beautiful!

[@scrattsy4022]

Same my dad helped me find it's vitals

[@DCul]

Argus is without a doubt the hardest colossus. Dropping to his hand to stab that vital and failing makes me rage.

[@ToridoriGaming]

And the shaking, omg the shaking!

[@DCul]

Toridori Right! He's constantly moving and shaking! I literally just need to collect all 79 trinkets and beat Argus Hard Time Attack to get the Queen's Sword and I've 100% this game. I don't mind the long trinket hunt but Argus makes me rip my hair out!

[@ToridoriGaming]

I love how you'd rather invest hours into finding 79 trinkets than attempt Hard Time Attack Argus, and I have to agree with you once again. At least the trinket hunt is relaxing!

[@DCul]

Toridori It definitely is! But I finally beat him... 3 minutes ago I finished Argus once and for all! 6 minutes out of the 10 minute goal.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Nice one dude! Now can you do mine? D:

[@Nitexshadow]

Hydrus is probably the one that oddly scares me the most. Especially when the eye color changes.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Especially when it rises out of the murky depths...

[@Deltalini]

Hydrus is actually my favorite colossus for that reason

[@sanktheheghog201]

If you're scared of Hydrus and by association deep dark water with monsters lurking underneath, play subnautica, couldn't recommend it more

[@romaaeterna2095]

sank the heghog Thalassophobia

[@ThaProd1gy]

Man I hate that battle cause it triggered my phobia

[@NocturnalDecay]

"The fight seems to be over too soon." Tell that to my dumbarse who spent 48 minutes of her life on Avion because she kept falling off. I rematched it later, and without falling off, killed it in about 3-4 minutes, but I honestly chalk those 48 minutes up to WANDER SWIMMING SO SLOWLY.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Wander doing his light paddling exercises while a giant bird of doom flies overhead. 😂

[@Chief_Bill]

Fortunately the swimming wasn't a big problem for me because I was so lucky I kept falling fairly close to the pads

[@nezanic5571]

When i first fought it. I did not know what to do until i looked it up. But even after knowing what had to be done it didnt work because Avion just flew in circles repeatedly and never flew at wander who was shooting at it

[@OhCityGround]

Wander : almos... Almost there. Game : You still have 20 minutes of travel left Wander : - Drowns Himself - Game : That got dark

[@gayboi8728]

Wander swims a lot faster if you swim underwater

[@champy6949]

Avion is probably my favorite. He's just so unique and makes me feel like a badass. I do agree that the fight is a bit too short though

[@ToridoriGaming]

And the music is fantastic!

[@champy6949]

@@ToridoriGaming Absolutely! Probably my favorite track in the game

[@oorohbooroz1781]

Honestly it seems like he isn't even trying to get rid of you, at least Phalanx did a little twirly here and there

[@folx2733]

@@oorohbooroz1781 try to do him on hard time attack, you'll quickly change your mind about how much she actually likes you up there

[@oorohbooroz1781]

@@folx2733 okay...

[@Rocket_PC]

"Barba even means beard in latin!" *Sad spanish noises*

[@ToridoriGaming]

And Spanish yes! I just know Latin because I had to study it in school. 😂

[@verduge4312]

@@ToridoriGaming ''And Spanish yes!'' Sad portuguese noises

[@ToridoriGaming]

D:

[@ToridoriGaming]

Noooo 😂

[@jessicawilliams-daley372]

I just knew from the word barbe which is beard in french

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

Toridori: "It will not cooperate!" Colossi: "I'm sorry, I'm trying to live!"

[@ToridoriGaming]

How dare you not die when I tell you to!

[@Lunar-f1c]

Wow, 3 years later and still replying to comments. 😊

[@Deltalini]

Me: ok I’m one hit away from beating Malus (five seconds later) **falls off and dies** Also me: **throws controller out window**

[@ToridoriGaming]

Story of my life. 😂

[@christianclean8260]

OOFERZ I SALUTE on the part where u have to go from hiding place to hiding place before u go into the hole that leads under Malus I kept getting knocked into the crevice and I ALMOST RAGE QUIT. Another hard part was getting up onto his shoulder

[@zaubaschnutemajestat7796]

Who have problema shot the should from malus can stab his Hand first then he almost doesnt movie bis hand and you can im on his shoulder

[@Deltalini]

Zaubaschnute Majestät I have problems with him now shut up

[@zaubaschnutemajestat7796]

@@Deltalini the auto correction messed up my sentences. understandable now: you can stab his hand so that he keeps it still, then it is easier to shoot on his shoulder.

[@sudeciik]

raged at celosia. always when it attacked me, wander took such a long time to stand up and i had no time to run because he immediately attacked me AGAIN

[@ToridoriGaming]

I always thought that was a fuck up on the dev's part; like how am I supposed to get away if every time Wander stands up he gets smacked again!?

[@sudeciik]

Toridori RIIIGHT THATS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT

[@spongebob-wd9zg]

The same thing happened to me and I raged so much. Once it knocked me over a cliff I could stop the loop but the minute I tried to go back to grab the fire, it trapped me back into the loop even though I tried to jump and roll out of the way. It took me 3 tries to get the jump on it's back too and had to let it kill me to start over

[@Yicker419]

Same happened to me but I learned that if you mash buttons relentlessly when knocked out you actually get up quicker. Too bad the devs dont tell anyone

[@OhCityGround]

Wander doesn't have a good mattress, the service at the temple is just awful. It's seems whenever he fights some colossi and gets hit he just wants to get some sleep but then remembers that his housekeeping service was due later

[@huntery2k651]

There is an easier way to get the 14th to be still. After he losses his armor. If you make him smash into something. He will be temporarily stunned. Then you can get up there and stabby stabby with ease.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I actually did this on the PS4 version, never realised you could until now! :D

[@huntery2k651]

Toridori Ikr it makes it so much easier to beat. I cant wait to replay it all on PS4.

[@michelleradomski1648]

Yeah true! I don't think I did it like that when I was 10 years old on the ps2 but on the ps4 I also suddenly realised ''hey, what if I let it bump it's head against something cause apparently it likes to charge into things (and people)". It felt so great to play that game again :')

[@chrismendez7582]

I literally just made him bang into that stone fastest and easiest way

[@thisusernameistaken7845]

@@ToridoriGaming didnt u have to retreat to high ground once?

[@rangerslayer2260]

To be fair, we admit Dirge scared the crap out of us. He scared the crap out of me! Killed me 4 times and I was on the verge of rage quitting if he killed me on the 5th attempt! And that was on Easy so i could comfortable with the controls!

[@ToridoriGaming]

Dirge is so freaky looking, and quite a pain to kill as you have to rely on Agro. That damn horse refuses to turn for me when Dirge leaps out of the ground.. xD

[@rangerslayer2260]

Toridori You really did sum him up quite well. Dirge is looking into your soul, as well as making you his next lunch. While I was comfortable with controlling Agro by then, aiming for his eyes was no easy task and the fact he behaves like sand worm, then strikes by leaping out of the sand like a shark, it raises my stress levels. Then add the sound his jaws make! *shiver*

[@irfanharithimran5686]

Supergirl Gamer you shoot dirge eye

[@rangerslayer2260]

I know you have to shoot Dirge in the eye. And he was the one colossus I did not feel sorry for. He wanted me for his next meal!

[@Fogolol]

the ones i hated the most were the two bull looking colossus that charged into you. The problem wasnt the difficulty on dodging it, the problem was the fact that if they did hit you, the character would just take a nap and get hit while still napping

[@NicolasGilfillan]

16:45 WHAT?! You had to smack it in the teeth?!?! Instead of waiting 5 minutes at a time for it to get close enough to a platform? Come on bro... And Malus was the most rage inducing for me. Never could make that jump from his right hand to his shoulder

[@zakariakhairi5111]

LiterallyReal oh my god, I almost screamed when she said that you can hit them, i also thought you just had to wait

[@Dzware92]

Late reply, but when you're on his right hand, if you stab it, he'll be stunned for a moment, just long enough for you to fire an arrow on his left shoulder. He'll just move his hand to that shoulder, so you don't even have to jump

[@LucasDidier22]

@@Dzware92 you've got to be fucking kidding me. You can stab his hand!? I spent like an hour and half last week trying to quickly shoot his shoulder, failing, and having to climb all the way back up again.

[@owenn_1831]

Lucas Didier real chad jumped from his right hand to his chest lol

[@draw2death421]

@@zakariakhairi5111 are you stupid? The weard teeth were the first thing I noticed and went for them.

[@TheZombieburner]

Regarding Dirge: When speed is required, TRUST. THE. HORSE. The matter is much simplified when you believe, rightly or wrongly, that Agro has enough common sense not to run full tilt into a damn wall. Focus on poking the sand worm of Dune in the eye with a sharp stick, and leave navigation to the mare, she does good at it...... usually. Don't try to steer, let her handle that, you handle the colossus. Still scary as hell, though.

[@jlinkous05]

Was that the first game with intelligent horse AI regarding basic pathfinding and obstacle avoidance? I remember my jaw dropping when Argo could navigate over the bridges and through the crevices, and eventually finding that she'd simply run in circles around the sides of the cave without manual intervention.

[@TheZombieburner]

First that I can remember, yeah. Horses always controlled like motorcycles in any game I can remember prior.

[@Chief_Bill]

Basaran

[@jacobpeterman2046]

I just did a playthrough on ps4 and have to disagree with you. Aggro ran straight into the wall and dirge got me

[@louie88580]

Jacob Peterman straight into a wall will break your run, just don’t run straight into a wall and it’ll gradually turn with the wall

[@ShaggyFox]

Malus was the only colossai that had me raging

[@christianclean8260]

Shaggy Fox UGH SAME I WAS YELLING AT THE TV

[@bigbanpros1065]

Shaggy Fox i was one hit from killing him and I fell of his head. The instant I stood up he shot and killed me instantly. I had to get a new controller.

[@pawang_game_id]

The shaking, though 😔

[@ieatcrayons7314]

Too bad he's one of my favs

[@LucasDidier22]

Same. I just played the ps4 remaster about a week ago. I spent about an hour and a half late at night just trying to get to its head. I couldn't stand on his hand long enough to shoot an arrow at his shoulder. I eventually just rage quit and tried again the next morning. Still took another 30 minutes I think.

[@SophieJMore]

When I fought Dirge, instead of riding around on Agro I just stood on the rocks trying to find the moment to attack (like you do with Hydrus). And then I though that maybe Dirge is blind, but can feel the vibration, which makes sense, considering it's "swimming" underground most of the time. So I was just sitting there, shooting arrows for a good 5 minutes to lure him out of the sand and hop on its back, before realising that i'm banging my head against a wall and I need to try something else.

[@kit_ts6087]

I tried to wait until it comes out of the ground and grab onto it's back like Hydrus and go under the sand (I was an idiot)

[@YohanJPark]

Haven't played this gem in so long. It'll be a blast experiencing this all over again :D

[@ToridoriGaming]

With super shiny graphics too, all remade from the ground up!

[@YohanJPark]

Im so ready just gimme the game now

[@chrismendez7582]

Reason I got a PS4 I love this game one of my all time favorite

[@JASHINISTE]

I just finished the game an hour ago (the PS4 version) and I almost completely agree with that list, to be honest Dirge gave me a really hard time because at first I thought that I had to hit the glowing interior of it's mouth, considering that usually shooting the eyes don't do much on other Colossi Also... I feel incredibly dumb right now... this video just made me realize what rising the platforms is for in the Argus arena, personally, I climbed it's legs to jump on it's arms to then jump on the walls in an extremely long, random and painful process... it took me like 2 hours to take him down and now I realize how stupid I am...

[@ToridoriGaming]

You're not dumb, the Colossi can be very confusing to work out. When I first played it took me an hour to work out how to climb the third Colossus! 😂

[@JASHINISTE]

​@@ToridoriGaming haha thanks, tbh I was so frustrated during the fight against Argus because I thought it was just poorly designed.. ^^' yeah don't worry the third one didn't took me too long because I was just extremely lucky, I was running around the arena trying to figure out what Dormin was trying to tell me, and at some point he happened to hit the iron circle on the ground (that I didn't noticed at all) and I understood, but it could've last forever if it didn't happen randomly

[@oorohbooroz1781]

Honestly I was kind of shocked when pelagia was number two on the list. Were super easy kill for me

[@aquaflamegaming2511]

BRUH, DONT FEEL DUMB! THATS MAD IMPRESSIVE MY GUY! I've played the game for years and the climbing mechanics aren't easy to deal with, GOOD ON YA

[@RetroTiburon]

You're not alone. Took me a minute to figure out what to do.

[@freedomfightre]

I felt so bad killing Argus because every step of the way he was helping you kill him; tips the platform, knocks the steps down, breaks the bridge, drops his weapon and never picks it back up. Poor guy.

[@ToridoriGaming]

"Kill me now, just end my suffering."

[@Zackemcee1]

Best game of all time indeed! So much mysteries, but once you know the technique and approaches on how to defeat a colossus, you just wish for a partial amnesia

[@ToridoriGaming]

I wish the same too, SotC is definitely a game I'd love to experience as new again. :)

[@simplecat8736]

Zach Gaming/Testing I agree but I beat a few of these in different ways shown here. For example, tooth head guy in the lake; I would wait at the shrine until he swam past and then climb up his back, the same with dogo of destruction, I would get on the final platform and then as soon as it's armour was broke, jump straight on and end the fight a few seconds later before it ran around the city.

[@michelleradomski1648]

You don't have to let it run around the city (if you ever think about doing the time attacks on normal and hard). Just make it charge its head against some pillars or stones or anything you can find where it can make contact. It will lie on the ground for some time and you can do stabby stabby. Repeat and done. As for Pelagia (tooth head guy), just stay as close as you can to its body. It will help you a bit to swim to its back because it will push you in the direction its turning ;) but yeah you can defeat the colossi in different ways :) Gaius can be beaten in 3 different ways for example. It's such an awesome game!

[@barbkendall6933]

@@ToridoriGaming have you noticed that celosia and cenobia are the most armoured of the colossi

[@gtrslayer1]

I played this game at a time I didn’t speak English. Whenever I heard a “heavenly voice” it was just another part of background music. And boy it was hard! I just could not figure out a thing. But after much trial and error, I figured out what the reflecting sword did, and it became much easier. I enjoyed all the adrenaline this game put me through! Good times!

[@lucstarobb6015]

Wait he speaks English? He must have a very rough accent

[@spongebob-wd9zg]

@@lucstarobb6015 I don't think he does lmao. The only English I ran into was from reading the subtitles

[@LongSinceDead1]

Jackie Wallace They don’t speak English lol. Team Ico game characters speak a fictional language

[@sdrawkcabtlepssiemanlennah4274]

Here's my list 16. Valus/1st 15. Quadratus/2nd 14. Kuromori/8th 13. Barba/6th 12. Gaius/3rd 11.Hydrus/7th 10.Phalanx/13th The longest but I found easy except for jumping on her wing 9.Avion/5th 8.Celosia/11th colossus Not as bad as Cenobia because it's not all about jumping 7. Malus/16th I found really easy after I knew how to do it 6. Dirge/10th 5.Pelagia/12th Long to figure out but not hard because I swam around him the first time 4.Phaera/4th I found the hardest to get on because it's not consistent. Btw might not of spelt that one correctly 3.Bassaran/9th Hard to climb on because you can't grab onto him & really annoying to get on 2.Cenobia/14th This one is so much worse that Celosia is because you need every jump to be perfect Or you're dead 1.Argus/15th The most confusing & I still have a hard time hitting him once I get on him because Wander is sooooo sensitive over vibrations & keeps getting interrupted.

[@Geographyandhistory2024]

16.Valus/easy 15.Quadratus/easy 14.Barba/easy-normal 13.Avion/very easy-normal 12.Phaedra/easy-medium 11.Hydrus/normal-medium 10.celosia/medium-hard 9.Cenobia/medium-hard 8.Gaius/medium-hard 7.Kuromori/normal-extremely hard 6.Dirge/medium-very hard 5.Pelagia/very hard 4.Basaran/extremely hard 3.Malus/very hard-super hard 2.Argus/super hard-slightly impossible 1.Phalanx/slightly impossible-infinite rage

[@jemr3]

@@Geographyandhistory2024 phalanx is easy af what drugs are you on

[@dexterbradley3353]

When she said "with a great big bushy beard" it sounds like the Sargent in hot fuzz. 1:49 I'm in a perspeptive mood

[@hugolearmonth7951]

you have a nice voice, which is shockingly rare in in youtube voiceover stuffs. Also I agree on most colossus which helped earn a subscriber.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you Hugo! Which is your favourite Colossus? :)

[@hugolearmonth7951]

phalanx, tooth head, or argus because it took me ages as a kid. I like pretty much all of them except for malus, can't stand him. He's only good at face value and if you've beaten him once the subsequent attempts just aren't fun they're tedious.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I don't like Malus either, his laser bolts are so irritating and he isn't much of a fight himself - a shame given he's the final one!

[@hugolearmonth7951]

it really is a shame, argus would've been the better final one because you had to work it out properly.

[@ethanjvbalga]

I remember fighting Phalanx and i was getting frustrated because i missed the wing jump a couple of times in a row. So the next time i went up to Phalanx on Agro i ran straight into the wing and jumped, i missed and fell over into the sand but he straightened his wings as i had jumped and picked up Agro and took him away. He balanced on the wing for a good 8 seconds and then tumbled from super high up. Went from staring gob smacked at it to losing my shit laughing but also made me calm down cause i realised it can always get worse haha

[@ToridoriGaming]

Agro got so tired of you messing up the jump she decided to take on the Colossus herself. :D

[@chJohnJobs]

The weird alien looking one near the end of the list. That one i solved my climbing his back insteed of the face, Its interesting how many ways their are to climbing a colosuss

[@ToridoriGaming]

And ways I still don't know, even after nearly 15 years!

[@chJohnJobs]

@@ToridoriGaming Felt great though beating the game, Took me like 15 years until i got to play it XD

[@mafiapenguin767]

Which colossus?

[@lll7362]

Pinguinho 767 12th colossus

[@TequilaToothpick]

Yeah I always swim round to his back.

[@funa6968]

I love this game! And it's great to know more people like it as much as me, even though I don't agree with all of your rankings, this only proves how great this game is, cause it's always a different experience for everyone. Personally, I don't find Hydrus and Pelagia that hard, however, Basaran and Kuromori are a pain, but at least we both agree Argus is the toughest of the bunch

[@ToridoriGaming]

I tell you what, after I played the hd remake I wanted to revise my list and put Kuromori closer to the top. I don't remember it being so tough but I really struggled with it this time round. Time attack had me almost throwing my controller! 😂

[@funa6968]

Toridori right? Earlier today I was trying HTA with kuromori and I just couldn't do It

[@ToridoriGaming]

I'm sure I don't remember Kuromori's poison insta-killing either. On the PS2 version didn't it just sap your health?

[@funa6968]

Toridori well, It doesn't instakill you on the remake either, It just drains your health really fast, you can get out with standing 1 or 2 seconds on It If you get out fast

[@ToridoriGaming]

When I was playing against Kuromori on HTA, I stood in the gas for about two seconds and I died even with 3/4 of my health bar still full. :(

[@lazii5289]

Phalanx is probably the most favorited colossus because She/He doesn’t attack you and doesn’t go hard on you.

[@ToridoriGaming]

And it's so pretty to watch ❤️

[@chaz81196]

2:16 That's a good Hot Fuzz reference, I can't believe nobody else commented on it.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Them bushy beards! :D

[@dankfrank728]

I think u might be remembering a little wrong. The last colossus was a lot more difficult than u described. It was probably the 2nd hardest, and pelagia was quite easy. Fo pelagia, I just swam around it.

[@ToridoriGaming]

By last Colossus do you mean Valus? If so I thought he was really easy, and still is even in the HD remake. Pelagia was quite easy this time around, but that's because I also knew of the swimming around technique. As a new player, I had no clue. :)

[@1nt9rn9t-dudewillheim2]

The last colossus is called *Malus* not Valus! *Valus* is the first colossus not the last one. Get yo facts right!

[@ToridoriGaming]

I was asking if he meant last Colossus as in the first to appear on the list, hence why I said Valus. But looking back yeah, I see he meant last Colossus as in final one of the game, aka Malus. I know the names off by heart! :)

[@1nt9rn9t-dudewillheim2]

Oh i see. Excuse me outburst then... sorry ^^´´´´

[@ToridoriGaming]

It's fine :D

[@deasename5839]

Gonna be my first time playing this game in a few hours when it finishes downloading. Can't wait!

[@ToridoriGaming]

What did you think of it? 😁

[@MadSwedishGamer]

Am I the only one who didn't really have too much trouble with Hydrus? It took me a while (because it takes ages to swim up after me), but the fight was so cool I didn't really mind. I also don't think I ever died on it. Overall, it's one of my favourites, after Avion, Phalanx, and Phaedra.

[@ToridoriGaming]

On the HD remake Hydrus was a lot easier in my opinion. Before, I struggled to get its attention and it always swam past me without surfacing. They seem to have fixed its attention span now. :)

[@MadSwedishGamer]

I haven't played either of the remakes; it was pretty easy on PS2 in my opinion. Maybe I'm just superhuman (though probably not, as I had to get help with finding my way to Pelagia).

[@ToridoriGaming]

Pelagia is in a weird place though so it's understandable!

[@alabzam]

Personally I love Hydrus. Third favourite behind Avion and Phalanx, probably because of it's design, the concept and the atmosphere. I found it pretty fun too.

[@zacharypeterson6068]

Phalanx was my least favourite I just think she’s so bland

[@danielq2358]

10:01 Alternate Strat: Hit Celosia with an arrow and have it run back to the original fighting area. Not as quick, but it can be much more consistent.

[@ToridoriGaming]

That's a good idea!

[@billclaraweaver2132]

Canobia is SOOO hard he wount stop moving and loops his attacks and I'm like HOOOOWWWW

[@bloopboop9320]

Avion has to be one of my favorite colossi due to the appearance and set-up of the battle, but it is over fairly quickly. Phaedra always looked like a llama to me, and was probably one of the hardest fights for me because I had no idea what I was supposed to do to beat it. In terms of combat difficulty, Phaedra isn't hard at all, but in terms of patience and figuring out what it is you are supposed to be doing I think it is quite tricky for such an early colossi. With Gias, I had the fortunate/unfortunate blessing of him accidentally hitting the disk on his very first swing. I thought to myself, "Huh... that's all I had to do to knock off his armor? Just let him swing?" However, I didn't know that he hit the disk, so in future playthroughs I got super frustrated when fighting him because I had no idea as to why his armor wasn't falling off on the first swing. It took me a while to realize what had happened. Dirge: Yep, same situation as me. I had NO IDEA you could aim behind on Agro, in fact, I'm pretty sure I got through the whole game without ever needing to shoot an arrow while riding Agro. When fighting Basaran, I'm pretty sure I just shot arrows on foot and hopped onto Agro to close the distance. This means Dirge took an insane amount of time to defeat because I assumed the way to defeat him must not be related to riding Agro and shooting arrows. Imagine my surprise the first time I turned around and saw a pair of eyes...

[@WhistleAndSnap]

Oh god the eyes. I remember my first time turning around and seeing them right on our tail. I about crapped myself.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I like the idea Phaedra is a llama, makes the fight all the more hilarious for some reason. 😂

[@3750gustavo]

i was searching for shadow of colossus videos of the last 24h and found your video, i love it, subscribed. loveeeeee it S2 , i am your huge fan now

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you so much! Are you excited about the remake? :D

[@3750gustavo]

my best friend bought the game and divided with me the account u.u , can you share it your facebook account with me , i would love to become your friend :3 mine its facebook.com/3750gustavo

[@rexrobbo7642]

When i was fighting celosia i got stuck in that stupid animation loop about 10 times. Also had my darkness too low and got trapped in a hallway while fighting and got lost. Honestly was screaming at the TV to stop headbutting me . Also when i was fighting filanks i shot the airbags from the station and got really lucky. I was so proud of myself

[@parkerd2151]

I never once even tried to grab Pelagia's head, didn't even know you could and make it up. I would always just swim around to its back after it gets slightly tired from shooting laser beams at Wander

[@randyrockholt834]

Imagine if you defeated 16 colossus to save your woman, and shortly after she dumped you for someone else

[@mexa_t6534]

I think Cenobia is my favourite design wise. I really dig that dog-ish lion bull appearance. But its true, it would have been cool to interact with it more and killing it just feels bad. He looks more like something I'd like to ride into battle rather that hack into pieces. But my favorite battle is definitely the one with Dirge, closely followed by Celosia. Dirge has an almost horror element to it and I adore it. (My second favourite regarding design is Argus)

[@ToridoriGaming]

I agree, Cenobia has such a great design! When you make it knock down the pillar and it shakes its head in discomfort... makes me feel sorry for it. :(

[@winstonball6821]

Eugenia OL my favorite is phalanx since it’s the biggest one and it is peaceful but menacing at the same time.

[@creepypastakami7107]

8:24 - That is the one colossus I always forget about.

[@niffinflame1035]

This is really well made.

[@Mote.]

Even tho i have a huge fear of water, the scariest colossus to me was number 10. When youre on agro running looking back just to see his orange eyes starring at you chasing you in the sand.

[@ToridoriGaming]

He's certainly terrifying to behold!

[@vex7830]

Thank you for the video! I love SOTC and I hope there is a real sequel

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you for watching 😎

[@rlyehriley]

I'm ready to buy this game. Really tempted to stream it. Haven't played it for almost 6 years, now.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Do eeeet! I'm going to play it non stop as soon as I get my hands on it. :D

[@rlyehriley]

I will! I never beat the game, I just played it a little bit at an ex's house. I pillaged her PS3 games for stuff to play whenever I went over, haha.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Then I definitely got to watch that stream, I'll give you tips no how to beat them!

[@rlyehriley]

We'll see what happens!

[@mexa_t6534]

Brokenhorn get it before it gets more expensive

[@Ratchetti]

Your channel is sick! I have been binge watching your videos :)

[@frogston.]

I know that this video is 5 years old but I wasnt finding anyone mention that Pelagia has a massive back patch of moss/fur that becomes this walk way that goes to his "teeth" starting from his tail. The fight you described is a nightmare, but the fight is so much easier when you just climb up his back and guide him by "hand" using his "teeth"

[@frostycane5134]

Pelagua is definitely the hardest when you play the time attack challenge on hard mode. There’s no real way to get the AI to show it’s vital

[@ToridoriGaming]

Pelagia don't wanna play today. 😂

[@MercuryHg34]

Once you get on top just hide and let it use it's laser attack once, then immediately shoot an arrow at it. It will rear itself up onto the platform right away, the entire fight can be done in less than 6 minutes easily.

[@frostycane5134]

MercuryHg34 see this is what I needed where were you 2 year ago

[@OlivierVinet98]

and yet, i had a really hard time beating kuromori XD

[@liviekumori]

Me too lol

[@Wizard_Lizard_]

A lot of people did on their first playthrough. Because it can genuinely just decide to kill you. But somehow the colossus that's never killed anyone made it into the top 5.

[@SavoxYT]

Malus caused 13 year old me no end of frustration. Even when I had one of those little strategy guide books that came with OPSM2 I was still like "WHAT FUCK DO I DO?!"

[@captainzachary2477]

Malus was my favorite, he’s just soo cool. And that long sky thing that is your favorite I almost despise if it didn’t look cool

[@christianbell5542]

I'm only halfway through but I want to compliment your beautiful speaking voice. And nice Hot Fuzz reference.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you and yay, another Hot Fuzz fan! \o/

[@bentheechidna]

I don't find Argus hard. He's annoying to figure out but once you have the process he's pretty simple overall. Malus and Pelagia probably have made me rage the most. Facing Malus on time attack made me very upset and I was actually screaming at my TV "I'm so close! Don't take this from me you son of a bitch!"

[@ToridoriGaming]

Malus was a bitch, gosh I hated him. If I rewrote this I'd move him to number 1... 😂

[@waleedmahmood863]

Man, imagine yelling at something for trying its best to not die.

[@seselis625]

First time Argus I got a glitch that I've still never been able to repeat and managed to climb to the bridge without him knocking the other pieces down. It was infuriating because I didn't even realize I'd done something unintended when he broke the bridge and I fell to the ground again 🤣

[@F3LIX3000]

Phalanx is my favourite too. He's majestic. I would spend hours just sitting on Agro and watching him fly around. Also, i love the vibrations they introduced with the remake. Now he tries to make you fall by making this noise and shaking like no other colossus does.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I like to climb up his nose and see how long I can stay on it. Feels like I'm riding my own personal Colossus into battle! :D

[@F3LIX3000]

Toridori And there's Counterattack, probably the best music theme in the game

[@ToridoriGaming]

Yes, love that theme! My other favourite is The Opened Way. :)

[@F3LIX3000]

Toridori Oh right, The Opened Way is legendary. Tbh i think Sotc's soundtrack is heavily underrated, there are so many good themes. A Despair Filled Farewell, Revived Power, Demise of the Ritual which is still one of the best final boss themes in any game

[@ToridoriGaming]

The Epilogue theme is beautiful too, very bittersweet. And if you want something more hopeful there's always The Sunlit Earth. Kow Otani is a genius with music!

[@WolfofKaos]

I always hated Hydrus! I have an intense fear of incredibly deep water. I have an intense fear of HUGE things in deep water. And to get Hydrus to surface, you have to essentially fish for him, using yourself as bait! *Shudders* Only reason I don't replay Shadow of the Colossus much, despite loving the game

[@atoxee6867]

KaoticKanine Understandable! I for myself am fascinated by deep waters and giant creatures like Hydrus. Thats also why he is one of my favorite colossi!

[@JustSomeKittenwithaGun]

If you get someone to do that one, and you kill all but #16, you can travel to the colossi remains and fight all of them countless times in cinematic mode.

[@carmietiburcio3794]

Phaedra is my most favorite because when i first fought him i got terrified, but now i see him as a cute colossus because rather than killing him i play hide n seek with him very fun but made me cry because I had to murder him

[@TheSkullConfernece]

A lot of people don't like fighting Basaran, but it's one of my favorites. I love dodging those lightning blasts and using spacial skills and timing on Argo to get Basaran over the geysers.

[@chikabambse]

"in order to bring his dead girlfriend back to life" ...wait a moment! I always thought, that was his sister! For 15 years I have been an idiot :'D

[@ToridoriGaming]

Tbf it could have worked either way, they never really show the relationship they have 😂

[@JP-mr1hn]

I think the game's cover said it was his lover

[@kingslayer1086]

I thought she was his mother.

[@firstfloor_]

kingslayer 101 spoiler alert😂😂

[@aldantler]

Argus hard mode time attack. fml

[@TheKiryu-Unit01]

Honorable Mentions: *Dirge’s Death Screen.*

[@wafflegames1508]

Where did you get the descriptions for each of them? Like: Gaius - Earth Knight Basaran - Storm Echo Phalanx - Air Sailor Dirge - Sand Tiger Barba - Great Beast I'm really curious

[@brianwallace2038]

The only thing I disagree with is Phalanx's placement. I think it was easier than where you put it

[@pokehunterhd]

Where do you get the titles for the bosses like "avion, bird of prey" I'm looking all over their wiki pages and I can't find it anywhere, or are you just making them up?

[@ToridoriGaming]

That's the nicknames the Japanese developers gave them. You can find them on the Team Ico wiki. :)

[@YourPalJamieEllis]

You have a stellar voice for video narration! This channel needs to blow up.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I'm actually embarrassed looking back on this video because I sound so strange, but I suppose nobody likes how they sound! 😂

[@JoaoP-qe3hd]

IMO, apart from 16th because there are some very difficulty dodges and also shooting arrows while in his shoulders, the 9th is the hardest. I've finished this game about 20 times and it's the only one I spend more time than I should. Also, in Hardest difficulty I think 6th can be the deadliest one, since he can kill you easily in the start of the fight before u reach the cover. Btw, for someone who is playing for the first time maybe I agree that 15th is the hardest

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you so much for watching João! 😊

[@JoaoP-qe3hd]

@@ToridoriGaming nice video :)

[@spotieotie]

Welp. Time to play this game for the 18164748th time now

[@ToridoriGaming]

Yessss \o/

[@OhCityGround]

That's nothing on my 18164749

[@rebecatorres6022]

Amazing list!!! I loved!, just like I loved this game

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you Rebeca 😊

[@minielectricity3145]

I miss the game, people doesn't make a content about it in 2021 anymore, Respect Nomad

[@TheSkullConfernece]

"get Basaran over a geezer and wait for it to erupt to throw it off balance" That does sound troubling, especially since there's no guarantee a geezer will ever erupt anything.

[@lukewilliams9360]

Wait the 2nd ranked colossus was meant to be beat like that? I just swam behind it as it turns super slow 😂

[@oliviabale5826]

At barba nice hot fuzz reference

[@ToridoriGaming]

A great big bushy beard!

[@ianabariso7282]

When you were fighting Argus and stomped at that platform and you said "Ohhhhhhhh", I felt that.

[@ToridoriGaming]

😂

[@roycethompson3161]

You have a delightfully refreshing way of putting things, and you clearly know what you’re talking about. Subscriber gained!

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you so much Royce! 😊

[@fantasticbabiezteam8067]

Daaamn, I took 2/3 hours killing Argus. He's the hardest colossi, than the rest.

[@ToridoriGaming]

*shakes fist at Argus*

[@paulovinicius9940]

2/3 hours? Wth!? I finished this game in less than 3 hours for the "speed demon" and "last man standing" trophies.

[@molts.597]

@@paulovinicius9940 we have a cool guy here

[@paulovinicius9940]

@@molts.597 Yes, yes i am, thanks.

[@shapsugh1864]

I own loaded the game yesterday and I've killed 13 so far and this one was the longest it took 50m the rest range between 10-20m

[@Canwegettosubscribers-nk8nn]

1:49 I like the Hot Fuzz reference.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you! Nobody ever mentions it. xD

[@mikeo.4203]

I’m honestly proud I figured out how to kill all but one colossus without using the internet. The 16th colossus I didn’t know you needed to stab his second hand to have him raise it I thought you had to jump to a ledge on him. And for the 15th colossus very accurate sadly the platform wasn’t the hard part for me took me 3minutes it was finding the last thing on his hand too took me 30minutes and a well placed beam to light that thing up and find it finally, the developers loved clunky mechanics. And during one fight my screen literally turned black and all I could hear was audio major glitch that only I was lucky enough to set off.

[@pawang_game_id]

Same, I believe my own way

[@umerfadel8617]

fun fact: it took me a day to find the first colossus

[@ollieslovelyworld6330]

For me, Avion was one of the hardest just because of the water, I get that when you fall off of her and there's no water you would die but the swimming is just too slow, she is a cool Colossus and one of my favorite but she can be a pain to fight sometimes, 10. Hardest for me, Pheadra, yes she is a very peaceful but can be very difficult, first of all her animation takes forever but another thing is she looses interest in you, so you have to keep throwing your poky sticks at her to get her to pay attention, she's the first one where you truly have to use the environment to defeat her and it's pretty good, but one thing, how are beginners going to know at first sight since all you had to do so far and just climb up and stabbed it with your sword. 9. hardest for me, Phalanx, no it's not because I kept falling off her wing, it's just that when you shoot at her egg sacks it take forever for you to actually hit it, she's a good Colossus but could've been better. 8. Dirge, okay, so pretty simple, ride your horse, shoot his eyes, climb on his back, and stibby stabby, WRONG, not only does Agro refuse to avoid, well, anything, but must I say again, aim is terrible no matter what you do, but here's one thing, how are beginners supposed to know what to do, Dormin's hint first hit doesn't tell you anything so it doesn't even count as a hint :/

[@ToridoriGaming]

Yeah I agree about the swimming part, it can be pretty boring to fall off and swim slowly back. Especially as that early in the game you don't have a lot of stamina so you're probably going to fall off multiple times! Phaedra was a big pita for me this time around on PS4. I shot arrows and whistled like crazy, but it still wouldn't come over and look into the burial mound. In the end for hard time attack I jumped from Agro and landed on its leg, then just climbed up from there. Phalanx's air sacs can be a pain to hit! My trick when Phalanx comes back out of the sand for a second time is to shoot the egg sacs as it twists. When it's in the ground if you hold down the button to focus on the Colossus you can see where it will come back out. Then you can just ride up and wait and start shooting. :)

[@Fogolol]

actually on dirge the hint is what made me understand it told me my legs couldn't carry me so i though well gotta use the horse so i started to run from it with the horse then i noticed the HUGE eyes, then im like ok let's try shooting them! *bam* OH SHIT IT WORKED!

[@onecrunch5308]

I completely agree with you on dirge. The hint that told you to aim for it's eyes was terrible. Since I knew there were only a couple safe spots I stood at one of them and just tried shooting the spots where I would think Dirge's eyes would be under the sand. When it wasn't working for a good 5 or 10 min I had no idea what to do. But once I figured out what to do it was still really hard because the mechanics for Agro and the camera are horrible. Neither would cooperate. It was the only challenging colossus for me and the only one I died from aside from one other. Argus was only challenging for me because it had some absurd solutions.

[@sircrab2596]

For me hydrous was really easy idk it just made perfect sense

[@ToridoriGaming]

Yah I think different people will have an easier time with different Colossi. Some people say Dirge was a nightmare but I thought it made sense first time around. 😁

[@sigma_is_op7970]

The turtle was all buggy on me and never came after me, endlessly shooting laser balls at me. It took me 35 mins to even get him into position for me to shoot his legs. I was getting mad but at last I was able to kill him after 43 mins of pain and agony.

[@teamstyle7235]

16. Valus 15. Quadratus 14. Barba 13. Avion 12. Phalanx 11. Kuromori 10. Gaius 9. Hydrus 8. Basaran 7. Celosia 6.Dirge 5. Pelagia 4. Phaedra 3. Malus 2. Cenobia 1. Argus P.S. I just defeated Cenobia and I am so scared of Argus 😶

[@nunomestre5231]

In my opinion barba should be far in the list. That bastard does a ton of damage

[@ToridoriGaming]

Only if it hits you. :D

[@liviekumori]

I don't like big scary things chasing me, so I had a tough time getting to that place, after that the fight was easy

[@steampunklemon1508]

I could never beat malus. Also, dirge I found nearly impossible due to terrible horse controls and a weird bow glitch while riding the horse where you keep the bow drawn for ages and can’t move.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I'm glad it's not just me who couldn't control Agro very well in the Dirge fight! Why can't she have a few brain cells and steer herself away from walls and rocks? I know exactly the glitch you're talking about too, because the same happened to me on the Phalanx fight. I'd shoot the air sac, then Wander would just continue staring up into the sky with his bow drawn, even after I let go of those controls...

[@bundasarts]

Phalanx is actually super easy, just time consuming. Kinda like Cenobia, but actually easier. Malus in another hand... I actually had to take a break while fighting it because of rage. Hydrus is my favorite, so I actually love fighting it. I'd easily put Malus, Basaran and Argus as top 3 hardest.

[@allebasaiadartse3951]

Hardest for me was the 16th colossus; I spent TWO DAYS trying to climb over his hand to just the right position, so I don't fall down, while having to aim the bow to his microscopic soft point in half a second... I think I fell like 70-80 times, to the point where I created shortcuts to get up there faster, which literally became automatic in my brain. I cannot stress enough the pure rage this monster gave me. BUT I DID IT.

[@trashman966]

the 16th colossus made me rage quit the game. *clap* *clap* shame.

[@logansnarrations2707]

I couldn't get onto it's stupid hand and when I got to it's head it wouldn't freaking stand still

[@trashman966]

@@logansnarrations2707 i rage quit because i fell from the map

[@mohammedussama1824]

On the hard difficulty it's so so hard to get to him while trying to dodge his fireballs, 7 out of 10 fireballs at least hit me lol And when I finally managed to climb onto his head he didn't stop shaking his head

[@mattfan5]

I love the say you say "great big bushy beard"

[@senandevitt706]

then you should watch hot fuzz

[@retaliphane8472]

I spent 1 and a half hours on Argus and ended up raging and spending the rest of the day contemplating what to do

[@cheezyoo]

This was a great video! ill definitely be checking out your other videos

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you so much! :D

[@thenobledildo8870]

Bassaran is just Quadratus with extra steps.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Had sudden flashbacks to Rick and Morty - "That's just slavery with extra steps."

[@thenobledildo8870]

@@ToridoriGaming you know it dog

[@lejenddairy]

Argos is definitely my favorite

[@ToridoriGaming]

What do you like about that one in particular? :)

[@williamsutton6866]

I prefer Sainsburys myself.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Tee hee!

[@mexa_t6534]

Lejend Dairy he's my 2nd favorite design wise. The battle is really cool though because it takes time and patience but is not as repetitive as Cenobia's. My favourite battle though is the one with Dirge. I can power through it in less than 3 minutes but I never get bored.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Dirge's leap out of the sand terrifies me every single time!

[@vernaltear]

Malus was honestly the absolute worst. I never realised that I could stab his hand when you’re trying to shoot his shoulder. That means that for seven bloody runs, I had to take that tiny window of time when he turns his hand for half a second to try and shoot him. Bloody pain in the arse.

[@xxodi7264]

I'm so addicted to this game, I explore more than play to try and find bizarre secrets.

[@ToridoriGaming]

It is fun! I love to relax and explore the wilderness. 😊

[@FlyingFocs]

So... I could've actually stabbed the teeth... On top of Pelagia's head... To get him to move... The whole time. Well, at least I didn't hate him as much as Argus, where I found out how to get high due to SHEER DUMB LUCK!

[@ToridoriGaming]

What did you do in that fight? :P

[@FlyingFocs]

@@ToridoriGaming waited until he wamdered to the pillars and prayed to God I vould make the jump. I mean, it worked, but it was hard and tedious

[@Gekiko7167]

Kuromori is my favourite colossus.

[@ToridoriGaming]

He's nasty in the remake, kept killing me and actually filled me with a sense of dread. D:

[@Gekiko7167]

@@ToridoriGaming i like his battle music . And i think the idea for a geko like colossus that can kill you with lazer bolts with gas is very cool

[@ToridoriGaming]

Agreed he has a badass theme, so creepy!

[@bnnihilate8035]

I love your opinions. This video was really well made.

[@4QIcehole]

Argus was easily the one that gave me the most trouble as well and it's because of a really stupid reason. I had the game on PS2 but didn't really get it at the time and shelved it after Kuromori. But the PS3 remaster came out when I was better equipped to understand the minimalist storytelling and fully fell in love, leading me to beating it for the first time. And therein lies the problem, because the frequency with which the colossi try to shake you off is based on framerate, and the remaster runs at a higher/smoother rate. Ergo, Argus is one of the few that can produce an unbreakable loop where he just shakes infinitely and never gives you a chance to move. This happened to me the first *four times* I jumped on him. The environment tricks actually weren't that bad for me to figure out (though it was by no means instant) but actually landing a blow on him took no joke about 40 minutes. Absolute rage and he's the sole reason I never bothered with Time Attack.