Shadow of the Colossus - Malus warps to the South when killed

A minor mystery to be solved, or at least discussed! Let me know your thoughts about this strange anomaly. I feel that there 'must' be a reason Malus is warped to this specific location when killed. This is the only way Malus can be killed without playing the game - and you can see the Malus icon appears at i4 on the world map.
Note: Please ignore my gramatical error! I said 'once the cut scene has ending'... derrr... I meant ended!

[@RayZ_Yolo]

Legendary game. Legendary person. Love your videos bro

[@IlBucoDelTubo]

My opinion is because there were some problems when his model was swapped for his dead version so the devs decided to simply move him out of the way. Sometimes when you code something you have problems removing some ingame assets, so its better to move them somewhere else not seen by the player.

[@NomadColossus]

That's actually a good idea! I know Malus' assets (i.e. all its models and textures) are still present during the final cut scene as I've loaded it before... hmmm, maybe I'll check out those position co-ordinates during the final cut scene!

[@GamerRoman]

I guess the most obvious reason would be to move the "real" version away to make room for a cutscene version.

[@CaylexT]

If that's so, then is the cutscene version hiding nearby?

[@blasttyrant3228]

​@@CaylexTprobably under the ground, that's a very common trick for game devs

[@detectivedewitt9536]

This made me remember once playing around in the Dormin interactive cutscene on the preview version I managed to bug the camera and see a little bit outside of the shrine and was amazed that it wasnt the actual shrine and in reality a copy where the cutscene takes place.. and I could see a bit of the Forbidden Lands somewhat to the southeast from where I was.

[@AbisaiBonOv]

This channel makes so nostalgic, with every upload I feel like a kid again. When I first played this game was pure magic and watching someone on KZbin so dedicated to the secrets and lore of this masterpiece it really makes so happy. ❤

[@ivankruspe2077]

Me encanta la dedicación que le das a SotC , mi juego favorito , y me encanta saber que el suyo también , y de muchas personas mas hoy en dia. Me encanta , me llena de felicidad el alma.

[@Larry]

Aw, Malus hasn't died, he's just gone off on holiday! :D

[@Chichimee]

That’s what I’m going to tell my kids

[@benkoferenc3365]

@@Chichimee My son once joined me when I was playing the game, and since he was only 3 back then, I had to make up a PG version of the story: daddy is not stabbing the giants, they are just really itchy, and he is scratching them.

[@NomadColossus]

Ha! Yes - I can see how for a young child that would be fightening!

[@benkoferenc3365]

@@NomadColossusThankfully, he joined me while I was at Cenobia's city, so saying that the doggy needs scratching definitely helped. :)

[@samanthasound7676]

Sometimes it makes me laugh because some of the videos where you zoom in I actually get scared 😂but it's so interesting I stay brave because I want to see what you found lol

[@trisemigistus]

The reason may be less esoteric than we think and more of a technical thing. I don't have the answer, but I would speculate that perhaps the main model of Malus, and the model for Malus which animates his death throes might have been made separate. So, when you kill Malus, that could trigger the switch, thus throwing the model you are centered on out into the ocean where the player shouldn't be able to see it. It's kind of like props on a stageplay, or stunt doubles in movies. This is done often in games so that the models are pre-rendered, and don't have to be loaded in. I would be curious, assuming my musings are true, to see if there is another model of Malus hidden somewhere else, or even in the same place as the Ocean where he moves to.

[@alessavictoria]

OMG u still upload SOTC videos?? now thats dedication

[@PandaG0228]

So curious how many hours have you put into this game ?

[@julianmarpez3931]

Thousands at this point... and we are lucky for that 🔥🔥🔥

[@CommanderAlpharocks]

HE is the game now

[@kideiji58]

Nomad: Yes

[@NomadColossus]

Well, since 2011 I have written over 200,000 words in my blog posts about Shadow, ICO and the Last Guardian. The total video count in hours I haven't worked out - but I know that my older videos from 2009-2010 is over 30 hours. Since then I have made over 400 videos... I'll see if I can work out how many hours there are.

[@TheRealAaronbrine]

I just got the Blessing of The Nomad achievement in SOTC PS4. I'm now going to beat it for the speed demon trophy. You've inspired me to play such a fantastic game and even speedrun it somewhat. Thank you Nomad. You're an amazing man and deserve respect and recognition for what you've done for this community. Edit: I got it with an hour to spare and beat all the hard time trials. It was frustrating but worth it for the queens sword. Next I shall take the steps of enlightenment. You rule Nomad and may your bounty of unfound treasure of demo discs, betas, and concept art be endless.

[@benmezianeyacine4911]

My favorite channel, keep up man.

[@marcuspvo5280]

Its always nice knowing you are still exploring the forbidden lands nomad

[@krishughes1915]

Thanks u nomad for still uploading about this game one of my favourite love finding out new stuff about it ❤

[@mikhailvasiliev6275]

Poor Malus. Just can't catch a break.

[@skaven969]

great videos!! keep it up!

[@timmadone8930]

Is it possible that location is where Malus was originally going to be?

[@NomadColossus]

I thought that as well, but it doesn't match up with any of the earlier maps we have.

[@DA-jh7gn]

I hope they release the rest colossus

[@kingfox7535]

Hello nomad, I'm a big fan of yours for your incredible discoveries in this wonderful game. One question, have you ever tried to fly off the map? Like going really far, running in circles and going longer and longer

[@NomadColossus]

Yes of course! When you fly too far Wander freezes but I can still move him until he glitches out but there's nothing out there I can assure you. See here: www.flickr.com/photos/nomadcolossus/53322623040/in/dateposted/

[@edwardsolaire5672]

Hello Nomad, how are you? I wonder if you could change weather in-game, or maybe just turning day into night. It would be interesting to explore the game like that.

[@NomadColossus]

I have made a few videos (at night). Here's one that still creeps me out... swimming in the dark waters of Hydrus' lake! Of course we know Hyrus won't eat us like a shark, but still as I swam across the lake knowing there was a huge serpent like creature below still gave me chills! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWLVfJ2dqNyEqrM

[@edwardsolaire5672]

@@NomadColossus Add a heart to my comment please! I'm your best fan!

[@vitocarelli]

thank's,for,making,it

[@Jotinhajunker]

parece onde eu moro

[@AmandaBandeiras]

E ninguém perguntou né

[@Jotinhajunker]

@@AmandaBandeiras humor 🤝

[@TheAntlionGuard]

Clearly he ended up there because he fell in the water

[@MatthewBester]

Wait does that mean you can see his head sticking out of the water from the platform he stood on before?

[@NomadColossus]

Well you can't 'go' to that area in the game without freezing... so it's an off limits part of the map.

[@celosiacolossus6698]

Hey nomand,just wanted to ask If you could make any vid about a Beta colossi

[@speinz9430]

So is this in the preview version or some other non complete version? There are a lot of versions so I’m not great at keeping track of them.

[@NomadColossus]

No it's the retail US version

[@lostpockets2227]

do any of ther other collusus teleport when defeated?

[@NomadColossus]

From memory I don't think they do, but it's been years so I'd have to test it again.

[@tungnguyen-bn5ru]

how bro still active

[@NomadColossus]

Not so active these days!

[@ctheshadow]

Could the placement of Malus's icon indicate that #16 was supposed to be located in i4? Not Malus specifically but another colossi. Back when the original number of colossi was 24.

[@crazygrunt1000]

I also wondered about the i4 icon.

[@sahrulganteng8296]

Why you not boring, play this again and again.😂

[@AmandaBandeiras]

You are boring

[@NomadColossus]

I always can find new things to post

[@KnightedSilverWolf]

is it possible to work on the HD version of the game? if so, you should. the ps2 version is well super outdated idk what you're doing to cause such fuckery but he doesn't warp, in his death animation he remains standing but slouches and his heavy skirt and stiff legs doesnt help either

[@s.a.m7297]

hd / remake version is like "final" product so something like this most likely got deleted, patched, or fixed

[@NomadColossus]

Do you mean the PS4 version? If so, I have only very limited ways to modify that version.

[@trisemigistus]

the HD version is the polished final product, with many hidden gems, artifacts, and other subtle things removed from the game, of which this channels mission is to explore. Moving to the HD version, while certainly more visually appealing to us, would limit the channels scope and ability. Not to mention the difficulty and legality of emulating a ps4 system.