Question 1

True or false: The game has no visible health bar or HUD during normal gameplay.

Accepted Answer

True. Shadow of the Colossus deliberately omits a HUD, with health indicated only by a subtle color change around the screen’s edges.

Question 2

True or false: The sword given to Wander can reflect sunlight to reveal weak points on colossi.

Accepted Answer

True. When held up, the sword gathers light and points toward a colossus’s weak spot, aiding puzzle-solving in combat.

Question 3

True or false: Agro, the horse, can die permanently from a high fall if not revived quickly.

Accepted Answer

False. Agro cannot permanently die; after falling off a cliff, she returns later in the game, though injured.

Question 4

True or false: There is a hidden 17th colossus that can be accessed through a glitch.

Accepted Answer

False. No 17th colossus exists. Rumors stem from cut content, but no glitch unlocks a playable extra colossus.

Question 5

True or false: If you never save, Wander eventually turns into a colossus himself.

Accepted Answer

False. This is false; Wander’s transformation occurs only at the game’s ending, regardless of saving, and he becomes a baby, not a colossus.

Question 6

True or false: The colossi were originally planned to be fought in any order, not a fixed sequence.

Accepted Answer

True. Early development allowed players to choose any colossi, but the team fixed the order to better control pacing and story reveals.

Question 7

True or false: The game’s entire soundtrack was composed by a single person in under two weeks.

Accepted Answer

True. Composer Kow Otani wrote the full score in just 10 days, creating an iconic, emotional soundtrack under extreme time pressure.

Question 8

True or false: The game’s protagonist, Wander, was originally named after a famous Greek hero.

Accepted Answer

False. Wander was always called Wander; the name references his wandering journey, not a Greek hero like Hercules.

Shadow of the Colossus Trivia Questions