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Shadow of the Colossus Lore: Avion

Avion is the fan name given to the 5th colossus. Resembling a bird of prey, this agile colossus is found in a foggy lake in quadrant H4, perched atop 1 of several tall ruins jutting from the waters.

Path to the colossus

See also: Map for this path

Shadow of the Colossus - fifth Colossus

Video - Avion (path to and battle with)

Avion is directly e of the shrine, as the sword indicates. Just head east as the cliffside path becomes narrow. When it widens again, the colossus' lair is close. If one gets lost, find a sunlit spot near the cliff's border - the sword'southward light will direct the actor to the lake. At that place is too a save shrine and a fruit tree. Information technology is highly recommended to eat the fruit and save the game because this colossus can set on suddenly and take away some life. Wander will have to leave Agro behind. The style eastward into the lake proper seems blocked off, simply diving underwater (the same push button used to grab; by default) will reveal an arch Wander tin can swim through. On the other side, at that place volition be a colonnade with ledges, and then climb up to the top and walk towards the balcony overlooking the ruins.

Walkthrough

Initially, Avion will practice null but watch Wander from its lofty perch. Shooting it with an arrow, notwithstanding, volition drastically change its disposition; a direct hit will cause the behemothic bird to accept to the skies and somewhen divebomb the histrion. The lake is dotted with several platforms in sets of three just barely sticking out of the water; be on the middle platform when Avion swoops down for Wander, and jump. Be sure to hold to hang on - it's a long way down if he gets shaken off, and he may not be and then fortunate equally to hit h2o.

Hang tight as the colossus soars through the air. Let Wander'due south stamina recharge when possible, but go along pressing . The weakpoint on its tail is somewhat easy to take out, merely its wings are very dangerous; a reasonably-charged stab will usually result in Avion doing an extended barrel scroll in the air, leaving Wander hanging upside-down on the tip of its wing. If his stamina runs low, quickly retreat to condom one time its wings spread out.

Fourth dimension Attack time in Original and PS3 versions (both difficulties): 5:thirty

Fourth dimension Assault times in PS4 Remake (Normal, Hard): five:00, four:15

Weakspots

Location	Percentage of health
	Normal	Hard
The end of its tail	sixty%
The end of its left wing	20%
The stop of its right wing	twenty%

Tips and tricks

• Information technology's possible to land on height of ane of the big buildings afterward falling off; the Cloth of Desperation tin be a great help. If the colossus is provoked with an pointer from there, information technology will not swoop down to attack, just will go close to Wander and flap its wings violently, creating a strong gust of air current that volition probable knock him back into the lake below.
• After stabbing whatsoever sigil on Avion's wings, Avion will perform a barrel whorl to try and become Wander off. If the thespian is careful, it is possible to permit go of its fly and land correct on Avion'due south back. This gives the player extra time to regain stamina before attacking the sigil over again.
  • It is also possible to drop from one fly and land on the opposite wing if timed correctly.

Attacks

Music

Phase	Plays in	Music
Phase i	Plays upon sighting Avion and the battle starts.	Silence
Phase 2	Plays once Wander hitches onto Avion.	A Despair-filled Farewell

Trivia

• The fan-given proper name "Avion" is the French and Spanish word for plane. This suits very well as Avion is a flight colossus.
• Avion is one of but two colossi who has a visible, mobile mouth. Dirge also has a moving mouth located on its underside.
• Avion is arguably the 2nd-most peaceful of all the colossi; it only retaliates afterwards being hit itself. Incidentally, the virtually peaceful colossus is likewise the only other one that flies: Phalanx.
• Avion is the most eastern-situated of all the colossi. On the map, Avion'due south lair is in line with Chant (Dirge is in B4 while Avion is in H4; there are no other colossi in-between them), although the ii are at completely opposite sides of the map. Putting Avion and Dirge in such positions may accept been intentional, as the two are quite different to each other in a number of ways. Avion flies, lives above a lake close to the Shrine of Worship, and is relatively peaceful until it is provoked. Dirge on the other hand lives underground in a cave within the sand far away from the Shrine of Worship and is probably ane the most aggressive colossi in the game, as it is constantly trying to kill Wander.
• Avion is one of the fastest of all colossi, potentially the fastest of all 16.
• Avion is a popular colossus amongst fans as, the experience of clinging to its hide while circling the lake at high speed is well-accompianied by the battle theme "A Despair-Filled Farewell".
• In the PS2 and PS3 releases, Avion makes a lot of bird-like screeching calls which bear resemblance to the cries of a falcon.
• If Avion is stabbed on the part of the wing almost its head, it will screech and turn its head to wait at Wander.
• If the thespian doesn't burn an pointer at Avion and leaves it perched on the belfry that information technology begins on, Avion will not move, regardless of how close to that tower they become. If Wander does this, Avion will watch him swim around the lake from its perch in a similar manner to how Malus follows Wander's motion (unlike Malus however, Avion is able to freely rotate through 360 degrees and won't assault on sight).
• Avion is one of only ii colossi who has three major sigils in Normal Mode; Phalanx is the other. Hydrus and Malus each have 3 minor sigils, only not 3 major.
• The theme "Silence" plays during the battles with Avion, Hydrus, and Phalanx, arguably the 3 most peaceful colossi in the game.
• If Wander fails to jump properly and take hold of onto Avion'southward fly, he will be knocked back into the water, sustaining some level of injury. If he then lets it fly nigh the arena without provoking it, it volition sometimes avert landing on its perch. In this event, Avion will fly toward Wander every bit if to make a dive attack, only will instead hover in the air before him and give him a expert look before moving on.
• In the Japanese version of the game, Dormin's introduction line for Avion is dissimilar from the english version. It reads as "It casts a jumbo shadow across a misty lake... as information technology soars through the sky... giant wings milkshake the water'due south surface...".

• Avion's primeval design was much darker and crow-like. Its tail was too much shorter.
• Ane of the ideas for its fight was completely different than what it ended upwards condign in the concluding version, as indicated by early on animations of breath attacks that were found, and its early Dormin hint, which used to be "Use the scattered pillars to avoid the current of air and find your way to the enemy." Wander would need to swim until he latched onto Avion's tail, and climb it that style. Avion was besides the 9th colossus in the E3 Demo.
• The fight from the E3 Demo seems to exist in a transitional period between the earlier strategy and the newer i; as the platforms used in the final battle were still dissever objects with no shading and the mechanics were still far from complete. Information technology but had 2 sigils, ane on each fly, with the tail one missing as it used to exist the way to go upward on information technology. Its battle theme was In Awe of the Power, non switching fifty-fifty after Wander hitches onto it.
• A removed assail from Avion was constitute in the E3 Demo, named 'bird_breath_attack'. Animations linked to information technology has Avion opening its mouth and endmost it, possibly explaining why it has a movable oral cavity in the first place; together with a fiery breath effect that travels a really long distance and deals damage if touched by Wander.
  • The attack is stopped by a standoff bulwark named "canyon_particle_collision" placed xx meters above the h2o, which is similar to collisions likewise on Poseidon'south Lake and Geyser. Notwithstanding, they're placed on the water surface itself, impeding Pelagia'south and Basaran's pulse attacks of crossing it. In the case of Avion, when its fire hits the collision, steam is produced, meaning the water likely used to exist 20 meters higher at some point.

Beta Avion Introduction Cutscene (E3 Demo)

• Avion also had a dissimilar introduction cutscene in the E3 Demo, with the cutscene starting with the colossus already on the pillar.
• In the Preview version, Avion was the 4th colossus and Phaedra was the 5th. This is too reflected by the idols on the Shrine of Worship from this, PSU Preview and OPM Demo versions.
• Also in the Preview version of the game, the theme "Counterattack" plays one time Wander hitches onto Avion.

Gallery

Image of Avion taken from the official artbook.

Avion swooping downwards to assault Wander.

Wander facing off against Avion.

Avion turning mid-flight.

Wander on Avion'south dorsum mid-flight.

Shut-up of Wander hanging onto Avion's wing.

Avion's corpse.

Game over screen of Avion.

Size chart for Avion (Credits: Nomad Colossus).

Avion equally seen in the 2018 remake of Shadow of the Colossus.

Avion in Reminiscence Fashion.

Wander about to stab Avion's tail.

Early Avion model from NICO.

Same model from the previous clip, simply later in evolution as evident by the sky.

Avion's early introduction animation shot from the E3 Demo.

Death model of Avion from the E3 Demo compared to its actual model. It shows an earlier incarnation of information technology before the strategy was to jump onto its wings.

Some other comparison of the expiry model from the E3 Demo.

A texture segment for a seemingly early model of Avion named "niwa_bird". Near of the textures no longer exist.

Concept sketch of Avion's lair.

The limited edition figurine of Avion released exclusively in Japan.

	Walkthrough
Characters	Wander  · Mono  · Agro  · Dormin  · Lord Emon  · Guards  · Shadow Creatures
Colossi	I  · Ii  · III  · IV  · Five  · Vi  · VII  · VIII  · IX  · X  · Eleven  · XII  · 13  · Xiv  · 15  · XVI
Locations	The Forbidden Lands  · Shrine of Worship  · Colossus Arenas
Main Items	Power-ups (Lizards · Fruit)  · Weapons (Ancient Sword · Sword of the Sun · Queen'due south Sword · Sword of Dormin · Bow & Arrow · Ancient Bow · Harpoon of Thunder · Life Sword)  · Collectibles (Relics)
Gameplay	Hard Way  · Save shrines  · Fourth dimension Attack  · Reminiscence Style  · Watermellon  · Barrel
Media	Roar of the Earth (OST)  · Official Art and Guide Book  · Nico Bonus DVD  · Picture
Releases	OPM Demo  · PS2 original  · PS3 remaster  · PS4 remake  · Credits
Early on Builds	Preview version  · PSU Preview version  · E3 Demo
Unused Content	Unused Colossi  · Colossus Examination Stages  · Unused Locations  · Beta Mountains  · Shadow of the Colossus Evolution Phases

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