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“	Souls that are once lost cannot be reclaimed... Is that not the law of mortals? With that sword, however... it may not be impossible.	”
–Dormin to Wander

The Ancient Sword is Wander's primary weapon in Shadow of the Colossus.

Background

The Ancient Sword was used many years ago to seal Dormin away within the Forbidden Lands. Wander, having knowledge of the power of Dormin, stole the sword to enable him to use the "forbidden spell" as referred to in the game and revive Mono.

Use

The sword has the ability to "gather light" and show the location of active colossi by holding it up in the sunlight to activate this ability. The light will scatter when he is pointed away from the colossus' location, but those points of light will gather when he aims at the right direction. When near the colossus, these beams of light point out the magic sigils on a colossus' body.

The sword is fairly small, but like the other two swords of the game, its power in killing a colossus increases as Wander's strength does. In the normal difficulty, with both the Cloak of Force and either the Mask of Power or the Mask of Strength equipped, the Ancient Sword becomes equivalent in power to the Queen's Sword. The reason the Queen's Sword was created was because considering in the hard difficulty clothing items focus on defensive abilities, it would otherwise be impossible to get a sword of such power. The Ancient Sword is the only sword seen in cutscenes, regardless of the previous weapon that was equipped (with the exception of the cutscene that follows absorbing a colossus' spirit).

The game	ICO ( Demo · Revisions from U.S. version · Ico HD )
Characters	Ico · Yorda · The Queen · Shadows · Shinkan
The Castle	Idol Gates · Yorda's language · Saving Benches Altar • Warehouse • Spiral Stairs • Old Bridge • Stairs • Trolley 1 • Trolley 2 • Crane • Chandelier • Drawbridge • Main Gate • Graveyard • Dark Room • Sunbeams • Stone Pillar • East Crag • East Arena • East Idol Stairs • East Reflector • Waterfall • Sluice • Cogwheel • Gondola • Water Tower • West Crag • West Arena • West Idol Stairs • West Reflector • Cage • Pipe • Elevator • Wharf • Queen's Room • Sandy Beach
Other Media	Ico ~Melody in the Mist~ · Official Game Guide · Ico: Castle in the Mist

The Game	Shadow of the Colossus ( Demo · Pal Release · Shadow of the Colossus HD · PS4)
Characters	Wander · Agro · Mono · Dormin · Lord Emon · Guards · Shadows
The Colossi	I · II · III · IV · V · VI · VII · VIII · IX · X · XI · XII · XIII · XIV · XV · XVI Unused Colossi ( Devil · Evis · Griffin · Phoenix · Roc · Saru · Sirius · Spider · Worm · Yamori A · Buffalo · Quetzalcoatl) Magic Sigil · Hard Mode
Colossus Arenas	Temple · Proto · Arena · Kirin's Hill · Canyon · Canossa · Lakeside · Underground · Geyser · Gravewind · Leo's Cave · Poseidon's Lake · Desert · Ruins · Parthenon · Sanctuary Unused Arenas ( Badlands · Cave · Crater · Devil's Plain · Dune · Hillock · I1 · Labyrinth · Sluice · Stonehenge · Valley )
The Forbidden Lands	Shadow creatures • Save shrines • Fruit trees • White-tailed lizards The Shrine of Worship Umbral Glade • Stone Arch Gorge • Dried Marsh • Northern Span • Desert Fortress • Misty Falls • Ravine Entrance • Half-moon Canyon • Western Plain • Round Stone Hill • Lair to the West • Stone Bridge Cliff • Cliff Path • Lair on the Mesa • Western Cape • Arch Bridge Plain • Blasted Lands • Autumn Forest • Eastern Bluff • Valley Plain • Southwestern Cape • Southern Plain • Green Cape • The Broken Seal
Soundtrack	Roar of the Earth
Walkthrough	Time Attack • Golden Coins
Other media	Nico · Official artbook/guidebook · Collectible figurines · Film adaptation
	Giantology campaign
Hoaxes	Jebal-Barez skeleton • Tamil Nadu tsunami giant • Sulu Sea eel statue • Polarneft conspiracy • Sayre family vacation
Characters	Eric Belson • Casper Shilling • Ed Guyler • Arkady Simkin • Boris Atlasov • Andrew and Ellie Sayre
Media	Giantology podcasts (First • Interview with Arkady Simkin • Third • Fourth) • IPICP memo

Characters	Armored Knights · The Boy · Trico · Master of the Valley · Armored Tricos
Locations	The World · The Citadel
Soundtrack	Original Soundtrack
Objects	The Mirror · Talismans · Barrels · Unlockable Items

	Walkthrough
Characters	Wander · Mono · Agro · Dormin · Lord Emon · Guards · Shadows
Colossi	I · II · III · IV · V · VI · VII · VIII · IX · X · XI · XII · XIII · XIV · XV · XVI
Locations	The Forbidden Lands · Shrine of Worship · Colossus Arenas
Main Items	Power-ups (Lizards · Fruit) · Weapons (Ancient Sword · Sword of the Sun · Queen’s Sword · Sword of Dormin · Bow & Arrow · Ancient Bow · Harpoon of Thunder · Life Sword) · Collectibles (Relics)
Gameplay	Hard Mode · Save shrines · Time Attack · Reminiscence Mode · Watermellon · Barrel
Media	Roar of the Earth (OST) · Official Art and Guide Book · Nico Bonus DVD · Film · Interview Archive
Releases	OPM Demo · PS2 original · PS3 remaster · PS4 remake · Credits
Early Builds	Preview version · PSU Preview version · E3 Demo
Unused Content	Unused Colossi · Colossus Test Stages · Unused Locations · Beta Mountains · Development Timeline of Shadow of the Colossus

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+{{Template:Quote|''Souls that are once lost cannot be reclaimed... Is that not the law of mortals? With that sword, however... it may not be impossible.''|Dormin to Wander}}[[File:AncientSword.png|thumb|240px|Wander wielding the Ancient Sword.]]
+The '''Ancient Sword''' is [[Wander|Wander's]] primary weapon in ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''.
+==Background==
-''" Souls that are once lost cannot be reclaimed. Is that not the law of mortals? With that sword, however, it may not be impossible. " '''''Dormin'''
+The Ancient Sword was used many years ago to seal [[Dormin]] away within the [[Forbidden Lands]]. Wander, having knowledge of the power of Dormin, stole the sword to enable him to use the "forbidden spell" as referred to in the game and revive [[Mono]].
+==Use==
-[[File:SotC-73-Searching_for_the_colossi.jpg|thumb|286px|Wander using the Ancient Sword to find the colossi]]The '''Ancient Sword''' is [[Wander]]'s primary weapon in ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''.
+The sword has the ability to "gather light" and show the location of active [[The Colossi|colossi]] by holding it up in the sunlight to activate this ability. The light will scatter when he is pointed away from the colossus' location, but those points of light will gather when he aims at the right direction. When near the colossus, these beams of light point out the [[Magic Sigil|magic sigils]] on a colossus' body.
+The sword is fairly small, but like the other two swords of the game, its power in killing a colossus increases as Wander's strength does. In the normal difficulty, with both the [[Cloak of Force]] and either the [[Mask of Power]] or the [[Mask of Strength]] equipped, the Ancient Sword becomes equivalent in power to the [[Queen's Sword (Shadow of the Colossus)|Queen's Sword]]. The reason the Queen's Sword was created was because considering in the hard difficulty clothing items focus on defensive abilities, it would otherwise be impossible to get a sword of such power. The Ancient Sword is the only sword seen in cutscenes, regardless of the previous weapon that was equipped (with the exception of the cutscene that follows absorbing a colossus' spirit).
-The Ancient Sword was used many years ago to seal [[Dormin]] away within the Forbidden Lands. Wander, upon learning of the power of the Dormin, stole the sword to enable him to use the Forbidden Spell and revive [[Mono]].
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-The sword has the ability to "gather light" and show the location of active [[The Colossi|colossi]]. Wander holds it up in the sunlight to activate this ability. The light will scatter when he is pointed away from the colossus, but those points of light will gather when he aims at them. When near the colossus, these beams of light point out [[Magic Sigil|magic sigils]] on the colossus's body.
+File:ByTheSword.jpg|The close-up of the Ancient Sword at the end of the game.
+File:SotC-73-Searching_for_the_colossi.jpg|Wander using the Ancient Sword to find the colossi.
+SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS_20180318091905.jpg|Wander stabbing the ground.
+SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS_20180310170739.jpg|Wander raises the Ancient Sword.
+SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS_20180219075030.jpg|Beams of the Ancient Sword converge.
+SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS_20180219074802.jpg|
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-[[File:ByTheSword.jpg|thumb|288px|The close-up of the Ancient Sword at the end of the game]]The sword is fairly small, but like the other two swords of the game, their power in killing a colossus increases as Wander's strength increases. In the normal difficulty, with both the [[Cloak of Force]] and either the [[Mask of Power]] or the [[Mask of Strength]] equipped, the Ancient Sword becomes equivalent in power to the [[Queen's Sword (Shadow of the Colossus)|Queen's Sword]]. The reason the Queen's Sword was created was because since the hard difficulty clothing items focus on defensive abilities, it would otherwise be impossible to get a sword of such power. The Ancient Sword is the only sword seen in cutscenes, regardless of the previous weapon that was equipped (with the exception of the cutscene that follows absorbing a colossus's spirit).
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