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{{Template:Quote|''We, Dormin, have arisen anew...''|Dormin to Lord Emon}}
'''Dormin''' (Japanese: ドルミン ''Dorumin'') is the mysterious entity residing in the [[Forbidden Lands]], and an ambiguously-motivated pseudo-antagonist of ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''. Dormin communicates with Wander both through a large sunlit aperture in the ceiling of the [[Shrine of Worship]], and during colossus battles will provide Wander with occasional [[Dormin's Colossus Descriptions and Hints|hints]] if he is having difficulty.
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'''Dormin''' (Japanese: ドルミン ''Dorumin'') is the mysterious entity residing in the [[Forbidden Lands]] and an ambiguously-motivated pseudo-antagonist of ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''. Dormin communicates with [[Wander]] both through a large sunlit aperture in the ceiling of the [[Shrine of Worship]] and during [[The Colossi|colossus]] battles will provide Wander with occasional [[Dormin's colossi descriptions and hints|hints]] if he is having difficulty.
   
 
==Story==
 
==Story==
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[[File:W19DC.png|thumb|240px|Dormin's concept art; here, its bull-like face can be seen.]]
Dormin makes a deal with [[Wander]]: slay the sixteen [[The Colossi|colossi]] and [[Mono]] will be resurrected. Each time a colossus is killed, several black tendrils come from the fatal wound and embed themselves in Wander's body. It soon becomes clear that these tendrils are the once-separated fragments of Dormin, quarantined inside each of the sixteen colossi in hopes of preventing his resurrection. As Wander is transported back to the Shrine for the last time, the sixteen pieces of Dormin combine in Wander's lifeless body and Dormin reforms as a shadowy being as large as many of the colossi. Dormin terrorizes [[Lord Emon]] and his men in the main hall of the Shrine as they make their escape to the back of the Shrine. Dormin attempts to follow them but is slowed down due to Wander's injured leg. Upon reaching the top of the spiral staircase, Emon says an incantation and throws the Ancient Sword into the shallow pool. A whirlwind is created and the essence of Dormin is slowly stripped away until all that remains is Wander's figure, completely covered in shadow, which is presently sucked in as well. The only remnant of Dormin or Wander is a mysterious infant bearing two stubby horns on its head, which is discovered by a resurrected Mono shortly after Emon's men flee the Lands.
 
   
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After Wander lays [[Mono]] down on the altar and vanquished several [[shadow creatures]], Dormin reveals itself to him, apparently surprised by the fact that Wander possesses the [[Ancient Sword]]. After learning that Wander wishes to revive Mono, Dormin states that it is possible with the use of his sword by destroying the idols that stand in the Shrine of Worship. However, they can only be destroyed by slaying their incarnations, the colossi. Dormin also warns Wander that the price of reviving Mono may be heavy. After Wander comments that it doesn't matter, they make a deal: he slays the sixteen colossi and Mono will be resurrected.
==Origin==
 
   
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[[File:SHADOW_OF_THE_COLOSSUS_20180713173643.jpg|thumb|240px|Black tendrils emerge from the colossus and fly in search of Wander.]]Each time a colossus is killed, several black tendrils come from the fatal wound and embed themselves in Wander's body. It soon becomes clear that these tendrils are the once-separated fragments of Dormin, quarantined inside each of the sixteen colossi.
[[File:W19DC.png|thumb|left|Dormin's concept art; here we can see his bull-like face]]Dormin holds knowledge of a great power, and for this reason was sealed away as a menacing being in the ancient past. It is for this reason the ancient land is a forbidden place, and the reason making it so was seen as necessary for the people. Dropping the entirety of the bridge to seal off the land — as is done late in the game — wasn't performed, though, as it's the very thing used to walk out.
 
   
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After defeating the sixteenth colossus, Wander is transported back to the Shrine for the last time. There, [[Lord Emon]] and his men have already arrived, shocked to find that the ritual is nearly completed. After Lord Emon's men shoot Wander in his leg and stab him in the chest with a sword, the sixteen pieces of Dormin combine in Wander's lifeless body and Dormin reforms as a shadowy being as large as many of the colossi. It is revealed that Lord Emon's ancestors severed Dormin's body in sixteen segments for "an eternity" in order to to seal away its power.
It could be said that the black bands that pierce Wander's body when each colossus falls are a symbol of Dormin's power entering his body. The silhouettes that surround Wander in the temple are each one portion of Dormin. An alternative explaination is that the black bands which pierce Wander's body once being expelled from each of the colossi are fragments of Dormin's soul, binding themselves to Wander.
 
   
 
After Dormin tells Lord Emon that it "borrowed" Wander's body, it terrorizes him and his men in the main hall of the Shrine as they make their escape to the back of the shrine. Dormin attempts to follow them, but is slowed down due to Wander's injured leg. Upon reaching the top of the spiral staircase, Emon says an incantation and throws the Ancient Sword into the shallow pool. A whirlwind is created and the essence of Dormin is slowly stripped away until all that remains is Wander's figure, completely covered in shadow, which is presently sucked in as well. The only remnant of Dormin or Wander is a mysterious infant bearing two stubby horns on its head, which is discovered by a resurrected Mono shortly after Emon's men flee the Lands. Whether Dormin is banished for good or only temporary is up for debate.
The tormented human-esque silhouettes could be fragments of Wander's own soul. <span style="font-style: normal; ">This is because in the beginning of the game, Dormin expells the human-esque shades with the light before they have a chance to approach Wander, perhaps in an attempt to aid or warn him some how.</span> Wander's soul being incomplete and shattered, along with being expelled from his body are now lost and trapped within the shadowy realm between this world and the next. Filled with sorrow, confusion and all sort of dark emotion they glipse through the veil at the body they once inhabited before fate dealt them the hand of experiencing this <span style="font-style: normal; ">lesser existance.</span>
 
 
After his body becomes Dormin, it's still half-Wander and his consciousness remains able to function.
 
   
 
==Voices and gender==
 
==Voices and gender==
Voiced by [[Kazuhiro Nakata]] and [[Kyōko Hikami]], Dormin speaks with both a male and female voice in loose synchronization. Because of this, fans have often debated over the correct [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoun pronoun] to use. The plural pronouns ''they'' and ''them'' are often used because of Dormin's dual voices. Lord Emon notably refers to Dormin using the masculine pronoun ''he'' in the final scenes (though Dormin continues to use the plural ''we'').
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[[File:Character_Art_Card_-_Dormin.jpg|thumb|350px]]Voiced by Kazuhiro Nakata and Kyōko Hikami, Dormin speaks with both a male and female voice in loose synchronization. Because of this, fans have often debated over the correct pronoun to use. The plural pronouns "they" and "them" are often used because of Dormin's dual voices. Lord Emon notably refers to Dormin using the masculine pronoun "he" in the final scenes, though Dormin uses the plural "we".
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==Origin of given name==
 
==Origin of given name==
 
===Dormin===
 
===Dormin===
*Dormin is possibly a misconjugation of [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormit#Latin dormit] (it sleeps) or play on the Latin word [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormio dormiō], which means sleep. [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormiens Dormiēns] is the present active participle of dormiō. Dormin's powers remain locked away in the Forbidden Lands, where he rests in the shrine waiting to be awoken by one who possesses the [[Ancient Sword]] to awaken him and bring forth his resurrection. Thus it can be assumed that it is intended that Dormin refers to themself as "The Sleepers" or "The Sleeping".
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*Dormin is possibly a misconjugation of [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormit#Latin "dormit"] (it sleeps) or play on the Latin word [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormio "dormiō"], which means sleep. [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormiens "Dormiēns"] is the present active participle of dormiō. Dormin's powers remain locked away in the Forbidden Lands, where he rests in the shrine waiting to be awoken by one who possesses the Ancient Sword. Thus it can be assumed that it is intended that Dormin refers to themself as "The Sleepers" or "The Sleeping".
*[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormin Dormin] is a proper conjugation in Catalan, a heavily Greek and Latin influenced Romance language. It is a third-person plural present subjunctive as well as a third-person plural imperative form of the word [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormir#Catalan dormir] (to sleep) depending on the context.
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*[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormin "Dormin"] is a proper conjugation in Catalan, a heavily Greek and Latin-influenced Romance language. It is a third-person plural present subjunctive as well as a third-person plural imperative form of the word [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormir#Catalan "dormir"] (to sleep) depending on the context.
*It could also be a composition of the Latin [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormio dormiō] and the word [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/min min], which depending on the etymology could either mean "less", "a memory" or "to remember". So one could speculate that additional translations of Dormin's name result in; "The Sleepless", "Without Sleep", "A Sleeping Memory", or even the notion of sleep itself.
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*It could also be a composition of the Latin [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dormio "dormiō"] and the word [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/min "min"], which depending on the etymology could either mean "less", "a memory", or "to remember". So one could speculate that additional translations of Dormin's name result in: "The Sleepless", "Without Sleep", "A Sleeping Memory", or even the notion of sleep itself.
*Dormin is "Nimrod" backwards, which could possibly refer to the biblical king [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNimrod&ei=8tRbUdWUNeH6igK6l4Bw&usg=AFQjCNF-mHdRc-HL382D4Ij2U-bdsj8GbQ&sig2=JbZjECfIDkxdk7BgrA02Tw&bvm=bv.44697112,d.cGE Nimrod] who was said to be the originator of false worship. Also, Nimrod was to be credited with the creation of the Tower of Babel, a tower which led mortals into forbidden territory, the territory of God. King Nimrod's death resulted in his body being cut into multiple pieces and dispersed, similar to parts of Dormin's soul being held within the colossi.
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*Dormin is "Nimrod" backwards, which could possibly refer to the Biblical king [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNimrod&ei=8tRbUdWUNeH6igK6l4Bw&usg=AFQjCNF-mHdRc-HL382D4Ij2U-bdsj8GbQ&sig2=JbZjECfIDkxdk7BgrA02Tw&bvm=bv.44697112,d.cGE Nimrod], who was said to be the originator of false worship. Also, Nimrod was to be credited with the creation of the Tower of Babel, a tower which led mortals into forbidden territory, the territory of God. King Nimrod's death resulted in his body being cut into multiple pieces and dispersed, similar to parts of Dormin's soul being held within the colossi.
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===Inferences===
 
===Inferences===
*Given the many possible roots of Dormin's name deriving from sleep, and the fact that Dormin is able to bring souls back from the afterlife (seeing as Wander asks it to "Return her (Mono's) soul back to her body," and not to return her to life), one could determine that sleep in this case is referring to Eternal Sleep or Eternal Rest, i.e. death. Thus it could be inferred that Dormin is in itself death, with control over souls and the afterlife. It had its powers separated and entombed in the Forbidden Lands so that death can not manifest itself unchecked in the land of mortals.
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*Given the many possible roots of Dormin's name deriving from sleep and the fact that Dormin is able to bring souls back from the afterlife (seeing as Wander asks it to "return her (Mono's) soul back to her body," and not to return her to life), one could determine that sleep in this case is referring to eternal sleep/rest, i.e. death. Thus it could be inferred that Dormin is in itself death with control over souls and the afterlife. It had its powers separated and entombed in the Forbidden Lands so that death cannot manifest itself unchecked in the land of mortals.
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Revision as of 01:20, 13 January 2020

We, Dormin, have arisen anew...

–Dormin to Lord Emon

Dormin (Japanese: ドルミン Dorumin) is the mysterious entity residing in the Forbidden Lands and an ambiguously-motivated pseudo-antagonist of Shadow of the Colossus. Dormin communicates with Wander both through a large sunlit aperture in the ceiling of the Shrine of Worship and during colossus battles will provide Wander with occasional hints if he is having difficulty.

Story

W19DC

Dormin's concept art; here, its bull-like face can be seen.

After Wander lays Mono down on the altar and vanquished several shadow creatures, Dormin reveals itself to him, apparently surprised by the fact that Wander possesses the Ancient Sword. After learning that Wander wishes to revive Mono, Dormin states that it is possible with the use of his sword by destroying the idols that stand in the Shrine of Worship. However, they can only be destroyed by slaying their incarnations, the colossi. Dormin also warns Wander that the price of reviving Mono may be heavy. After Wander comments that it doesn't matter, they make a deal: he slays the sixteen colossi and Mono will be resurrected.

SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS 20180713173643

Black tendrils emerge from the colossus and fly in search of Wander.

Each time a colossus is killed, several black tendrils come from the fatal wound and embed themselves in Wander's body. It soon becomes clear that these tendrils are the once-separated fragments of Dormin, quarantined inside each of the sixteen colossi.

After defeating the sixteenth colossus, Wander is transported back to the Shrine for the last time. There, Lord Emon and his men have already arrived, shocked to find that the ritual is nearly completed. After Lord Emon's men shoot Wander in his leg and stab him in the chest with a sword, the sixteen pieces of Dormin combine in Wander's lifeless body and Dormin reforms as a shadowy being as large as many of the colossi. It is revealed that Lord Emon's ancestors severed Dormin's body in sixteen segments for "an eternity" in order to to seal away its power.

After Dormin tells Lord Emon that it "borrowed" Wander's body, it terrorizes him and his men in the main hall of the Shrine as they make their escape to the back of the shrine. Dormin attempts to follow them, but is slowed down due to Wander's injured leg. Upon reaching the top of the spiral staircase, Emon says an incantation and throws the Ancient Sword into the shallow pool. A whirlwind is created and the essence of Dormin is slowly stripped away until all that remains is Wander's figure, completely covered in shadow, which is presently sucked in as well. The only remnant of Dormin or Wander is a mysterious infant bearing two stubby horns on its head, which is discovered by a resurrected Mono shortly after Emon's men flee the Lands. Whether Dormin is banished for good or only temporary is up for debate.

Voices and gender

Character Art Card - Dormin

Voiced by Kazuhiro Nakata and Kyōko Hikami, Dormin speaks with both a male and female voice in loose synchronization. Because of this, fans have often debated over the correct pronoun to use. The plural pronouns "they" and "them" are often used because of Dormin's dual voices. Lord Emon notably refers to Dormin using the masculine pronoun "he" in the final scenes, though Dormin uses the plural "we".

Origin of given name

Dormin

  • Dormin is possibly a misconjugation of "dormit" (it sleeps) or play on the Latin word "dormiō", which means sleep. "Dormiēns" is the present active participle of dormiō. Dormin's powers remain locked away in the Forbidden Lands, where he rests in the shrine waiting to be awoken by one who possesses the Ancient Sword. Thus it can be assumed that it is intended that Dormin refers to themself as "The Sleepers" or "The Sleeping".
  • "Dormin" is a proper conjugation in Catalan, a heavily Greek and Latin-influenced Romance language. It is a third-person plural present subjunctive as well as a third-person plural imperative form of the word "dormir" (to sleep) depending on the context.
  • It could also be a composition of the Latin "dormiō" and the word "min", which depending on the etymology could either mean "less", "a memory", or "to remember". So one could speculate that additional translations of Dormin's name result in: "The Sleepless", "Without Sleep", "A Sleeping Memory", or even the notion of sleep itself.
  • Dormin is "Nimrod" backwards, which could possibly refer to the Biblical king Nimrod, who was said to be the originator of false worship. Also, Nimrod was to be credited with the creation of the Tower of Babel, a tower which led mortals into forbidden territory, the territory of God. King Nimrod's death resulted in his body being cut into multiple pieces and dispersed, similar to parts of Dormin's soul being held within the colossi.

Inferences

  • Given the many possible roots of Dormin's name deriving from sleep and the fact that Dormin is able to bring souls back from the afterlife (seeing as Wander asks it to "return her (Mono's) soul back to her body," and not to return her to life), one could determine that sleep in this case is referring to eternal sleep/rest, i.e. death. Thus it could be inferred that Dormin is in itself death with control over souls and the afterlife. It had its powers separated and entombed in the Forbidden Lands so that death cannot manifest itself unchecked in the land of mortals.

Gallery

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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 creaturesSave shrinesFruit treesWhite-tailed lizards

The Shrine of Worship
Umbral GladeStone Arch GorgeDried MarshNorthern SpanDesert FortressMisty FallsRavine EntranceHalf-moon CanyonWestern PlainRound Stone HillLair to the WestStone Bridge CliffCliff PathLair on the MesaWestern CapeArch Bridge PlainBlasted LandsAutumn ForestEastern BluffValley PlainSouthwestern CapeSouthern PlainGreen CapeThe Broken Seal

Soundtrack Roar of the Earth
Walkthrough Time AttackGolden Coins
Other media Nico  · Official artbook/guidebook  · Collectible figurines  · Film adaptation
Giantology campaign
Hoaxes Jebal-Barez skeletonTamil Nadu tsunami giantSulu Sea eel statuePolarneft conspiracySayre family vacation
Characters Eric BelsonCasper ShillingEd GuylerArkady SimkinBoris AtlasovAndrew and Ellie Sayre
Media Giantology podcasts (FirstInterview with Arkady SimkinThirdFourth) • IPICP memo
SotC Template CoverLogov2 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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