Griffin

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Griffin
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Location	Hillock (C4)
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Agro	Yes

Griffin (or Kyos, its name given by fans) is one of the unused colossi that, for one reason or another, did not make it into the final released game. Its name is a reference to Greek mythology.

Strategy

The artbook gives a relatively large amount of information on Griffin, such as, "You could defeat it by making use of its weakness, fire. You were meant to fight it by riding Agro, as with Colossus 10." This could mean that it was afraid of fire, like Celosia, and swift like Dirge.

According to early sketches, "the joints are relevant and need to be redrawn" and that they "will act as obstacles". It also states that "the wings are for decoration".

The artbook also states that it takes a while to finally get on the colossus' back after falling off. This is the reason it got scrapped, as it got frustrating and repetitive.

Location

Griffin is presumed to live at C4, named Hillock, as it was stated by a Team Ico developer.

The original theory placed Griffin at I7 due to a similar area being seen at the J7 beta mountains compared to the Griffin screenshots, however this was disproven when a Team Ico developer stated that Griffin lived on the west of the map.

Trivia

• Griffin's strategy of using fire is shared by Celosia.
• Griffin was one of two colossi to not get an idol statue, the other being Saru. This suggests they were both cut very early in development.
• The sheets reveals that Griffin had a map icon for when a colossus is defeated, whether this was ever implemented or just a placeholder is unknown.

Gallery

Side view of Griffin

Front view of Griffin.

An early sketch of Griffin with Wander on its back.

Different early designs of Griffin.

More early drafts of Griffin. Note its wings on the left that were pure decoration.

A fan rendition of what Griffin may have looked like. Made for Beyond the Forbidden Lands.