Guards (Shadow of the Colossus)

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Guards (Shadow of the Colossus)
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Gender	Male
Height	Varies
Appears in	Shadow of the Colossus The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection

“	Lord Emon!	”
–Their only dialogue

The Guards (or People of the Village as described by a developer in the artbook), are members of the village home to Lord Emon and presumably Wander, who appear alongside the shaman in Shadow of the Colossus, accompanying him to the Shrine of Worship. The total count consists of two crossbowmen, and three swordsmen.

Guards

Each member has a different and unique appearance, including the masks they wear. Below is a list of all of them.

Guard A

Guard A and his brown horse.

Guard A is the most prominent out of all of them. He's always leading the pack and has a brown horse instead of a black one like all the other guards. He's also the one that stabs Wander, making him turn into Dormin. During the battle agaisnt Dormin, he stays with Emon to protect him and both crossbowmen.

Guard A's mask.

He wears the Mask of Strength, a gray vest, and sports a sword. His height is 1.45 meters. (2 meters in real world size)

Guard B

Guard B with his crossbow.

Guard B is the second most prominent member of Lord Emon's men, being the one that calls out to Emon after noticing the 16th colossus' idol was about to collapse, and also being the one that shot Wander in the leg. During the battle with Dormin, he stays with Emon, Guard A and Guard D, shooting Dormin until one of the other guards gets the Ancient Sword.

Guard B's mask.

He wears the Mask of Power, a gray vest, and sports a crossbow. His height is 1.41 meters, (1.94 meters in real world size) being the shortest out of all of them.

Guard C

Guard C

Guard C is often only seen in the background of cutscenes. During the battle with Dormin, he's one of two guards that go straight for the Ancient Sword, and is able to obtain it.

Guard C's mask.

He wears the Mask of the Titans, an item only available for the player in the Preview version of the game, a yellowish vest, and sports a sword. His height is 1.45 meters, (2 meters in real world size) same as Guard A.

Guard D

Guard D with his crossbow.

Guard D is often only seen in the background of cutscenes. During the battle with Dormin, he stays with Emon, Guard A and Guard B, shooting Dormin until one of the other guards gets the Ancient Sword.

Guard D's mask.

He wears an unnamed mask, a reddish vest, and sports a crossbow. His height is 1.45 meters. (2 meters in real world size)

Guard E

Guard E

Guard E is often only seen in the background of cutscenes. During the battle with Dormin, he's one of two guards that go straight for the Ancient Sword, and is able to obtain it.

Guard E's mask.

He wears a unnamed mask, a reddish vest, and sports a sword. His height is 1.45 meters. (2 meters in real world size)

Trivia

The sword of the guards.

• The sword the Guards use has a unique model, and isn't available for use by Wander.
• The guards' clothes use the same texture as the Cloak of Force. Some of them are recolored however.
• Guard C has a sword during the cutscenes, however during gameplay, his sword is gone.
• In the E3 Demo the Guards had some more dialogue. For example, one of them says "No problems, sir." when arriving at the Shrine of Worship's door.
• It isn't shown in the final game due to the camera shots used, but in the E3 Demo, Guard B can be seen hesitating multiple times before shooting Wander, constantly looking over to Emon.
• The guards' faces in the original game have unique models and textures, while in the PS4 remake, they all have the same face model.

Gallery

• Original
• Remake
• Earlier versions

One of the guards riding a brown horse.

The guards arriving inside the Shrine of the Worship.

The guards at the altar.

One of the guards about to stab Wander.

Guard C ready to pull out his sword.

Guard E with his sword out.

A close-up of the guards' faces.

The guards and their masks.

The guards with their masks removed.

The guards and Emon arrive in the shrine. From the PS4 remake.

Guard B with Emon in the remake.

Guard A and B coming down the stairs to face Wander in the remake.

Guard B in the remake ready to shoot Wander.

Guard B in the remake just before shooting Wander.

Guard A about to stab Wander in the remake.

Guard A gives the Ancient Sword to Emon in the remake.

Designs of the guards in the remake.

The masks worn by the guards in the remake.

Test area with earlier versions of Dormin, the Guards and Emon.

Sketch of one of the guards and his crossbow, from the Shadow of the Colossus Official Strategy Guide by Bradygames.

Sketches of Mask D and E.