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Monkey is a colossus that, for unknown reasons, did not make it into the final version of the game. It is one of two unused colossi, the other being Sirius, that doesn't have a different name given by fans; it's therefore called Monkey as the designers nicknamed it.

Strategy

The artbook says, "It hung from the ceiling, and you'd defeat it by dropping it to the floor." That, coupled with early sketch designs, indicate that Monkey was fought in a cave-like area where it would hang onto stalactites. It is likely that Monkey would either attack the player by letting stalactites fall, or by dropping itself atop the player. There is also the possibility that Wander had to shoot the stalactites Monkey was hanging onto to make it drop.

In the screenshot of Monkey, it's shown hanging using its two limbs. In early sketches, the colossus is seen holding onto stalactites with one, two, and four limb(s).

Gallery

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

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 {{ColossusInfoboxv2
-|UnusedColossus = [[File:Monkey.png|275px]] }}Simia is a [[The Colossi|colossus]] that, for unknown reasons, did not make it into the final version of [[Shadow of the Colossus|the game]].
+|UnusedColossus = [[File:Monkey.png|275px]] }}
+[[Monkey]] is a [[The Colossi|colossus]] that, for unknown reasons, did not make it into the final version of the [[Shadow of the Colossus|game]]. It is one of two [[Unused Colossi|unused colossi]], the other being [[Sirius]], that doesn't have a different name given by fans; it's therefore called Monkey as the designers nicknamed it.
 ==Strategy==
+The [[Shadow of the Colossus official artbook and guidebook|artbook]] says, ''"It hung from the ceiling, and you'd defeat it by dropping it to the floor."'' That, coupled with early sketch designs, indicate that Monkey was fought in a cave-like area where it would hang onto stalactites. It is likely that Monkey would either attack the player by letting stalactites fall, or by dropping itself atop the player. There is also the possibility that [[Wander]] had to [[Bow & Arrow|shoot]] the stalactites Monkey was hanging onto to make it drop.
+In the screenshot of Monkey, it's shown hanging using its two limbs. In early sketches, the colossus is seen holding onto stalactites with one, two, and four limb(s).
-[[Shadow of the Colossus official artbook and guidebook|The artbook]] says, 'It hung from the ceiling, and you'd defeat it by dropping it to the floor'. That, coupled with early sketch designs, indicate that Simia was fought in a cave-like area where it would hang on to stalactites. It is likely that Simia would either attack the player by letting stalactites fall, or by ''dropping itself ''on the player. There is also the possibility, that [[Wander]] had to shoot the stalactites Simia was hanging on to make it drop.
-In the screenshot of Simia, it's shown hanging using its two limbs. In early sketches, the colossus is seen holding on to stalactites with one, two and four limb(s).
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery columns="dynamic" widths="216">
 MonkeySketches.jpg|Different early sketches of Monkey.
-Monkey2.png|A test shot of Wander holding on to Monkey.
+Monkey2.png|A test shot of Wander holding onto Monkey.
 </gallery>