The Queen's Sword is an extremely powerful weapon, increasing the damage dealt to a colossus by x3, that is only obtained by slaying all sixteen colossi in Hard Time Attack. While the weapon itself does not provide any advantage to the player in the way of tracking down a colossus (like the Sword of the Sun), the Queen's Sword can eliminate a weak point of a colossus in one or two blows. Even a colossus like the 16th colossus can be defeated in two fully-charged stabs.
Dormin says the following upon retrieving the item:
| “ | Ahh... That is the 'Queen's Sword'... It can inflict a mortal blow with one strike to the vitals. |
” |
Queen's Sword in ICO[]
The sword's hilt shares similar design to the hilt of the Queen's Sword found in ICO (minus the chain). The blade itself is also similar, for it has the same length and width, and both blades have a round tip (in contrary to the other blades found in both games).
Worth note, however, is that the Queen's Sword from ICO is inscribed with runes that glow brightly in a constant cycle, beginning at the hilt and going up to the tip of the blade, as if there is magic pulsing through it. Also, there are many sparks and bolts of electricity surrounding the blade. Both these features are absent from the Queen's Sword in Shadow of the Colossus PS2 and PS3 versions, but in the PS4 remake, the Queen's Sword does have these features.
Whether the presence of the Queen's Sword in the Forbidden Lands is just a simple reference to ICO or canon to the story is up to debate. The fact it can only be obtained in new game plus puts it in favour of being the former.
Trivia[]
- Since Items are not locked on difficulty modes in the PS4 version, the Queen's Sword can be stacked with Cloak of Force, Mask of Strength, or Mask of Power. The result is an unnecessarily powerful weapon.
- In the files, this weapon is named the "Sun Sword".
- In the NTSC release and earlier versions, this and the Sword of the Sun's HUD icons are swapped.
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 | |
