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Sanctuary is the developer name given to the arena of the 16th colossus.
Design
It takes place on the top of a high tower. A fortress-like final battlefield shrouded in dark clouds. Barricades and tunnels are all over the arena to dodge the light bullets and get closer to the colossus.
Location
The arena is located on the south of the Forbidden Lands, inside the Broken Seal, at quadrant F8.
Trivia
- When the gate to the Sanctuary first opens, a theme of the same name plays.
- The name of this theme in the game files is "Cave", suggesting that it wasn't made for this arena originally.
- In the Preview version of the game, another cutscene plays when getting near the stairs that lead to the broken bridge, but with no music.
- The concept art of this arena is actually the concept art of Labyrinth, the older arena of the 16th Colossus, when it was still called Buddha and wasn't the final boss. It featured labyrinth-like tunnels that circled around the colossus; while the tunnels in the final version of the arena are linear in nature.
- The arena wasn't originally located at F8, as proven by the PS3 data sheets which includes a texture segment of the old F8 quadrant, as well as its chip data which resembles a world border. Its original arena was originally located in I7.
Gallery
The gate at the entrance.
The unstable bridge.
Way to the top.
Towers used to climb to the top of the arena.
Overlooking the storm.
The cliffside.
Top view of the Sanctuary.
Concept art of the gate to Sanctuary.
Concept art of the Sanctuary from the PS4 remake.
Ending model from the E3 Demo. It shows an earlier version of the Sanctuary, with different texturing and slightly different meshes.
Concept art of the former arena of the 16th Colossus from the artbook. Note the labyrinth-like tunnels.
Sketch of the former arena of the 16th Colossus from the Ico & Sotc PS3 art booklet. Year of creation: 2003.
Sketch of the former arena of the 16th Colossus from the Nico bonus DVD.
 Walkthrough | |
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| Characters | Wander · Mono · Agro · Dormin · Lord Emon · Guards · Shadow Creatures |
| 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 |
| 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 · Shadow of the Colossus Development Phases |
