Sanctuary is the developer name given to the arena of the 16th colossus.
Description[]
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 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 | |
 Walkthrough | |
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| Characters | Wander · Mono · Agro · Dormin · Lord Emon · Guards · Shadows |
| 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 · Interview Archive |
| 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 · Development Timeline of Shadow of the Colossus |