Shinkan

The Shinkan (神官, lit. translated as shinto priest) are minor characters who appear in the introduction scenes of ICO, taking the boy to the castle.

Introduction[]

The robed shinkan taking Ico to the castle.

There are three shinkan at the beginning of the games, one of them has a more unique, robed clothing, while the other two wear the same armor with a horned helmet, but with different colors. They are all 1.7m tall. Their names come from the game files, which are titled "Shinkan" A, B and C in the files.

One of them says: "Do not be angry with us. This is for the good of the village". Suggesting they believe by doing this their village will be saved, for one reason or another.

Trivia[]

They bare a resemblance to the cut Castle Soldiers, but it is unknown if there is a specific development connection.

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References[]

The game	ICO ( Demo • Revisions from U.S. version • Ico HD )
Characters	Ico • Yorda • The Queen • Shadows • Shinkan
The Castle	Altar • Warehouse • Spiral Stairs • Old Bridge • Stairs • Trolley 1 • Trolley 2 • Crane • Chandelier • Drawbridge • Main Gate • Graveyard • Dark Room • Windmill • 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
Items	Stick • Sword • Queen's Sword • Mace • Light Saber
Miscellaneous	Idol Gates • Runic language • Sofas • ICO Stages
Unused Content	Castle Soldiers • Unused Locations (Dynamite Room) • Unused Objects
Other Media	Credits • Ico ~Melody in the Mist~ • Official Game Guide • Ico: Castle in the Mist • Development Timeline of ICO • Interview Archive

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