Unused Locations (Shadow of the Colossus)

Many locations from Shadow of the Colossus were cut from the game, ranging from the unused colossi's arenas to explorable land.

Unused Locations in the Forbidden Lands

Below is a list of all of the known lands that were placed in the Forbidden Lands map, including a short description, which quadrant they belonged to and what type of location it is. Anything not listed is likely not meant to be explorable, being a beta mountain instead.

Table of Unused Locations by quadrant order

Name	Quadrant	Type	Description
Sluice	B3	Arena	Cave ruins with unknown sluice-like structures inside it. Used to house Yamori A.
Beta Plains¹	B6	Explorable	Plains that lead to a cliff edge, they used to connect to the rest of the Blasted Lands before Roc was deleted.
Devil's Plain	D2	Arena	Structure that was found near Stone Arch Gorge. Used to house Devil.
Hillock	D3	Arena	A stage that featured something akin to a hill. Used to house Spider.
Badlands	D6	Arena	A massive crater-like area near the 13th colossus' desert and the Blasted Lands. Used to house Roc before the 6th colossus was moved there.
Stonehenge	E8	Arena	Expansive green field filled with stonehenge structures. Used to house Sirius.
Canossa	F6	Arena	Previous version of Canossa, the arena of the 6th colossus.
Beta F8¹	F8	Explorable	Mountain wall before the Sanctuary from the final version of the 16th colossus was added.
Dune	G1	Arena	Sand pit located between the 11th colossus' canyon and H1 (former location of the 15th colossus' arena). Used to house Worm before the 15th colossus was moved there.
Parthenon	H1	Arena	Previous version of Parthenon, the arena of the 15th colossus.
H2¹	H2	Explorable	Unknown land only seen in the pause menu map from earlier versions of the game. Used to connect 'H1' and 'I2'.
Canyon	H3	Arena	Previous version of Canyon, the arena of the 5th colossus.
Beta H4¹	H4	Explorable	Mountain path leading to four directions that existed before Phoenix was deleted and the 5th colossus was moved there.
H5¹	H5	Explorable	Unknown land only seen in the pause menu map from earlier versions of the game. Used to connect 'H4' and 'I5'.
Sanctuary	I1	Arena	Strange land with tower-like cliffs and massive square-shaped holes only found by modifying its model version in the preview and earlier versions. It is also seen in the pause menu map. Used to connect to 'H1' and house the unused final boss, Evis. The name was later used for the arena of the 16th colossus.
Beta Dam¹	I2	Explorable	Mountain path connecting H2 to I3. A massive dam structure is found lodged in the mountains.
Geyser	I3	Arena	Previous version of Geyser, the arena of the 9th colossus.
Crater	I4	Arena	Volcanic crater that was found after going through the old H4 quadrant. Used to house Phoenix.
I5¹	I5	Explorable	Unknown land only seen in the pause menu map from earlier versions of the game. Used to connect 'H6' and 'H5'.
Labyrinth	I7	Arena	Ruins with complex tunnels leading to its center. Located separated from the rest of the world on the southeastern plains. Used to house Buddha, the early version of the 16th colossus.
Early world borders¹	Various (B2, G0, old I7)	Explorable	Areas at the border of the world when it used to be bigger and flatter. They were part of the first seamless map very early on in development, before any arenas were laid out on the map.

(¹) Name is not official.

Unused Test Areas

Below is a list of the test areas that were accessible via the debug menu, and were not connected to the Forbidden Lands. There's also several test stages exclusive to almost all developers which are not listed.

Table of Test Areas by alphabetical order

Name	Description
Animal Test Stage	The stage for testing the various animals of the Forbidden Lands.
Athretic Test Stage	The title is a misspelling of athletic, and as the name suggests, it is a stage for testing Wander's movements.
Effect Test Stage	A stage for testing effects which only evidence for existing is from a texture segment named "eff_test_stage".
Camera Test Stage	A stage for testing the camera which only evidence for existing is from a texture segment named "camera_test_stage".
Colossus Test Stages	The colossi stages before they were placed on the seamless map. None of them are accessible in the versions available, the only evidence of their existance being the PS3 data sheets.
Light Test Stage	A stage for testing lights which only evidence for existing is from a texture segment named "light_test_stage".
Water Test Stage	A stage for testing water which only evidence for existing is from a texture segment named "water_test_stg".