| “ | This Colossus was cut as the way to defeat it just wasn't working out. | „ |
| ~ Excerpt from the Shadow of the Colossus Artbook and Guidebook about Sirius. |
The Boar, nicknamed Sirius by the developers, was a boss intended to appear in the 2005 video game Shadow of the Colossus.
Biography[]
Like the other colossi in the game, Sirius would have been created by Lord Emon to contain the fragmented essence of the defeated evil Dormin. He set them all to wander the Forbidden Lands, destroying anyone that comes their way, so that Dormin could never be resurrected. When a young man named Wander trespasses in the Forbidden Lands and asks the disembodied spirit of Dormin to resurrect his deceased lover Mono, Dormin agrees under the condition that Wander kills all of the colossi (tricking Wander into releasing his essence so he may be reborn). Wander agrees, and sets off. Sirius would have been found in the plains of Quadrant G7.
Sirius would have been a smaller, porcine Colossus that would have rampaged around the area. The player would have had to ride the horse Agro to avoid and/or keep up with it. Though it had little armor, it was near-impossible to get onto due to its speed. The player would have likely had to ride through piles of rocks and monuments, and Sirius would give chase and get stuck, allowing the player to get on its back and stab its sigil until it freed itself or died.
Once Sirius was dead, the fragmental part of Dormin will bring Wander back to the Shrine of Worship, where he will be prepared to face his next foe.
According to the Shadow of the Colossus Artbook and Guidebook, Sirius was cut because the "way to defeat it just wasn't working out". Despite this, the rocks and monuments that would have been used in the battle are still in the game, located in the same spots in Quadrant G7.
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