After taking down the fourth Colossus in Shadow of the Colossus you will return to the Shrine of the Cult, where you will learn the clue to find the next Colossus. The words that will echo inside the room will make you understand that the fifth creature will be endowed with wings and therefore will know how to fly.
We are sure that at this point many players will panic and start thinking about how a flying Colossus could be defeated, but do not be alarmed. You won't have to study who knows what tactics, just pay attention to the timing and be quick.
Head east as you did for the fourth Colossus, but this time you'll have to take a path further to the left. Proceed and you will know that you are on the right track for the fifth Colossus of Shadow of the Colossus when you will find a mountain ridge on your left with a steep drop and a lone tree directly in front of you.
Take the path with the descent to the left until you notice another way that creeps into the rocks right in front of you. Follow it and it will lead you to an ancient, ruined and partially underwater sanctuary.
At the front of the sanctuary, just above the water surface, you will notice a crack in a stone arch. Swim towards it and press R1 on the controller to go underwater and swim under the arch. Resurface on the other side and at this point you can climb a column and cross the raised stone path that will take you straight to the Bat, the fifth Colossus of Shadow of the Colossus.
The creature will fly over you and position itself on top of a column. Dive in and swim to the other columns that pop out of the water, choose one and climb onto it. At this point you will have to attract the attention of the Colossus, so grab your bow and shoot him some arrows.
Once the creature has focused all its attention on you, be ready: as soon as it hurls itself towards you with outstretched wings, you will have to be quick and climb on the fur of the latter. At this point, crawl to the Colossus's tail and stab the weak spot you will find. From the first moment you will notice that the creature glides through the air with a very high speed, so you will have to hold yourself firmly to avoid falling. If you fall, and it is likely to happen the first few times, you will have to climb up to the starting pillar and start over.
After stabbing the first weak point proceed towards the tip of one of the two wings, always being careful not to fall, until you reach a hairless patch on the body of the fourth Colossus of Shadow of the Colossus: you will find another weak point. At this point, with the bleeding wing, the creature will do anything to throw you down, wriggling, shaking hard and flying upside down, so you will have to stay firmly on its fur. Proceed to the second wing always reaching the hairless patch with the weak point and stab it.
It is very important to stab the two weak points when the Colossus is simply gliding through the air without moving its wings. If you hit the weak spots when the wings are moving and the creature is spinning through the air, you will fail and fall into the water.
Once all the weak points are hit, the fourth Colossus of Shadow of the Colossus will fall and you will find yourself in the water with the “Riding the Wind” or “Ride the Wind” trophy.
Now that you have also passed the fifth challenge, we give you an appointment for the next hunt where we will face The Temple Giant, the Giant of the Temple!
► Shadow of the Colossus is an Adventure type game developed by Bluepoint Games and published by Sony for the PlayStation 4, the video game was released on 06/02/2018
Shadow of the Colossus is a beautiful game that cannot be missing from your collection: we have decided to evaluate it with a 87%, if you are interested in learning more you can read the Shadow of the Colossus review
