Part 8: Barba, the Sixth Colossus
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Barba's location on the map: D-6
Artwork/Pictures -
Barba Centerfold, left page (Artbook)
Barba Centerfold, right page (Artbook)
Barba (Artbook)
Barba (Artbook)
Dormin's Hint -
"Find a place where thou art hidden..."
Notes -
- Barba is a bearded giant! He is roughly 80 feet (24m) tall.
- His roar is like that of a bear , if you listen closely.
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(Edit: After zooming in and squinting, it's just a regular seal, not the Star of David 
Oh well) In this case, we fight a real giant. A bearded one, too! Maybe "viking giant" would've fit better! - Also, "Barba" means "beard" or "bearded" in Latin. Hence a "barber"!
- I think this guy is a pretty smart follow-up to Avion. After Avion's fight, you kind of felt a bad taste left in your mouth, so to speak, because you end up literally murdering the poor fella. He was doing his own thing, but you have to provoke him in order to make progress and slay the guy. Following that depressing ordeal, we come across Barba. Barba is definitely one of the most aggressive of the colossi. Previous colossi would strike you when you enter their lair, true. But when you arrive at Barba's stomping grounds, you are immediately at his feet, and he chases/plays kickball with you the whole way. It ends up feeling like a hectic scramble from a wild beast, to try and possibly remind the player that even though we had to take down Avion (a rare, passive colossus), the vast majority of these beings can be easily summarized in one word: "monster".
- Sorry about not getting a good shot of the guy for his name display and such, but the whole feel of the fight is meant to be rushed and claustrophobic, since he's barreling after you the whole time
- Neckbeard? Lives in a basement? My god. I think I killed a goon
