Gaius
Real Name	Earth Knight
Latin Name	Terrestris Veritas
Form	Knight
Temperament	Stubborn
Attacks	Stomp, Stab / slash with sword

Gaius, also known as the Earth Knight, is the third of the sixteen Colossi which the protagonist, Wander, must slay in Shadow of the Colossus.

Contents 1 Location 2 Battle 3 Meaning of Name 4 Trivia

LocationEdit

This Colossus' territory is at the top of a large structure in the middle of a lake, which tilts around as the massive creature walks about.

Gaius' height is 97 feet, whichs means that it is 30 meters!

BattleEdit

Gaius is the third tallest colossus in the game; he has less fur than its predecessors, the stone armor which adorns its almost humanoid body provides Wander with ledges to climb on. It carries a massive sword in its right hand, which it smashes into the ground where Wander stands. The player must make it smash the sword into a stone platform on top of the structure. This will cause parts of the armor to shatter, allowing Wander to climb. The Colossus' Sigils, which signify its weak spots, are on its head and stomach.

On Hard Mode it has another Sigil on the back of its left arm.

Although Gaius is the third tallest colossus, many of the others are broader and/or longer, with the result that Gaius falls somewhere in the middle when it comes to overall mass.

Meaning of NameEdit

Gaius is the masculine form of Gaia. Gaia is the primal Hellenic titan who is the personification of the Earth itself. Gaia is the Hellenic equivalent of the Roman primal goddess Terra.

Terrestris Veritas means "Earthly Truth."

Terrestris is Latin for "earthly" or "of the earth." Its equivalent in English would be "terrestrial." It comes from the name of the Roman personification of the Earth itself, Terra. From this we get Terra Mater, which means "Mother Earth."

Veritas is Latin for "truth." Veritas was the name of the Roman goddess of truth, the daughter of Saturn and mother of Virtue. A colloquial phrase where this is used is in vino veritas, which means, "In the wine, truth."

TriviaEdit

Colossi in Shadow of the Colossus
Valus | Quadratus | Gaius | Phaedra | Avion | Barba | Hydrus | Kuromori Basaran | Dirge | Celosia | Pelagia | Phalanx | Cenobia | Argus | Malus

Gaius along with Quadratus made an appearance in Little Big Planet.