Giant Physiology

"Fee-fi-fo-fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman!
Be he alive or be he dead,
I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"

― Joseph Jacobs (Jack and the Beanstalk)

The power to have traits of a giant. Variation of Demihuman Physiology. Combination of Humanoid and Mythic Physiology. Opposite to Little People Physiology. Not to be confused with Titan Physiology.

Also Called[]

Clod Mimicry/Physiology
Colossus Mimicry/Physiology
Giant Mimicry
Gigantes Mimicry/Physiology (Greek Mythology)
Hulk Mimicry/Physiology
Lump Mimicry/Physiology
Titan Mimicry/Physiology

Fiction-Specific Terms[]

Power of the Titans (Attack on Titan)

Capabilities[]

The user either is or can transform into a giant, a humanoid being of prodigious size and strength common in the mythology and legends of many different cultures. Most obvious changes are increased size (ranging from relatively normal-sized but big to huge to closer geological scale), strength and endurance. Generally, giants lack any real supernatural abilities, but they can have the same ability to learn as, for example, humans, and some have truly impressive powers.

Applications[]

Variations[]

Associations[]

Limitations[]

The user usually requires large amounts of food/sustenance.
Can be clumsy with their surroundings and accidentally cause property damage, by knocking into, or perhaps leaning against things.
Small opponents can takes advantage of giant's large sizes, and attack them without noticing.
Giant slayers are the natural apex threat to these beings, as are some deities who serve a similar function (such as Thor from Norse mythology).

Known Users[]

See also: Our Giants Are Bigger

Anime/Manga[]

Titans (Attack on Titan)
- Nine Titans/Titan Shifters
Yammy Llargo (Bleach)
The Big (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Makarov Dreyar (Fairy Tail); via Giant
Sun Village Giants (Fairy Tail)
Mōnshin (Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku)
Rokurōta (Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku)
Sōshin (Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku)
Mele the Horizon's Roar (Ishura)
Zentradi (Macross)
- Meltrandi
Gigantes (Monster Musume)
Giant Clan (Nanatsu no Taizai/The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Diane
- Dolores
- Drole
- Matrona
Giants (One Piece)
- Brogy
- Dorry
- Gerd
- Hajrudin
- Harald
- Loki
- Ripley
Fuji (Rurouni Kenshin)
Big Dandy (Space Dandy)
Mana Eimiya (Super Dreadnought Girl 4946)
Zushin the Sleeping Giant (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)

Cartoons/Comics[]

Ogre (Adventure Time)
Humbaba (American Dad)
Giants (American Dragon: Jake Long)
Ollie (Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus)
Giants (Blood of Zeus)
Tiny (Ever After High)
Giants of the Sleepy Valley (Fables)
Amazonians (Futurama)
Unattractive Giant Monster (Futurama)
Stan (Futurama)
Brunhilda Brigand (Gold Digger)
Russel Hobbs (Gorillaz)
- Giants (Hellboy)
Iris (The Hollow)
Celetials (Marvel Comics)
Dormammu (Marvel Comics)
Fin Fang Foom (Marvel Comics)
Frost giants (Marvel Comics)
Groot (Marvel Comics)
Grogg (Marvel Comics)
August/Gigantitan (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
Kagami Tsurugi/Ryukomuri (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
Susan Murphy/Ginormica (Monsters vs. Aliens)
"Big" Jack Horner (Shrek/Puss in Boots); after eating the "Eat Me" cookie
Giants (Sofia the First)
Scott the Dick (South Park)
Various Fusion Gems (Steven Universe)
The Great Diamond Authority (Steven Universe)
Giants (Ultimate Book of Spells)
Paul Entmann/Humunculoid (The Venture Bros.)

Folklore/Mythology[]

Goliath (Abrahamic Religions)
Paul Bunyan (American Folklore)
Yakshas (Buddism/Jainism/Hinduism)
Kuafu (Chinese Mythology)
Giants (Folklores/Mythologies)
Gigantes (Greek Mythology)
Jötnar (Norse Mythology)
Kapre (Philippine Mythology)

Literature[]

Giants (The BFG)
Giants (City of Devils)
Cacus (Demigod Diaries)
The Chosen One (GEES)
Giants (Geronimo Stilton: The Kingdom of Fantasy)
Brobdingnagians (Gulliver's Travels)
Giants/Half Giants (Harry Potter franchise)
- Rubeus Hagrid
- Olympe Maxime
Gargantua and Pantagruel (The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel)
Giants (Thea Stilton: The Cloud Castle)

Live-Action Movies/TV Series[]

Crash McLarson (The Aquabats! Super Show!)
Angel Grace (Attack of the 60 ft. Centerfold)
Betty Bennett (Attack of the 60 ft. Centerfold)
Giants (Jack the Giant Killer)
- Cormoran
- Galligantua
The Giants (Hellboy 2019)

Video Games[]

Argi (singular: Argus)/Guardians of Io (Age of Mythology)
Cyclopes (Age of Mythology)
Giants (Age of Mythology)
- Fire Giants
  - Fire King
  - Sons of Muspell
- Frost Giants
  - King Folstag
  - Frost Giants of Thrym
- Mountain Giants/Jotuns
- Norse Titan/Ymir
- Rock Giants/Bergrisar
Kuafus (Age of Mythology)
Aquarius (Astral Ascent)
Giants (Clash of Clans/Clash Royale)
Boxer Giants (Clash of Clans)
Super Giants (Clash of Clans)
Royal Giants (Clash Royale)
Glumstone the Giant (Cuphead)
Phlegyas (Dante's Inferno)
Giant Blacksmith (Dark Souls)
Hawkeye Gough (Dark Souls)
Giants (Dark Souls II)
- Giant Lord/The Last Giant
- Elite Giants
Giant Archer of the Undead Settlement (Dark Souls III)
Giant Slaves (Dark Souls III)
Yhorm the Giant (Dark Souls III)
Judicator Giants (Dark Souls III: The Ringed City)
- Judicator Argo
Unclean Giant (Darkest Dungeon)
Straga (Darksiders)
Giants (The Elder Scrolls)
Cyclops (God of War)
Jötnar (God of War)
Lubella the Witch of Decay (Momodora)
Rahab (The Ocean Hunter)
El Gigante (Resident Evil)
Oly's Father (Psychonauts)
The Colossi (Shadow of the Colossus)
Giants (Skylanders)
Astaroth (Soulcalibur)
Giants (Stick War)
- Demon Giant
- Enslaved Giants
- Griffon the Great
Jordi (Valkyrie Crusade)

Web Animations/Comics[]

Mag Agents/Half-Mags (Madness Combat)
- A.A.H.W. Half-Mags
- Mag Agent: Gestalt/Project Gestalt
- Mag Agent: N
- Mag Agent: Torture
- Mag Agent: V2s
- Mag Agent: V3
- Mag Agent: V4s
- Mag Agent: V5
- Mag Bandit
- Hank J. Wimbleton; as Mag Hank
- The Hive
- Retainers
- Unfinished Mags
Frost Giants (The Order of the Stick)
- Frost Giant Clerics