- "A giant's the worst! A giant has a brain. Hard to outwit a giant. A giant's just like us, only bigger. Much, MUCH bigger! SOOO big that we are just an expendable... bug beneath its feet." BOOM. Crunnch."
- ― The Witch, Into the Woods
The power to use the abilities of giants. Variation of Mythic Physiology. Opposite to Little People Physiology. Not to be confused with Titan Physiology.
Contents
Also Called
- Clod Mimicry/Physiology
- Giant Mimicry
- Gigantes Mimicry/Physiology (Greek)
- Hulk Mimicry/Physiology
- Lump Mimicry/Physiology
- Titan Mimicry/Physiology
- Titan Shifters/Users of the Nine Titans powers (Attack on Titan)
Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into a giant, 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
- Decelerated Aging - The life-span of a giant is variable and rather un-defined: some live vastly longer than humans, a few have shorter life-spans, and in most cases it isn't mentioned at all.
- Demonic Giant Physiology
- Divine Giant Physiology
- Enhanced Smell/Supernatural Smell
- Enhanced Health/Supernatural Health
- Enhanced Hearing/Supernatural Hearing
- Giant Lord Physiology
- Giant Mage Physiology
- Transcendent Giant Physiology
Types of Giants
- Buggane Physiology
- Cyclops Physiology
- Fachan Physiology
- Gegenees Physiology
- Hekatonkheire Physiology
- Jack-in-Irons Physiology
- Nephilim Physiology (originally in myth)
- Ogre Physiology
- Troll Physiology
Associations
Limitations
- Users usually require large amounts of food/sustenance.
- 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.
Cartoons/Comics
- Humbaba (American Dad)
- Giants (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- 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)
- Frost Giants (Marvel Comics)
- Groot (Marvel Comics)
- Grogg (Marvel Comics)
- Susan Murphy/Ginormica (Monsters vs. Aliens)
- Scott the Dick (South Park)
- Diamonds (Steven Universe)
- Gem Fusions (Steven Universe)
- Paul Entmann/Humunculoid (The Venture Bros.)
- Iris (The Hollow)
- Ollie (Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus)
- Giants (Ultimate Book of Spells)
Anime/Manga
- Pure Titans (Attack on Titan)
- The Nine Titans (Attack on Titan)
- Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō (Bleach)
- Yammy Llargo (Bleach)
- Gerard Valkyrie (Bleach); via "The Miracle"
- The Big (CardCaptor Sakura)
- Sun Village Giants (Fairy Tail)
- Makarov Dreyar (Fairy Tail); via Giant
- Brandish μ (Fairy Tail); via Command T
- Zentradi and Meltrandi (Macross)
- Gigantes (Monster Musume)
- Giants (One Piece)
- Fuji (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Giant Clan (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Big Dandy (Space Dandy)
- Mana Eimiya (Super Dreadnought Girl 4946)
Folklore/Mythology
- Goliath (Abrahamic Religions)
- Paul Bunyan (American Folklore)
- Gigantes (Greek Mythology)
- Giants (Mythology)
- Jötunn (Norse Mythology)
- Kapre (Philippine Mythology)
Live Television/Movies
- Crash McLarson (The Aquabats! Super Show!)
- Giants (Jack the Giant Killer)
- Cormoran
- Galligantua
- Prudence (Knight Squad)
Literature
- Giants/Half Giants (Harry Potter)
- Cacus (Demigod Diaries)
- Gargantua and Pantagruel (The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel)
- The Chosen One (GEES)
- Giants (Geronimo Stilton: The Kingdom of Fantasy)
- Giants (Thea Stilton: The Cloud Castle)
- Giants (The BFG)
- Brobdingnagians (Gulliver's Travels)
- Giants (City of Devils)
Video Games
- Phlegyas (Dante's Inferno)
- Giant Blacksmith (Dark Souls)
- Hawkeye Gough (Dark Souls)
- Giants (Dark Souls II)
- 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)
- Unclean Giant (Darkest Dungeon)
- Straga (Darksiders)
- Giants (The Elder Scrolls)
- Cyclops (God of War)
- Jötnar (God of War)
- Titans (God of War)
- Lubella the Witch of Decay (Momodora)
- Oly's Father (Psychonauts)
- Giants (Skylanders)
- Astaroth (Soulcalibur)
- Suika Ibuki (Touhou Project)
- Jordi (Valkyrie Crusade)
Gallery
Giants in comparison to a normal size human.
Humbaba (American Dad) was an ancient sumerian giant and the guardian of the Cedar Forest where the gods lived.
A horde of mindless Titans (Attack on Titan)
Most Titans (Attack on Titan) range from 3 to 15 meters in height.
The Nine Titans (Attack on Titan)
Ymir Fritz (Attack on Titan) the first Titan.
The Founding Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Frieda Reiss.
The Attack Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Eren Yeager.
The Attack Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Grisha Yeager.
The Attack Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Eren Kruger.
The Armored Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Reiner Braun.
The Colossus Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Bertolt Hoover.
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The Colossus Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Armin Arlert
The Female Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Annie Leonhart.
The Beast Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Zeke Yeager.
The Jaw Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Ymir.
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The Jaw Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Porco Galliard.
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The Cart Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Pieck Finger.
The Warhammer Titan (Attack on Titan) as used by Lara Tybur.
Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō (Bleach) is a giant Zanpakutō.
Yammy Llargo (Bleach) is already massive in size...
...and when he transforms, he becomes Kaiju sized...
...only to become even bigger should he get angry enough.
The Big (CardCaptor Sakura) resembles a giant woman in her physical form.
Straga (Darksiders) is a giant and the mightiest of the Destroyer's Chosen.
Giants of the Sleepy Valley (Fables)
Makarov (Fairy Tail) in his Titan Form.
Gargantua (The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel) as a child.
Pantagruel (The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel) asleep.
Frost Giants (Marvel Comics)
Lubella the Witch of Decay, (Momodora) is a giantess so large that only her head, shoulders, and bust can fit on-screen.
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A female Gigantes (Monster Musume), the largest known Liminal race in the world.
Susan Murphy/Ginormica (Monsters vs. Aliens)
Comparison (One Piece) between a regular human, two regular sized giants and Oars Sr.
A group of marine Giants (One Piece)
Hajrudin (One Piece) is a typical Giant from Elbaf, full of pride, honor, and a lust for combat.
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While a doctor, Gerd (One Piece), is still said to be a capable warrior, as befitting for Elbaf Giant.
Yorl and Yarl (One Piece) were both some of the oldest Giants to have ever lived (over 300 years old), and some of their greatest warriors.
Oly's Father (Psychonauts) is giant compared to every other character.
Diane (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Dolores (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Drole (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Dumbelbas (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Matrona (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Blue and Yellow Diamond (Steven Universe) tower over all other non-fusion gems...
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...and White Diamond surpasses even their size.
Varying in size, the height of Gem Fusions (Steven Universe) depend on the size of the gems that make them up, ranging from human-sized to titanic.
Jordi (Valkyrie Crusade) is a giantess.
Giants (Skylanders)
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