Giant (Skyrim)

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Giants are a type of large humanoid creatures found in the wilderness of Skyrim and High Rock. In the official trailer, one is seen carrying a huge club. They have grey-brown skin and wear animal furs as seen in the trailer. You may also see a Frost Troll's skull on the Mountain Giant's waist. Little is known of their abilities, and they seem to stand at about 15 to 18 feet tall, but the appearance of Giants in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has certainly been confirmed. In the recent E3 demo, one was seen being hauled off its feet by a dragon when it was attacking the player. They also make large gargantuan noises when running at the player or other enemies when attacking. It also seems that you can converse with giants. In the Skyrim E3 Demo, it shows this can be possible when Todd Howard is approaching his character towards the giant and the 'A' talk option briefly appears.

This following is an excerpt from the recent story in the February Game Informer issue featuring a 14-page article of The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.

'As we see the towering Mountain Giant, I quickly hide behind a rock. As I think I'm spared from the behemoth, a lumbering Frost Troll appears walking almost near me. The giant sees the troll and quickly dispatched it; as the mountain giant neared me, it saw me, and it was a fight of my life.'

"There is a quest in skyrim, that focuses on giants which the quest giver will ask of you to find the history of the giants and where they came from." This is confirmed in the French magazine and possibly the Spanish one.

Note: Mountain Giants are very powerful and seem to stick with Mammoth packs and hang around their own camps. It can thus be concluded that they are dependent in an important way on mammoths for food. The Giants will not attack you on sight unless you get too close to them or in their footsteps and attack them first or their mammoths.