User blog comment:Secronz/Skyrim video from Comic-Con/@comment-4212697-20110728050421/@comment-124.185.11.217-20110728125912

When the dragon picked up the giant it impaled it's chest with it's talon, it would have died instantly. Can you imagine the grip it would have? Combined with razor sharp 10 inch long talons, nothing is going to live through that, that's why the giant was all limp when it got thrown.