The Giant is a hero encountered in Dungeon Keeper, Dungeon Keeper 2, and Dungeon Keeper Online.
Dungeon Keeper[]
Ingame animation of the Giant
| "The Giant is slow and lumbering but a large, tough fighter." |
| — Dungeon Keeper Manual |
Giants are slow heroes who don't have any magic abilities beside Speed at level 10. But their strength with their giant cudgel is the third highest of all creatures, only surpassed by the Avatar and the Horned Reaper (who are joint strongest). They have average health and quite low defence compared to other creatures, along with poor dexterity but rather high luck. Therefore, to maximize their combat effectiveness, they need to enter combat when the enemy fighters are already engaged.
Capturing Giants is not very popular, because they move so slowly (32, as the Warlock and Wizard), which impedes their usefulness in dungeon labour and in being frontline fighters. They train automatically and take a rather low pay, but refuse to research. If they become angry, they may damage the walls before leaving the dungeon.
The Giant's Portrait
Tables[]
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Speed: | 32 |
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Base Health: | 650 |
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Base Strength: | 100 |
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Defence: | 60 |
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Base Skill: | 30 |
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Base Dexterity: | 60 |
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Luck: | 20 |
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Primary Job | Train |
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Base Research Skill | none |
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Base Manufacturing Skill | 2 |
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Training Skill | 2 |
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Training Cost /64t | 35 |
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Base Scavenging Skill | 2 |
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Scavenging Cost /64t | 25 |
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Praying Anger | -50 |
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Sleeping Anger | -6 |
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Sleep Recovery | 5 |
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Hunger | 3 / 5000t
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Base Wage | 43 |
Notes[]
- As a creature under the Keeper's control, the Giant's slowness is exacerbated by its hunger rate, which is more frequent than for Warlocks, and it's likely to spend about a quarter of its time just moving between the Hatchery and worksite.
Gallery[]
Dungeon Keeper 2[]
Giants are good at manufacturing and very strong in battle; they are fireproof, tend to be encountered with a good amount of momentary resistance to Fear, and they make excellent soldiers.
The Giant seen in a cutscene
They are strong warriors and excellent craftsmen when you're lacking Bile Demons or Trolls, They may be converted if no Portal is available, or may come from a Mercenary Portal, and you need to build items. Giants can be thought of as…well traitors, almost. They look slightly like they should be on your side, so let’s correct their error, eh? They take a while to convert, though.
They like to train and manufacture in the Workshop, or gamble in the Casino if no work or training is available.
They seem to get along with all Portal creatures, except the Troll. They remain useful minions for the entire campaign, and their wages are acceptable. Giants are also useful in defending the dungeon if lacking the stronger creatures.
They have the same health as Knights and Black Knights, but much less compared to Bile Demons. Just like Bile Demons, they will eat five chickens and work in the Workshop.
The Mentor's Thoughts[]
| "Giants make useful converts. As well as being formidable in combat, they are extremely adept at manufacturing Workshop items." — The Mentor, Pet Dungeon Mode (DK2) |
Mercenaries[]
Normal Giant left with a Mercenary Giant on the right.
The only thing differentiating a Mercenary Giant from its normal counterpart is a red loin cloth. (He has no direct counterparts, though there are several attributes connecting him to, Trolls, Bile Demons, and Salamanders.)
Tips[]
- Ideal reinforcements even alone during Stone Bridge capturing tug of wars.
- Manufacture faster than Trolls or Bile Demons. The most reliable workforce in Workshops.
- They can perform Dwarf Chucking, also to Imps, and Library books.
Trivia[]
- Giants can walk through lava. Just like Salamanders.
- The Giants' reasoning might be thick skin.
- Giants and Salamanders are resistant to the Inferno spell.
- Because they can walk on lava and have no ranged attacks, they are the hardest to train, especially from experience level 8 to 10.
- The Giant was voiced by Lewis MacLeod,[2], who voiced the Advisor in the European version of Theme Park World.
- They slightly resemble Obelix from the Asterix and Obelix comics and cartoons.
- The Dwarf and the Giant had the same Scottish voice actor.[citation needed]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 巨人 地下城守护者地下城生物之人族生物大全 (Chinese). dk.178.com (31 March 2012). Retrieved on 19 April 2020.
- ↑ Brooker, Charlie (June 1999). "Lock up your daughters, here comes... Dungeon Keeper 2". PC Zone. No. 77. Dennis Publishing. June 1999. pp. 44–49.
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