Fire Giant

The **Fire Giant** is a gigantic, fiery, god-like being in *Primal*.

## Appearance

The Fire Giant is a gigantic pitch-black skinned humanoid being with red burning eyes, two long horns, clawed hands and cloven feet, which gives it a demonic appearance. The figure appears to have power over fire, and its body has been seen emitting it.

## Personality

Not much is known about the Fire Giant's personality, although when it appears to the Viking Chieftain in visions, it exudes a stoic, menacing aura; only the shape of its eyes change, presumably to reflect its temperament. It was willing to offer the Chieftain another chance to exact vengeance on Spear and Fang, though it is unclear why it did so.

## History

The Fire Giant first appeared when the Viking Chieftain was asleep at his and Eldar's campsite. It appeared to him in his dreams, showing him an image of his wife, Rikka, in the jaws of Fang before emerging from the campfire itself and startling him awake. ("Vidarr")

The Fire Giant appears once more when the Chieftain is dragged down to an underworld-like place and brought before it. It shows the Chieftain an image of Spear and Fang and gives him another opportunity to exact vengeance on the two, the Chieftain quickly agrees with this offer and the Fire Giant proceeds to transform him into a fiery being like itself, before ultimately returning him to the land of the living in this new form. ("The Colossaeus, Part I")

When the Chieftain managed to track down Spear and Fang, he uses the new powers the Fire Giant had given him to attack the two. Eventually, the Chieftain succeeds in fatally wounding Spear. However, the arm of the Fire Giant then bursts out from the ground, stripping the Chieftain of his powers, reverting him to normal and dragging him back to the underworld below. ("Echoes of Eternity")

## Abilities

* **Fire Magic**: The Fire Giant wields formidable magical powers over fire and magma. It was able to perform various incredible feats with these powers.
	+ **Fire Manifestation**: The Fire Giant could manifest itself in fire, like in the case of a campfire.
	+ **Resurrection**: The figure had the power to bring the Viking Chieftain back to life after having him dragged down to its place of residence.
	+ **Power Sharing**: In addition to resurrecting the Chieftain, the figure was able to transform him into a being like itself, granting him incredible powers. Moreover, it was able to immediately revoke the power it gave to the Chieftain and drag him back underground.

## Trivia

* Although no official name was never given for this character, fans initially theorized the being to be a reference to Norse mythological figures, such as Surtr or Vidarr. There were several hints to this: Norse runes were on its throne, it claimed the souls of Vikings, and it acted in opposition to beings suspected to be Valkyries. In an interview, the creator of *Primal*, Genndy Tartakovsky, elaborated that, although the being serves as the "demigod of Hell", it was up to the audience to classify the entity the way they would like to.
* Having never even met Spear or Fang, and having only endangered their lives via a proxy, the unnamed figure is one of three antagonists in the series whom Spear and Fang had not fought against. The other two were the Infected Parasaurolophus and the Mad-Man.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "*Primal* creator talks shocking finale and how season 3 could transform the show". *Entertainment Weekly* (September 17, 2022).