Gigan

"Monster of Steel" Gigan is a notorious traitor to King Desher's army. He was imprisoned in the Underworld until being freed by Miranjo.

Gigan has pledged his loyalty to Bojji and, after an altercation, has been forcibly recruited into the Order of the Underworld by King Desher, absolving him of his past crime.

Appearance
Gigan is a gigantes, a race of massive, orc-like monsters native to the Underworld. His people are at least twice as tall as the average human, with bright green skin, pale yellow eyes, and pointed teeth.

The gigantes race typically wears animal pelts, with Gigan in particular wearing dark brown animal pelts beneath a lighter brown battle harness, a red helmet with pointed horns, and he wields an enormous, two-handed hammer.

Personality
A monster of few words and a hardened warrior, Gigan doesn't shy away from fighting, but has a personal sense of honor that sets him apart from the other Underworld prisoners. He seems to be moderately intelligent.

Plot
Years ago Gigan was hired as a mercenary for then-Prince Desher's army, fighting to unseat Desher's father. Unfortunately the rest of the gigantes race allied with the old king, setting Gigan in opposition to his own people.

Desher's army committed war crimes in order to combat the gigantes, including torturing gigantes children in order to bait gigantes soldiers. After personally witnessing the depravity of his own squad, Gigan rebelled and wiped out the squadron of soldiers with his bare hands, causing heavy losses before being subdued.

In spite of their losses, Desher's army won, and a victorious Desher sentenced Gigan to imprisonment in the Underworld dungeons, where he remained until being freed by Miranjo to conquer the Bosse Kingdom.

Initially allied with Miranjo and the Underworld prisoners, Gigan proved to be an enormous threat on the battlefield. He alone was able to wipe out half of Queen Hilling's personal guard, and managed to temporarily subdue the Heavenly King Drushi (though Drushi was already exhausted at the time). Gigan was even able to defeat the giant snake Mitsumata with only his monstrous strength.

The tables turned for Gigan when Bojji entered the battle. Using his new form of swordsmanship, Bojji easily subdued Gigan. After being beaten twice in short order, Gigan bowed his head to Bojji and formally acknowledged Bojji's strength, becoming the young prince's second retainer (the first being Kage).

After a brief altercation with the Order of the Underworld, King Desher, Dormas, Hokuro, and Bojji, Gigan was formally inducted into the order, as he represented the values the order's founder wished for all knights to have. Desher then took his leave, returning to the Underworld with his knights, including Gigan.

Inhuman Strength
Gigan is many times stronger than the average human, able to wield a massive hammer and crush multiple opponents in one swing.

Trivia

 * Gigan's name likely comes from the Gigas (ギガス, Gigasu) or the English word "gigant" (ギガント, Giganto).