The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant, more commonly referred to as just the Giant, is an extraterrestrial robot standing about fifty feet high. After crash landing in the United States in the 1950s, he befriends a young boy named Hogarth. He has a childlike personality and gradually learns to speak English. He eats metal, presumably to keep him operational.

Strength

  • Easily lifts a boulder and uproots a tree (source)
  • Lifts a barn to let his hand in (source)
  • Pulls down some power lines (source)
  • Throws a car a long distance (source)

Durability and Self-Repair

Speed and Mobility

Weaponry

  • Eye beams that can burn through metal (source)
  • A gun on his right arm that blasts a tank away (source)
  • A secondary gun on his right arm that fires on four tanks, possibly disabling them (source)
  • A gun on his left arm that seems to disintegrate a tank (source)
  • Three guns on his shoulders that fire energy blasts (source)
  • An energy cannon on his chest that can fire over long distances and create enormous explosions (source) (However, it’s not clear how damaging the explosion is. The water and clouds are not visibly displaced.)

Weaknesses and Limitations

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