The Giant (map)

"Zombies returns in all of its undead glory with “The Giant,” a Nazi research facility featuring the weapon-upgrading Pack-a-Punch Machine. Re-live the chaos of Treyarch’s classic “Der Riese” Zombies map, picking up the Zombies story with Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, and Takeo where Origins left off."

- Map description in the Black Ops III Collector's Edition

"Re-awaken The Giant. Return to the secret facility where it all began, and strike at the heart of the zombie scourge."

- Mission Briefing

The Giant is the second Zombies map in Call of Duty: Black Ops III. It is a remake of the map Der Riese, previously featured in Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops, and the eighteenth (chronologically the second in the altered timeline) Zombies map overall. The map was announced as part of Black Ops III's special Collector Editions, and is accessible to Season Pass users. It features the return of the original characters as they appeared in the map Origins, and continues the story from where it left off.

The Giant is only available for the Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC. .

Starting Room/Mainframe
The Giant is set in a Group 935 research facility located in Breslau, Germany. It has several rooms within it. The starting room is just outside the factory itself. There are four barricades, with two at either side of the Mainframe, one on the side of the power generator, and one down a staircase. There are two doors that leave the starting room and lead to the right or left factory rooms. This version of the map is covered in snow and falling snow is visible throughout the outside parts of the map.

Weapons Available:

 * Sheiva - 500 points
 * RK5 - 500 points

Other:

 * Pack-a-Punch Machine - 5000 points per use, 2500 to re-use (does not refill ammo) also locked until power is turned on and all three Teleporters are linked.
 * Radio - On the left side of the mainframe on the ground.
 * Mainframe - Used to connect the Teleporters, all of them lead here.

Trivia

 * The old Richtofen does not have the scar by his right eye. His swastika is also missing from his armband and the pin on his tie.
 * The teleporters are seen with the Iron Cross, rather than the Nazi Swastika symbol, as opposed to the original Der Riese.
 * The perks are now randomized, but they are on the same location as before.
 * The Mystery Box can now spawn at any box location.
 * The chalk outline around the HVK-30 is actually that of the Sheiva.
 * The Fly Trap Easter Egg has changed significantly. Instead of Samantha speaking during the Easter Egg, it is Ludvig Maxis; the objects are also in different places than before. Lastly the player can receive the Annihilator from the furnace as a special weapon after completing the easter egg.
 * Various radios are placed throughout the map, containing messages from Ludvig Maxis, as well as alternate versions of Dempsey, Nikolai and Takeo.
 * The musical easter egg is a remixed version of "Beauty of Annihilation". It is activated the same way as Beauty of Annihilation was in Der Riese.
 * On top of the building behind the power switch, Icarus from Mob of the Dead can be seen resting on top of it.
 * As players reach higher rounds, the characters' personalities begin to change, as they will start to act like their World War II versions of themselves. For example, Nikolai will begin mentioning vodka and Richtofen will claim that he hears voices.
 * If the player has already collected six perks when a perk bottle is collected again, Samantha will laugh.
 * When teleporting, the player may see the old Richtofen zombified or unzombified.
 * On the Xbox One version of the map there is oddly no snowfall which is present in the PS4 and PC renditions of the game, even though it is mentioned through character dialogue.
 * Like with Der Riese, when a Monkey Bomb is thrown in the furnace, it will scream.
 * Also like Der Riese, the player can get free points by going prone in front of the Perk-a-Cola machines, although now 100 points is given instead and points can be earned from Mule Kick as well.
 * It is possible to unlock a 'secret perk' which is located under a pile of snow, firstly the player will need to obtain the Monkey Bombs from the mystery box, then make sure the teleporters are all active. They will then need to throw a monkey into each teleporter before teleporting. Once they have teleported through all three, there should be a panel near the Pack-a-Punch machine. They will need to hold the action button to activate this panel, causing a stream of light to come out of the Giant Robot's head, and melt the snow which is covering the hidden perk.
 * Behind the loading screen, there are blueprints for the Wave Gun, the same ones as the ones found in Combine.
 * Young Dempsey, Nikolai and Takeo confront WWII Richtofen simirarly to how they confronted young Richtofen in Origins.