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

"After witnessing Richtofen execute his future self, Dempsey, Nikolai and Takeo had no choice but to fight alongside the Doctor against the shambling army of the undead once again. Though they survived to see another day, none of them were prepared for what came next."

- Map biography

"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 (which is German for "The Giant"), which was previously featured in Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops, and is 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 Edition, and is accessible to Season Pass owners along with being available as an individual purchase independent of the Season Pass. The map features the return of the original characters as they appeared in the map Origins, and continues the story from where it left off.

Initially, The Giant was only available on next-gen consoles and PC. It later had an individual release for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC versions on May 22nd, 2016. The PlayStation 3 release was on June 2nd, 2016 while the Xbox 360 version of the map was released on July 5th, 2016.

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 Lies
 * 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.

Easter Eggs
Once finished, Maxis will say "I see it! The beacon is lit! I know where and when you are!... Sooner or later I will find you. Together, we will ensure a better future for the children." Players can now head to the furnace, where the Annihilator revolver can be picked up and used by any player as a special weapon.
 * In this map, players can activate a revised Fly Trap now know as "Paradoxical Prologue" in the same location using a Pack-a-Punched weapon, this time with Ludvig Maxis speaking in place of Samantha. There are still three hidden objects, but they are in different places:
 * A Cymbal Monkey is in an incinerator under Teleporter A.
 * Looking to the right of the power switch to the balconies, there is a teddy bear on the top of the tallest balcony.
 * A Teddy Bear is in a well full of water beside Teleporter B, the one on the left as the player enters the room.
 * 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. They will then need to throw a monkey into each teleporter before teleporting (this can be done via having someone else link the teleporter, throwing the Monkey Bomb inside and standing in the teleporter once it's linked, or by throwing the Monkey Bomb in then buying the use of the teleporter and standing in it, if it has been linked). Once they have teleported through all three, there should be a panel near the Pack-a-Punch Machine which has a glowing red button and is making noise. The player will need to hold the action button on the panel, causing a red beam of light to come out of the Giant Robot's head, and melt the snow which is covering the hidden perk.
 * A remix of Beauty of Annihilation can be activated in the same way as the original version of the song: hold the use button on three green, glowing jars that have spines in them. Two of the jars are in the animal testing lab, and the third one is near Teleporter B, in a side room. There is no specific order in which these need to be done.
 * Scraps of paper can be found scattered around the map, similar to Mob of the Dead, Origins and Shadows of Evil. When formed, the paper shows a blueprint of the Summoning Key, signed by Dr. Monty.

Trivia

 * 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 in the same locations as before.
 * The Mystery Box can now spawn at any box location.
 * 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.
 * 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 images of Original Richtofen, zombified or unzombified, sometimes both. The zombified image is the same image that appears in the jumpscare Easter Egg in Shadows of Evil.
 * There was previously no snowfall on the Xbox One version of the map, but this was fixed in the February 8, 2016 update.
 * 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 of 25 and points can be earned from Mule Kick.
 * Behind the loading screen, there are blueprints for the Wave Gun, the same ones as the ones found in Combine.
 * As of the February 1st, 2016 update, the Death Machine can now be dropped by zombies or collected from the random power-up spot after teleporting.
 * Also, when a player finishes a game of The Giant, the character they were playing as will have the beaten up appearance of when they were in Der Eisendrache.