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Giants
June 1, 2026 at 04:36 PM
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Giants are a creature category in Fable (2026). The reboot's first confirmed giant is Dave, a gardener-turned-giant who becomes a major boss encounter. Whether other giants exist as a recurring enemy type or whether Dave is a singular, story-specific giant has not been publicly confirmed by Playground Games as of the May 2026 audit window.
Dave is a spectacled gardener and self-described "vegetable enthusiast" who discovers a magical growth formula and accidentally transforms into a giant. The hero confronts him in a boss fight. Players can kill him or spare him; killing him leaves his corpse permanently in the world, with downstream reputation and property and economy consequences (nobody wants a house next to a dead giant).
Dave was first shown in the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase reveal trailer and again in the January 22, 2026 Developer Direct. He is voiced by Richard Ayoade. The dedicated Dave page covers his full boss encounter, branching outcomes, and scene context.
Playground Games has not committed to whether giants are a recurring race or a one-off story creature. Pre-launch footage focuses on Dave; no other giant has appeared in publicly released material as of the May 2026 audit window. The voice-cast credit suggests at least one giant character (rather than "the giants" as a faction), but the studio has been careful to leave room for additional sightings without overpromising a creature roster.
Lore-wise, Albion supports outsized creatures comfortably. The world already contains trolls and other large enemies. A second giant would not require new framing.
The Dave fight as shown in pre-release footage is staged in a single arena and emphasizes positioning more than raw weapon damage. Specific giant attack patterns, weak points, or stagger thresholds have not been published. The style-weaving combat system allows fluid switching between melee weapons, ranged combat, and will and magic mid-fight, which the Dave encounter appears to encourage.
Dave's voice credit (Richard Ayoade) was confirmed alongside the 2023 reveal trailer. The casting fits the reboot's broader pattern of pairing recognizable British comic actors with darker-than-expected fairytale beats. The studio has emphasized that the cast is British across the board, with regional accents intentionally preserved.
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