In contrast, Giant was a rookie Judge when he first appeared in 1977 – the son of legendary aeroball player John ‘Giant’ Clay – and was passed to become a full Judge by Dredd, whose life he later saved during the reign of the mad Chief Judge Cal. Tragically, he lost his own life just before The Apocalypse War when he was shot by the Soviet assassin, Orlok – a death that caused outrage amongst readers.