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-The '''storm giant''', {{monsym|storm giant}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It the strongest [[giant]] in in terms of [[difficulty level]].
+A '''storm giant''', {{monsym|storm giant}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The storm giant is a [[giant humanoid]] that has the highest [[Monster level|level]] and [[Monster difficulty|difficulty]] of the [[Giant (monster attribute)|giants]] - it has [[infravision]] and can be seen via infravision. Like all giants, storm giants will seek out [[gems]], weapons and other items to pick up, and can move over [[boulder]]s, pick them up and throw them.
-Like all [[giant]]s, they can pick up and throw [[boulder]]s, and eating their corpse has a 50% chance  of increasing your [[strength]]. The storm giant corpse additionally has a 50% chance of granting [[shock resistance]].
+A storm giant has a single weapon attack, and possesses [[shock resistance]].
 ==Generation==
-{{main|Giant#Generation}}
+Storm giants may generate as peaceful towards chaotic characters, and can generate in small [[groups]] of two to four.
-Like other giants, storm giants can appear in small [[groups]]. They [[Monster starting inventory|may be generated with]] a small assortment of [[gems]] and have a 50% chance of receiving a boulder.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|706|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
-Storm giants may be generated in [[throne room]]s as early as dungeon level 13, and may appear when a [[throne]] at this depth or lower is [[loot]]ed.{{reffunc|mkroom.c|courtmon}} Storm giants can also be generated if a chaotic spellcaster casts the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]]. They are also eligible to appear in the [[Valkyrie quest]] and [[Caveman quest]], which have {{monclass|H}} as the second quest class, though in practice this will usually not occur by the time the [[Quest]] is actually finished.
+Storm giants may appear among the random {{white|H}} that are part of the second quest monster class for [[Cavepeople]], and make up {{frac|6|175}} (~3.42%) of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Caveman quest]]. Storm giants may also appear among the random {{white|H}} that are part of the second quest monster class for [[Valkyrie]]s, and make up {{frac|6|175}} (~3.42%) of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Valkyrie quest]]. In practice, this is unlikely to occur unless the character is at a particularly high experience level while inside their Quest branch.
 ==Strategy==
-{{main|Giant#Strategy}}
+Storm giants are usually not seen until late in the dungeon, and are not especially stronger than the other giants: they share the same 12 speed as [[fire giant]]s and [[frost giant]]s and have the same damage dice for their weapon attack as frost giants, but most characters that encounter them will already have sufficient experience with their kin, along with a source of [[speed]] and better defenses against dangerous [[wand]]s and other items. As with most giants, taking advantage of their low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] is generally a good idea.
 ==History==
-The storm giant was introduced to the vanilla game in [[NetHack 3.3.0]]. Before that, it first appeared in [[SLASH 6]], the last release of SLASH based on [[NetHack 3.1.3]].
+The storm giant first appears in [[SLASH 6]], the last release of SLASH based on [[NetHack 3.1.3]], and makes its vanilla debut in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
 ==Variants==
 ===SpliceHack===
 In [[SpliceHack]], the [[Drinking Hall]] [[SpliceHack/Special levels|special level]] is "staffed" by two storm giants.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 The '''storm giant''', {{monsym|storm giant}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It the strongest [[giant]] in in terms of [[difficulty level]].
-As with all giants, they can pick up and throw [[boulder]]s, and eating their corpse has a 50% chance to grant [[shock resistance]], along with the standard (separate) 50% chance to increase your [[strength]].
+Like all [[giant]]s, they can pick up and throw [[boulder]]s, and eating their corpse has a 50% chance  of increasing your [[strength]]. The storm giant corpse additionally has a 50% chance of granting [[shock resistance]].
 ==Generation==

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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-{{encyclopedia|Giants have always walked the earth, though they are rare in
+{{encyclopedia|Giants have always walked the earth, though they are rare in these times.  They range in size from little over nine feet to a towering twenty feet or more.  The larger ones use huge boulders as weapons, hurling them over large distances.  All types of giants share a love for men - roasted, boiled, or fried.  Their table manners are legendary.
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 Like other giants, storm giants can appear in small [[groups]]. They [[Monster starting inventory|may be generated with]] a small assortment of [[gems]] and have a 50% chance of receiving a boulder.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|706|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
-Storm giants may be generated in [[throne room]]s as early as dungeon level 13, and may appear when a [[throne]] at this depth or lower is [[loot]]ed.{{reffunc|mkroom.c|courtmon}} Storm giants can also be generated if a chaotic spellcaster casts the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]]. They are also eligible to appear in the [[Valkyrie quest]] and [[Caveman quest]], which has {{monclass|H}} as the second quest class, though in practice this will usually not occur by the time the [[Quest]] is actually finished.
+Storm giants may be generated in [[throne room]]s as early as dungeon level 13, and may appear when a [[throne]] at this depth or lower is [[loot]]ed.{{reffunc|mkroom.c|courtmon}} Storm giants can also be generated if a chaotic spellcaster casts the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]]. They are also eligible to appear in the [[Valkyrie quest]] and [[Caveman quest]], which have {{monclass|H}} as the second quest class, though in practice this will usually not occur by the time the [[Quest]] is actually finished.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Generation==
-Like other giants, storm giants can appear in small [[groups]]. They [[Monster starting inventory|may be generated with]] a small assortment of [[gems]] and have a chance of receiving a boulder.
+{{main|Giant#Generation}}
-Storm giants may be generated in [[throne room]]s as early as dungeon level 13, and may appear when a [[throne]] at this depth or lower is [[loot]]ed.{{reffunc|mkroom.c|courtmon}} Storm giants can also  be generated if a chaotic spellcaster casts the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
+Storm giants may be generated in [[throne room]]s as early as dungeon level 13, and may appear when a [[throne]] at this depth or lower is [[loot]]ed.{{reffunc|mkroom.c|courtmon}} Storm giants can also be generated if a chaotic spellcaster casts the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]]. They are also eligible to appear in the [[Valkyrie quest]] and [[Caveman quest]], which has {{monclass|H}} as the second quest class, though in practice this will usually not occur by the time the [[Quest]] is actually finished.
 ==Strategy==

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+The '''storm giant''', {{monsym|storm giant}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It the strongest [[giant]] in in terms of [[difficulty level]].
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 The '''storm giant''', {{monsym|storm_giant}}, is the strongest [[giant]] in [[NetHack]].  As with all giants, they can throw [[boulder]]s (and can [[Monster_starting_inventory|start with one]]).  True to its name, it is shock resistant, and its corpse will either give [[shock resistance]] or increase your strength.
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   |attributes={{attributes|A storm giant|sgroup=1|humanoid=1|carnivore=1|giant=1|strong=1|rockthrow=1|nasty=1|collect=1|jewels=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1}}
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-The '''storm giant''', {{monsym|storm_giant}}, is the strongest [[giant]] in [[NetHack]].  As with all giants, they can throw [[boulder]]s (and can [[Monster_starting_inventory|start with one]]).  True to its name, it is shock resistant, and its corpse will always give [[shock resistance]] when eaten.
+The '''storm giant''', {{monsym|storm_giant}}, is the strongest [[giant]] in [[NetHack]].  As with all giants, they can throw [[boulder]]s (and can [[Monster_starting_inventory|start with one]]).  True to its name, it is shock resistant, and its corpse will either give [[shock resistance]] or increase your strength.
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