- Status
- Default giant
- Tier
- A
- Rating
- ★★
- Unlock cost
- Free
- Abilities
- Attack (Q), Haunt (G)
Appearance & presence
A completely black, lanky, over-tall humanoid with thin, sharp, stick-like arms and a deformed human face set with hollow eyes. Tube-like appendages run over its head and neck, giving it a biomechanical, wrong-anatomy silhouette that reads instantly against Forest sightlines.
Abilities
Every giant in Lurking Giants shares the same two-button kit — the difference between them is reach, speed and how much dread their silhouette puts on the map.
| Ability | Key | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | Q | The giant's primary melee elimination. Its hitbox reaches slightly beyond the visible model and is cooldown-gated, so survivors who mistime a relocation get caught even at a small gap. |
| Haunt | G | An area-pressure ability used to cut off escape routes and deny corridors, herding survivors toward the giant instead of past it. |
How to play Locust
Locust has a shorter reach than Guilt but commits to its attack animation faster, which makes it punishing in the open. It is at its best on the Forest map, where long sightlines let it convert a visibility pulse straight into a chase.
Whichever giant you pick, the core hunt is the same: read the visibility pulse, sprint to cut off the survivors it reveals, use Haunt (G) to seal their escape, and land Attack (Q) on arrival. See the night cycle for the full pulse schedule and the giant guide for the complete combo.
Unlocking Locust
Free — Locust is the default giant every player controls when selected, with no coin or Robux cost.
Frequently asked questions
How do you unlock Locust?
You do not unlock it — Locust is the free default giant. Anyone chosen as the giant spawns from the TV and controls Locust from their very first round, with no coins or purchase required. It runs the standard Attack (Q) and Haunt (G) kit every giant shares.