Aboriginals of Australia have in their ancestral history a story of coming to Australia and fighting a race of giant cannibals for control over the coasts.
I've been saying. Seriously how many indigenous/aboriginals have legends of cannibal giants. The creatures here are also descriptions of Yowi? creatures which are Australia's Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Yeti
Native Americans also have stories in their religion regarding giant red-headed cannibals eating their children in N. America to an extent that the Native Braves had to ban together to fight them back towards a cave in which they trapped them and lit massive fires engulfing the entrance to the cave ensuring the giants could not leave and would die. Later on in America's History archeologists discovered red headed large humanoid skeletons in a cave system in N America, where they believed to be the basis for this story amongst specific native tribes. The systematic and concerted effort of governments alongside the Smithsonian have ensured the evidence of giant humanoids to be covered up at all costs as a means of removing the potentiality for the citizens of these countries coming to understand what the truth is regarding the world in which they live to be. To what extent are the "myths" or "stories" handed down generation after generation actually true is for those who have the information to decide whether or not they want to divulge this information.
This is from my country. I can tell you that on the island of Guadalcanal, locals speak of giants living in the cave networks of the island. For us, this is not a myth or folklore, this magical creatures exist and people have encountered them.
Did I miss something ,unarmed Japanese Soldiers cowering in the undergrowth ,sure they weren't just lost American Holiday makers stumbling around stoned out of their crocs 😅
I’m an Army brat, actually both of my parents were in the Coast Guard with my father being a retired lifer. A next door neighbor was a retired marine who told about fighting hand to hand at one time with 7 foot natives who were different from the Solomon Islanders. Thanks, Capt Joe.
I’m 6’2. Taller than most. Me and my wife walked through the Stockholm airport this past summer. I felt like I was gulliver when he went to the giant island. My wife said she’s never seen so many people TOWER over me before
civilized? Negotiations uncivilized? Be careful regs, they are kinda like africans, they sorta cheated their way through the 7s you need prolly some reptile egyptian falcon to culture them I dunno sounds like a plan
I read an article many years ago about these giants. The documentation came from the Japanese naval records. A Japanese officer requested additional support in the Solomon’s because his troop was wiped out by men 2 to 3 times larger than them. This coincides with the Japanese sending additional ships to the area. The US landed during this time. The documents even listed the names of the officers involved. The admiral had orders to kill everyone on the island. But they didn’t expect the allied forces to be there. Worth doing some research if you are interested.
We need to define “giant” because if we’re talking about 8 feet tall, that would jive with known science. If we’re talking like GOT giants, yeah, that’s ridiculous as much as I would love it. There is a well known branch of Neanderthal (as in well known by science) that averaged 8 feet in height. I would classify that as a giant since, until recent centuries, most humans were barely more than 5 feet tall.
All those Japs lost their automatic rifles, grenades...? WW2 didn't happened in the Middle-Ages! At the time of WW2 armies were already equipped with automatic rifles, pistols...! No matter how strong and big you are, you won't go far with your silly club against soldiers armed with modern weapons!
My father was one of those Marines who were the first to land on Guadalcanal during WWll. Unfortunately, he is no longer alive to ask him if he saw anything unusual. Thanks for the great story!
My dad was on Guadalcanal during WWII also. He was in the Navy. He never talked about anything like this, but he also no longer with us, so can't ask. : (
@@SaltySteff fantastic stories, are you nuts, im guessing your young, war is nothing but pain heartbreak and dirty murder,its not a movie. pray you never have to put all you will ever own on the line, or forced to take a life,and have to live the rest of your life with it,everyday, its not a tv movie or game.
@@bobmiller7502 thanks for the input. For the record, my dad served in UN peacekeeping missions in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Israel in the early 1980s. He's seen some pretty brutal combat, and has told me some pretty intense stories of his time as a sniper and paratrooper. I grew up hearing those stories, the good and the bad. I got my bachelors in History with a focus on the World Wars and the Holocaust. I grew up in a world war two household, military history is what I lived and breathed growing up and even today. There was no need for you to be santimonious with your comment, so here is my sanctimonious response.
One of my grandfathers was a Marine in WW2 and fought starting in Guadalcanal all the way to the Battle of Guam where we has wounded. He never said anything about giants but did say that the most intense fighting he was involved in was in the Solomon Islands. He also said that it was the smaller battles in those islands that do not get a lot of coverage in historical accounts which were the worst.
My father was in the Pacific as a Naval corpsman . He went in with the marines . From 1 island he got a 3 foot square ammunition box ,12 inches deep and somehow brought it home. You can still read the Japanese characters painted on the side that box .
I’m half Okinawan. I remember my great-aunt telling us that, during WW2, the Japanese soldiers told the Okinawan people that Americans were cannibal giants. When they first saw how tall Americans are, they believed the Japanese soldiers.
It doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility that American soldiers, most being 6'3" - 6'8" were viewed as giants to much shorter 5'5 - 5'8" Japanese soldiers of the time. Wartime kidnapping and let's just say assault of women, was very common back then too
@@gladxch "Most being 6'3" - 6'8"..." Uh, no they were not. Most American men are 5'9"-6" with only some that would be that tall. Just like today. How many 6'8" men do you see walking around? Not that many.
@@keithtauber4153maybe in the cities but proportionally in small towns mfs be big as hell. I work in a factory in the Midwest and about half our guys (600 ish) are 6’4+
Norse tradition speaks of the time when the Norse gods walked with humans, and protected us from the ice giants that they also defeated. I find it very interesting that every continent share similar stories of a bigger race.
In the north of Ireland lived the Fir Bolg, a race of redhead 6 fingered giants. In Irish mythology they built the giants causeway in Donegal a bridge that was said to stretch from Scandinavia to Ireland. They where enslaved by the De Dannans, a race of advanced humans that came from the west to Ireland after they're country was destroyed in a great flood.
@@leonbarry5403in Mexico they were described to be architects of the biggest pyramid in the world and had war with the Aztecs where they were killed off. Their origins were unknown but said to be survivors of a great flood
@@dubuyajay9964 I thought the formorian swine came later, I believed they were remants of the lost Roman legion not fey, very real humans. Yea the FirBolg weren't "evil" they did however eat humans. Tbh I think the north American sasquatch is just left over FirBolg from when the DeDannans took them from Ireland.
As a Native Solomon Islander from Guadalcanal island I confirm these stories and these giant stories aren’t just folklores but are real magical creatures that live in the mountains
My wife's father was a Marine in world war 2. And he was in Guadalcanal as well Toulogi. You know those world war II vets didn't wear the service on the sleeve. For the most part he kept what happened in the war to himself he did tell me a few stories but it just seems like something of this magnitude he would have said something to me. We were pretty close.
I lived in Lompoc for 17 years. I was Stationed at Vandenberg AFB. My wife is from Lompoc. That story of the giant that was dug up there is very real and very well known by the locals. Great job, love the channel.
@@philthyrich007well honestly think about how big they are basically there is nothing on that island that could kill them so that's ruled out I mean obviously they don't like to be seen unless at night so it's not like there gonna go on a afternoon stroll and all of a sudden there pace maker gives out there probably healthier than a majority of people other than there taste for people but there strong so I'm sure if they and when they die it's probably inside a cave system or maybe the government knows when they die and come pick up the bones but I wouldn't probably bury my own I'm sure and as far as bones there have bin bones found where the giant stood 32 feet tall u will never see it cause as soon as the smithonian gets there hands on the good stuff we'll there u go
As a Torres Strait Islander traditional woman I can tell you there is a Japanese princess buried on my island home Thursday Island. And we know for sure that these stories of our island brothers and sisters in the pacific islands. PNG too. ooooo lots Of stories, still very active demonic beings. Also lots of cannibalism with black magic between tribes. Still very alive and practised.
There is a legend that the royalty on Hawaii had partial Japanese ancestry : in Japan the local shoguns forced the local sea merchants and fishermen to have weak rudders so they could not avoid tolls to the local lords... but this coupled with strong storms and a current that goes from Japan to Hawai some ships get moved to Hawaii, called "black ships" by the locals. Once a Japanese princess came across one of these ships and become a Hawaiian princess. Or so the legend goes.
@@2legit2quit You shouldn't denigrate his truth. Something that may be obvious to you may be new to someone else. Evil lurks everywhere in all cultures in all our hearts. The battle is real. To shame your allies is to aid the enemy.
These stories being real or fake is not important. They're entertaining, which is their true purpose. If you don't like them, stick to channels that do strict military reports.
@@gdrlss1535 It's stops being entertainment and becomes damaging misinformation the nanosecond they claim it to be real and go all conspiracytard at anyone who doesn't accept their bullshit claims. This isn't Mountain Monsters or creepypasta where it's so obviously fictional entertainment that no explicit disclaimers have to be given.
I saw Bigfoot in 1999 at our Gold Claim on Granite Creek in the Blue Mountains in Oregon State. It came into our camp one night I had two lanterns on one hanging on a tree limb about six and a half feet high it walked up looked at it touched the glass and burnt itself. it was within 25 feet of me I had my 357 magnum and I aimed my 3006 center mass on its chest but I did not shoot it as it came about 20 feet from me and walked around my tent because my four children were asleep and I did not think I could kill it with my first shot because of its size. it moved around my tent and brushed up against my cousin's trailer hard enough to rattle his canned food then left camp and crossed the river. We had three dogs with us my husky just did a low growl and ran behind my tent when it moved near us the two smaller dogs also growled but not very loud and all of them were totally afraid of it, the next day I drove 300 miles home and got my 375H&H Magnum and my cousins 300 Win Mag. it came back that night a pushed my cousins trailer a foot sideways. Scared the heck out of him and the dogs. we had a herd of Elk that were so spooked of it they would come into our camp at night and sleep right next to our tents and equipment. We are both Army Veterans he was in the 101 Airborne I was in the Infantry and we both have hunted big game and grew up in the woods since we were kids. The bigfoot was joined by a second one about a week later and for two nights circled the ridge tops around making the loudest scariest werewolves sound howls /screams I have ever heard and they moved through that thick timber and steep ground at night very fast. That was a long three months of mining. If my four kids had not been in my tent I would have shot it that night and the world would have had proof of Bigfoot if I survived the encounter. It had no fear of me or the dogs.
@@Codeman785I wholeheartedly agree. If you look up Gigantopithicus, they say it’s a primate that lived 1000’s of years ago, well I’ve been to a couple nature museums and everytime I see one, it looks identical to bigfoot. I think we’ve already found bigfoot and they’re being called that giant name to kinda brush it off. To put it in the dark sort of speak.
The book, _Worlds Before Our Own_ by Brad Steiger contains several accounts of encounters between native Americans and violent tribes of giants, and well as a robust index of source material.
My Apache people's origin revolve around a giant eating the Apache people. A giant as tall as a mountain that had hair like fire (red hair), very hairy and was killed by two brothers named Friend of Water and Killer of Enemies. The Navajo also have a similar story.
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Thank you that was interesting: I grew up on Guadalcanal from 1960 to 1970, my father worked for the marine department for the British protectorate government. I lived in Honiara on Kola Ridge just below Mt Austin. I went back there in 1986 when travelling around my old haunts I was then to see a number of petroglyphs. One outside Kakambona village west Honiara and another up the Hoilava river past Lambi in West gradalcanal. Both had similar stories of a giant called the MuMu who enslaved the people and occasionally ate some and ruled a terrible tyranny. one day all the arrived in their canoes and slayed the monster and drove him off the island. I saw the cave indentation of a big stick figure and a canoe with lots of warriors.However I haven't heard the story of the Japanese easily leaving the island, it was a long bitter war and the Japanese were hell bent on trying to get back Henderson air field. I hear this from one of the coast watchers I knew. Cheers
Islands of Micronesia also have many myths and legends of giants that once roamed throughout the islands. Ancient stories believed they were half human and half spirit.
I was there from 1986 - 1989 working for the ministry of natural resources. I've never heard of these giants or anything like them. I believe the natives on the Island of Malaita were supposed to be cannibals. I still have many friends there and they've never mentioned anything like this? My work took me deep into the jungle areas towards the center of the island as well.
@@lachesisatropos5139 Interesting you mention Malaita, when I was there in 86 I took a trip to the west in the Youmenow to Gizo. There I met a Dr Keesing who wrote a book about the Quaiao tribe in north Malaita just north of Auki. This true story took place in the 1920's when the warrior Bassiano refused to pay the native head tax and bashed Mr. Bells head in with the butt of a rifle. I forgot the name of the book but did you hear anything of the Bell incident?
I've heard about these giants many years ago. Accordingly a truce has exists between the Giants and the locals whereas the Giants promised to stop eating them anymore.
yes... and that was the early britons in uninhabited Britain. They giants kept breaking their oaths and promises that war started again. There was one particular giant named gogmagog because of his unusual larger height of 25 feet tall and was more terrifying that his fellow giants were afraid of him. But in the end, he was defeated by a beowulf-like hero
@@mcbrians.8508 Wait what? The gig magog are also in the Quran!! They were two tribes(?) of people that terrorized the locals and they would eat their horses etc. They looked very horrifying, as they had limbs that were disproportionate to one another. One arm or leg would be bigger then the other. They were also faster than you. They were imprisoned by a guy with horns on his head (like thise stereotypical viking helmets) with metals (it was two kinds but can't fully remember which). Then they lay trapped there, multiplying into the billions. Before the Judgement Day, they would successfully set themselves free and eat almost everything in the world. But we'd defeat them with the help of Isa (what non-Muslims call Jesus). The signs of Judgement day sound wild and it is best to do research if you want to learn more. As it is more than just this. Even writing this was terrifying. Could you give me a source?
@@Ami-jc2oo alexander the great encountered them in india, read the ancient hindu histories and you’ll easily see narratives of different tribes resembling half humans who fought each other daily and sometimes raid the indians and other neighboring countries (persia and china). Alexander drove them out for 50 days, traveling northwards up until they reached the uttermost parts of Siberia (the tip of the Chukotka Peninsula) between two mountain ranges. By some Divine intervention, the two mountains collapsed against each other and formed a 12 feet wide tunnel entrance enough for Alexander to build a barrier. Meanwhile God put everyone of Gog and Magog to deep sleep. The construction of the gate is like this: First, he forced each and everyone of them to give up all their iron implements and devoid their land off any iron that he could find. Yes he traveled all over their lands and saw all their tribes. You may ask how is this possible, there are few sources that mentioned Alexander the Great was given the “Lightning Bolt of Zeus” by the Hyperboreans. It was a staff of immense power, it is capable of vaporizing enemies instantly. There are rumours that Alexander buried this staff in one of the monastery in Tibet. It’s the one monastery Genghis Khan spared when he conquered that region. Back to the story, then he installed “mechanical figurines” resembling his army which automatically makes loud noises when blown by winds. He placed those objects in that narrow pass in order to terrify these people if they dared to approach the pass. Then he started the construction of the gate itself, it was made from rocks, bitumen, concrete, copper, charcoal, lead, and bronze. Then he coated it with Asciceton so that any metal will crumble upon contact and any flame coming near it will be put out. He also put enchantments on the gate so that any kind of magic will not prevail against it. The different layers of material helps as well. Should the Asciceton expires as time passes, these tribes are so simple-minded in their digging that if they are dealing with the rock layer, they will use tools fit only for rocks, so if they hit the bitumen layer they don’t have the mental capacity to improve their work. On top of that, they sometimes forget that they were digging at all, and sometimes there will be fighting amongst themselves that the digging is perpetually disrupted. Alexander also planted large amounts of black berries in front of the passes, because he knew the layout of the tribes and the tribe living close to the gate are the ispolins. These three-headed giant tribes are the most powerful of Gog and Magog and they worship black berries as gods and so doing, they unwittinly protects the gate itself from the rest of Gog and Magog. That’s why some Arab scholars mentioned that “once the giants are destroyed by yajuj and majuj, the end will come.” So the digging efforts are made by small parties who managed to infiltrate the territory of the Ispolins. But one day, the scriptures will be fulfilled concerning them, when God warned: I will set fire on Magog. That meant he will create volcanic eruptions in their enclosed land that they will be forced to get out of there, so that they will have no choice but to exit through that gate. Also fulfilling a certain prophecy: When they are all gathered together in front of that gate, countless assemblies without number. They shall raise their heads unto Heaven and say: “Lord, Our Lord, Open to us this gate”. That infamous moment when Gog and Magog became Christians for a few minutes, that’s the moment when that strong gate will topple. When all of humanity thinks that there is peace and there will be no more wars, famine, or suffering.
@@Ami-jc2ooLook into the Bible and the book of Enoch.This is where the Quran got it from. Go to the original Hebrew or Greek. I also have a video of a cave of Pan in Israel which is in the area anciently known as Bashan the land of the Nephilim. This place was where Peter stated that Yeshua is the Son of the living God. Yeshua replied that only the Holy Spirit would reveal this to him. Why did God reveal this there in the centre of Nephilim worship? To tell those ‘chained underground’ that He was there. Come and get me. Psalm 22. Two weeks later it was Passover and resurrection!
My grandfather Robert r Moore fought in Korea. His brother died on the first island assault on Guadalcanal. rip grandpa, you were the nicest most manly/ smartest/ most patient man I’ve ever known, and I can’t wait to hug you when I get up there ❤
What?!?!?!? A new video?!? Today I legit found myself empty due to coming to the revelation that I had actually watched your entire catalog and now I see; BOOYAH, new video! I'm a new subscriber and I love your content so much and I am so grateful that I found your work. All of your videos I find enthralling, and your retelling of Roy Benavidez's story was the first thing that had moved me to tears in years. Thank you for your service, your content, and for being you, Luke!
Ive heard several odd things about encounters on these islands and actually in past 20 yrs I remember there being a story about construction workers finding their equipment moved and large footprints around the area. So this is pretty interesting to me. Great Work. Its much appreciated. Ive grown where I watch a few channel like this one and gave up my cable bill. I appreciate authenticty, truth, and no bs. Way too much of the opposite on cable. Especially the news.
I believe in that story a piece of equipment weighing several thousand pounds was found hundreds of feet away from where it was!! And supposedly there were large footprints found around the equipment as well!!
I pretty much never watch TV anymore, you can't skip the commercials, and you can't comment on what you're watching, I tried to comment once with my TV remote, but then realized I couldn't
Btw "巨人", the Japanese term used here, is commonly applied to both "giants" and "titans", so both of those work equally as well as a translation without any need to distinguish. Semantically it just means "huge person"
@@onellbrianmeliston8960 Yeah, that one's why many massively prefer "titan" over "giant" nowadays/consider it the only right translation of the word, even though it really covers both equally (although I imagine translations of Greek mythology mighta played their part even before that)
Since the battles of WW2, the accounts of giants on the Solomon Islands, gold miners and construction workers, geologists, local residence all have confirmed their existence, even up until this day.
As a Solomon Islander, I only heard of giants in stories passed down to us by our elders. I don’t know when was the last giant seen on the islands. But hearing an encounter with giants by the soldiers during the Second World War is news to me.
I’m Samoan, and Giant myths are rife throughout the Polynesian islands. I was raised in New Zealand where I met Fijians and Fijian Indians who’ve told me crazy stories of creatures like this in the jungles of Fiji. Many of them being Muslim, they attribute the existence of these creatures to Djinn, saying after the war for earth? The surviving Djinn were cast into the far off islands…that possibly weren’t inhabited until many hundreds of years later. These kinds of creatures are always attributed to the Melanesian islands where dark skinned islanders live, eg. Fiji (even though it’s classed as a Polynesian island) Papua, Solomon Islands etc. and often attributed to tribes who practice ancient black magic and cannibalism. Many of my uncles and people I know from church served Christian missions in Papua New Guinea. They say they only preach down the main road and the villages on that road and were often warned not to venture off the road as there are tribes who practice black magic and eat people who prey on foreigners who were primitive and didn’t want to make contact with not only foreigners but the natives who’ve embraced the modern/western aspects of life. But the tribes say they have always been isolated and hostile, rumoured to serve giants and Djinn deep in the jungles.
Yes, Jinns do exist (demons). They can take many shapes and have the ability to transform themselves into other creature. They live in water/swamp too.
Boy shut up islanders are dark because they were darker skinned before intermix with germans, it's legends of giants but dont confuse that with your yte washed bigotry
I lived on the island of Bougainville just a short distance north of the islands mentioned. I was there for many years and worked closely with the islanders. On the long and quiet night shifts we had many discussions. I feel if there was a tradition of giant people there, it would have been raised during these talks. It surprises me that such giant people could exist on one island, but not on the nearby much larger, but equally densely forested Bougainville.
By far the most reasonable response yet. People want to believe in mythological monsters for some reason. Not me. Humans are scary enough without creating more monsters.
Three things that tell me that this is likely a fabrication: (1). The droning voice that goes on and on, almost drawing a conclusion and then going off on a tangent; (2). The lack of substantial evidence of such creatures offered in the video; (3) The lack of a conclusion. The story is open, leaving it up to the reader to draw their own conclusions. As a side note, I believe that I have heard that voice in other questionable videos.
Wanting more or wanting more evidence ? ,,, Apart from that abnormal size skeleton,, everything else was hearsay and speculation ... And how come there was no reference point using the 'giant skulls' discovered elsewhere ??
This would make such a good horror movie. Just imagine how deep those jungles and cave systems go... The drawing of the small boat approaching the island gives a sort of foreboding feeling. It kind of reminds me of Shutter Island in how imposing it looks, even though it is a completely different story.
It's not so crazy, there are stories of giants literally everywhere both hairy and not. Canada and the US are full of legends, they must come from somewhere. In northern Canada, in a very mysterious place called Nahanni Valley or Headless Valley, there are endless tales of giants living in caves. The local native tribes say that land is cursed and if their warriors went there, very few ever made it out alive due to these man eating giants and those who did return where terrified, recounting these exact stories. They also speak of terrifying stories that their women and children would be stolen but those usually involved the Sabe or Sasquatch and sightings of them are endless and very current and they are said to be anywhere from 7 to 15 feet tall, hairy but definitely human in appearance. And there are ongoing sightings across the planet of them. The local tribes in Afghanistan told the troops of sighting there that are ongoing and fear of having their women taken and of course the Kandahar Giant that killed several troops. The Sumarians were said to be giant in stature as well. Many people belief in the Bible but question the origins of the Nephilim aka man-eating giants. I personally believe the Japanese troops, that must have been horrifying!
Look up the Nephilim. Their remnants remain. In Deuteronomy, it is mentioned that the Anakim were "as tall as Cedars", that is 30' to 36' high. Then look up "The Giant of Kandahar". Their pyramids still stand on every continent on the globe. Their skeletons were found all over the world, including America, in the 1800's. Abraham Lincoln mentioned these finds in more than a few of speeches. Christ said the End Times "will be as in the days of Noah".
@@deanfirnatine7814 Yep! And many more stories from the Paiutes. One is that 15' Giants used to run across the Plains picking up Buffalo along the way and tearing off legs to eat ala Carte.
@@deanfirnatine7814 "Paiute in Great Basin tell of a final battle at a large cave against red haired giants." BTW, newspaper reports from the 1800's state that Red Haired Giant remains were found in a cave in the South West that were likely suffocated. These were 7 to 9 feet tall. As the generations advanced chronologically, the height of the giants continued to decline, probably due to breeding with normal human descendants of Adam.
Not a bad idea. One of the craziest things I've ever seen was while waiting at a tiny little airport in Africa. They were airing wildlife footage on the big screen, and it showed a Jaguar jumping into a river, grabbing a Croc by the back of the neck and dragging it out. Made me realize how ridiculously strong those cats are, yet most house cats are terrified of water haha. Also made me wonder, "Well what are you gonna do with it now?"
Not only are there a perpensity of UFO/ET sightings with many cryptid encounters, but a significant amount of both are located near caves and cave systems.
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I just noticed it, then I checked the comments at first glance, I didn’t see anybody else mention it! After I commented about it, I thought I can’t be the only one!
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Wow, I'd heard thru family I had agreat uncle that came back from the Pacific saying that beasts would come into a tent and decimate some poor gi. One night they jumped one and got a few jabs and knife sticks in it...the thing apparently screamed and ran out the tent. He said it was musky, smelly, and freakin strong. It's wild to see a story about it...idk if it's true or not but it does give the story credit.
@ppachura I'm not sure if he meant the victim was consumed or just beaten and mauled, but I hear tell there was talk of disembowlment. I also understand that they didn't use their issued rifles for a few reasons. One being they didn't want to accidentally shoot each other and the other reason being they were wanting to hopefully capture one...according to him that left brass knuckles, bayonets, and entrenching shovels. The guy who was killed had been in a tent just one row over a few nights ago. I understand he armed himself with a knife and jumped the thing once it had entered thru the tents canvas door. The creatures path went directly to the back of the tent as they had planned, walking past his bed where he lay in wait from the top bunk. His buddies engaged with it from the flanks and he from the rear. He jumped on its back, jabbed it, it threw him off by spinning and another guy smacked it in tbe neck with his shovel and it screamed and retreated.This is all waaayyy old information and all second hand thru my great uncle telling his brother, him telling my father, then my father telling me...but I guess that was it. It ran off and they didn't have another problem with one that I know of.
My grandfather was in PNG during the war. Had a coconut cran come into his tent the first week and freaked out and kept smashing it with the butt of his rifle. Woke up the next morning to dead crab on the floor. I get the idea it assumed their helmets were green fallen coconuts and went to grab it. Locals told them it could be eaten and he discovered that land crabs actually exist, they're not only in the sea.
@OffGridInvestor maybe I'm just a wuss but the idea of a crab basically attacking my head is terrifying. Those poor guys, everything in the jungle wants to hurt you.
Luke. A great series of shows- Skinwalker and Giants. I watched these episodes back to back. With regard to the Giants. I liked the mixture of social ( the war and issue around it), the research facts and the tales of the people. You blended the story together very nicely. Kudos and from my close now deceased cousin Jimmy "Semper Fie" ! Two tours in Vietnam from 1967 to 1970. He was a genuinely great guy. Captain of the high school football team, turned down a QB college scholarship to enlist and honor his country and family. He left proud and tall and came home broken all used up. He married and had to adopt children. Agent orange had messed up his ability to get his wife pregnant. The marriage was a failure. He died young, like I said all used up.. I don't mean to go on but i needed to say a kind word for a great person, a great marine. Some in your audience might understand. Again great shows, keep batting.
@tomaims, Thank you for honoring the memory of your cousin. He served and lived a life doing what he thought was best. Marines are a breed that doesn't boast. They do what their nation calls them to do. May he Rest In Peace. ❤️🛐❤️🇺🇸❤️
God bless you and your departed cousin, I thank him for his service and I thank you and your family for your sacrifice and I am sorry for your loss and the pain that he experienced and endured in his life. The wounds of war are sometimes not visible to the eyes but they are still there and they run deep, and a lifetime after they are suffered do not lessen their pain nor dull their existence. I served two tours of duty in the U.S. Army and I have known many men who had suffered from many wounds, including those that are unseen and scar the soul, many who were lost in their grief for their fallen brothers in arms, and the guilt which they felt for having survived and for getting back home. It is a sad fact of the world in which we live that armies are necessary to defend our nations so that we can be free of outside influences on our way of life. Someday we may not need those armies anymore and we will all be better off and our world will be one of peace and given to pursuits of intellectualism and humanitarian ideals, and then we will no longer have broken souls of our brave brothers and sons and fathers, and then the brave heroes of wars past will finally know the eternal peace that they should and no child will ever hear the sad sounds of war, or see the horrors that are apart of the tragedy of our failure to end disputes between nations without bloodshed. Until then soldiers prepare for war and pray for peace, and their families pray for peace and for leaders who possess the intelligence and the foresight to see the futility of armed conflict and to find a solution that is without the need to sacrifice the young men and women of our nation. May the divine creator grant you peace and comfort and help you with the heavy burden of sorrow which you still bear for your dear departed loved one
I have only just discovered your channel and this is the first one of your videos I've watched. I had the good fortune to live and work in the Solomon Islands from 2010 to 2011 as part of the Regional Assistance Mission Solomon Islands (RAMSI) which was set up to assist the Government and people in rebuilding their government institutions after the coup attempts in the early 2000s. Your story mirrored much of what I was told by my local counterparts about the Kakamora, giants and strange lights coming from mountaintops and out of extinct volcanoes. These lights were what they called "The Dragon Snake" a mythical (not to them) creature that had been known to follow people and even kill them on land and sea. One of my local friends also confirmed the cannibal stories of the local people. He was from the island of Malaita and he said his grandfather was among the last people there to have actually tasted human flesh, before the practice was totally stopped. I can confirm there are still many hugely unexplored tracts of dense rainforest even on the main island of Guadalcanal, so who knows what may be there. Keep up the good work - subscribed.
Thank you for all your hard work bringing us some of the best narrated stories TH-cam platform has to offer also to any military members out there no matter rank active or veteran thank you so much for your service
Good morning. This has to be one of the most interesting videos that I have seen in quite a while. Your presentation and delivery are spot on, and I was glued to my seat until the very end. I anxiously await your story about the Mexican solders finding the 13 foot giant in California. I want to commend you for coming up with the unique concept of telling paranormal stories from a military point of view. Your channel is highly underrated and deserves 10 times as many views! I agree with the commenter below who asked for more Smoke Pit stories as well. Those stories are awesome too, please keep posting these high quality videos. Thank you! ❤
When i was growing up, my next door neighbor(Mr. Kuzman), was with a CB battalion in Guadalcanal during WWII. He mentioned a lot of things. But he never said anything about "giants". God Bless you Mr. Kuzman. Thank you for your service, and may you rest in peace.
@@davidchase9424 There is 0 proof of giant humans. And brute force isn't the domain uf humans. We are intelligent, we are dextrous, we can craft weapons, we can use ranged weapons effectively, and we have good endurance. And just with that we have risen to the top. At that size, there wasn't that much animals larger than us, and we were able to hunt mammoths anyway. So there was literally no reason for us to evolve to be significantly larger than we are now. It would require higher caloric intake, and wouldn't help us survive much. The closest thing we had to giants was gigantopithecus, which was a big orangutan. And maybe gorillas.
I thought I had read a long time ago about Captain Cook and Joseph Banks landing in the Solomans and meeting the native king that ruled there. He was said to be a decendant of a giant king, and that king had made a stone bed with a stone for a headboard and one for a footboard to sleep on. Banks was to have measured it and found it to be twelve feet between foot and headboard.
I've never heard that one. Though I recall from my childhood history books a recount of Magellan's voyages where his crew captured a 'giant' or very tall native with reddish hair near the tip of S. America in what is now called the 'straights of Magellan' in Argentina. But sailors were also known to exaggerate their tales since no one could gainsay them.
One thing to consider when analyzing the troop deployments for the Imperial Japanese is that there was a rivalry between military branches that was portrayed very well in the movie Letters from Iwo Jima. The Navy and the Army did not cooperate as a joint force in some battles but rather as independent units from each other. And bc of this flaw, some orders contradicted or flat-out ignored other orders given from officers in charge, adding to the confusion and lack of cohesion. In the case of the Solomon Islands, it's possible the Army abandoned the island entirely while the Navy attempted to recapture the island for their own gains. This is just outside speculation, of course.
My father was there as a Stg in the army with 4 other brothers. Troops had to struggle as they had a mission until they were allowed to leave there! He has some amazing pictures of people there at that time! Extremely interesting subject
I disagree. They were not in the army now. Than military was much different. There was no separation there. Biden or Obama was in charge. Military than stayed together! But each unit had their own mission. Of course if they all stayed together they would have been killed quickly
The Japanese army sent in the troops to fight. The navy just provided the ride. So there was no disagreement between either branch on recapturing the islands. The army was taken by surprise when the Americans arrived and abandoned the airbase until reinforcements could arrive. The army at that time couldn't abandon the Solomon Islands due to not being able to physically leave since they had no ships.
The bulldozer blade found 100 meters away with large 3 to 4 feet footprints by a group of mine workers is evidence enough of large being's on the island . Maybe someone could find the original workers/engineers and interview them . Great presentation , great work. Even ask about the deceased burial of the hybrid murdered boy, past doctors , relatives.
A giant skeleton was found in Indiana not far from where I grew up. It was apparently seen by many people over the years while it was housed in a mill on Sand Creek, but later lost when the mill was destroyed during a flood. The story always fascinated me.
@@NateH1984 Unfortunately no, I believe it was between 7' and 10' and described as having red hair... So not ridiculously big or impossible. I've got a cousin and an uncle who have to duck for ceiling fans.
@@medicmule Ok, that's unfortunate. And same here. My uncles and cousin are huge men. My cousin is 6ft 8 (his dad is 6'6"), one of my other uncles is 6'9" and 320 lbs. My dad's side of the family, his great great uncles (4 iirc) were colossal. All over 7'2" and were not diseased or thin. Massive dudes, weighing 300-400 lbs.
I had a friend who lived on one of those islands. She wasn’t alive to personally remember the treatment of the islanders, but the stories her parents and grandparents told her caused her to absolutely HATE Japanese people. She would startle and recoil whenever she saw a half-Japanese man we worked with. 😢
Thank you so much for doing this. As a child, I've been told stories about the Giants of the Solomon Islands you did an excellent job this is great work here one of my favorites so far. Cheers !
Ah this was the ww2 incident that inspired the producer of Attack On Titan to create the anime. Also I heard that the Japanese army encounter UFOs and aliens with energy weapons literally. All of this match the description of legends from Solomon islanders.
Imagine running from US Marines only to run into primordial cannibal giants wielding clubs. Then you escape from them only to run into Greys with plasma rifles. It's just not your day.
my goodness. every time y’all upload i think: what an absolute gem of a channel i subbed to. thank you for the consistent, rich content and great narration.
Thank you for sharing these fascinating stories. I had no prior knowledge of mysterious creatures inhabiting the Solomon Islands prior to enjoying your video, and I really appreciate the expansion of my worldview that you have given me! One thought just occurred to me while I was listening to your closing remarks: As many other commentators do when discussing mysterious topics, you mentioned the concept of looking for a "rational" explanation. I just felt like pointing out that when people use that word, they aren't necessarily speaking rationally themselves. What they mean is a more "prosaic" or "quotidian" or "commonplace" explanation. If giants do or did exist, then there is nothing irrational at all about postulating the ways in which their memory lingers in the annals of human folklore. I'm not pointing this out to criticize you at all- it's something I've felt like saying to many people who mistakenly use the word rational in place of a more accurate term such as mundane. Even if giants are no longer with us, there is nothing "irrational" about discussing them. The same goes for aliens, ghosts, or whatever you like. Sorry for rambling! I love your channel and I respect your work greatly, and I really just wrote in to thank you! All the best, --N
I just tapped onto this program and i liked it, never thought about War Time that soldiers would encounter strange happenings. Very interesting program . Thanks to all of you who produced these programs. Take care, stay safe and God bless
Such an amazing video!! Please never stop uploading. I just learned so much from this video. And the depictions and narration, attention to detail is PERFECT!
This animation looks remarkably like the art (and story) that Rob Skiba used as the producer/director of his "SEED" series. Such a shame he died just as production was about to start. It's great to see this subject covered so well here. 👍 Thank you so much. 😊*SHALOM* ❤
Imagine being a soldier used to fighting typical 'human' opponents only to encounter these types of entities. At night. The theory of them going extinct due to their violent nature and endless fighting among themselves seems an adequate explanation especially if their numbers were limited to begin with.
The red headed 2 rows of teeth 6 fingered giants of lovelock caves had several skeletons proving they existed. The Indians stories were proven by the skeletons
I really appreciate how well balanced this episode is. Thank you for being so comprehensive in your telling of the subject. I love learning of Squatches, giants and UFO accounts & have been armchair researching them for almost 10 years. I am so fascinated how TH-cam has opened the floodgates allowing first person accounts of hairy men to be shared. There are literally stories from every continent. Again thank you for this content and your bravery in sharing such taboo topics.
OMG, I listen to these mostly and somewhat unfortunately in the background while at work. However I happened to look over and see the eyes on the book cover “blink”, 😂 great detail Luke! Love it! After this video I’m 1 video away from catching up on them all, I love this channel 🤘🏻🔥.
I love these stories. You find stuff I’ve never heard of and I’ve been at this for 19 years. Fantastic work as always, and proud to be subbed to your channel.
I really enjoyed this episode! My Grandpa was not in the Solomons but in New Guinea - during WWII - alongside Australian forces. I'm fascinated with those remote islands and the possibility of ancient races that may still exist- forgotten by time. Thanks 🙏🏼 for another great episode!!
From my Dedushka in WW2, my Dad in Korean war and my uncles and step-dad in Nam. They told us some crazy stories and then we eventually earned our own.
Riveting stuff, one of if not, your best video so far in my opinion. Not everyday that you get enlightened about old WW2 history and obscure cryptids all in one juicy tale, much appreciated brother keep em coming.
Great show,insightful and informative. Giving multiple aspects of the inhabitants was a good way to outline the story. You did not give the idea of these beings as factual. Your information painted multiple ideas about their possible existence! Nice exploration Luke!
Excellent video. Your research goes just as much about what I had discovered after reading Maurius's article on this subject some years ago in the Australian nexus magazine. The article in pdf is free to read there upon searching. I remember also reading a Polish blog on SI giants and ufos which described much of what is said here. But with the addition of transcript snippets from SI government parliament sittings where they openly discuss ufos and the very fact that their purpose and presence in SI is to mine a rare gem stone existing beneath SI!
When I was 10, my family traveled the Gold Country on California 49 which is in the Sierra foothills east of the Central Valley. While doing the tourist stuff,we went on a guided tour of a cavern in which they had found several giant humanoid skeletons in the early 1800's. Sorry, I don't remember anything else, wish I did.
I love watching Wartime and Bedtime Stories! Let’s call a spade a spade: These female victims were not “taken as wives.” They were abducted and violently assaulted by these gigantic beings. (I only avoid the R-word to avoid having this comment deleted.) Give these women the reverence they deserve, as you do the men who are horrifically eaten alive. In effect, the same has happened to these female victims. Imagine their horror. Thank you for your research and creative efforts that go into producing these accounts!
I have heard of these giants being the Solomon Islands & they are nothing to mess with. Have heard they still exist & that people still go missing & more than likely have met a terrible demise. I remember reading about a how large equipment would moved & drug several hundred feet from were they were parted in the night before with large foot prints in the ground that were human like but up to 36" long or longer. so maybe they are still there just no one has filmed them or they are being protected by the government.
The intro at 1:44 gives off nostalgic vibes of sitting down on the couch as a kid ready to have the bajesus scared out of me by watching the latest new episode of Lost Tapes.
I don’t know what you heard, but nephilim (are the giants) they are offspring between human women and fallen angels. Fallen angels or Beni Elohim- can shape shift into humans. Angels can reproduce, but they had to need to marry and reproduce because they are eternal. But the fallen angels will die and be consumed with this universe. When Nephilim die- physically- their spirits cannot go to any holding area as they are not human. They are the ONLY wandering spirits who pretend to be dead relatives. All other dead humans are either in hell or paradise and NOT able to communicate whatsoever with alive humans.
I have read his story so often in borderscience magazines... but NEVER an Ex-Japanese or Ex-American soldier was interviewed about this alleged events...
Brilliant, New Zealand Maori have a legends of Giants, UFOs. The Solomon ISlanders come here in the hundreds to work so Im going to ask them about the Kakamora
A commando who was on solo mission in the deep jungle once told me he encountered a large human like giant that was about 3 to 4 times bigger than us. He said the giant carried 2 logs of trees and was walking fast. The commando hid himself among the trees. much like the ocean, jungles has their own mysteries.
@7errafirma Nothing in this world works the way you think it does. Nothing is as it seems or is as you have been lead to believe. I'm so glad that the world is waking up to the reality that has been concealed from us for so long & as a result the number of psychologically limited, low-foreheaded, imbecilic, atheistic, know-it-all, non-believers like yourself is finally dwindling. Because in addition to being the primary reason human awareness & awakening has taken so long & occured at such a slow pace...you people really suck.
@7errafirma you must be yourself finding yourself watching a video based on that very subject. Cocomelon is a channel that had some content you might find interesting.
10:00 the mountain range which these giants supposedly live under is considered sacred by the islanders,and even in the headhunting days,was never inhabited by the locals..oral tradition says these giants used to live openly alongside the locals,but after a series of wars with the islanders,the giants retreated underground after a peace treaty was made.. Edit:whilst all the islands have stories of giants,oral traditions mostly agree that they are extinct,killed off by the locals..it is only on Guadalcanal that local oral tradition holds that the giant tribes still exist in the interior..
That's one funky intro! These "giants" fit the description of the southwest Vancouver Island sasquatch.. They have a notably human face and average between 12 to 15 feet tall. And yes, they're known to be man eaters. These forest giants are everywhere in the world. Just everywhere.. there's a whole line of genetic evolution we've missed because they're so good at hiding.. A real wrench in the works of any theory that they just overestimated the "giants" size to be only 6 or 7 feet would be the 3 foot footprints, which was real physical evidence. Even if *that* is an overestimation and is actually only 2 feet, it still shows a 12 foot giant.
Thanks for your excellent narration and beautiful artwork portraying each story, I just ordered a tshirt from your bedtime stories channel. Had to have the Dino attack tshirt
Aboriginals of Australia have in their ancestral history a story of coming to Australia and fighting a race of giant cannibals for control over the coasts.
Maoris (NZ) also have similar stories, in which the giants are described very similarly to what is said in this video 🤔
I've been saying. Seriously how many indigenous/aboriginals have legends of cannibal giants. The creatures here are also descriptions of Yowi? creatures which are Australia's Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Yeti
And Native Americans.
I've seen bits & pieces fragmented across the internet. Have you got a good source or link?
Native Americans also have stories in their religion regarding giant red-headed cannibals eating their children in N. America to an extent that the Native Braves had to ban together to fight them back towards a cave in which they trapped them and lit massive fires engulfing the entrance to the cave ensuring the giants could not leave and would die. Later on in America's History archeologists discovered red headed large humanoid skeletons in a cave system in N America, where they believed to be the basis for this story amongst specific native tribes. The systematic and concerted effort of governments alongside the Smithsonian have ensured the evidence of giant humanoids to be covered up at all costs as a means of removing the potentiality for the citizens of these countries coming to understand what the truth is regarding the world in which they live to be. To what extent are the "myths" or "stories" handed down generation after generation actually true is for those who have the information to decide whether or not they want to divulge this information.
This is from my country. I can tell you that on the island of Guadalcanal, locals speak of giants living in the cave networks of the island. For us, this is not a myth or folklore, this magical creatures exist and people have encountered them.
Yep. Uma is real alright.
Did I miss something ,unarmed Japanese Soldiers cowering in the undergrowth ,sure they weren't just lost American Holiday makers stumbling around stoned out of their crocs 😅
@@alanharmon9970In 1945? You dumb?
Film them you will be rich, oh right they arent real 😂
Native Americans have also encountered Cannibal Giants, there was a recent Giant sighting in Canada a few years back.
I’m an Army brat, actually both of my parents were in the Coast Guard with my father being a retired lifer. A next door neighbor was a retired marine who told about fighting hand to hand at one time with 7 foot natives who were different from the Solomon Islanders. Thanks, Capt Joe.
Are they like hairy like sasquashes?
I’m 6’2. Taller than most. Me and my wife walked through the Stockholm airport this past summer. I felt like I was gulliver when he went to the giant island. My wife said she’s never seen so many people TOWER over me before
Marines.
Fearless in the moment.
7 ft tall natives make more sense than 9-15 ft creatures.
civilized? Negotiations
uncivilized? Be careful regs, they are kinda like africans, they sorta cheated their way through the 7s you need prolly some reptile egyptian falcon to culture them
I dunno
sounds like a plan
I read an article many years ago about these giants. The documentation came from the Japanese naval records. A Japanese officer requested additional support in the Solomon’s because his troop was wiped out by men 2 to 3 times larger than them. This coincides with the Japanese sending additional ships to the area. The US landed during this time. The documents even listed the names of the officers involved. The admiral had orders to kill everyone on the island. But they didn’t expect the allied forces to be there. Worth doing some research if you are interested.
Citation?
We need to define “giant” because if we’re talking about 8 feet tall, that would jive with known science. If we’re talking like GOT giants, yeah, that’s ridiculous as much as I would love it.
There is a well known branch of Neanderthal (as in well known by science) that averaged 8 feet in height. I would classify that as a giant since, until recent centuries, most humans were barely more than 5 feet tall.
You are beyond ''ass deep'' in your science fanaticism and delusion. @@The_ZeroLine
@@The_ZeroLine There are sasquatch in Canada that are 15 foot.
All those Japs lost their automatic rifles, grenades...? WW2 didn't happened in the Middle-Ages! At the time of WW2 armies were already equipped with automatic rifles, pistols...! No matter how strong and big you are, you won't go far with your silly club against soldiers armed with modern weapons!
My father was one of those Marines who were the first to land on Guadalcanal during WWll.
Unfortunately, he is no longer alive to ask him if he saw anything unusual. Thanks for the great story!
I bet he had some fantastic stories!
Thank you for coming to same us mate
My dad was on Guadalcanal during WWII also. He was in the Navy. He never talked about anything like this, but he also no longer with us, so can't ask. : (
@@SaltySteff fantastic stories, are you nuts, im guessing your young, war is nothing but pain heartbreak and dirty murder,its not a movie. pray you never have to put all you will ever own on the line, or forced to take a life,and have to live the rest of your life with it,everyday, its not a tv movie or game.
@@bobmiller7502 thanks for the input. For the record, my dad served in UN peacekeeping missions in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Israel in the early 1980s. He's seen some pretty brutal combat, and has told me some pretty intense stories of his time as a sniper and paratrooper. I grew up hearing those stories, the good and the bad. I got my bachelors in History with a focus on the World Wars and the Holocaust. I grew up in a world war two household, military history is what I lived and breathed growing up and even today. There was no need for you to be santimonious with your comment, so here is my sanctimonious response.
One of my grandfathers was a Marine in WW2 and fought starting in Guadalcanal all the way to the Battle of Guam where we has wounded. He never said anything about giants but did say that the most intense fighting he was involved in was in the Solomon Islands. He also said that it was the smaller battles in those islands that do not get a lot of coverage in historical accounts which were the worst.
Semper Fi
My father was in the Pacific as a Naval corpsman . He went in with the marines . From 1 island he got a 3 foot square ammunition box ,12 inches deep and somehow brought it home. You can still read the Japanese characters painted on the side that box .
He also sewed me up one time after an accident with a chainsaw , 13 stitches and no morphine . I shouldn't have skipped school that day !
I’m half Okinawan. I remember my great-aunt telling us that, during WW2, the Japanese soldiers told the Okinawan people that Americans were cannibal giants. When they first saw how tall Americans are, they believed the Japanese soldiers.
Asians do tend to be pretty short by comparison to the rest of the world lol.
It doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility that American soldiers, most being 6'3" - 6'8" were viewed as giants to much shorter 5'5 - 5'8" Japanese soldiers of the time.
Wartime kidnapping and let's just say assault of women, was very common back then too
@@gladxch "Most being 6'3" - 6'8"..." Uh, no they were not. Most American men are 5'9"-6" with only some that would be that tall. Just like today. How many 6'8" men do you see walking around? Not that many.
And they should. All Americans are giant cannibals with me being no exception.
@@keithtauber4153maybe in the cities but proportionally in small towns mfs be big as hell. I work in a factory in the Midwest and about half our guys (600 ish) are 6’4+
Norse tradition speaks of the time when the Norse gods walked with humans, and protected us from the ice giants that they also defeated. I find it very interesting that every continent share similar stories of a bigger race.
In the north of Ireland lived the Fir Bolg, a race of redhead 6 fingered giants. In Irish mythology they built the giants causeway in Donegal a bridge that was said to stretch from Scandinavia to Ireland. They where enslaved by the De Dannans, a race of advanced humans that came from the west to Ireland after they're country was destroyed in a great flood.
@@leonbarry5403in Mexico they were described to be architects of the biggest pyramid in the world and had war with the Aztecs where they were killed off. Their origins were unknown but said to be survivors of a great flood
@@leonbarry5403Yeah, but they weren't blatantly evil like the Fomorii. Another group of fey giants.
@@dubuyajay9964 I thought the formorian swine came later, I believed they were remants of the lost Roman legion not fey, very real humans.
Yea the FirBolg weren't "evil" they did however eat humans.
Tbh I think the north American sasquatch is just left over FirBolg from when the DeDannans took them from Ireland.
@leonbarry5403 Well, if you insist they are Romans. It's just they are so big and have strange Supernatural powers.
As a Native Solomon Islander from Guadalcanal island I confirm these stories and these giant stories aren’t just folklores but are real magical creatures that live in the mountains
How are they magical??
Tell Forrest Galante if it’s there he’ll find it
Are they still there. Do you believe in Jinns.
But you write in american on the american internet? yea rite 😂😂
@SPharaoh May I ask what are jinns?
My wife's father was a Marine in world war 2. And he was in Guadalcanal as well Toulogi. You know those world war II vets didn't wear the service on the sleeve. For the most part he kept what happened in the war to himself he did tell me a few stories but it just seems like something of this magnitude he would have said something to me. We were pretty close.
Treat this as storytelling time to help put us to sleep.
I lived in Lompoc for 17 years. I was Stationed at Vandenberg AFB. My wife is from Lompoc. That story of the giant that was dug up there is very real and very well known by the locals. Great job, love the channel.
What do they say about it and where the bones go
@@elvismorales7741define normal size.
@@elvismorales7741 your bones are always wet
I spend time in the Solomon Islands, I heard these stories and visited gold ridge mines as well. Incredible place-war history is huge. Great job!
@@philthyrich007well honestly think about how big they are basically there is nothing on that island that could kill them so that's ruled out I mean obviously they don't like to be seen unless at night so it's not like there gonna go on a afternoon stroll and all of a sudden there pace maker gives out there probably healthier than a majority of people other than there taste for people but there strong so I'm sure if they and when they die it's probably inside a cave system or maybe the government knows when they die and come pick up the bones but I wouldn't probably bury my own I'm sure and as far as bones there have bin bones found where the giant stood 32 feet tall u will never see it cause as soon as the smithonian gets there hands on the good stuff we'll there u go
My Uncle was an Australian military Coast Watcher who was entrenched in the jungle islands for long period- thank heaven he survived❤ ❤❤
As a Torres Strait Islander traditional woman I can tell you there is a Japanese princess buried on my island home Thursday Island. And we know for sure that these stories of our island brothers and sisters in the pacific islands. PNG too. ooooo lots Of stories, still very active demonic beings.
Also lots of cannibalism with black magic between tribes. Still very alive and practised.
There is a legend that the royalty on Hawaii had partial Japanese ancestry : in Japan the local shoguns forced the local sea merchants and fishermen to have weak rudders so they could not avoid tolls to the local lords... but this coupled with strong storms and a current that goes from Japan to Hawai some ships get moved to Hawaii, called "black ships" by the locals. Once a Japanese princess came across one of these ships and become a Hawaiian princess. Or so the legend goes.
People should know all these demonic activity is done in every corner of this earth meaning it's everywhere. Evil lurks everywhere.
@@anakatana777 No shit Sherlock.
@@2legit2quit You shouldn't denigrate his truth. Something that may be obvious to you may be new to someone else. Evil lurks everywhere in all cultures in all our hearts. The battle is real. To shame your allies is to aid the enemy.
Sounds alot like the Black Magic in Timor Leste
I work at a military history museum, and have for 23 years. You guys do a great job with your info and art. The accuracy of both is impressive.
You think BS is a great job?
@@lynnfisher3037you don’t have a lot of fun, do you?
@@lynnfisher3037Point me to a more detailed source talking about fucking Island Giants eating japanese soldiers then.
These stories being real or fake is not important. They're entertaining, which is their true purpose. If you don't like them, stick to channels that do strict military reports.
@@gdrlss1535 It's stops being entertainment and becomes damaging misinformation the nanosecond they claim it to be real and go all conspiracytard at anyone who doesn't accept their bullshit claims.
This isn't Mountain Monsters or creepypasta where it's so obviously fictional entertainment that no explicit disclaimers have to be given.
Imagine interrogating a Japanese prisoner and hes going on about some killer giants. "Damn it, Big Foot is everywhere..."
I saw Bigfoot in 1999 at our Gold Claim on Granite Creek in the Blue Mountains in Oregon State. It came into our camp one night I had two lanterns on one hanging on a tree limb about six and a half feet high it walked up looked at it touched the glass and burnt itself. it was within 25 feet of me I had my 357 magnum and I aimed my 3006 center mass on its chest but I did not shoot it as it came about 20 feet from me and walked around my tent because my four children were asleep and I did not think I could kill it with my first shot because of its size. it moved around my tent and brushed up against my cousin's trailer hard enough to rattle his canned food then left camp and crossed the river. We had three dogs with us my husky just did a low growl and ran behind my tent when it moved near us the two smaller dogs also growled but not very loud and all of them were totally afraid of it, the next day I drove 300 miles home and got my 375H&H Magnum and my cousins 300 Win Mag. it came back that night a pushed my cousins trailer a foot sideways. Scared the heck out of him and the dogs. we had a herd of Elk that were so spooked of it they would come into our camp at night and sleep right next to our tents and equipment. We are both Army Veterans he was in the 101 Airborne I was in the Infantry and we both have hunted big game and grew up in the woods since we were kids. The bigfoot was joined by a second one about a week later and for two nights circled the ridge tops around making the loudest scariest werewolves sound howls /screams I have ever heard and they moved through that thick timber and steep ground at night very fast. That was a long three months of mining. If my four kids had not been in my tent I would have shot it that night and the world would have had proof of Bigfoot if I survived the encounter. It had no fear of me or the dogs.
Probably 🤷🏻♀️😬🤷🏻♀️
Bigfoot is a story of a story aka giants/fallen angel spawn. That's what Bigfoot is: Giants
@@Codeman785 No Bigfoot is just a demon that shape shifted into a big human like animal
@@Codeman785I wholeheartedly agree. If you look up Gigantopithicus, they say it’s a primate that lived 1000’s of years ago, well I’ve been to a couple nature museums and everytime I see one, it looks identical to bigfoot. I think we’ve already found bigfoot and they’re being called that giant name to kinda brush it off. To put it in the dark sort of speak.
The book, _Worlds Before Our Own_ by Brad Steiger contains several accounts of encounters between native Americans and violent tribes of giants, and well as a robust index of source material.
Thnx a lot 😊
Basically, the books talks about the Quinametzins, the giants that the Aztec fought.
Thank you
My Apache people's origin revolve around a giant eating the Apache people. A giant as tall as a mountain that had hair like fire (red hair), very hairy and was killed by two brothers named Friend of Water and Killer of Enemies. The Navajo also have a similar story.
Yup, they do.
@@pneumaticman5927there were red haired giants. Survivors of the flood
@@lorenzog7811The Nephilim.
large red haired and violent? have to think of the vikings who made it to america XD
@@thecursed01 or the Norse Gods. They too were giants with red hair. Well, some anyway.
This is the most articulate, well reasoned unpacking and examination of a complex topic you will find anywhere.
I can’t tell you how much I love and appreciate this channel. Everything about it, is perfect. The narration, the art, the stories. Thank you!
- Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺
The Smithsonian sucks the big one🖕🏾
I wonder how many times those two notes alternated, the two that were played for creepy effect.
After awhile I was just listening to them.
I agree even when the eyes on a book move that is perfection of an artist, in motion.
Listening to these stories helps me sleep. Good storytelling
Thank you that was interesting: I grew up on Guadalcanal from 1960 to 1970, my father worked for the marine department for the British protectorate government. I lived in Honiara on Kola Ridge just below Mt Austin.
I went back there in 1986 when travelling around my old haunts I was then to see a number of petroglyphs.
One outside Kakambona village west Honiara and another up the Hoilava river past Lambi in West gradalcanal.
Both had similar stories of a giant called the MuMu who enslaved the people and occasionally ate some and ruled a terrible tyranny. one day all the arrived in their canoes and slayed the monster and drove him off the island. I saw the cave indentation of a big stick figure and a canoe with lots of warriors.However I haven't heard the story of the Japanese easily leaving the island, it was a long bitter war and the Japanese were hell bent on trying to get back Henderson air field. I hear this from one of the coast watchers I knew. Cheers
Islands of Micronesia also have many myths and legends of giants that once roamed throughout the islands. Ancient stories believed they were half human and half spirit.
I was there from 1986 - 1989 working for the ministry of natural resources. I've never heard of these giants or anything like them. I believe the natives on the Island of Malaita were supposed to be cannibals. I still have many friends there and they've never mentioned anything like this? My work took me deep into the jungle areas towards the center of the island as well.
@@lachesisatropos5139 Interesting you mention Malaita, when I was there in 86 I took a trip to the west in the Youmenow to Gizo. There I met a Dr Keesing who wrote a book about the Quaiao tribe in north Malaita just north of Auki. This true story took place in the 1920's when the warrior Bassiano refused to pay the native head tax and bashed Mr. Bells head in with the butt of a rifle. I forgot the name of the book but did you hear anything of the Bell incident?
@@_laststand_ Those legends were quite consistent throughout the world, the same as the great flood. Cheers
@@pauldrake1858 They are part of the reason for the flood.✝️🙏❤️🙌
These encounters are so amazing! As you know, Rod Sterling from The twilight zone was a WW2 vet and he collected paranormal stories too. I love it!
I've heard about these giants many years ago. Accordingly a truce has exists between the Giants and the locals whereas the Giants promised to stop eating them anymore.
yes... and that was the early britons in uninhabited Britain. They giants kept breaking their oaths and promises that war started again. There was one particular giant named gogmagog because of his unusual larger height of 25 feet tall and was more terrifying that his fellow giants were afraid of him. But in the end, he was defeated by a beowulf-like hero
@@mcbrians.8508 Wait what? The gig magog are also in the Quran!! They were two tribes(?) of people that terrorized the locals and they would eat their horses etc. They looked very horrifying, as they had limbs that were disproportionate to one another. One arm or leg would be bigger then the other. They were also faster than you.
They were imprisoned by a guy with horns on his head (like thise stereotypical viking helmets) with metals (it was two kinds but can't fully remember which). Then they lay trapped there, multiplying into the billions.
Before the Judgement Day, they would successfully set themselves free and eat almost everything in the world. But we'd defeat them with the help of Isa (what non-Muslims call Jesus).
The signs of Judgement day sound wild and it is best to do research if you want to learn more. As it is more than just this. Even writing this was terrifying.
Could you give me a source?
@@Ami-jc2oo alexander the great encountered them in india, read the ancient hindu histories and you’ll easily see narratives of different tribes resembling half humans who fought each other daily and sometimes raid the indians and other neighboring countries (persia and china). Alexander drove them out for 50 days, traveling northwards up until they reached the uttermost parts of Siberia (the tip of the Chukotka Peninsula) between two mountain ranges. By some Divine intervention, the two mountains collapsed against each other and formed a 12 feet wide tunnel entrance enough for Alexander to build a barrier. Meanwhile God put everyone of Gog and Magog to deep sleep.
The construction of the gate is like this:
First, he forced each and everyone of them to give up all their iron implements and devoid their land off any iron that he could find. Yes he traveled all over their lands and saw all their tribes. You may ask how is this possible, there are few sources that mentioned Alexander the Great was given the “Lightning Bolt of Zeus” by the Hyperboreans. It was a staff of immense power, it is capable of vaporizing enemies instantly. There are rumours that Alexander buried this staff in one of the monastery in Tibet. It’s the one monastery Genghis Khan spared when he conquered that region.
Back to the story, then he installed “mechanical figurines” resembling his army which automatically makes loud noises when blown by winds. He placed those objects in that narrow pass in order to terrify these people if they dared to approach the pass.
Then he started the construction of the gate itself, it was made from rocks, bitumen, concrete, copper, charcoal, lead, and bronze. Then he coated it with Asciceton so that any metal will crumble upon contact and any flame coming near it will be put out. He also put enchantments on the gate so that any kind of magic will not prevail against it.
The different layers of material helps as well. Should the Asciceton expires as time passes, these tribes are so simple-minded in their digging that if they are dealing with the rock layer, they will use tools fit only for rocks, so if they hit the bitumen layer they don’t have the mental capacity to improve their work. On top of that, they sometimes forget that they were digging at all, and sometimes there will be fighting amongst themselves that the digging is perpetually disrupted.
Alexander also planted large amounts of black berries in front of the passes, because he knew the layout of the tribes and the tribe living close to the gate are the ispolins. These three-headed giant tribes are the most powerful of Gog and Magog and they worship black berries as gods and so doing, they unwittinly protects the gate itself from the rest of Gog and Magog. That’s why some Arab scholars mentioned that “once the giants are destroyed by yajuj and majuj, the end will come.” So the digging efforts are made by small parties who managed to infiltrate the territory of the Ispolins.
But one day, the scriptures will be fulfilled concerning them, when God warned: I will set fire on Magog.
That meant he will create volcanic eruptions in their enclosed land that they will be forced to get out of there, so that they will have no choice but to exit through that gate.
Also fulfilling a certain prophecy: When they are all gathered together in front of that gate, countless assemblies without number. They shall raise their heads unto Heaven and say: “Lord, Our Lord, Open to us this gate”.
That infamous moment when Gog and Magog became Christians for a few minutes, that’s the moment when that strong gate will topple. When all of humanity thinks that there is peace and there will be no more wars, famine, or suffering.
@@Ami-jc2oo You want a source. I hope you're serious, the source is in his head!
@@Ami-jc2ooLook into the Bible and the book of Enoch.This is where the Quran got it from. Go to the original Hebrew or Greek. I also have a video of a cave of Pan in Israel which is in the area anciently known as Bashan the land of the Nephilim. This place was where Peter stated that Yeshua is the Son of the living God. Yeshua replied that only the Holy Spirit would reveal this to him. Why did God reveal this there in the centre of Nephilim worship? To tell those ‘chained underground’ that He was there. Come and get me. Psalm 22. Two weeks later it was Passover and resurrection!
My grandfather Robert r Moore fought in Korea. His brother died on the first island assault on Guadalcanal. rip grandpa, you were the nicest most manly/ smartest/ most patient man I’ve ever known, and I can’t wait to hug you when I get up there ❤
My land lord is a Korean vet. They're a different breed for sure God Bless them.
W gramps yall saved our country fr
I really admire your handling of the material. Intelligently cautious, curious and non judgmental. An anthropological approach. Good work.
What?!?!?!? A new video?!? Today I legit found myself empty due to coming to the revelation that I had actually watched your entire catalog and now I see; BOOYAH, new video! I'm a new subscriber and I love your content so much and I am so grateful that I found your work. All of your videos I find enthralling, and your retelling of Roy Benavidez's story was the first thing that had moved me to tears in years. Thank you for your service, your content, and for being you, Luke!
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Ive heard several odd things about encounters on these islands and actually in past 20 yrs I remember there being a story about construction workers finding their equipment moved and large footprints around the area. So this is pretty interesting to me. Great Work. Its much appreciated. Ive grown where I watch a few channel like this one and gave up my cable bill. I appreciate authenticty, truth, and no bs. Way too much of the opposite on cable. Especially the news.
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I believe in that story a piece of equipment weighing several thousand pounds was found hundreds of feet away from where it was!! And supposedly there were large footprints found around the equipment as well!!
Cannibalistic giants that are also bullies. Shoot 'em in the balls, boys!
@@lexibat7829Aren't you special.
I pretty much never watch TV anymore, you can't skip the commercials, and you can't comment on what you're watching, I tried to comment once with my TV remote, but then realized I couldn't
Thanks! I love your work - you are an exquisite story-teller! So happy to learn that you work with Mr. Ballen now! Keep up the good work, guys!
Btw "巨人", the Japanese term used here, is commonly applied to both "giants" and "titans", so both of those work equally as well as a translation without any need to distinguish. Semantically it just means "huge person"
Same with chinese
Shingeki no Kyojin :)
@@onellbrianmeliston8960 Yeah, that one's why many massively prefer "titan" over "giant" nowadays/consider it the only right translation of the word, even though it really covers both equally (although I imagine translations of Greek mythology mighta played their part even before that)
@@onellbrianmeliston8960yep the plot of Attack on Titan
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Nope!
Attack on Titan is cheap-knock of the God Warriors from Hayao Miyazaki’s Nauiscaä of the Valley of the Wind.
Since the battles of WW2, the accounts of giants on the Solomon Islands, gold miners and construction workers, geologists, local residence all have confirmed their existence, even up until this day.
How arrogant for humanity thinking they are the only ones who can exists bipedal
Yes, confirmed their existence without any photos, bodies, or physical evidence of any kind
@@D5quared91 if presented, you'll say it's fake, right?
@@D5quared91, You beat me to it.
@@archravenineteenseventeen, Sounds like you already made an excuse not to provide any evidence to confirm their existence.
As a Solomon Islander, I only heard of giants in stories passed down to us by our elders. I don’t know when was the last giant seen on the islands. But hearing an encounter with giants by the soldiers during the Second World War is news to me.
You ask the islanders about the giants, and they're just like, "Oh yeah, THOSE assholes."
It's 7:30 am and I've neglected sleeping for watching this videos, I may have just woken up my family from laughing at this comment
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Not sure if I am censored. Cannot find my comments.
@@lynnhicks997Well this one is present 😊
I've read the book you mentioned. It's fascinating, include a Japanese unit encountering beings with energy weapons.
This is supposedly a true story, right?
What book?
What book is this
Book title? I am intrigued
@@mexgffg Probably Solomon Islands Mysteries by Marius Boirayon
I’m Samoan, and Giant myths are rife throughout the Polynesian islands. I was raised in New Zealand where I met Fijians and Fijian Indians who’ve told me crazy stories of creatures like this in the jungles of Fiji. Many of them being Muslim, they attribute the existence of these creatures to Djinn, saying after the war for earth? The surviving Djinn were cast into the far off islands…that possibly weren’t inhabited until many hundreds of years later.
These kinds of creatures are always attributed to the Melanesian islands where dark skinned islanders live, eg. Fiji (even though it’s classed as a Polynesian island) Papua, Solomon Islands etc. and often attributed to tribes who practice ancient black magic and cannibalism.
Many of my uncles and people I know from church served Christian missions in Papua New Guinea. They say they only preach down the main road and the villages on that road and were often warned not to venture off the road as there are tribes who practice black magic and eat people who prey on foreigners who were primitive and didn’t want to make contact with not only foreigners but the natives who’ve embraced the modern/western aspects of life. But the tribes say they have always been isolated and hostile, rumoured to serve giants and Djinn deep in the jungles.
Yes, Jinns do exist (demons). They can take many shapes and have the ability to transform themselves into other creature. They live in water/swamp too.
Boy shut up islanders are dark because they were darker skinned before intermix with germans, it's legends of giants but dont confuse that with your yte washed bigotry
I lived on the island of Bougainville just a short distance north of the islands mentioned. I was there for many years and worked closely with the islanders. On the long and quiet night shifts we had many discussions. I feel if there was a tradition of giant people there, it would have been raised during these talks. It surprises me that such giant people could exist on one island, but not on the nearby much larger, but equally densely forested Bougainville.
By far the most reasonable response yet. People want to believe in mythological monsters for some reason. Not me. Humans are scary enough without creating more monsters.
@@sandiegobaileyi want to believe theres still some mystery but the fact there no good evidence makes no sense should the myths be real
How about the Dragons (giant bats or small pterydactyls) from the coastal caves on islands in Western Province?
When a storyteller always leaves you wanting more. That is the mark of someone that has perfected their craft. Fabulous 👏
Three things that tell me that this is likely a fabrication: (1). The droning voice that goes on and on, almost drawing a conclusion and then going off on a tangent; (2). The lack of substantial evidence of such creatures offered in the video; (3) The lack of a conclusion. The story is open, leaving it up to the reader to draw their own conclusions.
As a side note, I believe that I have heard that voice in other questionable videos.
though it's most likely a fabrication, it is no less horrifying
@@kirillzakharov7336 agreed
Wanting more or wanting more evidence ? ,,, Apart from that abnormal size skeleton,, everything else was hearsay and speculation ... And how come there was no reference point using the 'giant skulls' discovered elsewhere ??
This would make such a good horror movie. Just imagine how deep those jungles and cave systems go...
The drawing of the small boat approaching the island gives a sort of foreboding feeling. It kind of reminds me of Shutter Island in how imposing it looks, even though it is a completely different story.
It's not so crazy, there are stories of giants literally everywhere both hairy and not. Canada and the US are full of legends, they must come from somewhere. In northern Canada, in a very mysterious place called Nahanni Valley or Headless Valley, there are endless tales of giants living in caves. The local native tribes say that land is cursed and if their warriors went there, very few ever made it out alive due to these man eating giants and those who did return where terrified, recounting these exact stories. They also speak of terrifying stories that their women and children would be stolen but those usually involved the Sabe or Sasquatch and sightings of them are endless and very current and they are said to be anywhere from 7 to 15 feet tall, hairy but definitely human in appearance. And there are ongoing sightings across the planet of them. The local tribes in Afghanistan told the troops of sighting there that are ongoing and fear of having their women taken and of course the Kandahar Giant that killed several troops. The Sumarians were said to be giant in stature as well. Many people belief in the Bible but question the origins of the Nephilim aka man-eating giants. I personally believe the Japanese troops, that must have been horrifying!
Look up the Nephilim. Their remnants remain. In Deuteronomy, it is mentioned that the Anakim were "as tall as Cedars", that is 30' to 36' high.
Then look up "The Giant of Kandahar".
Their pyramids still stand on every continent on the globe. Their skeletons were found all over the world, including America, in the 1800's. Abraham Lincoln mentioned these finds in more than a few of speeches. Christ said the End Times "will be as in the days of Noah".
There's no record of any soldiers dying by spear.
Paiute in Great Basin tell of a final battle at a large cave against red haired giants.
@@deanfirnatine7814 Yep! And many more stories from the Paiutes.
One is that 15' Giants used to run across the Plains picking up Buffalo along the way and tearing off legs to eat ala Carte.
@@deanfirnatine7814 "Paiute in Great Basin tell of a final battle at a large cave against red haired giants."
BTW, newspaper reports from the 1800's state that Red Haired Giant remains were found in a cave in the South West that were likely suffocated.
These were 7 to 9 feet tall.
As the generations advanced chronologically, the height of the giants continued to decline, probably due to breeding with normal human descendants of Adam.
Remember your series on wolves? I would love to hear an episode or more about crocodile attacks during wartime.
Oh, good idea... Soldiers encountering Dogman!
Dog Soldiers the movie.
The truth is out there
Not a bad idea. One of the craziest things I've ever seen was while waiting at a tiny little airport in Africa. They were airing wildlife footage on the big screen, and it showed a Jaguar jumping into a river, grabbing a Croc by the back of the neck and dragging it out. Made me realize how ridiculously strong those cats are, yet most house cats are terrified of water haha. Also made me wonder, "Well what are you gonna do with it now?"
@@gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298Jaguars are in South America, and they are well known for hunting Caiman crocs.
@grimmertwin2148 dog soldiers is just that a movie. It was not based on a true story.
The Japanese have never fully acknowledged their sadistic past and cruelty.
No one has to be honest :/
Not only are there a perpensity of UFO/ET sightings with many cryptid encounters, but a significant amount of both are located near caves and cave systems.
The Smithsonian sucks the big one 🖕🏾
All over the world too
of course, caves are cosy and nice
Omg I literally thought I was losing my mind! I kept thinking I saw the wolf eyes on the book cover blinking out of the corner of my eye, but every time I would watch the eyes, nothing happened! So I decided to rewind it and watch ONLY the book eyes and finally saw it 😅
The Easter eggs you and Rich from BTS put into your videos are NEXT LEVEL! They're so unbelievably subtle that if you're not closely examining the artwork, you'll completely miss it.. and sadly, miss out.. That's just one more layer of awesomeness added to your videos!
Thank you so so much to you and your amazing team... the absolute BEST in the biz!! 🤩 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤘🏻
What now? Where?
I just noticed it, then I checked the comments at first glance, I didn’t see anybody else mention it! After I commented about it, I thought I can’t be the only one!
Yeah Same 😂😂
It got me too haha.
Where is this in the video?
Invading australia has to be one of the most demoralizing and / or difficult places to invade simply because of the natural fauna.
And that everything on the continent is trying to kill you, not just other people
G'day from Australia,if you invade us from the top end(N.W,NTH,N.E)parts you'll have to deal with sharks,killer jellyfish,crocodiles,deadly snakes,ticks, scorpions,wild pigs,wild cattle & Buffalo,wild dogs,spiders, mosquito(Ross river virus,aust'encephilitis virus,other mozzie virus). That's the animals plus you'll have to also deal with the weather and climate which is tropical around the coast somewhat and then thousands of kilometres of desert before you can get to the pasture areas in southern Australia.Our country can be quite dangerous but it is also a beautiful place and life here."Aussie forever"🇦🇺👍
@BenjaminRowe-hc7uo so anywhere but south is pretty much guaranteed death and/or disease? 😂
Thank you again for your hard work creating this enjoyable 47 minute long video!
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Oh you just think you're so cool! NERD!!!!
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@@Squidward589bro woke up with his phone at 0%
@@Squidward589 I hope your pillow is warm tonight.
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Wow, I'd heard thru family I had agreat uncle that came back from the Pacific saying that beasts would come into a tent and decimate some poor gi. One night they jumped one and got a few jabs and knife sticks in it...the thing apparently screamed and ran out the tent. He said it was musky, smelly, and freakin strong. It's wild to see a story about it...idk if it's true or not but it does give the story credit.
Thanks, finally an account from the American side. When you say decimate, do you mean like they would devour or just beat the man ?
@ppachura I'm not sure if he meant the victim was consumed or just beaten and mauled, but I hear tell there was talk of disembowlment. I also understand that they didn't use their issued rifles for a few reasons. One being they didn't want to accidentally shoot each other and the other reason being they were wanting to hopefully capture one...according to him that left brass knuckles, bayonets, and entrenching shovels. The guy who was killed had been in a tent just one row over a few nights ago. I understand he armed himself with a knife and jumped the thing once it had entered thru the tents canvas door. The creatures path went directly to the back of the tent as they had planned, walking past his bed where he lay in wait from the top bunk. His buddies engaged with it from the flanks and he from the rear. He jumped on its back, jabbed it, it threw him off by spinning and another guy smacked it in tbe neck with his shovel and it screamed and retreated.This is all waaayyy old information and all second hand thru my great uncle telling his brother, him telling my father, then my father telling me...but I guess that was it. It ran off and they didn't have another problem with one that I know of.
My grandfather was in PNG during the war. Had a coconut cran come into his tent the first week and freaked out and kept smashing it with the butt of his rifle. Woke up the next morning to dead crab on the floor. I get the idea it assumed their helmets were green fallen coconuts and went to grab it. Locals told them it could be eaten and he discovered that land crabs actually exist, they're not only in the sea.
@OffGridInvestor maybe I'm just a wuss but the idea of a crab basically attacking my head is terrifying. Those poor guys, everything in the jungle wants to hurt you.
Love this.
Luke. A great series of shows- Skinwalker and Giants. I watched these episodes back to back.
With regard to the Giants. I liked the mixture of social ( the war and issue around it), the research facts and the tales of the people. You blended the story together very nicely. Kudos and from my close now deceased cousin Jimmy "Semper Fie" ! Two tours in Vietnam from 1967 to 1970. He was a genuinely great guy. Captain of the high school football team, turned down a QB college scholarship to enlist and honor his country and family. He left proud and tall and came home broken all used up.
He married and had to adopt children. Agent orange had messed up his ability to get his wife pregnant. The marriage was a failure. He died young, like I said all used up.. I don't mean to go on but i needed to say a kind word for a great person, a great marine. Some in your audience might understand. Again great shows, keep batting.
@tomaims,
Thank you for honoring the memory of your cousin.
He served and lived a life doing what he thought was best. Marines are a breed that doesn't boast. They do what their nation calls them to do.
May he Rest In Peace.
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God bless you and your departed cousin, I thank him for his service and I thank you and your family for your sacrifice and I am sorry for your loss and the pain that he experienced and endured in his life. The wounds of war are sometimes not visible to the eyes but they are still there and they run deep, and a lifetime after they are suffered do not lessen their pain nor dull their existence. I served two tours of duty in the U.S. Army and I have known many men who had suffered from many wounds, including those that are unseen and scar the soul, many who were lost in their grief for their fallen brothers in arms, and the guilt which they felt for having survived and for getting back home. It is a sad fact of the world in which we live that armies are necessary to defend our nations so that we can be free of outside influences on our way of life. Someday we may not need those armies anymore and we will all be better off and our world will be one of peace and given to pursuits of intellectualism and humanitarian ideals, and then we will no longer have broken souls of our brave brothers and sons and fathers, and then the brave heroes of wars past will finally know the eternal peace that they should and no child will ever hear the sad sounds of war, or see the horrors that are apart of the tragedy of our failure to end disputes between nations without bloodshed. Until then soldiers prepare for war and pray for peace, and their families pray for peace and for leaders who possess the intelligence and the foresight to see the futility of armed conflict and to find a solution that is without the need to sacrifice the young men and women of our nation. May the divine creator grant you peace and comfort and help you with the heavy burden of sorrow which you still bear for your dear departed loved one
I have only just discovered your channel and this is the first one of your videos I've watched. I had the good fortune to live and work in the Solomon Islands from 2010 to 2011 as part of the Regional Assistance Mission Solomon Islands (RAMSI) which was set up to assist the Government and people in rebuilding their government institutions after the coup attempts in the early 2000s. Your story mirrored much of what I was told by my local counterparts about the Kakamora, giants and strange lights coming from mountaintops and out of extinct volcanoes. These lights were what they called "The Dragon Snake" a mythical (not to them) creature that had been known to follow people and even kill them on land and sea. One of my local friends also confirmed the cannibal stories of the local people. He was from the island of Malaita and he said his grandfather was among the last people there to have actually tasted human flesh, before the practice was totally stopped. I can confirm there are still many hugely unexplored tracts of dense rainforest even on the main island of Guadalcanal, so who knows what may be there. Keep up the good work - subscribed.
Did you hear any stories about giants?
Yeah I think they did mention giants but I can't remember the specifics.@@bulldogsbob
In schools in the Solomons, kids read books about custom stories that include those things.
Thank you for all your hard work bringing us some of the best narrated stories TH-cam platform has to offer also to any military members out there no matter rank active or veteran thank you so much for your service
Good morning. This has to be one of the most interesting videos that I have seen in quite a while. Your presentation and delivery are spot on, and I was glued to my seat until the very end. I anxiously await your story about the Mexican solders finding the 13 foot giant in California. I want to commend you for coming up with the unique concept of telling paranormal stories from a military point of view. Your channel is highly underrated and deserves 10 times as many views! I agree with the commenter below who asked for more Smoke Pit stories as well. Those stories are awesome too, please keep posting these high quality videos. Thank you! ❤
When i was growing up, my next door neighbor(Mr. Kuzman), was with a CB battalion in Guadalcanal during WWII. He mentioned a lot of things. But he never said anything about "giants".
God Bless you Mr. Kuzman.
Thank you for your service, and may you rest in peace.
This is fictional but made to feel realistic for immersion and keeping viewer attention.
At least I hope this guy isnt trying to pass.this off as real
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I believe giants may exist (somewhere) and definitely existed more in the past.
@@RhaegarATT Prove it.
@@khanusmagnus577 it's an excerpt from a fiction book, the book this is from literally has aliens with laser rifles
@@davidchase9424 There is 0 proof of giant humans.
And brute force isn't the domain uf humans. We are intelligent, we are dextrous, we can craft weapons, we can use ranged weapons effectively, and we have good endurance. And just with that we have risen to the top.
At that size, there wasn't that much animals larger than us, and we were able to hunt mammoths anyway.
So there was literally no reason for us to evolve to be significantly larger than we are now. It would require higher caloric intake, and wouldn't help us survive much.
The closest thing we had to giants was gigantopithecus, which was a big orangutan. And maybe gorillas.
Nice touch having that book blink. Im not proud to say this, but it legitimately made me recoil in.... The bravest way possible . .
I've always wanted to go to the Solomon Islands but mainly to see the Nan Madol ancient ruins. Totally fascinating.
I thought I had read a long time ago about Captain Cook and Joseph Banks landing in the Solomans and meeting the native king that ruled there. He was said to be a decendant of a giant king, and that king had made a stone bed with a stone for a headboard and one for a footboard to sleep on. Banks was to have measured it and found it to be twelve feet between foot and headboard.
I've never heard that one. Though I recall from my childhood history books a recount of Magellan's voyages where his crew captured a 'giant' or very tall native with reddish hair near the tip of S. America in what is now called the 'straights of Magellan' in Argentina. But sailors were also known to exaggerate their tales since no one could gainsay them.
One of the best Rod Sterling impressions out there. 😃
One thing to consider when analyzing the troop deployments for the Imperial Japanese is that there was a rivalry between military branches that was portrayed very well in the movie Letters from Iwo Jima. The Navy and the Army did not cooperate as a joint force in some battles but rather as independent units from each other. And bc of this flaw, some orders contradicted or flat-out ignored other orders given from officers in charge, adding to the confusion and lack of cohesion. In the case of the Solomon Islands, it's possible the Army abandoned the island entirely while the Navy attempted to recapture the island for their own gains. This is just outside speculation, of course.
I could I swore he said they ran into these beings after being pushed deeper into the woods not before
My father was there as a Stg in the army with 4 other brothers. Troops had to struggle as they had a mission until they were allowed to leave there! He has some amazing pictures of people there at that time! Extremely interesting subject
I disagree. They were not in the army now. Than military was much different.
There was no separation there. Biden or Obama was in charge. Military than stayed together! But each unit had their own mission. Of course if they all stayed together they would have been killed quickly
The Japanese army sent in the troops to fight. The navy just provided the ride. So there was no disagreement between either branch on recapturing the islands. The army was taken by surprise when the Americans arrived and abandoned the airbase until reinforcements could arrive. The army at that time couldn't abandon the Solomon Islands due to not being able to physically leave since they had no ships.
@@turkey2003 I’m talking about American army. Not Japanese soldiers
The bulldozer blade found 100 meters away with large 3 to 4 feet footprints by a group of mine workers is evidence enough of large being's on the island . Maybe someone could find the original workers/engineers and interview them . Great presentation , great work. Even ask about the deceased burial of the hybrid murdered boy, past doctors , relatives.
This channel becomes my day to day go watch before I sleep. Also, a day to day suggestion to my friends. Thanks guys ! We need this kind of work. ❤
A giant skeleton was found in Indiana not far from where I grew up. It was apparently seen by many people over the years while it was housed in a mill on Sand Creek, but later lost when the mill was destroyed during a flood. The story always fascinated me.
Do you remember what the measurements were of the skeleton?
@@NateH1984 Unfortunately no, I believe it was between 7' and 10' and described as having red hair... So not ridiculously big or impossible. I've got a cousin and an uncle who have to duck for ceiling fans.
@@medicmule Ok, that's unfortunate. And same here. My uncles and cousin are huge men. My cousin is 6ft 8 (his dad is 6'6"), one of my other uncles is 6'9" and 320 lbs. My dad's side of the family, his great great uncles (4 iirc) were colossal. All over 7'2" and were not diseased or thin. Massive dudes, weighing 300-400 lbs.
It was fake
@@medicmule How could anybody possibly tell hair color from a SKELETON?
This channel and Bedtime stories r the best story telling channels out there. Everything is so well done.
I had a friend who lived on one of those islands. She wasn’t alive to personally remember the treatment of the islanders, but the stories her parents and grandparents told her caused her to absolutely HATE Japanese people. She would startle and recoil whenever she saw a half-Japanese man we worked with. 😢
Thank you so much for doing this. As a child, I've been told stories about the Giants of the Solomon Islands you did an excellent job this is great work here one of my favorites so far. Cheers !
Ah this was the ww2 incident that inspired the producer of Attack On Titan to create the anime. Also I heard that the Japanese army encounter UFOs and aliens with energy weapons literally. All of this match the description of legends from Solomon islanders.
I also assume the Japanese encounter all this beings al least once which may have lead them to become terrified.
Imagine running from US Marines only to run into primordial cannibal giants wielding clubs. Then you escape from them only to run into Greys with plasma rifles. It's just not your day.
@@connor3284karma. Shouldn’t be fight over shit you don’t own
@@connor3284 fated worse than death
@@philthyrich007 Also arguably a clear example of F*ck Around and Find Out.
Well put together and very entertaining! As a military man I love this kind of stuff. 🤩
my goodness. every time y’all upload i think: what an absolute gem of a channel i subbed to. thank you for the consistent, rich content and great narration.
This is awesome !!!! Kinda makes me of the 1987 Predator movie. Very interesting and cool ! 👍🏼 Thank you Luke !! 🙌🏼🙏🏼
Your extensive research is impressive and gives credibility to you and your channel.
Thank you for sharing these fascinating stories. I had no prior knowledge of mysterious creatures inhabiting the Solomon Islands prior to enjoying your video, and I really appreciate the expansion of my worldview that you have given me!
One thought just occurred to me while I was listening to your closing remarks: As many other commentators do when discussing mysterious topics, you mentioned the concept of looking for a "rational" explanation. I just felt like pointing out that when people use that word, they aren't necessarily speaking rationally themselves. What they mean is a more "prosaic" or "quotidian" or "commonplace" explanation. If giants do or did exist, then there is nothing irrational at all about postulating the ways in which their memory lingers in the annals of human folklore.
I'm not pointing this out to criticize you at all- it's something I've felt like saying to many people who mistakenly use the word rational in place of a more accurate term such as mundane. Even if giants are no longer with us, there is nothing "irrational" about discussing them. The same goes for aliens, ghosts, or whatever you like.
Sorry for rambling! I love your channel and I respect your work greatly, and I really just wrote in to thank you!
All the best, --N
@@lexibat7829 Skepticism for a long time now has gotten the meaning of ''I question everything except the mainstream/gov/institutions'' , literally.
Just what I needed to cozy up with after work, thank you!!! 💚💚
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I just tapped onto this program and i liked it, never thought about War Time that soldiers would encounter strange happenings. Very interesting program . Thanks to all of you who produced these programs. Take care, stay safe and God bless
Such an amazing video!! Please never stop uploading. I just learned so much from this video. And the depictions and narration, attention to detail is PERFECT!
Another absolute banger!
I swear, these cryptid accounts are my favourite!
There are some really good cryptid channels out there. Check out Dogman Encounters or Sasquatch Chronicles or The Confessional.
This animation looks remarkably like the art (and story) that Rob Skiba used as the producer/director of his "SEED" series. Such a shame he died just as production was about to start. It's great to see this subject covered so well here. 👍 Thank you so much. 😊*SHALOM* ❤
Imagine being a soldier used to fighting typical 'human' opponents only to encounter these types of entities. At night. The theory of them going extinct due to their violent nature and endless fighting among themselves seems an adequate explanation especially if their numbers were limited to begin with.
They definitely still out there along with many other things
The red headed 2 rows of teeth 6 fingered giants of lovelock caves had several skeletons proving they existed. The Indians stories were proven by the skeletons
I really appreciate how well balanced this episode is. Thank you for being so comprehensive in your telling of the subject. I love learning of Squatches, giants and UFO accounts & have been armchair researching them for almost 10 years. I am so fascinated how TH-cam has opened the floodgates allowing first person accounts of hairy men to be shared. There are literally stories from every continent. Again thank you for this content and your bravery in sharing such taboo topics.
OMG, I listen to these mostly and somewhat unfortunately in the background while at work. However I happened to look over and see the eyes on the book cover “blink”, 😂 great detail Luke! Love it! After this video I’m 1 video away from catching up on them all, I love this channel 🤘🏻🔥.
I love these stories. You find stuff I’ve never heard of and I’ve been at this for 19 years. Fantastic work as always, and proud to be subbed to your channel.
I really enjoyed this episode! My Grandpa was not in the Solomons but in New Guinea - during WWII - alongside Australian forces. I'm fascinated with those remote islands and the possibility of ancient races that may still exist- forgotten by time.
Thanks 🙏🏼 for another great episode!!
They weren't forgotten. They were hidden.
@@jonathanstill4701 true!🫡
From my Dedushka in WW2, my Dad in Korean war and my uncles and step-dad in Nam. They told us some crazy stories and then we eventually earned our own.
Riveting stuff, one of if not, your best video so far in my opinion. Not everyday that you get enlightened about old WW2 history and obscure cryptids all in one juicy tale, much appreciated brother keep em coming.
Great show,insightful and informative. Giving multiple aspects of the inhabitants was a good way to outline the story. You did not give the idea of these beings as factual. Your information painted multiple ideas about their possible existence! Nice exploration Luke!
This channel is PHENOMENAL. Really appreciate the uploads.
Excellent video. Your research goes just as much about what I had discovered after reading Maurius's article on this subject some years ago in the Australian nexus magazine. The article in pdf is free to read there upon searching. I remember also reading a Polish blog on SI giants and ufos which described much of what is said here. But with the addition of transcript snippets from SI government parliament sittings where they openly discuss ufos and the very fact that their purpose and presence in SI is to mine a rare gem stone existing beneath SI!
When I was 10, my family traveled the Gold Country on California 49 which is in the Sierra foothills east of the Central Valley. While doing the tourist stuff,we went on a guided tour of a cavern in which they had found several giant humanoid skeletons in the early 1800's. Sorry, I don't remember anything else, wish I did.
Everyone blames the Smithsonian for 'stealing' all the giant skeletons
I love watching Wartime and Bedtime Stories! Let’s call a spade a spade: These female victims were not “taken as wives.” They were abducted and violently assaulted by these gigantic beings. (I only avoid the R-word to avoid having this comment deleted.) Give these women the reverence they deserve, as you do the men who are horrifically eaten alive. In effect, the same has happened to these female victims. Imagine their horror. Thank you for your research and creative efforts that go into producing these accounts!
Every culture around the world have stories about man eating giants, I believe.
I have heard of these giants being the Solomon Islands & they are nothing to mess with. Have heard they still exist & that people still go missing & more than likely have met
a terrible demise. I remember reading about a how large equipment would moved & drug several hundred feet from were they were parted in the night before with large foot
prints in the ground that were human like but up to 36" long or longer. so maybe they are still there just no one has filmed them or they are being protected by the government.
The intro at 1:44 gives off nostalgic vibes of sitting down on the couch as a kid ready to have the bajesus scared out of me by watching the latest new episode of Lost Tapes.
Geez, mating with a giant that is 8 to 15 feet must hurt so bad.
Big cats do the job 😂
I hope she had a C-section when she gave birth. That's enough to ruin a woman. 😲
@@kelleychilton2524it did, she went mad and was frothing by the mouth.
Death by Snu Snu
I don’t know what you heard, but nephilim (are the giants) they are offspring between human women and fallen angels. Fallen angels or Beni Elohim- can shape shift into humans. Angels can reproduce, but they had to need to marry and reproduce because they are eternal. But the fallen angels will die and be consumed with this universe.
When Nephilim die- physically- their spirits cannot go to any holding area as they are not human. They are the ONLY wandering spirits who pretend to be dead relatives.
All other dead humans are either in hell or paradise and NOT able to communicate whatsoever with alive humans.
I have read his story so often in borderscience magazines... but NEVER an Ex-Japanese or Ex-American soldier was interviewed about this alleged events...
Outstanding channel! I appreciate you and your teams work legitimizing the subject matter in a straight forward and entertaining manner. Thank you
Brilliant, New Zealand Maori have a legends of Giants, UFOs. The Solomon ISlanders come here in the hundreds to work so Im going to ask them about the Kakamora
A commando who was on solo mission in the deep jungle once told me he encountered a large human like giant that was about 3 to 4 times bigger than us. He said the giant carried 2 logs of trees and was walking fast. The commando hid himself among the trees. much like the ocean, jungles has their own mysteries.
the commanda was a lunatic or he thought you were dumb, possibly both are true.
There's too much consistent evidence to ignore these reports.
@7errafirma Nothing in this world works the way you think it does. Nothing is as it seems or is as you have been lead to believe. I'm so glad that the world is waking up to the reality that has been concealed from us for so long & as a result the number of psychologically limited, low-foreheaded, imbecilic, atheistic, know-it-all, non-believers like yourself is finally dwindling. Because in addition to being the primary reason human awareness & awakening has taken so long & occured at such a slow pace...you people really suck.
@7errafirma you must be yourself finding yourself watching a video based on that very subject. Cocomelon is a channel that had some content you might find interesting.
@@HAL-Getbwucklol your comment is hilarious 🤣
My first time on this channel, I loved every moment. A very well put together video, well done.
Your stories keep me going during my work days 😊
10:00 the mountain range which these giants supposedly live under is considered sacred by the islanders,and even in the headhunting days,was never inhabited by the locals..oral tradition says these giants used to live openly alongside the locals,but after a series of wars with the islanders,the giants retreated underground after a peace treaty was made..
Edit:whilst all the islands have stories of giants,oral traditions mostly agree that they are extinct,killed off by the locals..it is only on Guadalcanal that local oral tradition holds that the giant tribes still exist in the interior..
This exact scene is played out at the beginning of Rob Skiba's seed series pilot. From my memory anyways..its been a few years.
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Another great episode! This channel just keeps getting better and better! Thanks again for the stories and great art work!
That's one funky intro! These "giants" fit the description of the southwest Vancouver Island sasquatch.. They have a notably human face and average between 12 to 15 feet tall. And yes, they're known to be man eaters. These forest giants are everywhere in the world. Just everywhere.. there's a whole line of genetic evolution we've missed because they're so good at hiding..
A real wrench in the works of any theory that they just overestimated the "giants" size to be only 6 or 7 feet would be the 3 foot footprints, which was real physical evidence. Even if *that* is an overestimation and is actually only 2 feet, it still shows a 12 foot giant.
Thanks for your excellent narration and beautiful artwork portraying each story, I just ordered a tshirt from your bedtime stories channel. Had to have the Dino attack tshirt
This channel deserves way more subs! Top tier content, thanks for all the work that you put into these.