Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)
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Ghost is a feral Kong that debuted in Issue 7 of the 2016-2017 Comic series Kong of Skull Island. She is the biological mother of King Kong.
Name
While Ghost's given name is unknown, the name Ghost comes from a legend that came up around her existence suggesting that she is not a physical being, but the ghost of a Kong that had died on Skull Island.
Appearance
Ghost is, like any other Kong, an enormous gorilla, but she bears the distinction of having an incredible amount of scars covering her body, and has a scar over her right eye, because of which she is blind in her right eye.
Origins
Ghost was one of the many Kong that came from the unnamed home of the Tagu and Atu peoples to Skull Island. It is likely that she was one of the Tagu Kong, as the Atu Kong that had been raised to fear humans began to rampage when their enclosures broke during the earthquake that necessitated their egress. After arriving on Skull Island, Ghost was one of the Kong sent into the jungle on a supply mission that became feral on entering the harsh environment of the jungle. Wile she was not the only Kong to do so, she was the only one to ever be seen again after escaping, suggesting that she was the only one savage enough to survive.
History
Kong of Skull Island
Kong of Skull Island #7
While returning from a hunt with a Deathrunner in hand, Ghost noticed another Kong, called Valla, in her cave with her son Kh'iid, and quickly grabbed her son by the arm and took him away from her before attacking.
Kong of Skull Island #8
Ghost attacked Valla with a bone from a dead Kong in her lair, which may be the remains of Kh'iid's father, and used it as a weapon against the intruder. During their battle, Valla became concerned that Kh'iid, whom she referred to as K'in, had disappeared, and noticed that he had been taken by giant Pteranodons, while Ghost simply wished to kill Valla. Valla rescued Kh'iid, and Ghost pursued them through the jungle before falling into a faulty mine tunnel beneath her feet. She was left for dead, but was found by the Deathrunners.
Kong of Skull Island #9
After surviving her encounter with Valla and becoming the new Gaw, Ghost returned to her life in the jungle, and on one occasion discovered a man there and brutally murdered him.
Kong of Skull Island #10
While in the jungles with her Deathrunners, Ghost became aware of a scent that attracted her to an altar at a citadel, which she and her followers invaded and accepted the sacrifice of princess K'vanni of the Tagu-Atu people.
Kong of Skull Island #11
After taking K'vanni back to her lair, the Deathrunners were eager to devour her, but Ghost swept them aside to keep her alive.
Kong of Skull Island #12
After taking K'vanni, Ghost kept her in a small cage made of bones stuck in the ground. She and her Deathrunners were eventually approached by Kh'iid, who had been raised alongside K'vanni after Valla had taken him away from Ghost. He attacked the Deahtrunners to save his friend, and tackled Ghost onto the bone cage, which impaled her on the spikes they formed and killed her.
Abilities
Gaw
While she had no part in eliminating the previous Gaw, and the Deahtrunners would have accepted the commands of any Kong, Ghost was the only one to ever become aware of and use this power, making her their new leader, Gaw. This grants her the ability to command every Deathrunner on the island.
Physical Strength
Ghost, like all Kong, has incredible physical strength, and is able to take down the Skull Island dinosaurs with only her hands.
Gallery
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References
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