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====''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''====
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[[File:Legendary Kong.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Kong in ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'']]
[[File:Legendary Kong.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Kong in ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'']]
After crash-landing on [[Skull Island]] in [[1944]], [[United States|American]] fighter pilot [[Hank Marlow]] and [[Japan]]ese pilot Gunpei Ikari engaged in a fight to the death. After Ikari gained the upper hand and prepared to fatally stab Marlow with a dagger, Kong appeared over a cliff, leading the two shocked men to end their struggle.
After crash-landing on [[Skull Island]] in [[1944]], [[United States|American]] fighter pilot [[Hank Marlow]] and [[Japan]]ese pilot Gunpei Ikari engaged in a fight to the death. After Ikari gained the upper hand and prepared to fatally stab Marlow with a dagger, Kong appeared over a cliff, leading the two shocked men to end their struggle.
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The following morning, as the surviving expedition members neared the extraction point on the north side of the island, they were confronted by the giant Skullcrawler. Fortunately, Kong arrived and smashed the monster in the face with a boulder. Kong engaged in battle with the Skullcrawler, buying time for the humans to get to safety. The weakened Kong simply was not a match for the Skullcrawler, and was knocked into an old shipwreck and entangled in its anchor chain. Weaver had managed to reach a vantage point and fired a flare into the Skullcrawler's eye, enraging it and causing it to destroy the cliff and send Weaver falling into the water below. Kong finally broke free of the chain, and managed to create a makeshift flail when it became entangled with the ship's propeller. Kong swung the flail at the Skullcrawler, embedding the propeller into its back. Kong pulled the propeller out and sliced the creature across its throat, seemingly killing it. Kong then pulled Weaver out of the water and took a second to stare at her in his hand, only for the Skullcrawler to get back up and clamp its jaws onto his arm. Kong battled the Skullcrawler again, trying to keep Weaver away from its mouth, but the beast used its prehensile tongue to pull Kong's hand, with Weaver held in it, down its throat. Mustering all his strength, Kong pulled his hand free of the Skullcrawler's gullet, ripping out the beast's innards and killing it instantly. Kong gently set Weaver down on the ground, while Conrad immediately ran to her to ensure she was okay. As Weaver regained consciousness and embraced Conrad, Kong looked back at the two of them before walking away. Once the survivors were finally rescued from the island, Kong stood triumphantly in his domain, beating his chest and letting out a mighty roar.
The following morning, as the surviving expedition members neared the extraction point on the north side of the island, they were confronted by the giant Skullcrawler. Fortunately, Kong arrived and smashed the monster in the face with a boulder. Kong engaged in battle with the Skullcrawler, buying time for the humans to get to safety. The weakened Kong simply was not a match for the Skullcrawler, and was knocked into an old shipwreck and entangled in its anchor chain. Weaver had managed to reach a vantage point and fired a flare into the Skullcrawler's eye, enraging it and causing it to destroy the cliff and send Weaver falling into the water below. Kong finally broke free of the chain, and managed to create a makeshift flail when it became entangled with the ship's propeller. Kong swung the flail at the Skullcrawler, embedding the propeller into its back. Kong pulled the propeller out and sliced the creature across its throat, seemingly killing it. Kong then pulled Weaver out of the water and took a second to stare at her in his hand, only for the Skullcrawler to get back up and clamp its jaws onto his arm. Kong battled the Skullcrawler again, trying to keep Weaver away from its mouth, but the beast used its prehensile tongue to pull Kong's hand, with Weaver held in it, down its throat. Mustering all his strength, Kong pulled his hand free of the Skullcrawler's gullet, ripping out the beast's innards and killing it instantly. Kong gently set Weaver down on the ground, while Conrad immediately ran to her to ensure she was okay. As Weaver regained consciousness and embraced Conrad, Kong looked back at the two of them before walking away. Once the survivors were finally rescued from the island, Kong stood triumphantly in his domain, beating his chest and letting out a mighty roar.
====''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''====
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Kong was on Skull Island when [[King Ghidorah/Legendary|King Ghidorah]] sent out his call to [[Earth]]s monsters, he resisted the call and stayed on Skull Island.
====''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''====
====''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''====
This film's plot is not yet disclosed, but it is confirmed that Kong will encounter [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]].
This film's plot is not yet disclosed, but it is confirmed that Kong will encounter [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]].
==Abilities==
==Abilities==
===Strength===
===Strength===

Revision as of 22:01, 6 October 2019

King Kong (MonsterVerse)
Kong in Kong: Skull Island
Alternate names Kong
Subtitle(s) Guardian God of Skull Island
(髑髏島の守護神,   Dokuro-jima no Shugoshin)
Species Giant Ape
Height 31.6 meters[1][2]
Weight 158 tons[1][2]
Relations Deceased Parents
Allies Sker Buffalo, Mason Weaver
Enemies Skullcrawlers, Mire Squid, Death Jackals
Created by Merian C. Cooper, Willis O'Brien,
Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Played by Keyframe Animation, Terry Notary (Motion capture), Toby Kebbell (Facial capture)
First appearance Kong: Skull Island
Roar(s)
More roars
Kong's a pretty good king. Keeps to himself mostly. But you don't go into somebody's house and start dropping bombs unless you're picking a fight.
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Hank Marlow (Kong: Skull Island)

The MonsterVerse King Kong is an incarnation of King Kong that first appeared in the 2017 Legendary Pictures film Kong: Skull Island.

At 104 feet tall, it is the tallest incarnation of Kong to appear in an American-made film, and the second-tallest incarnation of Kong overall after the 1962 incarnation.

Name

King Kong's name was conceived by the character's creator, Merian C. Cooper, after he read his friend Douglas Burden's account of traveling to the island of Komodo and encountering Komodo dragons there. In Burden's book, Dragon Lizards of Komodo, he referred to the animal as the "King of Komodo." Fond of hard-sounding words beginning with a "k" sound, Cooper was inspired by this phrase as well as "Congo" to give his giant ape creation the name of Kong. David O. Selznick eventually added "King" to the title of Cooper's film in order to prevent audiences from confusing it with a docudrama, as Cooper had previously produced multiple such films with one-word titles.

In general, this incarnation of the character is only referred to as "Kong" onscreen and in promotional materials. However, he is referred to by his full name of "King Kong" in Japanese marketing for the film, and in a track from the film's soundtrack.

Appearance

The appearance of this incarnation of Kong is mostly based on the 1933 incarnation. Kong stands upright like a human, with his incredibly long arms held at his sides. Kong's fur is a light brown color, and covers the majority of his body except for his face, chest, hands and feet. Kong's skin is a dark gray color, and he has large scars running across his chest. Kong has small rounded ears on the sides of his head, and possesses many ape-like features on his face, such as a flat nose with rounded nostrils and large canine teeth in his mouth.

This incarnation of Kong stands approximately 104 feet tall in Kong: Skull Island, making him the tallest American incarnation of the character, and the second tallest overall behind only the 1962 incarnation. As this Kong is stated to still be a growing adolescent, he is expected to grow to some degree between his first appearance and Godzilla vs. Kong.

Personality

Kong is the guardian of Skull Island, and is responsible for maintaining the natural order and defending the island's wildlife from threats. While Kong appears to be highly territorial, he does demonstrate some degree of altruism, such as rescuing a trapped Sker Buffalo and saving Mason Weaver from drowning. Kong is not normally aggressive towards humans, and only attacks them when provoked. The native Iwi tribe reveres Kong and view him as their savior, as he and his family allegedly defended them from the Skullcrawlers in the past. Kong demonstrates an interest in Mason Weaver, as he at one point allows her to touch her face, and later admires her in his hand after he rescues her from the Skull Devil.

Origins

Members of Kong's species battle Skullcrawlers in Skull Island: The Birth of Kong

Kong is the last living member of a species of gigantic apes native to Skull Island, a place described by Monarch member William Randa as an "emergence point" for Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms, or M.U.T.O.s. According to Hank Marlow, many years ago the indigenous Iwi tribe living on the island were terrorized by gigantic reptilian creatures called Skullcrawlers. Suddenly, Kong's species began fighting back against the Skullcrawlers and protecting the Iwis from them. Kong's species successfully drove the Skullcrawlers underground, but all of them except for Kong himself were killed. With his parents and the rest of his family dead, Kong assumed the duty of acting as the island's guardian, and ensured that the Skullcrawlers remained underground.

History

MonsterVerse

Kong: Skull Island

King Kong in Kong: Skull Island

After crash-landing on Skull Island in 1944, American fighter pilot Hank Marlow and Japanese pilot Gunpei Ikari engaged in a fight to the death. After Ikari gained the upper hand and prepared to fatally stab Marlow with a dagger, Kong appeared over a cliff, leading the two shocked men to end their struggle.

In 1973, the scientific organization Monarch organized an expedition to Skull Island, escorted by the Sky Devils helicopter squadron led by Lt. Colonel Preston Packard. One the helicopters carrying the expedition members cleared the storm cell surrounding the island and began flying over land, they immediately began dropping seismic charges onto the ground below, allegedly to map the island. The explosions drew out Kong, who responded by throwing a tree through one of the choppers. The remaining choppers formed a perimeter around Kong and opened fire on him. The bullets did little more than irritate Kong, who proceeded to rip the helicopters out of the sky and smash them. After downing all of the choppers, Kong wandered back off into the jungle. Kong eventually reached a river, where he noticed the wounds he had sustained from the choppers' rotor blades. Kong winced in pain briefly before beginning to drink from the lake. Suddenly, Kong realized that a Mire Squid was in the water and grabbed one of the creature's tentacles. The Mire Squid then attacked Kong with all of its tentacles, trying to strangle him to death. Kong was able to crush the creature's head under his foot and kill it, then proceeded to eat several of its tentacles. Kong then grabbed the squid's carcass and dragged it away, presumably back to his lair.

After meeting Marlow, some of the surviving expedition members were brought back to the village of the island's indigenous tribe, the Iwis. There, Marlow explained that Kong was perceived as a god by the islanders, and generally acted as a guardian on the island that kept the most dangerous creatures there under control. He stated that the reason Kong attacked the helicopters was because the seismic charges they dropped had drawn creatures he called Skullcrawlers to the surface. According to Marlow, Skullcrawlers were the most vicious and dangerous animals on the island, and were responsible for killing Kong's family. At this time, Kong was being attacked by two Skullcrawlers, but was able to easily dispatch the two smaller creatures. One of the expedition members, Mason Weaver, found a Sker Buffalo pinned underneath a downed helicopter and tried to free it, only for Kong to arrive and free the buffalo himself. Kong gave Weaver an indifferent glance and simply wandered off.

After surviving an encounter with a Skull Crawler and several Leafwings, Weaver and James Conrad stood atop a cliff and looked out over the island, only to witness Kong approach them. To their surprise, Kong did not seem violent or aggressive at all, and even allowed Weaver to place her hand on his face. Suddenly, explosions appeared over the distance, and Kong immediately raced toward them. Weaver and Conrad knew that Packard and his men were setting a trap for Kong, intending to kill him. The two of them, joined by Marlow, rushed to the scene to try and save Kong. When Kong arrived at the scene of the explosions, he saw Packard and his men in the distance. As Kong crossed a lake to reach them, Packard ignited the napalm he had dumped into the water, causing the entire lake to erupt into flames. Kong swung his arm angrily at the water, causing the flaming napalm to hit some of the soldiers, before collapsing onto the ground. Packard placed leftover seismic charges around Kong, preparing to finish him, but Weaver, Conrad and Marlow arrived and aimed their guns at him, demanding for him to stop. Packard refused, and was prepared to detonate the charges and blow them all sky high, when suddenly a gigantic Skullcrawler erupted from the lake. Everyone except Packard fled, while Kong regained consciousness and promptly smashed Packard under his fist. The Skullcrawler attacked Kong, and the humans were forced to leave the giant ape to his fate.

The following morning, as the surviving expedition members neared the extraction point on the north side of the island, they were confronted by the giant Skullcrawler. Fortunately, Kong arrived and smashed the monster in the face with a boulder. Kong engaged in battle with the Skullcrawler, buying time for the humans to get to safety. The weakened Kong simply was not a match for the Skullcrawler, and was knocked into an old shipwreck and entangled in its anchor chain. Weaver had managed to reach a vantage point and fired a flare into the Skullcrawler's eye, enraging it and causing it to destroy the cliff and send Weaver falling into the water below. Kong finally broke free of the chain, and managed to create a makeshift flail when it became entangled with the ship's propeller. Kong swung the flail at the Skullcrawler, embedding the propeller into its back. Kong pulled the propeller out and sliced the creature across its throat, seemingly killing it. Kong then pulled Weaver out of the water and took a second to stare at her in his hand, only for the Skullcrawler to get back up and clamp its jaws onto his arm. Kong battled the Skullcrawler again, trying to keep Weaver away from its mouth, but the beast used its prehensile tongue to pull Kong's hand, with Weaver held in it, down its throat. Mustering all his strength, Kong pulled his hand free of the Skullcrawler's gullet, ripping out the beast's innards and killing it instantly. Kong gently set Weaver down on the ground, while Conrad immediately ran to her to ensure she was okay. As Weaver regained consciousness and embraced Conrad, Kong looked back at the two of them before walking away. Once the survivors were finally rescued from the island, Kong stood triumphantly in his domain, beating his chest and letting out a mighty roar.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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Proceed at your own discretion.

Kong was on Skull Island when King Ghidorah sent out his call to Earths monsters, he resisted the call and stayed on Skull Island.

Godzilla vs. Kong

This film's plot is not yet disclosed, but it is confirmed that Kong will encounter Godzilla.

Abilities

Strength

Kong possesses immense physical strength, allowing him to go toe-to-toe with all of the most dangerous creatures on Skull Island. Kong is able to lift and carry extremely heavy objects, such as UH-1 Iroquois helicopters and large boulders, with relative ease. Kong is strong enough to knock a UH-1 Iroquois out of the air simply by smashing it with his firsts. Kong also demonstrates his strength when he breaks free of an anchor chain that is restraining him. Kong is able to physically overpower most of his enemies, such as the Mire Squid and smaller Skullcrawlers. While the Skull Devil proved to be a match for Kong, he was able to rely on his impressive strength to rip out the beast's innards and kill it.

Agility

Kong is incredibly agile, especially for a creature of his size. Kong is capable of leaping to great heights, shown when he knocks a UH-1 Iroquois out of the sky, and across great distances, shown when he takes the Skull Devil by surprise by leaping from a cliff and striking it with a boulder. Kong makes use of his agility while in battle, allowing him to anticipate enemy attacks and counter them. This is demonstrated when Kong is ambushed by two Skullcrawlers and manages to grab and restrain them as they attempt to pounce on him. Kong's agility allows him to scale the cliffs of Skull Island so he can travel across the terrain with ease or reach his mountain lair.

Intelligence

As an ape, Kong is relatively intelligent compared to the other creatures on Skull Island. Kong makes use of environmental objects as weapons, such as boulders and trees. Kong also fashions a makeshift flail from an anchor chain and a ship's propeller, which he uses to gain the upper hand in his battle against the Skull Devil. Kong's intelligence allows him to distinguish between friends and enemies, as he clearly recognizes Preston Packard and his men as enemies but does not attempt to harm any other humans he comes across, even going out of his way to rescue Mason Weaver from drowning. Kong's intelligence allows him to anticipate enemy attacks, such as when he realizes the Mire Squid is lurking near him while he is drinking from a lake.

Durability

Kong boasts impressive durability, which allows him to withstand a great deal of punishment without suffering severe injury. Kong easily shrugs off machine gun rounds fired by the UH-1 Iroquois, and survives being set ablaze in a lake filled with napalm. Even after Kong is badly burned by napalm and attacked by the Skull Devil, he resumes his battle with the creature only hours later with no visible lasting injuries.

Filmography

Trivia

  • Kong's origin of witnessing his parent's murder, is very similar to the DC Comics character, Batman. While this is a typical trope for most origin stories, Kong's parents are murdered in the same order as Batman's; the father, and then the mother while trying to defend the child. Additionally the cover for Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 3 is very similar to the cover to the first issue of Batman: Year One.
Notice the similar positions of the parents
  • The Monsterverse Kong is almost a complete 180 of the 2005 King Kong. While they retain similar traits, such as being the last of their kind, they are very different. The 2005 Kong is portrayed as an old, isolated creature that has lived on Skull Island for many years without another of his kind, while the Monsterverse Kong is portrayed more akin to a young child/teenager being forced to take up the mantle as protector of Skull Island. In addition, the 2005 Kong while cared for Ann Darrow, was hostile to every other human he came into contact with; however the Monsterverse Kong is much more friendly with humans, actively protecting them from the many threats of Skull Island, though he does kill more antagonistic humans.

References

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