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|name =Kong's father | |name =Kong's father | ||
|species =Giant ape | |species =[[Kong's species|Giant ape]] | ||
|nicknames =Father Kong{{sup|[[Skull Island: Rise of Kong|SI:RoK]]}} | |||
|allies =[[Kong's mother]], [[King Kong]] | |allies =[[Kong's mother]], [[King Kong]] | ||
|enemies =[[Deathrunner]]s, [[Skullcrawler]]s | |enemies =[[Deathrunner]]s, [[Gaw]], [[Skullcrawler]]s | ||
|relationships =[[Kong's mother]] (mate), [[King Kong]] (son) | |relationships =[[Kong's mother]] (mate), [[King Kong]] (son) | ||
|debut =''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]'' | |debut =''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]'' | ||
|last =''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' | |last =''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' | ||
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'''[[King Kong|Kong's]] father''' is a | '''[[King Kong|Kong's]] father''' is a monster first introduced in the [[2005]] novel ''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]'', and subsequently adapted into other stories featuring the character of King Kong. He and his mate are typically killed in Kong's backstory at the hands of a vicious predator, with Kong maturing and one day avenging his parents. In addition to his multiple appearances in stories based on Joe DeVito's ''[[Kong of Skull Island (Property)|Kong of Skull Island]]'', the character of Kong's father most recently appeared as a skeleton in the [[2017]] film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', and alive in flashback scenes in the film's official tie-in comic ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''. | ||
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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
Kong's father, like all members of the species, resembles a huge gorilla. In the ''[[Kong of Skull Island (Property)|Kong of Skull Island]]'' continuity, he lost an eye before Kong was old enough to remember it, and was heavily scarred from years of battle. In the [[ | Kong's father, like all members of the species, resembles a huge gorilla. In the ''[[Kong of Skull Island (Property)|Kong of Skull Island]]'' continuity, he lost an eye before Kong was old enough to remember it, and was heavily scarred from years of battle. In the [[Monsterverse]], Kong's father had many human-like physical features, but possessed shorter legs and a more muscular neck than his son. | ||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
The father of the giant ape who would later become known as [[King Kong]], he and [[Kong's mother|his mate]] were believed to be the last living members of their species prior to the birth of their son. | The father of the giant ape who would later become known as [[King Kong]], he and [[Kong's mother|his mate]] were believed to be the last living members of their species prior to the birth of their son. | ||
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Kong kept a boneyard filled with the remains of his ancestors in his lair, in a form of mourning the relatives he had never known. The full skeleton lying farther away from the rest, nearest to Kong's sleeping perch, belonged to Kong's father. | Kong kept a boneyard filled with the remains of his ancestors in his lair, in a form of mourning the relatives he had never known. The full skeleton lying farther away from the rest, nearest to Kong's sleeping perch, belonged to Kong's father. | ||
===''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''=== | ===''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Fullscreen capture 12292016 12713 PM.bmp.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The skeletal remains of Kong's father (right) in ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'']] | ||
The skeletal remains of Kong's parents were present laying side-by-side in the giant graveyard that served as the lair of the [[Skullcrawler]]s, referred to by the Iwi as the "Valley of the Fallen Gods." | The skeletal remains of Kong's parents were present laying side-by-side in the giant graveyard that served as the lair of the [[Skullcrawler]]s, referred to by the Iwi as the "Valley of the Fallen Gods." | ||
===''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''=== | ===''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''=== | ||
After millions of years of struggle against the [[Skullcrawler|Skullcrawlers]], Kong's parents were the only two members of the species left in existence, and were present when the [[Iwi]] people first arrived on [[Skull Island]]. At some point, Kong's mother became pregnant, but the Skullcrawler threat persisted, and she went in to labor while on the battlefield. She and her mate did their best to fend the devils off, and their son was delivered safely. Kong's mother then sealed the infant in a cave before she and his father succumbed to the Skullcrawlers, and Kong watched as they were slaughtered. After the battle, the young Kong emerges from the cave and knelt over the corpses of the parents he never knew, weeping. From that day onward, Kong fought to defend the other creatures inhabiting the island from the monsters that had slaughtered his parents, keeping the Skullcrawler population and growth in check and driving them deep underground. | After millions of years of struggle against the [[Skullcrawler|Skullcrawlers]], Kong's parents were the only two members of the species left in existence, and were present when the [[Iwi]] people first arrived on [[Skull Island]]. At some point, Kong's mother became pregnant, but the Skullcrawler threat persisted, and she went in to labor while on the battlefield. She and her mate did their best to fend the devils off, and their son was delivered safely. Kong's mother then sealed the infant in a cave before she and his father succumbed to the Skullcrawlers, and Kong watched as they were slaughtered. After the battle, the young Kong emerges from the cave and knelt over the corpses of the parents he never knew, weeping. From that day onward, Kong fought to defend the other creatures inhabiting the island from the monsters that had slaughtered his parents, keeping the Skullcrawler population and growth in check and driving them deep underground. | ||
==Video games== | |||
*''[[Godzilla Battle Line]]'' (2021) - Android, iOS, and PC [skeleton, environmental asset]<ref group="note">The game's Skull Island map, based on the boneyard in ''Kong: Skull Island'' which contained the skeletons of Kong's parents, contains only one Kong skeleton, leaving its identity ambiguous.</ref> | |||
*''[[Call of Duty|Call of Duty: Warzone]]'' (2022) - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [skeleton and cave painting] | |||
*''[[Call of Duty|Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' (2022) - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [skeleton and cave painting] | |||
*''[[Evony: The King's Return]]'' (2016; added in 2022) - Android, iOS [skeleton] | |||
*''[[Skull Island: Rise of Kong]]'' (2023) - Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
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RIP Papa 05.png|The skull of Kong's father in ''King Kong'' (2005) | RIP Papa 05.png|The skull of Kong's father in ''King Kong'' (2005) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Though the father of | *Though the father of Kid Kong, a young kong presumed to be [[King Kong]], is never explicitly referenced in ''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'', a skeleton of a kong is visible inside the lair of his biological mother [[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)|Ghost]]. | ||
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Kong's father is a monster first introduced in the 2005 novel Kong: King of Skull Island, and subsequently adapted into other stories featuring the character of King Kong. He and his mate are typically killed in Kong's backstory at the hands of a vicious predator, with Kong maturing and one day avenging his parents. In addition to his multiple appearances in stories based on Joe DeVito's Kong of Skull Island, the character of Kong's father most recently appeared as a skeleton in the 2017 film Kong: Skull Island, and alive in flashback scenes in the film's official tie-in comic Skull Island: The Birth of Kong.
Design
Kong's father, like all members of the species, resembles a huge gorilla. In the Kong of Skull Island continuity, he lost an eye before Kong was old enough to remember it, and was heavily scarred from years of battle. In the Monsterverse, Kong's father had many human-like physical features, but possessed shorter legs and a more muscular neck than his son.
Origins
The father of the giant ape who would later become known as King Kong, he and his mate were believed to be the last living members of their species prior to the birth of their son.
History
Kong: King of Skull Island
Kong's parents were quite elderly when they were slaughtered by Gaw: a gigantic Deathrunner. When his juvenile son discovered his father's corpse, it was being eaten by a parent and child Meat-Eater, which Kong believed had killed him. The young Kong viciously attacked the Meat-Eater, but was easily defeated. This set Kong on a path to defeating Gaw and avenging his parents, and becoming the god to the Tagatu people of Skull Island.
King Kong (2005)
Kong kept a boneyard filled with the remains of his ancestors in his lair, in a form of mourning the relatives he had never known. The full skeleton lying farther away from the rest, nearest to Kong's sleeping perch, belonged to Kong's father.
Kong: Skull Island
The skeletal remains of Kong's parents were present laying side-by-side in the giant graveyard that served as the lair of the Skullcrawlers, referred to by the Iwi as the "Valley of the Fallen Gods."
Skull Island: The Birth of Kong
After millions of years of struggle against the Skullcrawlers, Kong's parents were the only two members of the species left in existence, and were present when the Iwi people first arrived on Skull Island. At some point, Kong's mother became pregnant, but the Skullcrawler threat persisted, and she went in to labor while on the battlefield. She and her mate did their best to fend the devils off, and their son was delivered safely. Kong's mother then sealed the infant in a cave before she and his father succumbed to the Skullcrawlers, and Kong watched as they were slaughtered. After the battle, the young Kong emerges from the cave and knelt over the corpses of the parents he never knew, weeping. From that day onward, Kong fought to defend the other creatures inhabiting the island from the monsters that had slaughtered his parents, keeping the Skullcrawler population and growth in check and driving them deep underground.
Video games
- Godzilla Battle Line (2021) - Android, iOS, and PC [skeleton, environmental asset][note 1]
- Call of Duty: Warzone (2022) - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [skeleton and cave painting]
- Call of Duty: Vanguard (2022) - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [skeleton and cave painting]
- Evony: The King's Return (2016; added in 2022) - Android, iOS [skeleton]
- Skull Island: Rise of Kong (2023) - Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
Gallery
The skeletal remains of Kong's father in King Kong (2005)
The skull of Kong's father in King Kong (2005)
Trivia
- Though the father of Kid Kong, a young kong presumed to be King Kong, is never explicitly referenced in Kong of Skull Island, a skeleton of a kong is visible inside the lair of his biological mother Ghost.
Notes
- ↑ The game's Skull Island map, based on the boneyard in Kong: Skull Island which contained the skeletons of Kong's parents, contains only one Kong skeleton, leaving its identity ambiguous.
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