Playmates

Playmates Toys is a Hong Kong-based company responsible for producing children's toys based on various media properties such as Ben 10, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, King Kong and Godzilla.

Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World is a line of merchandise released as a tie-in for the 2005 Universal Pictures film King Kong. The "Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World" name was used to unify products from a number of companies It mostly featured toys and costumes produced by the company Playmates Inc, but it did incorporate a minority of products from other manufacturers like Mezco Toyz and Au'Some Candies.

Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World (2005)

In 2005, Playmates released a line of toys to tie in with Peter Jackson's King Kong. It consisted of several different kinds of figures.

6-inch Figures

The six-inch figures in the line generally come in sets of one or two, along with several smaller human figures. The King Kong figures each have some sort of gimmick that distinguishes them from the others or allows them to interact with another specific figure. For example, the Kong that comes with the juvenile Vastatosaurus rex has the ability to pull apart the V-Rex's jaws, while the Kong sold with the Piranhadon can hold the Piranhadon in a headlock.

The six-inch scale figure sets are:

• Kong vs Venatosaurus
• Kong vs Juvenile V-Rex (includes Ann Darrow)
• Kong vs Piranhadon
• Kong vs Terapusmordax (includes three Terapusmordax)
• Foetodon (includes five humans)
• Vastatosaurus rex (includes Weta-rex and three humans)
• Creatures of Skull Island (includes three humans)
• Gripping Kong (includes Ann Darrow and Weta-rex)

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  Kong vs Venatosaurus

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  Kong vs Juvenile V-Rex

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  Kong vs Piranhadon

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  Kong vs Terapusmordax

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  Foetodon

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  Vastatosaurus rex and Weta-rex

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  Creatures of Skull Island

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  Gripping Kong

Skull Island Playset

The Skull Island playset is designed for use with the six-inch scale figures. It consists of several pieces, and includes several human figures and a raft.

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  Skull Island playset

Large-scale figures

There are four larger-scale figures released in the line. These figures are 12 inches tall and can make sounds. Despite being larger in scale, these figures come with the same human figures included with the six-inch figures. The Bull V-Rex figure can actually swallow the human figures whole, which can then be recovered from a hatch on the underside of the figure. The 15" Deluxe Kong was produced by Mezco Toyz instead of Playmates, but was still sold under the 8th Wonder banner. Unlike the Playmates figures, it does not make sound.

• Roaring Kong (includes three humans)
• Supreme Kong
• Roaring Bull V-Rex (includes three humans)
• Kong 15" Deluxe Figure

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  Roaring Kong

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  Roaring Bull V-Rex

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  Supreme Kong

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  King Kong 15" Deluxe Figure by Mezco Toyz

Plushes

There are two different King Kong plushes released as part of the line. The larger plush makes roaring sounds when one pushes down on its chest.

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Costumes

There are two separate King Kong costume sets: Electronic Kong Arms and Kong Face and Chains. The Kong arms are oversized gloves made to resemble Kong's hands that function similar to the popular "Hulk Hands" gloves, making sounds when they strike an object. The Kong Face and Chains consist of a King Kong mask and breakaway plastic chains.

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  Kong arms

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  Kong face and chains

Kong vs V-Rex Battling Game

A variation of the classic "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots" game, the Kong vs V-Rex battling game includes a Kong and V-Rex piece, each on a base attached to a control stick. The players use the stick to make the figures punch each other until one collapses.

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Godzilla and King Kong (2019)

Beginning in late 2019, Playmates began releasing figures of monsters from both the Godzilla and King Kong series in anticipation for the release of Godzilla vs. Kong.

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  Godzilla (2016)

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  SpaceGodzilla

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  Destoroyah

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  Godzilla figures box back

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  Kong: Skull Island