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{{Quote|it=no|''[[Preston Packard|You]] heard of the <b>USS ''Lawton''</b>? Neither did the public. Out of a thousand young men on that ship, I was the only survivor. They told my family she was sunk in battle, but I know [[Ion Dragon|what]] I saw.''|[[Bill Randa]] (''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'')}} | {{Quote|it=no|''[[Preston Packard|You]] heard of the <b>USS ''Lawton''</b>? Neither did the public. Out of a thousand young men on that ship, I was the only survivor. They told my family she was sunk in battle, but I know [[Ion Dragon|what]] I saw.''|[[Bill Randa]] (''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'')}} | ||
The '''USS ''Lawton''''' is a fictional [[United States]] Naval vessel which is first mentioned in the [[2017]] [[Monsterverse]] film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''. Its destruction at the hands of a [[MUTO (designation)|Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism]] in [[1943]] precipitated the foundation of [[Monarch]] several years later, and led its sole surviving crew member, [[Bill Randa]], to join the organization. The ship later appeared in flashback in the [[2023]] Apple TV+ [[:Category:Television Series|television series]] ''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]'', identifying the culprit of its destruction as the [[Ion Dragon]]. | The '''USS ''Lawton''''' is a fictional [[United States]] Naval vessel which is first mentioned in the [[2017]] [[Monsterverse]] film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''. Its destruction at the hands of a [[MUTO (designation)|Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism]] in [[1943]] precipitated the foundation of [[Monarch]] several years later, and led its sole surviving crew member, [[Bill Randa]], to join the organization. The ship later appeared in flashback in the [[2023]] Apple TV+ [[:Category:Television Series|television series]] ''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]'', identifying the culprit of its destruction as the [[Ion Dragon]]. | ||
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The USS ''Lawton'' was a vessel operated by the [[United States]] Navy during World War II. In [[1943]], the ship was attacked and destroyed by a huge unidentified creature, leaving [[Bill Randa]] as the only survivor. Due to the nature of the attack, the U.S. government covered up the incident and officially declared that the ''Lawton'' was sunk by the enemy. One year after the war's end, in [[1946]], U.S. President Harry S. Truman ordered General Douglas MacArthur to create a task force in order to further investigate the sinking of the ''Lawton'' and other similar recent incidents involving [[MUTO (designation)|Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms]], or MUTOs. This task force, dubbed [[Monarch]], was the first mixed [[Japan]]ese-American unit formed since the war. Randa, still fixated on the sinking of the ''Lawton'', joined Monarch by [[1952]] in order to prove to the world that monsters existed and prevent similar attacks in the future. He maintained that the creature which sank the ''Lawton'' had "no conscience" and only destroyed, and came to fear that ancient superspecies like it would return to reclaim the world from mankind unless they fought back. | The USS ''Lawton'' was a vessel operated by the [[United States]] Navy during World War II. In [[1943]], the ship was attacked and destroyed by a huge unidentified creature, leaving [[Bill Randa]] as the only survivor. Due to the nature of the attack, the U.S. government covered up the incident and officially declared that the ''Lawton'' was sunk by the enemy. One year after the war's end, in [[1946]], U.S. President Harry S. Truman ordered General Douglas MacArthur to create a task force in order to further investigate the sinking of the ''Lawton'' and other similar recent incidents involving [[MUTO (designation)|Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms]], or MUTOs. This task force, dubbed [[Monarch]], was the first mixed [[Japan]]ese-American unit formed since the war. Randa, still fixated on the sinking of the ''Lawton'', joined Monarch by [[1952]] in order to prove to the world that monsters existed and prevent similar attacks in the future. He maintained that the creature which sank the ''Lawton'' had "no conscience" and only destroyed, and came to fear that ancient superspecies like it would return to reclaim the world from mankind unless they fought back. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Prior to its confirmation as | *Prior to its confirmation as the [[Ion Dragon]] in ''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]'', the identity of the creature which sank the ''Lawton'' was widely speculated by fans to have been [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]]. | ||
**In an interview with [[Toho Kingdom]], ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' director [[Jordan Vogt-Roberts]] stated that he did not intend for Godzilla to be the culprit, but rather imagined that the ''Lawton'' was sunk by a previously-unseen original monster.<ref name="JVR">{{cite web|url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/interviews/jordan_vogt-roberts_video_08-2017.html|title=Interview: Jordan Vogt-Roberts|work=[[Toho Kingdom]]|author=Mirjahangir, Chris|date=22 July 2017|accessdate=5 September 2022}}</ref> | **In an interview with [[Toho Kingdom]], ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' director [[Jordan Vogt-Roberts]] stated that he did not intend for Godzilla to be the culprit, but rather imagined that the ''Lawton'' was sunk by a previously-unseen original monster.<ref name="JVR">{{cite web|url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/interviews/jordan_vogt-roberts_video_08-2017.html|title=Interview: Jordan Vogt-Roberts|work=[[Toho Kingdom]]|author=Mirjahangir, Chris|date=22 July 2017|accessdate=5 September 2022}}</ref> | ||
*The USS ''Lawton'' is omitted from ''[[Kong: Skull Island - The Official Movie Novelization]]''; instead, [[Bill Randa]] joins [[Monarch]] as a result of a lifelong interest in myth kindled by his global travels during his World War II service. | *The USS ''Lawton'' is omitted from ''[[Kong: Skull Island - The Official Movie Novelization]]''; instead, [[Bill Randa]] joins [[Monarch]] as a result of a lifelong interest in myth kindled by his global travels during his World War II service. | ||
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The USS Lawton is a fictional United States Naval vessel which is first mentioned in the 2017 Monsterverse film Kong: Skull Island. Its destruction at the hands of a Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism in 1943 precipitated the foundation of Monarch several years later, and led its sole surviving crew member, Bill Randa, to join the organization. The ship later appeared in flashback in the 2023 Apple TV+ television series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, identifying the culprit of its destruction as the Ion Dragon.
History
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (TV 2023-2024) [episode 2]
Monsterverse
Kong: Skull Island
The USS Lawton was a vessel operated by the United States Navy during World War II. In 1943, the ship was attacked and destroyed by a huge unidentified creature, leaving Bill Randa as the only survivor. Due to the nature of the attack, the U.S. government covered up the incident and officially declared that the Lawton was sunk by the enemy. One year after the war's end, in 1946, U.S. President Harry S. Truman ordered General Douglas MacArthur to create a task force in order to further investigate the sinking of the Lawton and other similar recent incidents involving Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms, or MUTOs. This task force, dubbed Monarch, was the first mixed Japanese-American unit formed since the war. Randa, still fixated on the sinking of the Lawton, joined Monarch by 1952 in order to prove to the world that monsters existed and prevent similar attacks in the future. He maintained that the creature which sank the Lawton had "no conscience" and only destroyed, and came to fear that ancient superspecies like it would return to reclaim the world from mankind unless they fought back.
Trivia
- Prior to its confirmation as the Ion Dragon in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the identity of the creature which sank the Lawton was widely speculated by fans to have been Godzilla.
- In an interview with Toho Kingdom, Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts stated that he did not intend for Godzilla to be the culprit, but rather imagined that the Lawton was sunk by a previously-unseen original monster.[1]
- The USS Lawton is omitted from Kong: Skull Island - The Official Movie Novelization; instead, Bill Randa joins Monarch as a result of a lifelong interest in myth kindled by his global travels during his World War II service.
- The ship class of the USS Lawton is unknown; it mostly resembles a South Dakota-class battleship, but has the bow of an Iowa-class battleship.[2] It is also not named after a state, as was required of all U.S. battleships, and has its name printed on its side instead of a hull number.
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