Sandbox:King Kong (Space Jam: A New Legacy)
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King Kong is a giant ape that appears in the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Design
This incarnation of King Kong mostly resembles the incarnation of Kong who appeared in the 2018 film Ready Player One. In contrast, his skin is dark lavender, his fur is navy blue and slightly more shaggy, and his face is somewhat more cartoonishly proportioned. Overall, this King Kong resembles a real-life Western Lowland Gorilla more so than other incarnations.
Personality
King Kong's personality goes mostly unexplored during his screen time. From what can be made of his brief appearances, King Kong is friends with the Iron Giant and bared an interest in watching the Toon Squad face the Goon Squad in a game of basketball. King Kong felt very offended when Al-G Rhythm boasted "King Kong ain’t got nothing on me!", responding with crossing his arms and giving a pouty expression looking away from the algorithm before peeking with one eye.
Origins
King Kong is one of the countless inhabitants of the virtual world.
History
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Lebron James enlisted King Kong as a potential player for his basket ball team though ultimately was not chosen.
Later on, King Kong leapt over to watch the basket ball game between the Toon Squad and the Goon Squad. He watched the game with glee alongside the rest of the audience. At some point, King Kong fist-bumped with the Iron Giant.
Before the final round of the game, Al-G Rhythm boasted "King Kong got nothing on me," to Kong’s annoyance. Crossing his arms, King Kong looked away sat up straight with a pouty expression before looking back at the algorithm with one eye.
Abilities
Physical capabilities
King Kong is very athletic and mobile for a being of his size, covering great distances in little time.
Intelligence
King Kong is clearly shown to understand abstract concepts and culture such as basketball. He at one point comprehended Al-G Rhythm's insult aimed at him, indicating that he can understand human speech.
Weaknesses
This incarnation of King Kong does not display any necessary signs of weaknesses due to his role as a mere spectator of the Toon Squad and Goon Squad's basketball game.
Gallery
Trivia
- King Kong previously shared film appearance with the Iron Giant in Ready Player One but they do not interact.
- Both were also were featured with Mechagodzilla with the Iron Giant fighting against him in that film. Kong would also go to fight against Mechagodzilla in Godzilla vs. Kong.
- This version of Kong appeared alongside Frankenstein Jr, who previously appeared alongside the Hanna-Barbara Godzilla in Scooby-Doo! Team-Up issue #22 in an unnamed cameo. Because of such, Frankenstein Jr has now appeared alongside both Godzilla and King Kong.
- While this Kong has an similar appearance to the Ready Player One incarnation, it is unknown if the model for that iteration was reused, if the Space Jam incarnation's appearance was based on that design, or if they just simply bear a coincidental resemblance.
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