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- Joker: “He likes long, violent walks on historic buildings. It's King Kong!”
- King Kong: “Come at me, Gotham!”
- ― Joker introducing King Kong as he falls from the Phantom Zone (The LEGO Batman Movie)
King Kong is a giant ape who appeared in the 2017 superhero film The LEGO Batman Movie. He was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone along with other notorious villains of the LEGO multiverse, and freed as part of a plot by the Joker and Harley Quinn to destroy Gotham City.
Design
Due to being a giant creature, Kong's body is constituted by a multitude amount of mostly lavender and grey LEGO® bricks, with his head being built to represent a gorilla head with red glowing eyes, while his body shape is build to resemble a body piece from an average LEGO® minifigure, while also possessing a gorilla-like chest and belly.
In LEGO Dimensions Kong has a completely different design with more brown fur.
Personality
(TBA)
Origins
King Kong was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone, which was described by reporter Pippa as "…the notorious space jail that houses the greatest supervillains of all time". This occurred at some point prior to the events of The LEGO Batman Movie and was likely done so by Superman via the Phantom Zone projector.
History
- The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
The LEGO Batman Movie
King Kong was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone along with other notorious villains of the LEGO multiverse. After Joker tricked Batman into sending him to the phantom zone, the clown prince of crime got acquainted with King Kong and the various other supervillains. When it seemed that the supervillains were about to inflict great harm on the Joker, King Kong wanted to be a part of it as he leaned closer. When the Joker proposed freedom, King Kong and the other villains took an interest and in turn for escaping the phantom zone, King Kong and his acquaintances took part in Joker's master plan to exact revenge on Batman and destroy Gotham City. After making an appearance in Gotham City, King Kong proceeded to cause mass destruction and chaos alongside his fellow villains. Moments later, King Kong swam alongside his allies as they took their offense to Wayne Manor and in turn, Batman's batcave. Taking siege of the premises, King Kong asserted his presence amidst Batman's home before partaking Joker's orders to obtain Batman. He and the Kraken took the offense on Batman, Robin, Alfred, and Barbara Gordon in a building next to Arkham Asylum. Despite the combined efforts of himself, the Kraken, and Sauron, King Kong failed at capturing Batman and his allies. When Barbara Gordon, Dick Grayson, and Alfred attempted to sneak back into Wayne Manor, King Kong captured them in their vehicle before proceeding to tear it off and give chase with the police commissioner and butler. Managing grab ahold of Barbara, King Kong prepared to ingest her before he came face-to-face with Dick in the bat scuttle flying at him with self-destruct activated. The automobile crashing into his face, King Kong fell into the sea with his head lit aflame.
At some point, Kong was sent back to the Phantom Zone offscreen.
Abilities
Physical strength
Kong is one of the strongest villains freed from the Phantom Zone, being able to crumble a large building and dismantle the Scuttler without trouble.
Agility
In addition to possessing formidable strength, Kong is surprisingly agile for a creature of his size, although far less than most of his other incarnations. He is able to scale to jump incredibly high, climb buildings and run at high speeds.
Amphibiousness
When Joker led an assault against Wayne Manor, King Kong was shown swimming, doing a backstroke on the way to the island.
Weaknesses
King Kong was knocked out when Robin used a Bat vehicle to ram into him and explode, knocking him down.
Gallery
Screenshots
The LEGO Batman Movie
Video Games
- LEGO Dimensions: The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) - Sony PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii U, Microsoft Xbox One, Microsoft Xbox 360
King Kong in LEGO Dimensions: The LEGO Batman Movie story pack
Trivia
- King Kong came to cross over with Batman again in the Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong collaboration comic book in 2023. Both they and Mechagodzilla were also featured in Ready Player One (2018) but do not interact. All three would later on be featured and interact in Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong.
- This version of King Kong is the only outright villainous interpretation of the character, as other interpretations depict him as an anti-hero or hero, and other instances of him being evil were result of him being mind controlled or manipulated by other villains.
- His voice actor Seth Green would later cameo as a jet fighter pilot in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
- This is the first incarnation of King Kong capable of speaking.
Notes
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