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King Kong incarnations
King Kong (De Laurentiis)
King Kong (The Mighty Kong)
King Kong (Universal)
Kong
Kong in The Mighty Kong
Alternate names The Mighty Kong
Subtitle(s) Monkey King
Species Enormous Ape
Height 60 feet
Enemies Tyrannosaurus rex, Pteranodons, Giant Snake, C.B. Denham
First appearance The Mighty Kong
Roar(s)
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King Kong is a giant ape monster created by Warner Bros. that first appeared in the 1998 animated film The Mighty Kong.

Name

While he is never referred to explicitly as King Kong, a title usually bestowed upon him by his captors for marketing purposes, native chants on his island repeat the phrases "King" and "Kong" in succession. In New York, he is billed as The Mighty Kong.

Design

While Kong's body is unmistakably that of an ape, his face has almost feline properties. Below his wide, pronounced nose, Kong's upper lip is bisected, and sports several marks that would seem to indicate whiskers. He has sharp teeth with large canines, and has dark fur, gray skin, and two small ears. Kong has four enormous abdominal muscles that rival his pectoral muscles in size. Despite his gray skin and dark fur in the film, promotional material like the home video cover art and the art on the soundtrack depict him as being completely brown.

Personality

This interpretation of Kong seems to be capable of active malice, which he demonstrates by deliberately destroying things that bother him.

Origins

Kong's origins are never touched on, but at some point in his life, he became revered by a "Monkey Cult" on Skull Island that worshiped him as a god and offered him human sacrifices. It is claimed by Denham that Skull Island is a world from over 50 million years ago. The veracity of his statement is unknown, but if true it would imply that Kong may well be older than 50 million years.

History

The Mighty Kong

During a normal sacrifice, Kong took the girl that had been offered to him, named Ann Darrow, and made his way into his volcano lair, where he dunked her in a waterfall before throwing her in a pool and then drying her off with his breath. They were then attacked by Pteranodons and a Giant Snake, necessitating that Kong put Ann down. While he fought she was taken away, and he chased after her, eventually discovering Carl Denham, who ordered Kong be incapacitated with gas bombs. He was then taken to New York City, where he was put in a stage show about his discovery. When Ann got on stage, and photographers began to take pictures, Kong thought that Ann was in danger and broke out of his chains. He eventually burst through the front of the theater and began to play zany tricks in the city. He placed a car onto railroad tracks, which hit an oncoming train, presumably killing the two people inside, played golf with street lights and manholes, and other such tomfoolery. He eventually found Ann's jacket outside a hotel, where Kong found her in her room and took her up the Empire State Building. Airplanes were sent to kill him, but Kong eliminated them all. Two blimps with a cargo net strung between then attempted to capture Kong alive, and were nearly successful, but his weight snapped the net and he fell to the street below. He was presumed dead, but soon opened his eyes.

After surviving the fall, Kong was either allowed to roam free in a thousand acres of land in southern New Jersey, or released on a private island.

Abilities

Strength

Kong is very strong, and uses this ability to survive on his island, as well as his nearly 1,500-foot drop from the Empire State Building. He can easily break off large stalactites to use as weapons.

Breath

Kong's odd uses of his breath are touched on multiple times in the film, although he uses it most prominently to dry Ann off after soaking her in a waterfall.

Tool use

Kong repeatedly demonstrates competent use of tools, be they bits of rock used as weapons, or lamp posts used as clubs in impromptu golf games.

Trivia

  • This is one of the few incarnations of King Kong to appear exclusively in films and not die in either its debut or a sequel film.

References

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