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King Kong
King Kong 2005
Naming
Others Eighth Wonder of the World
Kong
Megaprimatus Kong
Titanus Kong
Monkey
Personal information
Species Giant ape
Gender Male
Place of origin Skull Island (Most versions)
Farou Island (King Kong vs Godzilla)
Hollow Earth (Godzilla vs Kong)
Mondo Island (King Kong Escapes
Relations Kiko (King Kong) (Son)
Kong Junior (Son) (in King Kong Lives)
Current status Deceased (1933 version, King Kong Lives, and 2005 version)
Alive (King Kong Escapes, Kong: The Animated Series, The King Kong Show, Kong: King of the Apes, and MonsterVerse)
Biology
Body type Gorilla
Height 50 feet (King Kong 1933 and King Kong 1976 to King Kong Lives)
147.6 feet (King Kong vs. Godzilla
65.6 feet (King Kong Escapes)
25 feet-32 feet (King Kong 2005)
104 feet (Kong: Skull Island)
337 feet (Godzilla vs. Kong)
Weight 38 tons (King Kong 1933)
20-60 tons (King Kong 2005)
27,557.8 tons (King Kong vs. Godzilla)
1,102.3 tons (King Kong Escapes)
158 tons (Kong: Skull Island)
90,000 tons (Godzilla vs. Kong)
Diet Omnivorous
Sentience Sentient
Sapience Semi-sapient
Behind the scenes
Universe King Kong
Godzilla
MonsterVerse
Created by Merian C. Cooper
Designed by Marcel Delgado (1933)
Performed by Murray Spivack (Vocal effects in 1933 film)
Shoichi Hirose (King Kong vs. Godzilla)
Haruo Nakajima (King Kong Escapes)
Paul Soles (The King Kong Show)
Rick Baker (1976 Remake)
Peter Cullen (Vocal effects for Kong in 76' Remake)
Peter Elliot (King Kong Lives)
Dudley Moore (The Mighty Kong)
Andy Serkis (2005 Remake)
Lee Tockar (Kong: King of the Apes)
Terry Notary (Kong: Skull Island)
Eric Petey (Godzilla vs. Kong)
Reversed Lion and Tiger sounds (1933)
Elephant bellows (1976 Remake)
Lion, Tiger, Bear, Elephant, Leopard, Horse, Gorilla and Walrus vocalizations (2005 Remake)
Lion, Monkey and Gorilla sounds (Kong: Skull Island)
Lion, Leopard, Monkey, Gorilla, Bear, Boar and Elephant sounds (Godzilla vs. Kong)


King Kong is a gigantic gorilla-like kaiju that lives on Skull Island and in the Hollow Earth.

Overview[]

In one of the versions of the story, Kong's species are related to gorillas and are more likely to be related to the extinct African great ape Chororapithecus. They probably grew in size to be protected from predatory dinosaurs, such as Venatosaurus or Vastatosaurus rex. As the result of being killed by huge predators, storms, and earthquakes, the species has been declining leaving Kong the last of his kind.

In the 1933 film, The only individuals left were King Kong and his son, Kiko (King Kong). While King Kong was shot off the Empire State Building in New York, Kiko was killed due to the flooding of Skull Island.His main power is his fists and sometimes bites kicks and makes tools like making a tree into a baseball bat and a spear.In Godzilla vs Kong he got a axe in the Hollow Earth that absorbs Godzilla,s atomic breath and gets charged up.

Appearances[]

Showa era[]

  • King Kong (1933)
  • Son of Kong (mentioned) (1933)
  • King Kong vs Godzilla (1962)
  • King Kong Escapes (1967)

Heisei era[]

  • King Kong (1976)
  • King Kong Lives (1986)

Millennium era[]

  • King Kong (2005)

Monsterverse[]

  • Kong Skull Island (2017)
  • Skull Island: The Birth of Kong (2017)
  • Godzilla King of the Monsters (cameo and stock footage) (2019)
  • Kingdom Kong (2021)
  • Godzilla vs Kong (2021)

Animated era[]

  • The King Kong show (1966)
  • The Mighty Kong (1998)
  • Kong The Animated series (2001)
  • Kong King of Atlantis (2005)
  • Kong return to the Jungle (2006)
  • Kong King of the Apes (2016)
  • Ready Player One (2018)
  • Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Disney era (2022 - present)[]

TBA

External Links[]

Gallery[]

Notes[]

  • The monster featured in Toho's 1962 classic King Kong Vs. Godzilla differs in all but name from its original Hollywood counterpart. For obvious reasons the Kong from that movie was scaled up to 45 meters, many times larger than either the 1933 or 2005 version. It also gained the ability to absorb energy from electric currents, and its native homeland was called Farou Island rather than Skull Island.
  • Depends on any incarnation, Kong appears to be either a bipedal or a knuckle walking ape.
  • In some versions, Kong could be originated from a fictitious species (Megaprimatus kong in the 2005 remake and Titanus kong in the "MonsterVerse")
  • Along with The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, the original 1933 film has been the inspiration from film director, Ishiro Honda for his 1954 film, Godzilla.
  • In the 2005 version, Kong's appearance was based on references from an albino gorilla named "Snowflake, a pug dog named "Monster", and actual gorillas. [1]
  • In the MonsterVerse, his species is designated as "Titanus Kong" and is much more ancient and supernatural, being part of a group of immortal kaiju collectively known as the "Titans". However, this is problematic since Godzilla, Mothra, Ghidorah, etc., are also placed in this genus, and they're obviously different classes, a mammal, two reptiles and an insect respectively, and thus could not possibly share a genus, as they don't even share a phylum. Not to mention "Titanus" is already in use as a genus for the Titan beetle, (Titanus giganteus).

References[]

  1. King Kong: Extended Edition: Bringing Kong to Life (Part 1)
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