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Fictional character

Kong
MonsterVerse character

First appearance	Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Last appearance	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
Based on	King Kong by Edgar Wallace Merian C. Cooper
Motion capture	Terry Notary (Kong: Skull Island) Eric Petey (Godzilla vs. Kong) Allan Henry (Godzilla vs. Kong onwards)
Facial capture	Toby Kebbell (Kong: Skull Island)
In-universe information
Alias	Kong Titanus Kong Legendary Kong Monsterverse Kong King Kong
Species	Giant ape-like Titan
Gender	Male
Family	Deceased parents Suko (adoptive son)
Origin	Skull Island
Status	Alive
Home	Skull Island (1973-2024) Hollow Earth (2024-present)

Kong (コング, Kongu), also known as Titanus Kong, is a giant monster, or kaiju, based on character of the same name created by Edgar Wallace amd Merian C. Cooper, and one of the protagonists in Legendary Pictures' Monsterverse franchise.

Kong is a species of the Great Ape who is one of the few alpha Titans, and one of the most powerful creatures on Earth. He is one of the only survivors of his Great Ape species, the Kong species, that have been almost wiped out completely by the war between the Godzilla species and his kind and later on by the Skullcrawlers.

Kong is also the protector and guardian of both Skull Island and later, the Hollow Earth, defending them from Titans that attempted to conquer them. He is also Suko's adoptive father, Godzilla's former rival, ally and partner and the leader of the Hollow Earth Great Ape tribe after Kong, Godzilla and Shimo destroyed Skar King, the Hollow Earth Great Ape tribe's tyrannical leader.

Overview

Name

Throughout the MonsterVerse timeline, this Kong specimen is named Kong (コング, Kongu) onscreen and in the promotional materials of the films he starred in. In 2019, during the events of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Monarch refers to Kong as Titanus Kong, but the cryptozoological classification for his species in the MonsterVerse is dubbed as "Apus Giganticus".

Design

During the making of Kong: Skull Island, the director Jordan Vogt-Roberts stated that he wanted Kong to feel like a "lonely god, he was a morose figure, lumbering around this island," and took the design back to the 1933 incarnation, which presented Kong as a "bipedal creature that walks in an upright position."

Vogt-Roberts had also stated:

If anything, our Kong is meant to be a throwback to the '33 version. was a movie monster, so we worked really hard to take some of the elements of the '33 version, some of those exaggerated features, some of those cartoonish and iconic qualities, and then make them their own…We created something that to some degree served as a throwback to the inspiration for what started all of this, but then also it be a fully unique and different creature that – I would like to think – is fully contained and identifiable as the 2017 version of King Kong. I think there are very modern elements to him, yet hopefully, he feels very timeless at the same time.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Appearances

Movies

Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019; cave painting depiction)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

TV shows

Skull Island (2023)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023-2024)

Comics

Skull Island: Birth of Kong (2017)
Godzilla Dominion (2019)
Kingdom Kong (2021)
Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong (2023-2024)
Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted (2024)
Which is Stronger!? Godzilla x Kong (2024)

Video games

Kong: Survivor Instinct (2024)

Legacy

On December 12, 2024, McFarlane Toys announced their new Batman 2-Pack with Titanus Kong, naming the set they released as Batman vs Kong.

Notes

^ These events are depicted in the Monsterverse timeline, not by the film release date

References

Napton, Robert (2023). Legends of the Monsterverse: The Omnibus. Legendary Comics. p. 442. ISBN 978-1681161174.
^ Smith, C. Molly (2016-11-10). "Kong: Skull Island unleashes exclusive first look at the movie monster". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
^ Bankhurst, Adam; Fowler, Matt (2024-03-29). "The Godzilla x. Kong MonsterVerse: Every Major Monster". IGN. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
^ "King Kong [MonsterVerse]". www.tohokingdom.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
Ogilvie, Tristan (2024-10-22). "Kong: Survivor Instinct Review". IGN. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
Roberts, Tyler (2024-12-12). "McFarlane Toys Steps Into the Monsterverse with Batman vs Kong". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.

Godzilla

Films

Japanese

Shōwa era	Godzilla (1954) Godzilla Raids Again (1955) King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) Son of Godzilla (1967) Destroy All Monsters (1968) All Monsters Attack (1969) Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Heisei era	The Return of Godzilla (1984) Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Millennium era	Godzilla 2000 (1999) Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) Final Wars (2004)
Reiwa era	Shin Godzilla (2016) Planet of the Monsters (2017) City on the Edge of Battle (2018) The Planet Eater (2018) Godzilla Minus One (2023)

American

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
Godzilla (1998)
Godzilla (2014)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

Television

Japanese	Zone Fighter (1973) Godzilland (1992–1996) Godzilla Island (1997–1998) episodes Godzilla Singular Point (2021) Chibi Godzilla Raids Again (2023)
American	Godzilla (1978–1979) Godzilla: The Series (1998–2000) Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)

Music

Soundtracks	"Godzilla (Main Theme)" Godzilla: The Album (1998) Final Wars Godzilla (2014) Shin Godzilla (2016) King of the Monsters Godzilla vs. Kong Godzilla Minus One Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Related	"Godzilla" (Blue Öyster Cult) "Godzilla" (Eminem) "Who Will Know" (Shiro Sagisu)

Miscellaneous

Related films	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D (unproduced) Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley (1992) Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) Ready Player One (2018) Shin Ultraman (2022)
Kaiju	Godzilla Heisei Monsterverse Shin Earth Minus One Anguirus Rodan Varan Mothra King Kong Monsterverse King Ghidorah Baragon Minilla Hedorah Gigan Megalon Mechagodzilla Kiryu Biollante Godzilla Junior SpaceGodzilla Megaguirus Zilla MUTO Tiamat Zilla Junior
Other	The Movie Monster Game Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha Godzilla Game Godzilla (Ciencin novel series) Godzilla (Cerasini novel series) Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again G-Fest Rhedosaurus Gotengo Miki Saegusa Super X Toho SciFi Japan TV King Kong franchise Hibiya Godzilla Square Shin Japan Heroes Universe Kamen Rider franchise Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise Ultraman franchise Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle

Category

King Kong

Characters

American films

Live action	King Kong (1933) Son of Kong (1933) King Kong (1976) King Kong Lives (1986) King Kong (2005) Kong: Skull Island (2017) Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
Animated	The Mighty Kong (1998)

Japanese films

Toho Co., Ltd	King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) King Kong Escapes (1967)
Unauthorized/lost	Wasei Kingu Kongu (1933) The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)

Related films

The Lost World (1925)
Ingagi (1930)
Creation (1931, unfinished)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Konga (1961)
The Mighty Gorga (1969)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Ready Player One (2018)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Television

The King Kong Show (1966–1969)
Kong: The Animated Series (2000–2001)
Kong: King of the Apes (2016–2018)
Skull Island (2023)

Stage

King Kong (2013)

Attractions

Kong (1972; rebuilt 2015)
King Kong Encounter (1986)
Kongfrontation (1990)
King Kong: 360 3-D (2010)
Skull Island: Reign of Kong (2016)

Video games

King Kong (1982)
King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch (1986)
King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu (1986)
Konami Wai Wai World (1988)
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (2005)
Skull Island: Rise of Kong (2023)

Category

v t e Monsterverse
Films	Godzilla (2014) Kong: Skull Island (2017) Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
Television	Skull Island (2023) Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)
Soundtracks	Godzilla Kong: Skull Island Godzilla: King of the Monsters Godzilla vs. Kong Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Monsters	Godzilla King Ghidorah Kong Mechagodzilla Mothra MUTO Rodan Tiamat
Related	Godzilla (franchise) King Kong (franchise)
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