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King Kong, also referred to simply as Kong, is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. The character has become an international pop culture icon, appearing in several movies, comics, video games and television series. His first appearance was in the novelization of the 1933 film King Kong from RKO Pictures, with the film premiering a little over two months later. A sequel quickly followed that same year with The Son of Kong, featuring Little Kong. The Japanese film company Toho later produced King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), featuring a giant Kong battling Toho's Godzilla, and King Kong Escapes (1967), a film loosely based on Rankin/Bass' The King Kong Show (1966–1969). In 1976, Dino De Laurentiis produced a modern remake of the original film directed by John Guillermin. A sequel, King Kong Lives, followed a decade later featuring a Lady Kong. Another remake of the original, set in 1933, was released in 2005 by filmmaker Peter Jackson. Kong: Skull Island (2017), set in 1973, is part of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment's Monsterverse, which began with a reboot of Godzilla in 2014. A sequel, Godzilla vs. Kong was released in 2021. It was followed by the film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire in 2024, which featured more of Kong's kind. King Kong has inspired a number of imitators, parodies, cartoons, books, comics, video games, theme park rides, and a stage play. The character has also crossed over into other franchises such as Godzilla, Planet of the Apes, Doc Savage, Tarzan, and the Justice League. His role in the different narratives varies, ranging from an egregious monster to a tragic antihero.
3 years have passed since MechaGhidorah's defeat in Egypt. Godzilla and the other Earth Defenders have had much time to lick their wounds. Since the incident, Kaiju attacks have been at an all time low... with Gigan, Megalon, Salunga, Kiryu, Megaguirus, and Orga having been nowhere to be seen since the battles they had appeared in. During this time of peace, the UN has effectively dissolved the company known as Venator due to their involvement in the resurrection of Ghidorah. Strangely, Cyrus Koiva, the CEO of Venator, has seemingly vanished and is nowhere to be found. The UN has decided to replace the company with a brand new one. IKDC (International Kaiju Defence Corps) has taken up the mantle that Venator left open. Lead by new founding CEO Eric Peters, they have established a brand new remote base of operations. On top of that, they have effectively taken over all facilities previously owned by Venator. The UN has promised that with this new more trustworthy company, they will bring about a new era of peace to the people of Earth... But peace never lasts... With the King of Atlantis known as Vaderak seeking to control the surface world, he exploits Godzilla Jr's strained relationship with his father and prepares toi exact his revenge on the world.
