History of King Kong

In this episode, we explore the long History of King Kong in movies, TV, and comics! Then buy your Godzilla x Kong action figures at your local Walmart or www.Walmart.com!
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[@variant]

Buy your Godzilla x Kong action figures at your local Walmart or www.Walmart.com!

[@kingshadow8782]

Hi

[@kingshadow8782]

I’ll think about doing that later.

[@variant]

@@kingshadow8782 Wassup!

[@kingshadow8782]

​@variant Hey there thank ya very much:)

[@mrmysterious8124]

Dear​@@varianthave you ever heard of this old Giant Monster Comic Book called Konga🦍

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Idc about Godzilla's hype or what his fans think. King Kong is a legend. His strength, majesty and intelligence are gold.

[@BdDreaEMD]

Fax💯Kong🔛🔝

[@imarubronzen]

Godzilla is the Superman and Kong is the Batman of the Monsterverse. I never actually thought of it that way.

[@vikingfromnorth45]

And mothra is the wonder woman

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Except Kong has super strength around Godzilla's level

[@omarbrooks9265]

I love the respect for Kong in the comments he’s one of my favorite monsters too 🦍.

[@StanvilleBrown]

Mine also.

[@thanasispiliotis72]

King Kong 2005 is my fav version of Kong and favorite movie he’s in mostly cause I grew up watching that the most. Especially all the island stuff, I must’ve watched that Kong dinosaur fight a billion times as a kid. So it still holds nostalgia in my heart.

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

He was awesome in Godzilla vs Kong movie

[@variant]

Definitely. 🤘

[@johnlawful2272]

​@@variantqueen Kong

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

They made him weak, dumbed him down and had Godzilla bully him the whole movie

[@Hondo34]

Kong is the true king! 👑 king of the beasts and the eighth wonder of the world!

[@Hondo34]

Kong didnt submit. Bows to no one 🤙🏽

[@dtay8913]

You're goddam right

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Damn right he doesnt

[@mxyzptlkmxyzptlk191]

Absolutely! He never quit!

[@BdDreaEMD]

Fax💯

[@greendro6410]

King Kong is legendary same with Godzilla

[@therealeverton]

Monarch:Legacy of Monsters was better than hoped for, or expected. Great characters and not overreliant on the Kaiju. I can't wait for more.

[@Rassenomatjutut]

So, both King Kong and Godzilla evolved from brutal villains to anti-heroes and then to heroes in the movies. Catwoman: "Welcome to the club boys."

[@callmestorm23]

Let's be real, Godzilla would never have been created if it weren't for King Kong.

[@WayloHGA]

Brother, Kong didn’t yield at all. He literally roared right back at Godzilla a few seconds after.

[@omarbrooks9265]

That was my favorite scene!!! He was looking back in disgust until he snapped 😡

[@WayloHGA]

@@omarbrooks9265 indeed 💪🏿

[@lktzu2821]

Kong would rather die than yield or bow to Godzilla or any other Titan which is why I think Godzilla begrudgingly respects him.

[@WayloHGA]

@@lktzu2821 Indeed. Both are great characters

[@just_bgaming]

I’m such a Godzilla fan, I ignorantly never considered the fact that King Kong came out long before

[@RayHanmaForce]

This new King Kong is way bigger than any other Kong.💪🏾🏆

[@denpogi10]

1962 Kong is bigger than 2017 Kong

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Monsterverse King Kong has the best design. I'd just wish they made him stronger and stop having to rely on humans

[@RayHanmaForce]

@@Tribrid-zv3nq Amen to that 💪🏾🤣

[@AifDaimon]

Kong is the OG Kaiju

[@jkschulte3448]

I like how they are portraying Kong as the captain America of the monster verse. These other titans are stronger but he’s the glue that holds the stuff together.

[@lktzu2821]

He is the Batman of the Monsterverse to me. No special abilities or superpowers but he is intelligent and resourceful enough to hold his own.

[@joshuaa2278]

Yes

[@grahamcann1761]

You seem to be forgetting "King Kong Escapes" (1967), in which Kong's opponent is Dr. Who (Not the one with a blue police box), and a Mecha-Kong. As always, thank you so very much for the videos. I love the first Kong movie, like Godzilla, I think the first movie is a wonderful combination of Story, and characters. Like Godzilla, I appreciate all the Kong movies, and Kong adjacent movies, (Including, "Mighty Joe Young" (1949), "Half Human" (1959), "Ape" (1976), "Queen Kong" (1976), "Rampage" (2018),) that followed but most of those I think of as "Giant Ape fun", versus being actual classics.

[@lktzu2821]

Also, Kong bows/submits to no one. He has never bowed to Godzilla in the Monsterverse movies and from GxK's ending, he doesn't expect anyone to bow to him either. He treats everyone fairly.

[@lktzu2821]

Kong is not the biggest, strongest or most powerful Titan but he makes up for it by being the smartest. He uses his environment to his advantage and is capable of expressing compassion and empathy. That's why he is my favourite "Monster"/Titan.

[@bigdaddyl-rob7445]

You forgot about The King Kong Show from 1966. It was a Rankin-Bass Production that was aired in both the USA (ABC) and Japan (TV Ashai)

[@donaldsmith8648]

I still remember the one from the 70's.. Who Knows the name of King Kong 🦧 he's 10 times as big as a MANNNNN! It was a cartoon

[@jimbear62]

It was one of my favorites

[@quentinfogger5755]

Just like Godzilla has atomic breath and go nuclear, What would happen if Kong had abilities beyond Just anything a regular ape can do?

[@johnlawful2272]

Throwing ish

[@mexicandarknight7161]

Just saw the new movie and had the same thought of Kong being like Batman: he gets a “Robin” in this movie and the bad guy is lanky and appears purple under certain lights 😂

[@TheKomiksSenter2809]

I saw the movie yesterday and it is amazing and Kong get's a massive push in this

[@rubyrubio3970]

Can you do the history of magneto, gambit, judge dredd, Cassie hack, qwenpool, hit monkey, vamperrella, moon girl & devil dinosaur and league of extraordinary gentlemen please

[@AceBadguy]

Keep up the great work guys.

[@eonjunior7628]

This is amazing

[@asunachan9999]

GXK is just Kaiju Fun. Luv'd it! 🦍♥️🐉 🇵🇭

[@gnayr1305]

Brilliant.

[@DannyShades80s]

As much as I love Godzilla and him having a lot more movies than Kong, Kong is the GOAT of Kaiju/Titans of the Monsterverse and is the most relatable and human of the Titans not to mention despite not having dope abilities he has the most heart out of them all even more so than Godzilla👑💯

[@quentinfogger5755]

With the release of the X-men 97 series, Are you going to do history of Bishop, Madelyn Pryor and Changeling?

[@jendaar]

I bums me out they took away his electrical powers. If Godzilla can have radioactive breath king should have an energy based power too.

[@TeamDaemon1980]

*Team* *Godzilla* *or* *Team* *Kong?* Hmm.. 🤔 That’s a tricky one for me to answer. I grew up loving both since I saw King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) on TV back in 1987-1988 when I was about 7. Now I think Godzilla is cooler. He’s really a kaiju that Kong wasn’t intended to be back in 1933. The original King Kong stood at 25-30 feet. OG Godzilla ‘54 or Minus One G23 at 164 feet would just step on Kong to kill him if he stood at 25-30 feet like he did in 1933 and 2005. If let’s say I’m a toy collector, I would pick Godzilla. He’s the more interesting creature to collect toys of. And I know a lot of guys when they were younger enjoyed dinosaurs when they were little kids, so Godzilla is like the ultimate dinosaur to them. He’s this atomic-breathing dragon with Jaws-like dorsal plates. However, I did grow up watching more Kong movies as a kid as it’s catered more to American audiences. I saw the 1976 and 1986 movies of him as a child. King Kong Lives actually made me cry at the end as a kid. I saw the 2005 movie in the theater. I frequented Universal Studios Hollywood many times and would see Kong every time I took the tram tour. I would see a Kong sign at the CityWalk. It’s tough for me to choose. Can I just say I’m on both teams or I’m neutral? I did order hats from Redbubble which says Team Godzilla and Team Kong which both arrived on the same day. I’ll wear a Godzilla shirt with a Team Kong hat. Or I’ll wear a Kong shirt with a Team Godzilla hat. I have their 2021 figures standing next to each other on top of a shelf in my room. If you put a gun on my head and I had to choose only one, then it’s probably Kong. He does have the better personality. He’s a nice guy. He didn’t want to see those other apes enslaved and getting beaten. He also can connect with a human girl. If both existed in the real world, I would rather have Kong protecting me than Godzilla. I think you could at least rationalize with Kong. While Godzilla could go berserk and kill every living person in the world. Godzilla is the more powerful ally to have. Who wouldn’t want him as your protector? He has an atomic breath that Kong lacks. He’s bigger and stronger. He heals faster. He can live and fight underwater. But it may come with a price if you don’t know how to control him. Kong has a conscience. He’s easier to control. And I believe it’s easier to be friends with Kong. I could eat bananas and smoke weed with Kong. We’d share laughs together and we share the same taste in hot blonde white women. While Godzilla would literally smoke me with his atomic blast. I thought about the late Koko the gorilla that could do sign language. Godzilla x Kong being more of a Kong movie like Godzilla vs. Kong was makes a good prep for the next Planet of the Apes movie. I thought when Godzilla charged at Kong in Egypt, it was a dick move by him. Kong wasn’t looking to fight and where’s Godzilla’s gratitude after Kong saved Godzilla’s life against Mechagodzilla from 4 years earlier as GvK was set in 2024 and GxK is set in 2028? But I did grin when Godzilla performed a suplex on Kong. That was fun. And I did enjoy Kong using Suko as a weapon. It’s the campy and super cheesy Showa era done in modern times. It’s pretty obvious Godzilla would destroy Kong in a straight up fight but that doesn’t mean I enjoy Godzilla more as an actual *character* with multiple layers to his personality. It’s like Batman v Superman. I’m a Batman fan all the way. But I know he has no shot at beating Superman unless he had Kryptonite gas as seen in the 2016 movie. If Superman wanted to kill Batman, he would use his red lasers and Bruce would instantly be dead. Even in the good Godzilla movies from ‘54 or -1, what complex personality did Godzilla ever have? Yeah, it’s probably Team Kong for me or at least during the last two MonsterVerse movies. But I do prefer Godzilla slightly more overall since I’m one of those guys who grew up loving dinosaurs as a kid. Now if I had to choose between watching let’s say Godzilla Minus One or King Kong (2005)? I would choose KK05. That Peter Jackson movie might be over 3-hours but it’s highly rewatchable. Good thing I like both Godzilla and Kong, so I don’t really care. It’s like flipping a coin. I’m not a one-sided, one-dimensional fanboy. Enjoy them all. I enjoyed Sega and Nintendo when they went at it in the 90s. I’m also a big fan of Mechagodzilla and he’s kicked Godzilla’s ass several times in previous movies. Mechagodzilla has defeated Godzilla the most among G’s opponents. People making a big deal on how a Godzilla film finally won an Oscar but King Kong films already won four of them. And the original 1933 King Kong film is considered one of the top 100 greatest films according to AFI back in 1998 and the updated list in 2007. Oscar Wins - King Kong (1976): 1 King Kong (2005): 3 Godzilla Minus One (2023): 1 Wikipedia about King Kong (1933) - The film became inspiration for other similar monster films like Mighty Joe Young (1949) and Godzilla (1954). Godzilla was inspired by King Kong's popularity in Japan and the film revived and reconfigured parts of the King Kong story more powerfully than any other film has. RKO theatrically re-released King Kong for the last time in 1956. Gojira means gorilla 🦍 and whale 🐋. No Godzilla without the inspiration from King Kong. It’s Kong who is the OG and Godzilla being the copycat. During the 1960s, Godzilla was not as popular as King Kong even in Japan. Hence, why Kong defeated Godzilla in the 1962 movie. Godzilla started off a heel until his 5th film which was against Ghidorah. Kong = superior *character* Godzilla = superior kaiju/monster/fighter

[@dylanogg347]

2005's King Kong also gave us some dope Video Games.

[@jimbear62]

Andy Serkis didn't only appear with Kong , he WAS Kong

[@MattWeaver-bc9dr]

Always love your view on comics bro and movies bro! Thank you for making these videos!

[@saintzeroinfinity]

We need some kind of fan fic with Kong on the planet of the apes!

[@dueamoeba3226]

I thought I knew everything about King Kong but becoming a green lantern tbh that is a new one

[@ff9968]

Kong is the King of Kaiju and thats from a Godzilla fan, he was first and most impactful.King Kong is an American Icon on the level of Elvis Presley and Mickey Mouse.

[@ironwez20]

Naw. Godzilla is king

[@ogreface8]

@@ironwez20Worldwide yeah, but Kong is king in America

[@chaneladriana6829]

Kong is king not gayzilla

[@chaneladriana6829]

Gayzilla is the king of a small pond name toho while kong is the king of the endless ocean name Hollywood

[@asafakiva1619]

He's the original king no doubt😊 But now Godzilla holds the title of King of the monsters while King Kong still didn't lose his own crown

[@dylanogg347]

Kong's not the only one with an awesome animated series. Rolan Emerich's Godzilla may be a flop, but it gave us the dope Godzila: The Series.

[@DevilRaptorB]

Godzilla is Superman Kong is Batman yes I said it, Kong won't get any upgrades because he is supposed to be the Batman of the monster verse

[@windsonma8209]

Godzilla V Kong as it not only features my other favourite Kiju Godzilla, but also it’s almost Basically BVS but with Kijus and as a special bonus. That Mecha Godzilla really Reminds me of an alternate version of The Green Dragonzord especially with that spinning Drill Tail of his. Which is kind of funny as The Green Dragonzord was Obviously Inspired by Mecha Godzilla.

[@International_man_of_mystery]

I haven’t seen most of the cartoons for kong but the new Skull Island I have seen and it is pretty good

[@hexna]

8:40 He battles 3 V-Rexs, not 2 T-Rexs

[@raptoraide]

big monke, very cool

[@anthonywalters821]

So that means that Godzilla is the Superman of the monster verse🤔

[@lktzu2821]

Yes, Godzilla is Superman and Kong is Batman. They have the same dynamics.

[@chaneladriana6829]

Kong is the real and og king of the monsters and now after gxk he is the king of the titans

[@elvondrago96]

OH OH AH AAH🦧🐒🦍!

[@quentinfogger5755]

Since you did the history of Midnight Man, Are you going to do history of other Moon Knight villains like Arthur Harrow, Shadow Knight, Bushman, the Zodiac Cartel, Stained Glass Scarlet, Moon_Shade and the Sun-King?

[@quentinfogger5755]

How long till you do history of the Thunderbolts and the Young Avengers since they're slowly forming in the MCU?

[@matthewdennion6477]

Given the success of the Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong comic and of Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire I’m really hoping James Gunn decides to make Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong into an Elseworlds animated movie!

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of the Elementals, Cyclone and Sandman along with Kurt Conners the Lizard, Rhino, Chameleon, Scorpion and the Human Fly along with the Tinkerer, Alistair Smythe the Ultimate Spider Slayer, Living_Brain, and Prowler?

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Nice

[@Zohaib6M]

I remember that cartoon. I loved it too

[@ManbearpigRage]

King Kong (1933) & King Kong vs. Godzilla will always be amazing (thank you dad for showing me this movies), but Godzilla x Kong and the monsterverse I could show my dad how these mighty kaiju / titans evolved through out the years

[@easymoneyrad]

Kong went from a chubby ape to a buff chad

[@dramelldix6182]

History of motra next please please

[@benjaminwitham8142]

Love both king kong and godzilla looking forward to seeing the new film in the monsterverse its so cool it would be awesome as of they made an animated series based on the justice league vs godzilla vs kong comic I would definitely watch that show

[@JackassJunior627]

We need Godzilla next

[@quentinfogger5755]

What do you think is the best thing about Kong? Which one of his powers and abilities do you think is the best?

[@IamLegendaryguy1998]

King Kong greatness

[@tina360]

The 2005 King Kong movie broke me 😢

[@1eyeddevil929]

Man... the disrespect of the Tokusatsu genre, I SWEAR TO GOD!

[@loechnerd]

you missed a kong cartoon from the "70's" simply called "King Kong"

[@nazishhussain2712]

I grew up with 2005 King Kong and I didn’t know he public domain

[@quentinfogger5755]

So how long till you do history of Arno_Stark Iron Man, Ezekiel Stane, Titanium Man, Crimson Dynamo, Whiplash, War Machine and Pepper Potts AKA Rescue?

[@3rikhndez]

My Favorite Giant Movie Monster 🦍🦍

[@Chibi_Ninja_]

i need a video of Shimo, i just got introduced to Shimo from this movie

[@AciidSoXx]

The movie was awesome

[@jasonbean2764]

Please note the Blue Oyster Cult "Godzilla" tribute to our favorite giant nuclear lizard.:)

[@3dartistguy]

I wish Playmates would make Mechani Kong from King Kong Escapes(1968) my favorite kong movie!

[@unclelink]

The 8 Kings from Toriko would fit right in in this universe!

[@jessemillan1385]

I grew up watching the original King Kong 1933 movie which got me love him and Godzilla. My favorite animated series on King Kong are Kong The Animated series and the Skull Island series on Netflix. Did I mention Kong The Animated series has a badass theme intro. It would've been cool to the series cross over with Godzilla the animated series in an animated movie.

[@ivertrionnicblazingwell1757]

Hey arris when are you going to upload a video about justice league vs godzilla vs king kong thats related to batman making his own mecha godzilla??

[@paulbaker9086]

hmm I don't think that's the 2017 Kong movie poster at 8:49 lol

[@rp9772]

I remember as a kid watching Peter Jackson's King Kong, and all I felt was bad for kong, its amazing i was 5 when it came out and some how I understood that

[@quentinfogger5755]

When are you going to do history of Clea, America-Chavez, Speed and Wiccan in honor of the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

Kong is King!

[@superkenta658]

How about history of godzilla in next video

[@jimbear62]

They already made one a couple of years ago

[@blacksmith679]

You forgot about the 1966 Kong animated series

[@Brian2]

King Kong will bing bong ya.

[@doc_multiverse]

Check out King Kong the animated series 1966

[@craigwebb9318]

Long Live The 👑😎

[@ericwilson8558]

Could you do a history of Magneto, please 🙏?

[@jeepercreep12]

The one with Jack Black is the best

[@quentinfogger5755]

What all villains does Kong have besides the skull devil from Kong Skull Island? What do you think he's going to be like when he fights the Scar king in Godzilla X Kong a new empire?

[@shawnsmith9582]

If King Kong is Batman then Mothra is Wonder Woman and Godzilla is Aquaman

[@lktzu2821]

Godzilla is Superman.

[@shawnsmith9582]

I would agree only if he could fly however he can not fly

[@tina360]

Can King Kong absorb lighting or any electricity?

[@kingshadow8782]

Wow.

[@ericwilson8558]

My favorite King Kong is the one in 2005! 👍

[@aranbuzzas8000]

Why not show footage from the original when giving the synopsis? That was odd.

[@quentinfogger5755]

Which movie did a great job in portraying kong?

[@tee_gard]

2:03 Basically, it's Australia

[@danielwilliams8346]

I respectfully disagree regarding the 2nd fight in Godzilla vs. Kong. I do not think Kong submitted, but rather he could not get up given he bad he was beaten and what was going on with his heart. It looks like Godzilla just left him before facing MechaGodzilla as if I he were saying "I am done here."

[@benhenderson8952]

👑🦍

[@robertomontini5479]

GxK is 8/10

[@AnastasioMedia]

Disappointed to not see a mention of King Kong Escapes nor an in depth mention revisit of Kong 1976 or King Kong Lives… Cheesy as those are, anyone growing up in the 1980s remembers those films fondly.

[@ethansoderstrom8287]

*3 dinosaurs. Not just 2.

[@thatoneguy57]

I hope they can expand on the already cartoonish Kong and Godzilla universe with more cartoonish elements, the people just want some dumb action and some big animals.