King Kong (creature)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | King Kong |
| Occupation: | King of the Beasts, Eighth Wonder of the World |
| Relationships: | Ann Darrow (crush) |
| Fandom: | King Kong |
| Other: | Wikipedia |
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King Kong is a giant ape who is the central monster (or kaiju) in various eponymous movies, books, and comics. He first appeared in the 1933 movie of the same name[1] and has since become a household name and pop culture reference, inspiring a variety of media references[2] as well as fandoms and a franchise.[3]
The character was created by Merian C. Cooper.
Canon
Kong is a giant ape, usually resembling a gorilla (or, more specifically, a traditional gorilla costume), whose size has ranged from 20 to 300 feet tall, depending on the reference. He is living on Skull Island, a place which is populated by dinosaurs and other megafauna, and is generally considered to be the last of his kind. Like his mundane counterparts, he has semi-human intelligence and immense strength. He is something of a sympathetic villain, taken from his home into an alien environment and paraded for amusement. King Kong's infatuation with Ann Darrow[4] (or various other human women used as bait) also humanizes him.
Over the almost-century since his first appearance, Kong has battled (and mostly defeated), among others, human defence forces, dinosaurs, giant snakes, robots, superheroes, and Godzilla.
Fandom
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Fanworks
Fanart Gallery
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Front cover, Comics Unlimited #41 by Russ Nicholson -
Front cover Rocket's Blast Comicollector #129 by Tom Sutton (1976) -
Front cover Rocket's Blast Comicollector #145 by Kerry Gammill (1976) -
King Grope front cover by Alan Hunter (1978)
References
- ^ The Japanese movie Wasei Kingu Kongu, Archived version was probably the first film inspired by the American movie King Kong
- ^ King Kong - Wikipedia - Cultural Impact
- ^ See: Wikipedia:King Kong (franchise)
- ^ Ann Darrow was portrayed by actress Fay Wray in the 1933 movie and by Naomi Watts in Peter Jackson's version from 2005