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Kong's Father was a gigantic prehistoric ape that was one of the last two surviving members of the Titanus Kong superspecies when the Iwi arrived on Skull Island.

Design[]

Appearance[]

Kong's Father was a male member of the Titanus Kong superspecies, and thus was similar in appearance to Kong, though with a few unique differences; his fur was dark brown in color, instead of reddish-brown like Kong; Additionally, he, like his son, was covered in numerous scars, but his were more severe. He had a large jagged scar on his torso that started at the top of his left pectoral and ended at his right hip, and revealed some of his muscular tissue. Additionally, his left eye appeared to have had a collapsed socket.

Personality[]

While little is revealed of Kong's Father's personality, he was shown to have a hatred of the Skullcrawlers, likely due to them wiping out the rest of his kind. He also displayed a fierce protectiveness of his family and an unwillingness to give up, as when Riccio was explaining Kong's birth, he described the situation as being beyond hopeless by the time he was actually conceived, yet his father and mother continued to fight.

Despite this ferocity, however, he did have a softer side; when the Iwi first arrive on Skull Island, instead of attacking them on sight, he and his mate simply gaze at them.

History[]

Skull Island: The Birth of Kong[]

Kong's father is first seen in a flashback sequence locked in a titanic battle along with other members of his species against an invading horde of Skullcrawlers. He is seen again in another flashback sequence of when the Iwi tribe had first arrived on Skull Island. As the Iwi come ashore, they stare up in awe at Kong's father and his mate. Kong's father, holding a large dead Skullcrawler with several more dead at his feet, gazes back at the Humans. By this time, the two are the last surviving members of the Titanus Kong superspecies.

Kong's father is seen for a final time during another flashback sequence, in which he and his mate are attacked by a horde of Skullcrawlers just as she begins to enter labor. Kong's father rushes to his mate's defense as she gives birth, and holds back several massive Skullcrawlers by himself. Eventually, he becomes overwhelmed and is toppled by several Skullcrawlers, who begin to maul him. After birthing and hiding Kong in a nearby cave, Kong's mother rushes to aid her mate, but is quickly overwhelmed and the two are killed. Later, Kong crawls out from the cave and finds his parents' partially eaten corpses, and cries out in anguish.

Kong: Skull Island[]

The skeletal remains of Kong's father and his mate can be seen in a large boneyard on Skull Island.

Abilities[]

Strength and Combat[]

Much like his son, Kong's Father was an extremely strong and capable combatant; a testament to his strength is given when Riccio received a vision of the Iwi arriving on Skull Island, he identifies Kong's Father and Mother as the strongest of their species. During the arrival of the Iwi, Kong's Father was seen surrounded by several dead adult Skullcrawlers. During his final confrontation while his mate gave birth, Kong's Father fought several full-grown Skullcrawlers by himself before ultimately being overwhelmed.

Weaknesses[]

Lack of Bodily Armor[]

Like his son, Kong's Father did not have any type of dermal armor, making it easier to hurt him.

Numbers[]

Despite his great strength, Kong's Father was ultimately overwhelmed after being toppled and mauled by a horde of Skullcrawlers.

Trivia[]

  • Kong's Father having a collapsed eye socket is similar to the 2005 incarnation of Kong.
  • The novel shows Kong's father had a huge hole in the side of his skull, which is implied to be his cause of death. It is later shown that adult Skullcrawlers such as Skull Devil have sharp ivory-colored barbs the size of Marlow's boat at the end of their tails.

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