Trapper

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Overview

Travis BeasleyMV
Biographical Information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue
Status	Alive
Affiliation Information
Allies	Ilene Andrews Hampton Bernie Hayes Jia Mikael † Kong Iwi Queen Suko Mothra Vertacines Godzilla Shimo
Enemies	Tree Mimics Skar King †
Current occupation	Monarch veterinarian
Production Information
Portrayed by	Dan Stevens
First appearance	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Last appearance	Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

Travis "Trapper" Beasley is a character created by Legendary Pictures who appears in the 2024 film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. He will return in the 2027 film, Godzilla x Kong: Supernova.

Personality

Trapper appears to be a very light-hearted, easy-going individual, who enjoys his job. Unlike the aggressive Mikael, Trapper is laid back and maintains a level-headed demeanor, even in the face of danger. He is shown to get along with all members of the Hollow Earth expedition team, most notably Dr. Ilene Andrews and Bernie Hayes. He has a snarky and witty sense of humor, helping to alleviate the tensions that was present during their journey.

Relationships

Ilene Andrews

Trapper is shown to maintain a friendly relationship with Ilene Andrews, acting both as a friend and confidant. Whether he is in a relationship with her is never explicitly stated, but he is shown to be quite close with Ilene, as he is usually the first to be turned to when a problem arises, showing that Trapper's expertise in his field.

Bernie Hayes

Though he was unfamiliar with the conspiracy theorist initially, Trapper gradually came to warm up to Bernie, helping guide him through the Hollow Earth's landscape, which Bernie is awed by. Trapper also inspired Bernie in keeping the existence of the Iwi in Malenka a secret, since many indigenous tribes lost their ways of life after becoming exposed to the outside world.

Jia

While they don't interact much, Trapper makes sure that Jia is protected during the expedition in the Hollow Earth. Trapper and Jia share a warm hug when he decides to return to the surface while she stays in Malenka with Ilene and Bernie.

Kong

Trapper is implied to take a liking to Kong, as he was quick to jump on helping him to replace his infected tooth. He also retrieves the B.E.A.S.T. Glove from the destroyed Monarch outpost to aid Kong in recovering from his frostbite, as opposed to regular medical treatment.

History

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Trapper first appears when Kong arrives to the surface with an infected tooth, seeking help. He was more than happy to oblige with treating the giant ape, and soon got to work replacing the infected canine with a metallic one. As Kong recovers and prepares to return to the Hollow Earth, Trapper, Ilene Andrews, and Jia make preparations to embark for the same destination, as they intend to investigate a mysterious unidentified signal emanating from the Hollow Earth. Bernie Hayes requests to join them in their Hollow Earth Aerial Vehicle, and although harshly rebuffed by Mikael, Trapper relents and allows Bernie to join them.

Upon arriving in the Hollow Earth, Trapper camouflages his group's HEAV to resemble Vertacines. Trapper and his group eventually arrive at the destroyed remains of their Monarch outpost, along with a mysterious handprint left behind on the debris. They manage to find security footage recording an ape-like creature attacking the outpost before continuing to follow the mysterious signal. However, an electromagnetic interference forces them to continue their expedition on foot. Trapper allows a mosquito to drink blood from his skin before he warns the others about the scent of rotting flesh. Mikael dismisses Trapper's warning and gets eaten by a Tree Mimic. Trapper and his group flee to a safer area before he comforts the terrified Bernie.

When Trapper and his group venture further into the Hollow Earth jungle, they discover a temple dedicated to Mothra, which leads them to the city of Malenka and a surviving Iwi tribe within the Hollow Earth. They learn that the signal was actually a telepathic distress call the tribe sent to Godzilla. Trapper and his group then come across stone reliefs depicting the Skar King leading Shimo and his army in conquering the surface world before Godzilla imprisoned them. As Bernie continues to document the Iwi and Malenka, Trapper convinces him to keep the discoveries to himself so the Iwi's way of life will not be changed by the outside world. Afterwards, they encounter an injured Kong, who's accompanied by Suko. Trapper is able to diagnose that Kong's right arm had been severely frostbitten, and instead of regular medical treatment, Trapper proposes to return to destroyed Monarch outpost proceed with the B.E.A.S.T. Glove to heal Kong's injury. The B.E.A.S.T. Glove helps Kong recovers as Suko alerts the group of the approaching Skar King and his army. While Kong heads to the surface to bring Godzilla, Trapper and his group witness Jia awakening Mothra in Malenka.

While Ilene and Bernie stay with the Iwi to prepare the city's defenses, Trapper uses the HEAV to lead a large Vertacine flock in temporarily distracting the Skar King and his army. Trapper rescues his group as Godzilla, Kong, and Mothra arrive to battle the Skar King. Trapper starts to lose control of the HEAV when Malenka's pyramids unleash an anti-gravitational shockwave, only for Mothra to rescue him and his group. Following the Skar King's death, Trapper, Ilene, Bernie, and Jia celebrate their victory with the Iwi.

List of appearances

Films

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
• Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (upcoming)

Trivia

• The novelization of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire reveals Trapper’s name to be Travis Beasley.