Summary
In a world full of franchises, we can’t forget to focus on friendship.
More recently, theMonsterVersehas put them head to head and, at times, side by side.
Beginning separately with 2014’sGodzillaand 2017’sKong: Skull Island, they soon found themselves battling it out inGodzilla vs Kong.
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Well, that’s exactly what these two alphas did when they switched fromGodzilla vs KongtoGodzilla x Kong.
This is what we call a “soft launch.”
They have their tough reputations to maintain, but they’re starting to vibe with each other.
Kong and the fearsome Godzilla face off against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.
Godzilla almost killed him a second time; Kong’s heart even had to be restarted.
Together, Godzilla and Kong defeat Mechagodzilla and part ways after exchanging a look of mutual respect.
They’re both a bit hot-headed, but neither is beyond reasoning.
When a greater threat dictates,Godzilla and Kongcan change the “vs” to “x.”
The Queen of the Monsters herself, Mothra, has a particular effect on Godzilla.
As Dr. Ilene Andrews aptly puts it, “Kong bows to no one.”
Godzilla would like you to believe the same.
Okay, sure, he’d certainly never bow to Kong, but he answers to Mothra.
you might’t blame him, either.
Absorbing her power, he became instantly unstoppable.
Toho’s 2023 masterpiece will attract even non-Godzilla fans.
I apologize for using the following phrase, but there’s just no better way to put it.
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InGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Godzilla lets us “catch him slippin'.”
They had an unspoken agreement:Kong rules Hollow Earthand Godzilla rules the surface.
Kong breached the contract, so Godzilla must dole out punishment.
It’s hilarious, to be honest, to watch Kong attempt to calm Godzilla in a panic.
Godzilla enters attack mode immediately, pummeling Kong to a pulp.
Only when a recently reincarnated Mothra intervenes is the conflict settled.
Mothra emerges from Hollow Earth and blasts Godzilla aside, immediately knocking some sense into him.
She lets out a call, evidently communicating the danger at hand, and Godzilla seems to understand perfectly.
Without argument, Godzilla agrees.
That’s his Queen talking.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empireis streaming on Max in the U.S.
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