What is King Kong (character)?
{{About|the character|the original movie|King Kong|the 1976 movie|King Kong (1976 movie)|the 2005 movie|King Kong (2005 movie)}} {{Infobox character | series = ''King Kong (franchise)'' | name = King Kong | colour = black | image = File:Kingkongedo38.jpg | caption = King Kong as he first appeared in 1933 | creator = Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper | first = [[King Kong]] (1933) | last = [[Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire]] (2024) | species = Giant prehistoric gorilla | relatives = Kiko<br />Lady Kong<br />Baby Kong<br />Unknown mother<br />Unkwown father | portrayer = Willis O'Brien (1933)<br />Shoichi Hirose (1962)<br />Haruo Nakajima (1967)<br />Rick Baker (1976)<br />Peter Elliot (1986)<br />Andy Serkis (2005)<br />Terry Notary/Toby Kebell (2017)<br />Eric Petey (2021)<br />Allan Henry (2024) | gender = Male |voice=Murray Spivack (1933)<br />Paul Soles (1966)<br />Peter Cullen (1976)<br />Peter Elliot (1986)<br />Dudley Moore (1998)<br />Scott McNeil (1998-2005)<br />Lee Tockar (2016-2018)<br />Frank Welker, Terry Notary (2017)<br />Seth Green<br />Robin Atkin Downes (2021)|fullname=King Kong|alias=Eight Wonder of the World, King of the Apes, Kong Titanus, Strongest Creature of Earth, Mighty Kong}} '''King Kong''', also referred to simply as '''Kong''', is a fictional giant gorilla-like [[kaiju|monster]] who as appeared in several works since 1933. Kong has been dubbed the '''King of the Beasts''', and over time, it would also be bestowed the title of the [[Eighth Wonder of the World]], a widely recognized expression within the franchise. The character first appeared in the 1933 film ''[[King Kong|of the same name]]'' and the novel by Delos W. Lovelace. The movie is a classic [[Adventure movie|adventure-fantasy]] horror monster movie franchise.<re