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The next entry in the MonsterVerse has released in the form of Kong X Godzilla. This new entry has bombastic action, returning fan favourite kaiju, including the one and only king of the monsters, and yes, may even hint at the future of the MonsterVerse, that being… Godzilla X Kong Supernova.
So today we’re going to take a look at the story of Kong X Godzilla, what happened, how it changes the lore, and whether it will have an impact on rest of the franchise.
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So today we’re going to take a look at the story of Kong X Godzilla, what happened, how it changes the lore, and whether it will have an impact on rest of the franchise.
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00:19Welcome home residents, it's your May Alistair back with a dive into the world of the Monsterverse.
00:24Because as many of you might know,
00:25the next entry in the Kaiju Cinematic Universe has released in the form of Kong X Godzilla.
00:32This new entry has bombastic action, returning fan-favorite Kaiju,
00:37including the one and only King of the Monsters,
00:40and yes, may even hint at the future of the Monsterverse.
00:44That being, Godzilla X Kong Supernova.
00:48So today we're going to take a look at the story of Kong X Godzilla,
00:51what happened, how it changes the lore,
00:54and whether it will have an impact on the rest of the franchise.
00:58We'll also be giving our thoughts on the ride,
01:00because we definitely have some.
01:03Stay tuned for that today, at Dangerville.
01:09Legendary have just released Kong X Godzilla The Ride,
01:12which, while, yes, is a theme park attraction,
01:15it also tells a brand new story,
01:17set after the events of Godzilla X Kong The New Empire.
01:20And, if this is canon,
01:22there are actually a few interesting details
01:25that could have bigger implications going forward.
01:28Now, I'm going to keep images of the ride to a minimum,
01:31since it seems Legendary doesn't want anyone seeing this thing,
01:34but I'll have more to say on that when I give my thoughts at the end,
01:37which might get a little ranty.
01:40The ride begins at Monarch Outpost M42,
01:44a brand new Monarch facility
01:45that's been constructed directly above one of Hollow Earth's vile vortexes.
01:50Rather than sending explorers through a natural entrance like we've seen before,
01:54Monarch has effectively turned the vortex into a controlled gateway.
01:58Guests board the upgraded Heave vehicles,
02:00which are designed to survive the impossible gravitational shift inside Hollow Earth,
02:05before descending into the unknown.
02:07As the vehicles pass through the vortex,
02:10you're immediately surrounded by Hollow Earth's bizarre wildlife.
02:14Flying verticines soar past,
02:16while crystal crawlers cling to the surrounding terrain,
02:19helping establish just how different the world is
02:21to the Monarch facility you departed from.
02:24In the distance,
02:25the verticines begin flocking towards a massive crystal-covered volcano,
02:30which is when everything goes south.
02:32The volcano violently erupts,
02:34but this isn't an ordinary volcanic explosion.
02:37Instead of just lava and ash,
02:39it releases a huge wave of glowing blue energy
02:42that spreads across Hollow Earth.
02:45It instantly feels like something has gone wrong,
02:48almost as though the eruption itself
02:50has disturbed the balance of the Titan's ecosystem.
02:53Even Doug isn't safe.
02:55He's wandering nearby when a fireball launched from the eruption
02:58bonks him directly on the head,
03:01which is extremely funny,
03:02giving you some humor before the Kaiju side action really begins.
03:06We see this big Kong animatronic,
03:08which just looks so cool.
03:10It kind of reminds me of that one from Universal.
03:12The eruption attracts Kong,
03:14who arrives to investigate whatever caused the disturbance.
03:17As he explores the area,
03:19he notices several strange crystals scattered across the landscape.
03:23One of them is green,
03:24which he picks up and examines,
03:26while another formation contains glowing blue crystals
03:29embedded inside the surrounding rock.
03:32Kong smashes the rock apart,
03:34almost as if he's trying to understand what these crystals are
03:37or why they're suddenly becoming active,
03:40which may or may not be because Space Godzilla is approaching Earth.
03:44It's a small moment,
03:45but it suggests these crystals could be playing a much bigger role
03:48in Hollow Earth's energy system.
03:50Before Kong can investigate further,
03:52a group of warbats attack.
03:55The Monarch heaves are caught right in the middle of the ambush
03:57as Kong begins fighting off the giant serpents.
04:01One warbat swoops towards the vehicle,
04:03forcing Kong to physically pull one of the heaves out of danger
04:06before it can be swallowed whole.
04:08At the same time,
04:09Suko arrives to help,
04:11throwing enormous boulders at the attacking creatures,
04:14while Kong tears through one of them with sheer brute strength.
04:17The chase continues across Hollow Earth's twisted terrain
04:20as Kong climbs towering mountains,
04:23leaps between cliffs,
04:24and battles the warbats while trying to protect the Monarch expedition.
04:27Eventually,
04:28the heaves take refuge inside a nearby cave,
04:31but Hollow Earth never stays safe for long.
04:34Inside the cave,
04:35guests catch glimpses of other familiar titans,
04:38including Scylla,
04:39lurking deeper within the tunnels,
04:41while glowing spider-like creatures
04:43crawl across the cave walls.
04:46Which I actually like,
04:48it shows that the Hollow Earth is teeming with monstrous,
04:50almost alien life
04:51that we've only barely scratched the surface of.
04:54One of the warbats suddenly crashes straight through the cave wall
04:57in an attempt to reach the heaves.
05:00Kong immediately grabs hold of it
05:01and brucily pounds it into the ground
05:03before another warbat tries the exact same trick.
05:07This time,
05:08Kong simply grabs its jaws
05:09and rips them apart,
05:11finally ending the attack.
05:13With the warbats defeated,
05:15the expedition continues deeper underground
05:17until they unexpectedly encounter Shimo.
05:22Of course,
05:23at the end of Godzilla X Kong The New Empire,
05:25Shimo was freed from the control of Skarking
05:28after the crystal was destroyed,
05:30so you'd expect her to be chill.
05:31However,
05:32in the ride,
05:33Shimo is furious,
05:35for reasons that could only allude towards Supernova.
05:38She immediately unleashes her frostbite towards the heaves,
05:42forcing Kong to step in front of the blast.
05:44Using his battle axe as a shield,
05:46he blocks the freezing cold beam
05:48before knocking Shimo away from the vehicles.
05:51A full-scale battle quickly breaks out between the two titans,
05:55with Monarch's heave even contributing a few energy blasts of their own.
05:58Although they're obviously insignificant
06:00compared to the monsters fighting around them,
06:03the fight becomes so destructive
06:04that everyone falls through another vile vortex,
06:07transporting them into an entirely different part of the earth.
06:10Instead of emerging in another wilderness,
06:13they arrive inside what appears to be Seoul, South Korea,
06:17which is actually where this ride is based,
06:19where the battle continues.
06:21Shimo immediately turns her attention back to the vulnerable heaves,
06:24but before she can attack,
06:26Godzilla suddenly charges into the battle
06:28and tackles her away from the humans.
06:30Now the ride transforms into the team-up fans have wanted to see.
06:34Kong and Godzilla fight side by side against Shimo.
06:37Kong even grabs two enormous tanker-like structures
06:41and uses them as makeshift clubs
06:43while Godzilla begins charging his atomic breath.
06:46Shimo answers with another frostbite,
06:48resulting in the two beams colliding head-on.
06:50And before Shimo can overpower Godzilla,
06:53Kong interrupts by striking her with his battle axe.
06:57Godzilla then fires another blast directly into the axe,
06:59supercharging it just like during the Mechagodzilla battle.
07:03Kong swings the now fully energized weapon into Shimo,
07:06creating a massive shockwave
07:08that finally overwhelms her and ends the fight,
07:11bringing her rampage to an end
07:13and allowing the heaves to escape safely
07:15after successfully protecting both Monarch and Hollow Earth
07:18from the chaos unleashed by the mysterious eruption.
07:21Now that's where I'm going to leave the story,
07:24because this is where things start to get really interesting.
07:27The ride introduces these mysterious crystals,
07:29a huge burst of unknown energy,
07:31and a version of Shimo behaving completely differently
07:34to how we last saw her.
07:36Legendary have previously stated
07:38that they've worked with the attraction's creators
07:40to ensure the story fits within the wider MonsterVerse continuity.
07:44So, are these simply ideas created for the ride,
07:47or are they quietly setting up something much bigger
07:50for Godzilla X Kong Supernova?
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08:04Now, one thing that seemed consistent throughout the ride
08:07was just how prevalent these crystals were to its story.
08:10These crystals are found all across the Hollow Earth,
08:13and seem to be what illuminates the landscape,
08:16holds radioactive energy,
08:17and even has some potentially mystic
08:19and even mind-controlled properties.
08:22In the first few minutes of the ride,
08:24when Kong is investigating,
08:25he finds this green crystal.
08:27This focus on crystals may imply
08:29she is being controlled by something yet again.
08:32Because if you don't remember,
08:33Skarking was able to command her to do his bidding,
08:36because this crystal was telepathically connected to her
08:39and caused her great pain.
08:41And in the ride,
08:42the battle was only won
08:44when a force was powerful enough
08:45to seemingly subdue her.
08:47That being Kong's supercharged axe,
08:50the one thing that could destroy the crystal in the new empire.
08:53Now, it's been rumored that in Supernova,
08:56Space Godzilla's crystals will have the ability
08:58to mind-control other Titans.
09:01And not just the lesser ones,
09:02but Alpha Titans as well.
09:05In fact, Space Godzilla himself
09:07seems to be infested with these crystals
09:10that alter the very mind of the Titans.
09:13It's been long suggested that the Hollow Earth crystals
09:15are somewhat linked to the Cosmic Terror.
09:18And that Skarking's crystal
09:20was even linked to his mind-control capabilities.
09:23So, in the commotion from the volcanic explosion,
09:26one of these crystalline shards
09:27may have temporarily infected Chimo,
09:30sending her on a rampage.
09:32And she was only freed
09:33when that crystal was dislodged and shattered
09:36after the huge shockwave from Kong's attack.
09:39If this is accurate,
09:40then we may see more Titans infected in a similar way,
09:44where previously docile and even friendly monsters
09:46will turn on the Alpha Titans and become destroyers.
09:50But what Titans may they be?
09:52Let us know who you think in the comment section down below.
09:57Now, I do have some thoughts on the ride itself,
10:00but I have to preface that
10:01I haven't gone on the ride.
10:03Legendary didn't invite us to check it out,
10:05so I'm basing it entirely off this POV video
10:07that someone uploaded to YouTube.
10:08And I have to say,
10:10is that it?
10:12You move slowly from one screen to another?
10:14It seems pretty underwhelming to me.
10:17Now, the CGI itself was impressive for a ride.
10:20It's all very well done
10:21and looks like it came straight from the movie.
10:23I have zero complaints there.
10:25And Kong's cooler than he's ever been here,
10:28fighting with more agility
10:29than we even saw in the new Empire.
10:31But the screens themselves
10:32don't blend in with the scenery at all,
10:34and the set design is just super flat.
10:37The Monarch facility looks great,
10:39but then they transition to the Hollow Earth
10:40and it just looks kind of like the same boxy environment,
10:44but now with a vaguely rocky and crystal texture.
10:47Compared to the ride at Universal,
10:49where the screens feel like a part of the environment,
10:51and they can actually help immerse you into the experience.
10:55This is more like you're watching a movie
10:56off like 12 different screens
10:58while being slowly moved by a chairlift.
11:00I just think they could have done a better job.
11:02And what is this?
11:04Why is this the angle they chose to put the audience in?
11:06It's like that meme of someone sat in the front row of Oppenheimer
11:09where it's just straight up chin.
11:11Why aren't we just watching two screens at this horrific angle?
11:14At least move the cars close to the center or something.
11:17The animatronics are great
11:18and seeing Scylla up close is super cool,
11:20so I have no complaints there.
11:22It's just overall it feels like they could have done a lot more.
11:25And I get it's not got the budget of Universal or Disney,
11:28but it's still reported to have nearly $40 million spent on it,
11:33which I guess mostly went on the animation.
11:35I obviously know it will be cooler to ride in real life,
11:38and I still hope I get to check this out
11:40and maybe it'll change my mind.
11:42But right now, I can't help but feel slightly let down in some areas.
11:46Also, the person that posted the ride POV has privated the video,
11:50which makes me think that Legendary has come after them.
11:53But I have to say, this isn't like someone pirating a movie.
11:56You can't just stream it or rent it or go to the cinema to see it.
12:00People have to spend thousands to actually experience this.
12:04It's a luxury not many people will have.
12:06So threatening strikes or lawsuits just because someone allowed people
12:10that might not be able to spend $3,000 on a trip to South Korea
12:14to actually watch this thing is actually just kind of crazy to me.
12:18In summary, the ride may have some things that hint towards the plot points
12:22in the upcoming Godzilla X-Kong Supernova,
12:25where Space Godzilla's crystals could infect and alter the minds
12:28of the towering titans that are meant to protect us.
12:30But whether it will actually come to fruition
12:33is something we'll have to wait and see for.
12:35But what do you think about the ride?
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