King Kong
DOS Mac SNES NES
Appears in	King Kong (1933, overall) Mario is Missing! (1993,Super Mario-related media)

“The farcical, childlike and nonsexualDonkey Kong creates a humorous impression by jumping up and down and strutting back and forth to teaseMario. The Donkey Kong gorilla is thus quite different from King Kong, a ferocious gorilla in quest of a beautiful woman who goes on rampages, chases people, crushes them underfoot, or throws them to the ground, and fights with dinosaurs, giant snakes, airplanes and helicopters, all culminating in his tragic and bloody death.”

—Judge Robert W. Sweet,Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.

King Kong is a fictional giant ape and the antagonist of thefilm of the same name, as well as the inspiration forDonkey Kong. In 1982, King Kong was the subject of alawsuit againstNintendo byUniversal Studios, who claimed that thecharacter and scenario of the gameDonkey Kong infringed on Universal's rights to the King Kong character. The turnout was, among other reasons, decided through acknowledgement that King Kong was a public-domain character, allowing him to make appearances in someSuper Mario media.

History[edit]

Mario is Missing![edit]

King Kong appears in thePC,SNES, andNES versions ofMario is Missing!, where he is an artifact stolen from theEmpire State Building byKoopas as they invadeNew York City.Luigi can recover King Kong by defeating a Koopa found in the city. Afterwards, Luigi can ask passersby for information about King Kong. Luigi is awarded $1960 for returning King Kong to the Empire State Building.

Information[edit]

Person	Quote
PC version
	"Monkey business! That's from the skyscraper he climbed in his movie."
	"Maybe that big ape could give me a hand up to check out the 102nd floor."
	"Mr. Kong can pick the Empire State Building out of this jungle of skyscrapers."
	"Although theWorld Trade Center is taller, that ape's home is more famous."
	"King Kong plays ping-pong on the Empire State Building."
SNES version
	"Monkey business! That's from the skyscraper he climbed in his movie."
	"Maybe that big ape could give me a hand up to check out the 102nd floor."
	"Mr. Kong can pick the Empire State Building out of this jungle of skyscrapers."
	"Although theWorld Trade Center is taller, that ape's home is more famous."
	"King Kong plays ping-pong on the Empire State Building."
NES version
	"Monkey business! That's from the skyscraper he climbed in his movie."
	"Maybe that big ape could give me a hand up to check out the 102nd floor."
	"Mr. Kong can pick the Empire State Building out of this jungle of skyscrapers."
	"Although theWorld Trade Center is taller, that ape's home is more famous."
	"King Kong plays ping-pong on the Empire State Building, which is named after New York's nickname."

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Although King Kong himself does not appear inSuper Mario-kun, a form of Luigi namedLuigi Kong appears in chapter 4 ofVolume 10, resembling King Kong in appearance and size.

Donkey Kong Country television series[edit]

King Kong is mentioned in thefirst song of theDonkey Kong Country television series episode "Legend of the Crystal Coconut", in whichDonkey Kong mentions that he owns an autographed picture of his idol King Kong.

King Kong is also mentioned in a commercial forDonkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut.^[1]

Mario Quiz Cards[edit]

King Kong is the main subject of a 1997 Arts, Sports & Leisure card fromMario Quiz Cards. The card's artwork depictsCaped Mario while he scolds King Kong, who is climbing a building.

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References[edit]

Wikipedia has an article onKing Kong.

• Primates
• Third-party characters
• Mario is Missing! artifacts