Leaked images for a Godzilla vs. Kong tie-in toy have revealed a new MonsterVerse titan – a winged kaiju called Hell Hawk. As the highly anticipated showdown between cinema’s two most famous monsters approaches, fans have wondered what other creatures could appear alongside them. Now it seems that a brand new titanic beast is entering the fray.
Over the course of just three films, the MonsterVerse has already assembled an impressive collection of gargantuan creatures. 2014’s Godzilla brought the eponymous nuclear lizard back to the big screen while also adding the MUTOs, and Kong: Skull Island brought back King Kong and introduced the Skullcrawlers. Then Godzilla: King of the Monsters introduced a slew of new faces, from familiar kaiju like Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah to original monsters like Leviathan, Abaddon, and Baphomet. Godzilla vs. Kong has already revealed one new addition in the winged Warbat, and now another flying titan is jumping into battle.
Images of a tie-in toy for Godzilla vs. Kong, posted by Kaijuologist on Twitter, reveal the MonsterVerse’s latest addition – a gargoyle-like monster called Hell Hawk. The figure has a frightening, demonic form, with bat-like wings spread on two outstretched skeletal arms. The new kaiju certainly takes design inspiration from classic European gargoyles, and while the toy only gives an approximation of what Hell Hawk will look like on-screen, it should be enough to get fans excited. How and when Hell Hawk will enter the story of Godzilla vs. Kong remains to be seen.
Some fans have theorized that the Godzilla vs. Kong duel will spin out into a much bigger titan battle, with lesser monsters allying with one alpha or the other – a sort of MonsterVerse Civil War. As more new titans keep being introduced and the prior additions from King of the Monsters have theoretically survived, that’s starting to look more and more likely. Kong is seen battling multiple Warbats in the Godzilla vs. Kong trailer, and the story will be largely centered on an ancient titan war.
All the recent promo materials for the film have promised that “One Will Fall,” claiming that either Godzilla or Kong will be crowned the definitive winner. Whether or not that means the loser will die remains to be seen, but a battle with each titular titan commanding a force of lesser monsters could be even more bombastic than the footage release up until now. One way or another, Godzilla vs. Kong is shaping up to be a truly epic showdown.
Source: Kaijuologist
