The MonsterVerse has been one of the most successful cinematic universes since Marvel set the trend in 2008, gifting audiences with awe-inspiring sequences and a plethora of gigantic monsters, but it has yet to give King Kong his most famous moment. The Titan first appeared on screen in 1933's King Kongwowing audiences with amazing special effects and storytelling; Kong quickly became a success both critically and commercially. As of 2022, King Kong has starred in 12 movies, the most notable being Peter Jackson's 2005 remake, King Kong. Most recently, Kong appeared alongside Godzilla for the second time in film history, in Godzilla vs. Kong.

Beginning with the destruction of an Apex base, Godzilla vs. Kong wastes no time pitting the two Titans against each other, with a total of three fights across Godzilla vs. Kong's 113-minute run time. After destroying Tokyo in their fight to the death, the two Titans team up against Mechagodzilla, a mechanical recreation of Godzilla himself. The film ends with both Godzilla and Kong going their separate ways, Godzilla remains the Alpha Titan above ground, and Kong returns to the Hollow Earth, where he finally gains the title of King. Despite this being a good ending for Kong, it misses out on his most famous moment.

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Kong falling from the top of the Empire State Building is iconic in how it portrays the need for man to try to control and manipulate nature to its will and how that can never happen. While the MonsterVerse has given Kong some amazing sequences, it seems his Empire State Building fall is not likely to be included in future films. The most notable reason for this is the story direction the MonsterVerse has been taking keeps leaning toward monsters fighting monsters and building towards bigger antagonists for the future. Humans being the bad guys hasn't been the case in most films, and when they have been, they've used Titans to do their fighting for them. Kong in the MonsterVerse would be rather impervious to anything the army or police have to throw at him, as seen in Kong: Skull Island's infamous helicopter scene, making his demise to man seems very unlikely and thus failing to convey the original theme.

Kong's size in the MonsterVerse is another reason Kong's fall from the Empire State Building wouldn't work; at 394ft, this is the largest Kong ever seen on screen. Compared to Kong's size in 1933, which ranged between 25-50ft, and the 2005 Kong, which was around 25ft, the MonsterVerse Kong is over fifteen times bigger than his 2005 counterpart and at least eight times bigger than his original 1933 size. Being only 3.5 times taller than Kong, the Empire State Building would either not hold under his weight or pose little to no threat to the Titan should he fall.

While it's likely that the MonsterVerse will never have the current on-screen Kong fall to his doom, there is a possibility that the moment could appear in the future of the franchise through the unconfirmed Son of Kong movie. Following Kong's initial demise in 1933's King Kong, the original Son of Kong followed his son, who stood around 12ft tall. The Hollow Earth has a breathable atmosphere, as shown at the end of Godzilla vs. Kong, so a recreation of the original story could well happen, with the monster-filled Hollow Earth replacing the original location of Skull Island. As for the current Kong, whilst he is likely to face some new dangers within the Hollow Earth, it seems extremely unlikely that his death, should he die, will be at the hands of humankind on the world's most famous stage.

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