History Film / GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire

* SlasherSmile: [[BigBad Skar King's]] default expression.

** The names of Skar King's loyal followers are: Gnarled Finger, One Eye, Stone Face and Catcher.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Whereas this film was Kong's most important journey, one gets the impression it was just another day for Godzilla. [[spoiler:After halting Scylla'a recent power play with lethal prejudice, Godzilla nestles himself into Italy's Colosseum for a nap, only waking to prepare for Skar King's return. Once the threat is over, Kong becomes the new king of the Hollow Earth Great Ape tribe, while Godzilla... goes right back to sleep in the Colosseum, to the chagrin of the Italian government.]]

* ButForMeItWaaTuesday: Whereas this film was Kong's most important journey, one gets the impression it was just another day for Godzilla. [[spoiler:After halting Scylla'a recent power play with lethal prejudice, Godzilla nestles himself into Italy's Colosseum for a nap, only waking to prepare for Skar King's return. Once the threat is over, Kong becomes the new king of the Hollow Earth Great Ape tribe, while Godzilla... goes right back to sleep in the Colosseum, to the chagrin of the Italian government.]]

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Godzilla and Kong don't particularly like each other following the events of ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'', but the big G ''really'' hates Kong, to the point he ignores Kong trying to show he's not a threat and immediately begins a beatdown to try and kill him for daring step foot in the surface. [[spoiler:However, by the climax, Mothra's already got them to bury the hatchet by beating some sense (literally) into Godzilla before he could kill Kong, and they're completely on the same page when the FinalBattle starts. It's clear at the end once the Skar King is defeated, when they share a smile, that any animosity is gone.]]

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Godzilla and Kong don't particularly like each other following the events of ''Film/GodzillaVsKong', but the big G ''really'' hates Kong, to the point he ignores Kong trying to show he's not a threat and immediately begins a beatdown. [[spoiler:However, by the climax, Mothra's already got them to bury the hatchet and they're completely on the same page when the FinalBattle starts. It's clear at the end when they share a smile any animosity is gone.]]

* AmbiguousGender: It's unclear if the ape [[spoiler: that Skar King killed was Suko's caretaker, mother or any other familial relation.]]

* {{Fingore}}: Although played for laughs, Suko unexpectedly bites Kong on the finger.

* ChildByRape: Its heavily implied that Suko [[spoiler: is one of Skar King's many children, due to the presence of terrified females holding babies with fur matching his own kept under guard next to his throne that Skar King keeps specifically to sire children for him and Suko is one of them.]]

* SlouchOfVillainy: Because the Skar King does not speak, his characterization is conveyed primarily through body language. He slouches menacingly on a throne when we first see him. His posture and movement while standing are also very lazy, conveying aloof condescension.
* TheSociopath: Skar King brutally rules over his kingdom with an iron fist, enslaving any ape that isn't 100% subservient to him. When things go his way, he bears a terrifying SlasherSmile and PsychoticSmirk. Particularly, during the [[spoiler: FinalBattle, when Skar King arrives on the surface and sees fleeing humans on the beach of Rio]], he simply grins and roars at them.

* SparedButNotForgiven: Despite the titular titans parting ways on seemingly good terms and coming to an understanding in the previous movie after working together to defeat Mechagodzilla, Godzilla attempts to kill Kong the moment he comes onto the surface in Egypt. [[spoiler:Only direct intervention from Mothra blindsiding Godzilla forces him to realize that Kong is only on the surface to ask for help]].

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Subverted: Godzilla and Kong don't particularly like each other following the events of ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'', with the former attacking the latter on sight when they meet in Egypt. [[spoiler:However, by the climax, Mothra's already got them to bury the hatchet and they're completely on the same page when the FinalBattle starts. It's clear at the end when they share a smile any animosity is gone.]]

* TheChosenOne: As the last Iwi of the Surface World, Jia is the only person who fits the prophecy laid down by [[spoiler:the Hollow World Iwi about the awakening of the Hollow World Mothra.]]

** Even Skar King's de-facto second-in-command 'One-Eye ' [[spoiler: tries to throttle Suko for his betrayal before meeting his end.]]

* OffingTheOffapspring: Skar King treats Suko, like complete junk despite his loyalty, [[spoiler:so it's natural that he would brand him for death once Suko defects to join Kong. Cementing this is when Suko destroys the crystal Skar King used to control Shimo, which enrages the homicidal ape enough that his immediate response is to grab his son and attempt to strangle him to death.]]

** The year is 2027 in the movie.

* {{Bookends}}: Both the beginning and the end has Godzilla [[spoiler:going to sleep inside the Roman Colosseum. Naturally, it does upset the humans that he chooses such a historical landmark as his bed but they decide they have no choice but to let him given he's suppressing monster attacks on human cities all the time and it's the very least gratitude they could show him]].

* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: [[spoiler:Skar King tries to use his whip to attack Godzilla...only for the King of the Monsters to catch it in his teeth. He proceeds to hurl Skar King across the city by the whip before [[WreckedWeapon destroying it.]]]]