History Main / PrimateVersusReptile

** And of course, ''Godzilla vs. Kong (2020).''

* And of course, ''Godzilla vs. Kong (2020).''

** In the largely-forgotten sequel, ''Film/SonOfKong'', his son battles a nothosaurus, and early relative of the plesiosaurs and pliosaurs.

* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfHerculesII'' has a scene where King Minos uses the powers he got from the Gods to turn into a giant T. rex, then a giant snake. Hercules, in response, turns into a giant ape. The fight is hand-drawn animation traced from the monster fights in ''Film/KingKong1933''.

The primate will use its fists, its intellect and the occasional ImprovisedWeapon, whilst the reptile will use its teeth, claws, and brute strength; if venom, constriction and/or fiery breath are avaliable, those will be used too. Expect the reptile to have the size advantage, too.

Ever since Franchise/KingKong brawled against several {{prehistoric monster}}s in his 1933 debut, and more famously against Franchise/{{Godzilla}} in ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla''- pretty much cementing the two in pop culture as ''the'' iconic battling {{kaiju}}- filmmakers (and other creators) have found the image of a giant ape (or a primate-like creature) fighting a giant reptile too iconic, symbolic, and [[RuleOfCool just plain awesome]] to resist. As a result, dozens of homages to the scene have sprung up over the years, as well as variations on its imagery and themes.

** In the largely-forgotten sequel, ''Film/SonOfKong'', his HeroicAlbino son battles a nothosaurus, and early relative of the plesiosaurs and pliosaurs.

** ''Film/KingKong2005'': The film ups the stakes by Kong fighting not one, not two, but three tyrannosaurs (named Vastatosaurus in this film).

* In ''Film/The7thVoyageOfSinbad'', the dragon that serves as Sokurah's RightHandAttackDog fights a Cyclops; given that neither party is meant to be particularly heroic (although the dragon is a TragicMonster), the dragon wins.

* VideoGame/{{Donkey Kong|Country}}'s recurring nemesis is the crocodile King K. Rool.

Ever since Franchise/KingKong brawled against several {{prehistoric monster}}s in his 1933 debut, and more famously against Franchise/{{Godzilla}} in ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', which pretty much cemented the two in pop culture as ''the'' iconic battling {{kaiju}}, filmmakers (and other creators) have found the image of a giant ape (or a primate-like creature) fighting a giant reptile too iconic, symbolic, and [[RuleOfCool just plain awesome]] to resist. As a result, dozens of homages to the scene have sprung up over the years, as well as variations on its imagery and themes.

Ever since Franchise/KingKong brawled against several {{prehistoric monster}}s in his 1933 debut, and more famously against Godzilla in ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', which pretty much cemented the two in pop culture as ''the'' iconic battling kaiju, filmmakers (and other creators) have found the image of a giant ape (or a primate-like creature) fighting a giant reptile too iconic, symbolic, and [[RuleOfCool just plain awesome]] to resist. As a result, dozens of homages to the scene have sprung up over the years, as well as variations on its imagery and themes.

Ever since Franchise/KingKong brawled against several {{prehistoric monster}}s in his 1933 debut, filmmakers (and other creators) have found the image of a giant ape (or a primate-like creature) fighting a giant reptile too iconic, symbolic, and [[RuleOfCool just plain awesome]] to resist. As a result, dozens of homages to the scene have sprung up over the years, as well as variations on its imagery and themes.

* In ''Literature/{{Bloodbones}}, at one point you can run into a gigantic ape battling a "terrible lizard". You may end up fighting the winner of the clash.

* 16-bit game ''VideoGame/PrimalRage'' was about prehistoric beasts fighting... with the villains lead by the tyrannosaurus Diablo vs. the Virtuous Beasts led by heroic ape Blizzard.
* VideoGame/DonkeyKong's recurring nemesis is the crocodile King K. Rool.

** In the [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E5TreehouseOfHorrorIII third Halloween special]], Abe tells a story about "King Homer" (a parody of the 1933 ''King Kong'' film). Homer was seen fighting a T. rex before being summoned by the natives.

* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfHerculesII'' has a scene where King Minos uses the powers he got from the Gods to turn into a giant T-rex, then a giant snake. Hercules, in response, turns into a giant ape. The fight is hand-drawn animation traced from the monster fights in ''Film/KingKong1933''.

** In the [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E5TreehouseOfHorrorIII third Halloween special]], Abe tells a story about "King Homer" (a parody of the 1933 ''King Kong'' film). Homer was seen fighting a T-rex before being summoned by the natives.

When the opponent is a dinosaur, it works as a ClashOfEvolutionaryLevels - the more "modern" primate defeats the more "primitive" dinosaur. calls back to the mammals' supplanting of reptiles as the dominant animal class on Earth following the K-T extinction (especially if the ape wins, as it often does), to which humanity owes its existence.

* The ''WesternAnimation/Primal2019'' episode "Rage of the Ape-Men" has a fight between the ape-man warrior Krog [[spoiler:who is under the effect of a strength-inducing serum that turns him into a KingKongCopy]] and the tyrannosaurus Fang. The roles are very much inverted, as Fang is sympathetic and one of the protagonists, whereas Krog is the cruel champion of the evil ape-men.

** ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a fight between Godzilla and Kong
** ''Film/KingKongEscapes'': Kong fights the theropod-like giant monster Gorosaurus.

** ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' is ExactlyWhatIt SaysOnTheTin: a fight between Godzilla and Kong

** ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' is Exactly What It Says On The Tin: a fight between Godzilla and Kong

* ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats'': A variant in the episode, "[[Recap/RugratsS2E1ToyPalaceSandHo Toy Palace]]". When Tommy and Chuckie get locked inside the titular toy store, Tommy at one point accidentally turns on a life-sized doll of Thorg the ape, which chases him and Chuckie throughout the store. Tommy later manages to turn on a life-sized doll of Reptar the dinosaur, which pushes the Thorg doll into a Time Machine, which takes it to the time period where Washington crossed the Delaware River.

The primate may be a giant ape, a protohuman, or an ogre, a giant, a cyclops or a non-human with ape-like features, whilst the reptile may be a dragon, a dinosaur, or a giant snake/lizard/crocodile/turtle.

Ever since {{King Kong}} brawled against several {{prehistoric monster}}s in his 1933 debut, filmmakers (and other creators) have found the image of a giant ape (or a primate-like creature) fighting a giant reptile too iconic, symbolic, and [[RuleOfCool just plain awesome]] to resist. As a result, dozens of homages to the scene have sprung up over the years, as well as variations on its imagery and themes.

* The defunct ''DisneyAdventures'' had a comic called ''Gorilla Gorilla'', about two roommates, Gorilla Gorilla and Lizard Lizard, who habitually transformed into colossal versions of themselves and did battle. However, neither of them knew the other was actually his arch-nemesis.

* The TropeCodifier is ''Film/KingKong1933'', in which the titular ape fights a Tyrannosaurus rex, a serpent-like plesiosaur and a giant pterosaur. In fact, pretty much every incarnation of King Kong has had one of these fights.

** ''Film/KingKong2005: The film ups the stakes by Kong fighting not one, not two, but three tyrannosaurs (named Vastatosaurus in this film).

* ''SuperSmashBrosMelee'' has an event match wherein [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] and Franchise/DonkeyKong (both appearing ''much'' larger than normal) fight on Fourside, an ''{{VideoGame/EarthBound}}''-themed skyscraper stage--an obvious homage to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla''.

* An episode of ''TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' has Billy and Irwin watching a cheesy Japanese movie where a Kong {{expy}} fights a robotic pterosaur.
* In the third Simpsons Halloween special, Abe tells a story about "King Homer" (a parody of the 1933 ''King Kong'' film). Homer was seen fighting a T-rex before being summoned by the natives.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "Wedding for Disaster", Homer worries that Marge is turning into a {{Bridezilla}}, promoting her to call him "King Wrong". This causes Maggie, who is watching their spat, to imagine them fighting to the death as Kong and Godzilla, respectively.

* A variant in the {{Rugrats}} episode, "[[Recap/RugratsS2E1ToyPalaceSandHo Toy Palace]]". When Tommy and Chuckie get locked inside the titular toy store, Tommy at one point accidentally turns on a life-sized doll of Thorg the ape, which chases him and Chuckie throughout the store. Tommy later manages to turn on a life-sized doll of Reptar the dinosaur, which pushes the Thorg doll into a Time Machine, which takes it to the time period where Washington crossed the Delaware River.