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** [[spoiler: Not just that either. One of the last cave drawings had the dinosaur and dragon fighting each other.... meaning Godzilla fought off King Ghidorah BY HIMSELF and drove him into hiding. Why is this a big deal? All other times Godzilla has needed help fighting him but this incarnation? HE WON SOLO.]]
*** [[spoiler: Just trying to think of how ancient man saw these great beasts at war makes one feel small. It brings to light that all those Titans, Beasts, and Gods in old legends are in fact real, and now they are returning to reclaim lost thrones..]]

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** [[spoiler: Not just that either. One of the last cave drawings had the dinosaur and dragon fighting each other.... meaning Godzilla fought off King Ghidorah BY HIMSELF and drove him into hiding. Why is this a big deal? All other times Godzilla has needed help fighting him but this incarnation? HE WON SOLO.]]
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[[spoiler: Just trying to think of how ancient man saw these great beasts at war makes one feel small. It brings to light that all those Titans, Beasts, and Gods in old legends are in fact real, and now they are returning to reclaim lost thrones..]]

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* Once the giant spider is seriously injured Packard finishes it off with a gooey BoomHeadshot.

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* Despite having PTSD and being a bit of a CloudCuckooLander Cole has the wits to start slashing at the giant spider's legs, causing it to go on the defensive and even pulls Mills to safety.
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Once the giant spider is seriously injured Packard finishes it off with a gooey BoomHeadshot.
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As the shin-gunto and katana are quite different, we'll use sword instead.


* In the first scene, young Marlow facing Gunpei, who's armed with a katana, barehanded and managing to disarm him.

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* In the first scene, young Marlow facing Gunpei, who's armed with a katana, shin-guntō sword, barehanded and managing to disarm him.



* Right after Marlow draws his katana, he mutters "Death before dishonor" in Japanese. While it's a little cheesy, here it sounds ''absolutely epic''.

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* Right after Marlow draws his katana, sword, he mutters "Death before dishonor" in Japanese. While it's a little cheesy, here it sounds ''absolutely epic''.
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* This line, courtesy of Creator/SamuelLJackson's character, definitely counts as a BadassBoast.

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* This line, courtesy of Creator/SamuelLJackson's character, definitely counts as a BadassBoast. [[spoiler:Doubles as NightmareFuel in context, ashes saying it at the tail end of his SanitySlippage and RevengeMyopia.]]
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***[[spoiler: Just trying to think of how ancient man saw these great beasts at war makes one feel small. It brings to light that all those Titans, Beasts, and Gods in old legends are in fact real, and now they are returning to reclaim lost thrones..]]
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* One for Randa, when Packard confronts him. Despite the fact Packard is dangerously unstable and has his sidearm pointed at him, Randa's voice drops to a menacing tone and he started delivering a powerful DeathGlare as he tells Packard about how the battleship he served on was destroyed by a Kaiju, and how it lead him to search for more. By the time he's done, Packard is visibly nervous, quickly holstering his gun, and seems to be actually intimidated by the old sailor's glare.

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* One for Randa, when Packard confronts him. Despite the fact Packard is dangerously unstable and has his sidearm pointed at him, Randa's voice drops to a menacing tone and he started delivering a powerful DeathGlare as he tells Packard about how the battleship warship he served on was destroyed by a Kaiju, and how it lead him to search for more. By the time he's done, Packard is visibly nervous, quickly holstering his gun, and seems to be actually intimidated by the old sailor's glare.
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* Right after Marlow draws his katana, he mutters "Death before dishonor" in Japanese. While it's a little cheesy, here it sounds ''absolutely epic''.

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* Right after Marlow draws his katana, he mutters "Death before dishonor" in Japanese. While it's a little cheesy, here it sounds ''absolutely epic''.epic''.
* One for Randa, when Packard confronts him. Despite the fact Packard is dangerously unstable and has his sidearm pointed at him, Randa's voice drops to a menacing tone and he started delivering a powerful DeathGlare as he tells Packard about how the battleship he served on was destroyed by a Kaiju, and how it lead him to search for more. By the time he's done, Packard is visibly nervous, quickly holstering his gun, and seems to be actually intimidated by the old sailor's glare.

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* Conrad slicing through carnivorous birds with a sword.

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* Conrad slicing through carnivorous birds with a sword.sword, wading through potentially toxic gas, to get to an injured Reg. [[spoiler: He succeeds and they both live]].



* Weaver blowing apart the Skullcrawler that was terrorizing the gang in the gravesite after it easily shrugs off stuff like a chain gun and flamethrower attack.

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* Weaver blowing apart the Skullcrawler that was terrorizing the gang in the gravesite after it easily shrugs off stuff like a chain an M2 machine gun and flamethrower attack.



* The [[http://i.imgur.com/xYchuwr.jpg official]] Japanese poster for the film.

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* The [[http://i.imgur.com/xYchuwr.jpg official]] Japanese poster for the film.film.
* Right after Marlow draws his katana, he mutters "Death before dishonor" in Japanese. While it's a little cheesy, here it sounds ''absolutely epic''.
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Ah, I can't remember if it was a story or closer to a speech...welp gonna have to go see it again.

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* Nieves wants to abort the mission due to how dangerous the storm surrounding the island looks while Randa thinks this is their best and only shot. So they turn to leave it up to Packard. Packard decides to go for it and leads into the fray. The moment they enter everything rattles and alarms blare everywhere and it doesn't seem like the helicopters will make it. Yet the entire time Packard is calmly telling a story and keeps pushing everyone and before they know it the team clears the storm. Goes to show Packard's medals were not for decoration.
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** [[spoiler: Not just that either. One of the last cave drawings had the dinosaur and dragon fighting each other.... meaning Godzilla fought off King Ghidorah BY HIMSELF and drove him into hiding. Why is this a big deal? All other times Godzilla has needed help fighting him but this incarnation? HE WON SOLO.]]
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* The bar fight in which we're introduced to Conrad - he first demolishes a guy coming at him from behind with a knife with his pool cue (and we were given no prior indication he was even aware of the guy). Then, when the man's accomplice starts throwing pool balls at him, he first dodges one at very close range, then smacks the second one back by using the cue like a baseball bat, knocking him clean out.
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* Kong vs The Giant Squid. Kong doesn't just win, he starts eating it alive!!
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* In the first scene, young Marlow facing Gunpei, who's armed with a katana, barehanded and managing to disarm him.
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* The fact that this is one of the few films in the entire Kong franchise where [[spoiler: he survives at the end.]]
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-->''It's time to show that MAN is king.''

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-->''It's time to show Kong that MAN is king.''
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* ''The post credit scene''. [[spoiler: Conrad and Weaver are shown images of an ancient mural MONARCH found showing [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 pterosaur, a moth, a three headed dragon; and a dinosaur with large dorsal spines]]. Brooks mutters, "Kong isn't the only king...". Cue a very [[Film/Godzilla2014 familiar]] roar.]]

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* ''The post credit scene''. [[spoiler: Conrad and Weaver are shown images of an ancient mural MONARCH found showing [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 a pterosaur, a moth, a three headed dragon; and a dinosaur with large dorsal spines]]. Brooks mutters, "Kong isn't the only king...". Cue a very [[Film/Godzilla2014 familiar]] roar.]]
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** [[spoiler:To help add on to these awesome moments. Aside from the two small ones? All of these were against THE ALPHA SKULLCRAWLER. The thing that is heavily implied to have murdered his own parents. This is not only him killing a Skullcrawler. This is him killing THE Skullcrawler.... and WINNING.]]
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* Weaver blowing apart the Skullcrawler that was terrorizing the gang in the gravesite after it easily shrugs off stuff like a chain gun and flamethrower attack.

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* Packard [[spoiler: actually injures Kong with less equipment than when he started. With just a few bombs and napalm.]]



* Packard [[spoiler: actually injures Kong with less equipment than when he started. With just a few bombs and napalm.]]

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* Packard [[spoiler: actually injures Kong with less equipment than when he started. With just a few bombs and napalm.]]



* Packard [[spoiler: actually injures Kong with less equipment than when he started. With just a few bombs and napalm.
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* Once the giant spider is seriously injured Packard finishes it off with a gooey BoomHeadshot.


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* Packard [[spoiler: actually injures Kong with less equipment than when he started. With just a few bombs and napalm.
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* ''The post credit scene''. [[spoiler: Conrad and Weaver are shown images of an ancient mural MONARCH found showing [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 pterosaur, a moth, a three headed dragon; and a dinosaur with large dorsal spines]]. Brooks mutters, "Kong isn't the only king...". Cue a very [[Film/Godzilla2014 familiar]] roar.]]
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* Conrad slicing through carnivorous birds with a sword.

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* Just King Kong in general. He looks like he's more than capable of taking on Godzilla when the inevitable crossover happens.

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* Just King Kong in general. He looks like he's more than capable of taking on Godzilla when the inevitable crossover happens.''Godzilla vs. Kong'' comes.



*** [[spoiler: And the final trailer shows him using a tree like a baseball bat against the head of one Skullcrawler.]]
*** [[spoiler: And just before that, he chafes off the branches in a manner not unlike unsheathing a sword.]]
** [[spoiler: Kong is also shown to be a ''very'' skilled hand to hand combatnant as he is shown near the end of the final trailer taking on two Skullcrawlers at the same time and ''utterly'' Curb-Stomping them.]]
*** [[spoiler: Most recently, in a TV Spot he is shown swinging about a chain with a large boat propeller wrapped up in the business end, very much like a flail.]]
* [[spoiler: Remember how in Film/Godzilla2014, the titular character disposed of the Female MUTO by spewing radioactive fire down its throat? There's no way Kong could possibly top that right? Well, how about that part where HE RAMS HIS ENTIRE FIST DOWN THE SKULLCRAWLER'S THROAT AND RIPS OUT ITS STOMACH! And that, dear friends, is why Kong is king.]]

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*** [[spoiler: And the final trailer shows him using [[spoiler:He uses a tree like a baseball bat against the head of one Skullcrawler.Skullcrawler. And just before that, he chafes off the branches in a manner not unlike unsheathing a sword.]]
*** ** [[spoiler: And just before that, he chafes off Kong takes on two Skullcrawlers at the branches same time in a manner not unlike unsheathing a sword.hand-to-hand and ''utterly'' Curb-Stomping them.]]
** [[spoiler: Kong is also shown to be a ''very'' skilled hand to hand combatnant as he is shown near the end of the final trailer taking on two Skullcrawlers at the same time and ''utterly'' Curb-Stomping them.]]
*** [[spoiler: Most recently, in a TV Spot he is shown swinging [[spoiler:He swings about a chain with a large boat propeller wrapped up in the business end, very much like a flail.]]
* [[spoiler: Remember how in Film/Godzilla2014, the titular character disposed of the Female MUTO by spewing radioactive fire [[spoiler:Kong ''rams his entire fist down a skullcrawler's throat and rips out its throat? There's no way Kong could possibly top that right? Well, how about that part where HE RAMS HIS ENTIRE FIST DOWN THE SKULLCRAWLER'S THROAT AND RIPS OUT ITS STOMACH! And that, dear friends, is why Kong is king.stomach''.]]
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* [[spoiler: Remember how in Film/Godzilla2014, the titular character disposed of the Female MUTO by spewing radioactive fire down its throat? There's no way Kong could possibly top that right? Well, how about that part where HE RAMS HIS ENTIRE FIST DOWN THE SKULLCRAWLER'S THROAT AND RIPS OUT ITS STOMACH! And that, dear friends, is why Kong is king.]]

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* In one trailer, Weaver casually shoots a Skullcrawler in the face with a flare gun.



** [[spoiler: Kong is also shown to be a ''very'' skilled hand to hand combatnant as he is shown near the end of the final trailer taking on two Skullcrawlrers at the same time and ''utterly'' CurbStomping them.]]

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** [[spoiler: Kong is also shown to be a ''very'' skilled hand to hand combatnant as he is shown near the end of the final trailer taking on two Skullcrawlrers Skullcrawlers at the same time and ''utterly'' CurbStomping Curb-Stomping them.]]
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*** [[ spoiler: Kong is also shown to be a ''very''skilled hand to hand combatnant as he is shown near the end of the final trailer taking on two Skullcrawlrers at the same time and ''utterly'' CurbStomping them.]]

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*** [[ spoiler: ** [[spoiler: Kong is also shown to be a ''very''skilled ''very'' skilled hand to hand combatnant as he is shown near the end of the final trailer taking on two Skullcrawlrers at the same time and ''utterly'' CurbStomping them.]]
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*** [[ spoiler: Kong is also shown to be a ''very''skilled hand to hand combatnant as he is shown near the end of the final trailer taking on two Skullcrawlrers at the same time and ''utterly'' CurbStomping them.]]
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*** [[spoiler: most recently in a tvspot he is shown swinging about a chain with a large boat propeller wrapped up in the business end, very much like a flail.]]

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*** [[spoiler: most recently Most recently, in a tvspot TV Spot he is shown swinging about a chain with a large boat propeller wrapped up in the business end, very much like a flail.]]
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* The marketing for the movie is similar to that of ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'', barely showing the titular monster. What little we do see foreshadows the awesomeness of Kong, such as his hand swiping a helicopter, the distant shots from the perspective of the copters, or the shot of him rising up in front of a soldier.
** Look closely. He's not just rising up over a soldier, he's rising up over ''two men who were having a knife fight''. His head alone is large enough to highlight how insignificant their fight is.
* This line, courtesy of Creator/SamuelLJackson's character, definitely counts as a BadassBoast.
-->''It's time to show that MAN is king.''
* The breathtaking shots of Skull Island in the trailers, especially the ones that are homages to classic Vietnam War movie imagery, are just astonishing to look at and make the island seem incredibly vibrant.
* A shot in the second trailer shows Kong with patches of his fur ''on fire'', and he barely even seems to notice it.
* Just King Kong in general. He looks like he's more than capable of taking on Godzilla when the inevitable crossover happens.
** [[spoiler:Like Godzilla, Kong is also shown to be a surprisingly intelligent opponent -- even when he has the element of surprise, rather than charge into a fight empty-handed, he leaps down at a Skullcrawler with a huge boulder in his hands and cracks it against its head like he's dunking a basketball.]]
*** [[spoiler: And the final trailer shows him using a tree like a baseball bat against the head of one Skullcrawler.]]
*** [[spoiler: And just before that, he chafes off the branches in a manner not unlike unsheathing a sword.]]
*** [[spoiler: most recently in a tvspot he is shown swinging about a chain with a large boat propeller wrapped up in the business end, very much like a flail.]]
* The [[http://i.imgur.com/xYchuwr.jpg official]] Japanese poster for the film.

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