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* The very first example is the Creator/WalterLantz cartoon "King Klunk", released only ''six'' months after the original ''King Kong''. In this cartoon, Pooch the Pup and his girlfriend Coonhound go on an expedition to film the giant KillerGorilla King Klunk. From that point, the short follows all the most important beats of the original film: a HumanSacrifice by a tribe of HollywoodNatives, a BehemothBattle against a dinosaur, Klunk getting captured and taken to the USA, and a dogfight climax on top of a skyscraper - all of them peppered with over-the-top cartoon gags.

* Perhaps the very first example is Beppo, the Movie Monk[[note]]spelled like this, rather than "movie monkey", on his cage[[/note]] from the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse cartoon "The Pet Shop", released about seven months after ''Kong''. He's a movie-loving gorilla who breaks out of his cage, kidnaps Minnie and [[KingKongClimb takes her to the top of a bird seed display]] in order to imitate his favorite screen idol.

A King Kong Copy will almost always either be [[KillerGorilla an ape]], [[{{Kaiju}} a giant creature]] or both. They often live on an IsleOfGiantHorrors, where they are [[GiantAnimalWorship worshipped like gods]] [[HollywoodNatives by primitive peoples]], [[BeastAndBeauty being offered a nubile young woman]], usually [[HumanSacrifice as a sacrifice to them]]. A KingKongClimb is almost inevitable, followed by a [[DisneyVillainDeath long drop to their death]] after being shot at by fighter-pilots. PrimalChestPound may also be used. A BehemothBattle with another giant monster (such as a {{Notzilla}}) is optional.

A King Kong Copy will almost always either be [[KillerGorilla an ape]], [[{{Kaiju}} a giant creature]] or both. They often live on an IsleOfGiantHorrors, where they are [[GiantAnimalWorship worshipped like gods]] [[HollywoodNatives by primitive peoples]], [[BeastAndBeauty being offered a nubile young woman (usually) as a sacrifice to them]]. A KingKongClimb is almost inevitable, followed by a [[DisneyVillainDeath long drop to their death]] after being shot at by fighter-pilots. PrimalChestPound may also be used. A BehemothBattle with another giant monster (such as a {{Notzilla}}) is optional.

A King Kong Copy will almost always either be [[KillerGorilla an ape]], [[{{Kaiju}} a giant creature]] or both. They often live on an IsleOfGiantHorrors, where they are [[GiantAnimalWorship worshipped like gods]] [[HollywoodNatives by primitive peoples]], [[BeastAndBeauty being offered a nubile young woman (usually) as a sacrifice to them]]. A KingKongClimb is almost inevitable, followed by a long drop to their death after being shot at by fighter-pilots. PrimalChestPound may also be used. A BehemothBattle with another giant monster (such as a {{Notzilla}}) is optional.

* Perhaps the very first example is Beppo, the Movie Monk from the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse cartoon "The Pet Shop", released about seven months after ''Kong''. He's a movie-loving gorilla who breaks out of his cage, kidnaps Minnie and [[KingKongClimb takes her to the top of a bird seed display]] in order to imitate his favorite screen idol.

Some can consider King Kong one of the most famous and enduring movie monsters ever to be put to screen. "The 8th Wonder of the World" he was called since his [[Film/KingKong1933 1933 debut]]. He has appeared in things from sequels to remakes, spin-offs, animated spin-offs, comic books, video-games and thus copyright-dodging spoofs are just as likely to exist.

* ''Film/{{Rampage}}'', adapted from [[VideoGame/{{Rampage}} the video game of the same name]], stars a giant gorilla named George along with two other {{Kaiju}}. In this version, George gets some AdaptationalHeroism, is a friendly zoo animal that is turned gigantic and aggressive by a serum, and [[HeroicAlbino has white fur]] to look distinct from King Kong.

A King Kong Copy will almost always either be [[KillerGorilla an ape]], [[{{Kaiju}} a giant creature]] or both. They often live on an IsleOfGiantHorrors, where they are [[GiantAnimalWorship worshipped like gods by primitive peoples]], [[BeastAndBeauty being offered a nubile young woman (usually) as a sacrifice to them]]. A KingKongClimb is almost inevitable, followed by a long drop to their death after being shot at by fighter-pilots. PrimalChestPound may also be used. A BehemothBattle with another giant monster (such as a {{Notzilla}}) is optional.

* Titano the Super-Ape, a recurring foe of ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'', is a chimpanzee who has been experimented on, resulting in him growing to gigantic size and gaining kryptonite EyeBeams. On one comic book cover, he's [[KingKongClimb climbing the Daily Planet tower]].

* The Oozaru (the Great Ape in some English Dubs) from ''Franchise/DragonBall'' seems to be based on King Kong, but different from other examples, these are Saiyans, a savage HumanAlien race that conquered planets, who can transform into giant gorillas under the light of a full moon. The transformation stops and they come back to normal when the moon hides or disappears (temporarily), or if the monkey tail of a Saiyan is cut (meant to be permanent, but there's been instances of the tail growing back under the light of a subsequent full moon).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatGrapeApe'' is a [[GentleGiang friendly]], [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife purple]] giant gorilla. People are terrified of him anyway.

A King Kong Copy will almost always either be [[KillerGorilla an ape]], [[{{Kaiju}} a giant creature]] or both. They often live on an IsleOfGiantHorrors, where they are [[GiantAnimalWorship worshipped like gods by primitive peoples]], [[BeastAndBeauty being offered a nubile young woman (usually) as a sacrifice to them]]. A KingKongClimb is almost inevitable, followed by a long drop to their death after being shot at by fighter-pilots. PrimalChestPound may also be used. A BehemothBattle with another giant monster (such as a {{Notzilla}} is optional.

* Inverted in ''Discworld/MovingPictures'', where the climax involves a giant woman climbing a tower while holding a screaming ape in her hand.

A King Kong Copy will almost always either be [[KillerGorilla an ape]], [[{{Kaiju}} a giant creature]] or both. They don't have to be mutually exclusive, but they usually are. They are [[GiantAnimalWorship worshipped like gods to primitive peoples]], [[BeastAndBeauty being offered a nubile young woman (usually) as a sacrifice to them]]. A KingKongClimb is inevitable, followed by a long drop to their death after being shot at by fighter-pilots.

Compare with the other {{Captain Ersatz}}[=/=]{{Expy}} StockParodies like {{Notzilla}} and MonkeyKingLite. PrimalChestPound may be used.

* Famous Nintendo character Franchise/DonkeyKong is said to be directly based off of King Kong, possessing the last name "Kong" (a word that applies to every other ape present in the franchise) and first name "Donkey" meant to be associated with "stubborn" to American audiences.

* The Oozaru (the Great Ape in some English Dubs) from ''Franchise/DragonBall'' seems to be based on King Kong, but different from other examples, these are Saiyans, a savage HumanAlien race that conquered planets, who can transform into giant gorillas under the light of a full moon. The transformation stops and they come back to normal when the moon hides or disappears (temporarily), or if the monkey tail of a Saiyan is cut (meant to be permanent, but there's been instances of the tail growing back under the light of a full moon).

* The Oozaru (the Great Ape in some English Dubs) from ''Franchise/DragonBall'' seems to be based on King Kong, but different from other examples, these are Saiyans, a savage HumanAlien race that conquered planets, who can transform into giant gorillas under the light of a full moon. The transformation stops and they come back to normal when the moon hides or disappears (temporarily), or if the monkey tail of a Saiyan is cut (permanently).

* ''VideoGame/PrimalRage'' features '''two''' King Kong Copies, both of which are deities with the form of gigantic apes: Blizzard, the GodOfGood and [[BigGood leader of the Virtuous Beasts]] who wields cryokinetic powers; and Chaos, the God of Decay and [[ThePigPen most foul and disgusting]] of the Destructive Beasts, who fights with [[SuperSpit flying]] [[VomitIndiscretionShot vomit]], [[{{Fartillery}} noxious flatulence]] and [[AcidAttack acidic]] [[DungFu urine]].

Not to be confused with KingKoopaCopy.

[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise Order: [[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]], [[Manga/DragonBall Great Ape]], Franchise/DonkeyKong and [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Gorizilla]]]]

* One ''The Far Side'' strip has a bunch of insects lining a wooden palisade and a single butterfly chained between posts outside, screaming with horror at the approaching giant butterfly collector.