He beats up and badly injures Kong till he cannot get up anymore. Godzilla holds back no punches and unleashes his savage side. The third round is much more evenly matched, and both titans begin to tire out. Godzilla does manage to get back on his feet and resumes their battle. Kong gains the upper hand thanks to his new weapon and thrashes Godzilla with a lethal blow, leaving him to eat dust. Equipped with his supercharged battle-axe, Kong confronts Godzilla, and round two begins. Godzilla arrives in Hong Kong and fires his atomic breath at the throne room, which is right under Hong Kong. This axe is made from the scale of a Godzilla and is capable of harnessing the energy from the Hollow Earth energy source Apex came looking for. From there, Kong leads them deep into the Hollow Earth, and they discover a throne room and an axe passed down by Kong’s ancestors. The military then plans to airlift Kong to the Hollow Earth entry point in Antarctica.
Nathan figures out that Godzilla sees Kong as a threat and will continue to hunt him down. While some would argue round 1 is a draw, Godzilla wins it, in our opinion. The military turns off all weapons and plays dead, tricking Godzilla into believing he has won. Godzilla quickly overpowers Kong, who is only spared from Godzilla’s ire due to the military’s quick thinking. The two titans come to blows, and Kong matches Godzilla punch for punch, but the ocean residing monster is only getting warmed up. The first round kicks off with Godzilla’s attack on Kong at sea. The eponymous monsters brawl throughout the film, and their showdown is designed as a wrestling or boxing match. It can be seen as Kong intruding Godzilla’s domain, which does not bode well with the monster, and he decides to attack first at this perceived new threat. When Kong is being transported to a Hollow Earth entry point by sea on a large aircraft carrier, Godzilla senses Kong’s presence and emerges to attack the giant gorilla.
He decides to bring along Kong, believing members of his species might be living there. Monarch is clueless as to why Godzilla is attacking.Įlsewhere, Nathan Lind, a former Monarch scientist, undertakes a mission at Apex’s behest to lead an expedition to the Hollow Earth. Conspiracy theorist and podcaster, Bernie Hayes, learns that ORCA, a device used to control the titans, was used and suspects something fishy is going on at Apex, a shadowy organization devoted to getting rid of the titans. Five years after Ghidorah’s defeat at Godzilla’s hands, the radioactive creature attacks an Apex facility in Florida for reasons unknown. In the present day, Godzilla and Kong are the only two remaining active titans and are destined to face-off. We learn that the various titans have fought against each other since the ancient past. Kong’ addresses the reason for the titular mega monster wrestling match early on in the film.
The first question that pops into even the most casual cinemagoers’ minds after seeing the film’s title is why are the two titans fighting? ‘Godzilla vs. Well, now that the cat is out of the bag, we are here to provide you with the answers to some of the burning questions fans have had ever since ‘Godzilla vs. Godzilla’s atomic breath and previous exploits of defeating King Ghidorah make him a pseudo defending champion while Kong is positioned as the rookie underdog.