Kong Chronicles - Timeline

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Howdy folks, Here is my first attempt at a timeline to place all of the various King Kong projects (made and unmade) into one long storyline.  Keep in mind where the source material is lacking I took many creative liberties, and we can of course change any of this as needed.



1880's  - [Kong: King of Skull Island] The Natives of Skull Island worship "the Gaw," the young Kong is orphaned and eventually supplants Gaw's status as resident jungle deity. Gaw's species goes near extinct. A survivor of a stranded English merchant vessel creates a map of the Island.

1929 - [The Island of the Skull] Carl Denham comes into possession of the Skull Island map.

1933 - [King Kong] Denham mounts an expedition to Skull Island, brings Kong back to New York as a stage show attraction, Kong's subsequent rampage ends with a fall from the Empire State building.

1933 - 1947 - Events depicted in A Natural History of Skull Island: Multiple scientific teams race to Skull Island to document the various species there.

Similar life forms are discovered on Nearby Faro Island, although observed specimens are much larger (and much rarer.)

1939 - [King Kong vs. Frankenstein] - Carl Denham finds himself destitute, his sole possession is the former King of Skull Island's body. He starts a road show carnival with the preserved Kong as his main attraction.

Denham is approached by a Dr. Hugo Frankenstein, Great great great grandson of the famous mad scientist. Hugo proposes to Denham to allow him to experiment on the Kong's body. Denham is at the end of his rope financially, and is forced to sell Kong's body to Frankenstein.

Dr. Frankenstein succeeds in bringing Kong back to life. Dr. Frankenstien uses an implanted device to control Kong's instinct to escape, but over time he begins to have a father/son relationship with Denham.

The Doctor adds Kong's genetic code to a mix of Human, Crocodile, and Elephant DNA to create his "Prometheus," what he calls "the Ultimate man." Denham, never one to miss an opportunity, arranges to have a wrestling exhibition between the two monsters. Frankenstein intends to fix the match with his control device, in order to prove the superiority of his newest creation.

During the match Dr. Frankenstein's young Japanese assistant Dr. Huu steals the reanimation formula and kills Frankenstein by pushing him off a third story balcony. The remote to the control device is destroyed, and Kong's rage is fully unleashed. Kong and the Prometheus break out of the arena and rampage through town, eventually both falling to their apparent doom from the Golden Gate Bridge. Although the body of the Prometheus is found no sign is seen of Kong.

1941 - 42 [King Kong: Into the Wolves Den] - Kong becomes a sort of urban legend, as many sightings of the great beast accumulate over the years. Eventually Kong is captured by the United States Military. Carl Denham is brought in as a special consultant (as he seems to be the only one who can tame the monster.)

British spies return with undeniable proof of Project "Donnerdrache" (Thunder Dragon,) in which Nazi scientists have begun experiments on captured Skull Island wild life, including some of the larger predators such as V-Rex and Spinosaurus. Photographs of Denham's former business partner Dr. Huu clearly show him installing mind control devices into the hideous beasts. Denham is recruited to train Kong as a countermeasure to what is now known as "Project: Defender" with the disapproval Col. Frank Edwards, the project's C.O.

Nazi agents sneak into the United States and kidnap Carl Denham. Col Edwards sends Kong along with assorted handlers on a rescue mission, but secretly plans to carpet bomb the whole facility and Kong with it in a bid to shut Project: Defender down permanently and get away from "this monkey assignment." Against all odds Kong breaks into the facility, rescues Denham, and manages to get Denham back to the rendezvous point with the German army in hot pursuit. As Carl Denham is whisked away to freedom via a waiting biplane, and the last he sees of Kong is the majestic beast battling a trio of mind controlled V-Rex, Spinosaurus, and Giant Cave Bear, before the entire area is covered in carpet bombs. Denham is resigned to the fact that Kong is now truly dead.

1947 - [Son of Kong, A Natural History of Skull Island] - The war is over, and Denham is out of work. Still destitute from various lawsuits over Kong's rampages in New York and San Fransisco, Denham partners with Captian Englehorn to return to Skull Island to search for the long lost island treasure. While exploring the Island Denham meets Kiko, an albino Megaprimatus kong, the rather friendly "Son" of Kong. Denham finds his treasure, and Kiko apparently drowns when the island sinks due to a volcanic eruption.

Several days after Denham and his young female companion are picked up by a passing trawler, a strange catch appears in the nets - it's Kiko, near exhaustion but alive.

1950's - Denham reopens his circus business with Kiko as the star attraction. He is financially successful, and profits from a growing Kong and Kiko merchandising empire.

1955 - [Godzilla] A giant radioactive saurian attacks Tokyo, Japan. This beast would return many times, and eventually be known as "Godzilla."

1959 - [Space Kong]- It's the middle of the cold war, and the space race is on. A strange giant asteroid has entered the solar system and entered a stable orbit between the Earth and the Moon. In an effort to excite the American public about the space race, Nasa partners with Carl Denham to send Kiko to the "new Moon" as part of a publicity stunt.

The mission seemingly goes off without a hitch. Kiko is taken to the surface of the Asteroid, which appears to have a breathable atmosphere but is otherwise lifeless. Some publicity photos and films are taken. Sadly it's discovered the New Moon's orbit is not as stable as once thought, and it will be flung back into space in a matter of months.

Back on the Earth Denham and Kiko travel the country as "the world's largest astronaut." Unnoticed by them both is a strange green mold on the boot of Kiko's spacesuit (which is on display in Denham's traveling exhibit.) Various employees of Denham's roadshow begin to disappear. Eventually Kiko discovers the remains of a roadhand, of which he is promptly blamed for the death. Kiko is kept in his cell as the authorities decide whether or not Kiko should be put down, but the true culprit is soon revealed as a large scorpion-like creature. As the "Moon Beast" ravages a nearby town, Denham releases Kiko to stop the monster. The two battle through the streets, eventually both perishing in a fire of a nearby wheat field.

Denham decides to quit the giant monster business for good, but doesn't hesitate to add a Moon Beast toy to his King Kong action figure line.

1963 - [King Kong vs. Godzilla] Another Megaprimatus Kong is discovered on Faro Island, close to the location of Former Skull Island. This one however is five times the size of the original Kong, due to mutation caused by consuming the juice of the Soma berry, a narcotic fed to the beast by the island's aboriginal population.  A Japanese pharmaceutical company captures the beast and brings it to Japan, where it clashes with Godzilla. Both monsters rage through the countryside until falling off a cliff into the ocean. While both monsters survive the encounter, neither would meet again.

1964 - Denham releases a limited edition Godzilla toy in his action figure line.

1967 - [King Kong Escapes] Kong is encountered on Farou island by United Nations scientists Carl Nelson, Jiro Nomura, and Susan Watson. Kong fights off an attack by Gorosaurus. Meanwhile Dr. Huu (former assistant to Dr. Frankenstein) is now employed by an unnamed communist nation (strongly hinted to be the Red Chinese) builds Mechanikong to aid in his mission to mine the highly radioactive element X. As Mechanikong fails, Huu decides to capture and use the newly discovered Kong on Farou island.

Kong is hypnotized into slave labor to mine the element. But King Kong escapes! With Huu and the Japanese defense forces in hot persuit, Kong destroys Mechanikong in a battle on the sides of Tokyo tower.

1967 - 1973 [The King Kong show] Kong is befriended by the Bond family, and along with Captain Englehorn partakes of various adventures, fighting monsters and saving the world from Dr. Huu.

1974 - [King Kong vs. Orca] - Carl Denham has retired from his circus business and lives a quiet life. He writes occasional books about his past adventures, and still collects a ton of royalties from a small but popular Kong and Kiko merchandising empire.

Sightings come in from the Pacific Northwest about a large albino monster, with what appears to be severe burns over it's body.  In the woodlands of upper Washington State, the beast is seen along the coast by several witnesses. Eventually a short, fuzzy film of the creature is taken in a gully (akin to the Patterson Bigfoot footage) and is broadcast on TV. Denham takes a personal interest in the creature, of which he is convinced is Kiko.

Things begin to heat up as hikers and campers begin to disappear. Local wildlife is also found devoured, with little left but spots of blood and assorted limbs. When human remains begin to be found the authorizes are alerted. Denham himself arrives in a Seattle suburb and begins organizing a search expedition just as the army is called in.

Unfortunately for Denham, the C.O. in charge of the army unit is none other than his old "pal," Col. Frank Edwards. Turns out since he tried to shut down Project: Defender way back when his career choices have been severely limited (including a prolonged assignment in subzero Antarctica.) He personally blames Denham for getting him stuck on another "Monkey Assignment." Denham rushes out into the forest to find Kiko before Edwards can hunt him down and destroy him.

Along the coast, a large fishing trawler runs aground, with all hands missing. Splashes of blood and various body parts litter the deck. While Col. Edwards and his people declare a state of Martial Law until the beast is caught, Denham uses a special whistle to call Kiko out of the forest. Turns out Kiko has been alive and well all these years since his battle with the Moon Beast. Horrible burn scars cover half of his body, but he's managed to recover due to the regenerative properties of the alien Moonbeast virus. It is a touching reunion for Denham and Kiko, however Denham is not able to keep Kiko secret forever.

Col. Edwards takes possession of Kiko, and keeps him confined in Seattle's Kingdome football stadium. While Denham attempts to prove Kiko's innocence, Edwards brings Denham up on criminal obstruction charges. All the while more wrecked ships, missing persons, and severely mutilated cattle are found, despite Kiko's capture. While Denham uses the media to try and convince the public of Kiko's innocence, Edwards goes over Denham's head and gets the order to put Kiko down from the president himself.

The night of Kiko's execution something goes wrong. As a ominous storm rolls in from the coast, Kiko can smell something in the air. He begins to go berserk, ripping and tearing at the corners of his cage. Denham tries his best to calm him, to no avail.

Outside a large crowd of angry people have gathered around the stadium to witness Kiko's execution. Many of them hold negative signs, such as "Fry the Monster!" and "Freak of Nature!" But unknown to them all an even more terrible monster stalks the streets...It is revealed that a large Basilosaurus-like creature is responsible for the killings. Having depleted the food resources in the local area the "Orca" as it is now called makes a raid into Seattle proper, and it just so happens there is a large gathering of fresh meat, right outside the Kingdome...

In the ensuing slaughter Col Edward's army unit is taken totally by surprise. It's mass hysteria as the Orca has it's fill of both civilian and soldier alike. Denham races inside of the stadium and opens the dome to allow Kiko to confront the beast. The two battle through downtown, destroying landmarks such as the Seattle space needle in the process. Edwards gets his army unit together and orders them to destroy both monsters, however it will be several minutes until the heavy air support arrives. Kiko defeats the Orca by strangling it to death, then proves his good nature by saving a group of small children stranded on a burning rooftop.

The act of heroism convinces the public to spare Kiko's life (despite the protests of Edwards.) Denham decides to use his vast merchandising wealth to set up a wildlife preserve in central Africa, where he and Kiko can live out their final days in peace.

1976 - [King Kong, De Laurentis remake] - The Petrox petroleum corporation sends an exploratory mission to Faro island, picking up the beautiful (but annoying) Dwan from a lifeboat. While on the island the Dwan is kidnapped by the Natives and offered up to Kong. In an eerie repeat of the events of 1933, Kong is brought back to New York, only to go on a rampage and eventually fall from the World Trade Center.

1986 - [King Kong Lives] - Kong survives his fall from the WTC but lies in a coma for the next decade under the care of Dr. Amy Franklin. Kong is given an experimental artificial heart, but will die soon anyway without a blood transplant. Just in time it seems another, female Megaprimatus Kong is captured in Borneo and brought to the institute to provide the plasma to save Kong's life. The heart and blood transplant is a success, but Kong and "Lady Kong" escape, with insane army Colonel Archie Nevitt in hot pursuit. Events come to a head as Kong faces down Nevitt's platoon while Lady Kong Gives birth in a nearby barn.

1994 - [Bionic Kong] The army keeps Kong's body in the same facility where Project: Defender was held during WWII. Dr. Amy Franklin teams with the aged Dr. Ikio Sawamura (an expert in cybernetics,)and uses state of the art bionics to bring Kong back to life. Kong is controlled by a computerized system that automatically administers sedatives whenever he gets out of hand. It is hoped such research would advance the field of cybernetic replacement limbs for injured soldiers.

However, unknown to all is that Sawamura is actually Kong's old nemesis Dr. Huu. Since the end of the Cold War Dr. Huu has become a "free agent," manufacturing and selling chemical and biological weapons to the highest bidder. However, now he has a bigger plan in mind.

The disguised Huu maintains his cooperative ruse all the while using the facilities genetic samples to engage in secret cloning research. He intends continue the work of Project Donnerdrache, and create an army of mind controlled monsters which he can sell to the highest bidder. However, while searching through the preserved samples of Skull Island's larger predators, he comes across something he did not expect... genetic samples of the island's former chief deity, the dreaded Gaw...

Turns out Dr. Huu is the grandson of Bar-Atu, the last high priest of Gaw. As Bar-Atu allowed the worship of Gaw to be supplanted by the Kong, his son Kobal voluntarily left the island in disgust. Many thought Kobal perished at sea, but he survived to reach mainland Japan and had a son of his own, a son who was a scientific genius at a young age, and who's father filled his head with wondrous and dangerous tales of the great God Gaw... Dr. Huu now understands his past failures to destroy the hated Kong, as he is but a mortal in the battle between Gods. He failed for a reason, so that he would come into such a position to bring the feared Gaw back to life, and help him conquer the world...

Dr. Huu steals the samples, burns down the lab, and short circuit's the main computer, thereby pumping Kong full of stimulants. Kong goes on a drug induced rampage through the city and escapes into the wilderness. Dr. Franklin goes searching for Kong while simultaneously trying to convince the United States army not to obliterate him on sight.

Several months pass - Kong is still on the loose, while Dr. Huu uses stolen Soviet technology to excellerate the growth of his saurian clones. Bionic Kong is finally tracked and captured, and returned to the research facility. Kong is put into suspended animation, his final fate uncertain. Dr. Huu uses this moment to attack!

The facility and adjoining army base is decimated by his mind controlled dinosaurs. As the remaining soldiers hold up in the lab, Amy manages to release Kong from his holding cell. Dr. Huu is shot, releasing his hold on the dinosaurs who run amok, escaping into the wilderness. Kong and Gaw battle it out while the army surrounds them. To the chagrin of Dr. Franklin the decision is made to destroy both of them with a fuel-air explosive.

1994 - Present - Intelligence is gathered from various terrorist groups and rouge states, suggesting that Dr. Huu's biological samples and research has now become a freely traded commodity. As the CIA considers it only a matter of time before another giant monster attack, the decision is made to restart Project: Defender, with Dr. Amy Franklin at the head.

2001 - The first clone of King Kong is born, housed in a vast underground habitat designed to mimic that of Skull Island. Several other clones of various Skull Island species also populate the habitat. Dr. Amy Franklin has succeeded in teaching this Kong rudimentary sign language, demonstrating the species is far more intelligent than previously thought.

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Whew! That took like two hours to write, I'm exhausted!

You may have noticed I left King Kong vs. Orca from this list, as I can't for the life of me figure out how to work it in, or even what the plot would be! I really would like to include it, so if anyone has any suggestions please comment away. I suppose it would have to be in the modern era, with the clone Kong as protagonist. But how do we face them off? Any ideas?

Edit - I've added Kong vs. Orca based on a suggestion by  Dragonsmana dragonsmana.deviantart.com/ and I must say, he came up with an excellent plot.

I also left King Kong vs. Ebriah off the list, as since Godzilla exists in the time line then the movie would have taken place anyway. Maybe I'll still do a pic of it though.

Also remember, this is just a first draft. So please, feedback is needed!

Edit - Just found out that the name of Kong's Son is supposed to be "Kiko" instead of "Kino" (D'OH!) This has been changed throughout the timeline.
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Should be interesting...