Kong was the last known member of a giant species of

gorilla that flourished among the prehistoric relics of the

infamous Skull Island. Apparently introduced to the
prehistoric fauna several million years ago, this lineage of
giant apes had reached is evolutionary end with Kong,
who himself had lived to a great grand old age before
Skull Island was discovered by movie producer, Carl
Denham.
Denham brought with him the young actress Ann Darrow,
who was kidnapped by the small tribe of indigenous
humans who, as was their custom, offered her to Kong as
a sacrifice. Entranced by Ann’s beauty, Kong took her
with him up to his lair high in the mountains of Skull
Island, protecting her from any number of the island’s
reptilian denizens. Ann was eventually rescued by Jack
Driscoll, Denham's screenwriter (or the ship’s first mate,
in the original) and Kong himself was captured via the
use of gas-bombs. The mighty ape was taken back to
New York City and put on public display. Kong’s captivity
was not to last long, however; he soon broke free, setting
about the city in search of Ann, eventually taking her with
him to the top of the Empire State Building. The reign of
King Kong came to an end as that became the site of his
grand last stand when he was shot down by fighter
planes – or, as Carl Denham intoned over the big apes
fallen body, 'twas beauty killed the beast.'.
Years later, another giant ape was discovered dwelling
on an island not far from the isles of Japan. This
particular ape had been exposed to radioactive fallout,
growing to several times the size of Kong, (sufficient to
contend with giant radioactive dinosaur known as
Godzilla), but it is not known if this had once been a lost
member of Kong’s tribe, or simply a normal specimen of
gorilla. (Str39)

PERSONALITY
Kong is a dominant, silverback male of his species,
starting to get on in years; in battle, he is ferocious,
cunning, and very territorial, driving other animals from
his territory and attacking the big predators like the giant
Vastatosaurus on sight; He is obsessively and
dangerously protective of Ann Darrow. He also has a
personal grudge against Jack Driscoll

POWERS AND ABILITIES .

Kong is an eight-ton gorilla – with bludgeoning fists, and

dangerous fangs, combined with an ape’s intelligence
REAL NAME: KONG
and agility, Kong is more than a match for most of the big OCCUPATION: RULER OF SKULL ISLAND
theropods and other denizens of Skull Island. In fact, he BASE: SKULL ISLAND
has developed a fighting style specifically tailored to the HEIGHT: 25 WEIGHT: 8 TONS
big tyrannosaurs on the island, making him a sort of
‘Dinosaur Specialist’
EYES: BLACK HAIR: BLACK
 KING KONG PL12
STRENGTH STAMINA AGILITY DEXTERITY FIGHTING INTELLECT AWARENESS PRESENCE

10 10 3 2 8 -2 3 2
POWERS DEFENSE
Growth: Growth 8 (Innate; Permanent) – 16 points DODGE 4 FORTITUDE 14
Monstrous Fists: Strength-based Damage 1 - 1 point PARRY 8 TOUGHNESS 11
Senses: Senses 2 (Low-Light Scent) – 2 points WILL 5
Thick Hide: Protection 1 – 1 point
POWER POINTS
ADVANTAGES
ABILITIES 40 SKILLS 11
All-out Attack, Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved Grab, Improved POWERS 19 DEFENSES 15
Hold, Takedown ADVANTAGES 7 TOTAL 94
SKILLS COMPLICATIONS
Acrobatics 4 (+7), Athletics 3 (+14), Close Combat
(Unarmed) 4 (+12), Perception 6 (+9), Expertise (Survival) 4 Enemies: On his native Skull Island, virtually all creatures
(+4) are enemies, particularly the modern tyrannosaur,
Vastatosaurus rex.
OFFINSE Obsession: Kong is obsessed with Ann Darrow, defending
INITIATIVE +3 her against all attackers, and pursuing her across great
Unarmed +12 Close Damage 11 distances.

HISTORY OF KONG
In 1933, Kong firmly took his place in pantheon of
great monsters, among Dracula, Frankenstein,
the Wolf-Man, and ushered in a whole new
archetype – the ‘giant monster on the loose’.
Although Kong technically was not the first (that honor
goes to the Brontosaurus in the silent version of the Lost
World), he set the bar as the state-of-the-art creature
feature for sixty years. He has spawned a slew of
imitators – everything from Mighty Joe Young, to
Kongorilla – as well as a marching army of giant insects,
reptiles, dinosaurs, and along with the Beast From
20,000 Fathoms, was a direct inspiration for
Godzilla. And of course, all the Ray Harryhausen
creatures owe their original inspiration to Kong.
Kong himself has undergone a number of
incarnations over the years, including a stint
through Tokyo, and two remakes. Peter
Jackson’s Kong would have duplicate stats
as above – though technically scaled slightly
larger – the original Kong was scaled at 18’ in
the Skull Island sequences, and 24’ in New
York – the Jackson’ Kong was simply scaled to
25’ with the Skull Island fauna adjusted up
to match. Other versions of King Kong are listed
here.
KING KONG 1976 KING KONG PL12
Dino De Laurentiis unfortunate 1976 remake of King
Kong was a disappointment on a number of levels – the STR STA AGI DEX FGT INT AWE PRE
first being the jettisoning of nearly the entire cast of the 11 11 3 2 8 -2 3 2
original Skull Island monster menagerie – represented in
the ’76 remake by a single stagy-looking giant snake. POWERS
The cast of characters is transformed from a film crew
Growth: Growth 9 (Innate; Permanent) – 18 points
into an oil expedition, and Kong’s love interest, ‘Dwan’, Monstrous Fists: Strength-based Damage 1 - 1 point
(played by Jessica Lange in her motion picture debut), is Senses: Senses 2 (Low-Light Scent) – 2 points
in the permissive 70’s, pointedly the sort of fame-hungry Thick Hide: Protection 1 – 1 point
floozy that Ann Darrow was not.
Kong himself is partially rescued by talented make-up ADVANTAGES
man/costume designer, Rick Baker (An American All-out Attack, Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved Grab, Improved
Werewolf in London), who insisted that Kong actually be Hold, Takedown
portrayed as a gorilla instead of the half-human ‘missing
link’ concept De Laurentiis had wanted – a concept that SKILLS
nevertheless, reflected in Kong’s upright, human-like Acrobatics 4 (+7), Athletics 3 (+14), Close Combat
stance. Baker did what he could, playing the role of Kong (Unarmed) 4 (+12), Perception 6 (+9), Expertise (Survival) 4
himself. Carlos Rambaldi (Alien) contributed the effective (+4)
facial expressions of the Kong mask and, more famously,
created the giant, 40 foot Kong automation that was OFFENSE
actually only used in a few brief shots, due to its stiff, INITIATIVE +3
limited movement. Unarmed +12 Close Damage 12
It’s still Kong, and there are a few good points, including
the iconic image of Kong astride the twin towers of the
DEFENSE
World Trade Center – becoming a period piece for no DODGE 4 FORTITUDE 14
PARRY 8 TOUGHNESS 12
other reason than that – the giant Kong hand is effective
WILL 5
as well. But all in all, not enough respect given the
original. (Str41) POWER POINTS
ABILITIES 40 SKILLS 11
POWERS 22 DEFENSES 14
ADVANTAGES 7 TOTAL 96

COMPLICATIONS
Enemies: On his native Kong Island, virtually all creatures
are enemies, particularly the population of giant constrictors
Obsession: Kong is obsessed with Dwan, and will defend
her against all attackers, and pursuing her over great
distances.

POWERS AND ABILITIES

The 1976 King Kong was larger than the original (or the
2005 Kong), and walked upright like a human rather than
the mostly quadruple gait of a true gorilla, which has led
to the suggestion that this is a different species than the
Megaprimatus that was found on Skull Island (perhaps
related to the similarly upright-walking Kong that was
discovered on Faro Island in Japan).
The 1976 Kong was later resurrected and given an
artificial heart in a sequel (serious), and fathered a son
with a giant female ape apparently also found on the
same island.
 KING KONG TOHO PL15 OFFENSE
INITIATIVE +3
STR STA AGI DEX FGT INT AWE PRE Electric Shock +10 Close Damage 18
Unarmed +10 Close Damage 20
19 19 3 2 8 -2 3 2
DEFENSE
POWERS DODGE -1 FORTITUDE 19
Electricity Absorption Damage 18 (electricity; limit: touch PARRY 3 TOUGHNESS 20
WILL 5
only), Fades - 18 points
Growth: Groundstrike (Burst Area Affliction 10, Resisted by POWER POINTS
Fortitude; Vulnerable, Defenseless, Involuntary with every
ABILITIES 40 SKILLS 11
footstep), Growth 17 (Innate; Permanent), Strike 6 – 50 POWERS 73 DEFENSES 13
points ADVANTAGES 1 TOTAL 138
Monstrous Fists: Strength-based Damage 1 - 1 point
Senses: Senses 2 (Low-Light Scent) - 2 points COMPLICATIONS
Thick Hide: Protection 2 - 2 points Enemies: On his native Faro Island, virtually all creatures are
enemies, particularly the giant modern tyrannosaur,
ADVANTAGES Gorosaurus. Kong also has enmity with Godzilla.
All-out Attack, Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved Grab, Improved Obsession: The Megaprimatus species – wherever you find
Hold, Takedown them - seems to have a thing for blondes, although the Tokyo
Kong seems to like Japanese chicks too.
SKILLS
Acrobatics 4 (+7), Athletics 3 (+23), Close Combat
(Unarmed) 2 (+10), Perception 6 (+9), Expertise (Survival) 4 POWERS AND ABILITIES
(+4)
Besides his Kaiju-proportions, the Toho King Kong
possessed the ability to absorb strength from electricity,
TOHO KONG as well as the ability to channel this electricity into
electrical attacks with his hands, while grappling with an
In 1962, yet another giant ape was discovered living on opponent. The nature of this ability was never explained,
Faro Island in Japan – this one much larger than the although it presumed to be another result of his exposure
Skull Island Kong, likely from exposure to the nuclear to nuclear fallout. (Str145)
fallout that created many of the giant mutations that
sprang up out of the Orient. Faro Island, also boasted
prehistoric relic species, similarly growth-enhanced,
including a relic tyrannosaur species, Gorosaurus, and a
giant octopus. The Faro Island Kong also demonstrated
affection for human women – particularly blonds.
The giant Kong was captured and taken to
Tokyo, intending to put him on display.
However, the monster, Godzilla had just
re-emerged from hibernation an had launched
an attack on Japan. Deciding to pit the two
monsters against each other, the Japanese
authorities ordered Kong freed and the two
engaged in a running battle that Kong appeared to be
losing until revealing the previously unknown ability to
absorb energy from lightning, gaining strength as well as
the ability to deliver tactile electrical attacks. The two
eventually toppled together off a cliff into the ocean,
whereupon Kong emerged alone – seemingly victorious
and set off back to Faro Island.
The Toho Kong later battled and defeated his
evil mechanical doppelganger, ‘Mecha-Kong’,
OTHER GIANT APES ………………… ………
SON OF KONG PL10 79 POINTS MIGHTY JOE YOUNG PL10 67 POINTS
Abilities: Str 9 Sta 9 Agi 3 Dex 2 Fgt 6 Int -2 Awe 3 Pre 2 Abilities: Str 8 Sta 8 Agi 3 Dex 2 Fgt 6 Int -2 Awe 3 Pre 2
Powers: Growth: Growth 7 (Innate; Permanent) ,Monstrous Powers: Growth: Growth 6 (Innate; Permanent) ,Monstrous
Fists: Strength-based Damage 1, Senses: Senses 2 (Low- Fists: Strength-based Damage 1, Senses: Senses 2 (Low-
Light Scent),Thick Hide: Protection 1 Light Scent),Thick Hide: Protection 1
Advantages: All-out Attack, Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved Advantages: All-out Attack, Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved
Grab, Improved Hold, Takedown Grab, Improved Hold, Takedown
Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+7), Athletics 3 (+12), Close Combat Skills: Acrobatics 4 (+7), Athletics 3 (+11), Close Combat
(Unarmed) 4 (+10), Perception 6 (+9), Expertise (Survival) 4 (Unarmed) 4 (+10), Perception 6 (+9), Expertise (Survival) 4
(+4) (+4)
Offense: Initiative +3, Unarmed +10, Close Damage 10 Offense: Initiative +3, Unarmed +10, Close Damage 9
Defense: Dodge 5, Parry 9, Fortitude 9, Will 5, Toughness Defense: Dodge 5, Parry 9, Fortitude 8, Will 5, Toughness 9
10
Totals: Abilities 36 + Powers 15 + Advantages 7 + Skills 11 +
Totals: Abilities 36 + Powers 17 + Advantages 7 + Skills 11 + Defenses + 11 = 67
Defenses + 11 = 79
Complications: Enemies: Poachers. Relationships: Joe is
Complications: Enemies: On his native Skull Island, a lifelong companion of Jill Kelly.
virtually all creatures are enemies, particularly the modern
tyrannosaur, Vastatosaurus rex.
MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
SON OF KONG Mighty Joe Young was an extremely large African gorilla
– suggested as a case of clinical gigantism – but still a
Although King Kong was believed to be the last surviving normal gorilla, as opposed to a giant prehistoric
member of Megaprimatus kong on Skull Island, rumors throwback species.
persist of an albino juvenile – ‘Little Kong’ – discovered As a young ape, ‘Big Joe’ befriended the young girl, Jill
on producer, Carl Denham’s return trip to the island. Kelly, who was living in Africa with her conservation
Little Kong was not-quite full grown and had a much more activist mother. After both Joe’s and Jill’s mothers were
friendly temperament than his sire, befriending and simultaneously killed by poachers, the two orphans
protecting Denham and his party from the island’s adapted each other. However, although Joe continued to
reptilian denizens – including a bizarre dragon-like beast live in the wild, word of his presence begin to spread –
– as well as a particularly temperamental giant, and Jill knew that a two-thousand pound gorilla would be
prehistoric cave-bear. an irresistible temptation for trophy hunting poachers, and
Little Kong’s existence was never confirmed to the that Joe’s days were numbered.
outside world and he was then lost himself, when Skull After a conservation group offered Joe an on-site
Island finally sank beneath the ocean, destroying the sanctuary in United States, Jill accepted, uprooting
population of relic species that had survived on the island herself to go live with Joe in America. Unfortunately, the
for millions of years. fanfare from Joe’s arrival attracted the attention of the
Demonstrating his benevolent nature, Little Kong very same poachers who had killed both Jill and Joe’s
sacrificed his own life to save that of Denham himself – mothers. In an effort to finally claim Joe as a trophy, the
with his own foot trapped in a fissure, he held Denham poachers instead caused him to fly into a rage, escaping
above the ocean surface even as the island sank and killing the poachers.
Because Carl Denham was known to be less than honest Now branded as a killer ape, the authorities pursued Joe
and beset by debt over King Kong’s initial rampage, the across the city with helicopters and rifles, but his
truth behind the existence of Little Kong remains subsequent efforts in saving a little boy on a burning
uncertain, although in the decades since, other examples Ferris wheel (in the original Willis O’Brien/Ray
of giant apes and other relic species have been Harryhausen version, Joe saved a building-full of children
discovered in isolated pockets around the world, although from a burning orphanage), earned him public support
particularly concentrated in the pacific island chains, such enough for a stay of execution, as well as finally drawing
as on Faro Island in the waters off Japan, and on an enough donation money to provide him a reserve of
uncharted island in 1976 by an oil company. (Str35) protected land on which to live. (Str28
ANN DARROW POWER POINTS
ABILITIES 18 SKILLS 10
As portrayed by Fay Wray, the ‘girl with the golden lungs’
POWERS 0 DEFENSES 9
– so named due to her piercing screams – Ann Darrow
ADVANTAGES 2 TOTAL 38
was simply a starving out-of-work, depression-era
woman, and fell pretty much into the role of helpless COMPLICATIONS
damsel in distress, to be rescued by either Kong or Jack Object of Kong’s Affection: Ann is King Kong’s love object,
Driscoll. and he will do anything to be with her and/or protect her.
The same could be said of Jessica Lange’s ‘Dwan’ in Relationships: Ann is close with playwright (or First Mate)
1976, although whereas Fay Wray was pretty much Jack Driscoll
terrified by Kong, ‘Dwan’ felt sorry for him.
In Naomi Watt’s version, Ann Darrow is a vaudeville
performer – easily on par with a circus gymnast – as well PERSONALITY
as Kong himself. She also develops a rapport with Kong, Naomi Watts’ Ann was a dreamer, who longed to act on
and actually seems to like him better than Jack Driscoll – Broadway, but loved performing on Vaudeville. She was
although frankly, you can hardly blame her, as the 2005 determined and ambitious, but not so much that she
script turns Jack Driscoll from the ship’s brash first mate, would compromise herself. She was a little bit
into a soulful-eyed playwright – a drawback in my opinion temperamental – enough to slap Kong.
(and probably a case of Jackson inserting himself into the
script) although I did like the clever little twist of having an
actor on board – ‘Bruce Cabot’ – who was playing the POWERS AND ABILITIES
first mate in the movie, and goes on to become the most
The Naomi Watts Ann Darrow was a talented Vaudeville
amusing character in the remake.
performer, dancer and gymnast.
In any case, the character of Ann Darrow, is an
interesting study in the development of women’s roles
over the course of the twentieth century into the new
millennium – from the permissive seventies bimbo, to the
revisionist 2005 Ann who was starving pointedly because
she wouldn’t exploit herself. Also interesting is the
transformation from Kong’s helpless hostage, to his only
friend. (Str4)

ANN DARROW PL4

STR STA AGI DEX FGT INT AWE PRE
0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1
ADVANTAGES
Animal Empathy, Attractive

SKILLS
Acrobatics 4 (+6), Expertise (Actress/Vaudeville) 3 (+4),
Insight 3 (+4), Perception 3 (+4), Persuasion 8 (+9)

OFFENSE
INITIATIVE +2
Unarmed +0 Close Damage 0

DEFENSE
DODGE 6 FORTITUDE 2
PARRY 2 TOUGHNESS 2
WILL 5