Hype is pretty high for that Godzilla to Kong following the release of the movie’s first trailer, and a Nintendo fan has taken the opportunity to reinvent the upcoming fight with a few of the company’s characters. Artist @ TinaFate1 on Twitter shared a great match between another dinosaur and monkey: Bowser and Donkey Kong! The characters seem to be a fairly good match for the two monsters, although it appears that their conflict will cause slightly less destruction than the Kong vs. Godzilla battle. That’s because, rather than a city, the backdrop to this titanic battle is the Battlefield stage from the Super Smash Bros. franchise!
The image of @ TinaFate1 can be found below.
The new Godzilla vs Kong movie looks sick pic.twitter.com/JrJNovpdZ1
– Tuna (@ TinaFate1) January 24, 2021
The decision to use Donkey Kong in this role is very appropriate, given the history between the two characters. The King Kong movies greatly influenced Shigeru Miyamoto’s development of the original Donkey Kong arcade game. The game was very successful, prompting MCA Universal to file a lawsuit against Nintendo in 1984. result.
Since those early days, Donkey Kong has strayed quite a bit from its King Kong-inspired roots, while remaining one of Nintendo’s greatest characters. Despite starting out as Mario’s arch-rival, the character eventually became a full-fledged hero, starring in the hugely popular Donkey Kong Country series. Naturally, Bowser assumed the role of Mario’s greatest enemy with the release of Super Mario Bros. in 1985. Ironically, Bowser’s next role will see the character grow to Kaiju-like size in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. In that game, players can participate in a massive battle between Bowser and a giant version of Mario. Unfortunately there is no Donkey Kong on the site!
With Godzilla to Kong coming out in a few months, it’s not hard to imagine the movie will inspire a ton of additional artwork, like the one created by @ TinaFate1!
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