Ultimately though, Godzilla recovered and defeated Kong once again.

In fact, it corroborates hints fromGodzilla vs. Kongand its novelization.

As the novelization explains,Kong’s species was forced to leave their original home because of Godzilla.

Godzilla x Kong The New Empire Film Poster

Their loss of territory heavily implied that the Great Apes experienced a total defeat in the Titan War.

They must have recognized that he was the true alpha of the Monsterverse.

This goes hand-in-hand with the notion that Godzilla single-handedly won his war with Skar King’s Great Ape army.

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Custom image by Angelica Sarah V. Jimenez

That said, his ability to hold his own against Godzilla goes well beyond that.

It can also be attributed to Godzilla’s restrained approach to fighting Kong.

Another significant contributing factor is the help he gets from the humans.

angry skar king eyes close up shot from Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

image via Warner Bros. Pictures

Plus, there’s the matter of the BEAST Glove.

This wasn’t something the Great Apes had on their side in either of their ancient conflicts with Godzilla.

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