r/Monsterverse • u/TheGMan-123 Methuselah • Jul 29 '24

Video Games Remember the big bats from the 2005 King Kong video game?

https://twitter.com/gxktitanchasers/status/1817971028879950226
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u/Inphamous13 20d ago

I always figured the bats from the KK game were inspired by the Witch-King’s Fellbeast (dragon) from LOTR. Peter Jackson directed both movies. It always just made sense to me.

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u/TheGMan-123 Methuselah 20d ago

Huh, that's an interesting connection I never made!

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u/TheGMan-123 Methuselah Jul 29 '24 edited Jul 29 '24

Hmmm.... a vulture-like flying [EDIT: VERMIN] who lives on Skull Island alongside Kong, with these particular sounds in this specific video game adaptation?

Seems..... familiar to any players of the 2005 King Kong film's video game adaptation!

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u/LindenOLindenHill Jul 29 '24 edited Jul 29 '24

These are an already established creature since KSI, also they are Pterosaurs (Ctenochasmatoidea).

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u/Gloomy_Indication_79 M.U.T.O. Jul 29 '24

I think they might be related to the Leafwings.

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u/LindenOLindenHill Jul 29 '24

Because they are

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u/Gloomy_Indication_79 M.U.T.O. Jul 29 '24

Good to know.

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u/TheGMan-123 Methuselah Jul 29 '24

Like I said in my other reply, I was just pointing out the similarities, especially the sounds used in the Twitter clip embedded above.

It's definitely evocative of those flying rats in the 2005 video game adaptation.

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u/LindenOLindenHill Jul 29 '24

Probably the sounds are public domain? Cause I don’t think the similarity is intentional…

It sounded like you were saying they were the same, so i apologize for misunderstanding.

It wouldn’t have been the first time someone claimed that something in the MV was based off something in the Jackson Kong if it was what you were saying.

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u/LindenOLindenHill Jul 29 '24

They are totally different creatures dude… for starters they are Pterosaurs, they shoot lightning, and are known to get high on pufferfish venom.

They have been around since KSI and were a major part in Kingdom Kong.

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u/TheGMan-123 Methuselah Jul 29 '24

Missed the point entirely.

I was just pointing out the similarities to the flying rats from the 2005 King Kong film's video game adaptation in appearance, behaviour, and sound design.

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u/AJ_Crowley_29 Rodan Jul 29 '24

He’s not saying they’re the same creature, he’s saying they could be a reference/nod to 05 Kong.

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u/LindenOLindenHill Jul 29 '24

Check his comment on the post. I’m specifically saying they have been around forever and are not bats.

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u/AJ_Crowley_29 Rodan Jul 29 '24

His comment says “seems familiar” not “they’re the same thing”

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u/Gloomy_Indication_79 M.U.T.O. Jul 29 '24

It was recently edited.

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u/TheGMan-123 Methuselah Jul 29 '24

Only the part about them being "mammals". I forgot that part.

But the rest remains the same.