Mechani-kong is a major antagonist in the 1967 Japanese kaiju film King Kong Escapes.
Created by international criminal Dr. Who, Mechani-kong was invented to mine for Element X from the Arctic underground.
Appearance
Mechani-kong resembles an enormous silvery robotic gorilla with visible bolts on its limbs, a utility belt of grenades around its waist, and a hypnotic light atop its head.
Powers and Abilities
Mechani-kong possesses the following powers and abilities:
- Enormous size
- Durability
- Blinding eyelights
- Grenades
- Hypnotic light
Fate
Mechani-kong is destroyed after it short-circuits atop the Tokyo Tower, causing it to fall and shatter on impact.
Trivia
- Mechani-kong was technically created by Rankin/Bass Production, as it first appeared in their 1966 cartoon series The King Kong Show.
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