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WhileKing Kongis perhaps the most iconic competition toGodzilla ’s ‘ King of the Monsters ’ throne , he ’s far from the only one . In fact , powerful before Godzilla ’s most late battle against Kong within the MonsterVerse continuity , another Titan challenged Godzilla ’s alpha condition - and she almost acquire , too .
Godzilla vs Kongis a 2021 film that was the mop up of the MonsterVerse saga up until that point . TheMonsterVersebegan with 2014’sGodzillaand then continued with 2017’sKong : Skull Island , which had a post credit scene teasingKong ’s struggle with Godzilla . However , fans had to hold back for one more film before that engagement really happened , as 2019’sGodzilla : Billie Jean Moffitt King of the Monsterswas the nextMonsterVerseinstallment . AfterGodzilla saved the world from King Ghidorahand claimed the official title of the King of the Monsters ( with a number of kaiju from all over the world literally kneel at his feet ) , it was last Kong ’s bout to challenge the fresh - established alpha for that deed of conveyance . But not before another beast vex a crack at it , one that challenged Godzilla right after his victory over King Ghidorah during the canonical comic book prequel toGodzilla vs Kong : Tiamat .
Godzilla Fights Tiamat Before Facing King Kong
InGodzilla : Dominionby Greg Keyes and Drew Johnson , readers learn what Godzilla was doing between the events ofKing of the MonstersandGodzilla vs Kong . Since his ancestral nursing home was destroyed inKing of the Monsters , Godzilla was on the hunt for somewhere new , where he could rest and rebuild his strength . As fans know , the battle with King Ghidorah near killed Godzilla , so the aftermath of that competitiveness leave him greatly counteract . So , one Titan estimate this was the expert time to challenge Godzilla ’s alpha status : Tiamat . Tiamat is a jumbo sea snake who ambuscade Godzilla while he ’s catch one’s breath in the hasten currents of the vast ocean . Their struggle is fierce , and due to his weakened state , Tiamat almost kill Godzilla . However , the King of the Monsters proves why he holds that form of address , as a revitalisation of nuclear Department of Energy surges through his body as he asserts sodding authority over Tiamat , ultimately deliver the goods the battle without even take to kill her .
While this battle is overall pretty inconsequential to the widerMonsterVerselore , it is an interesting inclusion , as it express Godzilla ’s never-ending battle to maintain his alpha condition . Not only that , but it ’s coolheaded to view that , anytime Godzilla is n’t on - screen in any given Godzilla movie , that he ’s out fighting another kaiju in a fight that has no immediate impact on humanity , but one that has immense repercussions on the Titan hierarchy . If Godzilla in reality lose to Tiamat , then there ’d be a newfangled King of the Monsters in townspeople , and none of the chief human characters of the MonsterVerse would have any idea why .
Indeed , devotee were almost robbed of the larger-than-life battle that ensued betweenKing Kongand Godzilla , as before those two Titans even met , an arguably deadlierMonsterVersekaiju challengedGodzillafor that King of the Monsters title - and , due to his weakened state , she intimately win .
