and made it loose it's grip on Godzilla. Appearances After abandoning a remake of King Kong vs. Godzilla in 1991, Toho attempted to produce a film called Godzilla vs. Mechani-Kong. However, though Toho had created the live-action Mechani-Kong, Turner demanded payment for using King Kong's image. The film was dropped in favor of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. However depsite it Mechani-King did appear in Godzilla, King of the Monsters Kodansha manga where the main villain of the series Dr. Mad Oniyama rebuilt the robot ape as Mechani-Kong II and scaled it up to 100 meters in size to assist Mechagodzilla III in fighting Godzilla however both robots would be destroyed by Godzilla in combat later on. Film King Kong Escapes (1967) Television The King Kong Show (1966-1969) Cultural references Mechani-Kong inspired the creation of Mechagodzilla for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. Mechani-Kong also inspired the creation of an enemy character named 'Mecha Pong' from Capcom's 1989 arcade game Strider. Akira Ifukube utilized a reworked version of Mechani-Kong's theme for Mechagodzilla in the Heisei Godzilla film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. In Godzilla: The Series, an animated series sequel to the 1998 remake/reboot film Godzilla, the Robo-Yeti from the episode "Competition" is a homage to Mechani-Kong except for its Yeti-like costume, chest missiles and whip-like cables filled with electricity, and was used by the Japanese military led by Dr. Ifukube. In The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Giant Billy and Mandy All Out Attack" Mandy gets a robot named Mecha-Gorillasaur in order to stop a parody of King Ghidorah called "Kittyra." Mechani-Kong's head shows up in aMuppet Show episode. References King Kong (franchise) characters Fictional robots Kaiju Toho monsters Science fiction film characters Fantasy film characters Fictional characters with superhuman strength Fictional monsters Film characters introduced in 1967 Godzilla characters Horror film villains