King Kong

Kong  is a massive ape, who originally resided o n  Skull Island. Discovered by Carl denham The Ape was regarded as a nautical myth by the public at large until 1933 when the Island was discovered. Among the island's inhabitants Kong is the most well known yet is the most mysterious

Overview
Megaprimatus Kong is the undisputed king of the primates. First discovered on the ominous Skull Island by Carl Denham and his crew in 1933, the ape (or his ancestors) have been alluded to throughout history, such as in an enigmatic quote found on the lifeboat of a ship found floating in the seas near where the fabled island was said to reside: "From thy full-moon wedding with the creature who touches heaven, lady, God preserve thee."

the origins of Kong's species are shrouded in mystery but archeological evidence suggests that kong is a decended of Gigantopithecus Blacki, the former largest of the Great apes, and the ancestor to the sasquatch, mangani, and yeti. As such, and because of their large size they are around 100 times stronger than any known ape able to match his saurian rivals in combat.

when skull island was Mu, the human settlers had somehow domesticated these giant apes and breed them to be larger, leading to the large size of kong and his intelligence, yet during the Lemurian collapse Mu was broken up and parts sank leaving only a few island, most notably Skull island where Kongs were most prevelant. because of the lack of humans kongs quickly became wild ultimately become the rulers of Skull island.

To the Iwi tribe, he's something of a Zeus or Odin character, a chief of the gods who keeps the other gods in check and helps retain the balance of the island, in return for female sacrifices. It's not known as to what kong does to the "brides" but the most likely answer is that he paws at them like a dog toy before they either die or become savage.

Extinction
Due to competition between the Kongs and another creature known to the natives as the Gaw, most of the kongs have been killed till 1933 when only one remained. that kong was taken to new york where he was on display before escaping destroying a tram and other havoc before being shot off the empire state building. Further expeditions showed that Kong was indeed the last of his species thus meaning the Kong species is Extinct.

Sightings
Despite the extinction claim, thousands of individuals have testified of seeing an ape similar to kong, perhaps even larger roaming on near by islands. though whether or not this is true is up for debate.