The MONSTERVERSE Timeline | Complete History & Recap

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GODZILLA x KONG: The New Empire is here, and to celebrate we wanted to create the most comprehensive video timeline and history of the Monsterverse universe to date. After 3 months of intense research, writing, recording, editing and more... it's finally here! What is the proper timeline for the Monsterverse? When does Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire occur? What do you need to watch before Godzilla x Kong? All this and more is answered in this video.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction to the Monsterverse Timeline
2:21 Part 1. The Ancient History of the Titans
6:58 Part 2. The Final Years of World War II
8:25 Part 3. The 40s: Monarch's Mysterious Founding
10:56 Part 4. The 50s & 60s: A Legacy of Monsters
16:59 Part 5. Kong: Skull Island
21:40 Part 6. The 80s & 90s: Dangers in the Pacific
30:21 Part 7. Monarch in the Shadows: The Years Before G-Day
32:53 Part 8. Godzilla
36:02 Part 9. Monarch in the Limelight: The Years After G-Day
43:45 Part 10. Godzilla: King of the Monsters
49:08 Part 11. A Brave New World
54:09 Part 12. Godzilla vs. Kong
1:00:37 Part 13. The New Empire

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  • @Geekritique
    @GeekritiqueАй бұрын

    *Some mistakes in the video:* 17:33 - President Nixon is incorrectly called "Reagan." (oops, some history geek I am) 50:50 - I claim Godzilla takes rest on a remote island, but the upside down mountains in the background indicate he’s actually resting in the Hollow Earth.

  • @Whyyoulooking45

    @Whyyoulooking45

    Ай бұрын

    Bruh said Reagan 💀

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    💀 💀 💀

  • @musicalimarc

    @musicalimarc

    6 күн бұрын

    So glad you caught that and acknowledged the error. I heard that and thought “Wait, what!” 😂

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    6 күн бұрын

    Yeah that was a major slip up haha

  • @Blacklight2k
    @Blacklight2kАй бұрын

    Easily my favourite part about the Monsterverse is the continuity between projects in release order, like how Monarch: Legacy of Monsters introduced Applied Experimental Technologies and its eventual rebrand to Apex Cybernetics!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    I see what you did there! You used the codeword!!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #1

  • @reggielacey2235

    @reggielacey2235

    Ай бұрын

    Legacy is trash

  • @Blacklight2k

    @Blacklight2k

    Ай бұрын

    @@reggielacey2235 Surprising coming from someone who "loves ALL things Japanese"

  • @CanvaMira

    @CanvaMira

    Ай бұрын

    Skill issue on your end ​@@Blacklight2k

  • @MinecraftWorld1954
    @MinecraftWorld1954Ай бұрын

    Fantastic recap. For as much [partially undeserved] flack that The Monsterverse gets, it honestly feels like one of the most fleshed out continuities in the Godzilla franchise, and, if not that, the most loving version. Every single entry beams with a passion for Godzilla, King Kong, or Giant Monsters as a whole.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    This is a great outlook! It's true, the Monsterverse, at the very least, respects the hell out of its Titans!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #5!

  • @julianortiz5712
    @julianortiz5712Ай бұрын

    This universe's continuity may be a mess, considering its few entries compared to universes like the MCU, but we can always trust Dakota to make sense out of all of it in a very comprehensive timeline.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Julian! Glad you could appreciate it!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #6!

  • @isaacazocar3155
    @isaacazocar3155Ай бұрын

    You've done it again, Dakota! I've been looking forward to this Timeline since you first mentioned being interested in diving into it, and ohhh boy, IT WAS SO WORTH THE WAIT. Thank you for your dedication in not just the research, but also the amazing editing and visuals you put into this video (and all videos, ofc). I hope people come to this video more and more as we come closer to Godzilla x Kong. Now, I've tried doing this Titan-Sized task of tracking the MonsterVerse timeline, but very poorly it seems. There's much new information and new characters to me! Thank you for also reading the comics, summarizing them for us and placing them in the timeline as well! I used to think the Skull Island 1973 Mission took place on April 7th, due to some reports and videos stating that, but it being in January-February makes so much sense due to the War background. I had noticed it but paid no attention to it in favor of the April date haha And oh, I've been dying to talk about this! In regards to the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters continuity: -I came to the same conclusion as you, with G-Day working best on the 16th of May! Even if there's so much going against it, it definitely works best in that date. -And I'm sure you know about this, but for Kentaro's Art Gallery flashback, I believe it occurs on March 19, 2014 (even if the poster says June), since the graphic designer Arin Ringwald who did the artwork for the show posted on their blog some other versions of the poster with that March date, so... Maybe they were told to add March in the first place, and then for some reason they were told to change it to June? Anyway, even though it wasn't used, it works better for it happening just one year before the April 2015 date, and not in June 2014, after G-Day. -There's definitely no excuse for the year of May and Kentaro meeting being that horribly dated lmao -Also, Ecko (@Blacklight_21) actually posted to Twitter how the teaser for the series showed a December 16, 1959 date on a redacted file. Isn't is safe to assume that's at least the month when Keiko fell to Axis Mundi, as the redacted file would be a report on that mission? Looking forward to your next videos as well!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks so much, Isaac! Super glad you enjoyed it. Gonna take some time to respond to everything you said, so here I go: I had heard the April dates myself in regards to Kong: Skull Island, but considering the war was literally ending, and the LandSat team was already planning an expedition, it didn't really work for me. Glad we agree on the G-Day date! I actually hadn't seen that March 19th date in the concept art! That would be pretty awesome if that were the case though. When you can, could you find that blog post and send it my way? And yeah, the Kentaro/May 1 year/2 years issue makes no sense. I saw those dates and put them in my notes. I did consider using that as the day Keiko fell into Axis Mundi but... ended up choosing not to because it wasn't solidly confirmed to be that exact mission.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #4!

  • @thebrickninja1170
    @thebrickninja1170Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for making this! 😃 I Love The Monsterverse!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    You’re very welcome!

  • @SIMPLIFIEDFILMING
    @SIMPLIFIEDFILMINGАй бұрын

    This continuity was incredible. This is so much work man. Thank you.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Aww thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #21!

  • @trebbs92
    @trebbs92Ай бұрын

    This was super helpful in understanding the continuity (or lack of it) of this universe! I'm way behind, so this got my hyped to get caught up! Also Benson Farris is the freaking coolest.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Benson is the bessst!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #14!

  • @ManuDGraf
    @ManuDGrafАй бұрын

    Awesome job Dakota. As always.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you, Manu!

  • @jackdude16
    @jackdude16Ай бұрын

    Dude I love video! Definitely worth the wait. Didn’t know the MonsterVerse had so many “continuity” errors. Keep up the good work!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks so much Jack! Lots of errors, but hopefully we’ve just about sorted it!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #2!

  • @gralkno
    @gralknoАй бұрын

    Glad this showed up on my recommended! Incredible work

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Super glad it showed up for you. Thank you!

  • @alejandromartinezrueda2363
    @alejandromartinezrueda2363Ай бұрын

    This is the true timeline of the Monsterverse that I was looking for, it is very well explained and structured, and thanks for adding the comics that are canon, especially Godzilla Aftershock and Muto Prime, whose participation was of vital importance, this comic Like the others, except for Godzilla Awakening, they are still canon because they are much more than just additional material and their stories connect very well with the films and also answer many details and questions that cannot be seen in the films.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks Alejandro, I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @alejandromartinezrueda2363

    @alejandromartinezrueda2363

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique you're welcome

  • @jackrogers5712
    @jackrogers5712Ай бұрын

    At home sick the last couple days. Listening to this while I recover was awesome. Would love to see an update now that the next film is out. Thank you!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Feel better! And I’m glad you enjoyed it! An update is indeed coming! Already written and recorded, just gotta edit.

  • @e-scope
    @e-scopeАй бұрын

    Incredible video Dakota! Easily one of the most in depth MV timeline videos I’ve ever seen, even with how confusing the continuity is. Keep up the great work!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks man. Really glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #3!

  • @ModernMouse
    @ModernMouseАй бұрын

    Bro! An hour long look at this is insane. No wonder you were holed up watching Godzilla films for months. I'm always impressed! I'd tell you that I hope the next video is simpler and easier, but let's be honest, that's probably not going to happen.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Lmao. I need a simpler few next, cause this took a lot out of me to be honest.

  • @bryanparker4368
    @bryanparker4368Ай бұрын

    No continuity errors in this video 👏🏻

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    That’s… not a continuity error. Thats a plot point I decided to skip because it didn’t add to the overall timeline in a meaningful way.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity ticket #9!

  • @BenVaughn-hx9tn
    @BenVaughn-hx9tnАй бұрын

    Wow! This is better than I expected. Continuity

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks man! Put a lot of work into it!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #19!

  • @Andres_was_here
    @Andres_was_hereАй бұрын

    I've been a casual fan of the Monsterverse but WOW this timeline was insane! Once again you can feel the dedication put into the research and quality of this video, it kept me interested throughout the whole thing and legit got me much more interested into the franchise overall. Really wanna start watching those tie-in shows now

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Nice! Yeah I know how much you love all the interconnected tie-ins haha. Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching! Hope you do get more into this franchise, cause it’s pretty damn fun.

  • @wilcowan-daly5508
    @wilcowan-daly5508Ай бұрын

    Awesome video man! You'd think the series about monsters fighting would have simple continuity but like these films, when you start focusing on the humans, it gets messy.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #27!

  • @CaptHayfever
    @CaptHayfeverАй бұрын

    That Legendary joke almost made me choke on my lunch. (Luckily I was already done eating when you reached the Green Monster joke.) Well done. Wait, Camazotz? Like from A Wrinkle in Time? It's a shame the dates don't quite work out, because the overall story of this continuity is actually pretty interesting.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    I’m super happy you appreciated my jokes. Glad they’re not falling on deaf ears!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #17!

  • @SpinoDragonProductions
    @SpinoDragonProductionsАй бұрын

    This was a great timeline! There's a ton of information here and there's even stuff in the Monsterverse timeline I didn't even know about until now. Although, there are a couple of things that are missing. The years Rodan, Mothra, and Ghidorah were discovered (Rodan was discovered in 1991, Mothra was discovered in 2009, and Ghidorah was discovered in 2016, just 3 years before King of the Monsters took place), and there's also the discoveries made during King of the Monster's events. Na Kika was discovered sometime before Ghidorah was awakened (nicknamed as "Kraken" then), and the other female MUTO (Queen MUTO; nicknamed "Barb") wasn't discovered by Monarch until Ghidorah did his mass awakening call.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    True, I didn’t discuss when the different Titans were discovered. Good call. Maybe I’ll include that in more detail in an updated timeline in the future! Glad you enjoyed it. And happy I could give you some new info as well!

  • @godzilla_3383
    @godzilla_3383Ай бұрын

    Great video love it❤

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks Godzilla! Big fan!

  • @kylej3535
    @kylej3535Ай бұрын

    Yo this is dope

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks Kyle!

  • @mocha-bunny-000
    @mocha-bunny-000Ай бұрын

    watched this while building legos. 10/10. now i gotta check out your other timelines because i got even more sets 😭

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks so much! Enjoy!

  • @adamarthur9391
    @adamarthur9391Ай бұрын

    PERFECTION,

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you like it!

  • @unknownodin
    @unknownodinАй бұрын

    The continuity within this franchise is that of legend

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Dude I know. Love this franchise!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #15!

  • @Checkmate819
    @Checkmate819Ай бұрын

    Definitely needed this for the new movie

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Hopefully this enhances your overall experience!

  • @ivanleon6988
    @ivanleon6988Ай бұрын

    Amazing video and incredible breakdown, my mind got blown away that Sandra and Michelle are sister, how could I have miss that

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Oh I’m so happy you enjoyed it! And yeah, that blew my mind too!

  • @therosethatbloomed
    @therosethatbloomedАй бұрын

    Finally a new vid 🎉🎉🎉

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Enjoy! This one’s for you, Josiah.

  • @therosethatbloomed

    @therosethatbloomed

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique yessir!

  • @mjjones2241
    @mjjones2241Ай бұрын

    When it comes to Godzilla: Awakening, there’s a few things. -the comic actually correlates with Kong: Skull Island in terms of the timeline of when Monarch was discovered. -the comic was confirmed by Legendary to be canon via the Monsterverse Watchalong in 2020 when discussing the Godzilla 2014 film. -Max Borenstein, who made the comic and the producer of the MV films, confirmed the comic was still canon when discussing the KOTM film and stated that Monarch kept things secret from Brody involving the events of the comic. -the official novelization of Godzilla: King of the Monsters acknowledged the Shinomura’s existence when discussing Godzilla and Monarch’s history. -the Monsterverse: Omnibus is a collection of comics from the entire series. Legendary confirmed the comics to be canon with the slogan “the Monsterverse is Expanding” and Godzilla: Awakening is confirmed as one of those comics. So there’s more things confirming the comic as canon than not. -About Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the director confirmed that the show had its own place in the mythology when asked about Awakening and Aftershock. So the show can be considered soft canon with certain aspects (the origin of the USS Lawton, Keiko’s disappearance, Operation: Hourglass, G-Day, and the 2015 timeline) tying into the films. -The show itself contradicts the movies (Castle Bravo was stated to be a result of multiple tests throughout the 50s by the 2014 film while the show shows one test, the test scene itself contradicts how Godzilla got nuked, Monarch’s history, and the episode where the staff were surprised of Godzilla’s appearance in 2015 when Aftershock, arguably the most important comic in the MV, acknowledged that Godzilla was present after the events of San Fransisco).

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Excellent breakdown, thanks for this. Yep. The issue is that Monarch clearly retcons much of it, and the way I approach the creation of timelines is that the most recent entries take precedent over prior entries. And also, just from a general canon tier ranking perspective: live action media trumps comic book tie ins. So while yes, it was treated as canon, the two stories can no longer fit anywhere neatly side by side on a timeline. A big issue I found was the abundance of retcons introduced through Monarch, and the many films in general, so balancing that and determining which information took the top spot was the real challenge here. I incorporated some info that hasn’t necessarily been retconned from the comic into the timeline, but it’s info that needs to be taken with a grain of salt.

  • @mjjones2241

    @mjjones2241

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique while in most cases the live action trumps comics, that not the case here. We have the studio, novelizations, and the people who worked on the MV as a whole acknowledging the Awakening comic as canon. The only thing that even questions the comic’s state is the Monarch show, which actually contradicts the films more than the comic does.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    @mjjones2241 So you’re suggesting the comic, Awakening, holds a stronger case for canonicity than the more recent series?

  • @MatthewSP117

    @MatthewSP117

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique Love your break down but I have to agree with @mjjones2241 because from having seen Monarch Legacy of the monsters contradicts most of everything in the monsterverse movies and comics because the show doesn't acknowledge most events. It ignores Godzilla Aftershock as it would explain the origins of the MUTO's, Godzilla's dorsal plates being different prior to 2019 King of the Monsters and the time dilation doesn't add up to what the directors the novelization and graphic novels have stated plus when you try to arrange the scenes between monarch and Godzilla 2014 it doesn't align correctly much less the storm of skull island moving inward in 2017 since we know Ghidorah hasn't awakened yet and Kong looking like his GVK design. Sadly Legendary needs to release a guide book for the monsterverse timeline otherwise I would say ignore Monarch as it does more harm then good as from what I have seen if we ignore the Monarch show the timeline and continuity fits beautifully with Godzilla Awakening.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Unfortunately it seems to be a huge win for Legendary, and they’re definitely going to use its logic within canon more than the comic at this stage. Good show, but way too many retcons. But that’s what they are. It’s a retcon. And this timeline is littered with them.

  • @liltremble623
    @liltremble623Ай бұрын

    great video

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you 🙏

  • @_Cenzoo
    @_Cenzoo22 сағат бұрын

    Crazy part about all this is that I'm 25 and just discovering the monsterverse here i was just watchin to watch 🤦🏿‍♂️ NOW I Observe 🧐

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    22 сағат бұрын

    Love this! Enjoy.

  • @VaughnRobison
    @VaughnRobisonАй бұрын

    Continuity. Never new that there was so much to these movies

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    That was my thought when I was researching it all!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #18!

  • @joe3019772008
    @joe3019772008Ай бұрын

    great work, bro. but, remember. one can not have unity without continuity.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks so much man. You’re very right!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #7!

  • @jollyjakelovell6822
    @jollyjakelovell6822Ай бұрын

    Thank you sincerely for your service in compiling everything into this highly entertaining yet informative video. Service guarantees citizenship.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Glad to hear it and you’re VERY welcome! Happy that people are finding it entertaining!

  • @jph139
    @jph139Ай бұрын

    Very cool watch! I'm not surprised that the CONTINUITY is a mess here - the tone of the movies vary pretty wildly from the 2014 Godzilla to the new Godzilla/Kong stuff, so they'd be playing fast-and-loose with the dates as well. But it's a series that's really grounded in history and legacy so it was a great choice to try and put together a cohesive timeline for. I still need to watch the Monarch show - seems like the plot is a little convoluted but the retro setting was my favorite part of Skull Island, so more of that is welcome. Would love another movie set in that timeframe, too.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    You should absolutely watch the Monarch show! Good stuff. Retcons a lot, but what doesn’t haha. Thanks so much for watching.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #12!

  • @e-scope
    @e-scopeАй бұрын

    19:13 I remember seeing a March date during this scene on the screen, did you notice it, I may have misread the year

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Yep! The Landsat slides of Skull Island were dated to March 4, 20, and 24 of 1972.

  • @e-scope

    @e-scope

    Ай бұрын

    I gotcha thanks. When I first saw those I didn’t notice it said 1972 and assumed that was the current timeframe

  • @DAF_Punk
    @DAF_PunkАй бұрын

    It’d be a bit unorthodox, but I think a timeline of the Kung-Fu Panda universe would be cool.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Could be fun haha.

  • @paynejr8707
    @paynejr8707Ай бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @dc5quad
    @dc5quadАй бұрын

    Monsterverse is awesome!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    It definitely is!

  • @J0HNJ0RDAN
    @J0HNJ0RDAN4 күн бұрын

    I think the newest movie is the best. My favorite, for sure. Looking forward to more.

  • @herbaldragon7646
    @herbaldragon7646Ай бұрын

    director of monarch Verdugo totes gives me imperious leader vibes from battle star galactica and its creeping me tf out

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah… she’s got some skeletons in her closet for sure.

  • @johnvonraymundoguloy9632
    @johnvonraymundoguloy963228 күн бұрын

    I think for the sake of Story Randa wasn't allowed to discuss further what happened during Castle Bravo and K:SI was still a separate thing from Legendary that time. That's why I don't consider this a retcon due to property of K:SI back then.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    28 күн бұрын

    That’s a fair point.

  • @Glueing
    @GlueingАй бұрын

    Important note: you said that ghidorah called all titans but left out that kong ignored this call and prevented the skullcrawlers from taking the call. Hope this helps :) good video tho

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    I loved that explanation in the novelization. Good call. Yeah that’s pretty important.

  • @zeetyg
    @zeetygАй бұрын

    My issue in the CONTINUITY is that the iwi tribe know of Godzilla thousands of years ago. Yet in the show monarch they show how he was created when testing nukes. It’s either Godzilla was already big or there was a previous version. It seems now they’re just doing some sort of cross between the monsterverse and power rangers

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    I think you’re confusing your origin stories a bit. The idea that he was created from the nuclear tests in the Pacific was something created by the 1998 Godzilla movie that transformed an iguana into a giant lizard, not the Monsterverse films. As such, you’re right, he has been around for thousands of years, and what we see in Monarch is just the US’s attempt to kill him.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #23!

  • @Ereheru
    @EreheruАй бұрын

    Great video, I marvel how you can take all of these random elements from a bevy of writers who aren't communicating with one another and forge a continuity out of it.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks Dan! Haha, it’s true, it’s all over the place. BUT! There is a story that you can thread through it all.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #8!

  • @isaacmorales7731
    @isaacmorales7731Ай бұрын

    Crazy how they got the russells playing same character. Also who protected raised kong

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    What do you mean?

  • @raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961
    @raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961Ай бұрын

    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has the opportunity to canonize Godzilla vs. Kong's 2022 placement by introducing Bernie as a newly-hired employee of Apex, if they decide to start Season 2 in 2017 where Season 1 ended. Having said that, however, according to the audiobook novelization of The New Empire, it takes place three years after Godzilla vs. Kong... in 2027.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Yep, making an updated timeline now. There’s actually in film proof of a 2024 date for GvK in GxK as well.

  • @raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961

    @raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique Oh, is there? Cause the arguments you made in favor of the 2022 date were actually pretty convincing.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    @raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961 Well I’m glad I was able to put up a good argument for 2022, but the GxK film (and novel) definitely consider GvK to be in 2024. I can’t swim upstream forever 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @Tiffany-ns1um
    @Tiffany-ns1umАй бұрын

    I'll need to watch the Monarch show to learn more about this continuity.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    It’s definitely worth it! Great show.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #20!

  • @TheKonradhehe
    @TheKonradheheАй бұрын

    "... all of his fury." I understood that reference.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Hahaha!! Glad this didn’t go unearned!

  • @PuncherOfAbs
    @PuncherOfAbs17 күн бұрын

    Axis Monday seems to be inspired by purgatory from supernatural

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    16 күн бұрын

    Purgatory is a concept that’s existed for thousands of years.

  • @PuncherOfAbs

    @PuncherOfAbs

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Geekritique I meant the design of the purgatory not the concept of purgatory smart ass

  • @simplyn4732
    @simplyn4732Ай бұрын

    My theory on the death of skull island’s iwi is that they made it off the island, but died at sea because of the storm

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    I guess that could work.

  • @jt3enigma
    @jt3enigmaАй бұрын

    I would love some more "continuity" I my life perhaps in the form of cards

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Don’t we all need a bit more continuity? 😏

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #10!

  • @fireembliam9090
    @fireembliam909027 күн бұрын

    20:11 Bamboo Spider There are two of them.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    27 күн бұрын

    Nice 👍

  • @DrPotato0
    @DrPotato0Ай бұрын

    Some people out there theorize shimo to be the ancestor to all titans from earth of course, even titanus kong

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    That would be pretty interesting!

  • @Leo-iZ177
    @Leo-iZ177Ай бұрын

    It say in the File 1999 is the years that Dr Vivienne Graham had her first field assignment not that she was recruited in 1999 its not a retcon also Godzilla Awakening is Canon until it is said not to be by the makers

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Note her Monarch activation date in the top right. It doesn’t work with her being hired by Serizawa in 1997.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    As for Godzilla: Awakening, it is impossible to occur within the same continuity as Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. If you would prefer to consider it canon over Monarch, that’s fine, but don’t expect Legendary to feel the same way.

  • @paularamos5752
    @paularamos5752Ай бұрын

    I hope it is ?.. space Godzilla!!!!!!!!! ,he comes to earth and kills Kong ,and that pisses of Godzilla ,who just got there as Kong lays mortally hurt ! Then Godzilla goes to work….to be continued…….🦍

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    You want monke dead??

  • @nightrider_boiii
    @nightrider_boiiiАй бұрын

    Awesome stuff, amazing to see how you weave the frankly stupid continuity of the Monsterverse together. 😂

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    It is a little dumb hahaha, but thanks.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #13!

  • @davidlitterson7992
    @davidlitterson7992Күн бұрын

    I HATE WHEN THEY ADD PRISON LOVERS IN MOVIES LIKE WHATS THE PURPOSE OF A MOVIE IF WE GOT TO BE REMINDED WE'RE STILL HERE

  • @steven6734
    @steven6734Ай бұрын

    Where does titanus Doug fit into the " continuity"

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    I squeezed him onto the screen, don’t worry.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #11!

  • @ShayeMakus-zt5yx
    @ShayeMakus-zt5yxАй бұрын

    Continuity

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #16!

  • @jesuscandelario8360
    @jesuscandelario8360Ай бұрын

    What a time 🤯😤😮‍💨

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Hope you enjoyed the video!

  • @jesuscandelario8360

    @jesuscandelario8360

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique my brain is 🤯🤯 good job 💪👍🏻❤️

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Awesome! Glad you liked it!

  • @GrendelMTL
    @GrendelMTL21 күн бұрын

    Having just watched Godzilla X Kong: Are they Shrinking Godzilla? In the first Movie he stood taller than the Golden Gate Bridge and was capsizing destroyers and cruisers by surfacing too close. Now he looks SMALL swimming down the Tiber river in Rome... (That river is only 20 feet deep and around 300 feet wide)

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    21 күн бұрын

    I don’t believe they’re knowingly shrinking him. If anything they’re claiming the opposite. But scale is something they’ve struggled with since the Monsterverse’s inception, unfortunately.

  • @GrendelMTL

    @GrendelMTL

    21 күн бұрын

    @@Geekritique Admittedly the shots of him curled up in the Colosseum were cute. But he definitively looked A LOT bigger in the first movie

  • @jhenderson2159
    @jhenderson215916 күн бұрын

    This whole timeline reveals how many families in this series has serious issues and there's never any full reconciliation later cause some prefer death than learn.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    16 күн бұрын

    In the case of Emma Russell, she did learn, but she knew her life was over. She chose to sacrifice her life so that her family could live basically. But yes, familial issues are a major theme in the Monsterverse.

  • @jhenderson2159

    @jhenderson2159

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Geekritique It felt more like Emma continued to run away instead of admitting she fucked up. Like a Thanos Simp, she ran to Death for comfort as some people call it But yeah. They definitely carry the family element with varied amounts of success on implementation

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    16 күн бұрын

    @jhenderson2159 As a big fan of Greg Keyes novelization of King of the Monsters, one of the best parts is her redemption arc, and her realizing her mistakes and atoning for them through self sacrifice. It doesn’t come across as well via film, sadly.

  • @jhenderson2159

    @jhenderson2159

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Geekritique Novelizations always tend to do more justice than the films

  • @neerman407
    @neerman407Ай бұрын

    6:23 ice, icy water

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    It’s now confirmed thanks to the GxK Novelization that Ghidorah was frozen by Shimo.

  • @alphagamer9505
    @alphagamer9505Ай бұрын

    The Spanish probably were just in skull island for months at the shortest time for years They certainly arrived there after 1973 as we have no mention of a spanish village in skull island

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    In episode 4 we see a Spanish conquistador sword that Charlie claims is “like… 100s of years old.” I don’t believe that to be a coincidence.

  • @alphagamer9505

    @alphagamer9505

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique that just means around the 1500-1600s a Spanish crew was stranded on skull island If that village were their descendants they wouldnt have 20th Century clothes nor weapons of the 20th Century Its just saying across time Many different people were stranded in skull island across time The Crew from the 1973 movie wasnt the first

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    I see what you’re suggesting, but the 1973 crew littered the island with those weapons and clothes. I doubt that’s a coincidence. And considering the quote from the Spanish girl who couldn’t fathom what else people could build… it seems like that’s what they were intending.

  • @alphagamer9505

    @alphagamer9505

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique but seems weird the guy who was stuck on skull island for almost 30 Years never mentioned another settlement in the movie Unless they were only shipwrecked sometime after 1973

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    @alphagamer9505 I understand the sentiment, it doesn’t make sense to me either, but I’m expressing what was clearly implied by the show. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @TheMerchan
    @TheMerchanАй бұрын

    Kong: Skull Island Godzilla Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 1 Godzilla: King of the Monsters GodzillavsKong GodzillaxKong Easy timeline 🔥🔥🔥.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    That’s the easy version, yes. But you didn’t dig into the animated Kong series, any of the comics, any of the dates or years, any of the dating plot holes or assumptions. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @TheMerchan

    @TheMerchan

    Ай бұрын

    @Geekritique Yep, I prefer the easy way 😅... but I love the Monsterverse too.

  • @clutchthecinnamonsergal8493
    @clutchthecinnamonsergal8493Ай бұрын

    I'm not overly worked up about the timeline myself

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    No worries, that's what I'm here for. To get worked up so you don't have to haha.

  • @rickyrackey7930
    @rickyrackey793018 күн бұрын

    What was Hiroshi’s Main goal? To prevent another G-Day or prove that there is another world down there and that his father didn’t die in vain.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    18 күн бұрын

    Could be a mix of both, considering Hiroshi was using some modified form of Suzuki’s tech. But we really don’t know.

  • @RaptorofRex07
    @RaptorofRex07Ай бұрын

    I love the monsterverse but it really needs a story bible

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Oh my gosh it reaaaally does.

  • @kevinobill4818
    @kevinobill4818Ай бұрын

    I really want stories about Godzilla and the Titans but with minus dialogues.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Wait, like you want less dialogue, or dialogue like Minus One?

  • @kevinobill4818

    @kevinobill4818

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique No, just zero dialogues.

  • @stevek5988
    @stevek5988Ай бұрын

    When talking about kong / skull island you mentioned president Reagan , which was actually president Nixon.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah dumb mistake. I noted it as one of the mistakes in the pinned comment. Good catch.

  • @donharris8371
    @donharris8371Ай бұрын

    If Dakota is 3rd, who are the first and second favorite chronologists?

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    I dunno, I just assume I’m nobody’s first fav 😂

  • @Psyclonus7
    @Psyclonus7Ай бұрын

    Man, this video made me realize just how sloppy the writing is. There's no communication between the writers on the different projects.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    While that wasn’t exactly my intention, you’re definitely right. It’s all over the place. They need a solid timeline guy to keep the future projects in proper order.

  • @josephfbuck
    @josephfbuck28 күн бұрын

    👍

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    28 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @izuto727
    @izuto727Ай бұрын

    11:59 INDONESIA MENTIONED🎉🇮🇩

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Wooo! 🥳 🥳

  • @odysseywow
    @odysseywowАй бұрын

    First! Now it's time to dive "Into the Monsterverse."

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Hahaha! Enjoy bro!

  • @fgav2
    @fgav216 күн бұрын

    Um you left out how kong was literally killed by Godzilla. He won.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    16 күн бұрын

    I guess it wasn’t important to the script ultimately, but you’re right.

  • @user-wu5gb1ff8c
    @user-wu5gb1ff8c25 күн бұрын

    continuity

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    25 күн бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #30!

  • @brandonharristsw7516
    @brandonharristsw7516Ай бұрын

    The new one is in 2027

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Yep! Confirmed. Making a follow up video now!

  • @brandonharristsw7516

    @brandonharristsw7516

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique I know and maybe the next one might come on that year or earlier before that

  • @jeffreym8503
    @jeffreym8503Ай бұрын

    Wait kong did not get the better of godzilla in round 2 and before someone @ me I say this because I don't believe there was 3 rounds to this fight only 2!..my reasoning is that godzilla was knocked down but not out! So it wasn't as if kong knocked him out then waited all that time for him to awake.. I believe he knocked him down and it took godzilla longer than it took kong to get to his feet but he was never unconscious!.. anyway now that I've rambled on for a bit good video I really enjoyed it

  • @HTMN161

    @HTMN161

    Ай бұрын

    Doesn’t matter what you believe, King Kong won 1/3 rounds

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    I’m just using the movie’s language, as Nathan Lind definitely called it a round. But I see your point.

  • @jeffreym8503

    @jeffreym8503

    Ай бұрын

    @@HTMN161 as far as I'm concerned what I believe is the only thing that does matter!!...and until the director comes out and specifically says otherwise I will continue to believe so...random youtuber's opinion be dammed!!!

  • @jeffreym8503

    @jeffreym8503

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique yeah to me anyway it came off as nathan was celebrating prematurely!..but to my knowledge that was never really officially confirmed either way

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Ultimately Godzilla did best Kong, but yeah, for a brief period Kong had the upper hand. Interpret it as you will.

  • @tommygurl29061
    @tommygurl29061Ай бұрын

    41:19

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Is that how far you’ve gotten?

  • @tommygurl29061

    @tommygurl29061

    Ай бұрын

    Yea

  • @tommygurl29061

    @tommygurl29061

    Ай бұрын

    @@GeekritiqueI actually just finished watching

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!

  • @reggielacey2235
    @reggielacey2235Ай бұрын

    Eh. The mcu timeline is way easier to understand then marvel. Also the fact that people actually care about this universe to care about a timeline unlike marvel, dc, star wars etc. One thing tho....you said them having the titans come from hollow earth is a retcon, i dont think so, it just provides a better explanation then them just suddenly appearing

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    That’s fair. I agree it’s a better explanation. It just wasn’t even a thought back in 2014, so the pivot is something I’d consider, to some degree, a minor retcon.

  • @clutchthecinnamonsergal8493
    @clutchthecinnamonsergal8493Ай бұрын

    They literally just wiped shinomura from existence with monarch…

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    ...yeahhh. They definitely did.

  • @user-mq9ge1lq9w
    @user-mq9ge1lq9wАй бұрын

    I like Monkeys I like Lizards I like Contenuity

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Dude. Same.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #26!

  • @roviejohnfuenteslim5059
    @roviejohnfuenteslim5059Ай бұрын

    SKAR KING IS JUST A HENCHMAN OF THE REAL APE KING. DESOTROYAH IS THE NEXT ENEMY. GODZILLA WILL GIVE BIRTH and KONG and SUKO will be like GOW4 Kratos and Atreus.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Godzilla’s giving birth to who??

  • @roviejohnfuenteslim5059

    @roviejohnfuenteslim5059

    Ай бұрын

    ​ @Geekritique Read the work of Toho. There are 4 ape generals (one of which is the Skar King) and an Ape King, the father of Kong. Remember that there's a mark in Skull Island? That's the red mark from the Ape King securing his son for his enemies not to find baby Kong. And the Throne there's also a Mark suggesting that That's the throne left by the previous Ape King, kong's descendant.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    @roviejohnfuenteslim5059 The mark on Skull Island was put there by Kong. We saw him do it after his hands were cut by propeller blades. We also know what happened to his parents. He saw them both die after being born.

  • @roviejohnfuenteslim5059

    @roviejohnfuenteslim5059

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique Do me a favor and read.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    @roviejohnfuenteslim5059 What am I reading exactly? Cause having read everything in the Monsterverse, I know exactly what happens to Kong’s parents. Also Skar King is an original Legendary character, not based on Toho works.

  • @kenvy1085
    @kenvy1085Ай бұрын

    MONKEEEE

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    That is a BIG monke

  • @ithirtmean
    @ithirtmeanАй бұрын

    this new godzilla franchise has a hard time sticking to the continuity of different cities skyline growth across the world. san francisco buildings are added everywhere in other cities, sometimes multiple times in one shot. very triggering.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    lol wait, really?? I hadn’t heard that before.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #28!

  • @ithirtmean

    @ithirtmean

    Ай бұрын

    @@Geekritique 555 california street here in san francisco was photoshopped into MULTIPLE scenes in Godzilla vs Kong during their battles in Hong Kong. it was wild. i saw it destroyed in Hong Kong more than Godzilla’s first fights in SF

  • @ithirtmean

    @ithirtmean

    Ай бұрын

    another more blatant mistake is one of the opening scenes in the new Godzilla apple tv show, it depicts the Salesforce tower’s summit being partially destroyed in a flyover sequence with the words ‘San Francisco 2014’ displayed referencing the first movie, but the Salesforce Tower was finished until 2019. i was like girl, c’mon now. what is this.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    @ithirtmean Wow, I gotta check that out.

  • @therealalexmullins
    @therealalexmullinsАй бұрын

    I like that they are trying to build lore around the Monsterverse, but man, they are as bad about creating continuity as the Alien series... Godzilla x Kong completely ignores the original battle with Ghidorah, any mention of Rodan. I feel like they have too many ideas and can't bring them all together in a cohesive way. That's not even including the comics and Apple TV series that try to bridge the gaps...

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    For what it’s worth, Ghidorah is mentioned pretty significantly in the novelization, specifically how he was frozen in ice. I’m making a follow up video now on the topic. Thanks for the comment!

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #24!

  • @dinosaurkin5093
    @dinosaurkin5093Ай бұрын

    You realize school buses still exist during summer, right? They were being used to evacuate people.

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    I do, but that line of reasoning only makes sense until we realize, thanks to Monarch, school was in fact still in session.

  • @mosubrosu
    @mosubrosuАй бұрын

    Continuity

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #29!

  • @lizardon7096
    @lizardon7096Ай бұрын

    Continuity

  • @Geekritique

    @Geekritique

    Ай бұрын

    Continuity Ticket #22!

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