Knob
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Knob is a Great Ape who appears in the 2024 Legendary Pictures film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. He was part of the group that chased Kong through Hollow Earth, and met his end after One-Eye used his body as a shield against a rockslide trap.
Name
Knob is named in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - The Official Movie Novelization. His name potentially stems from his thick, knobby fingers.
Development
Like all of the known minor Great Apes sans Boots, Knob was most likely modularly constructed.[1]
Design
Like his fellow Great Apes Catcher, Stone Fist, and Boots, Knob resembles a gorilla. Compared to other notable Great Apes, Knob has thick fingers and a slightly smaller head. His chest and abdomen are particularly pale and devoid of fur, and he has two thick red stripes painted diagonally across it. Additionally, his right arm and face are covered in red paint.
Personality
Knob repeatedly growled at Kong, being so invested in his target that almost didn't notice the tripwire for his rockslide until One-Eye stopped him from triggering it. When Suko triggered the trap anyways, Knob panicked with the other three Great Apes, frantically squirming as One-Eye resorted to using him as a shield. One-Eye's thoughts in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - The Official Movie Novelization repeatedly describe Knob as being less intelligent and quick-minded than One-Eye.
History
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Knob was one of the Great Apes who chased Kong across the Hollow Earth after he fled from Shimo in the Living Caves. He, One-Eye, and three other Great Apes cornered Kong in a ravine, which the latter had lured them to to kill them with a rockslide trap. One-Eye noticed the tripwire and motioned for his compatriots to stop, and they instead stepped over it. However, Suko set off the trap from above; right before the rocks hit, One-Eye grabbed Knob and used him as a shield so that he would survive. As Kong and Suko walked away, One-Eye freed himself from beneath the rocks and Knob's corpse.
Abilities
Physical abilities
Knob climbed out of the Living Caves alongside several other Great Apes and pursued Kong across a vast distance to his territory without getting noticeably tired.
Durability
Knob's corpse shielded One-Eye from Suko's rockslide, allowing him to climb out of the rock pile unscathed.
Intelligence
Although One-Eye's thoughts in the film's novelization do not characterize Knob as very intelligent, Knob was smart enough evade Kong's previous traps and listened after One-Eye stopped him from stepping on the trigger for Kong's rockslide trap.
Weaknesses
One-Eye managed to lift Knob and used him as a shield against Suko's rockslide, resisting Knob's attempts to free himself and leading to his demise. One-Eye attributed this to him being "faster and smarter" than Knob was in the film's novelization .
Books
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - The Official Movie Novelization
After using Knob as a shield to survive Suko's rockslide, One-Eye was stunned. He reminded himself of the events that happened after the Great Ape troop cornered Kong as he pushed against Knob's corpse and the boulders above it. Knob's body eventually fell out of the pile, allowing One-Eye to escape.
Gallery
- Main article: Knob/Gallery.
References
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