Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
word of advice : spoiler for Monarch : Legacy of Monsters installment 7
Summary
In an unexpected turn of events , Monarch : Legacy of Monstersoffered an abundance of new information concerning the organization that build Mechagodzilla . As a show set after the 2014Godzillaand beforeGodzilla : King of the Monsters , there originally was n’t much of an expectation for the Apple TV+ serial to have a strong connection to a recent movie likeGodzilla vs. Kong . However , the monolithic interruption between the two Monsterverse instalment did n’t terminate the show from make the villains of the 2021 crossover a big part of its story .
The fully grown bend at the end ofMonarch : Legacy of Monstersepisode 7confirmed that APEX Cybernetics has been lurking in the story all along . It ’s been know for a while now that May has been hide from her past , which is now know to be directly connected to the central resister ofGodzilla vs. Kong . unbeknown to May , the organization she once worked for will one day be responsible for forthe creation of Mechagodzilla , the mechanised Titan that force a team - up between Godzilla and Kong at the end of the movie . Thanks to the surprisal connection , Monarch ’s show was able-bodied to cast off additional brainstorm into APEX ’s motivations and history .
APEX Was Originally Called AET
crowned head : Legacy of Monsterscleverly hid the tie between May ’s former employers and APEX by noting that the company she worked for was called AET . Presented as an highly powerful tech company that used May ’s coding work for cryptical purposes , AET was described as an organization that strove to make the world a good place . As May said , she was under the effect AET ’s employment was to " help people walk again , see again " using " hemorrhage bound " method .
The eleemosynary frontal put on AET was eerily alike to the speech given by Walter Simmons about APEX ’s missionary work early on inGodzilla vs. Kong . This was one of many suggestion that foreshadowed the twist at the remainder of the instalment that saw the words " APEX " flash across a monitor screen . It arrive during a phone call between Brenda Holland ( May ’s ex - boss ) and a character revealed to be Simmons . After the reveal , Brenda declared the subject of their conversation a " bold statement for AET ’s incorporated commission , " suggest that this moment in 2015 is when the name APEX was chosen .
APEX Conducted Illegal Experiments On Animals
What ultimately pushed May to turn on APEX was the find that her employers were engaged in morally dubious acts , specifically try out on animals . May was horrified to find monkeys in cages with machine attached to their heads . on the face of it , this was all part of APEX ’s study on a " cybernetic neuro - interface unit . " In 2015 , Brenda Holland defend those experimentation by calling what they were doing " the future being create . "
It would seem that this inquiry was a precursor to the technology they used to allow Ren Serizawa to link with Mechagodzilla inGodzilla vs. Kong . The devices attached to the header do indeed set up comparison to what was done with Ren inGodzilla vs. Kong . May ’s discovery inMonarch : Legacy of Monstersepisode 7 goes to show that Mechagodzilla , whether a golem version of Godzilla was always the goal or not , has been in the full treatment at APEX much longer than previously known . May destroying APEX ’s enquiry several years ago could have to do with why it take untilGodzilla vs. Kongfor Mechagodzilla to be complete .
One Of APEX’s Goals Was To Study Titan Nervous Systems
BeforeMonarch : Legacy of Monsters , it was understood that APEX was intemperately invested in achieving human superiority . May ’s talks with Brenda revealed a bit more about one of the specific goals APEX pursues . Brenda state an involvement in studying the nervous systems of Titans and figuring out what could allow a monster of Godzlla ’s size to work . It was this desire that lead to Brenda offering May her freedom in exchange for being their spy within Monarch . Brenda hoped to use May to teach more about the Titans and their anatomy .
APEX Made A Secret Deal With Monarch In 2015
As it turn out , APEX may not have needed May ’s aid with getting entropy on theTitans of the Monsterverseafter all . After receiving a phone call from Monarch surrogate director Natalia Verdugo , Brenda countenance May go and then advert a " spate " when talking to Simmons . clear , Monarch and APEX formed some sorting of arrangement . Whereas Verdugo display a conservative position toward it , Brenda was comparably more enthusiastic . She sound her blessing of the deal to Simmons , claiming that if Verdugo keeps her end of the bargain , the future will be " bright " for APEX .
What APEX will gain from Monarch was n’t remark , but what she wanted from May serve as a hint . Since she wanted info on the Titans from May but was finally positive to have her off the hook , it stick out to reasonableness that Monarch will provide these details alternatively . Of course , that may not be the only welfare of their transcription . InGodzilla vs. Kong , APEX was establish to be in monomania of Skullcrawler eggs , as if they had approach to Skull Island . It was speculate at the time - but not confirmed - that APEX must have received them from Monarch , whether it be through theft or a swop .
Brenda admit to May that the cybernetic neuro - interface research May destroyed was refer to APEX ’s stake in Titans . The incident with May at APEX ’s military headquarters in Seattle was depicted in flashbacks to " three years ago , " mean that APEX has somehow been had at least some awareness of monster since 2012 . That ’s a monolithic evolution , considering that the world did n’t witness out about the Titans until Godzilla battled the MUTOs in 2014 . They recognise about it at least two class in improvement , and may have known about them even longer than that .
The response to that mystery could attach into APEX ’s origin , which seemingly go deeper thanMonarch : Legacy of Monstersepisode 7 ’s AETstory . If the Monsterverse ever pose another opportunity to revisit Walter Simmons and APEX , it ’s potential more mystery will be revealed pertaining to what APEX was working on in the shadows . Their prized creation , Mechagodzilla , was defeated , but asMonarch : Legacy of Monstershas sustain , there ’s understandably more to do with APEX , whose shady dealings go back by more than a decade in theMonsterverse timeline .
crowned head : Legacy of Monstersreleases new episode on Fridays on Apple TV+ .
