Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
admonition : Spoilers for Monarch : Legacy of Monsters episode 10
Summary
TheMonarch : Legacy of Monstersseason 1 close had no shortage of major twist , including a surprising cameo from Kong himself . Wrapping up its ten - episode write up , the season finis of Apple TV+ ’s Monsterverse spinoff feature appearances from a sum of three Monsterverse Titans . In addition to the final scene that showed off Kong , the episode featured a thrilling encounter between Godzilla and theMonsterverse ’s Ion Dragon .
The battle between Godzilla and the Ion Dragon happened as a culmination of theMonarch : Legacy of Monsterscharacters’journey to find Hiroshi Randa . Having figure out what Hiroshi was up to , Kurt Russell ’s Lee Shawtried to continue what the former started , resulting in an unplanned outing into the underground reality for himself , Cate , and May . In doing so , they hoist up sharing an unexpected tryst with Keiko Randa . In addition to this massive discovery , the group found an unlikely ally in APEX , whose part yielded a Kong cameo with huge season 2 logical implication .
Keiko Randa Is Still Alive In The Monsterverse
The final scene ofMonarch : bequest of Monstersepisode 9confirmed that in maliciousness of the sorry fortune she appeared to find in episode 1 ’s flashback , Keiko Randa is still alive . When she was shown falling through a Hollow Earth entrance after getting lash out by gargantuan insects in 1959 Kazakhstan , it was interpret that Keiko had die . As it turns out , Keiko pass away safely through the Hollow Earth rift and landed in the underground world . From her linear perspective , she ’s been there on her own for 57 days . But due to the " gravitative aberration " warping distance - clip in the subterraneous world , Keiko has n’t know any senescence .
The way time work there allowed for some terrible revelations for Keiko . She realize that she miss out on Hiroshi growing into an adult with his own class , not to cite the death of Bill Randa inKong : Skull Island , which Shaw was only able to share wispy details about in the installment . Adjusting to modern life , picking up on the developments at Monarch she missed , building relationships with Cate and Kentaro , and perhaps learning more about Bill Randa ’s fate could all be important account points for season 2 to explore with Keiko .
The Monsterverse’s New Underground World Explained
ground on an exchange with Keiko , the position explored inMonarch : bequest of Monsters’final two episodes is n’t the Hollow Earth , even though it would be soft to believe otherwise . Explaining that she does n’t suppose it ’s the Earth of the Titans , Keiko discover it as " a place between places . " This indicates that it serves as a bridge between the surface and the Hollow Earth . It may be that the shoes that Kong and the HEAV were seen briefly run through on their elbow room to theHollow Earth world inGodzilla vs. Kong .
Keiko calls this place Axis Mundi , which may become the prescribed designation for this Modern corner of the Monsterverse . Axis Mundi being a pocket of the Hollow Earth or a billet that exist just outside of it makes sense , moot that it seems to survey different rules . After all , there was no denotation of time working differently in the Hollow Earth when the humans and Kong went there inGodzilla vs. Kong .
Godzilla Defeated The Ion Dragon, But Didn’t Kill It
As a show countersink in the cinematic world of Godzilla and Kong , it was only fitting forMonarch : Legacy of Monstersto end with a monster fight . It did just that when it pitted Godzilla against the Ion Dragon , the Titan that sunk the USS Lawton and unknowingly kickstartedBill Randa ’s Monsterverse journeying . While the Ion Dragon was able to bother Godzilla with its venomous spit , it was n’t much of a peer for the King of the Monsters , whose brute metier and ferocity allowed him to overcome his opposer with proportional ease .
Godzilla vote out the Ion Dragon after a short struggle , but notably did n’t fulfill a finishing setback . After tearing off a fender , Godzilla sky the monster into the blue portal site he had stepped through previously . It ’s potential that the Ion Dragon die out of its combat injury later on , but that ’s not been confirmed . The Titan could have been sent elsewhere in the Monsterverse and make it its wound . Of naturally , even if he ’s alert , the Ion Dragon may not be much of a threat to any Titanwith just one extension and an inability to take flight .
Lee Shaw’s Death Wasn’t Confirmed
Similar to the Ion Dragon , Lee Shaw could have go the finish as well . Sacrificing himself to ensure his friends ' safety , Lee Shaw stepped into harm ’s way to ensure their vessel made it out of the hole-and-corner human race , and was n’t able to get back onboard in time . The characters responded to what pass as if Shaw was pass for salutary , but without a eubstance being shown , that ca n’t be certain just yet . Having gotten span into the blue portal , Shaw could have been send somewhere , possibly even the Hollow Earth world . If that ’s what happened to the Ion Dragon , the two could potentially wind up in the same station inMonarch : Legacy of Monstersseason 2 .
The Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Characters Were Saved By APEX, Not Monarch
While May , Shaw , Cate , and Keiko were busy try out to get back home , the character reference on the surface were essay to count on out what to do next . Convinced that Cate and the others could still be awake , Tim and Kentaro turn to Monarch , but they would n’t help . This prompted Tim to mention to Hiroshi that they were n’t the " only plot in town . " This foreshadowed the big twist in the close ’s closing , which revealed thatAPEX came to their rescue . Using Hiroshi ’s enquiry , they helped bring back Keiko , May , and Cate .
APEX ’s motives for help are scarce a mystery . Brenda Holland made it clear that learning more about Titan uneasy systems is key to their plans ( which are know to include buildingMechagodzilla inGodzilla vs. Kong).APEX obviously has a lot to gain from wait on the main characters , whose experiences underground can provide enceinte insight into theTitans of the Monsterverseand the reality they inhabit .
How The Two-Year Time Jump & Kong’s Cameo Set Up Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Season 2
Not only did the fictional character get a surprise when they rule out they were aided by Brenda Holland ’s fellowship , but they also plant themselves on Skull Island - two years after they precipitate into the Hollow Earth entering . Similar to the sentence lost by Keiko and Shaw in their respective incident , the trio discovered thatit ’s now 2017 , two years before Ghidorah ’s emergence inGodzilla : King of the Monsters . This reveal was partner off with a cameo from Kong , who was shown get across the island ’s hobo camp environment . Heading in this direction set up multiple plotlines for the series to explore next .
Their presence on Skull Island paves the means for Kong to be crucial to season 2 . There was no prospect for Kong to play a big function in the show , but that should change going forward now that the core casting has been relocated to Skull Island . Whether they like it or not , they ’re now on APEX ’s side , making it likely they ’ll be spending a great hand of time in this location when the show returns . Not unlike how Godzilla cast a shadower on season 1 and have into a monster battle in the finale , Kong is in a position to make sporadic appearance in time of year 2as the characters ' association with theMonsterverse ’s APEXcontinues .
In co-occurrence with its setup for Kong to have a swelled use , there ’s also the issue of Bill Randa ’s last . It ’s likely no co-occurrence thatRanda ’s fate was touch to in the same episode that brought the characters to Skull Island . Exactly what happened to Bill Randa - as shown inKong : Skull Island- could finally be revealed to his family at length in time of year 2 , which could apply additional flashbacks to reveal more about Randa ’s journeying toward come upon its existence in 1973 .
All 10 episode ofMonarch : Legacy of Monstersseason 1 are available to pour on Apple TV+ .
