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King Kong standing on the Fortnite island after arriving out of a portal in the sky in Fortnite.
Screenshot by Dot Esports

How to find King Kong in Fortnite

You might go bananas trying to find him.

Monsters have arrived on the Fortnite island, and although Godzilla is the star of the show, he’s not the only one lurking around. If you’re lucky, you can also catch a glimpse of King Kong, but he’s especially tricky to find.

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The giant monster is a sight you don’t want to miss out on if you’re hoping to experience everything Chapter Six, season one has to offer. He certainly won’t be around forever, so if you want to see him while you can, here’s how to find King Kong in Fortnite.

Where to find Kong in Fortnite

King Kong looking back in Fortnite while Monarch drops fall around him.
He pops in to lend you some help in the impending fight against Godzilla. Screenshot by Dot Esports

King Kong has a chance of appearing at the very start of any round Godzilla will be in. If he’s going to make an appearance on the island, he’ll show up very early on while all or most players are still in the battle bus. He never arrives later on in the match, so you can only look for him right as the match starts.

You’ll always see the same scene when King Kong decides to show up. He arrives from a rift portal in the sky with lots of Monarch drops floating around him. He jumps out of the portal down to the island, lets out a mighty roar while banging on his chest, then jumps right back into the portal.

King Kong has the same appearance as the skin version you can purchase from the shop for 1,500 V-Bucks. He’s a lot bigger when he appears on the island in this special mini-event, though.

Does Kong always spawn in Fortnite?

Kong does not always spawn in Fortnite and has a fairly low chance of appearing on the island.

According to iFireMonkey, a reliable member of the Fortnite leak community, King Kong only has a 25-percent chance of spawning on the island. He can only appear if Godzilla is also spawning in the round, and this monster only has a 40-percent chance of appearing.

Godzilla is already a fairly rare monster to find, and since King Kong’s appearance is tied to this, finding him is very tough. King Kong is never guaranteed when Godzilla spawns, so while Godzilla can spawn alone, King Kong can only appear if Godzilla is in the same match.

King Kong hopping into a portal in the sky in Fortnite.
He comes and goes pretty quickly. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Can you become King Kong in Fortnite?

Unlike Godzilla, there’s no further gameplay associated with King Kong. You can’t become King Kong as you can become Godzilla, nor can you grab a King Kong Medallion as you can acquire a Godzilla Medallion. King Kong is currently just a very short cutscene event you can only witness if you’re very lucky.

Although there’s currently no gameplay or other events associated with King Kong, this could change in a future Fortnite update. It’s possible there might be some kind of live event before Godzilla leaves where the two of them meet on the island to send them off in a grand way. For now, though, all you can do is catch a glimpse of Kong from afar and pick up the loot he drops on the island.

What does Kong do in Fortnite?

King Kong arrives to lend you help in defeating Godzilla by bringing Monarch drops to the island and warning you that Godzilla’s arrival is imminent with his battle cry. Once you see King Kong, you know the portal that allows you to become Godzilla will be opening very soon after.

The Monarch drops King Kong brings with him land near wherever he decides to spawn out of the portal on the island. If you want to grab some loot from them, you can look on the map for the Monarch logo to see where Kong left loot for you.

King Kong's Monarch drops marked on a map in Fortnite.
Look for Monarch’s logo to find the loot King Kong left for you. Screenshot by Dot Esports. Remix by Dot Esports

If you’re unsure what to do after finding Kong, you might consider working on quests to earn lots of levels to claim all of the special Godzilla rewards. There are plenty of important tasks to tackle around the island like damaging opponents in Shogun’s Arena, finding out Monarch’s secrets, and catching an Air Sprite and a Water Sprite in a single match.


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Kacee Fay
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Staff Writer at Dot Esports covering new releases and a wide array of topics including Disney Dreamlight Valley, Fortnite, Minecraft, Phasmophobia, general gaming, streaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She then joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022 before transitioning to a Staff Writer in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.