>>112572405It's natural, the two are separate enough to be considered rivals, and unlike Gamera, both have about an equal amount of influence on the monster genre (it can be debated Kong has more influence on filmmaking as a whole, but less on other monster movies). They're both icons and made into tragic figures or stories in their most simplified forms. That naturally means a rivalry, because most don't think one can be as good as the other, while I've been of the mindset that both are of equal quality that can bring things the other generally can't (Where most people have problems for Godzilla '98's vulnerability and death, Kong in a similar role would be accepted, for example). Both are Kings, some can't accept it while I gladly do.
