King Kong is a fictional giant monster, or kaiju, resembling an enormous gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. His first appearance was in the novelization of the 1933 film King Kong from RKO Pictures, with the film premiering a little over two months later. A sequel quickly followed that same year with The Son of Kong, featuring Little Kong, also known as "Kiko" The character is an international pop culture icon, having inspired a number of sequels, remakes, spin-offs, imitators, parodies, and parodies.