Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ending explained: your biggest questions answered

The Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ending is pretty action-packed, meaning you might leave the theater with more questions than answers about what goes down between the battling kaiju. 

The new movie sees Kong and Godzilla go up against a dangerous new enemy named the Skar King. Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, and Brian Tyree Henry star, while Adam Wingard returns to direct. 

We've got everything you need to know about the Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ending right here, with all your biggest questions answered on the film. It goes without saying, but there will be major spoilers ahead. Turn back now if you haven't seen the movie yet! If you are up to date on the latest MonsterVerse movie, then head right on to the below. 

The Godzilla x Kong ending sees Ilene, Bernie, Jia, and Trapper in the Hollow Earth with the Iwi. The Iwi believe that Jia is the one who can awaken Mothra, a kaiju who is an ally of Godzilla's – and Jia manages to pull it off.

Kong, meanwhile, has recruited Godzilla to his cause – after a brief brawl at the pyramids, interrupted by Mothra – and the kaijus arrive in style to battle the Skar King in Hollow Earth. Trapper is able to lead some Vertazines to join the fray, and eventually the Skar King, Kong, Godzilla, Shimo, and Baby Kong end up back in our world in Rio de Janeiro. 

Naturally, chaos ensues. Poor Rio gets fairly destroyed by the rampaging kaiju as Godzilla and Kong struggle to subdue the Skar King and Shimo. The Skar King has a crystal that controls Shimo, meaning she's forced to fight on his side. But, between the combined forces of Godzilla, Kong, and Baby Kong, the whip with the crystal attached is broken and Shimo is freed. 

Shimo then helps the others take down the Skar King by using her freeze powers on him, and Kong smashes the frozen kaiju, defeating him for good. 

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Godzilla and Kong go their separate ways once again, with Kong, Baby Kong, and Shimo returning to the