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Attack on Kong
The Goron of Legend
| Written by | Alex Hall |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 29, 2012 to April 1, 2025 (ongoing) |
| Protagonist | King Kong |
| Videos | king kong.wmv The Epilogue KING KONG 2: The Return of the King BEN Drowned's Secret LORE Will Change How You See EVERYTHING... And its TERRIFYING ⚠️⚠️ |
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"Adapted from the original 1990 manga, this trilogy tells the story of a reluctant hero as he unintentionally saves the world."—Playlist description
Attack on Kong (進撃のコング Shingeki no Kongu) is a non-canon side story created as an April Fool's joke. Rather than occurring within the main Ben Drowned narrative, this story takes place in a parallel world where the events of Ben Drowned take place in addition. The protagonist is King Kong, a Goron resident of World άλφα.
Contents
- 1 King Kong
- 2 The Return of the King
- 2.1 November 3, 2020
- 2.2 February 3, 2021
- 2.3 February 9, 2021
- 2.4 February 28, 2021
- 2.5 March 10, 2021
- 2.6 March 11, 2021
- 2.7 March 12, 2021
- 2.8 March 13, 2021
- 2.9 March 17, 2021
- 2.10 March 19, 2021
- 2.11 March 20, 2021
- 2.12 March 27, 2021
- 2.13 March 31, 2021
- 2.14 April 1, 2021
- 2.15 Mid-to-late 2021
- 3 Secret Lore
- 4 Notes
King Kong
March 29, 2012
- Two videos on Jadusable's YouTube channel were renamed:
- free.wmv was renamed "you can hear me.wmv."
- 2 was renamed "4ucme.wmv."
- Several tags were changed.
April 1, 2012
- A new video was uploaded to Jadusable's YouTube channel, titled king kong.wmv. Appearing at first to be a version of day four.wmv with Goron Link, its true nature was revealed when King Kong by Jibbs feat. Chamillionaire began playing playing. The video features Goron Link bringing the gift of music to the denizens of Termina.
- Around the same time the video was uploaded, Jadusable's YouTube avatar changed.
- This video and the renaming of others were part of an April Fool's Day joke conducted by Alex Hall. Everything reverted to normal soon afterward, except for a few tags. The new avatar would remain for roughly two weeks before returning to Jadusable's original pre-BEN avatar.
April 23, 2020
- The thumbnail for king kong.wmv changed to a new image of Link wearing the Postman's Hat.
July 20, 2020
- The thumbnail for king kong.wmv was changed once again, to a form of the original thumbnail with "4.1.21" in the top left.
- The description was changed to, "Something wicked this way comes...."
The Return of the King
November 3, 2020
- The thumbnail for king kong.wmv was changed once again, this time to an entirely new image featuring Goron Link standing in South Clock Town. The "4.1.21" text was moved further into the corner, making it invisible without viewing the full image.
- The description was changed once again, this time to, Something wicked this way is coming...
- Around this time, new tags were added to the video: "king kong", "jibbs", "ben drowned", "king kong april fools", "parody", "legend of zelda", "zelda", "ben king kong" and "be ndrowned king kong".
February 3, 2021
- Sometime prior to 7:00pm, eternity-project.com was altered. Only one change was made, with the main page now displaying the phrase "Revolutionary Ideas. Bitcoin Solutions."
February 9, 2021
- Sometime prior to 3:00pm, eternity-project.com was returned to its normal state.
February 28, 2021
- At 4:00am, The Epilogue was set to premiere at 4:30pm. It featured no tags, and its thumbnail showed the northern section of Termina Field.
- Thumbnail changes took place at 3:40pm, 3:42, 3:43, 3:45 (3), 3:57, 4:04, 4:06, 4:08, 4:10, 4:12, 4:15, 4:19, 4:23, 4:25, and 4:30, with the final change taking place after the video's premiere.
- At 4:30pm, The Epilogue premiered. It features King Kong, the Goron of Legend, who united the world in song eight years ago, searching for his lost swagger after embarrassing himself in front of the Indigo-Gos. He journeys throughout Termina to the Indigo-Gos' rendition of Linkin Park's "In the End", eventually finding himself in the company of other Gorons who encourage him to continue his journey. Realizing the meaning of this vision, he sets off once more to find the magic bean seller.
- The ending teases the next video, set to premiere on April 1, 2021.
- After the premiere, the avatar on Jadusable's channel changed to an image of King Kong with his eyes closed.
- Soon afterward, Jadusable's Patreon avatar changed to a different image of King Kong, previously used as a visual for the King Kong tier. The text that formerly read "Jadusable is creating the final chapter to BEN Drowned" was changed to "Jadusable is creating King Kong's Anime Adventure".
March 10, 2021
- At 5:45pm, Alex Hall placed BEN.wmv up for auction on OpenSea, an NFT marketplace wherein digital goods are traded or purchased with Ethereum.
- By 6:14pm, day four.wmv, DROWNED.wmv, jadusable.wmv, and an object titled "King Kong" were listed alongside BEN.wmv. The descriptions and prices listed for each item:
- day four.wmv – The original day four.wmv video.
Price – 0.1 ETH
End date – March 19, 5:30pm - BEN.wmv – The most iconic chapter of the BEN Drowned series - the original BEN.wmv video from 2010, uploaded by the author Jadusable himself. Own a piece of creepypasta history.
Price – 1 ETH
End date – March 19, 5:30pm - DROWNED.wmv – The third chapter of the BEN Drowned series - the original DROWNED.wmv video from 2010, uploaded by the author Jadusable himself.
Price – 0.3 ETH
End date – March 19, 5:30pm - jadusable.wmv – The final video of the original story arc, uploaded by the author himself.
Price – 0.4 ETH
End date – March 19, 5:30pm - King Kong – Style on your friends with the exaggerated swagger of an elderly goron, made popular by the King Kong.wmv 2012 April Fools Joke.
Price 0.1 – ETH
End date – March 17, 7:14pm
- day four.wmv – The original day four.wmv video.
- These items are compiled in a collection titled "BEN Drowned - The Complete Series". Its description reads, "The original videos from 2010, submitted by the creator Jadusable himself. Own a piece of early 2010's internet history from the author of the videos that helped establish creepypasta as a literary genre."
- Notably missing from this lineup is free.wmv, the true final video of The Haunted Cartridge, a description erroneously given to jadusable.wmv.
March 11, 2021
- Sometime early in the morning, BEN.wmv was removed from OpenSea. The other videos remained on auction as intended.
- At 9:24am, day four.wmv was purchased by an OpenSea user named nifty-gateway-omnibus.
- At 6:42pm, Alex Hall tweeted his intention to give away "hundreds of dollars worth of #Bitcoin" during the premiere of The Return of the King.
- At 10:51pm, he placed "I SEE YOU.", the moment The Father opens his eyes in THE FATHER.wmv, for auction on Foundation, another NFT marketplace. It was listed at 0.1 ETH and its description reads, "Encountering something from beyond the game cartridge...."
March 12, 2021
- At 1:03pm, Alex Hall tweeted the rules for the Bitcoin giveaway.
- Sometime afterward, BEN.wmv was relisted on OpenSea with its price changed to 0.1 ETH. It was given a new end date of March 20 at 12:00am.
March 13, 2021
- Sometime early in the morning, the avatar on Jadusable's channel changed to a new image of King Kong. A banner was also added to the channel, with Kong on the left and Matt on the right.
- These changes also took place on Alex Hall's Twitter.
- Presumably around the same time, the Patreon avatar was changed to a similar image, with the eye glowing white instead of red.
March 17, 2021
- At 7:14pm, the auction for King Kong ended with no bids. The option to make an offer for it was then made available.
March 19, 2021
- At 5:30pm, the auctions for day four.wmv, DROWNED.wmv, and jadusable.wmv ended with no bids. The option to make offers for them was then made available.
March 20, 2021
- At 12:00am, the auction for BEN.wmv ended with no bids. The option to make an offer for it was then made available.
March 27, 2021
- Around 12:30pm, KING KONG 2: The Return of the King was set to premiere on April 1 at 2:00pm. Its thumbnail shows King Kong alongside Matt, the magic bean seller, and three members of the Indigo-Gos.
- Its description reads, "King Kong undergoes a perilous quest to reclaim his swagger and save the world once again. This is the conclusion of the Shingeki no Kongu trilogy and the final premiere of 2021. It's been an honor."
- Soon afterward, several changes occurred on the channel:
- king kong.wmv was renamed to "King Kong" and its thumbnail was reverted to the original.
- The King Kong videos were added to a new playlist titled, "Shingeki no Kongu / Attack on Kong". The description reads, "Adapted from the original 1990 manga, this trilogy tells the story of a reluctant hero as he unintentionally saves the world."
- The banner was replaced by the same image as in the thumbnail for The Return of the King.
March 31, 2021
- Starting around 5:00pm, several changes occurred on Alex Hall's Twitter:
- Around 5:10, his name was changed to King Kong.
- Around 5:25pm, his name was changed again to KING KONG IN THE TRUNK.
- At the same time, his avatar changed to a new image of King Kong.
April 1, 2021
- Sometime before the premeire of KING KONG 2: The Return of the King, new tags were added to The Epilogue:
- king kong, epilogue, the epilogue, jadusable, ben drowned, ben drowned king kong, ben drowned funny, ben drowned parody, ben drowned troll, king kong funny, king kong anime, anime is real, jadusable funny, jadusable parody, jadusable king kong, jadusable jibbs, jadusable troll, attack on kong, linkin park, in the end, in the end legend of zelda, linkin park zelda
- At 12:55pm, the following tags were discovered on KING KONG 2: The Return of the King:
- King Kong, King Kong, King Kong 2, Ben Drowned, April Fools, April Fools Day, Parody, Joke, King Kong 2 The Return of the King, Alex Hall, Jadusable, King Kong Ben Drowned, King Kong Sequel, Matt Hubris, Magic Bean Man, Ben Drowned Ending, Ben Drowned Parody Ending, Jibbs King Kong, Jibbs King Kong 2, Jibbs King Kong sequel, Ben Drowned april fools, Alex Hall Ben Drowned, Alex Hall King Kong, Funny, Humor, humour, dinofos
- Leading up to the video, several thumbnail changes took place:
- At 12:55, it changed to an image of the Bean Man.
- At 1:00, it returned to the original.
- At 1:36, it changed to an image of King Kong.
- Within the same minute, it changed to an image of the premiere from the previous day.
- At 1:39, it changed to an image of Japas.
- At 1:40, it changed to a close-up of King Kong's face.
- At 1:45, it returned to the original.
- At 2:00, KING KONG 2: The Return of the King premiered. It featured King Kong's journey to find the Magic Bean Man and stop Matt from using the Indigo-Gos to summon The Father.
- Soon after the video premiered, the avatar on Jadusable's channel changed to a side view of the Elegy of Emptiness statue engulfed in flames.
- After all activity ceased, Alex Hall's Twitter reverted back to normal.
Mid-to-late 2021
- Sometime between June 4 and 24, KING KONG 2: The Return of the King was renamed to simply, "The Return of the King".
- Sometime after April 1, jadusable.wmv was completely removed from the collection on OpenSea.
Secret Lore
March 19, 2025
- Around 7:00pm, a video titled BEN Drowned's Secret LORE Will Change How You See EVERYTHING... And its TERRIFYING ⚠️⚠️ was set to premiere at 2:00pm April 1, on Jadusable's channel. Sometime afterward, the premiere time changed to 10:00am.
March 26, 2025
- Several YouTube users who commented on the video leading up to the premiere received replies from Jadusable's account.
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March 26 YouTube replies
Comment thread #1 (dudx00s):
- dudx00s: im crying rn 😭
jadusable, I'm coming after you, how dare you threaten to explain the lore of my favorite arg - Jadusable': Lore upload IN PROGRESS. You have 7 SECONDS to exit before the Elegy statue spawns behind you ⏳‼️ Jadusable just activated Phase Sigma - the phase that Jadusable and Nintendo NEVER wanted you to SEE. BEN’s file is OPEN. Do NOT scroll. Do NOT blink. LIKE and SUBSCRIBE this explanation changes EVERYTHING. 👁️🌀
Comment thread #2 (Nikibugs):
- Nikibugs: Whether it's straight face or a gag for the date, love your content and shitposts Jad
(KING KONG REMIX INCOMING) - Jadusable: You WILL NOT believe your EYES and EARS when King Kong 3 is RELEASED after the NEXT story. He blew up the LAST world he was in due to AURA, now he's SEARCHING for a NEW one.🔥🔥🧑🚒
Comment thread #3 (LaurenMarywillson):
- LaurenMarywillson): I was born the same year as this thing, 2010.
I LOVE YOUUUU - Jadusable: You'll NEVER BELIEVE that the AUTHOR of this MUST SEE video essay MUST be a FOSSIL at this point 💅 🦴☠👁
Comment thread #4 (JUP1T3RR-y3p):
- JUP1T3RR-y3p: YESSSS FINALLY THE LORE FULLY EXPLAINED!!!! AFTER SO MANY YEARS 😭
- Jadusable: You'll NEVER guess what HAPPENS next
Comment thread #5 (adorableme_2208):
- adorableme_2208: This better not be an April Fool day prank.
- Jadusable: Nintendo WANTS you to THINK that a video RELEASED on April FIRST on Jadusable's YOUTUBE CHANNEL is going to be a PRANK. But THEY don't want YOU to KNOW that it's a SOFT RESET for the next simulation 💀. STAY safe Y'ALL 🧍♂💅📡👁 #notajoke #youhavemetwithaterriblefate
- Users also noticed that the description for the video had changed. The final line now read:
- 👁️ Don’t forget to like, subscribe, turn those notis ON so you don't miss the premiere, and COMMENT: Do YOU think BEN Drowned was actually the first YouTuber that was a GHOST? 👁️
March 31, 2025
- A final comment on YouTube received a reply from Jadusable's account.
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March 31 YouTube replies
Comment thread #6 (elijahbarber111):
- elijahbarber111: This shit gonna be King Kong 3
- Jadusable: ALL Jadusable-heads know that a NEW ENTRY in the King Kong series can only come out AFTER there's a new STORY to parody. THIS... is just a TRIBUTE. 🎵🎶🎶
April 1, 2025
- At 10:00am, BEN Drowned's Secret LORE Will Change How You See EVERYTHING... And its TERRIFYING ⚠️⚠️ premiered on Jadusable's channel. The video, in the style of content mill explanation videos, takes a "deep dive" into the lore of the Attack on Kong narrative. During the last second of the video, a new series is teased by the caption text.
- Sometime after the premiere, the thumbnail changed to include a question mark and a mysterious white mark.
Notes
- This saga is a series of April Fools videos created by Alex Hall. They do not necessarily have any bearing on the main Ben Drowned story, but as of The Epilogue, they do appear to take place within World άλφα.
