How Pacific Rim, Godzilla & Kong: Skull Island could all fit into the same timeline!

Chris
AdminSpaceGodzillaJul-25-2016 7:48 AMBefore I get started, I will say that I know it isn't Legendary's intent to combine the Pacific Rim franchise with their existing Godzilla / King Kong series. That being said - evidence in all three films suggest a crossover could in theory take place given that they all seem to line up on a "realistic" timeline. Here is my (very simple) reasoning:
In Pacific Rim, we learned that the Kaiju were merely organic Jaegers to their own, Human-sized Alien race. These beings had attempted to inhabit Earth millions of years prior, but the Earth was too toxic and they waited it out until the environment was more habitable for them.
In Pacific Rim, we as Humans realized that fighting giant monsters with conventional weaponry was useless, so we built towering Mechs to pilot in order to put us on a more equal footing with the Kaiju.
WHAT IF.... The Alien race who pilot the Kaiju began developing their Kaiju as a response to coming across giant creatures the first time they tried to take over Earth? Giant creatures like... The MUTO, Godzilla and even King Kong?
Think about it, both Skull Island and Godzilla (2014) make reference to the fact that these massive beings are from an ancient time in Earth's history - a time when the Earth was significantly more toxic than it is today - an unfavorable environment for the intruding Aliens as well.
Pacific Rim also takes place well in the future and Monarch could have developed into the PPDC following the numerous run-ins with giant monsters.
Now, Pacific Rim 2 will be exploring more of the Kaiju's origins, so we may be introduced to new info which would render this topic useless, but until then, it's a fun and interesting hypothetical plotline to consider!
Did you notice any other clues which could suggest the two could co-exist in the same timeline? Let me know your thoughts below!
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