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Remember the story of Icarus, whose father gave him wings made of wax, and warned him not to fly too close to the sun. But the exhilaration was too great, so he flew higher and higher until the sun melted his wings and he fell into the sea. But the United States Army is not an irresponsible father. So they gave us wings of white-hot, cold-rolled Pennsylvania steel. Guaranteed not to melt.
~ Packard mentioning the tale of Icarus to his men.
It's time to show Kong that man is king!
~ Packard's most famous quote.

Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard, also simply known as Colonel Packard, is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Skull Devil) of the 2017 action adventure film Kong: Skull Island, the second installment in Legendary's MonsterVerse franchise.

He is a veteran soldier who leads the military group, the Sky Devils Helicopter Squadron, to explore Skull Island, but later becomes obsessed with killing the island's guardian Kong out of revenge for the deaths of his comrades, becoming Kong's arch-rival in the process. It is revealed that Packard was also responsible for awakening the Skullcrawlers upon dropping bombs on the island as it would lead to them destroying all life and wiping out Skull Island's population if Kong hasn't stopped them.

He was portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson, who also played Gator Purify in Jungle Fever, Greg Meeker in White Sands, Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, Carl Lee Hailey in A Time to Kill, Ordell Robbie in Jackie Brown, Elijah Price in Unbreakable and Glass, Frank Tenpenny in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Roland Cox in Jumper, Officer Abel Turner in Lakeview Terrace, Octopus in The Spirit, Stephen in Django Unchained, Chaney in Oldboy, Richmond Valentine in Kingsman: The Secret Service, Major Marquis Warren in The Hateful Eight, Mr. Barron in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Marcus Banks in Spiral: From the Book of Saw.

Biography[]

Kong: Skull Island[]

Call to Mission[]

Packard was in Vietnam when contacted by William "Bill" Randa, a Monarch representative to be the military escort to an unexplored island in the South Pacific, this when seeing the opportunity accepts the mission and prepares with his team.

Exploring Skull Island[]

After crossing the storm to Skull Island, Randa gives them the green light to use the seismic bombs and map the island, this angers Kong and begins to attack the helicopters. He becomes filled with anger as he watched Kong kill his comrades. After he regroups with the remaining soldiers, he confronts Randa at gunpoint to tell him everything he doesn't know, he then swears to not leave the island before killing Kong and avenge his men.

The Search for Bombs[]

Packard heads towards the helicopter crash site that had the seismic bombs and where Chapman found himself, after a long walk for the search of Chapman are attacked by a Mother Longlegs, which kills one of the members, and later they manage to reunite with James Conrad and the remaining survivors. Valley of the Dead, where they were attacked by one of the Skullcrawlers, after the confrontation, during a heated and acrimonious discussion, and confirm Chapman had been devoured by the same Skullcrawler from earlier, Packard decides to go for those bombs with his team regardless and hunt down Kong.

Hunting Kong and Final Showdown[]

Give him a taste of that napalm!
~ Packard ordering his men to pour napalm into the lake.

After having the seismic bombs, he ambushes Kong, who was reunited with James Conrad, later this activates the bombs attracting his attention, Conrad to seeing this decides to go towards Packard to stop it, Kong goes towards the place of the ambush had Packard who had previously thrown oil in the lake, after a face-to-face confrontation, Packard sets fire to the lake, thus burning and injuring Kong, who falls unconscious on the ground. Putting explosive charges and about to detonate them, Conrad appears and confronts Packard telling him that there were more things to worry about and Kong was not the threat, but after a brief discussion, the largest of the Skullcrawlers, Skull Devil, appears. At this point Packard's need for revenge had drove him insane which Conrad confirms which also causes Packard's remaining men to abandoned him as they realized Packard cares more for revenge than their safety. Conrad with the other soldiers and the survivors run from the Skull Devil, while Packard stays behind, remaining determined to finish Kong, who has just awakened, off in a suicide bombing so that he makes sure that both he and Kong die together. However, before he can detonate the explosives, Packard was crushed to death by the fist of the mighty King Kong.

Personality[]

Packard is a sly, fearsome, manipulative and obsessive soldier. He is intensely affectionate and loyal to his troops. He always jumps at a chance for another mission and thought little of people like Mason Weaver, whom he felt cost America the war in Vietnam, where he was stationed. He also has an insatiable desire for vengeance after the death of his men at Kong's hands in their first encounter. Though Kong was only trying to stop Packard and his squad from waking the Skullcrawlers, Packard still sees him as an enemy and will not stop at anything to kill Kong, even when told otherwise. For Packard, Kong is an enemy simply because Packard sees him as one, and he willingly risked his men's safety to fulfill the desire for revenge. His desire to wreak vengeance on Kong eventually drives him extremely psychopathic and insane, and leads to his own literal, but well-deserved death at Kong's hand.

Quotes[]

It's time to show Kong that Man is King!
~ Packard's famous line.
Packard: This thing brought us down! It killed my men!
Conrad: Kong was just defending his territory.
Packard: We are soldiers! We do the dirty work, so that our families and our countrymen don't have to be afraid! They shouldn't even know a thing like this exists!
~ Packard to Conrad, justifying his actions for attempting to kill Kong.
Die, you motherf--
~ Packard's last words before being crushed to death by the fist of the mighty King Kong before he can detonate the explosives.

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Trivia[]

  • J.K. Simmons was originally attached to the film as Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard, but he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Samuel L. Jackson replaced Simmons' role as Packard.
  • Jackson compared his character Ahab from Moby Dick, stating, "He does have to exact some measure of revenge for the people he's lost. That's just the nature of how we operate—eye for an eye!". Packard's character is similar to Ahab, as they both similarly develop insanity combined with the desire to kill; though Ahab can be seen as being far more ruthless and cruel than Packard.
  • Packard is the first human villain in the MonsterVerse franchise, followed by Alan Jonah, Emma Russell, Asher Jonah, Walter Simmons, Ren Serizawa and Maia Simmons.
  • He is currently one of the many characters in the MonsterVerse portrayed by an actor with a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, being played by Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury). The others are Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Quicksilver), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), John C. Reilly (Rhomann Dey), Brian Tyree Henry (Phastos), Rebecca Hall (Maya Hansen), Corey Hawkins (Navy Op), Vera Farmiga (Eleanor Bishop), Kurt Russell (Ego the Living Planet), Wyatt Russell (U.S. Agent), Jonathan Howard (Ian Boothby) and Bradley Whitford (John Flynn).
  • His quote "Hold on to your butts!" as the helicopters traverse the storm is a direct reference to Samuel L. Jackson's line in Jurassic Park.
  • Packard's death by getting crushed by Kong with his fist references Lt. Col. Archie Nevitt's death from King Kong Lives.

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           MonsterVerse Logo Villains

Titans
King Ghidorah | Rodan | M.U.T.O. (M.U.T.O. Prime) | Skullcrawlers (Skull Devil) | Shinomura | Camazotz | Camazotz's Minions | Genitor | Genitor Swarm | Scylla | Amhuluk | Tiamat | Kraken | Ion Dragon | Frost Vark

Apex Cybernetics
Walter Simmons | Ren Serizawa | Maia Simmons | Brenda Holland | Mechagodzilla

Terrorists
Alan Jonah | Emma Russell | Asher Jonah | Asaj | Sergeant Baker | Lieutenant Bottin | Corporal Winston | Sergeant Travis

Others
Preston Packard | Walter R. Riccio

           King-kong-1933-movie-logo Villains

Movies
King Kong (1933) - Carl Denham | Skull Island Natives
Son of Kong - Carl Denham | Nils Helstrom | Skull Island Natives
King Kong vs. Godzilla - Godzilla
King Kong Escapes - Dr. Who | Madame Piranha | Mechani-Kong
King Kong (1976) - Petrox Corporation (Fred Wilson) | Skull Island Natives
King Kong Lives - Lt.Col. Archie Nevitt | Major Peete | Hunters
The Mighty Kong - Carl Denham
King Kong (2005) - Carl Denham | Skull Island Natives
Kong: King of Atlantis - Queen Reptilla | Lord Sicaphud
Kong: Return to the Jungle - Hunter Stag III | Professor Ramone De La Porta
Kong: Skull Island - Skullcrawlers (Skull Devil) | Preston Packard
Godzilla vs. Kong - Mechagodzilla | Apex Cybernetics (Walter Simmons, Ren Serizawa, & Maia Simmons) | Skullcrawlers

TV Shows
The King Kong Show - Dr. Who | Mechani-Kong
Kong: The Animated Series - Professor Ramone De La Porta | Chiros | Tiger Lucy | Andre | Harpy
Kong: King of the Apes - Dr. Richard Remy | Botila | Richie | Brag and Wheeler
Skull Island - Kraken | Skullcrawlers

Comics
Kingdom Kong - Camazotz | Camazotz's Minions

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