Killer Gorilla Kong'quered

The Crusaders posted a massive and unexpected victory in the jungles of The Ivory Coast when they went toe to toe with the ultimate Killer Gorilla; Atomic Kong and his army of evolved chimps. With the beast captured they contacted S.H.I.E.L.D and had the villain, his minions and themselves picked up and air lifted to safety.

The Crusaders were in the country following an undisclosed lead when they discovered the villainous Kong in command of a disused research facility. Details are vague at the moment as S.H.I.E.L.D have been very tight-lipped about the incident though they have released what they classify as the 'bare bones' of the case.

Atomic Kong, an ex New Crusader and member of the team till he betrayed them in a bid to 'take over the universe', was surrounded by intelligent chimps much like he was when he was defeated by the last New Crusaders team. The battle was presumably brutal and i would bet terrifying (having met Kong i can confirm i have never witnessed anything scarier than Kong when in battle, the primal, psionic, malevolence coming off him is enough to make most people lose bowel control almost instantly), Kong not only possessing physical power in spades but the intellect to make it truly effective. To defeat him is incredibly impressive, to do so without significant loss of life is down right jaw dropping for a team that's been pounding the streets and hasn't seen real world class opposition before.
S.H.I.E.L.D confirmed that a 'body-pit' was discovered at the scene and that Kong was engaging in scientific activities that, left unchecked, would have posed a 'serious threat to nearly all bipedal life on earth,' according to S.H.I.E.L.D's own scientific wing.
To add to this credible victory its well known that the original New Crusaders thought that Kong was killed in the battle at their mansion and so had not searched for the villain following the explosion that they thought had ended his reign of terror before it could get started. These 'street level' heroes have crossed the globe, tracked down the walking horror that is Atomic Kong and S.H.I.E.L.D have confirmed that they have in fact almost certainly saved the planet from an engineered species-specific extinction.
'Atomic Kong represented a clear and present danger to all humans on this planet and to be honest on Earth 2 as well,' said deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D Dum Dum Dugan. 'He was in possession of a weaponised biological virus that had the potential to wipe out ninety perecent of the homo-sapien life on the planet. He had a delivery system in place, prepared and ready to deliver the agent into the atmosphere. Obviously, that would have been bad.
The Crusaders have stepped out of their comfort zone, dragged themselves through thick jungle and entered into combat with an enemy that S.H.I.E.L.D rates as being in the top ten most dangerous criminals on the planet. No, Kong cant match up to the likes of Graviton or the Hulk in power but in reality he is far more likely to hatch a workable plan to achieve his goals and be competant in executing that plan to its final and inevitable conclusion. For Kong that means global domination and the deaths of billions. They really don't come any more dangerous.
This victory represents a significant change in how this team will be seen. In our view they have just stepped into the big leagues, again, not in power alone, but in their ability to achieve tasks when the odds are clearly stacked against them. We congratulate them on a job well done, thank them for their efforts and tip our hats to a group of your heroes clearly on the up.'



Mr Chimpington



Along with Kong were Twelve hyper intelligent Chimps that were using batons and pistols to try and kill The Crusaders when they were captured. They were all arrested and taken into custody and it is believed they will be taken to the London Zoo 'Dangerous Animals Conatinment Zone' where ten of Kong previous chimps currently reside along with The Pencat, a 'molest' of thirty Colonie, a flock of thirty dogbirds and assorted other dangerous animals. 'Mr Chimpington,' Kong's right hand chimp has vowed to not rest until they have escaped and murdered and most brutally molested the bodies of those that attacked their master 'The Sun King' (Atomic Kong).   



Taking down Atomic Kong should shut up those that have made their doubts about The Crusaders very noticeable and send an extra wave of fear through the crime syndicates and scum of the land. These heroes know what it takes to make it and are made of tough stuff indeed.

Verity Luce