Hank Marlow

Lieutenant Hank Marlow is a character in the 2017 Legendary Pictures film, Kong: Skull Island.

Character Description
''A one-time WWII fighter pilot who crash-landed on Skull Island, Marlow has spent the last 28 years as a castaway in this strange land, surviving with the help of the indigenous Iwi tribe. Though wildly eccentric, the knowledge of its terrain and inhabitants becomes critical to the team’s survival.''

Kong: Skull Island
During World War II, Marlow and Gunpei Ikari were stranded on Skull Island when their planes crashed. They were initially hostile to each other and tried to kill one another, with Ikari nearly killing Marlow until the appearance of Kong scared him off. Eventually, they would encounter each other again and decided to discard their differences since they were no longer soldiers on opposite sides of a war, but two men stranded on an island and banded together to survive and they came to see each other as brothers. Ikari would eventually lose his life to save Marlow. Marlow erected a grave for Ikari and placed his sword there until the time came when Marlow needed his friend's sword.

Hank Marlow acted as a Lieutenant during the events of World War II, before being stranded on Skull Island. He then encountered James Conrad and his band of travelers during their expedition to the lost island, explaining who Kong is, while also speaking about the "devils" who lived below, also known as the Skullcrawlers. When Conrad told him there was an exfil coming to the north shore in three days and they could leave the island Marlow disregarded it as impossible. However, he remembered the boat that he and Ikari started building called "The Great Fox", which could bring them to the north shore within three days. Marlow, Conrad, Slivko, and Nieves started working on the Great Fox while informing Marlow of new wars starting and of changes and advances in society of the outside world.

Reunion
Upon leaving Skull Island, Marlow (now clean-shaven and wearing a new military uniform) located his wife and son in Chicago. Upon knocking on the door, he was greeted by the sight of his son, now a grown man. Initially, he was confused at Marlow's presence, until his mother came along and, shocked at the sight of Marlow, slowly and tearfully embraced him; afterward, his son learned that Marlow was his dad, and gladly shook his hand while holding back tears of joy. Marlow was last seen enjoying a hot dog, chips, and a bottle of cold beer while watching a Cubs baseball game.

Legacy
After spending time on Skull Island, he unintentionally helped the Iwi evolve; by teaching them English (in particular, to Ato's father), they passed on his teachings to their children and even developed their own language.

Multilingualism
In addition to speaking English, Marlow can speak Japanese and can communicate in the silent manner the Iwi do.

Swordsmanship
Marlow is very skilled with a sword, in particular, Gunpei's katana.