- "Monkeys, apes, they all hold stuff with their feet, man! We're talking freaks of nature!"
- ― Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
The power to use the abilities of primates. Variation of Mammalian Physiology.
Also Called
- Ape Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
- Primate Body/Form/Mimicry
- Simian Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into primates and simians, including lemurs, the Old World monkeys and apes, and the New World monkeys.
Applications
- Climbing
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Balance
- Enhanced Bite
- Enhanced Combat
- Enhanced Dexterity
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Endurance
- Enhanced Strength
- Prehensile Feet
- Prehensile Tail
Variations
- Catarrhini Physiology (Old World monkeys and apes)
- Cercopithecidae Physiology (Old World monkeys)
- Cercopithecinae Physiology (baboons, macaques and vervet monkeys): Environmental Adaptation
- Papio Physiology (baboons): Decelerated Aging, Enhanced Bite, Enhanced Combat
- Cercopithecinae Physiology (baboons, macaques and vervet monkeys): Environmental Adaptation
- Hominoidea Physiology (apes): Enhanced Intelligence, Decelerated Aging
- Gibbon Physiology: Climbing, Enhanced Leap, Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Balance, Enhanced Dexterity
- Hominid Physiology (orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and humans): Enhanced Intelligence, Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Memory
- Gorilla Physiology: Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Endurance
- Chimpanzee Physiology (chimpanzee and bonobo): Climbing, Enhanced Balance, Enhanced Strength
- Human Physiology
- Orangutan Physiology: Climbing, Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Balance, Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Endurance
- Cercopithecidae Physiology (Old World monkeys)
- Platyrrhini Physiology (New World monkeys): Climbing
- Atelidae Physiology (howler, spider, woolly, and woolly spider monkeys): Prehensile Tail
- Aotidae Physiology (night monkey): Night Vision
- Strepsirrhini Physiology (Lemuriform primates): Climbing
Extinct simians:
- Australopithecus Physiology
- Gigantopithecus Physiology: Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Endurance, Unnatural Size
Mythical simians:
- Vanara Physiology: Demigod Physiology, Shapeshifting, Size Manipulation, Supernatural Condition
Associations
Primates are associated with great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus user with this power may have access to: Adoptive Muscle Memory, Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Combat, Knowledge Replication, Trickster, Reactive Attribute Enhancement
- Archaeondris/Ancient Indri: Supernatural Condition, Unnatural Size
- Aye-ayes: Curse Inducement, Death Inducement (by pointing with middle finger), Fearlessness
- Baboons and mandrills: Enhanced Wisdom/Supernatural Wisdom, Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Intelligence, Hunting Intuition, Knowledge Manipulation, Magic
- Gorillas: Enlightenment, Supernatural Strength
- Indri: Curse Inducement/Taboo Inducement (by being killed and/or eaten), Enhanced Condition, Solar Empowerment
- Lorises: Afterlife Guardian/Guardianship, Enhanced/Supernatural/Ultimate Vision, Healing, Manipulations, Mediumship, Regenerative Healing Factor
Known Users
See Also: Primate Index.
Mythology/Folklore
- Simian Demons (Japanese/Chinese/Korean Mythology/Folklore)
- Sun Wukong (Journey to the West)
- Thoth (Egyptian Mythology)
- Hanuman (Hindu Mythology)
- Vanara (Hindu Mythology)
Literature
- The Monkey King (Guardians of Childhood)
- The Librarian (Discworld)
- Rebecca (Cirque du Freak)
- Golden Monkey (His Dark Materials)
- The Bandar Log (Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book)
- Kakuen (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
- Yeti (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
Comics
- Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics)
- Congorilla (DC Comics)
- Monsieur Mallah (DC Comics)
- Detective Chimp (DC Comics)
- Titano (DC Comics)
- Ultra-Humanite (DC Comics)
- M'Baku the Man-Ape (Marvel Comics)
- Kenneth Hale/Gorilla Man (Marvel Comics); was physically transformed into an ape while still retaining human intelligence
- Dr. Arthur Nagan/Gorilla-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Fahnbullah Eddy/Gorilla Girl (Marvel Comics)
- Gorilla-Man/Franz Radzik (Marvel Comics)
- Erik Gorbo/Monster Ape (Marvel Comics)
- Jerome Beechman/Mandrill (Marvel Comics)
- Hit-Monkey (Marvel Comics)
- Luther Hargreeves/Number One/Spaceboy (Dark Horse Comics)
- Cy-Gor (Image Comics)
- Mobian simians (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Monkey Khan
- Sergeant Simian
- Tangle the Lemur (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Humanimalian simians (Extinctioners)
- Eve Mahn
- Warfare
- The Weeping Gorilla (Promethea)
- Marsupilami (Marsupilami)
Movies
- Megaprimatus kong (King Kong)
- King Kong
- Kiko
- Queen Kong
- Konga (Konga)
- Mighty Joe Young (Mighty Joe Young)
- Caesar (Rise of The Planet of The Apes)
- Rafiki (The Lion King)
- Scot Webster (The Monster and the Girl)
- Julio Krallman (La Horripilante Bestia Humana/Night of the Bloody Apes)
- Babi (Treasure Buddies)
- Monk-E (Super Buddies)
- Captain Gutt (Ice Age)
- Anthropomorphic simians (Kung Fu Panda)
- Monkey
- The Bandar Log (Disney's The Jungle Book/The Jungle Book 2016)
- King Louie
- Miss Edwards (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
- Peter (Jack The Giant Killer); temporarily
- Monkeybone (Monkeybone)
- Anthropomorphic simians (The Adventures of the American Rabbit)
- Ping Pong
Television
- Vixen (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
- Amaya Jiwe
- Mari McCabe
- Kuasa
- Nora Darhk (Arrowverse)
- Sinister Simian (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Rumba Monkey (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
- Gorilla Tribe (Lego Legends of Chima)
- Gorilla Legend Beast (Lego Legends of Chima)
- Lazoons (Fireball Xl5)
- Zoonie
- Sam (Five Minutes More)
- Camilla (What Now)
Manga/Anime
- Zeke Yeager (Attack on Titan)
- Jerome Guizbatt (Bleach)
- Monmon (Digimon)
- Apemon (Digimon)
- Gokuwmon (Digimon)
- Makuramon (Digimon)
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball)
- Goku/Oozaru (Dragonball Evolution)
- Enma the Monkey King (Naruto)
- Son Gokū (Naruto)
- Rōshi (Naruto); via Jinchūriki Forms
- Blackback (One Piece)
- Humandrils (One Piece)
- Bikou (Highschool DxD)
- Sun Wukong (Highschool DxD)
- Guardian ÄRM, Bumoru (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Darius (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Mencue/Monk (Eto Rangers)
- Acacia (Toriko); after consuming NEO
Cartoons
- Mort (Madagascar/All Hail King Julien); 40% lemur
- Monkey Fist (Kim Possible)
- Mojo Jojo (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Bobo Haha (Generator Rex)
- Arachnichimps/Evolved Arachnichimps (Ben 10 Series)
- Spidermonkey/Ultimate Spidermonkey
- Simian
- Momo (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Maestre Grinto (Combo Ninos)
- Dr. Tyler Rockwell (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- Primates (My Gym Partner's a Monkey)
- Jake Spidermonkey
- Windsor Gorilla
- I.R. Baboon (I Am Weasel)
- Monkey (Dexter's Laboratory)
- Grimian (Battle Force 5)
- Simion (Dexter's Laboratory)
- Madame Ape Face (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder)
- Lazlo (Camp Lazlo)
- Miss Simian (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Rangatang (Wide Eye)
- Charlie (Bananas in Pyjamas reboot)
- Simians (Dora the Explorer/Go, Diego, Go!)
- Boots
- Bobo Brothers
- Oscar (The Save-Ums!)
- Tina (The Save-Ums!)
- Tomato (Iggy Arbuckle)
- Stoke (Iggy Arbuckle)
- Terd (Pororo the Little Penguin)
- Anthropomorphic primates (Almost Naked Animals)
- Yojojo (Waybuloo)
Video Games
- Specter (Ape Escape)
- Monkeys (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
- Monkeys (Star Fox)
- Dash Bowman
- Andrew Oikonny
- Andross
- Ruffian
- Kongs (Donkey Kong)
- Kornephores (Dino Crisis 3)
- Fling Kong (Skylanders)
- Grilla Drilla (Skylanders)
- Man-Ape (Cheetahmen)
- Winston (Overwatch)
- Dr. M (Sly Cooper)
- Anthropomorphic gorillas (Legend of Kay)
- Shun
- Bodyguard
- Mankey and Primeape (Pokémon)
- Aipom and Ambipom (Pokémon)
- Chimchar, Monferno, and Infernape (Pokémon)
- Pansage and Simisage (Pokémon)
- Pansear and Simisear (Pokémon)
- Panpour and Simipour (Pokémon)
- Oranguru (Pokémon)
- Passimian (Pokémon)
- Sun Wukong (RWBY)
- Hun Batz (SMITE)
- Sun Wukong (SMITE)
- Hozens (Warcraft)
- George (Rampage)
RPGs
- Vanarans (Pathfinder)
- Charau-ka (Pathfinder)
- Ruthazek the Gorilla King (Pathfinder)
- Angazhani (Pathfinder)
- Girallons (D&D)
- The Jammers (Feng Shui)
- Ape-Boys (Rifts)
- Doctor Silverback (Champions Universe)
Web Original
- SCP-039 - Proboscis Engineers (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-397 - A Hominidae (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1341 - "JUNGLE IN A JAR" (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2292 - Gorilla beringei necromantiae (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2984 - Girl on Fire (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3149 - Monkey Business (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3602-A - The Monkey King's Legacy (SCP Foundation)
Known Items
- Monkey Staff/Monkey Spear (Xiaolin Showdown/Xiaolin Chronicles)
Gallery
The Monkey King (Guardians of Childhood)
The Bandar-log (Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book)
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The Librarian (Discworld)
Detective Chimp (DC Comics)
Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics)
Ultra-Humanite (DC Comics)
Monsieur Mallah (DC) with the Brain.
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Dr. Arthur Nagan/Gorilla-Man (Marvel Comics)
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Fahnbullah Eddy/Gorilla Girl (Marvel Comics)
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Hit-Monkey (Marvel Comics)
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Jerome Beechman/Mandrill (Marvel Comics)
Kenneth Hale/Gorilla Man (Marvel Comics)
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M'Baku the Man-Ape (Marvel Comics)
Hun Batz (SMITE) The Howler Monkey God.
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Sun Wukong (Smite) The Monkey King
Sun Wukong/Monkey King (Journey to the West) "Great Sage, Equal of Heaven"
Enma Monkey King (Naruto)
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Son Goku the Four-Tails (Naruto)
Cy-Gor (Image Comics)
Kongs (Donkey Kong), various anthropomorphic simians.
Sonson (Marvel vs. Capcom 2)
The Chimp (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
Monkey Khan (Sonic the Hedgehog), a mobian monkey.
Mobian gorillas (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Tangle the Lemur (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog), an anthropomorphic ring-tailed lemur.
Howler wasps (Dungeons & Dragons)
Dr. M (Sly Cooper) a Mandrill.
Thoth (Egyptian Mythology)
Monkey Fist (Kim Possible)
Grilla Drilla (Skylanders Swap Force)
Fling Kong (Skylanders)
King Kong (King Kong), a gigantic gorilla
Winston (Overwatch)
Monkey (Kung Fu Panda), an anthropomorphic golden snub-nosed monkey.
The Monkey Staff (Xiaolin Showdown) transform the user into a monkey.
Monkey Spear (Xiaolin Chronicles) transform the user into a monkey and can released monkey spirits
Eve Mahn (Extinctioners), a humanimalian vervet monkey.
Warfare (Extinctioners), an humanimalian gorilla.
Jake Spidermonkey (My Gym Partner's a Monkey)
Windsor Gorilla (My Gym Partner's a Monkey)
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Dash Bowman (Star Fox), an anthropomorphic monkey.
Andrew Oikonny (Star Fox), an anthropomorphic snow monkey.
Andross (Star Fox)
Mrs. Coulter’s dæmon (His Dark Materials) has the settled form of a beautiful golden monkey.
I.R. Baboom (I Am Weasel)
Mojo Jojo (The Powerpuff Girls)
Monkey (Dexter's Laboratory)
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Simion (Dexter's Laboratory)
Madame Apeface (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder)
After consuming NEO, Acacia (Toriko) transformed into a combination of his human form and NEO's simian form.
Shun (Legend of Kay), an anthropomorphic gorilla.
Blackback (One Piece) is a gorilla mink who serves as a Guardian of the Whale Forest.
Lazlo (Camp Lazlo), an anthropomorphic spider monkey.
Zoonie The Lazoon (Fireball XL5)
Captain Gutt (Ice Age) is a Gigantopithecus and captain of the high seas.
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Barb (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), an anthropomorphic orangutan.
King Louie (Disney's The Jungle Book), leader of the Bandar-log
King Louie (The Jungle Book 2016), a Gigantopithecus & leader of the Bandar-log
Guardian ÄRM, Bumoru (Marchen Awakens Romance) takes the form of a rude woman with monkey ears and tail.
Tyler Rockwell (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
The Humandrils (One Piece) learned all their express fighting techniques by observing warring humans and acquiring their armor and weapons, using them more so completely than the beings whom they emulated their techniques from ever could.
Hozens (Warcraft)
Vanarans (Pathfinder)
Charau-ka (Pathfinder)
Ruthazek the Gorilla King (Pathfinder)
Angazhani (Pathfinder)
The Great Sage Equaling Heaven Sun Wukong (Highschool DxD) is the first Monkey King.
Bikou (Highschool DxD) a monkey Youkai and descendant of Sun Wukong.
The Weeping Gorilla (Promethea)
Spidermonkey (Ben 10: Alien Force)
Ultimate Spidermonkey (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
Doctor Silverback (Champions Universe)
Girallons (D&D)
Amaya Jiwe's (Arrowverse/DC Comics) Primate Physiology Mimicry
Kuasa (Arrowverse/DC Comics) Primate Physiology mimicry.
Nora Darhk (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
Esi (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
Marsupilami (Marsupilami)
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