- "Monkeys, apes, they all hold stuff with their feet, man! We're talking freaks of nature!"
- ― Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
- "Do you not know me, human? Often before we have fought and you defeated me. But today I have raised an army. An army of little brothers and they long to meet with you. Do you not know me? I am Grodd. "
- ― Gorilla Grodd to Wally West/The Flash (DC Comics)
The power to use the abilities of primates. Variation of Mammalian Physiology.
Also Called
- Ape Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
- Monkey 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 Combat
- Enhanced Dexterity
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Endurance
- Enhanced Strength
- Powerful Bite
- 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
- 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 a great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, this 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.
Folklore/Mythology
- Thoth (Egyptian Mythology)
- Hanuman (Hindu Mythology)
- Vanara (Hindu Mythology)
- Simian Demons (Japanese/Chinese/Korean Mythology/Folklore)
Literature
- Rebecca (Cirque du Freak)
- The Librarian (Discworld)
- The Monkey King (Guardians of Childhood)
- Golden Monkey (His Dark Materials)
- Sun Wukong (Journey to the West)
- The Bandar Log (The Jungle Book)
- Kakuen (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
- Yeti (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
- Tarzan (Tarzan)
Comics
- Mobian simians (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Anthropomorphic simians (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Luther Hargreeves/Number One/Spaceboy (Dark Horse Comics)
- Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics)
- Congorilla (DC Comics)
- Monsieur Mallah (DC Comics)
- Detective Chimp (DC Comics)
- Titano (DC Comics)
- Ultra-Humanite (DC Comics)
- Cy-Gor (Image Comics)
- Humanimalian simians (Extinctioners)
- Eve Mahn
- Warfare
- Marsupilami (Marsupilami)
- 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)
- The Weeping Gorilla (Promethea)
Movies
- Anthropomorphic monkeys (Spark a Space Tail)
- Anthropomorphic simians (The Adventures of the American Rabbit)
- Ping Pong
- Goku/Oozaru (Dragonball Evolution)
- Captain Gutt (Ice Age)
- Peter (Jack The Giant Killer); temporarily
- The Bandar Log (The Jungle Book 1967/The Jungle Book 2016)
- King Louie
- Konga (Konga)
- Megaprimatus kong (King Kong)
- King Kong
- Kiko
- Queen Kong
- Anthropomorphic simians (Kung Fu Panda)
- Monkey
- Julio Krallman (La Horripilante Bestia Humana/Night of the Bloody Apes)
- Rafiki (The Lion King)
- Mighty Joe Young (Mighty Joe Young)
- Miss Edwards (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
- Monkeybone (Monkeybone)
- Scot Webster (The Monster and the Girl)
- Evolved Apes (Rise of The Planet of The Apes)
- Monk-E (Super Buddies)
- Babi (Treasure Buddies)
- The Missing Link (Monsters vs Aliens)
Live Television
- Vixens (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
- Amaya Jiwe
- Mari McCabe
- Kuasa
- Nora Darhk (Arrowverse/DC Comicss)
- Lazoons (Fireball Xl5)
- Zoonie
- Sam (Five Minutes More)
- Gorilla Tribe (Lego Legends of Chima)
- Gorilla Legend Beast (Lego Legends of Chima)
- Sinister Simian (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Rumba Monkey (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
- Camilla (What Now)
Anime/Manga
- Zeke Yeager (Attack on Titan); as the Beast Titan
- Jerome Guizbatt (Bleach)
- Monmon (Digimon)
- Gokuwmon (Digimon)
- Apemon (Digimon)
- Makuramon (Digimon)
- Etemon (Digimon)
- KingEtemon (Digimon)
- MetalEtemon (Digimon)
- Targetmon (Digimon)
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
- Mencue/Monk (Eto Rangers)
- Darius (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Bikou (Highschool DxD)
- Sun Wukong (Highschool DxD)
- Guardian ÄRM, Bumoru (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Enma the Monkey King (Naruto)
- Son Gokū (Naruto)
- Rōshi (Naruto); via Jinchūriki Forms
- Blackback (One Piece)
- Humandrills (One Piece)
- Kakuens (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
- Acacia (Toriko); after consuming NEO
- Forever (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
Cartoons
- Anthropomorphic primates (Almost Naked Animals)
- Miss Simian (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Momo (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Charlie (Bananas in Pyjamas reboot)
- Grimian (Battle Force 5)
- Arachnichimps/Evolved Arachnichimps (Ben 10 series)
- Spidermonkey/Ultimate Spidermonkey
- Lazlo (Camp Lazlo)
- Simian* Maestre Grinto (Combo Ninos)
- Beast Boy (Young Justice/DC Comics)
- Monkey (Dexter's Laboratory)
- Simion (Dexter's Laboratory)
- Simians (Dora the Explorer/Go, Diego, Go!)
- Boots
- Bobo Brothers
- Madame Ape Face (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder)
- Bobo Haha (Generator Rex)
- I.R. Baboon (I Am Weasel)
- Tomato (Iggy Arbuckle)
- Stoke (Iggy Arbuckle)
- Monkey Fist/Monty Fiske (Kim Possible)
- Hugo/Scarlemagne (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
- Song Oak (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
- Gerard (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
- Mort (Madagascar/All Hail King Julien); 40% lemur
- Primates (My Gym Partner's a Monkey)
- Jake Spidermonkey
- Windsor Gorilla
- Terd (Pororo the Little Penguin)
- Mojo Jojo (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Oscar (The Save-Ums!)
- Tina (The Save-Ums!)
- Dr. Tyler Rockwell (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- Yojojo (Waybuloo)
- Rangatang (Wide Eye)
Video Games
- Monkeys (Animal Jam)
- Graham
- Specter (Ape Escape)
- Doctor Silverback (Champions Universe)
- Man-Ape (Cheetahmen)
- Monkeys (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
- Kornephores (Dino Crisis 3)
- Kongs (Donkey Kong)
- Shimon Vastaya (League of Legends)
- Anthropomorphic gorillas (Legend of Kay)
- Shun
- Bodyguard
- Winston (Overwatch)
- 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)
- Grookey, Thwackey, and Rillaboom (Pokémon)
- Zarude (Pokémon)
- George (Rampage)
- Folding Screen Monkeys (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)
- "See No Evil" Monkey
- "Hear No Evil" Monkey
- "Speak No Evil" Monkey
- "Do No Evil" Monkey
- Guardian Ape/Headless Ape (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)
- Sunken Valley Monkeys (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)
- Fling Kong (Skylanders)
- Grilla Drilla (Skylanders)
- Dr. M (Sly Cooper)
- Hun Batz (SMITE)
- Sun Wukong (SMITE)
- Monkeys (Star Fox)
- Dash Bowman
- Andrew Oikonny
- Andross
- Ruffian
- Hozens (Warcraft)
Tabletop Games
- Girallons (Dungeons & Dragons)
- The Jammers (Feng Shui)
- Vanarans (Pathfinder)
- Charau-ka (Pathfinder)
- Ruthazek the Gorilla King (Pathfinder)
- Angazhani (Pathfinder)
- Ape-Boys (Rifts)
- Jokaero (Warhammer 40,000)
Web Original
- Sun Wukong (RWBY)
- 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
Beast Boy (Young Justice/DC Comics)
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 Comics) with the Brain.
Congorilla (DC Comics)
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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.
Claire Voyance (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog), an anthropomorphic howler monkey.
Howler wasps (Dungeons & Dragons)
Dr. M (Sly Cooper) a Mandrill.
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Wukong, the Monkey King (League of Legends)
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 Ape Face (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.
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King Louie (Disney's The Jungle Book), 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 Humandrills (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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Rafiki (The Lion King)
Evolved Apes (Planet of the Apes Reboot Franchise)...
Tailed Saiyans (Dragon Ball series) in their Oozaru/Great Apes forms...
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...Son Goku in his Oozaru/Great Apes form...
...Son Gohan in his Oozaru/Great Apes form...
...Vegeta in his Oozaru/Great Apes form.
Grookey, Thwackey, & Rillaboom (Pokemon)
Chimchar, Monferno, & Infernape (Pokemon)
Zarude (Pokemon)
Pansage & Simisage (Pokemon)
Pansear & Simisear (Pokemon)
Panpour & Simipour (Pokemon)
Mighty Joe Young (Mighty Joe Young)
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