- "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)
- "Put your hand in the monkey cage... and expect to get bit, son!"
- ― MK (Lego Monkie Kid)
The power to use the abilities of primates. Technique of Primate Manipulation. Variation of Mammalian Physiology.
Also Called[]
- Ape/Monkey Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
- Anthropoid/Primate/Simian Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
Capabilities[]
The 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[]
- Brachiation
- Cheek Pouch Protrusion
- Climbing
- Decelerated Aging
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Balance
- Enhanced Combat
- Enhanced Intelligence (Orangutans, Gorillas and Chimpanzees)
- Enhanced Dexterity
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Endurance
- Enhanced Strength
- Enhanced Senses
- Knuckle-Walking
- Supernatural Bite
- Prehensile Feet
- Prehensile Tail (Monkeys)
- Top-Heavy Body
- Quadrupedalism
Variations[]
- Catarrhini Physiology (Old World monkeys and apes)
- Cercopithecidae Physiology (Old World monkeys)
- Cercopithecinae Physiology (baboons, macaques and vervet monkeys): Environmental Adaptation, Microscopic Vision
- Mandrill Physiology: Enhanced Intelligence, Enhanced Stamina, Natural Weaponry, Predator Instinct
- Papio Physiology (baboons): Decelerated Aging, Supernatural Bite, Enhanced Combat
- Cercopithecinae Physiology (baboons, macaques and vervet monkeys): Environmental Adaptation, Microscopic Vision
- 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
- Chimpanzee Physiology (chimpanzee and bonobo): Climbing, Enhanced Balance, Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Hearing
- Gorilla Physiology: Enhanced Hearing, Enhanced Smell, Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Endurance
- Human Physiology: Enhanced Intellgence, Enhanced Stamina, Enhanced Athleticism
- Orangutan Physiology: Climbing, Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Balance, Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Endurance
- Cercopithecidae Physiology (Old World monkeys)
- Platyrrhini Physiology (New World monkeys): Climbing, Microscopic Vision
- Pata Physiology (Erythrocebus patas and hussar monkey): Enhanced Speed
- Atelidae Physiology (howler, spider, woolly, and woolly spider monkeys): Prehensile Tail, Enhanced Taste
- Aotidae Physiology (night monkeys): Night Mode, Night Vision
- Nihonzaru Physiology (snow monkeys): Arctic Adaptation/Mountain Adaptation/Warm Adaptation, Enhanced Leap, Enhanced Swimming, Fur Generation
- Saimirinae Physiology (squirrel monkeys): Climbing, Enhanced Balance via; Tail Manifestation, Microscopic Vision, Forest Adaptation, Thermoregulation, Sensorimotor Synchrony
- Strepsirrhini Physiology (Lemuriform primates): Climbing
Extinct simians:[]
- Australopithecus Physiology: Arboreal Adaptation, Climbing, Elastic Jaw, Humanoid Physiology
- Ekgmowechashala Physiology (American False bushbaby, American False galago, North American night monkey): Body Part Rotation, Enhanced Grip, Stereoscopic Vision
- Gigantopithecus Physiology: Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Endurance, Unnatural Size
- Neanderthal Physiology: Efficient Body, Hyper/Enhanced Instincts, Intuitive Intelligence, Lightning Bruiser, Small Size, Thick Hair
Mythical simians:[]
- Agropelter Physiology: Enhanced Violence, Limb Extension
- Jueyuan/Kakuen Physiology: Enhanced Condition, Enhanced Running, Enhanced Smell, Human Disguise, Interbreeding, Mountain Adaptation
- Sarugami Physiology: Immortality, Enhanced Condition, Enhanced Intelligence, Speech Manipulation, Dark Arts, Dimensional Travel
- Satori Physiology: Mind Reading
- Skunk Ape Physiology: Enhanced Condition, Disease Immunity, Fear Inducement, Night Vision, Supernatural Bite, Stench Generation, Survival Mastery, Unnatural Size
- Vanara Physiology: Demigod Physiology, Shapeshifting, Size Manipulation, Supernatural Condition
Associations[]
- Animal Imitation
- Animal Morphing
- Human Physiology
- Mammalian Physiology
- Primate Manipulation
- Sasquatch Physiology
- Superior Animal Physiology
- Superior Human Physiology
- Werebeast Physiology
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/Supernatural Wisdom, Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Intelligence, Hunting Intuition, Knowledge Manipulation, Magic
- Chimpanzees: Boundary Manipulation, Clear Mind, Enhanced Wits, Enhanced Inventing, Psychological Intuition, Teaching Intuition, Curiosity Embodiment, Hatred Embodiment, Healing, Protection
- Gorillas: Enlightenment, Supernatural Strength
- Indri: Curse/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
- Nihonzaru: Spiritual Meditation
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)
- Claire Voyance (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Luther Hargreeves/Number One/Spaceboy (Dark Horse Comics)
- Animal Man (DC Comics)
- Vixen (DC 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)
- 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)
- Monkey Ghosts (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives)
- Boonsong; via having sex with one
- Vivo (Vivo)
- Victor (Animal Behaviour)
Live Television[]
- Vixens (Arrowverse)
- Amaya Jiwe
- Mari McCabe
- Kuasa
- Nora Darhk (Arrowverse)
- Luther Hargreeves/Number One/Spaceboy (The Umbrella Academy)
- Pogo (The Umbrella Academy)
- Lazoons (Fireball Xl5)
- Zoonie
- Sam (Five Minutes More)
- Sinister Simian (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Ape Ninjazord (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Primator (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Rumba Monkey (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
- Ape Folding Zord (Power Rangers Samurai)
- Saru Origami (Samurai Sentai Shinkenger)
- Primate kaiju (Ultra Q/Ultraman series)
- Goro
- M1
- Woo
- Guigass
- Alien Goron
- Fubugirara
- Dorobon
- Metamorga
- Gigantes (Male and Female)
- Yamawarawa
- Anthropomorphic monkeys (Swinging)
- Camilla (What Now)
Anime/Manga[]
- Beast Titan (Attack on Titan); as used by Zeke Yeager
- Jerome Guizbatt (Bleach)
- Keel (Buster Keel)
- 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)
- Bikou (Highschool DxD)
- Sun Wukong (Highschool DxD)
- Tata (Jewelpet series)
- Purinki (Jewelpet series)
- 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)
- Armored Gorilla (One-Punch Man)
- Marshall Gorilla (One-Punch Man)
- Kakuens (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
- Goku (Secret Journey)
- Bùlíng Huáng/Mew Pudding (Tokyo Mew Mew)
- Acacia (Toriko); after consuming NEO
- Forever (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
- Metarex Kingape (Sonic X)
- Salmet (Mazica Party)
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
- Betelgeusian Baboons (Bucky O'Hare)
- Bruce
- Bruiser
- Lazlo (Camp Lazlo)
- Jaggu the Monkey (Chhota Bheem)
- Simian* Maestre Grinto (Combo Ninos)
- Beast Boy (Young Justice/DC Comics)
- Monkey (Dexter's Laboratory)
- Simion (Dexter's Laboratory)
- MonkeyFloss (D.N.Ace)
- Simians (Dora the Explorer/Go, Diego, Go!)
- Boots
- Bobo Brothers
- Madame Ape Face (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder)
- Bobo Haha (Generator Rex)
- Tchotchke (Housebroken)
- I.R. Baboon (I Am Weasel)
- Tomato (Iggy Arbuckle)
- Stoke (Iggy Arbuckle)
- Shadow Beasts (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
- Munki (Jungle Beat)
- Monkey Fist (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
- Dr. Tao (Miniforce)
- Primates (My Gym Partner's a Monkey)
- Jake Spidermonkey
- Windsor Gorilla
- Munki-Gu (PJ Masks)
- Terd (Pororo the Little Penguin)
- Ape-men (Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal)
- Ape Shaman
- Ape-man Champions
- Mojo Jojo (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Oscar (The Save-Ums!)
- Tina (The Save-Ums!)
- Dr. Tyler Rockwell (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- Monkey/Guardian of the Trees (Teen Titans 2003)
- Shadow Beasts (Masters of the Universe: Revelation)
- Yojojo (Waybuloo)
- Rangatang (Wide Eye)
- Primates (Littlest Pet Shop)
- Playful Heart Monkey (Care Bears)
- Hanuman Man (Phineas and Ferb)
- Agent Monkey (Phineas and Ferb)
- Baboon King (Hero 108)
- Gorilla King (Hero 108)
- Gorilla Tribe (Lego Legends of Chima)
- Gorilla Legend Beast (Lego Legends of Chima)
Video Games[]
- Monkeys (Animal Jam)
- Graham
- Monkeys (Ape Escape)
- Specter
- Pipotchi
- Monkey Red
- Monkey Blue
- Monkey Yellow
- Monkey Pink
- Monkey White
- Monkeys (Bloons)
- Doctor Silverback (Champions Universe)
- Man-Ape (Cheetahmen)
- Monkeys (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
- Kornephores (Dino Crisis 3)
- Kongs (Donkey Kong)
- Skrappey, Clankey & Clangutang (Doodle World)
- Gorogong (Gigabash)
- Shimon Vastaya (League of Legends)
- Bonkers (Kirby)
- Ooki (Kirby's epic yarn)
- Key Dee (Kirby Series)
- Oohroo (Kirby Mass Attack)
- Gorimondo (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
- Mookie (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
- Anthropomorphic gorillas (Legend of Kay)
- Shun
- Bodyguard
- Marty (Mega Jump)
- Spark Mandrill (Megaman X)
- Purprill the Mandroid (Mega Man ZX)
- Hanuman (Megami Tensei series)
- Seiten Taisei (Megami Tensei series)
- Thoth (Megami Tensei series)
- Hopaloris (Monster Racers)
- Thompa (Monster Racers)
- Winston (Overwatch)
- Mynci (Neopets)
- Hanagami (Okami/Okamiden)
- Sakigami
- Hasugami
- Tsutagami
- Sakigami's child
- Tsutagami's child
- Swedish Monkey (Pizza Tower)
- Mankey, Primeape, and Annihilape (Pokémon)
- Aipom and Ambipom (Pokémon)
- Chimchar, Monferno, and Infernape (Pokémon)
- Pansage and Simisage (Pokémon)
- Pansear and Simisear (Pokémon)
- Panpour and Simipour (Pokémon)
- Darumaka and Darmanitan (Pokémon)
- Oranguru (Pokémon)
- Passimian (Pokémon)
- Grookey, Thwackey, and Rillaboom (Pokémon)
- Zarude (Pokémon)
- Munkidori (Pokémon)
- General Monkey (Puppeteer)
- George (Rampage)
- Hodan (Rivals of Aether)
- Amigo (Samba de Amigo)
- Amiga (Samba de Amigo)
- 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)
- Wukong (Smash Legends)
- Hun Batz (SMITE)
- Sun Wukong (SMITE)
- Badnik robot monkeys (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Monkeys (Star Fox)
- Dash Bowman
- Andrew Oikonny
- Andross
- Ruffian
- Monkeys (Super Monkey Ball)
- AiAi
- MeeMee
- Baby
- Hozens (Warcraft)
- Primate-like Fanged Beasts (Monster Hunter series)
- Konsaru (Yo-kai Watch)
- Chimpanyan (Yo-kai Watch)
- Mico (Brawl Stars)
- Destined One (Black Myth: Wukong)
- Son Biten (Touhou Project)
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)
- Primate-base Monsters (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Web Animation/Comic/Original[]
- Sun Wukong (RWBY)
- Beringels (RWBY)
- Winged Beringels (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[]
- Gorilla Full Bottle (Kamen Rider Build)
- Punching Kong Progrise Key (Kamen Rider Zero-One)
- Kong Vistamp (Kamen Rider Revice)
- Mandrill Vistamp (Kamen Rider Revice)
- Zodiac Stone (Minions: The Rise of Gru)
- Monkey Staff/Monkey Spear (Xiaolin Showdown/Xiaolin Chronicles)