List of fictional primates
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This list of fictional primates is a subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. The list is restricted to notable non-human primate characters from the world of fiction including chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, bonobos, gibbons, monkeys, lemurs, and other primates.
Literature
Character | Species | Origin and Author | Notes |
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Claw the Giant Ape | Ape | Beast Quest | Claw is the second beast Tom fights in Series Two, The Golden Armor. He guards the chain mail. He has a tail with a sting rather like a scorpion. He lives in the Dark Jungle in Avantia. |
Francine Frensky
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Monkey | Arthur's Valentine by Marc Brown
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A tomboy who loves sports, drumming, and singing. She is 8 years old, and she is the best player on her team in just about every sport they play, rivaled only by the Brain at soccer and basketball. |
Ishmael | Gorilla | Ishmael by Daniel Quinn | A philosopher who was captured from the wild when young and sent to the zoo. After the zoo sold him to a menagerie, an old Jewish man bought him and could communicate with him through his mind. Ishmael teaches captivity to the unnamed narrator. |
The Librarian
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Orangutan | Discworld by Terry Pratchett | The Librarian appeared in the first novel of the series, The Colour of Magic, and was transformed into an orang-utan in The Light Fantastic as the Octavo fired a beam of magic upwards. On discovering that being an orang-utan had certain advantages for a librarian - he can climb up to high shelves, for example - he refused to be transformed back into a human and has remained an orang-utan ever since. The other wizards have gradually become used to the situation, to the extent that, from Night Watch: 'if someone ever reported that there was an orang-utan in the Library, the wizards would probably go and ask the Librarian if he'd seen it'. |
Comics
Ape | Origin | Notes |
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Ape-X
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Squadron Supreme #5 | A member of The Squadron Supreme; Also the name of a super hero who becomes a powerful gorilla after donning a magic Mexican wrestling mask |
Monsieur Mallah | Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #86 | An intelligent homosexual gorilla created by an evil brain in a jar. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Evil, enemies of the original Doom Patrol. |
Titano | Superman | A fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as a foe of Superman. |
Primates in film
Ape | Origin | Notes |
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Aldo
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Planet of the Apes | The leader of the gorilla factions (and the ape revolution, by extension) during the rise of the ape society prior to humanity's downfall, as the "lowest species" of the planet. |
King Kong | King Kong | A giant movie monster resembling a gorilla, that has appeared in several movies since 1933. These include the groundbreaking 1933 movie, the film remakes of 1976 and 2005 , as well as various sequels of the first two films. The character has become one of the world's most famous movie icons and, as such, has transcended the medium.
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Caesar | Planet of the Apes | Intelligent Ape, who is abandoned and rallies a group of apes to escape from a cruel caging facility. |
Mighty Joe Young | Mighty Joe Young | An abnormally large gorilla who grew up in Africa who was brought to the USA by his owner/friend Jill after being convinced she and the ape could be a popular night club act. After an incident with three drunken patrons his human friend helped to return him to his homeland in Africa. |
Animation
Name | Species | Origin | Notes |
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Lazlo
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Spider monkey | Camp Lazlo | |
Magilla Gorilla | Gorilla | The Magilla Gorilla Show | |
Grape Ape
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Gorilla | The Great Grape Ape Show | |
Jake Spidermonkey | Spider monkey | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | |
Rafiki
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Mandrill | The Lion King | |
King Gorilla | Gorilla | The Venture Bros. | |
Gorilla Grodd | Gorilla | DC Comics |
Television
Name | Species | Origin | Notes |
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Bingo | Orangutan | The Banana Splits | Member of The Banana Splits, an all-animal band. He played the drums. |
Professor Bobo
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Gorilla | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | |
Zoboomafoo | Coquerel's sifaka | Zoboomafoo | Titular puppet lemur |
Video games
This section deals with notable primates who are prominently featured in various video game titles, either as main characters or notable supporting characters.
Character | Species | Origin | Platform(s) | Notes |
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Agent 9 | Monkey | Spyro: Year of the Dragon | PlayStation | A space monkey introduced as a brief playable character, who was trapped by the Sorceress. He has a laser and can eliminate rhynocs with ease. |
AiAi | Monkey | Super Monkey Ball | GameCube | Encased in transparent ball. |
Amigo | Monkey | Samba de Amigo | [Sega Arcades] • Dreamcast • Wii | The player character in this Samba based rhythm game. |
Andross
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Star Fox | SNES | The archenemy of the Star Fox team. | |
Andrew Oikonny | Star Fox 64 | Nintendo 64 | The nephew of Andross, and a member of Star Wolf, the rivals of the Star Fox team. | |
Bonkers | Gorilla | Kirby | A gorilla who first appeared in Kirby's Adventure. As a mini boss, He fights Kirby with his hammer. | |
Conga the Gorilla | Gorilla | Banjo-Kazooie | N64 · Xbox Live Arcade | A giant gorilla who first appears in Mumbo's Mountain. |
Diddy Kong
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Spider monkey | Donkey Kong Country | SNES · GBC · GBA · Wii · N64 | Donkey Kong's sidekick. |
Dixie Kong
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Chimpanzee | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | SNES · GBA · Wii | Diddy Kong's girlfriend. |
Donkey Kong | Gorilla | Donkey Kong | GBA · SNES · 3DS · Nintendo Switch · Wii · WiiU · Gamecube · N64 · | The main character of Cranky Kong. The villain of the original arcade game.
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Donkey Kong Jr. | Gorilla | Donkey Kong Jr. | Cranky Kong's son and Donkey Kong's father. | |
Dr. M | Mandrill | Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves | PlayStation 2 | A mad doctor who was eager to open the vault where the fortune of the Cooper family was stored. |
Gorilla | Gorilla | Gekido | PlayStation · Game Boy Color | An unlockable character |
Gorimondo | Gorilla | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Nintendo Switch | A Gorilla who is a member of the Beast Pack. |
Mico | Monkey | Brawl Stars | Mobile | An “actor” who brags about his job at “Brawlywood”(an-universe equivalent of Hollywood) when he is just the mic operator. |
Mookie | Monkey | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Nintendo Switch | A monkey who is a member of the beast pack. |
Monkey King [1] | Monkey | Dota 2 | PC | A playable character inspired by Sun Wukong, the main character in the Chinese epic Journey to the West .
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Porter | Monkey | Animal Crossing | Nintendo 64 (Animal Forest) · GameCube · Nintendo 3DS | Runs the train station in most Animal Crossing games. |
Specter
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Monkey | Ape Escape | PlayStation · PlayStation Portable | Rules over lesser apes known as Piposaru. |
Ukiki | Monkey | Super Mario 64 | Nintendo 64 · Wii · Wii U | A small monkey that steals Mario's cap. |
Winston
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Gorilla | Overwatch | PC · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One | A Gorilla with superior intelligence. |
Wukong | Monkey | League of Legends | PC | A playable champion inspired by Sun Wukong, the main character in the Chinese epic Journey to the West .
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Wukong | Monkey | Warframe | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | A robotic "Warframe" inspired by Sun Wukong, the main character in the Chinese epic Journey to the West .
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Toki | Geeshergam | Toki: Going Ape Split | Arcade | A human that is transformed into an enchanted ape who must battle hordes of enemies to save a princess. |
Other
- Fatz Geronimo, a keyboard-playing gorilla for The Rock-afire Explosion at ShowBiz Pizza Place.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Monkey King". Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Showbiz Pizza.com Fatz Geronimo".