Ape enemy line

Ape, Killer Ape, and Dirty Ape are species of monsters found in Golden Sun. These monsters, resembling bipedal hunched-shoulder apes of no clear species, are palette swaps of each other and have differing levels of power and defense. One of these monsters, the Killer Ape, serves as a full-fledged boss monster. It is also one of few monster lines where none of its members appear in Golden Sun: The Lost Age.

Ape
An Ape is a normal-sized member with orange fur. It has 290 HP, 128 Attack, 29 Defense, 49 Agility, and 2 Luck. It is most resistant to Jupiter-based attacks, but is succeptible to Mars attacks; its resistance to the Venus and Mercury elements are average.

An Ape can attack physically and use the Monster Skill Ransack, where it slashes a single target for enhanced damage.

Felling an Ape yields 96 Exp, 160 coins, and in rare cares a Vial. Apes are first fought in Mogall Forest, but not as random encounters; instead they hide in hollow tree stumps throughout the forest and attack if the party casts the Psynergy Force on them. Apes are later fought as random encounters in the World Map area between Mogall Forest and Lamakan Desert, and the lower levels of Altin Peak.

Killer Ape
The Killer Ape is a large member with light blue fur and the boss of the Mogall Forest.

The Killer Ape has 1000 HP, 45 PP (for Psynergy skills, which the other Apes lack), 156 Attack, 49 Defense, 94 Agility, and 26 Luck. Its resistances have improved but it is still most resistant to Jupiter-based attacks and most susceptible to Mars attacks.

As a boss, the Killer Ape has a lengthier arsenal of commands than its lesser counterparts. It has the same attacks as Ape, but also gains the monster skill War Cry, which inflicts damage on a single target and might force them to miss their turn. Its Psynergy attacks include Douse, for Mercury damage against multiple targets, Debilitate, which lowers the defense of several targets, and Bind, which might seal a single character's psynergy.

Felling the Killer Ape yields 460 Exp, 1500 coins, and the Douse Drop which bestows the wearer with the Douse Psynergy.

Dirty Ape
A Dirty Ape is a normal-sized member with violet fur. It has 230 HP (oddly 60 points less than the weaker Ape), 236 Attack, 57 Defense, 132 Agility, and 2 Luck. It is very resistant to Jupiter-based attacks, but susceptible to Mars attacks.

Dirty Apes only have two of the Killer Ape's abilities, a physical attack and War Cry, but also gains the monster skill Freebite Rush.

Felling a Dirty Ape yields 114 Exp, 149 coins, and sometimes an Antidote. Dirty Apes are fought in Gondowan Cave and the world map areas from Gondowan Passage to Lalivero.

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