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This '''list of fictional [[primate]]s''' 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 [[chimpanzee]]s, [[gorilla]]s, [[orangutan]]s, [[monkey]]s, [[lemur]]s, and other [[primate]]s.

==Literature==
{{Main|List of fictional primates in literature}}


{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Character
!Species
!Origin and Author
!Notes
|-
|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]]
|[[Monkey]]
|''[[Arthur (Brown book series)|Arthur's Valentine]]'' by [[Marc Brown (author)|Marc Brown]]
|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 (Quinn novel)#Characters|Ishmael]]
|[[Gorilla]]
|''[[Ishmael (Quinn novel)|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.
|-
|[[Librarian (Discworld)|The Librarian]]
|[[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 (Discworld)|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==
{{Main|List of fictional primates in comics}}


{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Ape
!Origin
!Notes
|-
|[[Ape-X]]
|''[[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 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==
{{Main|List of fictional primates in film}}


{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width=100|Ape
!width=110|Origin
!class=unsortable|Notes
|-
|[[Aldo (Planet of the Apes)|Aldo]]
|''[[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|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 (1933 film)|King Kong]]''
|A giant [[movie monster]] resembling a colossal gorilla, which has appeared in several films since 1933. These include the groundbreaking [[King Kong (1933 film)|1933 movie]], the film remakes of [[King Kong (1976 film)|1976]] and [[King Kong (2005 film)|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{{clarify|date=May 2025}} the medium.
|-
|[[Caesar (Planet of the Apes)#Caesar|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 (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]''
|An abnormally large gorilla who grew up in Africa who was brought to the US 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==
{{Main|List of fictional primates in animation}}


{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Species
!Origin
!Notes
|-
|[[List of characters in Camp Lazlo#Lazlo|Lazlo]]
|[[Spider monkey]]
|''[[Camp Lazlo]]''
|
|-
|[[Magilla Gorilla]]
|[[Gorilla]]
|''[[The Magilla Gorilla Show]]''
|
|-
|[[Grape Ape]]
|[[Gorilla]]
|''[[The Great Grape Ape Show]]''
|
|-
|Jake Spidermonkey
|[[Spider monkey]]
|''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]''
|
|-
|[[Rafiki (The Lion King)|Rafiki]]
|[[Mandrill]]
|''[[The Lion King]]''
|
|-
|[[King Gorilla]]
|[[Gorilla]]
|''[[The Venture Bros.]]''
|
|-
|[[Gorilla Grodd]]
|[[Gorilla]]
|''[[DC Comics]]''
|
|-
|[[Zeke Yeager]]
|Beast Titan
|''[[Attack on Titan]]''
|
|}

==Television==
{{Main|List of fictional primates in television}}


{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Species
!Origin
!Notes
|-
|Bingo
|[[Orangutan]]
|''[[The Banana Splits]]''
|Member of ''[[The Banana Splits]]'', an all-animal band. He played the drums.
|-
|[[Professor Bobo]]
|[[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.
{{Sticky header}}
{|class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"
!Character
!Species
!Origin
!Platform(s)
!Notes
|-
|Agent 9
|[[Monkey]]
|''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]''
|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|A space monkey introduced as a brief playable character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Nicholas |date=2023-10-09 |title=8 Best Playable Spyro Characters, Ranked |url=https://gamerant.com/spyro-best-playable-characters-ranked/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[AiAi]]
|[[Monkey]]
|''[[Super Monkey Ball (video game)|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]]
|
|''[[Star Fox (1993 video game)|Star Fox]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|The archenemy of the Star Fox team.
|-
|[[List of Star Fox characters#Andrew Oikonny|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 (series)|''Kirby'']]
|
|A gorilla who first appeared in [[Kirby's Adventure]]. As a mini boss, He fights Kirby with his hammer.
|-
|[[Banjo-Kazooie (video game)|Conga the Gorilla]]
|[[Gorilla]]
|''[[Banjo-Kazooie (video game)|Banjo-Kazooie]]''
|[[Nintendo 64|N64]]{{·}}[[Xbox Live Arcade]]
|A giant gorilla who first appears in Mumbo's Mountain.
|-
|[[Diddy Kong]]
|[[Spider monkey]]
|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]{{·}}[[Game Boy Color|GBC]]{{·}}[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]{{·}}[[Virtual Console|Wii]] {{·}} [[Nintendo 64|N64]]
|Donkey Kong's sidekick.
|-
|[[Dixie Kong]]
|[[Chimpanzee]]
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]{{·}}[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]{{·}}[[Virtual Console|Wii]]
|Diddy Kong's girlfriend.
|-
|[[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]]
|[[Gorilla]]
|''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]{{·}}[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]{{·}}[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]{{·}}[[Nintendo Switch]]{{·}}[[Wii]]{{·}}[[Wii U|WiiU]] {{·}} [[GameCube]]{{·}} [[Nintendo 64|N64]]{{·}}
|The main character of [[Donkey Kong Country]], and one of [[Mario]]’s friends. Not to be confused with his grandfather, [[Cranky Kong]]. [[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|The villain of the original arcade game.]]
|-
|[[List of Donkey Kong characters#Donkey Kong Jr.|Donkey Kong Jr.]]
|[[Gorilla]]
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|[[Arcade Game|Arcade]]{{·}}[[Atari 2600]]{{·}}[[Atari 7800]]{{·}}[[Atari 8-bit]]{{·}}[[ColecoVision]]{{·}}[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]{{·}}[[Intellivision]]{{·}}[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]{{·}}[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]{{·}}[[Virtual Console|Wii]]
|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.
|-
|[[Gekido#Unlockable Characters|Gorilla]]
|[[Gorilla]]
|''[[Gekido]]''
|[[PlayStation (console)|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.
|-
|Karasu
|[[Monkey]]
|''[[Fortnite]]''
|Various
|
|-
|Mico
|Monkey
| ''[[Brawl Stars]]''
|[[Mobile game|Mobile]]
|An “actor” who brags about his job at “Brawlywood”(an-universe equivalent of Hollywood) when he is just the mic operator.
|-
|Monkey King<ref>{{cite web |title=Monkey King |url=https://www.dota2.com/hero/monkeyking |access-date=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
|[[Monkey]]
|''[[Dota 2]]''
|[[Personal computer|PC]]
|A playable character inspired by [[Sun Wukong]], the main character in the Chinese epic [[Journey to the West]].
|-
|Mookie
|Monkey
|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|A monkey who is a member of the beast pack.
|-
|[[Animal Crossing|Porter]]
|[[Monkey]]
|''[[Animal Crossing]]''
|[[Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64 (Animal Forest)]]{{·}}[[GameCube]]{{·}}[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|Runs the train station in most Animal Crossing games.
|-
|[[List of Ape Escape characters#Specter|Specter]]
|[[Monkey]]
|''[[Ape Escape (video game)|Ape Escape]]''
|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]{{·}}[[PlayStation Portable]]
|Rules over lesser apes known as Piposaru.
|-
|[[Toki (video game)|Toki]]
|[[Lists of fictional animals|Geeshergam]]
|[[Toki (video game)|''Toki: Going Ape Split'']]
|[[Arcade game|Arcade]]
|A human that is transformed into an enchanted ape who must battle hordes of enemies to save a princess.
|-
|[[Ukiki]]
|[[Monkey]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]{{·}}[[Virtual Console|Wii]]{{·}}[[Virtual Console|Wii U]]
|A small monkey that steals Mario's cap.
|-
|[[Winston (Overwatch)|Winston]]
|[[Gorilla]]
|[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]
|[[PC game|PC]]{{·}}[[PlayStation 4]]{{·}}[[Xbox One]]
|A gorilla with superior intelligence.
|-
|Wukong
|[[Monkey]]
|''[[League of Legends]]''
|[[Personal computer|PC]]
|A playable champion inspired by [[Sun Wukong]], the main character in the Chinese epic [[Journey to the West]].
|-
|Qunicy

|[[Monkey]]
|''[[BTD6]]''
|[[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Personal computer|PC]]
|Son of Qunicy, Fighthing Bloons to defend his village.
|}

==Other==
*Fatz Geronimo, a keyboard-playing gorilla for [[The Rock-afire Explosion]] at [[ShowBiz Pizza Place]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbizpizza.com/rae/characters/fatz.html|title=Showbiz Pizza.com Fatz Geronimo}}</ref>
*[[Blender (software)#Suzanne|Suzanne]] (2002), a [[Low poly|500-polygon]] [[List of common 3D test models|test model]] of a chimpanzee's head, modeled by Willem-Paul van Overbruggen for Blender (ver. 2.25).

==See also==
* [[List of individual apes]]
* [[List of individual monkeys]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Fictional biology}}
{{Apes}}
{{Notable apes}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fictional Apes}}
[[Category:Lists of fictional primates| Primates]]

List of fictional primates - Revision history

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