History Main / ManiacMonkeys

* ''Machinima/GamingAllStars'': [[VideoGame/ApeEscape Specter]] and his army, [[spoiler: as well as [[VideoGame/StarFox Andross]]]] in ''The Ultimate Crossover'' and ''Remastered'', are all villainous simians. The former also appears in ''2'', this time aided by Pipotrons Yellow, Blue, and Red. And that's not counting KillerGorilla characters like [[VideoGame/{{Rampage}} George]] and [[VideoGame/ApeEscape Pipotron G]].

This here is the opposite of SillySimian. Compare MischiefMakingMonkey, where the trouble the monkey causes is more harmless. KillerGorilla is a subtrope, as gorillas (and other great apes) are particularly often portrayed as malevolent, due to their great strength and menacing appearance. For the underwater equivalent, see DeviousDolphins.

* A heroic example in ''Film/{{Phenomena}}'' with Inga, a chimpanzee who helps Creator/DonaldPleasence's character (who is disabled) get around. Inga spends most of the movie as a fairly gentle, amiable primate, but in the film's climax, [[spoiler: after her master has been killed]], she goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and [[spoiler: [[OffWithHisHead decapitates]] the villain with a straight razor.]] This is one of those movies where HumansAreTheRealMonsters.

** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'' has Manky Kong, who throws barrels at you.

* ''VideoGame/MonsterEye'' have swarms and swarms of vicious chimpanzees in the amusement park area, which the player will need to shoot at. And at the end of that stage, the players will battle the boss, a KingKongCopy giant gorilla.

** Chimpanzees are especially dangerous because the common comical and cute portrayal they get in media has led to a mass underestimation of just how violent they can be. People get them as pets for their "cuteness" and been mauled to death. Seriously, they've been known to torture other chimps, and other animals, to death in the wild. Males fight for and enforce dominance with brutal fights and aggression. They also have been known, as Jane Goodall can tell you, to go to "war", where two troops stay in conflict for a extended period of time until one is entirely wiped out. They also have been caught killing and cannibalizing other chimps, including infant chimps.

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* In ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' chimpanzees were [[UpliftedAnimal uplifted]] a century previous, but they retained their aggressiveness and lack of impulse control. The more recently uplifted Bowman's Wolves were engineered to be much more sociable, [[spoiler: and Florence is [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2500/fc02468.htm a little uncomfortable]] to discover her creator is actually a chimp.]]

* Mojo Jojo from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' is an evil genius chimpanzee with [[MyBrainIsBig an oversized brain]] and one of the girls' oldest and greatest foes. He used to be Professor Utonium's assistant helper monkey, but exposure to Chemical X caused his brain to mutate and grow, and the Professor's newfound love for the girls [[GreenEyedMonster led to his path of villainy]]. In TheMovie he has a whole army of [[UpLiftedAnimal Uplifted Simians]], but they [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters object to him being the one in charge]] and [[EvilVsEvil start fighting over who should rule Townsville]].

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Ned Flanders ends up in a baboon enclosure. The creatures are portrayed frighteningly straight (parodying a similiar scene from ''Film/TheOmen'' with violent baboons), and they almost wind up killing him.

* Addicus from ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011''. A serial murderer (with a dose of ImAHumanitarian), rescued from the death row by Mumm-Ra's forces to serve as a PsychoForHire.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has had robotic monkeys, Cobra venom mutated monkeys, Monsieur Mallah, The Ultra-Humanite, and [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] monkeys in the tie-in comic. You can understand Conner's hatred of these buggers.

%%* ''VideoGame/ApeEscape'': The monkeys causing havoc across time, especially Specter.

* Mojo Jojo from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' is an evil genius monkey with an oversized brain and one of the girls' oldest and greatest foes. He used to be Professor Utonium's assistant helper monkey, but exposure to Chemical X caused his brain to mutate and grow, and the Professor's newfound love for the girls led to his path of villainy. In TheMovie he has a whole army of [[UpLiftedAnimal Uplifted Simians]], but they [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters object to him being the one in charge]] and [[EvilVsEvil start fighting over who should rule Townsville]].

%%* ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain'': Dr. Frankenollie, the MadScientist.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Ned Flanders ends up in a baboon enclosure. The creatures are portrayed frighteningly straight (parodying a similiar scene from ''Film/TheOmen with violent baboons), and they almost wind up killing him.

** Chimpanzees are especially dangerous because the common comical and cute portrayal they get in media has led to a mass underestimation of just how violent they can be. People get them as pets for their "cuteness" and been mauled to death. Seriously, they've been known to torture other chimps, and other animals, to death in the wild. Males fight for and enforce dominance with brutal fights and aggression. They also have been known to go to "war," where two troops stay in conflict for a extended period of time until one is entirely wiped out. They also have been caught killing and cannibalizing other chimps, including infant chimps.

* ''WebOriginal/BadTwoSentenceHorror'': Don't open the monkey closet. If you do, evil monkeys will come out and they will [[BuffySpeak eat you to death and there will be blood]].

*** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_(chimpanzee) Travis]] was a pet chimpanzee who lived happily and peacefully for 13 years with his human owners, but one day when he saw his owner's friend holding one of his favorite toys, he savagely mauled her, ripping off her face and hands. His owner tried to stop him by beating him with a shovel and stabbing him with a butcher knife, but he was only stopped when police arrived and shot him.

** Chimpanzees are especially dangerous because the common comical and cute portrayal they get in media has led to a mass underestimation of just how violent they can be. People get them as pets for their "cuteness" and been mauled to death. Seriously, they've been known to torture other chimps, and other animals, to death in the wild. Males fight for and enforce dominance with brutal fights and aggression. They also have been known to go to "war," where two troops stay in conflict for a extended period of time until one is entirely wiped out. They also have been caught killing and cannibalizing other chimps, including infant chimps. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_(chimpanzee) Travis]] was a pet chimpanzee who lived happily and peacefully for 13 years with his human owners, but one day when he saw his owner's friend holding one of his favorite toys, he savagely mauled her, ripping off her face and hands. His owner tried to stop him by beating him with a shovel and stabbing him with a butcher knife, but he was only stopped when police arrived and shot him.

** Chimpanzees are especially dangerous because the common comical and cute portrayal they get in media has led to a mass underestimation of just how violent they can be. People get them as pets for their "cuteness" and been mauled to death. Seriously, they've been known to torture other chimps, and other animals, to death in the wild. Males fight for and enforce dominance with brutal fights and aggression. They also have been known to go to "war," where two troops stay in conflict for a extended period of time until one is entirely wiped out. They also have been caught killing and cannibalizing other chimps, including infant chimps.

* The monkeys in ''VideoGame/{{Alundra}}'' are bloodthirsty, violent and murderous little bastards.
* The monkeys causing havoc across time, especially Specter, from ''VideoGame/ApeEscape''.
* Gohma Howlers from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', which don't hesitate to kill humans in packs.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Dominions}} 4'', the Early Age nation of Lanka is composed of various castes of different sorts of primates, from chimps to gorillas, ruled over by gluttonous demon ogres. They're heavy users of BloodMagic and one of the few nations that can benefit from increasing the Turmoil in the land.
* Although apes are predominately the heroes of the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games, there are the occasional primate pest;

* The MiniBoss "Ausf A Gestell" from ''VideoGame/{{Einhander}}'' is a HumongousMecha ape. It attacks the player's ship like a deranged robot monkey would as well as having a number of dangerous weaponry. Befittingly enough, its battle theme is called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ANSeJFNDYQ Madness]]".

* The ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' Mankey and its evolution, Primeape are characterised for their HairTriggerTemper and violent outbursts, making them notorious for going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge [[DisproportionateRetribution for minor slights]]. Various renditions of Primeape describe it as being willing to "[[{{Determinator}} chase you down]] '''[[{{Determinator}} forever]]'''" in order to give you a thorough beating if you piss it off.
* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'' the monkeys and apes of Ape Atoll form a terrifying militaristic faction bent on world domination. And during the Do No Evil quest, where [[spoiler:the desert god of monkeys has her senses split into 3 parts, and they take the form of 3 dark and powerful gorillas.]]
* Hun Batz, the Howler Monkey God of the Mayan pantheon in ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'', is a rather sinister monkey driven with vengeance of being humiliated by the Hero Twins. While at first being introduced to replace Sun Wukong, at least Wukong's old kit was meant to be silly, Hun Batz made the kit more sinister as he's more serious in cracking the enemy's skulls wide open. Also, he babbles about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt because [[MayanDoomsday he's Mayan]].

** Monkey Dude from ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' is a robotic monkey who acts as Coconuts' successor, having a similar appearance and attack pattern and inhabiting [[PalmtreePanic Angel Island Zone]].
** Kiki from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' is a robotic monkey who serves as a recurring enemy. He [[MadBomber tosses bombs]] at the player, which can be picked up and thrown, but they explode rather quickly, so you'll have to throw them fast.

** There's also the Meteo Crusher pilot in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', yet another monkey who works for Andross. Falco even calls him a monkey in an insulting, derogatory way.
---> '''Pilot''': [[ISurrenderSuckers I am no match for you. I admit defeat.]]
---> '''Falco''': Are you gonna listen to that monkey?
* [[BigBad Morty's]] Cyberchimps in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSolvers Super Solvers: Gizmos & Gadgets]]''. They can steal your vehicle parts and pick up parts on the floor, making them [[GoddamnedBats very irritating]]. Feeding them a banana makes them sleep and drop their parts. Later on the slow, fat Chimps are replaced with [[EliteMook fast, wheeled Chimps]] that sleep for a much shorter time.

* The demon monkeys chasing you in ''VideoGame/TempleRun''.
* The Monkeymen from ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'' patrol many of the later levels. They're actually easier to deal with than regular guards, due to the fact that they don't count as humans, [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman meaning you can freely kill them]] even on Expert difficulty.
* The Monkeys from ''VideoGame/TimeSplitters''. They have guns!

** ComicBook/GorillaGrodd, one of ''Franchise/TheFlash's'' major villains, is probably the most archetypal example of this trope, because of his utter disdain for humanity, psychopathic nature and plots to make gorillas the dominant species on Earth. Do NOT [[IAmNotWeasel call him a monkey]], though -- unless [[BerserkButton you really want to make him mad]]. And he hates bananas.

This here is the opposite of EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys. Compare MischiefMakingMonkey, where the trouble the monkey causes is more harmless. KillerGorilla is a subtrope, as gorillas (and other great apes) are particularly often portrayed as malevolent, due to their great strength and menacing appearance. For the underwater equivalent, see DeviousDolphins.

* The main antagonist in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge4ContinentalDrift'' is a prehistoric ape pirate captain called Gutt.

* In Myth/BetiPahuinMythology and culture chimpanzees were widely hated. They represented what humans would be if we lived according to basic impulses. The hero Oyono Nna slew their king Mesi Me Kot Endong, thus kicking off the great chimpanzee war.

* ''Human'' primates are sometimes considered [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters the most dangerous]] [[HumansAreBastards animals on Earth]].[[note]]While people tend to throw a hissy fit and say that "humans aren't monkeys, they're apes!", based on cladistics, [[https://paoloviscardi.com/2011/04/21/apes-are-monkeys-deal-with-it/ apes are monkeys]] (apes are more closely related to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_monkey some monkeys]] than they are to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_monkey others]]). This means that, technically, humans ''are'' monkeys.[[/note]] Which makes sense, considering we're the only ones with [[AtomicHate nukes]].

* In ''LightNovel/SoImASpiderSoWhat'' the Anogratch are a family of aggressive monkey-type monsters. They will attack anything that enters their territory and if a member of a troop is killed [[SuperPersistentPredator the rest will pursue the killer endlessly]], [[RevengeBeforeReason no matter how many die in the pursuit]]. Given their troops can number in the thousands, the Revenge Monkeys are exceptionally dangerous.