Whackanape

Dragon Quest monster
Whackanape
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	キラーエイプ
Romaji	Kirā eipu
Translation	Killer ape
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	Simiac, WildApe, KillerApe
Variants	Jackanape; Smackanape

The Whackanape is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Whackanapes are large gorilla-like monsters with purple fur, sharp fangs, and the long tails of monkeys. Like their brown-furred relatives, they will also call for backup from more of their kind.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Wackanape (キラーエイプ Kirā eipu)
Bestiary Number: #048

Sprites				Attributes
NES	SFC	GBC	Switch	Level	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
				18	40	6	170	45	80	52	26	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances

Fire	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Snooze	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Deceleratle
25%	0%	0%	0%	25%	0%	100%	70%	70%	70%	25%	0%	25%	0%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
None	Calls for backup (Whackanape) Flee	Alltrades Abbey Region Tower of Transcendence	Chimaera wing¹⁄₆₄

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Whackanape (キラーエイプ, Kirā eipu )
Defeated Monster List number: #059

Attributes

Sprite	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	Beast	118	18	361	22	111	164	59	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances

Fire	Explosion	Ice	Wind	Physical	Lightning	Drain Magic	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof
-50%	0%	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%	-25%	0%	0%

Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Stumble	Stun	Agility Down	Attack Down	Defence Down
-25%	100%	0%	-25%	-25%	0%	0%	-25%	-25%	-25%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
None	Occasionally acts twice per turn Calls for backup (Whackanape) Muster Strength	Alltrades Abbey Region Tower of Transcendence Gaia's Navel	Strong medicine¹⁄₈

Description	Peeved primates with an appetite for destruction. One punch from their pumped-up appendages is likely to send even the most well-armoured adventurer to the infirmary.

Dragon Quest Monsters[edit | edit source]

WildApe (キラーエイプ, Kirā eipu )

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
		35	2/5	1/5	2/5	4/5	5/5	2/5

Resistances
Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Zap*
None	None	None	None	None	None	Weak	Immune	Weak
Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic *	Whack*	Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*	Snooze*
Immune	None	None	Weak	Weak	None	None	None	None
Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
None	None	Immune	Immune	Immune	Strong	Strong	None

Additional information
Description	Lives in groups with one dominant male boss
Skills	LegSweep, TwinSlash, CallHelp
Location	Library Gate, Goopi's Gate #2
Breeding Chart	Almiraj x Dragon family Beast family x MadPecker

Dragon Quest Monsters 2[edit | edit source]

WildApe (キラーエイプ, Kirā eipu )

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
		35	4/10	2/10	5/10	6/10	4/10	3/10

Resistances
Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Water*
None	None	None	None	None	None	Weak	Immune	Weak
Zap*	Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic *	Whack*	Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*
Weak	Immune	None	None	Weak	Weak	None	None	None
Snooze*	Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
None	None	None	Immune	Immune	Immune	Strong	Strong	None

Additional information
Description	Moves fast in spite of its size.
Skills	Errand, SideStep, TwinSlash
Location
Breeding Chart	Almiraj x Dragon family Beast family x MadPecker

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[edit | edit source]

The WildApe is a three-star member of the Animal family with a weight of 4. It naturally learns Berserker, StrongD, and SideStep. Its in-game description reads "It lives in groups, but only one of them is the boss."

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Cruelangutan	Spanish for "cruel orangutan".
Français	Psychoprimate	From the French psychotique and primate.
Deutsch	K.-o.-rilla	From the German K. o. and Gorilla.
Italiano	Kong viola	Italian for "purple/violet kong".
中文	杀人猩猩	Simplified Chinese for "killer ape".