Whackanape

Dragon Quest monster
Whackanape
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	キラーエイプ
Romaji	kirā eipu
First appearance	Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Old localisation	Simiac, WildApe, KillerApe

The whackanape is a powerful primate that, contrary to its name, thankfully never casts any instant death spells.

A purple pallet swap of the jackanape, it has proven the most popular of the troop and has gone on to appear in spinoff titles while the other two have yet to reappear.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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

Wackanape (キラーエイプ kirā eipu)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #048
Level: 18
Experience: 170
Gold: 45
HP: 40
MP: 6
Attack: 80
Defense: 52
Agility: 26
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Call for help.
Flee
Location(s): Alltrades Abbey region
Item Dropped: Chimaera wing¹⁄₆₄

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

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

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

Whackanape (キラーエイプ kirā eipu)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #059
Family: Beast
Experience: 361
Gold: 22
HP: 118
MP: 18
Attack: 111
Defence*: 164
Agility: 59
Evasion: 0/64

In-game 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
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Acts 1~2 times per turn
Call for backup
Muster Strength
Location(s): Tower of Transcendence
Item Dropped: Strong medicine¹⁄₈

Fire resistance *: -125%
Explosion resistance *: 0%
Ice resistance *: 25%
Wind resistance *: 0%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest Monsters[edit | edit source]

WildApe

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	2/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	4/5	2/5	5/5

Family	Beast
In-game description	Lives in groups with one dominant male boss
Abilities	LegSweep, TwinSlash, CallHelp
Habitat	Library Gate, Goopi's Gate #2
Breeding chart	Almiraj x Dragon family Beast family x MadPecker

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

Dragon Quest Monsters 2[edit | edit source]

WildApe

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	4/10	2/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	6/10	3/10	4/10

Family	Beast
In-game description
Abilities	Errand, SideStep, TwinSlash
Habitat
Breeding chart	Almiraj x Dragon family Beast family x MadPecker

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

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

The Wild Ape is a three-star member of the Animal family with a weight of 4. It naturally learns All-out, High Defense, and Glance Kick. Its in-game description reads "It lives in groups, but only one of them is the boss."