List of Ape Escape Characters
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There are a variety of unique characters in the Ape Escape series. This section focuses mainly on the main characters of the series. For easy reference, the characters have been alphabetized.
[edit] Main Characters
All of these characters have been created by Sony, and have starred in at least one of the many games in the Ape Escape series.
[edit] Aki
Sayaka and Satoru's aunt from Ape Escape 3. She, the Professor, and Dr. Tomoki used to be partners in lab experiments.
[edit] Blue Monkey
Blue Monkey is a character from the Ape Escape series and a member of the Freaky Monkey Five. He is a monkey who dresses in blue,and resembles Sonic the Hedgehog .He makes his appearance in Ape Escape 2 as the first FMF member you fight.In Ape Escape 3,he is the second.He makes a cameo in P&P as a fan of you if you win the Hoops 1 challenge,and gives you a free outfit. He also stars in the anime wearing a Western outfit with a bag on his shoulder.
[edit] Casi/Charu
A computer program that takes the form of a human. Works at the Professor's lab, and helped Spike travel through time on his first adventure.In P&P,she appears as a playable character,and in Ape Escape 2,the player can unlock 4 beginning sketches of her, speculating that she was originally going to be in Ape Escape 2.She does not appear in Ape Escape 3.
[edit] Dark Jake/Hiroki
Dark Jake is Jake himself when he controlled by the power of the disk, in Pumped and Primed.If you collect all the presents for one character,he will become playable in only VS mode.He has stronger attack power than all the other characters,and like his normal form,his moveset is like Spike. (Note:When you fight Dark Jake,they make the error of putting "Black Jake".However,Dark Jake himself says,"My name is Dark Jake."
[edit] Dark Specter
Dark Specter is Specter himself when powered by the disk.He is like an inverse of himself: his fur is black instead of white,and his pants are yellow.On the linings of Specter's spiky hair it is red instead of blue.
[edit] Dr. Tomoki/Tomuki
Specter's partner in crime during Ape Escape 3. Due to an accident a few years before the series began, Tomuki wears a Pipo Helmet underneath a giant orange afro wig. After Specter makes fun of him, though, Tomuki decides to help the good guys save the world.
[edit] Helga/Haruka
First appeared in Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed. It is rumoured that Spike has a crush on her (e.g He blushes when he tells Helga she can come over to the lab anytime she'd like.) Her father is a friend of the Professor. In the anime, she was seen wearing her Ape Escape Million Monkeys attire, and starts to have a crush on Spike/Kakeru in Episode 6 Season 2.
[edit] Jake/Buzz/Hiroki
Spike's best friend, and usually his biggest rival. He's often unwillingly controlled by Specter. In the anime series, he has a dote on Natsumi.
[edit] Jimmy/Hikaru
Spike's cousin. Accidentally started off the events in Ape Escape 2. He is 2 years younger than Spike. It was stated in a page of Playstation magazine that his dream was to become a true hero. Like Spike, he is kind, brave, persistent, and simple-minded. Natalie put him in the line to catch the monkeys, and he did so, going through quite a lot of fights. He has a little pet friend named Pipotchi.
Jimmy makes a cameo in Ape Escape 3 as one of the people hypnotized by the monkeys' programs. He is referred to in a letter by White Monkey in P&P, but does not appear in the game as a whole. He is the only character that wears a bandage on his nose. He is also probably the character that received the most work on, as of the Ape Escape cast members. In the American English version of Ape Escape 2,he is voiced by famed voice actress Veronica Taylor,who,at the time,voiced Ash from the Pokemon anime.
[edit] Kei/Satoru
The male star of Ape Escape 3. He is a typical overconfident hothead, and he wants to stop Specter because it sounds like fun.
[edit] Natalie/Natsumi
The professor's granddaughter. Helps keep the lab in shape, and makes sure that the Pipo Monkeys get caught.She is approximately 16 years old.
[edit] Pink Monkey
The only girl in the Freaky Monkey 5. Has a tendency to go berserk when she doesn't get her way.She is a pop star in both Ape Escape 2 and 3.In 2,when she sees Jimmy,she takes him as a fan member,and sings her new song,"Escape the Ape in You!!"-which can be heard in the video section of the Entertainment Center-until Jimmy whacks her.She begins to sob,which makes Jimmy sympathetic for her,until she initiates her dark side,"Dark" Pink Monkey-which resembles Super Sonic by the hair.She reappears in P&P as a fan and a Monkey Summon,and reprises her role as a Freaky Monkey Five member in Ape Escape 3. She stars in the Ape Escape anime wearing a dress and she is the shortest of the Freaky Monkey Five. She has a special wand that can change male clothes into girl clothes, and embrass them with a camera.
[edit] Pipotchi
Jimmy's pet Pipo Monkey. He wears a special Peak Point Helmet, designed so that he remains calm and friendly instead of turning evil.The technology from the helmet was used for the Lethargy Laser so that Specter could happily take over as he pleased.Fortunately,Jimmy stopped it in time.
[edit] Pipo Monkeys
The generic term for the regular monkeys that are caught by Spike, Jimmy, or any other character with a net. There are 7 types of Pipo Monkeys: yellow, light blue, blue, black, white, green and red.Sometimes,they are described as unknown.Sometimes they could be playable.
[edit] Pipo Snake
Starred in the Ape Escape 3 mini-game "Mesal Gear Solid: Snake Escape". Pipo Snake has all of the skills Solid Snake has shown in his various missions.
[edit] Pipotron G
The biggest of the group. He resembles a gorilia. He saved Natalie and Casi from the falling ceiling in Ape Escape Million Monkeys.
[edit] Pipotron J
The main villain of Ape Escape Million Monkeys. He is a new species of Pipotrons created by the same creator of The Grid Core. pipotron J species of monkey is the lemur
[edit] Pipotron Kuratsuku
A Pipotron that has long arms and is a gadget whiz. He created Virus Casi to stop Kakeru or Specter to get to the Grid Core.
[edit] Pipotron Meta
Pipotron Meta is a Pipotron that can turn into anything.
[edit] Pipotron Red, Blue, and Yellow
The three original Pipotron. Premiered in Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed. None of them can speak coherent English or any other language.
[edit] Professor/Hakase
Natalie's grandfather, and the inventor of the Peak Point Helmets. He's a good man at heart, though he can be a little distracted at times.
[edit] Red Monkey
The strongest member of the Freaky Monkey 5. He knows various fighting techniques, but it isn't hard to beat him in any of them.Marking his first appearance in Ape Escape 2,he kidnaps Pipotchi for the Lethargy Laser. Jimmy pursued him to a dinosaur-filled island,and fought him. Due to strength of heart and coordination, Jimmy had conquered the final member of the FMF. He reappears in AE3 as a karate master, and is a fan you in P&P.He also appears as a summon.In Academy, he teaches the monkeys. In the anime series, he is wearing a jetpack, wearing his eyes vision googles, and wears a weird red coat thingy.
[edit] Specter
See main article.
[edit] Spike/Kakeru
See main article.
[edit] Spork, Shimmy, etc.
In Ape Escape 3, after completing the main game, players were able to purchase secret codes from the game's stores. Although these monkeys are like Pipo Monkeys in almost every way, their uniqueness deserves a separate entry.
[edit] Virus Casi
Created by Kuratsuku. She choked the other Casis to death and turns them into viruses. Virus Casi is not Casi herself.
[edit] White Monkey
The most intelligent member of the Freaky Monkey 5. He can build various robots, such as Mecha Jimmy and the White Dragon, that usually have at least one major weak spot.In 2,White Monkey gets his hands on Jimmy's data,and creates Mecha Jimmy,unto which White could control.However,Jimmy had managed to defeat Specter,& White foreshadows about their plan about Pipotchi's abduction and the "Lethargy Laser".He makes a cameo appearance as a fan in P&P,and returned as an FMF member in 3.However,instead of being the fourth to fight,he is the first. In Ape Escape anime, he is seen wearing all white, he has two springy cones on his head, and he rides on a flying saucer. He also has a special ray gun that can stop time.
[edit] Yellow Monkey
The most rotund, as well as just plain disturbing, member of the Freaky Monkey 5.He first appeared in Ape Escape 2.If he eats more Vita-Z bananas than he's supposed to, he can grow to sizes equal to a skyscraper's.When he did,Jimmy had to fight him by knocking out his teeth,causing him to shrink into a midget.In P&P,he is referred through a fan letter,saying that he needs false teeth.He reappears in AE3 as a ninja,reprising his role as a Freaky Monkey Five member. In the Ape Escape anime, he is wearing as a chef and carries a giant fork with him.
[edit] Yumi/Sayaka
The female star of Ape Escape 3. She's a pop star in training, and wants to save the world because TV shouldn't be used for evil.
