History Characters / ApeEscape

* {{Tsundere}}: Towards Jake in the anime. She also shows this towards Jimmy/Hikaru in 2, where she's quick (and justified) to scold him but frequently and truly cares for him.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Tends to have this relationship with some characters, noticeably Spike and Jimmy to a lesser extent.

* NoNameGiven: Subverted, as his name in the first game is written on the doors of the training rooms, Dr. Ozel. It's hard to read, though, and he has not once been called that.

* KingMook: In his own odd way towards the default monkeys in yellow shorts. Their only defining feature is throwing down more banana peels than monkeys of other colors, and Monkey Yellow is fat and banana obsessed, [[spoiler:to the point of becoming a giant after overdosing on Vita-Z Bananas in ''2''.]]

* KingMook: Averted in her case. There are no monkeys with pink shorts, except in the Playstation Move game that has [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome none of the previous cast except for Specter]], and even then, they don't have anything in common with Monkey Pink.

* ExposedAnimalBellybutton: He has one like Monkey Yellow, but it's not as prominent, and only visible in Ape Escape 3.

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: He stays behind on Specter's space station in Ape Escape 3 to activate the self-destruct sequence. [[DisneyDeath He somehow survives.]]]]

* [[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss]]

* FingerlessHands: Very weirdly flip-flopped between games. They were portrayed this way in the first game, though that was likely just due to graphical limitations of the time, as they had fingers on the box art. The second game gave them actual fingers and toes, ''but'' the trope was played straight on that game's box art. Then, from the third game onward, they're shown with no fingers or toes, only flesh colored mitten hands with only a thumb.

* TheCameo: The monkeys are so popular in Japan that they frequently appear in other games. Sadly, most of their cameos are removed from the U.S. versions:
** ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher 4'' would let you unlock three Pipo Apes if the player inserted the original Ape Escape, Ape Escape 2, and the first ''VideoGame/SplinterCell''.
** VideoGame/HotShotsGolf 4 had the Pipo Ape as an caddy (Europe and Japan only).
** ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'' and ''VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked'' had a Pipo Ape as a unlockable skin (Japan only).
** VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3 had a AE-styled minigame called "Snake vs. Monkey", [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin involving Snake catching the Pipo Monkeys]].
** A Pipo Ape costume can be bought for a Sackboy in VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet.

He is the only character returning for the new storyline of the Playstation Move reboot. [[spoiler: Here he is a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds who was forcibly separated from his owner Haru and shot up into space, in a constant stare of discomfort and fear due to his dislike of cold.]]

* TheFaceless: Other then a brief glance at his mouth, you never the front of his face.

* {{Tsundere}}: Towards Jake in the anime. She also shows this towards Jimmy/Hikaru in 2, where she's quick (and justified) to scold him but frequently and truly cares for him.

* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersforGood!: Suggests this to Specter before the [[TrueFinalBoss True Final Boss]] in ''2.''

* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersforGood!: Suggests this to Specter before the [[TrueFinalBoss]] in ''2.''

* GirlishPigtails: Yumi sports a pair.

!!Aki

The creator of the pipo helmet that gives the apes their intelligence. He appears in the anime with more or less the same role. He is a bit more zany.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He created the Pipo Helmet (Peak Point Helmet in the US release) to increase the intelligence of monkeys, although his prototype helmet was unstable and needed to be finished. He left the prototype at the circus where it was ultimately found by Specter, thus beginning the series.

* TurnsRed: How her battles play out. She'll begin the fight appearing very innocent and singing a cute song, and after she gets hit a couple of times, she essentially goes [[SuperMode Super Saiyan]] and begins attacking the player much more aggressively.

!!Natalie/Natsumi

* MultiColoredHair: Red with a yellow tuft up front.

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Kei.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He's got yellow fur, but his hair is green.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The shorts that the monkeys wear lets you know what kind of monkey you're dealing with.
** Yellow: Your average, run of the mill monkey. Nothing special about these guys, though they may tend to throw down more banana peels than the others, since they have nothing else going for them.
** Red: These monkeys are short-tempered powerhouses. In the first game, they use machine guns, rockets, and bombs. Later installments give them boxing gloves instead.
** Dark Blue: These monkeys run really fast, sometimes to the point of needing a gadget like the dash hoop to keep up with them.
** Light Blue: Sad, cowardly monkeys that just really don't want to be caught. They're rather docile, and won't attack the player. They tend to stand still and panic if they're ever cornered. They also tend to hide in obscure places, sometimes necessitating the need for the Monkey Radar to find them.
** Green: These monkeys wear special goggles that allow them to see you coming more easily, unless you're standing still or crawling/curling up. Often carry [[BackpackCannon homing rocket-firing backpacks]].
** White: Depending on the game, they're either the most alert monkeys around, or they have poor eyesight and won't see you coming as well as other monkeys, but make up for it by lobbing bombs around.
** Black: These monkeys sport SinisterShades and tote machine guns. Think the monkeys wearing red pants are bad? These guys are ''[[TriggerHappy much]]'' worse.

** Light Blue: Sad, cowardly monkeys that just really don't want to be caught. They're rather docile, and won't attack the player. They tend to stand still and panic if they're ever cornered.
** Green: These monkeys wear special goggles that allow them to see you coming more easily. Often carry [[BackpackCannon homing rocket-firing backpacks]].

%%* FingerlessGloves

-->''Creator/Rina Sato (anime)''

* LargeHam: Specter's UK actor in the first game hammed it up big time.

-->''Creator/MarcSilk (UK)

* ButtMonkey: In the Fredorator cartoon, usually due to the stupidity of the monkeys themselves.
* DumbIsGood: Specter's very pleasant when he's just got the mind of a monkey. It's only when he's got the peak point helmet on that he becomes an intelligent villain.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: In ''Ape Escape 3'', Specter's "Double Paradise Plan". He planned to use a giant machine to chop the Earth in half, with Specter and his monkeys ruling one half and the humans owning the other. However, either Specter [[ArtisticLicensePhysics forgot that the Earth would be destroyed if he did it]] or he was AxCrazy at the moment. Regardless, even Kei and Yumi think this plan is crazy.

* BadassBeard: Red's fur under his chin resembles one, and it further solidifies his status as leader of the trio.
* [[BigBad Big Bads]]: In the first eight episodes of season two and in ''Ape Quest''.

* PutOnABus: He's only ever appeared in ''Ape Escape 2'', and hasn't showed up in anything since, even the minuscule amount of material where Jimmy is present. However, the mechs that can be piloted in ''Ape Escape 3'' are modeled after him.

** {{Toku}} or MagicalGirl: A powerful form that allows them to fire lasers and glide short distances. Kei takes the former (in the vein of, say Franchise/KamenRider or Franchise/SuperSentai), Yumi the latter (In the vein of, say, Franchise/PrettyCure or Franchise/SailorMoon).

%%* PinkMeansFeminine

* AscendedExtra: Has almost no presence in the series outside of ''Ape Escape 2'', but serves as the main character of both of the western animated cartoons, the japanese shorts and movie, as well as the manga.

* DubNameChange: She is called Casey in the original game, then is given her Japanese name in Ape Escape 2 artwork, then called Casi in Pumped and Primed. Most English fans usually refer to her P&P name.