Editing Ape

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'''Ape''' is a [[creature type]] used for cards depicting great apes (orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees, but not [[human]]s). These powerful primates are found throughout the [[multiverse]], and are mainly constrained to a [[forest]] habitat. 

==History==
The first (and most famous) to bear the type was <c>Kird Ape</c> in ''[[Arabian Nights]]''. After ''[[Ninth Edition]]'' the subtype Ape was also used for [[monkey]]s, but Monkey was reintroduced as a type in ''[[Kaladesh]]'' for <c>Wily Bandar</c>. Apes are usually larger and heavier than monkeys, have a more upright body posture, and don't have tails.

===Dominaria===
The gorillas of [[Yavimaya]], at some point during or before the [[Flood Ages]], became a sentient, tribal culture, led by <c>Gorilla Chieftain</c>s. They fought against the vines and [[plant]]-life that attacked them. 

A Gorilla Chieftain had [[Laina]] and [[Kaysa]] brought to him by his magic-wielding <c>gorilla shamans</c> and warriors; he allied his people with the [[elves]], and aided in the attack against the [[Heart of Yavimaya]], which cleansed the forest. The Yavimayan Gorillas were later seen fighting during the [[Phyrexian Invasion]] in the battles for Yavimaya and [[Urborg]].

The gorillas engage in a form of ancestor worship that draws strength from their forebears.<ref name="DOM Legends">{{TwitterRef|wizards_magic|987028823991611392|title=Ready to learn more about some of the legendary characters...|author=Magic: The Gathering|date=April 20, 2018}}</ref>

===Tarkir===
The [[Sultai Brood]] of [[Tarkir]] use the mandrills (bearing the type "Ape" even though mandrills are monkeys) that live in the canopies of Gurmag Swamp for their dark agendas. This is depicted in <c>Hooting Mandrills</c>,<c>Grave Strength</c>,and <c>Sidisi's Pet</c>

==Notable Apes==
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*[[Grunn]] <ref name="DOM Legends"/>

;Ikoria
*[[Kogla]]

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==Tokens==
Tokens marked with {{A}} are created by [[Acorn]] cards.
{{Ape tokens|header=y}}
;[[Test card]]s
{{Test tokens|type=Gorilla|header=y}}

==Creature Update==
Creature types changed into Ape include:
*'''[[Gorilla]]''' (<c>Gorilla Berserkers</c>, <c>Gargantuan Gorilla</c>)
*'''Gorilla-Pack''' (<c>Gorilla Pack</c>)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:ApeConcept.jpg|[[Yavimaya]]n ape concepts by [[Anthony Scott Waters]].
File:ApeConcept2.jpg|[[Yavimaya]]n ape concepts by [[Anthony Scott Waters]].
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*{{card|Sol Grail||ALL}} is an anagram of "Gorillas." It got this name because at one point during playtesting, every single card in ''[[Alliances]]'' had the word "Gorilla" in its title.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/know-your-gorillas-2012-12-28|Know Your Gorillas|[[Monty Ashley]]|September 18, 2002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630145118/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/know-your-gorillas-2012-12-28|archivedate=June 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{YouTubeRef|jofyGSFDq8M|How Trivial with Mark Rosewater|channel=Magic: The Gathering|creator=[[Mark Rosewater]]|date=August 4, 2023}}</ref> That happened because the design team was annoyed that the continuity team was planning to throw out their carefully planned story in favor of one about intelligent gorillas on a rampage.
*{{card|Treetop Village}} (located in Gorrilla-riddled [[Yavimaya]]) can become a 3/3 Ape Creature.<ref>{{DailyRef|becoming-creature-types-2007-07-24|Becoming Creature Types|[[Magic Arcana]]|July 24, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203032600/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/becoming-creature-types-2007-07-24|archivedate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
*{{card|Thieving Amalgam}} is an Ape [[Snake]]. It is one of two black Apes, the other being the Zombie <c>Sidisi's Pet</c>.
*<c>Uktabi Orangutan</c>, popular because of its ability to destroy an opponent's artifacts, is also known as "''Sex Monkey''". The background art on the card depicts monkeys in a position that resembles a sexual act, hence the appellation. The [[flavor text]] of the card reinforces this interpretation, as it refers to monkeys in gold coats marrying.
**In ''[[Unhinged]]'', there was a parody of the card, called <c>Uktabi Kong</c>, with a larger version of the original Orangutan in the foreground, and an expectant pair of monkeys in the background. The card's effects are also relevant to the act, allowing you to tap two Apes to generate another one.
**Its legacy continued in ''[[Jumpstart 2022]]'', with <c>Kibo, Uktabi Prince</c>, suggested to be the offspring, despite the change in type, and has a [[typal coupling]] lord effect for Ape and Monkey. It also synergizes with destroying artifacts.
*<c>Apes of Rath</c> is a wordplay on John Steinbeck's ''Grapes of Wrath''.

==References==
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{{Creature types|Races|Apes}}