Who Is Ape? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ape is a Marvel comic book character, with over 90 comic issue appearances. Morlock shapeshifter.

Who is Ape?

Little is known of Ape's past before he joined the underground community of mutants known as the Morlocks who lived in "The Alley", a large tunnel located beneath Manhattan. Ape was mentally handicapped and resembled a neanderthal. His best friend Tar Baby told him what to shape shift into since he had a limited imagination. Despite his deficiency, Ape practiced formidable wrestling techniques. Tar Baby Ape accompanied a group of Morlocks to kidnap the Power Pack to replace Annalee's kids that were lost but they were quickly defeated by the X-Men. Ape was amongst the few Morlocks that managed to escape the massacre of their community by the superhuman team of assassins known as the Marauders with the help of the orginal X-Factor team. Ape was later captured by the organization known as Weapon X and imprisoned him in a concentration camp named " Neverland ". He was executed after he was deemed of no value to the Project along his friend Tar Baby.

Key facts

Ape is of mutant origin and first appeared in "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night...!". The character is published by Marvel. With 90 recorded issue appearances, Ape ranks among the most featured characters in comics.