List of fictional primates
This list of fictional primates is a subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. The list is restricted to notable non-human primate characters from the world of fiction including chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, monkeys, lemurs, and other primates.
Literature
| Character | Species | Origin and Author | Notes |
| Claw the Giant Ape | Ape | Beast Quest | Claw is the second beast Tom fights in Series Two, The Golden Armor. He guards the chain mail. He has a tail with a sting rather like a scorpion. He lives in the Dark Jungle in Avantia. |
| Francine Frensky | Monkey | Arthur's Valentine by Marc Brown | A tomboy who loves sports, drumming, and singing. She is 8 years old, and she is the best player on her team in just about every sport they play, rivaled only by the Brain at soccer and basketball. |
| Ishmael | Gorilla | Ishmael by Daniel Quinn | A philosopher who was captured from the wild when young and sent to the zoo. After the zoo sold him to a menagerie, an old Jewish man bought him and could communicate with him through his mind. Ishmael teaches captivity to the unnamed narrator. |
| The Librarian | Orangutan | Discworld by Terry Pratchett | The Librarian appeared in the first novel of the series, The Colour of Magic, and was transformed into an orang-utan in The Light Fantastic as the Octavo fired a beam of magic upwards. On discovering that being an orang-utan had certain advantages for a librarian - he can climb up to high shelves, for example - he refused to be transformed back into a human and has remained an orang-utan ever since. The other wizards have gradually become used to the situation, to the extent that, from Night Watch: 'if someone ever reported that there was an orang-utan in the Library, the wizards would probably go and ask the Librarian if he'd seen it'. |
Comics
| Ape | Origin | Notes |
| Ape-X | Squadron Supreme #5 | A member of The Squadron Supreme; Also the name of a super hero who becomes a powerful gorilla after donning a magic Mexican wrestling mask |
| Gorilla Grodd | the Flash | DC Comics villain, enemy of the Flash |
| Monsieur Mallah | Doom Patrol #86 | An intelligent gorilla created by an evil brain in a jar. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Evil, enemies of the original Doom Patrol. |
| Titano | Superman | A fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as a foe of Superman. |
Primates in film
| Ape | Origin | Notes |
| Aldo | Planet of the Apes | The leader of the gorilla factions during the rise of the ape society prior to humanity's downfall, as the "lowest species" of the planet. |
| King Kong | King Kong | A giant movie monster resembling a colossal gorilla, which has appeared in several films since 1933. These include the groundbreaking 1933 movie, the film remakes of 1976 and 2005, as well as various sequels of the first two films. The character has become one of the world's most famous movie icons and, as such, has transcended the medium. |
| Caesar | Planet of the Apes | Intelligent ape, who is abandoned and rallies a group of apes to escape from a cruel caging facility. |
| Mighty Joe Young | Mighty Joe Young | An abnormally large gorilla who grew up in Africa who was brought to the US by his owner/friend Jill after being convinced she and the ape could be a popular night club act. After an incident with three drunken patrons his human friend helped to return him to his homeland in Africa. |
Animation
Television
| Name | Species | Origin | Notes |
| Bingo | Orangutan | The Banana Splits | Member of The Banana Splits, an all-animal band. He played the drums. |
| Professor Bobo | Gorilla | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | |
| Zoboomafoo | Coquerel's sifaka | Zoboomafoo | Titular puppet lemur |
Video games
This section deals with notable primates who are prominently featured in various video game titles, either as main characters or notable supporting characters.Other
- Fatz Geronimo, a keyboard-playing gorilla for The Rock-afire Explosion at ShowBiz Pizza Place.
- Suzanne, a 500-polygon test model of a chimpanzee's head, modeled by Willem-Paul van Overbruggen for Blender.