Megapithecus

This article is about Megapithecus, not to be confused with Mesopithecus, Gigantopithecus, or Megapithecus Pestis

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Megapithecus

Dossier Megapithecus.png

Creature

Groups

Bosses, Fantasy Creatures, Mammals

Temperament

Aggressive

Release Versions

240.2
May 4, 2016

734.0
May 17, 2016

501.0
December 6, 2016

Not Yet Released

599.0
November 30, 2018

Variants

• Megapithecus (Alpha)
• Megapithecus (Beta)
• Megapithecus (Gamma)

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP.Gorilla_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Gamma)
admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy.Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Beta)
admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium.Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Alpha)
admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard.Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Gamma) (The Center)
admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter.Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Beta) (The Center)
admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Medium_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Medium.Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Alpha) (The Center)
admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Hard_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Hard.Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Gamma) (Valguero)
admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy.Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Beta) (Valguero)
admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium.Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Alpha) (Valguero)
admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard.Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Gauntlet)
admincheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Arctic/Gorilla_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Gorilla_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

No

No

No

Torpor Immune

Yes

Data

XP For Kill

6,000 XP

Drops

• Element
• Megapithecus Trophy
• Gorilla Flag

Special Loot Chance

100%

Feces Size

None

Drag Weight

1200

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood
Adobe
Stone
Metal
Tek

Habitat

Megapithecus Arena, The Center Arena, and Forsaken Oasis, accessible via the Obelisks and Supply Crates on The Island, The Center, and Valguero.

Megapithecus is a Boss in ARK: Survival Evolved with its lair in the freezing north. It can only be reached by generating a portal to it at a Supply Crate or Obelisk.

In Survival of the Fittest, it can be tamed and ridden, along with the Broodmother and the Dragon. One of its attacks allows the Megapithecus to pick up large rocks and throw them, easily breaking structures and damaging large groups of dinosaurs.

Appearance

The Megapithecus highly resembles an incredibly oversized modern-day gorilla with dark silver skin and very long and thick white fur. Scars that reveal flesh and straps of tissue appear on the upper-right portion of the chest-piece, the front-facing section of the right shoulder, and most of the right side of its face. The origin of those scars remain a mystery. Its left eye is red while its right eye is blind and white.

Color Scheme and Regions

The Megapithecus always spawns with the same color scheme and has no color regions.

This means it is currently impossible to make alterations to the Megapithecus's natural spawn colors.

Colors

The Megapithecus has different types of color due to its difficulty level:

Difficulty Level	Color
Gamma	Default Coloring
Beta	Yellow
Alpha	Red

Basic Information

Location

The Megapithecus can only be found in the Megapithecus Arena the The Center Arena or the Forsaken Oasis. To reach these locations, players must go to either a Supply Crate or Obelisk and place the required tribute items inside, then click on the Generate Megapithecus Portal or the Center Portal and Forsaken Oasis items. At this point a portal will be opened to teleport nearby players and dinos into the arena.

If playing in Single Player mode, the portal can only be generated from the blue obelisk when on The Island.

A weaker variant of Megapithecus spawns at the last wave in the Gauntlet Mission "Built Fjord Tough".

Tribute Requirements

The following items are needed to summon the Megapithecus:

Item	Quantity
	Gamma	Beta	Alpha
Player Level	45	65	85
Artifact of the Brute	1	1	1
Artifact of the Devourer	1	1	1
Artifact of the Pack	1	1	1
Megalania Toxin	-	5	10
Megalodon Tooth	-	5	10
Spinosaurus Sail	-	5	10
Therizino Claws	-	5	10
Thylacoleo Hook-Claw	-	5	10

Tribute Spawn Commands

Uses these commands to give yourself all the items needed for tribute:

Gamma
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_12.PrimalItemArtifact_12'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_07.PrimalItemArtifact_07'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_02.PrimalItemArtifact_02'" 1 0 0

Beta

cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_12.PrimalItemArtifact_12'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_07.PrimalItemArtifact_07'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_02.PrimalItemArtifact_02'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalania.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalania'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Spino.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Spino'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_theriz.primalitemresource_apexdrop_theriz'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_thylaco.primalitemresource_apexdrop_thylaco'" 5 0 0

Alpha

cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_12.PrimalItemArtifact_12'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_07.PrimalItemArtifact_07'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_02.PrimalItemArtifact_02'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalania.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalania'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Spino.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Spino'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_theriz.primalitemresource_apexdrop_theriz'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_thylaco.primalitemresource_apexdrop_thylaco'" 10 0 0

Drops

• Megapithecus Trophy
• Gorilla Flag
• Element

Inventory

Item	Difficulty
	Gamma	Beta	Alpha
Element	20	55	110

Unlocks

Tekgrams

• Tek Gauntlets
• Tek Hatchframe
• Tek Replicator
• Tek Trapdoor
• Tek Window
• Tek Windowframe

• Tek Dinosaur Gate
• Tek Dinosaur Gateway
• Tek Door
• Tek Doorframe
• Tek Gauntlets
• Tek Generator
• Tek Hatchframe
• Tek Replicator
• Tek Rifle
• Tek Trapdoor
• Tek Trough
• Tek Window
• Tek Windowframe

• Large Tek Wall
• Rex Tek Saddle
• Tek Dinosaur Gate
• Tek Dinosaur Gateway
• Tek Door
• Tek Doorframe
• Tek Gauntlets
• Tek Generator
• Tek Grenade
• Tek Hatchframe
• Tek Replicator
• Tek Rifle
• Tek Trapdoor
• Tek Trough
• Tek Window
• Tek Windowframe

Completing the harder difficulties will unlock all of the lower difficulty Tekgrams as well.

Achievements

Expert Survivor You defeated ARK's second Ultimate Life Form!

Survivor of the Center You defeated the guardians of The Center!

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
		Wild
Health	180000	+0
Stamina	650	+0
Oxygen	N/A5	N/A
Food	2600	+0
Weight	4000	+80
Melee Damage	4002	+0
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3
Torpidity	350	+21

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.
⁵The Megapithecus is incapable of drowning.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting
		Wild
Walking	960	?
Swimming	360	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back.
		30	1500	0	2400
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		400

Throw Rock		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage.
		100	5600	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Projectile	Impact	2000	4	500000

Summon Minions		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	10000	0	10000

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
		Wild
Health	396000	+0
Stamina	650	+0
Oxygen	N/A5	N/A
Food	2600	+0
Weight	4000	+80
Melee Damage	8002	+0
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3
Torpidity	350	+21

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.
⁵The Megapithecus is incapable of drowning.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting
		Wild
Walking	960	?
Swimming	360	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back.
		30	1500	0	2400
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		400

Throw Rock		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage.
		100	5600	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Projectile	Impact	2000	4	500000

Summon Minions		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	10000	0	10000

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
		Wild
Health	540000	+0
Stamina	650	+0
Oxygen	N/A5	N/A
Food	2600	+0
Weight	4000	+80
Melee Damage	12002	+0
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3
Torpidity	350	+21

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.
⁵The Megapithecus is incapable of drowning.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting
		Wild
Walking	960	?
Swimming	360	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back.
		30	1500	0	2400
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		400

Throw Rock		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage.
		100	5600	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Projectile	Impact	2000	4	500000

Summon Minions		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	10000	0	10000

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
		Wild
Health	352000	+0
Stamina	650	+0
Oxygen	N/A5	N/A
Food	2600	+0
Weight	4000	+80
Melee Damage	4002	+0
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3
Torpidity	350	+21

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.
⁵The Megapithecus is incapable of drowning.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting
		Wild
Walking	960	?
Swimming	360	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back.
		30	1500	0	2400
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		400

Throw Rock		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage.
		100	5600	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Projectile	Impact	2000	4	500000

Summon Minions		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	10000	0	10000

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
		Wild
Health	400000	+0
Stamina	650	+0
Oxygen	N/A5	N/A
Food	2600	+0
Weight	4000	+80
Melee Damage	6002	+0
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3
Torpidity	350	+21

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.
⁵The Megapithecus is incapable of drowning.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting
		Wild
Walking	960	?
Swimming	360	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back.
		30	1500	0	2400
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		400

Throw Rock		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage.
		100	5600	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Projectile	Impact	2000	4	500000

Summon Minions		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	10000	0	10000

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
		Wild
Health	464000	+0
Stamina	650	+0
Oxygen	N/A5	N/A
Food	2600	+0
Weight	4000	+80
Melee Damage	8002	+0
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3
Torpidity	350	+21

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.
⁵The Megapithecus is incapable of drowning.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting
		Wild
Walking	960	?
Swimming	360	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back.
		30	1500	0	2400
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		400

Throw Rock		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage.
		100	5600	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Projectile	Impact	2000	4	500000

Summon Minions		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	10000	0	10000

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding-stats with an external tool.

Megapithecus (Easy)

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Megapithecus.

General

The Megapithecus is an ideal start to taking out the Guardians on The Island due to it being weaker than the Broodmother and Dragon, It dealing no special effects to the player and their tames unlike the other 2 Guardians, and it rewards far more than the Broodmother despite being weaker.

Like the Broodmother Lysrix, defeating Megapithecus can be done quickly as long as the correct tames are brought to the battle. Megapithecus has the lowest health of the three main island Guardians, so killing it isn't very hard and can be done even quicker than killing a Broodmother. It can spawn minions in the form of Mesopithecus and Gigantopithecus. The arena the Megapithecus on The Island lives in is a snow covered mountain temple, so bringing equipment to prevent hypothermia is necessary.

Strategy

On The Island Not much strategy is required to defeat Megapithecus other than whistling and attacking, however, precautions must be made to ensure tames don't fall into the large instakill hole to the right of the starting area. To avoid this, most tribes do not leave the starting teleport pad and instead lure the Megapithecus over to it, which is much safer and prevents anything from being knocked into the hole. Its recommended to bring Fur Armor, Fria Curry, or high amounts of Fortitude on your character to prevent freezing to death as the arena itself is quite cold, finally while it most likely won't be needed, firearms should be brought just in case as a last resort.

In The Center Arena and the Forsaken Oasis players will have to watch out for the other bosses and their minions.

Recommended Tames

NOTE that I used creatures that came from that map the boss was released on to make fair suggestions.

If you feel like adding creatures that's fair enough however don't add any that are exclusive to a Expansion Pack if those creatures aren't on the same corresponding map the boss is on or any free maps released with the base game. (ex. Velonasaur on The Island should not be suggested since you have to buy the Extinction expansion pack to get them and not everyone will be able to afford that Expansion Pack).

Unique creatures from maps like Ragnarok and Valguero and Expansion creatures that were used on that map (ex. Karkinos used on Valguero) however are exceptions since the players have instant access to them for free.

• A Yutyrannus or 2 (preferably mate boosted) should always be brought into any arena as it's one of if not the most valuable creature for Boss fights due to its courage roar ability and good stats making them a jack of all trades mount.
• The Common strategy of Rex Rushing is almost always a good strategy for almost any boss due to their high health and damage.
• If players are willing to put the effort into micromanaging their food the Daeodon can also be valuable due to their healing ability.
• A pack of Allosaurus with mate boosts and alpha boosts can be used to take it down.

Dangers

The large hole to the right side of the starting area in the arena can instantly kill ANYTHING. Leaving the starting area is always very risky and dangerous, ontop of that if not properly prepared for, players will likely freeze to death due to the temperature.

If dismounted then a Mesopithecus could blind the player giving enough time for other stronger enemies to potentially kill the player.

Weakness

It has the lowest health of The Island bosses on all difficulties; even only having 180,000 on Gamma! This leads to much quicker kill times than other bosses.

As well as that it also has a very small variety of attacks that dont have any special effects like how the broodmothers web attacks slow players down or how the dragons fire breath attack lights players on fire, they consist of: a punch, a double arm slam attack (which in and of itself is just a different attack animation for the punch attack), and a rock throwing ability.

Notes/Trivia

• Its name was originally ??? but was then renamed by the user BlackFish to Megapithecus. (The creator of the Survivors Wildlife Appendix on the steam forums.) Later Wildcard Studios adopted the name and made it official.^{[citation needed]}
• Dossier revealed on 07/24/15
• Its name is similar to that of the Gigantopithecus, this may indicate a relation to this territorial ape.
• The rings surrounding the Megapithecus in its dossier are written in Daedric from The Elder Scrolls series.
• if Megapithecus is tamed using the forcetame command, it cannot sprint, jump, or use its chest-pound animation.
• Although the Megapithecus on both Alpha and Beta difficulty (but not Gamma) on The Center can damage all building materials all other Megapithecus variants can only damage Thatch, Wood, and Greenhouse.
• Megapithecus has the lowest health out of any boss on the island only having a very meager 180,000 on Gamma difficulty. On Alpha, it has 540,000 health, which is even surpassed by some bosses on Beta difficulty.
• In the past, the Megapithecus's rock throw was capable of damaging players on mounts and commonly killing weaker players in one hit. This capability was removed (probably due to community frustration) but it received no buff to counterbalance this. Therefore, the Megapithecus is now regarded as one of the easiest bosses in the game due to its fragility compared to other bosses.
• The Megapithecus is the easiest boss to kill, but rewards the player with more Element than the Broodmother Lysrix.
• The Megapithecus was the only Boss Creature to appear in the base game of Ark Park.
  • However the Dragon was later added into the Pterosaur Hill DLC.
• In the Story Line for Ark Mei Yin used a Giganotosaurus to fight and kill the Megapithecus however in game the Giga can't be brought into the Megapithecus arena or any other boss arena.
  • The Megapithecus fighting the Giganotosaurus might also be a slight nod to King Kong films as in quite afew of the films Kong is shown fighting dinosaurs similar to Rex or Giganotosaurus (ex. The V-rex is a evolved T-rex, the Gorosaurus resembles a Giga, and Kong fought actual T-rexs).

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  Official promo image from the Survival of the Fittest: The Last Stand

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  Official promo image from the Survival of the Fittest: The Last Stand