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

Common Name

Megapithecus

Groups

Bosses, 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

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

No

No

No

Torpor Immune

Yes

Data

XP For Kill

6,000 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat

Special Loot Chance

100%

Feces Size

None

Drag Weight

1200

Radiation Immune

No

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	Green
Beta	Yellow
Alpha	Red

Basic Information

Location

The Megapithecus can only be found in the Megapithecus Arena or in The Center Arena. To reach this location, 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 Center Portal item. 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.

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	Stamina Used
		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	Stamina Used
		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	Stamina Used
		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	Stamina Used
		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	Stamina Used
		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	Stamina Used
		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

Like 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 bosses, so killing it isn't very hard and can be done even quicker than killing Broodmother. It can spawn minions in the form of Mesopithecus and Gigantopithecus. The arena Megapithecus lives in is a snow covered mountain temple, so bringing equipment to prevent hypothermia is necessary.

Strategy

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 Megapithecus over to it, which is much safer and prevents anything from being knocked into the hole. As for tames and equipment, 19 Rex and 1 Yutyrannus both imprinted to 100% and equipped with high armor saddles is the easiest and most efficient way to kill Megapithecus. Fur Armor, Fria Curry, or high amounts of Fortitude on your character prevent freezing to death as the arena itself is quite cold.

Weaponry

Weapons are a waste of time and ammo for this boss; tames will always be more efficient.

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.

Weakness

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

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 in the game, 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. (This is incorrect, as the Alpha Manticore has less health than the Gamma Megapithecus)
• 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.

Gallery

• 

  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