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Megapithecus
Megapithecus
Steam 240.2
May 4, 2016
Xbox One 734.0
May 17, 2016
PS 501.0
Dec 6, 2016
Nintendo Switch 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Spawn Command
cheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP.Gorilla_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Gamma
cheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy.Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Beta
cheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium.Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Alpha
cheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard.Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant TheCenter Gamma
cheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter.Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter'" 500 0 0 35
Variant TheCenter Beta
cheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Medium_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Medium.Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant TheCenter Alpha
cheat summon Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Hard_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Hard.Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Data
XP for kill
12,000 XP
Special Loot Chance
100%
Habitat
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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 Beacon 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

X mark

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 colors.

Colors

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

Difficulty Level Color
Gamma Green
Beta Yellow
Alpha Red

Megapithecus - The Center Arena (Variant)

The following are variants of the Megapithecus that are found in The Center Arena. The variant summoned is dependent on the difficulty of the Arena. These Megapithecus have lower Health Health.

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 Beacon or Obelisk and place the required tribute items inside, then click on the Megapithecus Portal 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 Artifact Of The Brute 1 1 1
Artifact Of The Devourer Artifact Of The Devourer 1 1 1
Artifact Of The Pack Artifact Of The Pack 1 1 1
Megalania Toxin Megalania Toxin - 5 10
Megalodon Tooth Megalodon Tooth - 5 10
Spinosaurus Sail Spinosaurus Sail - 5 10
Therizino Claws Therizino Claws - 5 10
Thylacoleo Hook-Claw 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

Inventory
Item Difficulty
Gamma Beta Alpha
Element Element 20 55 110

Unlocks

Tekgrams

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

Achievements
Achievement Expert Survivor
Steam
Xbox One
PS
Epic Games
Expert Survivor

You defeated ARK's second Ultimate Life Form!

Achievement Survivor of The Center
Steam
Xbox One
PS
Epic Games
Survivor of the Center

You defeated the guardians of The Center!

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 180000 +0
Stamina Stamina 650 +0
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +0
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 400 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 960


?
Swimming 360


?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • 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

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 396000 +0
Stamina Stamina 650 +0
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +0
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 800 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 960


?
Swimming 360


?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • 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

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 540000 +0
Stamina Stamina 650 +0
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +0
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 1200 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 960


?
Swimming 360


?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • 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

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 352000 +0
Stamina Stamina 650 +0
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +0
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 400 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 960


?
Swimming 360


?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • 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

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 400000 +0
Stamina Stamina 650 +0
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +0
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 600 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 960


?
Swimming 360


?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • 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

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 464000 +0
Stamina Stamina 650 +0
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +0
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 800 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 960


?
Swimming 360


?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • 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.[1]

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.[2][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.
  • 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.

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References

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