Shadow Ape

Template:Characterbox Template:Q The Shadow Apes are what remains of the Apes who served Malefor. In The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, it is revealed that Gaul and his Ape minions were not truly loyal to Malefor and had only sought to use his power in their fight for vengeance. After his return, Malefor repaid the Apes for their 'services' by cursing them into Shadow Apes.

Story

The Shadow Apes were first encountered at the Hermit's cave near the Valley of Avalar, where they ambushed Spyro and Cynder. After they were defeated, the Hermit explained to the young dragons that the creatures they defeated were, in fact, the Apes they faced three years prior, having been turned into ghostly skeletons by Malefor for their disloyalty. 

The Shadow Apes were later encountered in the Ruins of Warfang, where they dwelled and lurked within the shadows and holes of the ruins. Despite their cursed state, the Shadow Apes still proved themselves to be a nuisance, as one was seen pulling a switch that extended a wall to block Spyro and Cynder from making their way across the chasm in the Ruins, trying to prevent them from retrieving the red crystals used to open the gates to the Dragon City of Warfang. Another Shadow Ape later swiped a red crystal at an altar before Spyro and Cynder could reach it, before a horde of Shadow Apes appeared. If they killed that Ape and the red crystal hasn't been picked up, another Shadow Ape from the horde would swipe it and keep in its grasp until it is killed.

DS Version

In the DS Version, Shadow Apes appear as one of the most powerful enemies in the game. In this version Spyro's fire breath, and Cynder's wind breath, are powerful against them.

In this version they first appear in the Dam, where they are common enemies, and they are often accompanied by Grublins, and Orcs, in the level. They are common enemies in that level, and are enemies in later levels, such as the Burned Lands.

Gallery

• Shadow Ape Concept in The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
  Shadow Ape Concept in The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
• A Shadow Ape as seen in the DS version of Dawn of the Dragon
  A Shadow Ape as seen in the DS version of Dawn of the Dragon