Ape Leader

Ape Leader
World	Dragon Realms
First appearance	The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Latest appearance	The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night
Variant of	Ape

“Take care of him! I gotta report to Cynder!”

– Swamp Ape Leader, The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

Ape Leaders are enemies in The Legend of Spyro series who are higher in rank compared to their smaller soldier brethren, but are lower than the Ape Commanders.

Characteristics

Behavior

Besides being more durable and powerful than their underlings, Ape Leaders are equipped with a one-handed weapon and a shield to block attacks with. Additionally, they will kick forward barricades made from their surroundings to stand behind while throwing sticks of dynamite at faraway enemies, which harms them and their allies as well. Like their comrades, the Ape Leaders appear in different outfits to match the surroundings they're stationed in.

In The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, the Leaders now throw bombs instead of dynamite. At the Dragon Temple during the attack, the bombs the Leaders throw create an icy explosion which, if Spyro is in range, freezes him for a short amount of time, allowing surrounding enemies to harrass him. Spyro, however, can attempt to move around to quickly break free from the ice before they can get that opportunity.

At the Mountain of Malefor, the Leaders acquire a new ability: they teleport from place to place in battle to try to confuse Spyro or evade his attacks. Spyro must finish them quickly when he gets the opportunity to attack before they get the chance to teleport again.

Gallery

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  A Swamp Ape Leader by Jared Pullen
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  A Swamp Ape Leader holding a lantern by Jared Pullen
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  A Swamp Ape Leader hiding behind a rib cage by Roderick Wong
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  A Dante's Freezer Ape Leader by Jared Pullen
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  A Tall Plains Ape Leader by Jared Pullen and Mark Hansen
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  A Tall Plains Ape Leader hiding behind a totem by Roderick Wong
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  A Munitions Forge Ape Leader by Jared Pullen
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  A Concurrent Skies Ape Leader by Jared Pullen and Roderick Wong
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  A Swamp Leader night variant by Jared Pullen and Roderick Wong
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  An Ape Leader in his night battle clothing in The Eternal Night
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  A Wraith Ape Leader by Richard Lyons
• Wraith Ape Leader variants by Richard Lyons
  Wraith Ape Leader variants by Richard Lyons
• Wraith Ape Leader variants by Richard Lyons
  Wraith Ape Leader variants by Richard Lyons
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  Wraith Ape Leader weapons by Richard Lyons