Commander ApeTrully
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[4th image: Monkey Queen holding a young ApeTrully in one arm as he is reading a book, while also holding a large gourd jug in the other]
Off screen: YOUR MAJESTY-
Monkey Queen: I thought I told you that I didn’t want anyone bothering me today. So, whatever is going on out there, better not be some bullshit that you can’t handle on your own.
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Rewatched Hero 108 again, so y’know what that means? Monkey time! A lot of these are just self indulgent ideas based off of little things from the show, along with some things that the creator himself has said. (Also because favoritism can be like that sometimes.)
The character with ApeTrully is actually my first ever oc for this show: his mother, The Monkey Queen (still unnamed so just call her by her title). I basically made her off of the wiki information explaining that ApeTrully is the 33rd Monkey King (honestly don’t know where information is from, just trust me bro). In the show itself, we do see previously animal rulers selecting new rulers for their kingdom. The biggest example is with Jumpy Ghostface when he was chosen by the previous Rabbit King to be the new king.
So, I just went with the idea of the Monkeys being ruled by ApeTrully’s mother before it was his turn to rule. Obviously, I don’t know if the creator himself has said anything for who was the previously ruler of Monkey Castle before ApeTrully. For all I know the previously ruler could’ve been another Monkey King, but I can be a little self indulgent as a treat to myself. I went with the idea of there being a Monkey Queen before ApeTrully just solely based on this one off line from The Ghost Ship episode.
I thought it would be fun to have a sort of opposite personality between the two of them. While ApeTrully is more reliant on communication and listening to sort things out, Monkey Queen is more open to physical confrontation and fighting. This is mainly based off what Yang-Ming Tarng said about the Monkeys when it comes to what their main skill is. As for general personality, ApeTrully in canon is seen as quote: “-cheerful, peaceful, trusting, and forgiving.” So, I thought I could have Monkey Queen be more lax, blunt and much more vulgar in comparison to ApeTrully.
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Also ApeTrully’s design is heavily inspired by @drawnfamiliarfaces
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Also here’s my first (and only) ever drawing of him from 2022:
