Specter (Ape Escape)



Specter is a monkey who performed in the "Ape-Misbehavin' Magic Show" in Monkey Park and the primary antagonist of the Ape Escape series. He is known for being in command over the Pipo Monkeys and the Freaky Monkey Five. He is also known for his chair shaped hovercraft. he has various powers and abilitys such as teleportation, mind control and telekkenitic powers. He is voiced by Pete Burrows in Ape Escape, Greg Abbey in Ape Escape 2, Charlie Schatter in Ape Escape 3 and Ape Escape Academy, and Dee Bradley Baker in Ape Escape: On the Loose. It is Possible that Specter is Albino.

Personality
Specter when wearing the Professor's Peak point Helmet is a very aggressive and very intelligent Ape. Specters Main goal throughout the series is to rule over the Human-Race in order to take over the world. He is very Cocky but gets easily irritated once an evil plot stops going according to plan however, Specter does not show mercy or give up even when it seems like all hope is lost.

As a result of the Peak Point Helmet, Specter has gained considerable power in addition to an intellect that enables him to create elaborate mechas. Something that the player will notice though, is that Specter himself slowly withers in power with each defeat, and becomes more and more dependent on mechas and henchmen to do his dirty work. Specter was at his literal peak when he faced off with Spike, but after his defeat he lost some power. In Ape Escape 2, he would hire/create The Freaky Monkey Five; Five simularly enhanced apes who assist Specter further with his plots. Jimmy would defeat the Freaky Monkey Five, and then go on to face Specter, but not without going through a Goliath Armor.

In Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed, Specter was reduced to a mere rival as opposed to the final boss. He is never fought head on, only being fought when in his newly enhanced Goliath Armor.

Later, in Ape Escape 3, Specter decides to take over television, and in addition to the Freaky Monkey Five, has help from a Dr. Tomoki. After two defeats, Specter himself has been reduced in power quite a bit, so it only makes sense that he would commission more assistance. Kei and Yumi have to go through even more mechas before finally taking on Specter one-on-one again. The new forms only served to progress Specter's weakening defeat.

It is unknown whether Specter has reached his limit in terms of power reduction, but the possibility of Specter recharging isn't out of the question.

Oddly, in spite of Specter's rather intense narcissism and open loathing of the human race, he has occasionally been shown to reminisce about his old trainer at the Monkey Park, asking Spike near the end of Ape Escape 1, without even a hint of sarcasm, if he knew how he was doing.

Appearance
Unlike the other regular Pipo Monkeys, Specter has white fur and a Bluish spikey hair-do. It is possible that he looks this way becuase he is'' Albino. He has a more of a human ''shaped head and face structure. Specter also wears his black cape that covers over his chest.

Ape Escape
In the beginning of Ape Escape Specter finds a prototype of the Professor's lost "Peak Point Helmet " and puts it on not knowing what it is able to do. The helmet gives Specter an incredible intellect and incredible powers, with which Specter uses to take command over and free the other monkeys from Monkey Park. Along with his army of monkeys, Specter hi-jacks the Proffesor's lab in order to send himself and his group of apes through time to alter history using the Professor's newest invention: The Time Machine. Spike and Jake were both originally going to the Lab to use the newly finished time machine. The Time Machine takes Spike, Jake, Specter, and the Pipo Monkeys all back in time along with two of the Gadgets that the Proffesor had created. The two gadgets were the Stun Club and the Monkey Net. Specter manages to use his powers to brainwash Jake and uses him for evil purposes.

Spike managed to travel through time to catch all the monkeys from the differant time periods, rescues Buzz and defeats and captures Specter who is returned back to the amusement park.

Possible absorbton abilities
Specters helmut may be able to absorb energy to feed him new powers, like in Ape escape 1, when the time machine started, specters pipo helmut may have absorbed the energy, thus giving him transportation power

and even his telekinict power