Ape-le

Ape-le is the 3rd plant unlocked in Crumble Canyons in Plants vs. Zombies: Rift of the Taco.
Ape-le is a melee and long-ranged plant that throws a banana-rang every 5 seconds that can hit up to 4 zombies with a 10% of stunning them temporarily for 3 seconds. Ape-le also punches nearby zombies with his fists for 30 damage every 0.7 seconds. Every 15 punches that Ape-le throws, he has a super punch which deals 100 damage and knocks the zombie back 2 tiles. Whilst he is punching a zombie, he can not use his banana-rang.
== Origins ==
Ape-le is based off of the plant commonly known as the apple. The apple originated in Central Asia, particularly in modern-day Kazakhstan, where the wild ancestor Malus sieversii still grows. It was domesticated by early humans and spread westward along the Silk Road. The Romans played a key role in cultivating apples in Europe. Apples were introduced to the Americas by European colonists in the 17th century, and figures like Johnny Appleseed helped establish apple orchards across the U.S. Today, apples are cultivated worldwide, with thousands of varieties.
Ape-le is also based off of the animal known commonly as the Ape. Apes evolved from primate ancestors around 55 million years ago. They diverged from Old World monkeys about 25-30 million years ago, developing key traits like larger brains and flexible shoulders. Great apes, including humans, emerged 14-16 million years ago. Humans share a common ancestor with chimpanzees, splitting about 6-7 million years ago. Modern apes include humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons.
File:Apple 158989157.jpg|An average looking Apple.
File:Image 2024-09-24 183328736.png|A type of Ape in the wilderness.
== About ==
Ape-le has two distinct ways to attack the zombies and shares some similarities with Bonk Choy.
The first way is by throwing a banana-rang every 5 seconds at zombies when a zombie isn't in any adjacent tiles. This banana-rang can hit up to 4 zombies and deals 20 damage to each zombie it hits. However, the banana-rang has a 10% chance to stun a zombie for 3 seconds. The banana-rang can also hit grid items such as Gravestones or Ice Blocks which would count as a target hit.
The second way only happens only when a zombie is on Ape-le's tile or adjacent to it. Ape-le punches a single zombie for 40 damage every 0.7 seconds. However after 15 punches have been thrown, Ape-le throws a super punch which deals 100 damage and knocks the hit zombie back by 2 tiles. After 5 super punches have been thrown by a single Ape-le in a level, Ape-le beats his chest and starts slamming the floor dealing 10 damage every 0.2 seconds for 6 seconds to each zombie in a 5x5 radius. During this time however, Ape-le can not do anything else. Ape-le then does nothing for 8 seconds after this.
==Almanac entry==
== Upgrades ==
===Plant Food effect===
When fed with Plant Food, Ape-le would punch any nearby zombies for 300 damage and then launch a banana-rang starting in the top lane going in a snake-like pattern until it reaches the end of the bottom lane.
===Enforce-mint effect===
When boosted by Enforce-mint, Ape-le would temporarily deal an additional 20 damage per punch and an extra 100 damage per super punch. The banana-rang would also be thrown every 4 seconds with the chance to stun going up by 10%. Ape-le's Plant Food effect would also activate.
===Level Upgrades===
Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge 	Banana-rang Stunrate	Punch Damage	Super Punch Resting Time	Toughness
1 	0 	0 	300 	10seconds	10% Chance 	40 Damage 	8 Seconds 	1000
2 	50 	0 	300 	10seconds	10% Chance 	40 Damage 	8 Seconds 	1200
3 	100 	0 	300 	10seconds	10% Chance 	40 Damage 	8 Seconds 	1200
4 	200 	0 	300 	9 seconds	10% Chance 	40 Damage 	7 Seconds 	1300
5 	300 	0 	300 	9 seconds	15% Chance 	45 Damage 	7 Seconds 	1300
6 	400 	0 	275 	9 seconds	15% Chance 	45 Damage 	7 Seconds 	1300
7 	500 	0 	275 	9 seconds	15% Chance 	45 Damage 	7 Seconds 	1400
8 	600 	0 	275 	8 seconds	15% Chance 	45 Damage 	6 Seconds 	1400
9 	800 	0 	275 	8 seconds	20% Chance 	45 Damage 	6 Seconds 	1400
10 	1,000 	0 	250 	8 seconds	20% Chance 	50 Damage 	5 Seconds 	1500
===Mastery upgrades===
*Heavy Hitter
*Super Striker
== Update and Balance History ==
=== August 1st 2020 ===
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== Strategies ==
Ape-le is a versatile plant that can cope in many different scenarios. Ape-le himself has a much higher than average toughness with it being 1000. This allows for Ape-le to be able to temporarily stall zombies for a bit longer while punching them from close range. However, Ape-le himself comes at a hefty fee requiring 300 sun to place him down. This coupled with his long recharge of 15 seconds forces the player to use him cautiously to prevent him from being wasted on the lawn.
Ape-le's first ability is that he is able to throw banana-rangs at zombies. These banana-rangs can hit up to 4 targets which helps deal with groups of weak zombies. Each banana-rang has a 10% chance to stun a zombie temporarily for each hit. This can be especially useful as this also helps himself from getting overwhelmed by a horde of zombies. The stun is brief but if it hits multiple times then it can slow the zombie horde down to a grinding halt. However, if the banana-rang hits a grid item like a gravestone then it will then it will count towards the limit of 4 targets. This makes Ape-le less useful in these scenarios due to his already slow firerate of these banana-rangs being 5 seconds a throw.
Ape-le's second ability only happens if a zombie is on Ape-le's tile or adjacent to it. Ape-le throws punches at nearby zombies at a slower rate when compared to Bonk Choy but deal more damage overtime. This intern makes Ape-le more useful against lone high health zombies as Ape-le performs better at this when compared to other melee options. Ape-le's increased toughness also help with this as his slower firerate can be compensated with this.
Ape-le's third ability is that after he has thrown 15 normal punches, his next punch is instead a super punch. This punch is much more powerful than the normal punch with it also providing knockback. This helps further when dealing with high health threats. After Ape-le as thrown 5 super punches, starts dealing damage temporarily in a 5x5 area by slapping the ground. This is very useful as it can wipe hordes of basic zombies and allow for Ape-le or other plants to focus on the more dangerous zombies.
== Gallery ==
Images of Ape-le and Ape-le throughout his history can be seen below.
File:Ape-le PvZ2.png|A HD blank image of Ape-le.
File:Ape-leFW.png|An image of Ape-le on the lawn.
File:Ape-le.png|A very old image of Ape-le before it was redrawn. Here it can be seen that Ape-le used to wear brown garments and had a black eye.
File:Ape-le-0.png|An old image of Ape-le's old robotic costume. The black eye is now gone and is replaced with a red eye. The banana has also gone red.
File:Image 2024-10-14 172558564.png|Ape-le redesign by Instartist which shows the evolution of how Ape-le used to look compared to now. Ape-le gains more 'Ape-like' features. His red skin is now lighter, his hands are now leafy and green too.
== Trivia ==
* Ape-le, Blockcurrant and Vol-cane are the only plants made by ShogunyanMasterOFish that feature in both Plants vs. Zombies: The Final Wave and Plants vs. Zombies: Rift of the Taco.
* Ape-le used to have a left black eye.
** Ape-le also used to have a set of a lot less buff and muscular arms.
* Ape-le's lawn image is actually the lawn for Briny Bogs despite not being unlocked in that world.
* The current design was made by Instartist (thanks).
* Instartist has changed Ape-le's look twice; once in 2020 and once in 2024.
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