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* [[Cameo]]: In ''3'', a few underwater enemies come straight out of the Japan-only Sony game Space Fishermen. It's even lampshaded in the description for one of the enemies, wondering if it's in the wrong game.
* [[Camp Gay]]: Yellow Monkey. So much that he "flirts" with Kei, the male protagonist of 3. Also, Dr. Tomoki, to a lesser extent.
* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: The monkeys all wear different colored pants, which hints at their nature when you encounter them in a level; yellow = basic grunts, light blue = cowards, navy = insanely-fast speedsters, red = aggressive fighters (and they gain the ability to block your attacks in ''2''), green = nimble monkeys who carry backpacks that fire homing missiles, black = machine-gun toting monkeys with [[A-Team Firing]] skills, white = oddball with weird quirks and poor eyesight due to their [[Nerd Glasses]].
** Except in the first game, where monkeys with white pants were exceptionally alert, and thus pretty much impossible to sneak up on.
* [[Continuity Reboot]]: The Playstation Move Ape Escape has a completely new story. The main character is a teenager [[Heroic Mime]] and his two sisters capturing monkeys from space, while looking for their grandmother too. The overall style underwent an [[Art Shift]] (although the monkeys themselves remain the same). The only returning character is Specter, and his backstory has been completely changed from a circus monkey corrupted by a intelligence boosting helmet {{spoiler|to an already intelligent [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]] after being forcibly launched up into space.}} While not horrible, most fans are hoping it doesn't stick.
* [[Cool Shades]]: Black-pantsed monkeys wear sweet shades and carry submachine guns. Yeah, mankind is ''screwed''.
* [[Crossover]]: Appears as a [[Mini Game]] in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]''.
** The third ''Ape Escape'' game also has a mini game called Mesal Gear Solid, which is basically ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' except shorter and more kid-friendly.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: ''Million Monkeys''.
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* [[Inherently Funny Words]]: You know, saying "monkey" that much was already making everyone giggle. But when "monkey pants" were a prominent part of the second game...
* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: At the end of the second game before the hunt for hidden monkeys starts, Jimmy cries out "I'm gonna spank you, monkey!" while capturing Specter.
* [[It's All About Me]]: Dr. Tomoki, much to Specter's dismay.
* [[Large Ham]]: Specter is this in the UK dub.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: The aforementioned anime.
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** The first game has 4 monkeys named [[South Park|Stan, Kyle, Cratman, and Kenny.]] They are all in the same level.
* [[Stealth Based Game]]: Sort of. You have to crawl around to catch monkeys unawares, otherwise they'll run away and/or fire their weapons at you. But even then, it's entirely possible to catch most monkeys just by running around enough, especially if you abuse the hell out of the Super Hoop.
** In [[Ape Escape]] 3 you can buy a minigame named [[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater|Mesal Gear Solid]] where you play as a monkey-fied Snake trying to save an abducted Snake.
*** If you ask why, it's pretty simple: Both [[Ape Escape]] 3 and Metal Gear Solid 3 were worked on/released around the same time ([[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater|MGS3 Subsistance]] was) and they both decided: "Hey, let's make minigames based on each other's games!" As stated above, [[Ape Escape|AE3]] featured a [[Metal Gear Solid]] minigame and [[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater|MGS3]] featured an Ape Escape minigame.
* [[Steve Blum]]: As '''''Monkey Yellow'''''.
** It's not entirely surprising, given that a [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|character]] voiced by him is currently the Main Pic for [[Camp Gay]]...
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