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Maybe it's because they land somewhere in the Uncanny Valley. Maybe, as with the Monster Clown, it's because writers like subverting the traditionally "cute". Maybe it is a reflection of our savage ancestry. Maybe it's a remnant of our struggle with our differently-evolved cousins. Or maybe it's simply that Everything's Better with Monkeys. Whatever the reason, killer simians make for good alien monsters. Such extraterrestrial monkeys tend to be brutish killing machines - an intelligent alien ape is usually a subversion. Examples of Killer Space Monkey include:

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  • Maybe it's because they land somewhere in the Uncanny Valley. Maybe, as with the Monster Clown, it's because writers like subverting the traditionally "cute". Maybe it is a reflection of our savage ancestry. Maybe it's a remnant of our struggle with our differently-evolved cousins. Or maybe it's simply that Everything's Better with Monkeys. Whatever the reason, killer simians make for good alien monsters. Such extraterrestrial monkeys tend to be brutish killing machines - an intelligent alien ape is usually a subversion. Examples of Killer Space Monkey include:
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  • Maybe it's because they land somewhere in the Uncanny Valley. Maybe, as with the Monster Clown, it's because writers like subverting the traditionally "cute". Maybe it is a reflection of our savage ancestry. Maybe it's a remnant of our struggle with our differently-evolved cousins. Or maybe it's simply that Everything's Better with Monkeys. Whatever the reason, killer simians make for good alien monsters. Such extraterrestrial monkeys tend to be brutish killing machines - an intelligent alien ape is usually a subversion. Yes, we know this should be called Killer Space Non-Human Primate. No, Earthly villains who happen to be actual apes are not Killer Space Monkeys. See also Maniac Monkeys. Not to be mistaken with Apes in Space, who are monkeys that go into space. Examples of Killer Space Monkey include:
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