APE II	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones

PERSONAL DATA

Status: Deceased
Base of Operation: Gotham City
Gender: Male
First Appearance: Batman #535 (October 1996): "The Ogre and the Ape
Creators: Doug Moench and Kelley Jones

HISTORY

The Ape was once a normal ape who went through a series of experiments in a rogue scientific project in Gotham that attempted to bridge the gap between apes and humans. The Ape was painfully enhanced while a human subject was painfully devolved.

Because he thought he had been turned into a monster, the man referred to himself as an Ogre. The Ogre and the Ape escaped together, then hunted down their tormentors and killed them so they would never do such things to any living creature again.

Batman finally stopped them and managed to save their last victim. However, this scientist shot the Ape dead. Batman persuaded the Ogre into not seeking revenge, and the Ogre left with the Ape's corpse before the police arrived.

CHRONOLOGY

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