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Origin[]

Miklho, a gorilla, was one ofIvan Kragoff's originalSuper-Apes which also includedPeotor (an orangutan), andIgor (a baboon). These apes were trained to be obedient and follow the verbal commands of Kragoff. When Ivan sought to replicate the accident that gave theFantastic Four their powers, he brought the apes along with him aboard his ship. As per his specifications they were bombarded with even moreCosmic Rays than the Fantastic Four and were endowed with enhanced abilities. Miklho gained super-strength, Peotor gained the power over magnetism, and Igor gained shapeshifting abilities. Their mission coincided with the Fantastic Four's mission to investigate theBlue Area of the Moon. There, Ivan -- now calling himself the Red Ghost due to his ability to become intangible -- and his Super-Apes attacked the Fantastic Four. The battle attracted the attention of theWatcher an alien being charged with observing and recording human history. After briefly subduing the Super-Apes he allowed the two factions to fight it out. The Red Ghost captured the Fantastic Four'sInvisible Girl and had his apes watch over them. When the Invisible Girl learned that Ivan kept his apes obedient by withholding food, she fed them and they soon turned on their master, allowing the Fantastic four to leave and strand the Red Ghost and his apes on the moon.^[3]

Later Adventures[]

The Red Ghost managed to make his apes obedient to him again and he constructed a ship that could be controlled by Peotor's magnetic powers. He used this ship to later strand the Fantastic Four on the moon. When the Fantastic Four sought refuge in the Watcher's citadel, the Red Ghost and his apes went after him. When the Red Ghost was lost in a dimensional portal, the Super-Apes fled back to Earth in their own ship.^[4] When the Red Ghost resurfaced he found his Super-Apes and returned to the Moon to try and loot the Watcher's citadel for its advanced technology. He and his Super-Apes walked through a chronal spike which transported them a number of years in the future where they interacted with future versions of themselves before ultimately being returned back to their own time empty-handed.^[5] The Super-Apes later accompanied their master when he was manipulated byDr. Doom into attacking the wedding ofMr. Fantastic and the Invisible Girl. The apes clashed with the Fantastic Four until they and the Red Ghost were banished to a mystical realm by Sorcerer SupremeDr. Strange.^[6] Kragoff and the Super-Apes were later pulled forward in time byAron the Rogue Watcher to battle the Fantastic Four andFantastic Force. When Aron was defeated, all his pawns were returned to their proper eras with no memories of the battle.^[7]

They assisted him in battlingKree soldierCaptain Marvel in an attempt to duplicate hisNega-Bands. A plan that ended in failure.^[8] They also assisted him in trying to steal Mr. Fantastic's new Gravity Localizer but were opposed by theHuman Torch andSpider-Man. Spider-Man was able to stop the Super-Apes from stealing hisSpider-Buggy by using fruit pies.^[9] When the Red Ghost became trapped in his intangible form he attempted to steal Stark Industries new Cosmitronic Cannon to cure himself, sending his Super-Apes to capture its inventorIron Man.^[10] This led to another clash with Iron Man, which ended in the Red Ghost's apparent demise when the Cosmitronic Cannon made it so if he turned intangible again it would dissipate his atoms.^[11] When the Red Ghost reconstituted himself^[12] he recovered his Super-Apes when he joined theLeaders' group of genius criminals theIntelligencia. The Super-Apes were used to recover long lost Alexandrian texts from theEternal realm ofOlympia.^[13]

Changes[]

The Super-Apes were also used in an attempt to steal a rare mathematical treatise from Empire State University,^[14] and theBlack Fox was forced to use the Super-Apes in a bank robbery.^[15] In both cases these thefts were thwarted by Spider-Man, but the Super-Apes and their master managed to escape. The Super-Apes were also utilized in trying to steal the memory core of theSmartship Friday, but this attempt was thwarted by thePower Pack.^[16] Relocating to Belgium, the Red Ghost and his apes were captured byCommander Courage of the Belgium defence ministry. The Super-Apes were fitted withWere-Borgs technogranic implants and put under the control of Commander Courage. By this point, the Red Ghost and his apes had formed a mental bond, and due to the Were-Borg tech, this bond was slowly killing him. The Super-Apes were used to battle theBeast and theConstrictor. However, the Beast reprogrammed the Were-Borg tech making the Super-Apes help him defeat Commander Courage, who was later slain by the Red Ghost.^[17] The Apes were also used when the Red Ghost briefly joined theWizard's latest incarnation of theFrightful Four but were once again defeated by the Fantastic Four.^[18]

Some months later, the Super-Apes gained enhanced intelligence due to their link to the Red Ghost, while the Ghost himself became a simpleton. Becoming aware of animal testing the Super-Apes intended to get revenge by hiding in a research lab at Empire State University where they prepared a nerve gas attack. But this was thwarted by the Fantastic Four.^[19] When the Super-Apes were seen again, they and their master were back to their normal mental capacities and shared a cell in theCage prison. The apes afforded Red Ghost the protection he needed from the more aggressive inmates.^[20] When the Fantastic Four were out hunting their various foes, the Red Ghost was also attacked. Despite the assistance of his Super-Apes, he was captured once again.^[21] Miklho and Peotor soon began developing a renewed intelligence and the Red Ghost put them through communist education before bringing them to the nation ofNiganda where their master was working with scientistErich Paine to create a race of intelligent apes.^[22] Finding that Paine tortured his test subjects, Miklho and Peotor helped a rogue baboon in attempting to unleash a virus that would kill off the human population, but their attempt was thwarted by theX-Men and theBlack Panther.^[23]

The Super-Apes, having reverted back to their base intelligence, were next used by the Red Ghost in a bank robbery, but this was thwarted by the Avengers.^[24] Later, the Red Ghost took his loyal creations with him to LA to investigate sightings ofApe-X where they clashed withSpeedball a simian hero fromEarth-8101.^[25] Speedball and Ape-X defeated Red Ghost and the Super-Apes and send them running.^[26][27]

Fall of the Hulks[]

Red Ghost brought his Super-Apes with Intelligencia on the delivery of the final cache of Alexandrian texts from Atlantis to Dr. Doom's castle in Latveria. When Doom betrayed them, the Super-Apes defended the master and covered his escape.^[13] Soon the Super-Apes were utilized in Intelligencia's upcoming conflict against the Hulk.^[28] They were sent with their master to Wakanda to kidnap the Black Panther and Beast of the X-Men as part of a plot to capture the eight most intelligent men on Earth. Their kidnapping was interrupted by theRed Hulk who slew Miklho. Furious, the Red Ghost used his powers to knock out the Hulk and escape with his prisoners.^[29] When Intelligencia's plans eventually failed, the Red Ghost fled to St. Petersburg, Russia where he replaced Miklho with a baby gorilla namedGrigori.^[30]

Return[]

Miklho and the Super-Apes were returned to life through unknown means and joinedZiggy Pig'sMasters of Animal Evil where they were sent to fight thePet Avengers but the Masters were defeated.^[31]

• Superhuman Durability: Miklho possesses superhuman levels of durability. He was only momentarily stunned by one ofSpider-Man's blows^[14] even when the latter's strength was enhanced by theVenom symbiote.^[14] He even quickly recovered after being punched in the face by theThing^[21] but he is far from invulnerable as theRed Hulk has been able to rip his head off without much effort.^[29]
• Superhuman Strength: Miklho was originally able to lift 1 ton but through the years his strength has drammatically increased and can now lift 85 tons.^[33] He has clashed with many powerfuel foes like theThing^[4] andIron Man^[11] who both have admitted that Miklho is as strong as they were and has been able to knock outBeast with a single blow.^[29]

• Miklho is a lowland gorilla.^{[citation needed]} Although he has a rudimentary human intelligence, his animal nature still controls his temperament.^{[citation needed]}

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