Gorilla Army

The Gorilla Army was a group of Gorillas who inhabited the Great Rainforest in the original reality of the planet Mobius. Originally a peaceful society, they were among the many to fall under threat from the evil Dr. Robotnik. One of their number wished to take up arms against the doctor, but his grandfather and the other peaceful Gorillas opposed the idea. After the young Gorilla named Simon ran away from home to fight against Robotnik himself, the other Gorillas were eventually convinced that his path was indeed the right one, and they became an armed camp. Simon later returned after swearing allegiance to Mammoth Mogul, and was offered the rank of sergeant and the role of leader of the tribe. While he accepted his new title, Simon-hereafter known as Sergeant Simian-deemed his people unworthy of his leadership and left with his new master. The Gorilla Army continued to fight Robotnik's encroachment upon their jungle, eventually encountering the Knothole Freedom Fighters under Sonic the Hedgehog. They initially took Sonic and Rotor Walrus prisoner, but later freed them when Snively attacked with his Eco-Destroyer machine. Fortunately, the Freedom Fighters and Mobie the Cave Bear came to their aid, helping them drive off the menace. Mobie subsequently took up residence with the group; however, all of them are presumed to have been erased due to the effects of the Super Genesis Wave. StH: #45, CSE)