Apelike creature

The apelike creature is a monster class in NetHack composed of the following monsters:

• Y monkey
• Y ape
• Y owlbear
• Y yeti
• Y carnivorous ape
• Y sasquatch

Common traits

All apelike creatures are defined by the S_YETI macro in monst.c. Apelike creatures favor clawing and biting in combat. The monkey has a theft attack, while the owlbear, carnivorous ape and sasquatch have a grabbing attack. As pets, these monster regard bananas as treats.

All apelike monsters leave corpses which are safe to eat, subject to freshness. Furthermore, yeti corpses may grant resistance to cold.