MEGAPITHECUS

General

The Megapithecus is an ideal start to taking out the Guardians on The Island due to it being weaker than the Broodmother and Dragon, It dealing no special effects to the player and their tames unlike the other 2 Guardians, and it rewards far more than the Broodmother despite being weaker.

Like the Broodmother Lysrix, defeating Megapithecus can be done quickly as long as the correct tames are brought to the battle. Megapithecus has the lowest health of the three main island Guardians, so killing it isn't very hard and can be done even quicker than killing a Broodmother. It can spawn minions in the form of Mesopithecus and Gigantopithecus. The arena the Megapithecus on The Island lives in is a snow covered mountain temple, so bringing equipment to prevent hypothermia is necessary.

Dangers

The large hole to the right side of the starting area in the arena can instantly kill ANYTHING. Leaving the starting area is always very risky and dangerous, on top of that if not properly prepared for, players will likely freeze to death due to the temperature.

If a tame is dismounted a Mesopithecus could blind the player, giving enough time for other stronger enemies to potentially kill the player.

and within both The Center and Valguero arenas players should heed caution of the other bosses within the arena that could catch them off guard while dealing with the Megapithecus.

Weaknesses

It has the lowest health of The Island bosses on all difficulties; even only having 180,000 on Gamma! This leads to much quicker kill times than other bosses.

The Megapithecus also doesn't have one specific thing to be afraid of, unlike most bosses (the Dragon with its bite and fire breath, the Broodmother Lysrix with the spider summons and webbing attacks, the Overseer's transformations and dismount beams, the Manticore with its powerful minions and torpor raising arsenal, etc.)