Monkey Evolution Impostors
Impostors are how Tapps advertises the Evolution crossover joke. A fox, a sloth god, or an alien walks onto a monkey board and refuses to be family. The joke costs a creature slot.
Why they exist
Every Evolution game in the catalog reuses the sentence about Impostors stealing the spotlight. Showcase comments on the Monkey Evolution menu tour spotted fox art and named Sloth Evolution visitors. The 2016 roster video adds aliens to the poster. This is studio humor. It is also why how to find Impostors is a guide, not a trivia box.
How they behave
They occupy grass. They collect taps if the client treats them as creatures. They fail identity checks against shop monkeys. Stats keep a second ledger labeled Alien Records: Abducted Monkeys (UFO) and Alien eggs purchased. White, brown, and silver eggs on the jungle are part of that guest layer, not Baby Monkey stock. Rank them C on the tier list until the stage is rich in holes.
What to do with one
- Park it in a corner.
- Stop buying shop food for it.
- Merge real pairs around it.
- Log it as a collection gag.
- Paint it only after income upgrades, per the customization page.
Do not Recreate Universe solely to exile a guest unless you already wanted Pantheon. A prestige will clear the jungle, guest included, and also clear the producers you needed.
If the visitor merges after all, congratulations: it was a mutation, and it belongs on the species list. The merge test is the taxonomy.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about the merge loop, Pantheon, and codes.
Is the unicorn-horn jungle ape an Impostor?
Only if it fails every pair. Promo art is not a bestiary. Test it.
Do Impostors drop coins?
If they tap like units, they may. Do not keep a guest for wage if it blocks a legal pair.
Are Pantheon gods Impostors?
No. Gods are a different board and currency.