gorilloids
Names: gorilloidsgorilloid
First appears in Book 1: We Are Legion, chapter 35 (Bob – July 2165 – Delta Eridani)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: We Are Legion
- Ch 35Gorilloids are large, unarmed predators that hunt and eat Deltans; they appear to have only animal intelligence.
- Ch 37Thirty-one gorilloids launch the largest attack yet on the Deltan encampment, possibly driven by hunger.
- Ch 50A massive pack-hunting gorilloid raid at dawn overwhelms the migrating Deltans, revealing why this side of the divide was abandoned.
- Ch 55Gorilloids are omnivores living on seedpods around the flint site; Bob suspects they crave Deltans for protein.
Connections
- enemy ofDelta Eridani 4 natives
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 35Gorilloid attack
Gorilloids attack a Deltan hearth, killing six Deltans and dragging them off to eat; the Bobs realise the Deltans are being hunted to extinction.
- Book 1 · Ch 35Deltans rout the gorilloids
Armed with Archimedes' sticks, Deltans impale charging gorilloids and drive them off; a lucky throw kills one, introducing spear-throwing.
- Book 1 · Ch 37Great gorilloid assault
Thirty-one gorilloids attack; Arnold turns Archimedes' axe on them and Bob's buster drone kills one about to reach Archimedes, routing the rest.
- Book 1 · Ch 48Daytime gorilloid raid
Gorilloids snatch two juveniles; drones distract them and Deltans kill half, but one juvenile dies.
- Book 1 · Ch 50Dawn gorilloid raid on the migration
Dozens of gorilloids attack; busters and Deltan spears repel them, but almost twenty Deltans die and many abductees are lost.