L-OOK-I
Earth-8101
Real Name: L-ook-i Laufeyson
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-8101) Apegardian
Occupation: God of Mischief
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Apechantress, Doctor Ooktopus (Otto Ooktavius), Mole Monk
Enemies: Ape-Darwin, Ape-Vengers (Captain America/Steven Rogers, Hawkape, Iron Mandrill), Charles Darwin of Earth-616, Fantastic Four (Invisible Simian/Susan Storm, Simian Torch/Johnny Storm), Future Darwin
Known Relatives: Odin Borson (adoptive father), Thorangutan Odinson (adoptive brother)
Aliases: L-ook-ki (called by the Invisible Simian)
Base of Operations: Apesgard
First Appearance: Marvel Apes I#2/2 (November, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: L-ook-i possesses the superhuman physical attributes of an Apegardian god, including enhanced strength, durability, and longevity. A master of sorcery, his magical abilities include energy projection, telekinesis, transmutation, illusion-casting, shapeshifting, and teleportation. L-ook-i is an accomplished strategist and manipulator, skilled in deception and guile, often using illusions and trickery to outwit stronger opponents.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'2")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 150 lbs.)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black, formerly Greyish brown
History:
(Marvel Apes I#2/2) - On Apesgard, L-ook-i was seen relaxing on a building when his adoptive brother Thorangutan was summoned by Odin.
(Marvel Apes: the Amazing Spider-Monkey I#1/2) - From Apesgard, L-ook-i and the Apechantress observed Earth through a mystic portal, witnessing the sudden arrival of the human Charles Darwin, who had been transported to the Marvel Apes reality from 1862 on Earth-616 by the Ancient One. Wishing to show Darwin there was more to existence than rationality and observation, the Ancient One cast him into this new world. Seizing the opportunity to meddle, L-ook-i used his sorcery to split Darwin into three distinct beings: an unevolved Ape-Darwin, a super-intelligent Future-Darwin, and the original Charles Darwin.
(Marvel Apes: Gruntline I#1/2 (fb) - BTS) - Two weeks after Darwin was divided, Future-Darwin and Ape-Darwin joined by the Invisible Simian and Simian Torch of the Ape Fantastic Four tracked the source of their plight to Apesgard, where they prepared to confront L-ook-i.
(Marvel Apes: Gruntline I#1/2) - L-ook-i and the Apechantress came under attack by Future-Darwin, Ape-Darwin, the Invisible Simian, and Simian Torch. During the battle, the Invisible Simian captured the Apechantress, while Ape-Darwin assaulted L-ook-i and beat him savagely until he finally surrendered.
(The Spectacular Spider-Men I#6/2 (fb)) - Banded together with Doctor Ooktopus and Mole Monk, L-ook-i fought the Ape-Vengers in the streets of Monkhattan. During the fight L-ook-i was punched in the face by Captain America as he expressed they needed the Invisible Simian's help to stop the villains. L-ook-i and the others were unaware they were being watched by Atleza Langunn, guardian of the Infinity Abyss who oversaw her subset of the multiverse.
Comments: Created by Tom Peyer and Karl Kese.
The Marvel Apes limited series (2008) was conceived as a playful companion to the earlier Marvel Zombies phenomenon. Following the unexpected commercial success of Zombies, Marvel looked to replicate the formula by reimagining its superheroes in another offbeat, high-concept alternate reality. Writer Karl Kesel, inspired by Silver Age whimsy and the classic "What If?" tradition, pitched a world where Marvel's heroes and villains were evolved primates rather than humans. The project was greenlit as a four-issue miniseries, launching with a tongue-in-cheek promotional campaign that leaned into its absurdity while still delivering a surprisingly dark, satirical storyline. The series spawned several tie-ins and one-shots, positioning the Ape-Verse as both a parody of and homage to Marvel's multiverse storytelling.
Both Marvel Apes I#2 (December, 2008) and Marvel Apes I#3 (December, 2008) included a Bonobo-Pen Bulletin letter page that established that several Marvel Apes variant covers at the time were part of their reality with fun little solicitations of those issues. This information will be included in the Marvel Apes profiles on the Marvel Appendix.
Earth-8101 is the main Marvel Apes reality, but there are three others as well:
- Earth-81218, possible future of Earth-8101 set in the year 2099.
- Earth-90543, monkey Speedball was send back to his world and branded a traitor by the Ape-Vengers. This was a bad dream of the Gibbon.
- Earth-95019, diverged from 8101 when zombies invaded their world. The reset button was eventually pushed on the original Earth-8101, preventing the divergence.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
L-ook-i has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Marvel Apes: the Amazing Spider-Monkey I#1, p37 pan2 (main image)
Marvel Apes: Gruntline I#1, p34, pan1 (attacked by Ape-Darwin)
The Spectacular Spider-Men I#6, p25, pan3 (punched in the face)
Appearances:
Marvel Apes I#2/2 (November, 2008) - Tom Peyer (writer), Karl Kesel (pencils, inks), Stephen Wacker, Tom Brennan, Tom Brevoort (editors)
Marvel Apes: the Amazing Spider-Monkey I#1/2 (June, 2009) - Tom Peyer (writer), Chad Hardin (pencils), Rob Campanella (inks), Stephen Wacker, Tom Brennan (editors)
Marvel Apes: Gruntline I#1/2 (July, 2009) - Tom Peyer (writer), Chad Hardin (pencils), Walden Wong (inks), Stephen Wacker (editor)
The Spectacular Spider-Men I#6/2 (October, 2024) - Greg Weisman (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Victor Olazaba, Humberto Ramos (inks), Nick Lowe, Kaeden McGahey (editors)
First Posted: 08/29/2025
Last Updated: 08/29/2025
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