Monkey Bomb


 * For other uses, see Monkey.

The Monkey Bomb (also known as the Cymbal Monkey or the Monkey) is a secondary tactical grenade first appearing on the zombie map Der Riese. It reappears on Call of Duty: Black Ops zombie maps Kino der Toten, "Five", Dead Ops Arcade and Shangri-La. It also appears on the Call of Duty: World at War maps available on the Hardened and Prestige editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops and the DLC Rezurrection map pack.

It was created by Doctor Richtofen as shown by a document from vbush. It could possibly be made from the monkey that was bugging Richtofen in the first radio of Call of the Dead. It can only be obtained through the Mystery Box in Zombies.

Overview
The Monkey Bomb was first discovered in Call of Duty: World at War in one of the achievements Treyarch released on their website. The achievement/trophy "Acquire Waffle Weapons!" requires a player to have the Ray Gun, Wunderwaffe DG-2 and the Monkey Bomb simultaneously. In the Der Riese trailer it is shown as a "Cymbal-Banging Musical monkey toy" that has a bomb attached to it. The Monkey Bomb, when thrown, plays a short jingle, then (after roughly seven seconds) explodes. It attracts Zombies until it explodes, killing the group of zombies around it. However, the Monkey Bomb will not attract Hellhounds, though the explosion of the Monkey Bomb can still kill them. On the iPhone app, the Monkey Bomb will attract zombies and Hellhounds alike.

Up to three can be carried at a time (except on the iPhone app, where two are received and these are dropped instead of thrown). The Monkey Bomb is used by pressing the tactical grenade button. When thrown, the player will first wind the monkey and then fix its hat (this takes about one and a half seconds). This extends the period before throwing which can be lethal if the player gets cornered. On the iPhone app it takes approximately seven seconds before the Monkey Bomb is dropped. If a grenade explodes next to the Monkey Bomb, it will not cause the Monkey Bomb to detonate prematurely. It attracts all zombies to the bomb for around 10 seconds, and explodes. While the explosion is usually non-lethal, it gives the player much needed time to reload, retreat, or revive a downed player.

The Monkey Bomb is often thrown to allow the player(s) to reload or retrieve power-ups. Monkey Bombs are also replenished by Max Ammo. Therefore, throwing one to retrieve one is not a waste. Another good strategy is to get close to the horde of zombies around the monkey and either throw Stielhandgranates or fire Wunderwaffe DG-2/Thundergun blasts, which will quickly kill all of the zombies. More points can be obtained if done with a bullet firing weapon, such as an MG42 or HK21.

A smart thing to do is if there is a Max Ammo power-up is the player should waste all of their tactical grenades and waste as much ammo as the player can, because everything will be replenished if the power-up is obtained.

Call of Duty: World at War
In Call of Duty: World at War the Monkey Bomb is a new tactical grenade that can only be obtained through the Mystery Box in Der Riese and is activated by pressing L2 (PS3) or Left Bumper (Xbox 360) on Default Control settings, as with any tactical grenades.

The Monkey Bomb also has two achievements/trophies. The first is "Acquire Waffle Weapons!" which is given to the player when the player has the Ray Gun, Wunderwaffe DG-2, and the Monkey Bomb at once. The other achievement/trophy is "The Might of the Monkey!" which is considered one of the easiest achievements/trophies to obtain of the Map Pack 3 achievements/trophies, because all the player has to do is use the Monkey Bomb once. However, it's completely luck-based, as obtaining the Monkey Bomb from the Mystery Box is completely random and can take some time and points.

The Monkey Bomb's origin is unknown, although evidence that the Monkey Bomb is made from a real monkey can be found in the character biography of Dr. Richtofen where it says: "He has a collection of stuffed animals, most of them posed in positions of terror at the instant of their death." Since Richtofen worked at the Der Riese facility, it is highly plausible that he had something to do with their creation, and that they are in fact stuffed monkeys which he had cruelly killed.

It is also hinted that the Monkey Bomb was once one of Samantha Maxis' toys and is now possessed. This is strengthened by the fact that it says: "Here I come, Sam" or "You're not Sam!" and after a Monkey Bomb explodes, the surviving zombies will sometimes say: "Sam", "Monkey" and sometimes even "Play time!" This is further backed up by an easter egg in Der Riese. If the Monkey Bomb is thrown in the furnace it will not play a song, instead it will hop around and cry out in pain. After the monkey explodes, a female voice, presumably Samantha, yells at the player: "Why are you so cruel to Mister Monkey!? Mister Monkey just wanted to play!".

Call of Duty: Black Ops
The Monkey Bomb appears unchanged in Kino der Toten, Five, Shangri-La and the returning maps from World at War.

It also appears as a power-up in Dead Ops Arcade. When obtained, a large Monkey Bomb is placed and zombies run towards it, like in the other maps. This monkey will lie on its back. This only happens in Dead Ops Arcade. Unlike in other Zombies maps, not all zombies will run towards it.

The Monkey Bomb does not appear in Ascension, Call of the Dead or Moon as it is replaced by the Gersch Device, the upgraded Crossbow, the Awful Lawton, and the V-R11, since all these attract zombies in their own way.

Trivia

 * Nikolai hates the music played by the Monkey Bomb.
 * On the Monkey Bomb's hat there is the Group 935 logo.
 * Sometimes, if the player throws a Monkey Bomb it will just disappear, but the player will still do the throwing animation. This also occurs if the player is downed while preparing the Monkey Bomb. The animation will continue, but the Monkey Bomb will not be thrown.
 * The Monkey Bomb will sometimes say: "What the Fu-" before blowing up, the last word being cut off; a reference to the WTF Boom, a popular internet meme.
 * In the revamped Call of Duty: World at War maps and Kino der Toten, after a Monkey is thrown, zombies will chase it yelling "Monkey! Monkey!"
 * If the "give all" command is used via the console (in the PC version), the player will get 12 special grenades. Nine will be Molotov Cocktails thrown like normal grenades and the three will be Monkey Bombs that will not make any sounds and will not attract zombies. However, if the player has already received Monkey Bombs before using the "give all" command the three Monkeys Bombs received from the command will attract zombies and make sound. This does not increase the number of monkeys that can be carried though, as this will stay the same.
 * In Samantha's intact room in Kino der Toten, a monkey can be found lying on the pillow facing up, right next to the Film Reel. Instead of a bomb strapped to its back, it has a basket with drawing tools.
 * The Monkey Bomb screams if the player throws it into the furnace in Der Riese.
 * On the Zombies loading screen it mentions the Monkey Bomb as a "Cymbal Monkey".
 * While being distracted by the Monkey, zombies may still attack the player.
 * On occasion, the Monkey Bomb will not explode when thrown.
 * In the iPod version of Zombies, the player doesn't throw the Monkey Bomb. They prime it and drop it on the ground instead.
 * If a Monkey Bomb is thrown into an area where the player cannot go, the zombies will stop moving and stand still instead of running toward the Monkey Bomb until it has exploded.
 * In the iPod/iPhone variant, the Monkey Bomb attracts Hellhounds.
 * In Call of Duty: ZOMBIES, it is possible to have the Monkey Bombs and the Molotov Cocktail at the same time.
 * In the iPod/iPhone variant, the Monkey Bomb will down the user regardless if he/she had Juggernog or not.