Cornelius J. BadMonk came to prominence in the year 2048. He is often referred to by ape scholars as the "John the Baptist of the Apes" because he was the first super-intelligent ape to walk among men. Unfortunately, it was another 40 years before more intelligent apes walked the earth, and poor Cornelius was all alone in his crusade to conquer the human race. His feeble attempts were often laughed at and jeered by homo sapiens, who thought Cornelius was simply an actor in an ape mask.
In the year 2088, Cornelius was finally taken seriously, as the number of intelligent apes grew to a point where they outnumbered the humans and were able to bring about their gradual conquest of the planet Earth. Suddenly Cornelius BadMonk was no longer a clown to be laughed at. Now he was an elder among his people and considered a true Ape pioneer.
In their conquest of Earth, the Apes also discovered time travel (quite by accident), and Cornelius was one of the first to use this new technology to go back in time and taunt the very humans who had laughed at him years before. "I always get the last laugh, when it comes to filthy humans" Mr. BadMonk was quoted as saying in the July 2089 issue of MODERN MONKEY magazine.
THE TIMELINE SO FAR
For those who keep track of such things. Cornelius J. Badmonk made his first appearance before mankind during the aptly titled "Gross-Out Contest" at the World Horror Convention in New York City in 2005. While many people booed his performance, where he taunted both the audience and the judges - calling them "filthy humans" - there were some people who actually understood his message. Word of mouth followed. Something was in the air. The seeds of a new era were being planted. (Needless to say, he did not win the gross-out contest).
Since then, he has made surprise appearances at other horror-related conventions and hopes to reappear at a future World Horror Convention. Word has it he also may appear in a future episode of the cable-access horror movie show Penny Dreadful's Shilling Shockers.
If you have a Cornelius siting, please let us know. We are trying to keep an eye on him...
Sincerely,
The Keepers of Cornelius J. Badmonk
