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3 Most Brutal Chimpanzee Attacks in History

Picture an enemy from your worst first-person shooter nightmare – only this pixelated predator has ripped through the screen to unleash graphic violence in stomach-churning real-life detail. Chimpanzees may resemble silly sidekicks from classic platformers, but when provoked, these primates rapidly mutate into aggressive attackers boasting stats like +200% human strength, lightening quick reaction bonuses, and specialized anti-human attack algorithms – instantly obliterating any "cute animal" tropes.

Intrigued? Buckle up as we examine the three most savage game overs inflicted by high-score-chasing chimpanzees to date. But don‘t expect any virtual extra lives here – these horrific yet educational real-life animal attack playthroughs highlight the shocking capacity for violence among mankind‘s closest DNA relatives.

Title Screen: Chimp Attack – Stamford, CT

Our initial chimpanzee assault gameplay footage takes us to a 2009 tragedy that rocked the small city of Stamford, Connecticut. Locals considered Sandra Herold‘s adored 15-year-old pet chimp Travis a harmless bonus stage critter for years. Though possessing formidable in-game specs like adult male size (200 pounds), giant canine teeth, and five times human strength, Travis seemed perfectly content playing dress up, drinking wine, and amusing his elderly owner Sandy.

But when the difficulty level suddenly spiked that fateful February afternoon, Travis‘s inner silverback erupted in a savage 12-minute-long stage of chaos, completing transforming him into a wilderness boss.

Bonus footage: Police dispatch call between Sandy Herold and 911 as Travis initiates attack

The frenzy began when Sandy‘s friend Charla stopped by and unwittingly triggered Travis‘s hyper-aggressive mode. Perhaps feeling threatened by Charla‘s sudden appearance in his territory, Travis sprung from passive pet to brutal human shredder, launching straight for Charla‘s face and hands as (research shows)chimpanzees strategically target weak human areas first. His lengthy canine attack bonus enabled Travis to inflict devastating facial and hand mutilations within seconds.

Quick-time prompts proved fruitless as Travis ripped away Charla‘s nose, eyelids, lips and fingers with relentless button mashing, ignoring all counterattacks. Police later described Charla‘s shredded features as resembling little more than strewn about pizza toppings. The relentless assault only ceased when a SWAT sniper landed a lethal headshot on the chimp, finally ending his 12-minute face-eating frenzy.

Miraculously, medics completed a marathon 7-hour surgery mini-game to piece Charla‘s features back together. But the damage proved too extensive – doctors permanently disabled Charla‘s hands in the aftermath.

Let‘s check those disturbing damage stats:

  • 200 pound male chimp named Travis
  • 90% of victim‘s body mauled in attack
  • Both hands amputated post-battle
  • Face mutilated beyond repair
  • Permanent facial transplantation required

This brutal animal attack cut scene highlights just how shockingly deadly chimpanzee pvp mode can prove. Travis earns bonus points for the sheer graphic nature of charred-alive-like injuries inflicted.

Pause screen question: Could such extreme, almost human-like violence stem from chimpanzees and humans sharing 98.8% identical DNA? Does such genetic similarity also result in behavioral similarities?

Stage 2: Suburban Rampage – Bakersfield, CA

Mere months after Travis terrorized Charla, another pet chimpanzee named Mo escaped his southern California enclosure to embark on a chaotic rampage through neighborhood streets. After breaking free from confinement, the 130-pound male chimp spotted a woman named Cara driving by his owner‘s home. Identifying vulnerable prey, Mo exploited his high chimp stealth stats to open Cara‘s car door and yank her from the vehicle by her hair.

News chopper chase sequence activated. Bonus footage shown.

Mo chimp rampage

The ambush kickstarted a marathon chase stage with Mo intermittently attacking residents while evading escalating police capture efforts. Reports described Mo beating vehicles, attempting to steal a squad car, and struggling with officers attempting to subdue him using less-than-lethal weapons.

But his initial sneak attack left Cara with a partially missing face at the sidewalk spawn point. Authorities later discovered shredded ears, nose and lips scattered nearby.

Let‘s review those gory hitpoint deductions:

  • 130 pound male chimp named Mo
  • Face bite damage at spawn location
  • Chunks of nose and ears MIA post-fight
  • Additional limb lacerations noted

This rampage demonstrates chimpanzee‘s tendency to continue inflicting damage across wide hitbox zones whenever an attack sequence initiates. Only police eliminate shots finally paused Mo‘s chaos spree.

Loading tip: Chimpanzees and humans diverged from a common ancestor just 5-7 million years ago. Could lingering evolutionary similarities partially explain the ease with which chimpanzees execute attacks on human targets?

Boss Level: Chimp Machete Mob – Sierra Leone

For this final chimpanzee attack stage, we travel to the remote African nation of Sierra Leone, where conflicts between wild chimp war bands and rural farmers occasionally unfold. These disturbing real-world skirmishes likely represent modern manifestations of ancestral intergroup war rituals among early hominins.

When farmer Kassim Turay apparently crossed into chimpanzee clan territory in March 2019, he triggered an automatic group assault response. At least 20 enemy primate mobs coordinated to isolate and surround Kassim, demonstrating advanced pack-hunting moves. Researchers propose the chimp battalion may have perceived Kassim as an outsider rival band member.

With animalistic screams echoing across the battlezone, some chimps immobilized Kassim‘s flailing limbs while others unleashed relentless slashing combos with canine machete strikes at his digits and face. Still more dove straight for his jugular.

The relentless waves prevented any health regeneration. Mangling injuries rapidly accumulated until Kassim finally bled out after nearly an hour of desperate button mashing defense efforts.

Fatality

Let‘s tally that horrific damage report:

  • 5x gang-up combo (at least 20 attacking chimpanzees)
  • Full incapacitation & restraint achieved
  • Entire body mauled – limbs & head stripped to bone
  • Deceased target status after sustained assaults

This vivid gameplay footage puts on grotesque display the lethal ambush tactics and brutal attacks in chimpanzees‘ arsenal as surviving killer primates escaped without penalty into forested stages.

Continue?

The game may be over for Kassim, but the survival countdown has just begun for humankind and chimpanzees alike. Our closest cousins in the animal kingdom clearly contain deeply buried executable attack protocols and damage multipliers granting lethality against humans rivaling any sci-fi alien threats.

Yet their numbers in the wild now teeter dangerously close to "endangered species" status as decimated populations experience spawn zone destruction across 90% of their former jungle range. Reconciling chimpanzee conservation needs with human safety concerns has become imperative to preserve both primate and mankind in perpetuity.

Like an epic video game franchise where story success hinges on uniting former foes against shared extinction caliber threats, humans must strategize sweeping habitat protections and ban wild chimpanzee trafficking to enable revived population growth in protected reserves. Medical research experiments should transition to computer models. Zoos must provide vastly more complex enclosures mimicking native scenarios to minimize containment stress that can trigger aggression.

And communities in chimpanzee territory should collaborate with conservation groups to install wildlife corridors while improving non-lethal drive-away efforts that respect animal welfare – enabling locals to feel secure while keeping chimp attack risk minimized for both man and beast.

Cooperative achievements like these could unlock the best ending cinematic for both parties and secure future survival beyond the closing credits. So without further ado or excuses, let‘s continue this shared legacy gameplay experience. The interwoven fates of humankind and chimpanzee ride on choices made today.

Game on!