Quick Facts

Screenshots

Videos

Comments

Comment by Feato

The Gorilla's ability Thunderstomp allows it to hit multiple targets at once combined with it's strong defensive passives makes it an excellent multi-target pet. Just keep in mind it has a restricted diet eating only fruit and fungus.

Comment by hevgirl

I have done my best to provide Map Mouseovers for each and every beast, wherever possible!
Unfortunately some do not yet have maps, but these will automatically be added to this post when they're added to the NPC's page.

Shakes the ground with thundering force, doing Nature damage to all enemies within 8 yards.
Can be learned by: Gorilla.

Thunderstomp Rank 1	Thunderstomp Rank 2	Thunderstomp Rank 3
Pet Level: 30, Cost: 15 TP	Pet Level: 40, Cost: 20 TP	Pet Level: 50, Cost: 25 TP
Mistvale Gorilla Jungle Thunderer	Elder Mistvale Gorilla Groddoc Thunderer	Un'Goro Thunderer U'cha

Comment by Mentakh

The Gorilla is in practice not a Defensive pet but a General balanced pet like a Wolf, Hyena and Carrion Bird.
Comparing the stats between a Gorilla and Wolf:

Gorilla :
Defensive modifiers = 2.04 total (Health mod : 1.04 + Armor mod : 1.00).
Putting it into relative terms, Health = High and Armor = Low, overal Defensive = Medium
Offensive modifiers = 1.02 total (Damage mod : 1.02) = Medium
Tanking bias abilities : Thunderstomp AoE Damage for AoE Tanking.
Passive abilities : Same as Wolf and all other pets, there is no difference in passive abilities between pets.
Wolf :
Defensive modifiers = 2.05 total (Health mod : 1.00 + Armor mod : 1.05).
Putting it into relative terms, Health = Medium and Armor = Medium, overal Defensive = Medium
Offensive modifiers = 1.02 total (Damage mod : 1.02) = Medium
Single DPS bias abilities : Dash, for faster single target DPS.
Passive abilities : Same as Gorilla and all other pets, there is no difference in passive abilities between pets.

So when comparing the stats, Gorilla's are slightly higher DPS and slightly lower Tank than Wolves and with the ability to AoE damage they have slight tanking advantage on multiple targets. But overall clearly a General balanced pet like the Wolf.
To put things into perspective, below a real Offensive and real Defensive pet:

Cat
Defensive modifiers = 1.98 total (Health mod : 0.98 + Armor mod : 1.00).
Putting it into relative terms, Health = Medium and Armor = Low, overal Defensive = Low
Offensive modifiers = 1.10 total (Damage mod : 1.10) = High
Single DPS abilities : In addition to Bite, they have Claw and also Dash.
Passive abilities : Same as Turtle and all other pets, there is no difference in passive abilities between pets.
Turtle
Defensive modifiers = 2.13 total (Health mod : 1.00 + Armor mod : 1.13).
Putting it into relative terms, Health = Medium and Armor = High, overal Defensive = High
Offensive modifiers = 0.90 total (Damage mod : 0.90) = Low
Defensive abilities : Shell Shield
Passive abilities : Same as Cat and all other pets, there is no difference in passive abilities between pets.

Clearly the Cat is an Offensive pet with top DPS stats in addition to the DPS abilities Claw and Dash. The Tank stats are, together with the Raptor, the weakest in the game.
The Turtle is a clear Defensive pet with top Tanking stats, and the tank ability Shell Shield.

And if you are wondering, yes, the same case can be made for a Tallstrider and Crocolisk being General balanced pets.

A more logical Summary of Pets :

Offensive (Low Tank, High DPS) :
Cat, Raptor, Bat, Owl, Spider, Wind Serpent

Balanced (Medium Tank, Medium DPS) :
Gorilla, Tallstrider, Carrion Bird, Hyena, Wolf, Crocolisk.

Defensive (High Tank, Low DPS) :
Crab, Scorpid, Bear, Boar, Turtle.

Comment by esspressonator

What a pain in the A to feed this thing!

Here are the following alliance Fruit Vendors:

The Stonefield Farm, Elwynn Forest, Homer Stonefield
Craftsmen's Terrace, Darnassus, Innkeeper Saelienne
The Mystic Ward, Ironforge, Bimble Longberry
Auberdine, Darkshore, Allyndia
Lakeshire, Redridge Mountains, Lamar Veisilli
Astranaar, Ashenvale, Maliynn
Silverwing Grove, Ashenvale, Gapp Jinglepocket
Refuge Pointe, Arathi Highlands, Targot Jinglepocket
Rebel Camp, Stranglethorn Vale, Corporal Bluth
Alterac Valley entrance, Alterac Mountains, Mirvyna Jinglepocket
Foothold Citadel, Dustwallow Marsh, Dwane Wertle
Feathermoon Stronghold, Feralas, Innkeeper Shyria

Comment by lianzhu

For TBC, in case you didn't know, there is a fruit seller in shattrah, lower city. NPC name=Granny Smith <Fruit Seller>

Coordinates 65,69.

Link:
Granny Smith

Links

Gorilla

Related

Contribute