Monkey Island
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Monkey Island is the titular island from the Monkey Island game series. Officially it has appeared in three games and possibly also at the end of Monkey Island 2. It is described as a nigh unreachable island paradise and has twice been the base of operations for LeChuck's nefarious plans. Between the second and third games it was also the location of the highly popular Big Whoop amusement park.
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Geography
The island has three distinct wings as well as a Southern, heavily forested area.
Located at the West end of the island is the volcano which is dormant in the first three games but becomes active prior to the events of the fourth. It was previously the location of Herman Toothrot's "fort" until he is forced to move away. The eruption also separates the island in half by a stream of lava. This is somewhat contradictory of the previous games where the island was split by a mountain-line, mysteriously absent in the fourth game. In the fourth game Allegro Rasputin (a ghost priest) has built The First Church of LeChuck on the volcano.
Located at the East end of the island is the famous Giant Monkey Head.
The North end of the island used to be home to the Cannibals of Monkey Island, until the Big Whoop amusement park forced them to relocate to Blood Island. In the fourth game the village has been take over by Monkeys for the great summoning, which foreshadows the epic battle near the end of the game.
Appearances by Game
The Secret of Monkey Island
The island is the primary location for the third part of the game where Guybrush must make his way to LeChuck's lair located beneath the island, through the Caverns of Meat underneath the Giant Monkey Head. In this game the island is split by a mountain-line and the player can only reach the North end of the island once he retrieves the oars for the rowboat on the South-most beach.
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
While Monkey Island doesn't figure heavily into the actual game, at the ending Guybrush appears as a kid, alongside his parents and his brother Chuckie. He comes out of a ride with his brother and together they all walk off screen as Chuckie gives the camera an evil stare and his eyes glow. It is said in the third and fourth games that Dinky Island and Monkey Island are connected by a series of underground tunnels (where the confrontation between Guybrush and LeChuck takes place).
The amusement park is never said to be the Big Whoop amusement park, but certain landmarks visible are heavily indicative that this is the case. The interpretation is somewhat controversial due to the interpretation by some that the ending indicates that Guybrush's adventures were merely the imaginings of a child (while the third game's manual contradicts this by saying Guybrush was simply being hexed by LeChuck).
The Curse of Monkey Island
Parts 5 and 6 of the third game take place in the amusement park.
- The Kiss of the Spider Monkey - This part begins with a long dialogue between Guybrush and LeChuck which was intended to answer many unanswered questions left by the previous instalments of the series. The player may go through all the dialogue options or simply annoy LeChuck by not listening which the player eventually does when (s)he runs out of dialogue options. After this Guybrush is turned into a child (again?) and must break the spell in order to ride The Rollercoaster of Death.
- Guybrush Kicks Butt Once Again - On the ride Guybrush must defeat LeChuck once more
There is no free exploration of the island as in the first and fourth games.
Escape from Monkey Island
Guybrush winds up on Monkey Island once again in the game's third act, where he must return Herman's memory, defeat Jojo Jr. in Monkey Kombat and find a way off the island. The island can now be explored freely but the player can only reach its North half by solving a puzzle involved on the molten lava ride.
