Ba-Ba

"Baba" redirects here. For the member of the Moon Clan, see Baba Yaga.

Ba-Ba
Released								24 August 2022 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								359
Size								5x5
Examine								A big ol' monke.
Combat info
Max hit								24
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Crush, Ranged
Attack speed								6 ticks (3.6 seconds)
Combat stats
380				150				160				80				100				0
Aggressive stats
+0				+26				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+80								+160								+240
Magic defence
+280												0% weakness
Ranged defence
+200								+200								+120
Immunities
Poison								Immune
Venom								Immune
Cannons								Immune
Thralls								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								11778,11779,11780

Ba-Ba is an ancient baboon matriarch encountered at the end of the Path of Apmeken within the Tombs of Amascut raid. Once ruling over a large troop of baboons, she was deceived with an offer of immortality by Amascut and instead came under her servitude. Ba-Ba and her baboons were then used to overcome and imprison their goddess Apmeken for Amascut.

History

Ba-Ba was once the matriarch of a large troop of baboons whose domain spread across a large area of the Kharidian Desert. Ba-Ba feared for the future of her troop as she aged, longing to continue ruling as matriarch as she did not see her heir, her daughter, as a worthy successor due to her lazy and arrogant nature.

Amascut eventually learned of Ba-Ba's fears and desires, and promised her immortality to allow her to rule over her troop for all of time, in exchange for her and her troop's servitude. Agreeing to the terms, Ba-Ba and her troop were all killed off with a single spell from Amascut, and were promptly all reanimated as undead. As corrupted thralls, the troop easily overwhelmed their goddess Apmeken and captured her for Amascut.

An adventurer would later defeat Ba-Ba, forcing her to retreat. In her haste, she dropped a big banana, which they would pick up and hand to Awowogei in Ape Atoll. Learning of her troop's story, Awowogei promised to ensure their memory would live on.

Mechanics

Main article: Tombs of Amascut/Strategies § Ba-Ba, Guardian of Apmeken

A player fighting Ba-Ba, the Guardian of Apmeken.

Despite being an undead monster, salve amulets have no effect when fighting Ba-Ba. Her base defence level can be lowered by a maximum of 20 damage, reducing her base defence level down to a minimum of 60. Ba-Ba's melee attacks are reduced by 75% when using Protect from Melee. In addition to her standard attacks, Ba-Ba uses a number of special attacks that can be quite difficult to negate without proper communication in a team.

• Shockwave - Ba-Ba prepares to slam the ground, indicated by a shadow on the ground spreading in a cross‐shaped pattern and filling a 5x5 area. This slam deals damage to any player in the area of the shockwave.
• Rockfall - Large boulders fall at random locations throughout the arena and damage the player if not avoided. Shortly after, Ba-Ba will hurl rocks at every player. In order to avoid the damage from the thrown rock, the player will need to run and stand next to one of the large boulders that previously fell.
• Baboon's Discharge - Ba-Ba will summon baboons, who will target the sarcophagi found on the edges of the arena. If a baboon manages to destroy and open a sarcophagus, it will start discharging a deluge of projectiles into the arena.
• Rolling Stones - Once Ba-Ba reaches 66% and 33% health, Ba-Ba will knock the player(s) to the bottom of the arena, and will start to send waves of boulders that rapidly roll down the hill towards the player. In order to survive, the player must attack the cracked boulder and, once it is destroyed, quickly move to the gap left in the wave of boulders. Managing to reach and attack her (on the same lines she's on) will cause her to end the attack early. Getting hit by a boulder deals moderate damage and knocks the player backwards. The boulders will instantly kill any baboons they run into.
  • With the Mind the Gap invocation active, the gap in the bottom of the arena will instantly kill players if they fall into it. To avoid the knock back from her scream, player(s) must stand near the sides of the area as opposed to the middle. Standing in the middle of the arena after Ba-Ba's scream will result in the player being flung into the pit, resulting in the player's death.

Drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Apmeken's capture	1	Always	Not sold	N/A
	Big banana	1	Always	Not sold	N/A

Gallery

• 
  Concept art of Ba-Ba, by Mod Grub.
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  Concept art of the Path of Apmeken, by Mod Grub.
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  Concept art of Ba-Ba's room, by Mod Jerv.
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  Official artwork of the Ba-Ba encounter.

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:29 May 2024| |0}} {{#explode:29 May 2024| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:29 May 2024| |2}}]] (update)	Ba-Ba's melee damage while Protect from Melee is active has been reduced from 33% to 25%. Ba-Ba's heavy Ranged defence was reduced from 200 to 120.
[[{{#explode:14 September 2022| |0}} {{#explode:14 September 2022| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:14 September 2022| |2}}]] (update)	Fixed an issue where players could sometimes walk inside of rubble in Baba's boss fight.
[[{{#explode:8 September 2022| |0}} {{#explode:8 September 2022| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:8 September 2022| |2}}]] (update)	The boulders in the Ba-Ba fight may no longer become invisible. An issue has been fixed in which Ba-Ba's defence was unable to be reduced.
[[{{#explode:1 September 2022| |0}} {{#explode:1 September 2022| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:1 September 2022| |2}}]] (update)	Banana peels now appear upon killing a baboon rather than randomly. The damage they deal has also been significantly reduced. Energy blasts from open sarcophagi now damage players in a 1x1 area instead of 3x3. Players are no longer able to get stuck inside a big rock.
[[{{#explode:26 August 2022| |0}} {{#explode:26 August 2022| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:26 August 2022| |2}}]]	Hotfix Players can no longer safespot Ba-Ba using the fallen rubble in some positions.

Trivia

• Ba-Ba's name appears to be derived from Babi, a baboon god from Egyptian mythology.
  • Considering her history as an old matriarch, her name may also be inspired by Baba (婆) meaning grandmother, old woman or hag in Slavic languages, Yiddish, Romanian, and Japanese.
• The examine texts features "monke", which is internet slang for "monkey" used by popular memes, most notably the "Reject Humanity, Return to Monke" meme.