Brass monkey

This article contains information about a subject known only to exist in the game APIs or cache.

The content is not known to be accessible in game, or may be reserved for use in a future update.

Brass monkey
Released							April-June 2005 (Update unknown)
Removal							5 January 2017 (Update)
Members							No
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Wear, Drop
Examine							Suffers in cold weather.
Values
Value							1 coin
High alch							0 coins
Low alch							0 coins
Weight							Unknown [why?]
Advanced data
Item ID							hist2420

"Brass monkey" was the name originally given to an unobtainable item that exists in the game cache. It was created to replace the noted form of the dyed wig from Prince Ali Rescue. Since items could not be fully removed once created, it was added in a hidden update in 2005 to fill this slot. The actual item was just a copy of a pink skirt.

If players attempted to view the brass monkey in game by using cheating software, they would be given a Hex edit detected instead.

In RuneScape, the item later became viewable via Quick Chat, causing much confusion. It was deleted from the game cache in 2017, being replaced by Buchu seeds.

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:10 December 2014| |0}} {{#explode:10 December 2014| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:10 December 2014| |2}}]] (update)	The item was renamed from "Brass monkey" to "Null". The item's examine was changed from "Suffers in cold weather." to "null".
5 July – 1 August 2005	The "Activate" option was replaced with a fake "Wear" option.

Trivia

• The name and examine are a reference to the colloquial expression of describing the weather as "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey".