The character known as "Gorilla" centers on Dwimag (also called Donbe), protector of a gorilla troop migrating across a desert to reach feeding grounds. Separated from his group, Dwimag encounters Lukio, daughter of Leo and Lyre. Lukio helps him reunite with his troop while evading pursuit by mandrills led by Howler, illustrating Dwimag's guardian role and dependence on interspecies cooperation for survival.

In contrast, the 1997 film depicts an unnamed mother gorilla and her infant as victims of a nuclear explosion from a falling satellite. Humans shoot the mother during radiation containment efforts; the infant later succumbs to radiation poisoning. This event highlights gorilla vulnerability to human-caused environmental disasters.

The franchise features no other developed gorilla characters with names or defined arcs.