Yeah. The apes all took a beating all through the Heresy series. The next one is going be called "Henry the Eighth". When out in the woods recruiting a companion, I seem to be able to sell them on the fact that I provide a fast track for them becoming celestial apes. Low and behold, they really don't understand what that means until it is too late. As body guards, they are there to take the 83 hp crit. To date, six of the apes have prevented insta-death for a pathfinder. One failed in his protection of me. reverting and falling just after I died, and one fell to
Nethys will reward them for their sacrifice... maybe. Luckily, apes are not rare and endangered on Golarion.