The Apes have become civilized in the last decade. Caesar then led an Ape Rebellion in order to get the safety of the Muir Woods Park to start a new era of freedom and peace for his people. Apes from the zoo caught the virus from the apes at the sanctuary, which is what led to their enhanced intelligence. He also used his intelligence to lead a mass breakout of apes from the San Bruno Primate Shelter, Gen-Sys Laboratories, and the San Francisco Zoo throwing the city into a mass panic. Because of his own exposure and increasing intelligence, Caesar was the first of the apes to be able to speak, screaming his first word, 'NO!', while fighting off Dodge Landon, which greatly startled Dodge, Rodney and the other apes.

The next morning, Caesar inspected the other apes and saw they now had green irises like his, which told him they were now evolved apes as well. Arriving back at the shelter, he punctured the canisters exposing himself and the sleeping apes to the drug causing them to all become highly intelligent overnight. This later caused Caesar to break into his old home and steal the new drug called ALZ-113, and after breathing in some of the gas, he stole three canisters of the drug and decided to use it on the other apes. Caesar would then try to bring the apes together, but it was pointed out by his orangutan friend Maurice that the other apes were too stupid for that. He taught himself to pick locks and how to fight in order to defend himself. He outwited the Alpha Male, Rocket, and became the new Alpha of the group of apes. It was here that Caesar used his intelligence to his advantage. Over this time, Caesar's IQ skyrocketed, much to Will's amazement as he mentioned that Caesar's skills outdid those of a human.Īt the age of eight, Caesar's skills were tested when he was imprisoned at the San Bruno Primate Shelter. As Caesar grew, Will taught him American Sign Language as a way of communication. Bright Eyes gave birth to a son, later known as Caesar, who inherited his mother's intelligence in utero.Īt only a day or two old, Caesar was able to feed himself from a bottle, much to the astonishment of his adoptive human father and grandfather, Will and Charles Rodman.

Her intelligence was due to the use of the ALZ-112, a drug tested on apes to repair brain cells in humans.

The Evolved Apes were introduced when a pregnant female chimpanzee named Bright Eyes began to show signs of intelligence when she successfully completed the Lucas Tower puzzle with a total of 20 moves, just 5 moves off from the perfect score of 15.

Planet of the apes symbolism