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* InterspeciesFriendship: Apparently with Maurice.

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* InterspeciesFriendship: Apparently with With Maurice.
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* HateSink: Before the inclusion of Dodge and Jacobs' more pivotal role later in the film, Hunsiker's role basically stands in as the first example of HumansAreTheRealMonsters that Caesar learns and most of his appearances was just to show his IrrationalHatred towards the film's protagonists even though their actions are not directly against him on purpose.

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* HateSink: Before the inclusion of Dodge and Jacobs' more pivotal role later in the film, Hunsiker's role basically stands in as the first example of HumansAreTheRealMonsters that Caesar learns and most of his appearances was just to show his IrrationalHatred towards the film's protagonists even though their actions are not directly against him on purpose. Despite having some [[JerkassHasAPoint understandable reasons behind his hostility]], he is still a despicable character as bad as Dodge and Jacobs.
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* VeryPunchableMan: He receives misfortunes in his appearances and turned out to be well-deserved due to his despicable behavior.
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* TheSpeechless: They do not speak, and the only vocalizations they make are unsettling yells when they successfully purge the entire Alpha Omega base of human life. This may be an implication that they have all lost their ability to speak due to the virus, but still possess their higher brain functions, as evidenced by their coordinated tank, truck, and helicopter attack.

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* TheSpeechless: They do not speak, and the only vocalizations they make are unsettling yells roars of cheering when they successfully purge the entire Alpha Omega base of human life.life though at least 2 soldiers seem to try screaming "Yeah!". This may be an implication that they have all lost their ability to speak due to the virus, but still possess their higher brain functions, as evidenced by their coordinated tank, truck, and helicopter attack.
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!!!'''[=McCullough=]'s Army'''

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!!!'''[=McCullough=]'s Army'''
!!!'''Alpha-Omega'''
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[[folder:Jacobs]][[folder:Steven Jacobs]]



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[[folder:Will]][[folder:Will Rodman]]



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[[folder:Franklin]][[folder:Robert Franklin]]
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** "Oh, my nose is bleeding. And my head is killing me. But I can't miss work again, I already missed so many hours from my finger. I have to get paid!"
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* ParentalAbandonment: Her father was killed by Caesar in self-defense while nothing is known about her mother.

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* ParentalAbandonment: Her father was killed by Caesar in self-defense while [[MissingMom nothing is known about her mother.mother]].
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* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:An almost literal example. He's rather a Chekhov's Archer than a gunman. But anyhow, he seems insignificant at first, only to end up being the one who inflicts the fatal wound that ends up killing Caesar.]]

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* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:An almost literal example. He's rather a Chekhov's Archer than a gunman. But anyhow, he seems Seems insignificant at first, only to end up being the one who inflicts the fatal wound that ends up killing Caesar.]][[spoiler:Caesar]].
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* BusCrash: [[spoiler:WordOfGod states that the reason Malcolm doesn't return for ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' is because he's killed by The Colonel.]]

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* BusCrash: [[spoiler:WordOfGod states that the reason Malcolm doesn't return for ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' is because he's killed by The Colonel. A deleted scene for that movie more or less confirms it with the Colonel telling Caesar that he shot him.]]
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** Also why he [[spoiler:kills the members of his own army infected with the mutated Simian Flu strain, as he considers them to have lost the very things that make them human, and the communicability of the disease makes them a threat.]]
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-->''It's a madhouse! A madhouse!''
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** Also makes him something of a {{Foil}} to Caroline, who admits that while she loves chimpanzees, she's afraid of them, and it's right to be afraid since they are very powerful animals. Landon knows full well how animal the apes are, but has none of Caroline's compassion for or understanding of them.
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* TooDumbToLive: It's not a good idea to [[spoiler:go outside with the ALZ-113 virus and infect others]].

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* TooDumbToLive: It's When testing an aerosolized retroviral drug, it's bad form to [[spoiler:get your mask knocked off by the test subject, have no tests or checkups done to ensure you're okay, not a good idea try and contact the scientist who invented the drug except by going to [[spoiler:go outside his house when he's not there, not mentioning anything might be wrong when you start sneezing blood, and not trying to get in touch with anyone else at the ALZ-113 virus and infect others]].research company you work for as your condition deteriorates]].
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* HateSink: It's likely he is designated as the most despicable character in the first sequel, almost all the tropes that described him are negative.
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** [[spoiler:According to WordOfGod, he also killed Malcolm, the human protagonist of ''Dawn''.]]

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An Alpha Omega soldier who is [[spoiler:rendered mute by the Simian Flu, and is executed]].

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An Alpha Omega soldier who is [[spoiler:rendered mute by the Simian Flu, and is executed]].shot and left to die, before being found and put down by Caesar]].



* MercyKill

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* MercyKillBloodFromTheMouth
* BuriedAlive: [[spoiler: In the snow, to be more precise, after being shot and left for dead before being dug up by Caesar and revealed to still be alive, albeit slowly dying]].
* MercyKill: [[spoiler: Put down by Caesar due to already dying from his wounds]].
* NoNameGiven: Never referred to by name, only shown in the credits and the promotional material.
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: His role, while very small, serves to show how extreme the Colonel is in containing the Simian Flu, even killing his own men if they are infected]].
* TheVoiceless: [[spoiler: As a result of the Simian Flu]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Only gets one scene during which he is killed]].
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:By the time Caesar finally reaches him, he's has been infected with the Simian Flu making him unable to talk and is so pathetic the Ape actually pities him before he blows his own brains out.]]

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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:By the time Caesar finally reaches him, he's has been infected with the Simian Flu Flu, making him unable to talk talk, and is so pathetic the Ape actually pities him before he blows his own brains out.]]
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An Alpha Omega soldier who is [[spoiler:rendered mute by the Simian Flu, and is executed]].
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* MercyKill
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Chad Rook
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes''
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* BigBad: Jacobs is the closest thing the film has to a BigBad. He's Will's boss, and pushes the mass-production of ALZ-113 despite warnings over the potential disaster it could cause.

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* BigBad: Jacobs is the closest thing the film has to a BigBad. He's Will's boss, and pushes the mass-production of ALZ-113 despite warnings over the potential disaster it could cause.cause, and helps lead the failed attempt by police to neutralize Caesar and the other apes.



* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler: "YOU STUPID MONKEY!"]]

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* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler: "YOU STUPID "STUPID MONKEY!"]]


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* ShoutOut: His surname is a reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_P._Jacobs Arthur P. Jacobs]], producer of the original ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' series.


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* {{Expy}}: Of Armando of ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes''. Both characters raised their own Caesar incarnation from birth, keeping them on leashes while in public, and died before getting a chance to see their Caesars starting their respective ape communities. Will's surname could also be seen as a partial anagram to Armando's name.


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* ShoutOut: Will's surname, Rodman, is a reference to [[Creator/RodSerling Rodman "Rod" Serling]], writer of the first ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes'' screenplay.


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* ShoutOut: His surname is a reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_J._Schaffner Franklin J. Schaffner]], director of the original ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes'' film.


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* ShoutOut: His full name is a reference to one of the astronauts in the original ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes'' film.


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** In addition, his first and last names are references to two of the astronauts in the original ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes'' film.
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* RedemptionRejection: [[spoiler:He was given several chances to have a change of heart, but choose to remain loyal to the Colonel up to his death.]]
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* OhCrap: His reaction when [[spoiler: he is precariously hanging for his life and ''Koba'' shows up above him.]]

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* OhCrap: His reaction when [[spoiler: he is precariously hanging for his life and ''Koba'' ''[[BloodKnight Koba]]'' shows up above him.]]

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* [[spoiler: CharacterDeath]]: [[spoiler: Gets caught in the explosion triggered by Dreyfus at the end of ''Dawn'' while attempting to communicate with military forces on the radio.]]



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's not seen again after Koba has the apes chase the humans when he falsely accuses them of killing Caesar.

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* TheDragon: He's the second-in-command in the Alpha-Omega military.

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* TheDragon: He's [[YouAreInCommandNow Eventually]] becomes the second-in-command in the Alpha-Omega military.


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* MookPromotion: Is only a MookLieutenant at the start of the film, but when TheCaptain is killed in the opening battle, he moves up.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: He is ''terrible'' at explaining the reasoning behind some of his decisions, especially as the conflict between humans and apes reaches its boiling point in ''Dawn'', and he never manages to explain to Dreyfus exactly what is going on with the apes or why they're upset at the humans.

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* PoorCommunicationKills: He is ''terrible'' at explaining In the reasoning behind some of his decisions, especially as lead-up to Dawn's climax, he grabs the conflict between humans and apes reaches its boiling point in ''Dawn'', and he never manages IdiotBall with both hands by not even trying to explain to reason with Dreyfus exactly what is going on with [[spoiler: about his plan to detonate the apes or why they're upset tower. Instead he picks up a rifle and aims it at the humans.other three members of the party, and the best explanation he can offer doesn't even offer a clue about why they might want Caesar to succeed at deposing Koba.]]

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* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:An almost literal example. He's rather a Chekhov's Archer than a gunman. But anyhow, he seems insignificant at first, only to end up being the one who inflicts the fatal wound that ends up killing Caesar.]]



* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: He inflicts the wound that ultimately kills Caesar.]]

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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler: He's visually shown to be internally-conflicted with his position as [=McCullough's=] [[TheDragon right-hand-man]] throughout the movie and was even spared by Caesar himself, which would give him motivation to pull a HeelFaceTurn, but in the end, he ultimately seals his fate by remaining loyal to Alpha-Omega and attempting to kill Caesar.]]
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: He inflicts the wound that ultimately kills Caesar.]]]]
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[[=McCullough=] begins killing any of his soldiers who show symptoms of the mutated virus. When the body count rises a [[{{Understatement}} little too high]], his superiors put all of their remaining forces together to stop him, which also results in an avalanche that kills what remains of the entire military. Though he did not live to see it, [=McCullough's=] attempts to preserve humanity ultimately resulted in humanity using all the power it had left to destroy itself, without even needing the virus]].

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[[=McCullough=] [[spoiler: [=McCullough=] begins killing any of his soldiers who show symptoms of the mutated virus. When the body count rises a [[{{Understatement}} little too high]], his superiors put all of their remaining forces together to stop him, which also results in an avalanche that kills what remains of the entire military. Though he did not live to see it, [=McCullough's=] attempts to preserve humanity ultimately resulted in humanity using all the power it had left to destroy itself, without even needing the virus]].
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[[=McCullough=] begins killing any of his soldiers who show symptoms of the mutated virus. When the body count rises a [[{{Understatement}} little too high]], his superiors put all of their remaining forces together to stop him, which also results in an avalanche that kills what remains of the entire military. Though he did not live to see it, [=McCullough's=] attempts to preserve humanity ultimately resulted in humanity using all the power it had left to destroy itself, without even needing the virus]].
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* KarmicTransformation: [[spoiler:After killing those rendered speechless by the mutated virus, he finds himself infected in the climax.]]

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