History Characters / PlanetOfTheApesRebootSeriesHumanity

An opportunistic man who teaches human history to Proximus Caesar and his clan.

* NotUsedToFreedom: He chooses not to join Mae or any other human in an effort to overthrow Proximus Caesar.

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!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/FreyaAllen

!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Freya Allen

* GoodParents: Despite the circumstances, Will is a genuinely loving and devoted father to Caesar, who never stops loving him in return. Even after [[spoiler: Will's death]] and his conflict with humanity in ''Dawn'', it's obvious that much of Caesar's compassion and strength comes from his childhood with the Rodmans.

* NiceGuy: He is very respectful of the Apes' culture, earning him their (sans [[TokenEvilTeammate Koba and his lackeys]]) respect in return.

* PoorCommunicationKills: In the lead-up to Dawn's climax, he grabs the IdiotBall with both hands by not even trying to reason with Dreyfus [[spoiler: about his plan to detonate the tower. Instead he picks up a rifle and aims it at the 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]].
* PutOnABus: At Caesar's advice, he flees San Francisco with Ellie and Alexander before the military arrives, and he does not return in ''War''.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He disobeys Dreyfus [[spoiler: and even holds a gun on him]].

* RuleOfThree: As with Will and Malcolm, Preacher is a WhiteMaleLead in the "enemy" faction of humans who gains something of a cordial relationship with Caesar, with signs he's even considering [[HeelFaceTurn siding with the apes]] over [=McCullough=]'s more extreme measures to combat the Simian Flu. [[spoiler:It's ultimately {{Subverted}} for drama by the end, as despite the hints, a deleted scene has Preacher [[RedemptionRejection vehemently rejects Caesar's offers to defect from Alpha-Omega to avoid getting in the crossfire of his vendetta against the Colonel, defending him as a "great man" to whom he owes his life, and even wounds Caesar during the final battle, an injury that costs him his life]].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He insists that killing his son, John, was a [[IDidWhatIHadToDo necessary decision]] that he doesn't regret. [[spoiler:Yet when Caesar enters the Colonel's quarters, he finds a picture of the [=McCullough] and John sitting out in the open surrounded by bottles of alcohol as the Colonel himself is now infected with the Simian Flu, implying that his guilt has finally managed to catch up to him.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He insists that killing his son, John, was a [[IDidWhatIHadToDo necessary decision]] that he doesn't regret. [[spoiler:Yet when Caesar enters the Colonel's quarters, he finds a picture of the [=McCullough]] and John sitting out in the open surrounded by bottles of alcohol as the Colonel himself is now infected with the Simian Flu, implying that his guilt has finally managed to catch up to him.]]

* FantasticRacism: Towards apes.

* MoralityChain: [[spoiler: His son John, in the prequel novel, Revelations]].

* VillainsWantMercy: He pleads with Caesar to save him. [[spoiler: Since Jacobs had just killed Buck, Caesar refuses to do so, and leaves the choice up to Koba, who predictably declines to give Jacobs any mercy either.]]

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

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

* IRejectYourReality: Carver refuses to accept the fact that humanity caused its own downfall; he instead chooses to blame the apes despite being well-aware of the fact that the virus that spawned the "Simian Flu" was man-made and the apes barely had anything to do with i's spread. In the novelization, it is shown that he ''honestly'' believes his accusatons.

The remainder of the United States Army, who seek to execute [=McCullough=] and any of his remaining soldiers for murdering several his own men after they became victims of the mutated Simian Flu, as they believe there is still a cure.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:They ''all'' have an avalanche dropped on them]].

* HollywoodTactics: They throw their entire collective of infantry, tanks, trucks, and helicopters directly at the Alpha Omega base all at the same time despite visible anti-air weapons and the base itself being nestled between mountains and having only one frontal entrance. Once their entire army comes to a dead stop within this confined space, the subsequent avalanche kills them all.
* MassOhCrap: Their reaction to [[spoiler: the incoming avalanche that ultimately kills them off.]]
* TheSpeechless: They do not speak, and the only vocalizations they make are unsettling roars of cheering when they successfully purge the entire Alpha Omega base of human 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.
* YankTheDogsChain: Shortly after what seems like an apparent victory for them, [[spoiler: they're all killed by an avalanche.]]