| 1 | Character page for the original ''Film/{{Planet of the Apes|1968}}'' film series. |
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| 3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 4 | |
| 5 | !!Humans |
| 6 | |
| 7 | [[folder:George Taylor]] |
| 8 | !!Colonel George Taylor |
| 9 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/taylor_1.jpg]] |
| 10 | [[caption-width-right:320:''"Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"'']] |
| 11 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CharltonHeston |
| 12 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/GeorgesAminel (European French) |
| 13 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 14 | |
| 15 | ->''"I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be."'' |
| 16 | |
| 17 | A 20th Century astronaut commanding an experimental space exploration project, Colonel Taylor was a cynical misfit who was happy to leave his life behind forever in the belief that he could find something more humane and civilized in another place or another time. He awakens in the 40th Century, completely unprepared for what awaits him. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | ---- |
| 20 | * AcePilot: Was one during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar. |
| 21 | * AntiHero: Taylor is a misanthropic, rather vicious JerkAss. However, he is not without sympathetic traits, such as his affection for Nova and his disgust with [[spoiler: Landon's lobotomy]]. He also seems disappointed that the apes are no better than humans (or vice versa). |
| 22 | * CaptainsLog: Taylor records one at the beginning of the first film. |
| 23 | -->'''Taylor:''' "And that completes my final report until we reach touchdown. We're now on full automatic, [[AIIsACrapshoot in the hands of the computers]]. I have tucked my crew in for the long sleep and I'll be joining them soon. In less than an hour, we'll finish our sixth month out of Cape Kennedy. Six months in deep space - by our time, that is. According to Dr. Hasslein's theory of time, [[UsefulNotes/{{Relativity}} in a vehicle travelling nearly the speed of light, the Earth has aged nearly 700 years since we left it, while we've aged hardly at all]]. Maybe so. This much is probably true - the men who sent us on this journey are long since dead and gone. You who are reading me now are a different breed - I hope a better one." |
| 24 | * CompositeCharacter: Taylor is a sort of mixture of two characters from Pierre Boule's original novel: protagonist Ulysse Merou, who tries to prove to Zira that he's intelligent, and the misanthropic Professor Antelle who's grown contemptuous of humanity. |
| 25 | * CynicismCatalyst: His wartime experiences are implied to be one. |
| 26 | * DeadpanSnarker: Even when he's temporarily lost his voice. |
| 27 | * DecoyProtagonist: From a certain perspective, he, possibly along with Brent in the second film, Nova and even Cornelius and Zira in the third film, is considered to be this of the entire franchise, while Caesar who appears in the fourth and fifth films is the true protagonist. |
| 28 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Taylor might not've liked Landon much, but [[spoiler: seeing Landon's lobotomized husk]] still fills him with righeous indignation. |
| 29 | -->'''Taylor:''' You cut up his brain, you bloody baboon! |
| 30 | * GoneSwimmingClothesStolen: Happens to him and his fellow astronauts when they go skinnydipping. |
| 31 | * HeroicBSOD: At the end of the first film. |
| 32 | * HumiliationConga: Spends the bulk of first film enduring one. |
| 33 | * LargeHam: "Apes! Apes wearing clothes! ''It's a madhouse!!!'' '''''A MAAAAAAADHOOOOUSE!!!'''''" |
| 34 | * LastNameBasis: His first name is never used in the film, appearing only in the end credits and press materials. |
| 35 | * MrFanservice: He goes SkinnyDipping along with the other astronauts during the above-mentioned GoneSwimmingClothesStolen scene, and his [[WalkingShirtlessScene state of dress]] doesn't really change from there on out. We also get to see his naked ass on at least two separate occasions. |
| 36 | * SkywardScream: "YOU MANIACS!!! YOU BLEW IT UP!!! AGH, DAMN YOU!!! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!" |
| 37 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Semi-averted. Taylor disappears at the beginning of the second film, before [[BackForTheFinale returning toward the end]] (and getting killed in the final scene thereof). |
| 38 | * TakingYouWithMe: In his dying breath, he chooses to blow up the Earth to kill the apes to avenge Nova's and Brent's deaths. |
| 39 | [[/folder]] |
| 40 | |
| 41 | [[folder:Nova]] |
| 42 | !!Nova |
| 43 | [[quoteright:258:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nova1968.jpg]] |
| 44 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Linda Harrison |
| 45 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 46 | A primitive human woman who was captured in the same hunting expedition where Taylor was caught. After her blood was used in a transfusion to save the critically wounded Taylor, Nova was put in a cell with Taylor, and a mutual attraction developed between the two of them. |
| 47 | ---- |
| 48 | * AdaptationalModesty: Naked in the novel, FurBikini in the films. |
| 49 | * AgeGapRomance: She is 22, while Taylor is in his 40s. |
| 50 | * CuteMute: Like all devolved humans, she is incapable of speech. Until ''Beneath'' when she ''finally'' spoke Taylor's name near the end... [[spoiler:and gets murdered by the apes because of it]]. |
| 51 | * CynicismCatalyst: The second film technically [[DroppedABridgeOnHim dropped a bridge on]] '''''[[EarthShatteringKaboom everybody]]''''' ([[TimeTravel except Cornelius and Zira]]), but Nova gets unceremoniously bumped off just to give Taylor and Brent an extra level of angst for the finale. |
| 52 | -->'''Taylor:''' Well, that tears it. Maybe we should just ''let'' the world blow up. The gorillas, every damned... what's it come to? |
| 53 | -->'''Brent:''' [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan Taylor, come on. Come on!]] |
| 54 | * EatingTheEyeCandy: Watches Brent change into a loincloth. |
| 55 | * IOweYouMyLife: Taylor feels this way toward her after he learns of her role in the transfusion that saved his life. |
| 56 | * LineOfSightName: Taylor picks the name at random. |
| 57 | * MoralityPet: Serves as this for Taylor and Brent. |
| 58 | * NubileSavage: Unkempt hair aside, she could easily pass for a model. |
| 59 | * SayMyName: In ''Beneath'', eventually says Taylor's. |
| 60 | * WhenSheSmiles: Taylor puts a lot of effort into teaching Nova how to smile, and both of them are happy with the results. |
| 61 | [[/folder]] |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [[folder:John Landon]] |
| 64 | !!Lieutenant John Landon |
| 65 | !!! '''Played By:''' Robert Gunner |
| 66 | !!! '''Appears In:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' |
| 67 | One of Taylor's crew mates. |
| 68 | ---- |
| 69 | * DueToTheDead: Takes the time to bury his fallen comrade, Lt. Stewart, before leaving the crash site. |
| 70 | -->'''Taylor:''' She died in her sleep.\ |
| 71 | '''Landon:''' You don't seem too cut up about it.\ |
| 72 | '''Taylor:''' Well it's too late for a wake, she's been dead for nearly a year. |
| 73 | * GlorySeeker: Taylor accuses him of volunteering for the mission because he wanted to be remembered forever, which Landon acknowledges . |
| 74 | * {{Lobotomy}}: Doctor Zaius has Landon lobotomized and reduced to a mindless creature to discredit Taylor's claims of the existence of intelligent humans. |
| 75 | * PatrioticFervor: Landon plants an American flag on Stewart's grave and, of the three astronauts, is the one most concerned about the world they left behind. |
| 76 | [[/folder]] |
| 77 | |
| 78 | [[folder:Thomas Dodge]] |
| 79 | !!Lieutenant Thomas Dodge |
| 80 | !!! '''Played By:''' Jeff Burton |
| 81 | !!! '''Dubbed by:''' Creator/MedHondo (European French) |
| 82 | !!! '''Appears In:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' |
| 83 | ->''"The question is not so much where we are as '''when''' we are."'' |
| 84 | The third astronaut from the ''Icarus.'' |
| 85 | ---- |
| 86 | * BlackDudeDiesFirst: Several uncredited Caucasian characters die before Dodge, but he's the first named character in the franchise to die after getting any dialogue. |
| 87 | * DeadGuyOnDisplay: Dodge's corpse is skinned to make a diorama in an ape museum. In an early draft of the script, this was because black humans are unheard of in this ape society and he's a curiosity, though this reasoning didn't make it into the final film. |
| 88 | * ForScience: Taylor suggests he's come along on the mission because of his desire to learn, regardless of the dangers to himself. |
| 89 | * OnlySaneMan: Of the three astronauts, Dodge is the most focused on practical means of survival, and he tries to keep Taylor and Landon from fighting each other. |
| 90 | * SeekerArchetype: Dodge makes several keen observations about the planet the crew finds themselves on. Landon even calls Dodge a seeker and comments that he'd walk through an active volcano "If he could learn something no other man knew." |
| 91 | [[/folder]] |
| 92 | |
| 93 | [[folder:John Brent]] |
| 94 | !!Major John Brent |
| 95 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/john_brent.jpg]] |
| 96 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"What the hell would I have to say to a gorilla?"'']] |
| 97 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' James Franciscus |
| 98 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 99 | |
| 100 | ->''"Are you what we were? [[AndManGrewProud Before we learned how to talk and made a mess of everything]]?"'' |
| 101 | Major John Christopher Brent was an astronaut piloting a reconnaissance ship tracing the trajectory of Colonel Taylor, after it was discovered that the calculations utilized by Taylor's ship were incorrect. Ten months after Taylor's crash landing, Brent's own ship crashes, leaving him the only survivor, and he begins to search for Taylor. |
| 102 | ---- |
| 103 | * AllThereInTheScript: Earlier drafts of the script provide a little more of his backstory; he was [[BigApplesauce born in New York City]], he was orphaned at an early age and subsequently raised by his grandmother. |
| 104 | * DeadpanSnarker: Not as much as Taylor, but has his moments. |
| 105 | * DueToTheDead: Takes time to bury his fallen crewmates before he continues on his mission. |
| 106 | * IdealHero: He's considerably less cynical than Taylor. |
| 107 | * IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: With Taylor. |
| 108 | * MindRape: Is on the receiving end of this from the Mutants. |
| 109 | * MrFanservice: Like Taylor, he spends most of his screentime in a Tarzan style loincloth, even getting a FemaleGaze from Nova at one point. |
| 110 | * MultipleGunshotDeath: He gets riddled with bullets by multiple Ape rifles at the climax in response at him shooting at the apes to try to prevent them from triggering the Alpha-Omega Bomb. Complete with being BlownAcrossTheRoom towards a nearby wall and CrucifiedHeroShot. |
| 111 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Taylor, though his overall personality is considerably different. Reportedly, James Franciscus was cast specifically become he looked a lot like Charlton Heston. |
| 112 | * WouldntHitAGirl: But the Mutants make him attack Nova anyway. |
| 113 | [[/folder]] |
| 114 | |
| 115 | [[folder:Lewis Dixon]] |
| 116 | !!Doctor Lewis Dixon |
| 117 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pota_lewis.png]] |
| 118 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"In a democracy, we do not shoot unarmed suspects on sight...for a murder in which their participation is still legally unproven."'']] |
| 119 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Bradford Dillman |
| 120 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 121 | |
| 122 | ->''"Uh, well, I mean that in our, um... primitive civilization, apes just don't talk. I mean, I think it's important that when our primitive security precautions are lifted, that the first time you say anything in public, you should talk to what we primitively call... 'the right people.'"'' |
| 123 | |
| 124 | Doctor of Animal Psychology at Los Angeles Zoo, Lewis Dixon and Dr. Stephanie "Stevie" Branton were put in charge of the study of the ape astronauts, Cornelius, Zira, and Dr. Milo, who mysteriously appeared from space. Over time, he later becomes a close friend and ally of said apes. Horrified at the plot to wipe out the talking apes, he assisted their escape and arranged for circus owner Armando to look after their infant son in the event of their deaths. |
| 125 | ---- |
| 126 | * {{Expy}}: As Cornelius gets an arc similar to Ulysse Merou, Lewis essentially gets Cornelius' old job (with more influences from the novel worked in). He is also one of two prototypes for [[Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes Will Rodman]], the other being Armando. |
| 127 | * NiceGuy: On screen, he has shown nothing but kindness to both human and animals, especially the apes. He's so nice, Cornelius and Zira both expressed how they thought about him. |
| 128 | -->'''Zira:''' May I say something personal please? [smiles] I like you. |
| 129 | -->'''Cornelius:''' I have from the beginning." |
| 130 | |
| 131 | [[/folder]] |
| 132 | |
| 133 | [[folder:Stephanie Branton]] |
| 134 | !!Doctor Stephanie Branton |
| 135 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Natalie Trundy |
| 136 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 137 | |
| 138 | Dr. Stephanie "Stevie" Branton is a colleague of Dr. Lewis Dixon who was startled to discover the Ape visitors had the power of speech. |
| 139 | ---- |
| 140 | * AffectionateNickname: Stephanie's friends call her Stevie. |
| 141 | * {{Expy}}: Stephanie is essentially Zira from the novel. |
| 142 | [[/folder]] |
| 143 | |
| 144 | [[folder:Otto Hasslein]] |
| 145 | !!Doctor Otto Hasslein |
| 146 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hasslein.jpg]] |
| 147 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"I think [[UsefulNotes/{{Relativity}} time]] [[WritersCannotDoMath can only be fully understood]] by an observer with [[MediumAwareness a god-like gift of infinite regression]]."'']] |
| 148 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Eric Braeden |
| 149 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 150 | |
| 151 | ->''"They must be killed... it has to be done and done quickly, before they start a stone rolling that'll gather enough poison moss to kill us all!"'' |
| 152 | |
| 153 | A prominent physicist and scientific adviser to the President of the United States, Dr. Otto Hasslein theorized the time dilation curve that sent Colonel Taylor and Major Brent to the 40th Century. When Cornelius and Zira arrived in the 20th Century in Taylor's shuttle, Hasslein became disturbed by their revelations about the future of humanity, and took it upon himself to prevent the bad end for his species. |
| 154 | ---- |
| 155 | * AlasPoorVillain: Not as much as [[Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes Colonel McCullough]] in his final moments, but the comics painted him, his goals in vain and his death in this light. |
| 156 | * ANaziByAnyOtherName: [[AllGermansAreNazis He is played by a German American actor, has a German name and the first thing he can think of]] to avert the BadFuture for humanity is to kill and even WouldHurtAChild, eerily similar to UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler's FinalSolution against the Jewish race to purify the Aryan race. This is a likely reason why his actor viewed this role as a caricature, as Hasslein is not that different from his past WWII Nazi television roles in TheSixties, which he tried to put behind. |
| 157 | * AntiVillain: His goal is saving humanity, and [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves he's painfully aware that it is perfectly capable of destroying itself without the apes]]. |
| 158 | -->'''Soldier:''' Don't worry. We'll catch them, sooner or later. |
| 159 | -->'''Hasslein:''' That's what I'm worried about. Later. [[GreenAesop Later we'll do something about pollution.]] Later we'll do something about the [[OverpopulationCrisis population explosion]]. Later we'll do something about the [[WorldWarIII nuclear war]]. We think we've got all the time in the world, ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion but how much time has the world got?!]]'' [[AntiNihilist Somebody has to begin to care]]." |
| 160 | * AssholeVictim: While his intentions were noble and understandable, especially what has been seen in the past two films that contributes to his fears, he's still a DrJerk who is killed for killing a mother and her infant child. |
| 161 | * TheAtoner: A dark example, as in the comics he believed he was the cause of the BadFuture (and by extension the deaths of Taylor and Brent and their space exploration teams due to having sent them into space in the first place) and attempts to redeem himself by killing the apes and their child to prevent it. |
| 162 | * BigBad: Of ''Escape''. |
| 163 | * ChekhovsGunman: Hasslein is mentioned in passing in both of the earlier films. In the third, we finally get to meet the man, who turns out to be the film's BigBad which in turn makes him the earlier films' GreaterScopeVillain. |
| 164 | * ClashOfEvolutionaryLevels: If Cornelius and Zira were to have any offspring, their descendants will eventually replace humanity. Or so he believes. |
| 165 | * TheComicallySerious: He seemed genuinely confused when Zira asked him to fetch for her "Grape Juice Plus" when appearing to tend to her. |
| 166 | * DrJerk: Overly paranoid about the apes (his first line, when asked by a reporter what they should expect from the hearing? A very pompously blunt "Fear") and looking to find out about their society (by making Zira drunk) and when the truth of the apes' history is known, the first thing he can think of is to wipe them out (with killing a defenseless baby at his worst and neutering at his most benevolent -- at the climactic confrontation, he even wastes all of his ammo shooting the poor baby rather than deal with his parents, [[PapaWolf one of whom has a gun of his own]]). It's because of these faults why his portrayer Eric Braeden in a recent interview had looked down at his role as Hasslein for being a typical [[FlatCharacter one-dimensional]] [[{{Flanderization}} caricature]] bad guy. |
| 167 | * EarlyBirdCameo: While he doesn't appear until the third film, he is mentioned in Taylor's CaptainsLog at the beginning of the very first film. |
| 168 | * {{Expy}}: He is essentially a human version of Dr. Zaius, and arguably an early prototype for [[Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes Colonel McCullough]]. He could also be considered an EvilCounterpart of his actor's past role as Dr. Charles Forbin from ''Film/ColossusTheForbinProject'', which could be why his portrayer disliked his character of Hasslein because he was a rehash of Forbin, but as the one-dimensional BigBad. |
| 169 | * TheExtremistWasRight: His fears of the apes replacing humans are ultimately correct. |
| 170 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He was a polite gentleman towards the apes and initially appeared to them as their supporter for being interested in their TimeTravel story, in contrast to others' skepticism, even though underneath the facade is a paranoid and ruthless individual. |
| 171 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Of the original film and ''Beneath'', due to the TimeTravel worm hole Taylor and his team went through into the future was called the "Hasslein Time Curve", named after him and how the scientist himself was responsible for sending Taylor and the five other astronauts in the space. |
| 172 | * HerrDoktor: He is a doctor with a German name and accent, and, as mentioned above, some Nazi coding. |
| 173 | * HeroAntagonist: From a certain perspective, he is the InspectorJavert kind towards Cornelius and Zira, as he is trying to prevent the BadFuture that was shown in the previous two films. |
| 174 | * InVinoVeritas: Obtains all of the information regarding the Planet of the Apes and how it came to be by making Zira drunk and talking to her while using a hidden tape recorder. |
| 175 | * JerkassHasAPoint: DrJerk he may be, however, he was correct about humanity meeting its downfall at the hands of the apes in the future. Also, his listings that is quoted under the AntiVillain trope of the other potential concerns for Earth and its society outside of the ape problem that should be taken seriously are completely valid and relatable to current events. |
| 176 | * MadScientist: He is a scientist and mad in a sense of deciding to just kill the apes and their baby to prevent the BadFuture. |
| 177 | * MisplacedRetribution: Next to trying to avert the BadFuture, Hasslein's bonus in trying to kill the apes is also to avenge the deaths of his astronaut associates Taylor and Brent and their teams at the hands of their ape kind. However, the apes targeted, Cornelius and Zira, played no part in their deaths, nor Taylor's teammates Dodge getting stuffed and mounted or Landon being lobotomized. In fact, Cornelius and Zira had actually tried to save Taylor and Brent from death and the other apes' wrath. Those atrocities were all Hasslein's ape counterpart Zaius' and the gorilla soldiers' doing. |
| 178 | * NiceJobBreakingItHerod: Hasslein's obsession with killing Zira's baby merely ensures that nobody notices Zira had switched babies with another chimp mother at Armando's circus. |
| 179 | ** [[LampshadeHanging Openly referenced]] by the President, who refuses at first to sign off on aborting Zira's pregnancy, and directly cites Herod's murder of innocent children as a reason. |
| 180 | --->'''Hasslein:''' [[AnalogyBackfire Mr. President, Herod lacked our facilities.]]\ |
| 181 | '''President:''' [[ZigZaggingTrope He also became very unpopular. Historically unpopular.]] |
| 182 | * ProperlyParanoid: Sure, he is paranoid about the apes, but it's justified due to BadFuture caused by them as shown in the previous two films. |
| 183 | * RevengeBeforeReason: While his main goal is to prevent the BadFuture for humanity, as an inadvertent bonus he would also try avenge the deaths of his astronaut associates Taylor and Brent and their teams he had sent into space in the first place at the hands of the apes. |
| 184 | * SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: In the comics, Hasslein realized the ape-ruled future was ''his'' fault. He created the space-drive for the mission led by Taylor in hopes of a better future, but it has created a PredestinationParadox which caused the end of human civilization, the rise of the apes, and the destruction of the world. He took it upon himself to prevent the dark future he caused, by killing Zira's baby and the apes themselves to prevent them from having another child. |
| 185 | * {{Slimeball}}: Don't let his gentlemanly supportive demeanor fool you, he'll get his ape of interest drunk to catch them off-guard to gather any confidential information that would be beneficial for him. Another possible aspect why his actor viewed his character as an OldShame caricature. |
| 186 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: He believes the only way to prevent the fall of mankind (and by extension, the destruction of Earth) is to kill the apes and their child. |
| 187 | [[/folder]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[folder:Armando]] |
| 190 | !!Armando |
| 191 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/590603b2_46df_4caa_a575_cffc582413c8.jpeg]] |
| 192 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"The mere fact of your existence would be regarded as a great threat to mankind"''.]] |
| 193 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RicardoMontalban |
| 194 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 195 | |
| 196 | ->''"You're asking me to risk imprisonment for the sake of two fugitive apes? [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight The answer is: a thousand times, yes]]."'' |
| 197 | |
| 198 | A kind circus owner, a human friend of Cornelius and Zira, and foster-father of Caesar. |
| 199 | ---- |
| 200 | * CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:His death is what triggers Caesar to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge]]. |
| 201 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Doesn't have a bad bone in his body. He models himself on St. Francis of Assisi, "who loved all animals". |
| 202 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Commits SuicideByCop to avoid an interrogation that he knows will eventually break him.]] |
| 203 | * ParentalSubstitute: Took care of Caesar after the latter's biological parents died. |
| 204 | * ProperlyParanoid: After Cornelius and Zira's last stand, Armando was questioned about their child. While he talked his way out of immediate trouble, there was always lingering doubt among authorities that he was harboring their son. |
| 205 | * RealMenLoveJesus: A [[ChristianityIsCatholic Latin Catholic]], his [[UsefulNotes/PatronSaints Patron Saint]] was Francis of Assisi. |
| 206 | * TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: As one of the least corrupt characters in the series, his days were numbered once the world started to [[CrapsackWorld go crapsack]]. |
| 207 | [[/folder]] |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[folder:The American President]] |
| 210 | !!President Wyndham |
| 211 | !!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/WilliamWindom |
| 212 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 213 | The President of the United States when Zira and her husband travel back in time. |
| 214 | ---- |
| 215 | * AlliterativeName: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the novel]], his name is Willard Wyndham. |
| 216 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The President extends a great deal of courtesy to the apes. He opposes a motion to abort Zira's pregnancy and then sterilize her, only going along with it when he's forced to by the democratic process. When the apes go on the run after accidentally killing a civilian, he also orders that they be taken alive and allowed to tell their side of what happened. |
| 217 | [[/folder]] |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[folder:General Winthrop]] |
| 220 | !!General Winthrop |
| 221 | !!! '''Portrayed By:''' Harry Lauter |
| 222 | !!! '''Appears in:''' ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 223 | The military officer sent to investigate the appearance of the rocket Zira, Cornelius, and Milo take to Earth. |
| 224 | ---- |
| 225 | * DecoyProtagonist: Winthrop is the main human character for the first several minutes of the movie, but then disappears after sending the apes to the zoo. |
| 226 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Winthrop is quick to recognize that the apes have some kind of humanlike intelligence and treats them respectfully as a result. |
| 227 | [[/folder]] |
| 228 | |
| 229 | [[folder:Harvey Breck]] |
| 230 | !!Governor Harvey Breck III |
| 231 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/breck.jpg]] |
| 232 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"It seems the little fella's not quite so bright after all."'']] |
| 233 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DonMurray |
| 234 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 235 | ->''"Man was born of apes, and there's still an ape curled up inside of every man. You're the beast in us that we have to whip into submission. You're the savage that we need to shackle in chains. You taint us, Caesar. You poison our guts. When we hate you, we're hating the dark side of ourselves."'' |
| 236 | |
| 237 | The Governor of an unnamed city in a dystopian fascist United States of 1991. Breck's regime has Apes, previously pets after a mysterious virus killed several species of domestic animal, perform slave labor. When the chimpanzee Caesar mobilizes the enslaved Apes in revolution, Breck becomes determined to crush the rebellion and preserve the status quo. |
| 238 | ---- |
| 239 | * AllThereInTheScript: The script gives his full name and a [[FreudianExcuse personal reason for hating the Apes]], stating that his wife was killed during an earlier, less successful slave revolt. |
| 240 | * AntagonisticGovernor: Runs a totalitarian police state. Early versions of the script give his official title as City Governor, and it's vague as to whether his role in the regime is a glorified Mayor or [[PresidentEvil equivalent to The President]]. |
| 241 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He was a cruel dictator, so his BusCrash in ''Battle'' comes without mourning.]] |
| 242 | * AxCrazy: The man is not playing with a full deck of cards, not-so-gradually showing himself to be utterly insane, paranoid and racist, all mixed into a horrible cocktail. |
| 243 | * BigBad: Of ''Conquest''. |
| 244 | * ClashOfEvolutionaryLevels: His MotiveRant to Caesar during his VillainousBSOD in the climax has some shades of this. |
| 245 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:The Apes actually let him live, but Breck dies of radiation poisoning during WorldWarIII.]] |
| 246 | * EvilWearsBlack: Breck and his officers evoke some BlackShirt imagery. |
| 247 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:After being pinned down and regains his composure after his VillainousBreakdown, he simply faces the apes who are prepared to beat him to death until Lisa talks Caesar out of it.]] |
| 248 | * FantasticRacism: Towards all simians. While the script gives him a personal reason, in the film proper his excuse is... slightly more insane. He hates apes because of his social darwinist reasons meaning he thinks humans are still ape-like on the inside, and therefore the apes ''must'' be oppressed. |
| 249 | * FascistButInefficient: His armored troops, outfitted in full riot gear, fail to defend their command post from Apes equipped with [[ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge Molotov cocktails and other low tech weapons]]. |
| 250 | * HateSink: He's insane, cruel, violent, tyrannical, and responsible for the apes deciding to rise up and kill mankind en masse. Unlike previous antagonist characters like Dr. Zaius or Dr. Hasslein, he has no redeeming traits or [[VillainHasAPoint valid points]] whatsoever. |
| 251 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: After being an AntagonisticGovernor of the worst degree for the first 2/3rds of the film Breck acknowledges that Caeser isn't personally responsible for being intelligent enough to pose a threat to their society, seemingly viewing killing him as DirtyBusiness. Then he stands by as his men prepare to kill Caeser in a needlessly cruel and agonizing way. |
| 252 | * LargeHam: Come the VillainousBreakdown. |
| 253 | * ProperlyParanoid: Of Caesar, but it doesn't help. |
| 254 | * TheSocialDarwinist: Shows it when he starts to crack, believing that if mankind loses their world to the apes, they'll clearly ''deserve'' it, and any humans who survive will be "weakest of all". |
| 255 | * SuddenNameChange: In the novelization of ''Conquest'', his first name is Jason. In the ''Revolution'' comics, his name is Arnold. |
| 256 | |
| 257 | [[/folder]] |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[folder:Vernon Kolp]] |
| 260 | !!Vernon Kolp |
| 261 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kolp2.jpg]] |
| 262 | [[caption-width-right:250:''"Every Caesar [[Theatre/JuliusCaesar has its Brutus]]."'']] |
| 263 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SevernDarden |
| 264 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 265 | |
| 266 | ->''"We're all radiated but at least we're active."'' |
| 267 | The chief inspector for Governor Breck's regime, after the fall of human civilization, Kolp becomes the leader of a society of mutated human survivors in the aftermath of World War III, seeking revenge on the Apes he blames for humanity's downfall. |
| 268 | ---- |
| 269 | |
| 270 | * ArchEnemy: Considers himself one to Caesar. |
| 271 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Aldo murders him in cold blood. But he was also a cruel enforcer for Governor Breck's regime, and as leader of TheRemnant, he breaks the peace between Apes and Humans, and wanted his potential death avenged via planet-killing nuke. The DirectorsCut of ''Battle'' makes it clear that even his own subjects are glad to be rid of him.]] |
| 272 | * AxCrazy: After he becomes a mutant, [[SanitySlippage he loses the rationality and self-restraint]] he had as an ordinary human. |
| 273 | -->'''Mendez I:''' If we shoot, we'll break twelve years of peace. |
| 274 | -->'''Kolp:''' Yes, it has been rather boring hasn't it? |
| 275 | * BigBadWannabe: He's Caesar's most visible opponent in ''Battle'', but Aldo usurps his position to become the FinalBoss. |
| 276 | * CoolShades: His ''Battle'' gear (no pun intended) includes motorcross goggles with [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] lenses. |
| 277 | * TheDragon: To Breck in ''Conquest''. |
| 278 | ** DragonAscendant: In ''Battle'' he has taken charge of the remaining humans after Breck's death. |
| 279 | * EvilWearsBlack: Something he carries over from Breck's regime. |
| 280 | * HighCollarOfDoom: His duster in ''Battle'' has an elevated collar that creates this effect. |
| 281 | * RevolversAreJustBetter: His sidearm of choice is a Colt Model 1909 Army revolver, which he uses in his final showdown with Caesar. |
| 282 | * TakingYouWithMe: Orders the Alpha-Omega Bomb to be used on Ape City in the event of his death. Fortunately for the rest of the world, [[SourSupporter his followers]] are sane enough to ignore this order. |
| 283 | * TortureTechnician: Uses ElectricTorture on Caesar [[ObfuscatingStupidity to get him to speak]]. |
| 284 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Rediscovers the Alpha-Omega Bomb, which future generations will foolishly keep around until it blows up the planet. |
| 285 | * VillainousValor: Kolp is a TortureTechnician turned WastelandWarlord, but he personally leads his army into the field and exchanges fire with the Apes from an exposed position. |
| 286 | * WastelandWarlord: In his second appearance, Kolp has been mutated by the radiation from World War III. His wardrobe and convoy of vehicles would be right at home in a ''Film/MadMax'' movie. He declares war on the immensely stronger and more prosperous Ape City out of jealousy and boredom. |
| 287 | * YouKilledMyFather: Is the most directly responsible for Armando's death, though Caesar targets his boss instead. |
| 288 | [[/folder]] |
| 289 | |
| 290 | [[folder:Bruce [=MacDonald=]]] |
| 291 | !!Bruce [=MacDonald=] |
| 292 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/48ee3463f753341693e34fc305f6b942.jpg]] |
| 293 | [[caption-width-right:350:"I, a descendant of slaves, am asking you to show humanity".]] |
| 294 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Hari Rhodes |
| 295 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 296 | ->''"Violence prolongs hate, hate prolongs violence. By what right are you spilling blood?"'' |
| 297 | Governor Breck's personal assistant, who winds up becoming one of Caesar's allies. |
| 298 | ---- |
| 299 | |
| 300 | * OpposeWhatYouSuffered: Is African-American and willing to protect Caesar, likely because he personally knows all about dehumanisation, oppression and exploitation by dint of his own racial background. |
| 301 | -->'''[=MacDonald=]:''' I, as a descendant of slaves, am asking you to show humanity. |
| 302 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: He died sometime between ''Conquest'' and ''Battle''. |
| 303 | [[/folder]] |
| 304 | |
| 305 | [[folder:Ms. Riley]] |
| 306 | !!Ms. Riley |
| 307 | !!! '''Played by:''' Asa Maynor |
| 308 | !!! '''Appears in:''' ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 309 | A socialite in Governor Breck's city and the owner of Caesar's future wife Lisa. |
| 310 | ---- |
| 311 | * HiddenDepths: Shallow {{Jerkass}} or not, Mrs. Riley hints that she disapproves of how Breck uses his political power to favor his financial supporters. |
| 312 | * RichBitch: Ms. Riley is a wealthy woman who treats the apes poorly and mocks a friend for giving one of them too much food as a tip. |
| 313 | [[/folder]] |
| 314 | |
| 315 | [[folder:Malcolm [=MacDonald=]]] |
| 316 | !!Malcolm [=MacDonald=] |
| 317 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Austin Stoker |
| 318 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 319 | |
| 320 | Bruce [=MacDonald=]'s younger brother, who serves as a human confidant for Caesar. |
| 321 | ---- |
| 322 | * HonestAdvisor: [=MacDonald=] speaks frankly to Ceasar, offering him intelligent and practical advice, but making it known when he disagrees with his leader. |
| 323 | * SherlockScan: [=MacDonald=] is the first person to figure out that Cornelius II's fall wasn't an accident when he examines the scene of the "accident" and notices signs of a recent campfire and a tree branch that's been partially cut through. |
| 324 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He replaced his older brother as Caesar's main human confidant. The two brothers are basically interchangeable, and were likely originally envisioned as a single character. |
| 325 | * UngratefulBastard: Zigzagged. He criticizes Caesar for expecting gratitude instead of fear from the humans after they are locked up and threatened partially because of his policies. However, Caesar has been working to give them more rights and just shielded them with his own body when Aldo tried to kill them. |
| 326 | --> '''[=MacDonald=]:''' If we appear to be lacking in gratitude, Caesar, what have we to be grateful for? If you mean to set us free, then free us completely. |
| 327 | [[/folder]] |
| 328 | |
| 329 | [[folder:Abe the Teacher]] |
| 330 | !!Abe |
| 331 | --> '''Portrayed by:''' Noah Keen |
| 332 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 333 | A middle-aged man in Caesar's settlement who teaches apes to read and write. |
| 334 | ---- |
| 335 | * BigNo: Abe yells "No, Aldo, no!" when Aldo tries to tear up something Cornelius II wrote. Since humans are banned from saying "no" to apes, this nearly gets him beaten. |
| 336 | * CoolTeacher: Abe is encouraging toward his brighter and kinder students, and firm but considerate toward the less bright ones. |
| 337 | * DecoyProtagonist: The opening scene implies that Abe will be the main human character, but he quickly fades into the background while [=MacDonald=] fills that role. |
| 338 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: When Cornelius gives Abe a piece of paper with his name on it, he comments that everyone has called him teacher for so long that he'd almost forgotten his name. |
| 339 | [[/folder]] |
| 340 | |
| 341 | [[folder:The Doctor]] |
| 342 | !!The Doctor |
| 343 | --> '''Portrayed by:''' Heather Lowe |
| 344 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 345 | |
| 346 | An unnamed former doctor in Ape City. |
| 347 | ---- |
| 348 | * HospitalHottie: She is the settlement's only doctor, and is arguably the most attractive human in the village. |
| 349 | * NiceGirl: She's very polite and kindhearted. |
| 350 | * TryingNotToCry: She's visibly distraught and on the verge of tears while discussing how there's no way for her to keep [[spoiler:Caesar's son]] from dying of his injuries. |
| 351 | [[/folder]] |
| 352 | |
| 353 | [[folder:Jake and his friend]] |
| 354 | !!Jake and his friend |
| 355 | --> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MichaelStearns and Creator/JohnLandis |
| 356 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 357 | Two humans who live in Ape City and perform a lot of hard labor. |
| 358 | ---- |
| 359 | * FriendToAllChildren: Jake's friend is seen giving an Ape child a ride on his shoulders. |
| 360 | * ManlyFacialHair: Jake does a lot of the physical labor around the settlement and has a prominent mustache and stubble on his chin. |
| 361 | * NiceGuy: Jake thanks Aldo for helping him with some work and his friend is happy with entertaining children. |
| 362 | * NoNameGiven: Jake's friend never gets a name. |
| 363 | * RecurringExtra: They only appear a few times, but barely speak or interact with anyone else beside being bossed around and locked up by Aldo and the gorillas. |
| 364 | * ThoseTwoGuys: They constantly appear together, being pushed around by the gorillas. |
| 365 | * TheWorfEffect: No fight is involved, but Jake, the burliest human in Ape City, is unable to lift up a loaded wagon to replace a broken wheel, while a sinister gorilla does so with no trouble at all, emphasizing the physical superiority of the gorillas. |
| 366 | [[/folder]] |
| 367 | |
| 368 | !!Apes |
| 369 | [[folder:Zira]] |
| 370 | !!Zira |
| 371 | [[quoteright:245:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zira.jpg]] |
| 372 | [[caption-width-right:245:''"Just relax. Among other things, I'm a trained vet."'']] |
| 373 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/KimHunter |
| 374 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 375 | |
| 376 | ->''"A marriage bed is made for two. But every damn morning, it's the woman who has to make it. We have heads as well as hands. I call upon men to let us use them!"'' |
| 377 | |
| 378 | A chimpanzee psychologist and veterinarian who specialized in the study of humans. Zira treated Taylor's injuries when he was first captured by the Apes, and was impressed by his displays of intelligence. After numerous clashes with the Ministry of Science, she eventually helps Taylor escape from Ape City. |
| 379 | ---- |
| 380 | * ActualPacifist: Despises war and militancy, and is mildly contemptuous of the gorillas' BloodKnight tendencies. |
| 381 | * BerserkButton: Don't call her a monkey. |
| 382 | * CantHoldHisLiquor: Has a particular weakness for "[[WineIsClassy Grape juice plus]]." |
| 383 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: "I loathe bananas." |
| 384 | * FantasticRacism: Implied to harbor some against gorillas: |
| 385 | -->'''Zira:''' Gorillas are [[StupidEvil cruel because they're stupid]]! All bone and no brain! |
| 386 | * IComeInPeace: "We are peaceful creatures. We are happy to be here. May we be unchained?" |
| 387 | * InternalReformist: Zira and Cornelius urge the leaders of Ape Society to recognize that some of their preconceived notions about humanity are wrong but have absolutely no success in the matter. |
| 388 | -->'''Zira:''' What about your theory? The existence of someone like Taylor might prove it.\ |
| 389 | '''Cornelius:''' Zira, do you want to get my head chopped off?\ |
| 390 | '''Zira:''' Oh, don't be foolish. If it's true, they'll have to accept it.\ |
| 391 | '''Cornelius:''' No, they won't. |
| 392 | * MeaningfulAppearance: Has hazel eyes, as opposed to the dark brown eyes seen in other apes. |
| 393 | * MotherlyScientist: She calls Taylor "Bright Eyes", at least until he manages to write his own name, to her surprise. [[spoiler:She ends up kissing him goodbye - even though, as she tells him, "You're so damned ugly."]] |
| 394 | * SympathyForTheDevil: Protests when Taylor ties up Zaius as revenge for his mistreatment. |
| 395 | -->'''Zira:''' Taylor! Don't treat him that way! |
| 396 | -->'''Taylor:''' Why not? |
| 397 | -->'''Zira:''' It's humiliating. |
| 398 | -->'''Taylor:''' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion The way you humiliated me?]] All of you? You led me around on a LEASH! |
| 399 | * TogetherInDeath: Her and Cornelius. |
| 400 | [[/folder]] |
| 401 | |
| 402 | [[folder:Cornelius]] |
| 403 | !!Cornelius I |
| 404 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/corneliusi.jpg]] |
| 405 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"They will dissect you and they will kill you. [[InThatOrder In that order]]."'']] |
| 406 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/RoddyMcDowall, David Watson |
| 407 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 408 | |
| 409 | ->''"I do know this: [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves One of the reasons for man's original downfall was your peculiar habit of murdering one another]]. Man destroys man. [[ApeShallNeverKillApe Apes do not destroy apes]]."'' |
| 410 | |
| 411 | A chimpanzee scientist and fiance (later husband) of Dr. Zira. Though skeptical of Zira's views on humans, he reluctantly supports her and attempts to smooth over her confrontations with the Ministry of Science. When his own research comes under fire from the Ministry, he reluctantly helps Taylor escape from Ape City. |
| 412 | ---- |
| 413 | * AdventurerArchaeologist: Has made numerous expeditions into the Forbidden Zone, which is full of EverythingTryingToKillYou. |
| 414 | * ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite Cornelius's theories of a pre-ape society, he takes a while to give any credence to the idea that Taylor is an intelligent creature. He also refutes Taylor's claim to have come from the sky in a spaceship, since "flight is a scientific impossibility". |
| 415 | * CompositeCharacter: In the first film he's based on his namesake in [[Literature/PlanetOfTheApes the novel]], but the third film incorporates elements of the novel's (human) protagonist Ulysse Merou into his character. |
| 416 | * GoodIsNotSoft: Kills his wife's murderer without hesitation. |
| 417 | * HenpeckedHusband: Discussed and PlayedForLaughs: |
| 418 | -->'''Senator''': Does the other one talk? |
| 419 | -->'''Cornelius''': [[DeadpanSnarker Only when she lets me.]] |
| 420 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Fishes Taylor's shuttle out of the lake, and gets it working again. |
| 421 | * TheSpock: In contrast to the more hot-headed Taylor. |
| 422 | * SuicideByCop: How he ultimately chooses to go out. |
| 423 | * TimeTravel: How he and Zira survive Earth's destruction. |
| 424 | [[/folder]] |
| 425 | |
| 426 | [[folder:Zaius]] |
| 427 | !!Doctor Zaius |
| 428 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zaius_1.jpg]] |
| 429 | [[caption-width-right:250:''"All my life I've awaited your coming and dreaded it."'']] |
| 430 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MauriceEvans |
| 431 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 432 | |
| 433 | ->''"Man is a nuisance. He eats up his food supply in the forest, then migrates to our green belts and ravages our crops. The sooner he is exterminated, the better."'' |
| 434 | |
| 435 | An orangutan politician who serves as the Minister of Science for the Ape Civilization, advancing the knowledge of Ape society while also maintaining the sacred traditions of the Ape religion. Secretly, he is aware of the true origins of simian society, and will stop at nothing to ensure that secret never gets out. |
| 436 | |
| 437 | ---- |
| 438 | * AliensOfLondon: Speaks with [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents Received Pronunciation]]. |
| 439 | * AntiVillain: Can be ruthless when pressed, though he has fundamentally good intentions as he seeks to prevent humanity from causing another apocalypse, and is at least reasonable enough to try and talk Taylor into making a false confession in exchange for his safety. His refusal to go back on his word at the film's end implies it was sincere. |
| 440 | * ArchEnemy: To Colonel Taylor, an intelligent human. |
| 441 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal when the Alpha-Omega Bomb detonates at the end of the second movie. But if he hadn't been such a dick to Taylor in his final moments, the destruction of the planet might have been avoided altogether.]] |
| 442 | -->'''Dr. Zaius:''' [[HonorBeforeReason You want me to help you? Man is EVIL! Capable of nothing but destruction!]] |
| 443 | -->'''Taylor:''' [[TakingYouWithMe You bloody bastard!]] |
| 444 | * BigBad: Of the first film. |
| 445 | * BlueBlood: Ape society's caste system places orangutans at the top of the pecking order. |
| 446 | * DestroyTheEvidence: Aside from his obviously frightened reaction at seeing Taylor's apparent intelligence, he is the first ape in the film to spot Taylor's writing, scratched in the dirt of his cage... and he destroys it with a swish of his walking stick, proving to the audience that he knows more than he lets on. [[spoiler: Later, he applies the same logic to a thinking human, one of Taylor's crew members who was captured separately, lobotomizing him, and to the cave in which Cornelius found proof of a pre-ape civilization, with evidence it was human.]] |
| 447 | * EntertaininglyWrong: Zaius believes that Taylor is a mutant from a fringe tribe who is lying about being a space explorer. He believes that Taylor's story of coming from Fort Wayne is a LineOfSightName and goes onto a pretentious tirade about how Taylor immediately thought of a place with the word "fort", proving that he has a belligerent subconscious. |
| 448 | * EruditeOrangutan: He is a shrewd and a calculating orangutan. |
| 449 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Zaius isn't ''too'' evil, but he has plenty of KickTheDog moments, and he mentions having a granddaughter who plays with dolls modeled after humans. |
| 450 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: While overall he's also a vile asshole, he admits he takes no pleasure in destroying Cornelius's life's work and lets both him and Zira off the hook for their heresy conviction. Zaius also isn't that thrilled about Ursus' extremism in ''Beneath''. |
| 451 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/TheBrothersKaramazov the Grand Inquisitor]]; he doesn't really believe in the religion he's tasked with defending, but enforces it anyway because he ''does'' believe society will fall apart without it. |
| 452 | * FalseReassurance: Zaius says that if there's any evidence of human civilization in the cave, then he'll acquit Cornelius and Zira. When he finds such evidence, he proceeds to completely ignore or dismiss it; [[spoiler: when faced with evidence to which he has no other response he [[DestroyTheEvidence has the cave dynamited]].]] |
| 453 | * FantasticRacism: In addition to his hatred of humans, he is also mentioned to "look down his nose at chimpanzees." |
| 454 | * FreudianThreat: His first reaction upon realizing Taylor can write is to try to have him castrated. During his GrandInquisitorScene with Taylor, he repeats the threat, and is obsessed with the idea of Taylor and other intelligent humans breeding more of themselves. |
| 455 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: Zaius spitefully berates a mortally wounded Taylor one last time out by calling him out on humans' inherently violent and self-destructive tendencies. Unfortunately for him and everyone else on the planet, Taylor is (barely) standing right next to the active and armed Alpha-Omega bomb and just as spitefully proves Zaius correct by setting it off. Had Zaius said something a little more comforting, or maybe even nothing at all, he and the planet might have survived. |
| 456 | * HumansAreBastards: Firmly believes this: |
| 457 | -->'''Taylor:''' I've terrified you from the first, Doctor. I still do. You're afraid of me and you hate me. Why?\ |
| 458 | '''Dr. Zaius:''' Because you're a man. And you are right, I ''have'' always known about man. From the evidence, I believe [[TooDumbToLive his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy]]. His emotions must rule his brain. He must be a warlike creature who gives battle to everything around him, even himself. |
| 459 | * ILied: After Dr. Zaius is captured, he and Taylor reach an agreement: If they can find any evidence of a precursor human civilization at Cornelius' old archaeological dig site, then Zaius will 1) Allow Taylor and Nova to leave in peace and 2) Dismiss the scientific heresy charges that Cornelius and Zira are facing. When said evidence is found, [[ZigZaggingTrope this trope is half averted and half played straight]]. He honors Condition #1, even going so far as to order troops that were preparing to shoot Taylor to stand down. But once Taylor and Nova have left, he reneges on Condition #2, destroying all the evidence they found and having Cornelius and Zira arrested for heresy (though he is more apologetic than most villains who invoke this trope). Downplayed in the second film, where it's revealed that after Cornelius and Zira were convicted, Zaius successfully convinced the Senate to grant them pardons. |
| 460 | * InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves: Dr. Zaius explains to Taylor that his bigotry against humans is because they ultimately destroy any environment they settle in. Towards the end Dr. Cornelius (who is actually sympathetic to Taylor) even reads from a religious scroll that warns of "that harbinger of doom -- man". [[spoiler:The ending reveals that Zaius was completely right, since it's really a post-apocalyptic future.]] |
| 461 | --> '''Dr. Zaius:''' The Forbidden Zone was once a paradise. Your breed made a desert of it, ages ago. |
| 462 | * JerkassHasAPoint: His assertions that HumansAreBastards and it is [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves in their nature to destroy themselves]] are completely spot-on, [[spoiler:even without the BadFuture that the setting of the first film really is.]] |
| 463 | * KickTheDog: |
| 464 | ** When Zira pretends that Cornelius hit her Zaius coldly tells her she brought it on herself by embarrassing him. |
| 465 | ** At the end of the second film, he taunts Taylor with one more rant about humans. [[spoiler: A dying and emotionally exhausted Taylor nihilistically responds by [[KarmicDeath activating a bomb and exterminating all life on Earth.]]]] |
| 466 | * MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: He routinely performs lethal experiments on those inferior humans, although he later explains ''why'' he's so wary of man. |
| 467 | * NonActionBigBad: In sharp contrast to the BloodKnight warrior apes of later installments, Zaius is quite physically unintimidating for a human-sized orangutan and never directly attacks the protagonists; when Taylor physically confronts him Zaius is easily overpowered. Everything dangerous about him comes from his influential philosophy and high social standing. |
| 468 | * PetTheDog: |
| 469 | ** His final warning when Taylor sets off to find more about the planet. [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious Even calling Taylor by name, acknowledging him as his equal.]] |
| 470 | ---> '''Taylor:''' A planet where apes evolved from men? There's got to be an answer. |
| 471 | ---> '''Dr. Zaius:''' Don't look for it, Taylor. [[{{Foreshadowing}} You may not like what you find.]] |
| 472 | ** Shortly afterwards, when he has the opportunity to go back on his word with Taylor and have him shot, he lets him leave with Nova in tow, especially remarkable given his terrified obsession with the idea of Taylor breeding a race of other intelligent humans. The sequel reveals he has Zira and Cornelius convicted of heresy, but then pushes for clemency on their behalf. |
| 473 | * RightForTheWrongReasons: He believes that Taylor's story of being an astronaut from another world is impossible, and that he is more likely a member of some mutant tribe of humans. While he is wrong about the triple, he is correct in believing that Taylor is not from another world. |
| 474 | * ShutUpKirk: This exchange with Taylor: |
| 475 | -->'''Taylor:''' Man preceded you here. You owe him your science, your language, whatever knowledge you have.\ |
| 476 | '''Dr. Zaius:''' Then answer me this: [[ArmorPiercingQuestion If man was superior, why didn't he survive?]] |
| 477 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: |
| 478 | ** In the first film, he figures out that Taylor obviously isn't from Ape City, but dismisses the prospect of him being an alien (or time traveler) as sheer nonsense. Logically, Taylor must be a mutant, and there are more like him in the Forbidden Zone. While he apparently ''does'' eventually realize that Taylor was telling the truth, he cannot share this with the senior Ape leadership without betraying [[spoiler: the cover-up surrounding the downfall of human society]]. By the start of the second film, the more hawkish Ape Senators, going with Zaius' original hypothesis, send numerous military expeditions into the Forbidden Zone, provoking the ''[[NoMereWindmill actual]]'' mutants and leading to a conflict that proves to be the final undoing of the Earth. |
| 479 | ** Picks up the IdiotBall with both hands at the end of the second film, deciding that it's a good idea to berate the dying man standing next to the controls of a bomb capable of incinerating all life on Earth as belonging to a species that is "evil" and "capable of nothing but destruction." In fairness, Zaius didn't know about the bomb's destructive capabilities, but all life on the planet ends up paying the price for his KickTheDog moment. |
| 480 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Dr. Zaius is not incorrect that [[spoiler: the human civilization that predated his own destroyed itself]]. However, he ''is'' incorrect in believing that the faults of that civilization were [[spoiler: uniquely human, and is blind to the ironically-very-human faults that exist within himself and the ape civilization that replaced theirs]]. At any rate, he is willing to do horrible things to other sapient creatures and suspend ape science with the aim of preventing his culture from advancing towards self-destruction. |
| 481 | -->'''Lucius:''' What about the future?\ |
| 482 | '''Dr. Zaius:''' I may have just ''saved it'' for you. |
| 483 | [[/folder]] |
| 484 | |
| 485 | [[folder:Julius]] |
| 486 | !!! '''Played By:''' Buck Kartalian |
| 487 | !!! '''Appears In:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' |
| 488 | A gorilla worker at the animal psychology lab. |
| 489 | ---- |
| 490 | * CigarChomper: Julius is constantly seen puffing on a cigar. |
| 491 | * JerkassToOne: Julius is rude and brutal to Taylor, but is constantly polite and loyal to Zira and is respectful to other gorilla guards. |
| 492 | * WardensAreEvil: Julius is in charge of guarding the human prisoners and delights in roughing Taylor up while calling him a freak. |
| 493 | [[/folder]] |
| 494 | |
| 495 | [[folder:Honorious]] |
| 496 | !!Senator Honorious |
| 497 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/honorius.png]] |
| 498 | %%[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]] |
| 499 | !!! '''Played By:''' James Daly |
| 500 | !!! '''Appears In:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' |
| 501 | An Ape Senator who serves as a senior member of the Ministry of Justice. Honorious serves as prosecutor for the Science Counsel during Taylor's trial. |
| 502 | ---- |
| 503 | * TheFundamentalist: Unlike Dr. Zaius, Honorious is a genuine believer in the Ape religion. He attempts to preach a sermon during his deposition until Dr. Zaius stops him, and he accuses Taylor of committing blasphemy by merely ''existing''. |
| 504 | * IRejectYourReality: Most of his dialogue is smug, sneering mockery of any narrative that doesn't fit with his own opinions, regardless of the evidence. |
| 505 | -->'''Honorious:''' Tell me, why are all apes created equal?\ |
| 506 | '''Taylor:''' [[Literature/AnimalFarm Some apes, it seems, are more equal than others]].\ |
| 507 | '''Honorious:''' [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint Ridiculous! That answer is a contradiction in terms]]. |
| 508 | * OffscreenKarma: Honorius avoids his just deserts onscreen but presumably dies with the rest of his society in the second movie. |
| 509 | [[/folder]] |
| 510 | |
| 511 | [[folder:Lucius]] |
| 512 | !!! '''Plortrayed By:''' Lou Wagner |
| 513 | !!! '''Appears In:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' |
| 514 | ->''"It's like I said, you can't trust the older generation."'' |
| 515 | Zira's nephew. |
| 516 | ---- |
| 517 | * BigDamnHeroes: Lucius breaks Taylor out of the zoo after he's scheduled to be castrated. |
| 518 | * BrokenPedestal: He has a hard time shutting up about how dishonorable and disillusioning he finds the actions of Zaius throughout the climax. |
| 519 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He's neither seen nor mentioned in the sequels. |
| 520 | * TagAlongKid: He's a younger Ape who is constantly critiquing the older generation and accompanies Taylor, Nova, Cornelius, and Zira on their quest in the final act, acting as a lookout during the climax. |
| 521 | [[/folder]] |
| 522 | |
| 523 | [[folder:Ursus]] |
| 524 | !!General Ursus |
| 525 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ursus.jpg]] |
| 526 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"The only good human is a DEAD human."'']] |
| 527 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JamesGregory |
| 528 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 529 | ->''"The only thing that counts in the end is power! Naked merciless force!"'' |
| 530 | A high ranking military commander answering only to the Ministry of Science. When a scouting expedition in the Forbidden Zone goes missing, Ursus sees this as evidence that something within the Zone is a threat to simian survival and presses for a full fledged invasion. Although the Ape leadership believes Ursus to have an insane vision of conquest, they support the campaign for pragmatic reasons. |
| 531 | ---- |
| 532 | |
| 533 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Nobody would mourn when the Earth was destroyed with him on it.]] |
| 534 | * BondOneLiner: When Mendez reveals the instrument of his god, Ursus coldly guns him down and remarks "Your god didn't save you, did he?" |
| 535 | * DragonInChief: He's TheHeavy of the second film, but Dr. Zaius is still his boss. |
| 536 | * EvilSoundsDeep: He's a villainous talking gorilla, [[JustifiedTrope so it makes sense considering gorillas have deeper vocal chords]]. |
| 537 | * FantasticRacism: Against humans. |
| 538 | * GeneralRipper: He wants to conquer ''something'' and probably isn't too picky about what it is. Being played by ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' himself further attests to this. |
| 539 | * HellBentForLeather: Leather armor with an ornate headdress. It's one of the most iconic outfits of the series. |
| 540 | * HeroKiller: Fatally wounds Taylor. |
| 541 | * KillerGorilla: One in a high-ranking military position, no less. |
| 542 | * MeaningfulName: "Ursus" is a composite of Ursa (Latin for [[BearsAreBadNews bear]]) and Urus Khan (a Mongol chieftain that led a failed campaign against the Persians). |
| 543 | * PuttingOnTheReich: Delivers a RousingSpeech calling for an invasion of the Forbidden Zone, where he also reveals his genocidal hatred of humans and is played by ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' himself, Senator Iselin. |
| 544 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His decision to invade the Forbidden Zone is the ultimate catalyst for the events that lead to Earth's final destruction. |
| 545 | * WhatDoesThisButtonDo: His literal reaction to seeing the control console for the Alpha-Omega Bomb. |
| 546 | [[/folder]] |
| 547 | |
| 548 | [[folder:Milo]] |
| 549 | !!Doctor Milo |
| 550 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/42877cfa_0941_44c6_ae9c_3f4e4fe1d244.jpeg]] |
| 551 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Sal Mineo |
| 552 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 553 | ->''"We have returned to Earth nearly 2,000 years before its destruction. And there's another reason for us to keep silent: our human captors will not be edified to learn that one day their world will crack like an egg and burn to a cinder because of an ape war of aggression. Apes, at this instance in time, cannot yet talk. For the moment, we should follow their example."'' |
| 554 | |
| 555 | A chimpanzee scientist who traveled to 20th Century Earth with Cornelius and Zira. He briefly served as the tertiary protagonist of ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes''. |
| 556 | ---- |
| 557 | * AdventurerArchaeologist: Accompanied Cornelius on a few of his expeditions in the Forbidden Zone. |
| 558 | * DecoyProtagonist: At first it appears that he is going to form a team of three with Cornelius and Zira, but he is killed off before ''Escape'' reaches its ten-minute mark. |
| 559 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: A primitive gorilla strangles him to death. Cornelius and Zira refuse to address whether this counts as [[ApeShallNeverKillApe ape killing ape]]. |
| 560 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Helped Cornelius and Zira fish Taylor's ship out of the lake it sunk into, got it working again, and used it to escape the final destruction of the Earth. |
| 561 | * RememberTheNewGuy: An old acquaintance of Cornelius and Zira, who is not mentioned in either of the first two films. |
| 562 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Dies mere minutes into ''Escape''. |
| 563 | [[/folder]] |
| 564 | |
| 565 | [[folder:Caesar]] |
| 566 | !!Caesar |
| 567 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/17364268_5a1e_426c_a4b2_9b9a65651fc9.jpeg]] |
| 568 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Lousy Human bastard!"'']] |
| 569 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/RoddyMcDowall |
| 570 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 571 | ->''"Where there is fire, there is smoke. And in that smoke, from this day forward, my people will crouch and conspire and plot and plan for the inevitable day of Man's downfall - the day when he finally and self-destructively turns his weapons against his own kind. The day of the writing in the sky, when your cities lie buried under radioactive rubble! When the sea is a dead sea, and the land is a wasteland out of which I will lead my people from their captivity! And we will build our own cities in which there will be no place for humans except to serve our ends! And we shall found our own armies, our own religion, our own dynasty! And that day is upon you... now!"'' |
| 572 | The son of Cornelius and Zira, Caesar is raised by the kindly circus owner Armando, who keeps his heritage a secret. When a totalitarian regime begins using Apes as slaves, circumstances eventually force Caesar to come out of hiding and become a leader for his species. |
| 573 | ---- |
| 574 | * ActionDad: In ''Battle'' he's a father and a skilled fighter. |
| 575 | * AntiHero: In ''Conquest''. In ''Battle'' he's closer to an IdealHero - though [=MacDonald=] still has to [[WhatTheHellHero call him out on a few things]]. |
| 576 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Aldo learns the the hard way that Ceaser is a competent gunman and swordsman as well as a political leader. |
| 577 | * BigNo: [[spoiler: "[[YouKilledMyFather YOU MURDERED MY SON!]] NO!"]] |
| 578 | * TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: After twenty years of staying under the radar, circumstances force him to finally step up. |
| 579 | * DeadGuyJunior: Was originally named after Milo, though he never knows it. He later names his own son Cornelius II. |
| 580 | * HappilyMarried: With Lisa. |
| 581 | * HeWhoFightsMonsters: Struggles with this twice. First during the Ape revolt, where he narrowly avoids the temptation to turn his victory into a FullCircleRevolution. Again, when he has to choose between [[spoiler:avenging his son's murder and breaking his [[ApeShallNeverKillApe society's most sacred law]]]]. |
| 582 | * IMissMom: Caesar feels the loss of his parents deeply and is eager to find a recording that the humans made of them. |
| 583 | --> '''Caesar:''' I want to see what they look like. I suppose every orphan does. I want to hear what they thought and knew. |
| 584 | * IWasNamedMyName: While [[ObfuscatingStupidity pretending to be unable to speak]]; his owner lets him "choose his own name" by opening a reference book and pointing to a random word. Caesar points to the word "Caesar". |
| 585 | -->'''Governor Breck:''' Caesar. [[{{Foreshadowing}} A king.]] |
| 586 | * IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: [[spoiler: Played straight with Breck. Averted with Aldo.]] |
| 587 | * KilledOffscreen: In the epilogue to ''Battle'', the Lawgiver tells us that it is now 600 years since Caesar's death. Exactly how he died, we don't know, but we can infer that it was peaceful. |
| 588 | * MoralityChain: |
| 589 | ** Armando was the only human Caesar ever cared for. His death motivates him to rebel. |
| 590 | ** Lisa develops into this, talking Caesar out of killing Governor Breck and proposing peace among the apes and the humans. |
| 591 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: He gets twice hit with this hard regarding how he sees cold-blooded murder as a purely human failing. First when [[spoiler: he learns that Aldo murdered his son and shortly after that, when he himself murders Aldo in revenge]]. |
| 592 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: His son is murdered by Aldo.]] |
| 593 | * RaisedByHumans: Armando, in particular. |
| 594 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against Governor Breck's regime [[spoiler: after they kill Armando]], and again against [[spoiler: Aldo when he learns how his son died]]. In the latter case, he is seen afterwards wondering whether he did the right thing. |
| 595 | * TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Nearly falls into this, but he gets better with Lisa's help. |
| 596 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Both he and his father are played by Roddy [=McDowall=]. |
| 597 | * WrongGenreSavvy: [[spoiler:Caeser's belief that all apes have a superior morality than humans. Aldo proves this wrong.]] |
| 598 | [[/folder]] |
| 599 | |
| 600 | [[folder:Aldo]] |
| 601 | !!General Aldo |
| 602 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/battlealdo.jpg]] |
| 603 | [[caption-width-right:350:''[[TheyCallMeMisterTibbs "You will call me by my proper rank... General!]]"'']] |
| 604 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ClaudeAkins |
| 605 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 606 | ->''"We shall do with them what we will!"'' |
| 607 | A gorilla who fought in Caesar's revolution, Aldo becomes a commander of the military in the Ape-Human civilization formed by Caesar in the aftermath of WorldWarIII. However, Aldo is unable to let go of his resentment of humans, and plots to overthrow Caesar and establish a new Ape society where he rules with an iron fist. |
| 608 | ---- |
| 609 | * AscendedExtra: Was literally a background character in ''Conquest'', part of this was because it took a while for them to decide what species of Ape he would be. He was originally going to be the chimpanzee protester being assaulted by the cops at the beginning[[note]]David Chow is listed as Aldo in the credits[[/note]], before being changed to the gorilla janitor who briefly looks at Caesar as if he is sizing him up, before following his lead. Either way, he's only in ''Conquest'' for about thirty seconds. |
| 610 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Is a firm believer of this principle in ''Battle''. He temporarily usurps Caesar and becomes a very violent leader. |
| 611 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:As he had already broken Ape society's [[ApeShallNeverKillApe most sacred law]] by murdering his sovereign's only child, his own death is seen as LaserGuidedKarma.]] |
| 612 | * BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: [[spoiler: Massacres Kolp and his mutant followers near the end of ''Battle''. In the original ending for ''Conquest'', he would have bludgeoned Breck to death with the butt of his rifle.]] |
| 613 | * BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: His treatment in human captivity is not given as much detail as his reboot continuity counterpart, but it is implied to have been bad. See BerserkButton below. |
| 614 | * BerserkButton: Being told "No!" by a human. We're told this is kind of a psychological trigger for all apes, but he seems the most upset by it. |
| 615 | * BigBadEnsemble: With Kolp in ''Battle''. |
| 616 | * BloodKnight: Disturbingly gleeful when he gets to shoot humans. |
| 617 | -->'''Aldo:''' [[LeaveNoSurvivors No prisoners!]] |
| 618 | * BookDumb: Considers "book learning" to be a complete waste of time. |
| 619 | * TheChosenWannabe: He never realizes it, but it was nearly his destiny to lead the ape revolt we see in ''Conquest''. In the |
| 620 | * DirtyCoward: [[spoiler: Exposed as a murderer and shunned by Ape society, Aldo immediately attempts to flee. [[GoodIsNotSoft Caesar doesn't let him get very far]].]] |
| 621 | * DisneyVillainDeath: Gets dropped to his doom following a FinalBattle with Caesar. |
| 622 | * EvilCounterpart: To Caesar. He's more violent and loves killing humans and will not hesitate to murder his fellow apes. He's also TheChosenWannabe, as noted above, and his parallel-timeline revolution leads to the BadFuture of the first two films. |
| 623 | * EvilIsPetty: A human schoolteacher calls Aldo out on his disruptive behavior, so he trashes the school. And since Caesar wouldn't let Aldo give the teacher a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, [[InsaneTrollLogic he is too weak to lead the apes]]. The teacher is, naturally, one of the first thrown into the cages during Aldo's coup. |
| 624 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Once he learns how to talk, he takes full advantage of gorillas' deeper vocal cords. |
| 625 | * {{Expy}}: Of Napoleon from ''Literature/AnimalFarm''. He gets his own Expies in later ''Apes'' films: Thade in the [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001 2001 remake]] and Koba in the [[TheNewTens New '10s]] reboot. |
| 626 | * FantasticRacism: Against humans. To the point that seeing Ape children being educated by a human teacher pisses him off. |
| 627 | * {{Foil}}: Again, to Caesar — Caesar was lovingly raised by humans before being forced to see how some humans are monstrous, but still recognizes there are good ones and he verges on being an All-Loving Hero, tries not to kill when he can, and cares for his kind; Aldo was mistreated by humans causing him to view all of them as scum, has a desire to kill anything and despite his claims, the only being he cares about is himself. |
| 628 | * GeneralRipper: Slaughters retreating attackers and attempts to overthrow a peaceful regime that is too softhearted for his tastes. |
| 629 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Of the first four films before his official debut in ''Battle'', being mentioned to be the original leader of the Ape revolt that led to humanity's downfall that Taylor had to go through in its BadFuture until Caesar enters the picture. |
| 630 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In the opening scene, Aldo is introduced as a brash and swaggering gorilla, but when he sees two human workers struggling to change a broken wheel on a cart, he stops to lift it up for them. Then, when one of the men thanks him, Aldo harshly threatens and insults the guy for not calling him by his full title. He then proceeds to go to the school and make a complete {{Jerkass}} of himself. |
| 631 | * KarmicDeath: His FinalBattle with Caesar ends with him meeting the same demise he inflicted upon Caesar's young son, Cornelius. See DisneyVillainDeath above. |
| 632 | * KickTheDog: After seizing power, he immediately locks all the humans in cages. |
| 633 | * KillerGorilla: One murderous bastard, and a gorilla. |
| 634 | * NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Claims to fight for apes, but his motives are petty and self-serving. |
| 635 | * SlouchOfVillainy: When he assumes Caesar's throne. |
| 636 | * TokenEvilTeammate: In ''Conquest''. |
| 637 | * VillainBall: He tries to frame the humans for Cornelius's [[NotQuiteDead eventual]] death but didn't count on the boy living long enough to tell Caesar it wasn't humans who hurt him, or on Virgil and [=MacDonald=]'s [[ChekhovsSkill forensic deduction]] about how that tree branch really broke. |
| 638 | * VillainHasAPoint: Aldo is a scheming, hotheaded bigot, but he does make a valid point when he gets confused and irritated about how Caesar went to explore the mutant city (which is forbidden) without telling anyone. |
| 639 | * VillainOpeningScene: After the recap prologue, he is the first character in ''Battle'' to debut during the main titles, horseback riding his way to the village for school. |
| 640 | * WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Murders Caesar's son, and tries to frame humans for it.]] |
| 641 | [[/folder]] |
| 642 | |
| 643 | [[folder:Lisa]] |
| 644 | !! Lisa |
| 645 | --> '''Portrayed by:''' Natalie Trundy |
| 646 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 647 | Caesar's wife, and one of the first recruits in his revolution. |
| 648 | ---- |
| 649 | * NiceGirl: Lisa is very insightful and compassionate, and isn't afraid to question her husband's treatment of the humans. |
| 650 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: The loss of her son hits her pretty hard. |
| 651 | [[/folder]] |
| 652 | |
| 653 | [[folder:Virgil]] |
| 654 | !!Virgil |
| 655 | --> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/PaulWilliams |
| 656 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 657 | An orangutan scientist and advisor of Caesar. |
| 658 | ---- |
| 659 | * BadassBookworm: Virgil is a gifted scientist who takes up a rifle and guns down several mutated invaders in the climax. |
| 660 | * EruditeOrangutan: He is an organturan just as intelligent as all the other evolved apes, if not more so. |
| 661 | * MeaningfulName: Much like in ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'', this Virgil leads a tour through the underworld. |
| 662 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Virgil is sympathetic when Abe utters a forbidden word in a moment of anger, trying to comfort him and helping explain the story to Caesar in a polite and reasonable way. |
| 663 | * TheSmartGuy: Virgil is a brilliant quantum theorist who is also politically savvy and knows about radiation sickness. Before a GilliganCut featuring Virgil, [=MacDonald=] rhetorically asks "Who knows everything about everything?" |
| 664 | [[/folder]] |
| 665 | |
| 666 | [[folder:Mandemus]] |
| 667 | !!Mandemus |
| 668 | --> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LewAyres |
| 669 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 670 | The armorer for Caesar's village. In addition to the technical side of his career, he also serves as the keeper of "Caesar's conscience", with the legal authority to deny the loan of weapons to anyone (even Caesar) who cannot logically justify the need. |
| 671 | ---- |
| 672 | * CoolOldGuy: He has gray hair and is a former teacher of the other ape leaders. He only hands out weapons when he's given a good reason to, and backs up his decisions with logical arguments. |
| 673 | * DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Mandemus isn't afraid to defy the powerful (both physically and in terms of supporters) Aldo. |
| 674 | --> '''Mandemus:''' There is a law that weapons from this armory may only be issued under direct orders from Caesar, and not under threats from of his ''thicker-headed'' subordinates for whom war means only personal glory. |
| 675 | * MeaningfulName: His name is a play on "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandamus mandamus]]", a type of court order that can compel another public body to comply with an existing legal obligation. Similarly, Mandemus has the legal authority to overrule Caesar on certain matters. |
| 676 | [[/folder]] |
| 677 | |
| 678 | [[folder:The Lawgiver]] |
| 679 | !!The Lawgiver |
| 680 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JohnHuston |
| 681 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' (mentioned), ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' (mentioned), ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 682 | |
| 683 | A near mythical figure in Ape culture, who, as his title suggests, decreed several of the Apes' laws. |
| 684 | ---- |
| 685 | * CrystalDragonJesus: He's basically the ape society's Moses. |
| 686 | [[/folder]] |
| 687 | |
| 688 | [[folder:Cornelius II]] |
| 689 | !!! ''Portrayed by:''' Bobby Porter |
| 690 | !!! '''Appears in:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes |
| 691 | The son of Caesar and Lisa. |
| 692 | ---- |
| 693 | * KillTheCutie: He's a kind boy who enjoys playing with his pet squirrel and writes "Ape shall not kill ''Abe'' " instead of "Ape shall not kill Ape" in class as a sign of affection for his teacher, Abe. He's mortally wounded by Aldo after overhearing the gorillas plot against Caesar. |
| 694 | [[/folder]] |
| 695 | |
| 696 | !!Mutants |
| 697 | [[folder:Mendez]] |
| 698 | !!Grand Inquisitor Mendez XXVI |
| 699 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mendez_xxvi.jpg]] |
| 700 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"The heavens declare the glory of the Bomb, and the firmament showeth His handiwork."'']] |
| 701 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Paul Richards |
| 702 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 703 | ->''"May the Blessings of the Bomb Almighty, and the Fellowship of the Holy Fallout, descend upon us all. This day and forever more."'' |
| 704 | |
| 705 | The dynastic leader of the Fellowship of the Holy Fallout - a society of subterranean mutants living within the ruins of St. Patrick's Cathedral in 40th Century New York, Grand Inquisitor Mendez oversees the mutant communities religious services, and is also the caretaker of the Alpha-Omega Bomb, a prototype cobalt shielded nuclear warhead, which his people have come to [[CargoCult revere as a god]]. |
| 706 | |
| 707 | ---- |
| 708 | * AgonyBeam: Mendez's telepathic powers enable him to generate a [[HellIsThatNoise piercing sonic hum]] inside a target's mind. |
| 709 | * BigBadEnsemble: With Dr. Zaius and General Ursus in the second film. |
| 710 | * BodyHorror: His "inmost self" which is only revealed at religious services, featuring scarred, discolored skin and distended veins. |
| 711 | * TheChainsOfCommanding: Mendez leads a CargoCult and is willing to torture and mistreat Brent and Taylor. He's also never without a sad and weary expression on his face that suggests that he's unhappy about having to engage in such cruelty while constantly facing an ape invasion that his people have little hope of withstanding. |
| 712 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Wears a purple robe, matching the color of his thought projection abilities, and also symbolizing his status as leader, as [[PurpleIsPowerful purple is frequently associated with royalty and nobility in many cultures]]. |
| 713 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He attempts to convince Brent that he is a pacifist with honorable intentions, but this is betrayed by his annoyance and impatience at Brent not giving him what he wants. When Brent calls him out on his hypocrisy, he drops the pretense of civility. |
| 714 | * LatexPerfection: Like all the Mutants, he disguises his scarred visage in a lifelike mask.[[note]]This is probably a medical necessity to make up for a weakened immune system.[[/note]] |
| 715 | * LegacyCharacter: Comes from a long line of rulers who have all bore the name Mendez. |
| 716 | * MasterOfIllusion: His primary means of attack and defense. |
| 717 | * ProperlyParanoid: Mendez ruthlessly interrogates humans and apes alike due to his desperation to find out whether the apes are planning to attack him and his people. They are. |
| 718 | * SinisterMinister: The leader of a bomb-worshipping cult and the director of all their liturgical services. He's also not above using his powers to effectively MindRape disarmed prisoners who pose no threat to him. |
| 719 | * TakingYouWithMe: When the apes invade his city and overwhelm the defenses, Mendez activates a device capable of an EarthShatteringKaboom to wipe out everyone. |
| 720 | * YourMindMakesItReal: His illusions, although Dr. Zaius is strong willed enough to resist. |
| 721 | |
| 722 | [[/folder]] |
| 723 | [[folder:Ongaro]] |
| 724 | !!Inquisitor Ongaro |
| 725 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ongaro_2.jpg]] |
| 726 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"[[ExactWords We don't kill our enemies]]. [[OmnicidalNeutral We get our enemies to kill each other]]."'']] |
| 727 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Don Pedro Colley |
| 728 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 729 | ->''"[[BlatantLies We are a patient people]], Mister Brent. We can repeat this little lesson as often as you want, because we are determined to know what the apes want: war, or peace."'' |
| 730 | |
| 731 | The jailer and executioner for the Fellowship of the Holy Fallout, Ongaro is the cruelest and most sadistic of the Mutant Inquisitors, taking a perverse delight in using his telepathic powers to get his prisoners to kill each other with their bare hands. His projections were always filtered through a haze of yellow light, oftentimes overlapping psychic impressions created by his fellow mutants. |
| 732 | ---- |
| 733 | * BodyHorror: His "inmost self." |
| 734 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Wears a yellow ceremonial vest during Brent's trial, matching the color of his psychic impressions. |
| 735 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Claims to be an ardent pacifist who would never physically harm anyone, but takes perverse delight in using his telepathy to get other people to kill themselves. |
| 736 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How Taylor and Brent do him in. |
| 737 | * LatexPerfection: Like all the Mutants, he disguises his scarred visage in a lifelike mask. |
| 738 | * LetsYouAndHimFight: Forces Taylor and Brent to fight to the death. |
| 739 | * ScaryBlackMan: He’s played by an African-American actor and he gives off a creepy vibe. |
| 740 | * TortureTechnician: While the other Inquisitors were asking Brent questions about Ape City, Ongaro was only there to inflict pain. |
| 741 | [[/folder]] |
| 742 | |
| 743 | [[folder:The Fat Man]] |
| 744 | !!Inquisitor Adiposo |
| 745 | [[quoteright:281:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fat_man_7.jpg]] |
| 746 | [[caption-width-right:281:''"You don't understand, Mr. Brent. The Bomb is a holy weapon for peace."'']] |
| 747 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/VictorBuono |
| 748 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 749 | One of Mendez's lieutenants. |
| 750 | ---- |
| 751 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Wears a red stole over his robes, and his psychic powers are filtered through a haze of red light. |
| 752 | * FatBastard: He's quite portly, and while less ruthless than the other Inquisitors, he still participates in their CargoCult and mistreatment of their prisoners. |
| 753 | * MeaningfulName: Adiposo is derived from Adipose, the Latin word for fat. Also, "Fat Man" was the code name for one of the atomic bombs dropped on [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki Nagasaki]] near the end of World War II. |
| 754 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His exact fate during the climactic battle isn't shown. |
| 755 | [[/folder]] |
| 756 | |
| 757 | [[folder:Albina]] |
| 758 | !!Inquisitor Albina |
| 759 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/albina_2jpg.jpg]] |
| 760 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Traumatic hypnosis is a weapon of peace."'']] |
| 761 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Natalie Trundy |
| 762 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 763 | A ruthless mutant Inquisitor. |
| 764 | ---- |
| 765 | * BetterToDieThanBeKilled: She poisons herself when the gorilla army raids the underground city. |
| 766 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Wore a [[TrueBlueFemininity blue stole over her robe]] during Brent's trial, matching the color of her psychic impressions. |
| 767 | * CreepyBlueEyes: Her blue eyes and innocent-looking face (when she has her mask on) just make her words and actions more sinister and unnerving. |
| 768 | * FalseReassurance: She tells Brent that [[ExactWords the mutants won't hurt Nova]], but that once they hypnotize him, he will. |
| 769 | * FantasticRacism: She loathes the Apes mores than her fellow mutants, calling them "hideous creatures." |
| 770 | * NecessaryEvil: Albina seems to recognize that her society is capable of cruelty and brutality, but refers to their torturous hypnosis and the bomb they have as "peace deterrents." |
| 771 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female member of Mendez's inner circle. |
| 772 | * TrueBlueFemininity: Blue eyes, a blue robe, and her powers were filtered through a haze of blue light. |
| 773 | [[/folder]] |
| 774 | |
| 775 | [[folder:Caspay]] |
| 776 | !!Inquisitor Caspay |
| 777 | [[quoteright:198:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/caspay.jpg]] |
| 778 | %%[[caption-width-right:198:some caption text]] |
| 779 | !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JeffCorey |
| 780 | !!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 781 | The Minister of External Affairs for the Fellowship of the Holy Fallout. |
| 782 | ---- |
| 783 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Wears a green stole over his robe, matching the color of his psychic impressions. |
| 784 | * FantasticRacism: Caspay derides the apes as "monstrous and materialistic" and also seems to view mutants as superior to humans due to their ability to use telepathy instead of "primitive" speech. |
| 785 | * FauxAffablyEvil: While he ''might'' be a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist under a lot of stress, he mostly comes as well-spoken but cruel. He's willing to talk to Brent as an equal and tries to sound sympathetic to his situation, but he's also a ruthless and unapologetic torturer who is primarily concerned about his own interests and that of his CargoCult. This is best exemplified by how he tells Brent [[NeverMyFault "not to make us"]] keep hurting him when mostly they've been inflicting pain just to demonstrate their powers. |
| 786 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: He's bespectacled, ruthless, and mocking. |
| 787 | --> '''John Brent''': When may we hope to be set free? |
| 788 | -->'''Caspay''': You may hope whenever you please, Mr. Brent. |
| 789 | * MasterOfIllusion: Caspay engages in more mental telepathy to inflict illusions of threats and pain than his comrades and gets a decent amount of dialogue explaining how their powers work. |
| 790 | * NumberTwo: Caspay is Mendez's second-in-command and is always making authoritative statements or asking intelligent questions. |
| 791 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His exact fate during the climactic battle isn't shown. |
| 792 | [[/folder]] |
| 793 | |
| 794 | [[folder:Mendez I]] |
| 795 | !!Mendez I |
| 796 | !!! '''Portrayed By:''' Paul Stevens |
| 797 | !!! '''Appears in:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 798 | A mutant who is part of Kolp's faction and inherits leadership of it at the end of the movie. |
| 799 | ---- |
| 800 | * AmbiguousSituation: It is unclear whether Mendez is an ancestor of the mutant from the second movie or merely has the same surname as a ContinuityNod. It all depends on whether the fifth film is meant to be viewed as forming a StableTimeLoop or not. |
| 801 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Mendez talks about venerating his faction's nuke in the future, as the fact that it still exists and wasn't detonated is proof that they've avoided perpetuating TheChainOfHarm and have something to be optimistic about. In at least one future timeline, this leads to the birth of a sinister CargoCult and TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. |
| 802 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In contrast to both Kolp and Mendez XXVI, Mendez recognizes that fighting the apes will bring needless death and destruction to both of their people. After Kolp's death, he refuses his leader's final order to use their superweapon. |
| 803 | * TokenGoodTeammate: To the villainous Kolp. Once Kolp is killed in his disastrous campaign against the apes, Mendez claims power and is implied to rule with a lot more kindness and decency. |
| 804 | [[/folder]] |
| 805 | |
| 806 | [[folder:Alma]] |
| 807 | !!Alma |
| 808 | --> '''Portrayed by:''' France Nuyen |
| 809 | !!! '''Appears in:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 810 | A member of Kolp's staff. |
| 811 | ---- |
| 812 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: She's quite calm while preparing to destroy herself and the apes with a nuclear bomb. |
| 813 | * PunchClockVillain: Alma assists Kolp in his attempts to trap Caesar and prepare for war, but she does so out of duty and not enthusiasm. In her first scene, she's seen lounging around and checking her reflection in a compact mirror, and later she plays checkers with Mendez while waiting for news of the battle. While she's initially willing to follow Kolp's orders to blow up the whole world, Mendez is able to talk her out of it. |
| 814 | * SinisterSurveillance: Alma operates the security cameras that follow Caesar and his companions as they explore the abandoned parts of the city. |
| 815 | [[/folder]] |
| 816 | |
| 817 | [[folder:Mutant Captain]] |
| 818 | !!Captain |
| 819 | --> '''Portrayed by:''' Richard Eastham |
| 820 | !!! '''Appears in:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 821 | The head of Kolp's army. |
| 822 | ---- |
| 823 | * TheDragon: He commands Kolp's soldiers, personally leads a scouting expedition to surveil Ape City, and is at Kolp's side for most of the scenes leading up to the climax. |
| 824 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: He serves the fascistic Kolp without complaint, but does look briefly shocked by his leader's spiteful order to [[SaltTheEarth destroy everything in the apes' valley so that it will resemble the rest of the wasteland.]] |
| 825 | * MilitariesAreUseless: He and his hundred or so soldiers fail to kill or capture three intruders despite their superior numbers and home court advantage. Kolp angrily lampshades this, and the captain defends himself by saying his men are weak and sick from radiation poisoning. They don't do much better against Caesar's army in the climax. |
| 826 | * NoNameGiven: His name is never revealed. |
| 827 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It is unclear whether he is killed or taken prisoner in the climax. |
| 828 | [[/folder]] |
| 829 | |
| 830 | [[folder:York]] |
| 831 | !!Sergeant York |
| 832 | --> '''Portrayed by:''' Cal Wilson (possibly) [[note]]Wilson's character is just credited as "Soldier", but York is the only {{Mook}} in Kolp's army to have significant screentime and dialogue.[[/note]] |
| 833 | !!! '''Appears in:''' ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 834 | A member of Kolp's army who relays the news of his defeat to Alma and Mendez. |
| 835 | ---- |
| 836 | * BearerOfBadNews: Kolp has him keep away from the battlefield so that in case he loses, someone can go back to the city with word of their defeat. Kolp loses, and York promptly complies with his orders. |
| 837 | * DeathByAdaptation: York collapses after delivering his message in the film, but doesn't seem to be dead. In the {{Novelization}} his role is carried out by [[DeCompositeCharacter two wounded soldiers]] who die shortly after making it back to the city. |
| 838 | * SoleSurvivor: He's the only member of Kolp's invasion force to make it back home (although the ultimate fates of the men captured in nets are unclear). He does collapse afterward, but this seems to be from mere exhaustion, as he doesn't look wounded, and Mendez and Alma don't act like he's dead. |
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