Mythology Gag / Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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• "Ape [shall] not kill ape" is a creed among Caesar's tribe, like among the apes in the original film. Maurice is shown teaching it at the young apes in school, also referencing the role of orangutan as political and religious leaders in the original continuity.
• Malcolm may be named after Malcolm MacDonald from Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. Like MacDonald, he is a human who wishes for apes and humans to coexist peacefully.
• Caesar's son is named Blue Eyes, a nickname Zira gave Bill Hudson in the Return to the Planet of the Apes. Patterned after Taylor's nickname Bright Eyes, also the name of his late grandmother, Bright Eyes, from Rise.
• Caesar nearly beating Carver with a shotgun before Malcolm says "No" echoes the ending of Conquest, during which Caesar nearly allows the apes to beat humans to death with guns before Lisa says "No." Caesar also seems offended by the fact that he received that response, which echoes Aldo being offended by the word in Battle for the Planet of the Apes.
• Caesar shedding a tear when he remembers Koba shooting him could be a reference to the closing shot of Battle, in which the statue of Caesar sheds a tear.
• Caesar grabbing Koba's palm before letting him fall to his apparent death is reminiscent of Caesar grabbing Aldo's palm and doing the same in Battle.
• The closing shot zooming in on Caesar's eyes looks nearly identical to the closing shot of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
• Koba and his followers put the humans in cages, just like the apes in the original film.

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