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"I know you are scared... We all are... But we are still planning..."

Blue Eyes' resolve to steel the colony's hope^[src]

Blue Eyes was an evolved chimpanzee and prince of the San Francisco Ape Colony. The eldest son of the King Caesar, he briefly joined Koba's war against the humans when he thought his father was dead, but later returned when he discovered he was still alive. He then joined the his father's army in the Human-Ape War, and managed to locate the oasis that the clan would eventually call their new home.

Biography

Early life

Blue Eyes was an evolved chimpanzee born to Caesar and Cornelia in 2018, and was named for his blue-colored irises, unique among the green-eyed apes of the San Francisco Ape Colony. Growing up, he became close to his father's honorary nephew, Ash, the son of Rocket. Blue Eyes would idolized Rocket and Koba for their strength seeing the two of them as honorary uncles. Overtime, Blue Eyes becomes extremely close to Koba; who taught him along; with his other honorary uncle, Maurice.

For most of Blue Eyes' childhood, he was the treasured heir, being Caesar's only child; which changed in Blue Eyes' late teens; when his parents were about to have a second child. As Caesar's eldest son, Blue Eyes inherited a lot of his father's personality traits and some of his mother's; which; include stubbornness, rebelliousness and defiance; which became two of Blue Eyes' most identifiable traits.

Blue Eyes also become close friends with Lake; who would one day become his wife in his early adulthood; when they were children, they were inseparable as Blue Eyes and Lake played all the time; until Blue Eyes started wanting to be with boys his age and hunt.

But despite this, Blue Eyes never became estranged from Lake, as the two of them still maintained a close relationship; all the way to adulthood.

Early in Blue Eyes' teenager years, Caesar assigned him to be a member of not only his army; but also his council as well, both skills that; Blue Eyes would later need; when he eventually succeeds his father as king. Also, Blue Eyes, like several other young apes, learnt to wield weapons as a way of defending himself if the need ever arose.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Elk hunt

Blue Eyes first appeared with his father in the forest standing on a tree branch during an elk hunt. He asks his father if they should attack the deer now only for him to be silenced by Caesar who then order the apes to attack. When Caesar manages to ensnare an elk, he tells his son to stay put and quiet but is ignored. Blue Eyes wanders off to kill the seemingly trapped deer, only to be attacked by a bear, resulting in the elk escaping and Blue Eyes receiving scars. Caesar intervened, keeping the bear at bay until Koba heard Caesar's cry and ran towards the bear, stabbing it in the back with his long spear, killing the bear which falls onto Caesar. When Caesar is freed, he goes to tell his son to think before he acts and tries to check out Blue Eyes' injuries, but the young ape stubbornly brushes off his father's concern and goes to his horse.

A new sibling

As they return to their village, Koba comforted the prince by telling Blue Eyes to be proud of his new scars as they show he is strong and durable. When his father is summoned by Cornelia's midwives, Blue Eyes reluctantly follows and stands awkwardly in the doorway before his father summons him over to meet his little brother Cornelius for the first time. Blue Eyes is shown to be nervous about the situation, but bonds with his new brother anyway, happy to be an older sibling to a new ape.

Encounter with humans

Later, Blue Eyes is out by the lake fishing with his best friend and honorary cousin, Ash. Ash begins to tease him about the bear incident and playfully shoves him which results in Blue Eyes taking the comments in stride and playfully shoving him back. On the way back to the village, the teenagers stumble across a human named Carver who suddenly becomes frightened and shoots Ash in the shoulder. Blue Eyes stays to protect him until their fathers and the other apes appear. The humans would then be scared off by the adult apes shouting (in English) at them to leave the forest. Back in the village, Blue Eyes sits with his father and his uncles in a council meeting. The apes argue over what is to be done about the humans and what they must do to avenge Ash's shooting. Blue Eyes agrees with Koba that something has to be done to show the humans they mean business. Ash, being present tells them that the humans didn't mean to shoot him and that it was an accident. Blue Eyes argues with him saying that the humans need to be taught a lesson. Caesar would tell his son that he plans on telling the humans a loud message that they'll understand clearly. The next morning, Caesar leads the army into San Francisco to issue the threat of war to the humans, Blue Eyes rides with him, carrying Alexander's lost bag. On Caesar's orders, he dismounts from his horse and drops the bag at Malcolm's feet as his father tells the human not to come back to the forest. The ape army would then leave for the forest after giving their warning to the humans.

Humans in ape territory

Later on, Malcolm would enter the Ape Village leading to him being captured by Luca and the other Gorilla Guardians who dragged him through the village and to Caesar to pass his judgment. Blue Eyes growled at the human for disobeying his father's warning but is forced to watch as his father spared the human and allowed him and his group to work on the city dam. Blue Eyes spoke with his father about his decision saying that he agrees with Koba about humans being evil and how they should finish them off. Caesar attempted to explain to his son that not all humans are bad but Blue Eyes refused to listen and stalks off, much to Caesar's utter annoyance. When Caesar agreed to help Malcolm and his family, Blue Eyes accompanies him and his uncles, Maurice and Rocket and carries his little brother, Cornelius. When Cornelius climbs out of his arms and off the horse, Blue Eyes hurried after him and stops and watches nervously as the little one interacts with Ellie and Alexander before he wandered to a supply box, revealing a hidden gun. Blue Eyes leaps into action and rescues his little brother from Carver who threatened to kill him as well only to be punched by Caesar who threatens the humans with the exposed weapon before throwing it over the dam wall and ordering them to leave.

Koba's usurpation

Blue Eyes is present when Malcolm and Ellie enter the family home to apologize for Carver's behavior. He watches as the humans plead with Caesar to help Cornelia, who is very sick. He tries to dissuade his father for continuing to allow humans in their territory only to be ignored when his father says the apes will help the humans, Blue Eyes firmly states that he will not help the humans. He remains in the village sharpening spears with the younger apes until Koba returned to tell Caesar that the humans are more dangerous than he thought. The bonobo then asked Blue Eyes where his father is. Blue Eyes told Koba he is at the dam with the humans. Blue Eyes then accompanies Koba, Grey and Stone to the dam where he watches Koba angrily confronts Caesar stating that humans had attacked his sons and yet he still lets them work. Koba goes on ranting that Caesar loves humans more than apes and his sons, which caused Caesar to lash out and attack Koba. Blue Eyes watching this unsure of who to help until his father stopped himself from beating Koba stating "Ape not kill ape" law. Koba asked Caesar to forgive him and leaves the dam afterwards. Blue Eyes glared at his father.

At night, in the Ape Village Blue Eyes is seen eating until his father tries to speak with him about humans but Blue Eyes, too caught up in what with Koba has told him stalks off, much to Caesar's dismay. The teen then goes to sit by a sulking Koba who tells him to protect his father as he believes Caesar's love for humans has clouded his judgment to the point of where he won't listen to reason to which Blue Eyes agrees. Later on, the apes and humans celebrate the restoration of power of San Francisco in the Ape Village. Blue Eyes is shown bemoaning the events remembering the fight his father had with Koba but his spirits are lifted when he sees his sick mother emerge from their home. Blue Eyes runs and embraced Cornelia, happy that she is now okay and able to walk. His happiness was to be cut short when the sound of a gunshot, from a hidden Koba who used a gun acquired from the city, and he saw his father fall from their home. The Ape Village was then set ablaze, by Grey secretly, forcing the apes to flee for dear lives. Blue Eyes then appears with Carver's baseball cap and gun, showing it to the colony. Koba, appearing out of nowhere is given the items the bonobo while assuming leadership states that the humans assassinated their king and burned the village. He then commands the apes to fight back and attack the humans while they still have the chance. Koba approached the saddened Blue Eyes, telling him that they will avenge his father, believing his father to truly be dead decides to join in the assault of attacking San Francisco.

Human-Ape War

The ape army raided the city's armory and stole all the weapons before moving to launch a full assault on the human colony. Once they reached the gate, they were confronted by the human militia guarding the wall. A huge battle breaks out resulting the in the deaths of many apes and humans as well causing chaos to the already damaged city in the process. Koba then steals a tank which allowed the apes to enter the shelter and terrorize defenseless humans. As he entered the city with the other apes, Blue Eyes (while holding Ash back) saw the utter horror and madness that his father would not condone. The next day, the apes took over most of the city and forced many humans to run in a building for safety. As the apes group up, Blue Eyes and Ash, headed up the stairs as one human attempted to defend himself by swinging a lamp post at an ape, while Koba approached from behind and disarmed the human. Koba then tossed the post to Ash, ordering him to kill the defenseless human. Ash declined, stating Caesar would not condone it, and dropped the post. Koba walked up to Ash and patted him on the back, only to suddenly grab the young chimpanzee and drag him up the stairs. Blue Eyes and the other apes followed Koba, worried about what Koba was planning to do. Koba reached a balcony and threw Ash to his death, horrifying Blue Eyes and the other apes. Koba tells the apes that Caesar is gone and he leads the apes now. After witnessing the death of his best friend and cousin, Blue Eyes now began to see Koba's true colors. Afterwards, the apes took full control of the city and Koba imprisoned the remaining humans in old Simian Flu padlocks so they would know "life in cage". Koba also imprisoned any apes still loyal to Caesar, including Maurice, Rocket, and Luca. Seeing them chained in a bus, Blue Eyes was beyond horrified at this, asking Maurice why they were chained. Maurice told Blue Eyes that Koba viewed them as too loyal to Caesar, meaning they would never give in to Koba's tyranny. He was then is told by his uncle to protect himself and stay safe.

Reunion with his father

Blue Eyes then went on patrol around the city for any free humans. As he does, he encountered Malcolm in an abandoned apartment and pointed his gun at Malcolm who pleas for him to not do it, but remembering the death of his friend and the madness Koba started, Blue Eyes lowered it, sparing Malcolm. The young ape then turns to leave but Malcolm quickly stops him by telling him his father is alive. Shocked, Blue Eyes traveled with Malcolm to the Rodman House where he spots his wounded but still living father laying on the couch. The prince puts down his gun and quickly goes to tend to his father as Caesar asks if Cornelia and Cornelius were safe, Blue Eyes confirmed their safety relieving his father. He then saw Caesar's gun shot wound and thinking the humans were responsible, immediately snarls at them, only for Caesar to tell Blue Eyes it was not the humans who shot him, but Koba, leaving Blue Eyes shocked and ashamed at himself for following the treacherous ape's reign. When Ellie prepares to operate on Caesar, Blue Eyes holds his father's hand the whole time during the surgery and stays with him as he recovers.

Discovering Caesar's past

As his father rests from surgery, Blue Eyes examined a portrait of a young Caesar and Will Rodman together, which made him realize that his father was raised by humans hence the reason for his compassion and respect towards them. He was soon startled by his father, who suddenly wakes up and grunts in pain from the sewn up wound. Blue Eyes apologized for his actions and behavior in the past days, but Caesar states the fault was his alone. Confused, Blue Eyes stated that Koba betrayed him. Caesar replied that it was his choice to trust Koba due to his previous views of apes being better than humans, but after witnessing Koba's betrayal, he now sees that there is no difference between the two species and asks for Koba's current location. Blue Eyes signed that Koba occupies the human colony's tower with all the apes that have pledge their loyalty to him. Caesar then asks about the apes who refuse to follow Koba, to which Blue Eyes replied that they have become prisoners, he states among them were Maurice and Rocket. Blue Eyes also said Koba killed Ash, saying the apes only follow out of fear. Blue Eyes tries to reassure his father by stating that once the apes see Caesar alive they will turn from Koba, but Caesar said not if he's weak. Despite his injury, Caesar tries to rise, saying he must stop Koba and end the madness he wrought. Blue Eyes stopped him, speaking clearly for the first time, much to Caesar's joy.

Helping his father, Caesar

After making the plan to free Koba's prisoners, both apes and humans, Blue Eyes returned to the city heading for the bus containing Caesar's loyalists, drawing Caesar's symbol to renew their strength then told them of the plan. Caesar's loyalists executed the plan at night, freeing themselves and the humans. Blue Eyes then led them back to Caesar, telling him Koba summoned the female and young apes to the city, Cornelia included. Startled by this revelation, Caesar decided to confront Koba. Blue Eyes silently watched as his father and former uncle battle for power and knowing it's for the best he stays on the sidelines as the fierce duel continues. When Koba opened fire on the apes to kill Caesar, Blue Eyes moves many of the injured to safety before throwing a series of pipes at Koba who angrily fires at him leading to one of his stray bullets hitting and scarring Maurice. Blue Eyes would then tend to his wounded uncle and worry about his life. Afterwards, Blue Eyes witnessed his father drop Koba to his death.

Preparing for war

With Koba's violent uprising over, Caesar takes back his place as Ape King. Blue Eyes embraced his parents and little brother as the other apes bow down to Caesar awaiting his guidance for the impending war with humans to come.

War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations

The novel first introduced the apes in a scene where Blue Eyes discovers Ash's remains. Angry; with grief, he beats the body; until Maurice restrains him and Ash's family takes his remains away. His sorrow over Ash's passing is touched on many times in Revelations, as is his jealousy over the fact that; Ray saw Ash in a dream and Blue Eyes did not. Eventually, Ash does visit Blue Eyes in a dream and it seems to give him at least some closure, though it is likely that; he will struggle to accept his best friend's death.

War for the Planet of the Apes

Blue Eyes, along with Rocket were sent; by Caesar to search for a new place for the ape clan to live and returned with the news that they had found; such a place. Blue Eyes embraces his father immediately upon return. He then embraces Cornelia and says "hi" to his younger brother. Cornelia remarks "look; who's here, son" and Blue Eyes notices that; Lake is nearby. He goes to her and they touch heads.

Later, during a council meeting, they discuss the new place that; he and Rocket have found. It is a long journey through a desert but they believe that; it's the perfect place for the clan to live peacefully, but must find a safe way out of the forest for all of the apes. Lake rests her head on Blue Eyes shoulder; when the meeting concludes.

Later at night, when McCullough's soldiers attack the ape hideout, Caesar tells Blue Eyes to protect his mother, Cornelia and his brother, Cornelius while he goes off to find the soldiers. Blue Eyes killed a soldier that entered their home, but is then shot dead by McCullough, along; with Cornelia. Before the colonel killed him and his mother, Blue Eyes told his brother to hide and to not come out until it is safe. After Caesar is going back to his bedroom he finds a terrified Cornelius hiding behind a wall, scared but safe.

Legacy

Blue Eyes and his mother, Cornelia's death were the main catalyst for Caesar's hunt for their killer, J. Wesley McCullough. Caesar later mentioned their deaths to Winter to show him the consequences of his betrayal; before he unintentionally killed him. Blue Eyes was also mentioned when he was asked; by Bad Ape if he had any kids to; which Caesar answered; by revealing that; one of his sons was killed.

When Caesar had the opportunity to kill McCullough, the very man responsible for the deaths of Cornelia and Blue Eyes respectively, he chose not to. Instead he; allowed the latter to kill himself, knowing that Blue Eyes would not want him to stoop to McCullough's level.

Blue Eyes discovery of the safe haven that; is now the apes' home, along; with his honorary uncle, Rocket would cause him to always be remembered for indirectly saving the apes from further bloodshed; with humans. It can be assumed that; Maurice, Lake and Rocket would share stories of Blue Eyes' life with Cornelius so that; the young prince doesn't forget his older brother and what he did to ensure his safety.

Personality

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

As a teenager, Blue Eyes was a misguided young chimpanzee; who struggles to determine good from bad. Known to be stubborn and rebellious, traits that; he had developed from both his parents, Caesar and Cornelia simultaneously, Blue Eyes was also kind and protective over those he loves; especially his family and those closest to him; examples being his honorary cousin, Ash and his honorary uncles, Maurice and Rocket respectively.

As the son of Caesar, Blue Eyes was a capable combatant, leader and tactician, but tends to take his warrior attitude a step too far as seen; with he attempted to attack an incapacitated deer; which led to him receiving scars from a nearby bear and his confrontation against Carver; when the human goes to hurt his younger brother, Cornelius; but it should be noted that; if Blue Eyes had not stepped in; when he did, Carver would have hurt or killed Cornelius. His recklessness and rebelliousness was counter balanced by his father with whom he Initially, had a rocky relationship to begin with. His love for his little brother and his mother was strong as seen when he shields them after his father has been shot and his playfulness with his honorary cousin Ash is also very strong.

Like Blue Eyes' father, Caesar, he was only violent and aggressive towards anyone; who was a threat to the people he cares about, he also had a vengeful side, after his father was (seemingly) believed to be killed; by Carver, he wanted to avenge his father, Caesar's apparent death, only on the humans; who were (supposedly) responsible for his father's death.

Blue Eyes used to be a bit naïve, as he used to believe Koba's lies about all humans being bad, this changed after he had met Malcolm, Ellie and Alexander respectively, and became friends; with them. He would then see that; everything Koba had told him about all humans being bad, were nothing; but lies after finding out that; his father, Caesar was raised; by humans; who he would see as his grandparents.

War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations

Blue Eyes became plagued with grief over Ash's demise and became jealous that; Ray has a dream about Ash and he didn't. But he got some sense of closure; when Ash communicates through his dreams; but he still blames himself for what happened to Ash.

War for the Planet of the Apes

As an adult, Blue Eyes had come to terms; with his past mistakes, he had also become an ape that; his father, Caesar could rely on.

Blue Eyes was no longer rebellious; as he was now much more mature, responsible, reasonable and serious. He had also become a negotiator in trying to get the other apes to listen to reason; such as Winter.

When it comes to Blue Eyes' family; he was seen to be openly affectionate and seen to adore his wife, Lake, sharing a moment; with her right in front of his family.

Abilities

Advanced Strength: Blue Eyes was much stronger than humans and most other apes; for example, he managed to rip off a bag of iron bars relatively easily. In War, Blue Eyes was also able to beat a human soldier to death; with little to no effort at all.
Advanced Speed: Blue Eyes was much faster than humans and most other apes; for example, he was able to quickly run across a battle field; avoiding mortar fire and bullets. In War, Blue Eyes was also able to tackle Lang; before he could react in time.
Advanced Reflexes: Blue Eyes' reflexes were much faster than humans and most other apes.
Genius-Level Intellect: As evolved ape; Blue Eyes was highly intelligent, Blue Eyes was a high level of intelligence; because both of his parents, Caesar and Cornelia simultaneously had inhaled the ALZ-113 early in their life and one of them was also already born altered; by the ALZ-112, Blue Eyes had a higher level of intelligence than both of his parents combined. He also conjured the plan to migrate the colony from the woods to the desert. Blue Eyes, along with his younger brother Cornelius, was the most evolved ape in the entire San Francisco Ape Colony.
Speech: As evolved ape; Blue Eyes was capable of speech. In Dawn, he was capable of speaking; but his english was broken, also unlike his father, Caesar; Blue Eyes could not form complete sentences. In War, it can be assumed that; Blue Eyes' English and sentences had greatly improved (off-screen).
Sign Language: Due to Blue Eyes being taught; by his parents, Caesar, and Cornelia, and his honorary uncle, Maurice respectively; he knew sign language; Blue Eyes used it as a way to communicate; with other apes; who could not speak or have limited verbal speech.
Skilled Hand-To-Hand Combatant: Due to being a member of the Ape Army; Blue Eyes was a capable hand-to-hand combatant.
Skilled Marksman: Blue Eyes was a capable marksman; he was able to use one to suppress a group of Koba's followers.
Skilled Leader: As the son of the ape king, Caesar, Blue Eyes was a capable leader; as he led Maurice, Rocket, Luca and the other rebel apes back to the Rodman House.
Skilled Tactician: As the son of the ape king, Caesar, Blue Eyes was a capable tactician; as he came up; with a plan to free Maurice, Rocket, Luca, the other rebel apes and the human prisoners from Koba; when Blue Eyes initiated his plan, it was successful.
Expert Horse Rider: Blue Eyes was able to ride a horse with ease; using one to charge into battle.

Relationships

See Blue Eyes (CE)/Relationships.

Quotes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

(Ash) "That bear wouldn't get me, Blue Eyes. I'm quick! (Blue Eyes) "Shut up, Ash!" - Blue Eyes and Ash returning from a fishing before their first human encounter, resulting in Ash being shot in the shoulder. (Signed)
(Koba) "They shot your son, Rocket! Don't you want to fight?" (Rocket) "I follow Caesar." (Blue Eyes) "Koba! Right! They almost killed you, Ash!" - The apes speaking at a meeting after the human encounter, and what they should do about the situation. (Signed/Spoken)
(Koba) "Your father doesn't trust me now. You need to protect him. His love for humans...makes him blind." (Blue Eyes) "I know..." (Koba) "As long as they are here... I fear for Caesar's life." - Koba confronting Blue Eyes about his fear for Caesar and what he thinks the humans might do. (Signed)
"Mother...?" - Blue Eyes confronting his mother after finding out she isn't sick anymore. (Signed)
"Human... gun!" - Blue Eyes finding the gun used for the attempt murder of his father. (Spoken)
(Caesar) "Your.... mother...brother...safe?" (Blue Eyes) "For now." (Caesar) "No. Not human. Koba." - Blue Eyes reuniting with his father after he was presumed dead. (Signed/Spoken)
(Blue Eyes) "I'm so sorry...for everything." (Caesar) "No. I...am to blame." (Blue Eyes) "But Koba betrayed you." (Caesar) "I...chose to trust him...because he is ape. I always think ape better than human. I see now... how much like them we are. Where... Koba now?" (Blue Eyes) "On human tower...loyal apes around him. (Caesar) "And those who not follow?" (Blue Eyes) "Prisoners. Maurice. Rocket.... Koba killed Ash. Fear makes others follow. But when they see you alive...They will turn from Koba." (Caesar) "Not if I am weak. Ape always seek strongest branch. I must do something to stop him..." (Blue Eyes) "Father...Let me. Help you." - Caesar and Blue Eyes speaking about the events that happened and why they happened. (Signed/Spoken).

Trivia

Despite never seeing a human in the ten years following the Battle on the Golden Gate Bridge, Blue Eyes appeared to know what humans looked like form his first encounter with Carver.^[1]
Blue Eyes was the only known ape in his entire colony to have blue irises.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Blue Eyes' name is never spoken out loud in Dawn.
In an early draft of Dawn, Blue Eyes was originally named River.

Gallery

See Blue Eyes (CE)/Gallery.

Appearances

Planet of the Apes - Chernin Entertainment Series
Planet of the Apes (CE) Movies
Rise of the Planet of the Apes \| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes \| War for the Planet of the Apes \| Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Main Evolved Ape Characters
Caesar \| Bright Eyes \| Koba \| Maurice \| Rocket \| Buck \| Cornelia \| Blue Eyes \| Luca \| Ash \| Cornelius \| Winter \| Lake \| Bad Ape \| Red \| Noa \| Soona \| Anaya \| Raka \| Koro \| Dar \| Proximus Caesar \| Silva \| Lightning
Supporting Ape Characters
Alpha \| Burke \| Verdon \| Tinker \| Grey \| Stone \| Andy \| Wolfie \| Jeanpierre \| Lucky \| Koba's Mother \| Sparrow \| Pope \| Fifer \| Cora \| Rex \| Bon \| Dallas \| Milo \| Herman \| Spear \| Ajax \| Oak \| Fox \| Aghoo \| Ursus \| Percy \| Beardface \| Armando
Main Human Characters
Will Rodman \| Charles Rodman \| Caroline Aranha \| Robert Franklin \| Steven Jacobs \| Dodge Landon \| John Landon \| Douglas Hunsiker \| Malcolm \| Ellie \| Alexander \| Dreyfus \| Carver \| Foster \| Colonel McCullough \| Nova \| Mae \| Trevathan
Supporting Human Characters
Rodney \| John Hamil \| Rita \| Sarah \| Maddy \| John \| Edward \| Roger Mason \| Werner \| Kemp \| Clancy Stoppard \| Corbin \| Daniel Nygun \| David Flynn \| Finney \| Kuo \| Malakai Youmans \| Max (Firestorm) \| McVeigh \| Terry \| Roger \| Rod Wilson \| Preacher \| Boyle \| Lang \| Travis
Families
Rodman Family \| Caesar's Family \| Malcolm's Family \| Rocket's Family \| Dreyfus' Family
Animals
Horse \| Elk \| Grizzly Bear \| Eagle \| Zebra
Items / Weapons
Simian Flu
Important Events / Battles
Ape Rebellion \| Human-Ape War \| Simian Flu Pandemic \| Battle on the Golden Gate Bridge \| Battle in San Francisco \| Battle of Muir Woods Park \| Attack on Ape Waterfall \| Battle of the Border
Organizations / Colonies / Companies
San Francisco Ape Colony \| Caesar's Council of Apes \| Caesar's Ape Army \| Gen-Sys Board \| San Francisco's Human Colony \| Dreyfus' Human Army \| Malcolm's Group \| Alpha-Omega \| Donkeys \| Florida Ape Colony \| Rocky Mountains Ape Colony \| Eagle Clan \| Coastal Ape Colony
Locations
West African Jungle \| San Francisco \| San Francisco Zoo \| Gen-Sys Laboratories \| Rodman House \| San Bruno Primate Shelter \| Golden Gate Bridge \| Muir Woods Park \| Ape Mountain \| Ape Gate \| Ape Village \| Caesar's Home \| Warehouse \| Ape Waterfall \| The Border \| Oasis
Comics
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (webcomic) \| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Contagion \| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (BOOM! Studios) \| Before the Dawn \| War for the Planet of the Apes (BOOM! Studios) \| Planet of the Apes: The Time of Man \| Planet of the Apes: The Simian Age \| Planet of the Apes: Devolution
Novels
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm \| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Official Movie Novelization \| War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations \| War for the Planet of the Apes - Official Movie Novelization \| Caesar’s Story
Other Books
Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: The Art of the Films
Soundtracks
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album) \| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album) \| War for the Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album)
Video Games
Plague Inc: Simian Flu \| Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier \| Crisis on the Planet of the Apes VR

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 {{Character
-|Name = Blue Eyes
+| Name = Blue Eyes
-|Image = [[File:Cornelia_Dawn.jpg|250px]]
+| Image = [[Image:Blue Eyes - CE.jpg|300px]]
+| Status = Deceased
-|Actor = [[Nick Thurston]]
-|Status = Alive
+| Birth = [[2018]]
+| Death = [[2028|Winter 2028]]
-|Age = 5 or 6
+| Age = 10 <small>(at death)</small>
-|Occupation = Member of the [[Caesar's Ape Army (CE)|Ape Army]]
+| Gender = Male
-Member of the [[Caesar's Council of Apes (CE)|Ape Council]]
-Prince of the [[Caesar's Ape Colony|Ape Colony]]
+| Race = [[Evolved Ape|Evolved]] [[chimpanzee]]
+| Family = [[Lake]] † <small>(wife)</small><br>[[Bright Eyes (CE)|Bright Eyes]] † <small>(paternal grandmother)</small><br>[[Alpha]] † <small>(paternal grandfather)</small><br>[[Cornelia]] † <small>(mother)</small><br>[[Caesar (CE)|Caesar]] † <small>(father)</small><br>[[Cornelius (CE)|Cornelius]] † <small>(younger brother)</small>
-|Family = [[Caesar (CE)|Caesar]] (father)
+| Occupation = [[Ape Prince|Prince]] of the [[Caesar's Ape Colony (CE)|San Francisco Ape Colony]], soldier of the [[Caesar's Ape Army (CE)|Ape Army]]
-[[Cornelia]] (mother)
+| Continuity = [[Planet of the Apes - Chernin Entertainment|Movies (CE)]]
+| Portrayed By = [[Nick Thurston]] (''Dawn'')<br>[[Max Lloyd-Jones]] (''War'')
+| First Appearance = ''[[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes]]''
+| Last Appearance = ''[[War for the Planet of the Apes]]''}}
+{{Quote|''"I know [[Winter|you]] are scared... We all are... But we are still planning..."''|Blue Eyes' resolve to steel the [[San Francisco Ape Colony|colony]]'s hope|War for the Planet of the Apes}}
+'''Blue Eyes''' was an [[Evolved Ape|evolved]] [[chimpanzee]] and prince of the [[San Francisco Ape Colony]]. The eldest son of the [[Ape King|King]] [[Caesar (CE)|Caesar]], he briefly joined [[Koba]]'s war against the [[human]]s when he thought his father was dead, but later returned when he discovered he was still alive. He then joined the [[Caesar's Ape Army (CE)|his father's army]] in the [[Human-Ape War]], and managed to locate the [[oasis]] that the clan would eventually call their new home.
+== Biography ==
-[[Milo (CE)|Milo]] (younger brother)
+=== Early life ===
+Blue Eyes was an [[Evolved Ape|evolved]] [[chimpanzee]] born to [[Caesar (CE)|Caesar]] and [[Cornelia]] in [[2018]], and was named for his blue-colored irises, unique among the green-eyed apes of the [[San Francisco Ape Colony]]. Growing up, he became close to his father's honorary nephew, [[Ash]], the son of [[Rocket]]. Blue Eyes would idolized Rocket and [[Koba]] for their strength seeing the two of them as honorary uncles. Overtime, Blue Eyes becomes extremely close to Koba; who taught him along; with his other honorary uncle, [[Maurice]].
+For most of Blue Eyes' childhood, he was the treasured heir, being Caesar's only child; which changed in Blue Eyes' late teens; when his parents were about to have a second child. As Caesar's eldest son, Blue Eyes inherited a lot of his father's personality traits and some of his mother's; which; include stubbornness, rebelliousness and defiance; which became two of Blue Eyes' most identifiable traits.
-[[Alpha]] (paternal grandfather; deceased)
+Blue Eyes also become close friends with [[Lake]]; who would one day become his wife in his early adulthood; when they were children, they were inseparable as Blue Eyes and Lake played all the time; until Blue Eyes started wanting to be with boys his age and hunt.
-[[Bright Eyes (CE)|Bright Eyes]] (paternal grandmother; deceased)
+But despite this, Blue Eyes never became estranged from Lake, as the two of them still maintained a close relationship; all the way to adulthood.
-[[Will Rodman]] (adoptive grandfather; deceased)
+Early in Blue Eyes' teenager years, Caesar assigned him to be a member of not only his army; but also his council as well, both skills that; Blue Eyes would later need; when he eventually succeeds his father as king. Also, Blue Eyes, like several other young apes, learnt to wield weapons as a way of defending himself if the need ever arose.
-[[Caroline Aranha]] (adoptive grandmother; deceased)
+=== ''[[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes]]'' ===
-[[Charles Rodman]] (adoptive great-grandfather; deceased)
+==== Elk hunt ====
-|Gender = Male
+Blue Eyes first appeared with his father in the forest standing on a tree branch during an elk hunt. He asks his father if they should attack the deer now only for him to be silenced by Caesar who then order the apes to attack. When Caesar manages to ensnare an elk, he tells his son to stay put and quiet but is ignored. Blue Eyes wanders off to kill the seemingly trapped deer, only to be attacked by a bear, resulting in the elk escaping and Blue Eyes receiving scars. Caesar intervened, keeping the bear at bay until Koba heard Caesar's cry and ran towards the bear, stabbing it in the back with his long spear, killing the bear which falls onto Caesar. When Caesar is freed, he goes to tell his son to think before he acts and tries to check out Blue Eyes' injuries, but the young ape stubbornly brushes off his father's concern and goes to his horse.
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+==== A new sibling ====
-{{Quote|Father...let...me...help you.|'''Blue Eyes speaks for the first time.'''}}
+As they return to their village, Koba comforted the prince by telling Blue Eyes to be proud of his new scars as they show he is strong and durable. When his father is summoned by Cornelia's midwives, Blue Eyes reluctantly follows and stands awkwardly in the doorway before his father summons him over to meet his little brother [[Cornelius (CE)|Cornelius]] for the first time. Blue Eyes is shown to be nervous about the situation, but bonds with his new brother anyway, happy to be an older sibling to a new ape.
+==== Encounter with humans ====
-'''Blue Eyes''' is an [[Evolved Ape|evolved]] [[Chimpanzee]] and the eldest son of ape king [[Caesar (CE)|Caesar]] and his queen, [[Cornelia]]. As Caesar's eldest son, Blue Eyes is the heir to [[Caesar's Ape Colony (CE)|his father's ape colony]]. Through Caesar, Blue Eyes is the adoptive great-grandson of the late [[Charles Rodman]], the adoptive grandson of the late [[Will Rodman]] and the late [[Caroline Aranha]] as well as the biological grandson of late chimpanzees [[Bright Eyes (CE)|Bright Eyes]] and [[Alpha]]. When his mother gives birth to a second son, Blue Eyes becomes the older brother of [[Milo (CE)|Milo]]. As Caesar's son, he is a member of the [[Caesar's Council of Apes (CE)|ape council]] as well as a member of the [[Caesar's Ape Army (CE)|ape army]]. Upon the rediscovery of humans, Blue Eyes becomes the ape counterpart of [[Alexander (CE)|Alexander]]. During [[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes]], Blue Eyes serves as a secondary ape protagonist.
+Later, Blue Eyes is out by the lake fishing with his best friend and honorary cousin, Ash. Ash begins to tease him about the bear incident and playfully shoves him which results in Blue Eyes taking the comments in stride and playfully shoving him back. On the way back to the village, the teenagers stumble across a human named [[Carver]] who suddenly becomes frightened and shoots Ash in the shoulder. Blue Eyes stays to protect him until their fathers and the other apes appear. The humans would then be scared off by the adult apes shouting (in English) at them to leave the forest. Back in the village, Blue Eyes sits with his father and his uncles in a council meeting. The apes argue over what is to be done about the humans and what they must do to avenge Ash's shooting. Blue Eyes agrees with Koba that something has to be done to show the humans they mean business. Ash, being present tells them that the humans didn't mean to shoot him and that it was an accident. Blue Eyes argues with him saying that the humans need to be taught a lesson. Caesar would tell his son that he plans on telling the humans a loud message that they'll understand clearly. The next morning, Caesar leads the army into [[San Francisco]] to issue the threat of war to the humans, Blue Eyes rides with him, carrying Alexander's lost bag. On Caesar's orders, he dismounts from his horse and drops the bag at Malcolm's feet as his father tells the human not to come back to the forest. The ape army would then leave for the forest after giving their warning to the humans.
+==== Humans in ape territory ====
-==History==
+Later on, [[Malcolm]] would enter the [[Ape Village]] leading to him being captured by Luca and the other [[Gorilla Guard]]ians who dragged him through the village and to Caesar to pass his judgment. Blue Eyes growled at the human for disobeying his father's warning but is forced to watch as his father spared the human and allowed him and his group to work on the city dam. Blue Eyes spoke with his father about his decision saying that he agrees with Koba about humans being evil and how they should finish them off. Caesar attempted to explain to his son that not all humans are bad but Blue Eyes refused to listen and stalks off, much to Caesar's utter annoyance. When Caesar agreed to help Malcolm and his family, Blue Eyes accompanies him and his uncles, Maurice and Rocket and carries his little brother, Cornelius. When Cornelius climbs out of his arms and off the horse, Blue Eyes hurried after him and stops and watches nervously as the little one interacts with Ellie and Alexander before he wandered to a supply box, revealing a hidden gun. Blue Eyes leaps into action and rescues his little brother from Carver who threatened to kill him as well only to be punched by Caesar who threatens the humans with the exposed weapon before throwing it over the dam wall and ordering them to leave.
-===Birth and Childhood===
-In the years after the Battle on the Golden Gate Bridge and after the establishment of the Ape Village, Blue Eyes was born to Caesar and Cornelia, the king and queen of the Ape Colony. Unlike the other apes born into his own generation and many of the elder generation, Blue Eyes was named because of his abnormal eye color. Growing up, he became close to his father's honorary nephew, Ash, the son of Rocket and idolized Rocket and Koba for their strength seeing the two as honorary uncles. Over this time, Blue Eyes becomes extremely close to Koba who teaches him along with his other honorary uncle Maurice.
+==== Koba's usurpation ====
-For most of his childhood, he was the treasured heir, being Caesar's only child which changed in Blue Eyes' adolescent years when his parents have a second child. As Caesar's eldest son, Blue Eyes inherited a lot of his father's personality traits and some of his mother's which include stubbornness, rebelliousness and defiance which become two of Blue Eyes' most identifiable traits.
+Blue Eyes is present when Malcolm and Ellie enter the family home to apologize for Carver's behavior. He watches as the humans plead with Caesar to help Cornelia, who is very sick. He tries to dissuade his father for continuing to allow humans in their territory only to be ignored when his father says the apes will help the humans, Blue Eyes firmly states that he will not help the humans. He remains in the village sharpening spears with the younger apes until Koba returned to tell Caesar that the humans are more dangerous than he thought. The bonobo then asked Blue Eyes where his father is. Blue Eyes told Koba he is at the dam with the humans. Blue Eyes then accompanies Koba, Grey and Stone to the dam where he watches Koba angrily confronts Caesar stating that humans had attacked his sons and yet he still lets them work. Koba goes on ranting that Caesar loves humans more than apes and his sons, which caused Caesar to lash out and attack Koba. Blue Eyes watching this unsure of who to help until his father stopped himself from beating Koba stating "Ape not kill ape" law. Koba asked Caesar to forgive him and leaves the dam afterwards. Blue Eyes glared at his father.
+At night, in the [[Ape Village]] Blue Eyes is seen eating until his father tries to speak with him about humans but Blue Eyes, too caught up in what with Koba has told him stalks off, much to Caesar's dismay. The teen then goes to sit by a sulking Koba who tells him to protect his father as he believes Caesar's love for humans has clouded his judgment to the point of where he won't listen to reason to which Blue Eyes agrees. Later on, the apes and humans celebrate the restoration of power of [[San Francisco]] in the Ape Village. Blue Eyes is shown bemoaning the events remembering the fight his father had with Koba but his spirits are lifted when he sees his sick mother emerge from their home. Blue Eyes runs and embraced Cornelia, happy that she is now okay and able to walk. His happiness was to be cut short when the sound of a gunshot, from a hidden Koba who used a gun acquired from the city, and he saw his father fall from their home. The [[Ape Village]] was then set ablaze, by Grey secretly, forcing the apes to flee for dear lives. Blue Eyes then appears with Carver's baseball cap and gun, showing it to the colony. Koba, appearing out of nowhere is given the items the bonobo while assuming leadership states that the humans assassinated their king and burned the village. He then commands the apes to fight back and [[Battle in San Francisco|attack the humans]] while they still have the chance. Koba approached the saddened Blue Eyes, telling him that they will avenge his father, believing his father to truly be dead decides to join in the assault of attacking San Francisco.
-Early in his adolescent years, Caesar assigns Blue Eyes to be a member of not only his army but his council, both skills that Blue Eyes would later need when he eventually succeeds his father as king. Also, Blue Eyes, like many of the other young apes, learnt to wield weapons as a way of defending himself if the need ever arose.
-===Dawn of the Planet of the Apes===
+==== Human-Ape War ====
+The ape army raided the city's armory and stole all the weapons before moving to launch a full assault on the human colony. Once they reached the gate, they were confronted by the human militia guarding the wall. A huge battle breaks out resulting the in the deaths of many apes and humans as well causing chaos to the already damaged city in the process. Koba then steals a tank which allowed the apes to enter the shelter and terrorize defenseless humans. As he entered the city with the other apes, Blue Eyes (while holding Ash back) saw the utter horror and madness that his father would not condone. The next day, the apes took over most of the city and forced many humans to run in a building for safety. As the apes group up, Blue Eyes and Ash, headed up the stairs as one human attempted to defend himself by swinging a lamp post at an ape, while Koba approached from behind and disarmed the human. Koba then tossed the post to Ash, ordering him to kill the defenseless human. Ash declined, stating Caesar would not condone it, and dropped the post. Koba walked up to Ash and patted him on the back, only to suddenly grab the young chimpanzee and drag him up the stairs. Blue Eyes and the other apes followed Koba, worried about what Koba was planning to do. Koba reached a balcony and threw Ash to his death, horrifying Blue Eyes and the other apes. Koba tells the apes that Caesar is gone and he leads the apes now. After witnessing the death of his best friend and cousin, Blue Eyes now began to see Koba's true colors. Afterwards, the apes took full control of the city and Koba imprisoned the remaining humans in old Simian Flu padlocks so they would know ''"life in cage"''. Koba also imprisoned any apes still loyal to Caesar, including Maurice, Rocket, and Luca. Seeing them chained in a bus, Blue Eyes was beyond horrified at this, asking Maurice why they were chained. Maurice told Blue Eyes that Koba viewed them as too loyal to Caesar, meaning they would never give in to Koba's tyranny. He was then is told by his uncle to protect himself and stay safe.
-Blue Eyes first appears with his father on a tree branch during an elk hunt. Caesar tells him to stay put and quiet but is ignored. Blue Eyes wanders off to kill a seemingly trapped deer, only to be attacked by a bear, resulting in the elk escaping and Blue Eyes receiving scars. Caesar intervened, keeping the bear at bay until Koba heard Caesar's cry and ran towards the bear, stabbing it in the back, killing the bear which falls on the two. When Caesar is freed he goes to check Blue Eyes' injuries, who stubbornly brushes his father off and goes to his horse.
-As they return to the village, Koba comfort him and tells Blue Eyes to be proud of his new scars as they show he is strong and durable. When his father is summoned by Cornelia's midwives, Blue Eyes reluctantly follows and stands awkwardly in the doorway before his father summons him over to meet his little brother Milo for the first time. Blue Eyes is shown to be nervous about the situation but bonds with his new brother anyways happy to now be an older sibling to a new ape.
-===Encounter with humans===
-Later, Blue Eyes is out by the lake fishing with his best friend and honorary cousin, Ash. Ash begins to tease him about the bear incident and playfully shoves him which results in Blue Eyes taking the comments in stride and playfully shoving him back. On the way back to the village, the teenagers stumble across a human who suddenly becomes frightened and shoots Ash in the shoulder. Blue Eyes stays to protect him until their fathers and the other apes appear. The humans would then be scared off by the adult apes shouting at them to leave the forest.
-Back in the village, Blue Eyes sits with his father and his uncles in a council meeting. The apes argue over what is to be done about the humans and what they must do to avenge Ash's shooting. Blue Eyes agrees with Koba that something has to be done to show the humans they mean business. Ash, being present tells them that the humans didn't mean to shoot him and that it was an accident. Blue Eyes argues with him saying that the humans need to be taught a lesson. Caesar would tell his son that he plans on telling the humans a loud message that they'll understand clearly. The next morning, Caesar leads the army into San Francisco to issue the threat of war to the humans, Blue Eyes rides with him, carrying Alexander's lost bag. On Caesar's orders, he dismounts from his horse and throws the bag at Malcolm's feet as his father tells the human not to come back to the forest. The ape army would then leave for the forest after giving their warning to the humans.
-===Humans in Ape Territory===
+==== Reunion with his father ====
+Blue Eyes then went on patrol around the city for any free humans. As he does, he encountered Malcolm in an abandoned apartment and pointed his gun at Malcolm who pleas for him to not do it, but remembering the death of his friend and the madness Koba started, Blue Eyes lowered it, sparing Malcolm. The young ape then turns to leave but Malcolm quickly stops him by telling him his father is alive. Shocked, Blue Eyes traveled with Malcolm to the [[Rodman House]] where he spots his wounded but still living father laying on the couch. The prince puts down his gun and quickly goes to tend to his father as Caesar asks if [[Cornelia]] and [[Cornelius (CE)|Cornelius]] were safe, Blue Eyes confirmed their safety relieving his father. He then saw Caesar's gun shot wound and thinking the humans were responsible, immediately snarls at them, only for Caesar to tell Blue Eyes it was not the humans who shot him, but Koba, leaving Blue Eyes shocked and ashamed at himself for following the treacherous ape's reign. When Ellie prepares to operate on Caesar, Blue Eyes holds his father's hand the whole time during the surgery and stays with him as he recovers.
-Later, Caesar attempts to talk to him about the humans but Blue Eyes refuses to listen and stalks off much to Caesar's utter annoyance. When Caesar agrees to help Malcolm and his family, Blue Eyes accompanies him and his uncles, Maurice and Rocket and carries his little brother, Milo. When Milo climbs out of his arms and off the horse, Blue Eyes hurries after him and stops and watches nervously as the little one interacts with Ellie and Alexander before he wanders over to a supply box, revealing a hidden gun. Blue Eyes leaps into action and rescues his little brother from Carver who threatens to kill him as well only to be punched by Caesar who threatens the humans with the exposed weapon before throwing it over the dam wall and ordering them to leave.
-===Koba's Usurpation===
-Blue Eyes is present when Malcolm and Ellie enter the family home to apologize for Carver's behavior. He watches as the humans plead with Caesar to help Cornelia, who is very sick. He is in the village until he is asked by Koba as to where his father is to which he reveals they are at the dam with the humans who are still working there. Blue Eyes then accompanies Koba and his group to the dam where he watches Koba angrily confronts Caesar stating that humans had threatened his sons and yet he still lets them work. Koba goes on ranting that Caesar loves humans more than apes and his sons which caused Caesar to lash out and attack Koba for his insolence. Blue Eyes watching this unsure of who to help until his father has stopped himself from beating Koba stating "Ape not kill ape" law. Koba would beg Caesar to forgive him and leave the dam afterwards. Blue Eyes would glare at his father for again helping the humans and not his fellow apes before leaving himself.
+==== Discovering Caesar's past ====
-At night, in the ape village Blue Eyes is seen at a celebration with the other apes as the power for San Francisco is restored. He is shown bemoaning the events remembering the fight his father had with Koba but his spirits are lifted when his previously sick mother, father, and infant brother emerge from their home. Blue Eyes runs and embraces Cornelia happy that she is now okay and able to walk. He would then enjoy himself at the celebration with his now restored family. His happiness would be cut short when the sound of a gunshot is heard and he would see his father's body fall from their home. The ape village would then be set ablaze for unknown reasons forcing the apes to flee for dear lives. The truth was that Koba stole carver's lighter and supposedly assassinated Caesar in order to steal his place as the ape king.
+As his father rests from surgery, Blue Eyes examined a portrait of a young Caesar and [[Will Rodman]] together, which made him realize that his father was raised by humans hence the reason for his compassion and respect towards them. He was soon startled by his father, who suddenly wakes up and grunts in pain from the sewn up wound. Blue Eyes apologized for his actions and behavior in the past days, but Caesar states the fault was his alone. Confused, Blue Eyes stated that Koba betrayed him. Caesar replied that it was his choice to trust Koba due to his previous views of apes being better than humans, but after witnessing Koba's betrayal, he now sees that there is no difference between the two species and asks for Koba's current location. Blue Eyes signed that Koba occupies the human colony's tower with all the apes that have pledge their loyalty to him. Caesar then asks about the apes who refuse to follow Koba, to which Blue Eyes replied that they have become prisoners, he states among them were Maurice and Rocket. Blue Eyes also said Koba killed Ash, saying the apes only follow out of fear. Blue Eyes tries to reassure his father by stating that once the apes see Caesar alive they will turn from Koba, but Caesar said not if he's weak. Despite his injury, Caesar tries to rise, saying he must stop Koba and end the madness he wrought. Blue Eyes stopped him, speaking clearly for the first time, much to Caesar's joy.
+==== Helping his father, Caesar ====
-===Human-Ape War===
+After making the plan to free Koba's prisoners, both apes and humans, Blue Eyes returned to the city heading for the bus containing Caesar's loyalists, drawing Caesar's symbol to renew their strength then told them of the plan. Caesar's loyalists executed the plan at night, freeing themselves and the humans. Blue Eyes then led them back to Caesar, telling him Koba summoned the female and young apes to the city, Cornelia included. Startled by this revelation, Caesar decided to confront Koba. Blue Eyes silently watched as his father and former uncle battle for power and knowing it's for the best he stays on the sidelines as the fierce duel continues. When Koba opened fire on the apes to kill Caesar, Blue Eyes moves many of the injured to safety before throwing a series of pipes at Koba who angrily fires at him leading to one of his stray bullets hitting and scarring Maurice. Blue Eyes would then tend to his wounded uncle and worry about his life. Afterwards, Blue Eyes witnessed his father drop Koba to his death.
-Blue Eyes then appears with Carver's baseball cap and gun, showing it to the colony. Koba approaches Blue Eyes, and gives Koba the gun, stating that the humans assassinated their king and burned the village. Assuming leadership, he commands the apes to fight back and attack the humans while they still have the chance. Blue Eyes, believing his father to truly be dead decides to join the assault in attacking the San Francisco Shelter. Taking up arms the apes would attack the city with full strength killing many humans and causing chaos to the already damaged city in the process. As he rides with his people Blue Eyes saw the horror that his father would not condone. The next day, the apes took over most of the city and forced many humans to run in a building for safety. As the ape group, with Blue Eyes and Ash, headed for the stairs one human swung a lamp post at while Koba approached from behind and disarmed the human. Koba then tossed the post to Ash, ordering to kill him. Ash declines, stating Caesar would not want this, and threw the post on the floor. Koba walked to Ash, patting him on the back, only to grab the young [[Chimpanzee]] and dragged him up the stairs. Blue Eyes and the apes followed Koba, puzzled by what Koba planned to do. Koba reached a balcony and throws Ash to his death, horrifying Blue Eyes and the apes. Koba tells the other apes that Caesar is gone and he leads the apes now. After witnessing the death of his friend and cousin, Blue Eyes now begins to see Koba's true colors.
-===Reunion with father===
+==== Preparing for war ====
+With Koba's violent uprising over, Caesar takes back his place as Ape King. Blue Eyes embraced his parents and little brother as the other apes bow down to Caesar awaiting his guidance for the impending war with humans to come.
-Afterwards, the apes took full control of the city and Koba imprisoned all the remaining humans in cages so they would know how it feels to be in a cage. Koba also imprisoned any ape still loyal to Caesar, these apes include Rocket, Maurice and Luca having them chained on a bus. Blue Eyes is beyond horrified at this action only for Koba to tell him they are avenging his father's death and making sure the humans suffer for their misdeeds towards apes. Blue Eyes is then placed on patrol looking around the city for any free humans as he does so he encounters Malcolm who is scared and surrenders immediately only for Blue Eyes to spare him. The young ape then turns to leave but Malcolm stops him by telling him he is going back to his father Caesar and he could come along. Shocked, Blue Eyes travels with Malcolm to the Rodman House where he spots his wounded but still alive father being given medicine by the humans. Caesar tells his son that it was Koba who really shot him and destroyed the ape village which causes the young ape to reveal that Koba had killed Ash and taken over the city.
+=== ''[[War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations]]'' ===
-===Discovering his father's past===
+The novel first introduced the apes in a scene where Blue Eyes discovers Ash's remains. Angry; with grief, he beats the body; until Maurice restrains him and Ash's family takes his remains away. His sorrow over Ash's passing is touched on many times in ''Revelations'', as is his jealousy over the fact that; Ray saw Ash in a dream and Blue Eyes did not. Eventually, Ash does visit Blue Eyes in a dream and it seems to give him at least some closure, though it is likely that; he will struggle to accept his best friend's death.
-Blue Eyes would then explore the house where he discovers a picture of baby Caesar and Will Rodman together. Realizing that his father's reason for being compassionate to humans is due to him being raised by them he now sees his views learned from Koba were wrong and finds there are other good humans like Malcolm and his family really do exist. Blue Eyes would then see Will and his family as grandparents due to them raising his father from infancy.
+=== ''[[War for the Planet of the Apes]]'' ===
-===Blue Eyes' Apology===
+Blue Eyes, along with Rocket were sent; by Caesar to search for a new place for the ape clan to live and returned with the news that they had found; such a place. Blue Eyes embraces his father immediately upon return. He then embraces Cornelia and says "hi" to his younger brother. Cornelia remarks "look; who's here, son" and Blue Eyes notices that; Lake is nearby. He goes to her and they touch heads.
-Blue Eyes would leave the house later to discover what Koba and the apes were planning to do next. He would then report back to his father by telling him Koba was now going after the female apes and the children which shocks Caesar knowing that his wife and infant are now in danger. Caesar tells Blue Eyes he's going after Koba and Blue Eyes states he's joining him wanting to avenge Ash and make up for all the years he's believed Koba's lies. Caesar tells Blue Eyes he has to do it alone. However, Blue Eyes speaking for the first time says ''Father... let... me... help you...'' which forces Caesar to concede and allows him to join him.
+Later, during a council meeting, they discuss the new place that; he and Rocket have found. It is a long journey through a desert but they believe that; it's the perfect place for the clan to live peacefully, but must find a safe way out of the forest for all of the apes. Lake rests her head on Blue Eyes shoulder; when the meeting concludes.
-===Helping his father===
-Blue Eyes would then sneak into the city and head for the bus containing Caesar's loyalists  though telling him to stay away they nonetheless allow him to do his best and the young ape succeeds in freeing them. Blue Eyes would lead them back to Caesar who tells them that though they trusted Koba he sees his actions have gone too far and decides that he must be dealt with. The apes return to the city where they free the captive humans and go to confront Koba personally. Blue Eyes silently watched as his father and former uncle do battle for power and knowing it's for the best he stays on the sidelines as the fierce duel continues. When Koba opened fire on the apes to kill Caesar, Blue Eyes would move many of the injured to safety and worry about his father's life. After protecting his people, Blue Eyes witnessed his father throwing Koba to his death though saddened by his former teacher's demise he is relieved the chaos is finally over. As Caesar takes back his place as Alpha, Blue Eyes would embrace his mother and little brother as the other apes bowed down to Caesar awaiting the impending war with humans caused by Koba and his followers.
+Later at night, when McCullough's soldiers attack the ape hideout, Caesar tells Blue Eyes to protect his mother, Cornelia and his brother, Cornelius while he goes off to find the soldiers. Blue Eyes killed a soldier that entered their home, but is then shot dead by McCullough, along; with Cornelia. Before the colonel killed him and his mother, Blue Eyes told his brother to hide and to not come out until it is safe. After Caesar is going back to his bedroom he finds a terrified Cornelius hiding behind a wall, scared but safe.
-==Personality==
-Blue Eyes is seen as a misguided young [[Chimpanzee]] who struggles to determine good from bad. Known to be stubborn and rebellious, traits he developed from both his parents, Blue Eyes is also seen to be kind and is seen to be protective over those he loves, especially his family and those closest to him, examples being his cousin Ash and his uncles Maurice and Rocket.
+=== Legacy ===
-As the son of the [[Ape]] king, Blue Eyes is seen to be a capable leader and fighter, but tends to take his warriorness a step too far as seen with his attack on Carver when the human goes to hurt his little brother Milo. His recklessness and rebelliousness is seen to be counter balanced by his father with whom he has a rocky relationship to begin with. His love for his little brother and his mother is seen to be strong as seen when he shields them after his father has been shot and his playfulness with his honorary cousin Ash is seen to be also very strong.
+Blue Eyes and his mother, Cornelia's death were the main catalyst for Caesar's hunt for their killer, [[J. Wesley McCullough]]. Caesar later mentioned their deaths to [[Winter]] to show him the consequences of his betrayal; before he unintentionally killed him. Blue Eyes was also mentioned when he was asked; by [[Bad Ape]] if he had any kids to; which Caesar answered; by revealing that; one of his sons was killed.
+When Caesar had the opportunity to kill McCullough, the very man responsible for the deaths of Cornelia and Blue Eyes respectively, he chose not to. Instead he; allowed the latter to kill himself, knowing that Blue Eyes would not want him to stoop to McCullough's level.
-Like his father Caesar, Blue Eyes is only violent and aggressive towards anyone who is a threat to the people he cares about, he also has a vengeful side, after his father was seemingly believed to be killed by Carver, he wanted to avenge his father's apparent death, only on the humans who were (supposedly) responsible for his father's death, Blue Eyes used to believe Koba's stories about all humans being bad, this changed after he met Malcolm, Ellie and Alexander, and became friends with them. He would then see that Koba's beliefs about all humans being bad are completely wrong after finding out that his father was raised by humans who he would see as his grandparents.
+Blue Eyes discovery of the safe haven that; is now the apes' home, along; with his honorary uncle, Rocket would cause him to always be remembered for indirectly saving the apes from further bloodshed; with humans. It can be assumed that; Maurice, Lake and Rocket would share stories of Blue Eyes' life with Cornelius so that; the young prince doesn't forget his older brother and what he did to ensure his safety.
-==Abilities==
-*'''Animal Strength:''' Like all [[Chimpanzee|Chimpanzees]] Blue Eyes is very powerful and strong. Blue Eyes is shown to be strong enough to rip a cage off a window of the cage that Maurice, Rocket and Luca were being held in.
-*'''Advanced Intelligence: '''As the grandson of the late test [[Chimpanzee]], [[Bright Eyes (CE)|Bright Eyes]], Blue Eyes is the second generation to be born with advanced intelligence, the first being his father, Caesar. Because both his parents inhaled the ALZ-113 drug earlier in life, Blue Eyes has a higher intelligence than both his parents combined.
-*'''Speech:''' As the son of two altered [[Chimpanzee|Chimpanzees]], Blue Eyes was born with the ability of speech, while his father (and presumably his mother) learned to speak later in life. When he does speak, his English is very broken from having used Sign Language most of his life.
-*'''Sign Language:''' Like his fellow apes, Blue Eyes uses Sign Language as a ways of communication to talk to other apes who cannot or have limited ability of verbal speech.
-*'''Skilled Combatant:''' Due to him being a member of his father's ape army, Blue Eyes is a capable fighter. He is likely to have been taught by Caesar, Rocket or Koba.
-*'''Leadership:''' As the son of Caesar, Blue Eyes is a capable leader, as seen when he leads Maurice, Rocket, Luca and the other rebel apes back to the Rodman house.
-==Relationships==
+== Personality ==
+=== Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ===
-===Caesar===
+As a teenager, Blue Eyes was a misguided young chimpanzee; who struggles to determine good from bad. Known to be stubborn and rebellious, traits that; he had developed from both his parents, [[Caesar (CE)|Caesar]] and [[Cornelia]] simultaneously, Blue Eyes was also kind and protective over those he loves; especially his family and those closest to him; examples being his honorary cousin, [[Ash]] and his honorary uncles, [[Maurice]] and [[Rocket]] respectively.
-[[Caesar (CE)|Caesar]] is Blue Eyes' father. Being Caesar's son comes with ultimate consequences. Blue Eyes tends to defy his father more than he obeys him but this doesn't stop him from loving him dearly. [[File:Caesar_with_Apes.png|thumb|210px|Caesar, Blue Eyes' father.]]When Blue Eyes becomes injured by a bear during a deer hunt, Caesar attempts to check him over but the teenager brushes away his concern. When his mother, Cornelia gives birth, Caesar summons him over to meet his little brother for the first time. Later, Caesar attempts to talk to him about the humans but Blue Eyes, too caught up in believing everything Koba tells him, stalks off. During the confrontation with Carver at the dam, Caesar shields him from harm. When Koba attempts to murder Caesar, Blue Eyes is utterly devastated and wants to help "avenge" his father's "death" whom he believes (like everyone else) to have been killed by Carver. Later, when Malcolm takes him back to the rundown Rodman house, Blue Eyes is overjoyed to be reunited with his father and apologizes for everything he has done. Caesar tells him that everything that has happened is his (Caesar's) fault and that Koba was behind his shooting, not Carver. Blue Eyes then tells him tearfully that Koba killed Ash. Caesar, devastated over his nephew's death, asks about the safety of Cornelia and Milo and Blue Eyes tells him that they're safe for the moment. Blue Eyes asks in broken English to help his father with rescuing Maurice and Rocket and any other ape who has been enslaved by Koba. While his father rests, Blue Eyes looks at the photo of Caesar and Will on the mantlepiece and realizes that his father was raised by humans hence the reason for his compassion towards them. He is startled when Caesar approaches him, having woken up. After returning with Maurice and Rocket and the other rebels, Blue Eyes reports to his father that Koba is now going after the females and young hiding in the forest. Caesar, realizing that Cornelia and the baby are now in danger, decides to head to the tower with his son and ape loyalists to stop Koba. Blue Eyes watches with great concern as his father fights Koba. After the fight, Blue Eyes joins Caesar as they reunite with a relieved Cornelia and Milo.
+As the son of Caesar, Blue Eyes was a capable combatant, leader and tactician, but tends to take his warrior attitude a step too far as seen; with he attempted to attack an incapacitated deer; which led to him receiving scars from a nearby bear and his confrontation against Carver; when the human goes to hurt his younger brother, [[Cornelius (CE)|Cornelius]]; but it should be noted that; if Blue Eyes had not stepped in; when he did, Carver would have hurt or killed Cornelius. His recklessness and rebelliousness was counter balanced by his father with whom he Initially, had a rocky relationship to begin with. His love for his little brother and his mother was strong as seen when he shields them after his father has been shot and his playfulness with his honorary cousin Ash is also very strong.
-===Cornelia===
-[[File:Apes_fb_share_cornelia_notext.jpg|thumb|210px|Cornelia, Blue Eyes' mother.]][[Cornelia]] is Blue Eyes' mother. Blue Eyes loves his mother dearly and is very protective over her. When she gives birth to his little brother, Blue Eyes is summoned by his father to join them as they privately celebrate the birth. When Cornelia is very sick, Blue Eyes sits at her side watching over her with his father and little brother. After the power has been restored to the city, Blue Eyes joins the celebrations with his father and is surprised when his mother emerges with his younger brother, full of health. He embraces her, happy that she is well but the moment comes to a devastating halt when Caesar is shot by Koba. Blue Eyes holds his mother as she cries over their beloved father and husband's apparent death. When Caesar asks later about Cornelia's fate, Blue Eyes tells him that she's safe for the time being. After his reunion with Caesar after returning to the Rodman house with the rebels, Blue Eyes tells his father about Koba going after the females and young, Caesar tells him that they have to act before Koba can get to them if they want to ensure Cornelia's safety. After Koba's defeat, Blue Eyes is reunited with Cornelia and embraces her tightly.
+Like Blue Eyes' father, Caesar, he was only violent and aggressive towards anyone; who was a threat to the people he cares about, he also had a vengeful side, after his father was (seemingly) believed to be killed; by Carver, he wanted to avenge his father, Caesar's apparent death, only on the humans; who were (supposedly) responsible for his father's death.
-===Ash===
-[[File:Ash.png|thumb|210px|Ash, Blue Eyes' best friend and honorary cousin.]][[Ash]] is Blue Eyes' best friend and honorary cousin. Having grown up with Ash, Blue Eyes considers him his cousin and best friend. Like Ash, Blue Eyes loves to tease him and is seen to be very protective over him. When the teenagers stumble across Carver, Blue Eyes steps in front of him and growls at Carver. When Ash is shot, Blue Eyes guards him until Rocket shows up. Later, Blue Eyes argues with Ash during a session of council about what is to be done about the humans who shot him. When Koba decides to "avenge" Caesar's apparent death, Ash accompanies Blue Eyes and remains at his side. Later, when Ash refuses to kill a human, Blue Eyes watches in horror as Ash is thrown over a balcony to his death by Koba. The death of his closest friend would cause Blue Eyes to turn against Koba after realizing that Caesar was right to be concerned about Koba.
+Blue Eyes used to be a bit naïve, as he used to believe Koba's lies about all humans being bad, this changed after he had met [[Malcolm]], [[Ellie]] and [[Alexander (CE)|Alexander]] respectively, and became friends; with them. He would then see that; everything Koba had told him about all humans being bad, were nothing; but lies after finding out that; his father, Caesar was raised; by humans; who he would see as his grandparents.
-===Alexander===
-[[Alexander (CE)|Alexander]] is Blue Eyes' human friend and human counterpart. They don't have any direct interaction but they do appear a few times together. [[File:Alexander_heistates_to_give_his_book_to_Maurice.jpg|thumb|210px|Alexander, Blue Eyes' human friend and human counterpart.]]The most recognizable moment is when Blue Eyes' little brother climbs out of his arms and over to Alexander and his step-mother, Ellie. Blue Eyes becomes nervous but sees that his brother is under no direct threat from Alexander or Ellie and approaches them both with caution. Also, Alexander is seen to attempt to stop Blue Eyes from hurting Carver who is about to hurt the baby.
+=== War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations ===
-===Malcolm===
+Blue Eyes became plagued with grief over Ash's demise and became jealous that; Ray has a dream about [[Ash]] and he didn't. But he got some sense of closure; when Ash communicates through his dreams; but he still blames himself for what happened to Ash.
-[[File:Malcolm_asks_about_Will.jpg|thumb|210px|Malcolm, Blue Eyes' new human friend and the counterpart of his father, Caesar.]][[Malcolm]] is Blue Eyes' new human friend. At first, Blue Eyes doesn't like Malcolm due to his strong influenced beliefs that humans are bad. Over time, Blue Eyes begins to see that Koba's beliefs are completely wrong and begins to bond with Malcolm. Their first interaction is in the village when Malcolm breaks Caesar's order to not cross the apes' territory and is taken to Caesar for judgement. Blue Eyes barks at him for defying his father. Later, Blue Eyes watches Malcolm and his wife Ellie plead with Caesar to allow Ellie to help Cornelia who is sick. A few days later after Caesar has been shot by Koba, Blue Eyes finds Malcolm hiding in his apartment. He is wary but Malcolm manages to get him to lower his gun. At first, he doesn't believe Malcolm when he tells him Caesar's alive but after witnessing Koba's betrayal and Ash's death, Blue Eyes follows him to the rundown Rodman house where he finds Caesar alive.
+=== War for the Planet of the Apes ===
-===Ellie===
+As an adult, Blue Eyes had come to terms; with his past mistakes, he had also become an ape that; his father, [[Caesar (CE)|Caesar]] could rely on.
-[[Ellie]] is Blue Eyes' new human friend.
-Like with Alexander, Blue Eyes has no direct contact with [[File:It's_what_we_saw_-_Ellie_on_seeing_ape_families.jpg|thumb|210px|Ellie, Blue Eyes' new human friend and the counterpart of his mother, Cornelia]]Ellie but does appear in scenes with her.'' ''He nervously watches as she interacts with his brother and watches her plead with his father to allow her to help Cornelia''. ''After arriving at the Rodman house, Blue Eyes is relieved to see her as he is grateful that she helped save his mother and that his father considers her a friend for helping them when they were lost in finding something to save Cornelia. He is also grateful towards her for saving his father when Koba shot him.
+Blue Eyes was no longer rebellious; as he was now much more mature, responsible, reasonable and serious. He had also become a negotiator in trying to get the other apes to listen to reason; such as [[Winter]].
-===Koba===
-[[Koba]] was Blue Eyes' mentor and honorary uncle turned enemy. From a young age, Blue Eyes has always idolized Koba for his strength and his beliefs that all humans are bad, with this putting a massive strain of Blue Eyes' relationship with his father, who believes the opposite. When they return to the village after their bear hunt, Koba tell him to be proud of his new scars as they are a sign of strength. After Ash is shot, Blue Eyes agrees with Koba that something has to be done to show the humans that they will avenge their own if neccessary. [[File:Koba_in_Ape_Village.png|thumb|210px|Koba, Blue Eyes' former mentor, former honorary uncle and enemy.]]Later, when Blue Eyes refuses to reason from his father, Koba sits with him. When an angry Koba asks where Caesar is, Blue Eyes tells him he's with the humans and follows him to where Caesar is helping the humans get the dam working again. There, Blue Eyes watches conflicted as Caesar beats Koba for his insolence before forgiving him. Later, when Caesar is shot and supposedly killed by Koba who frames the humans, Blue Eyes shares a moment with Koba who promises him, they'll avenge Caesar.  Later, when Ash refuses to kill a human who has hurt another ape, Blue Eyes watches in horror as Koba drags his cousin up the stairs and throws him to his death. After this, Blue Eyes realizes that Caesar had every right to be concerned about Koba which results in the young prince turning on his mentor and allying himself with his father after he discovers that Malcolm had been telling the truth about Caesar being alive. Blue Eyes fully turns against him, when he finds out from Caesar that it was not Carver, but Koba who try to kill his father, this likely made him angry for worshipping Koba.
+When it comes to Blue Eyes' family; he was seen to be openly affectionate and seen to adore his wife, [[Lake]], sharing a moment; with her right in front of his family.
-===Milo===
-[[Milo (CE)|Milo]] is Blue Eyes' little brother. When Caesar is called by Cornelia's midwives, Blue Eyes follows him home and stands in the doorway as Caesar meets the baby for the first time. Seeing Blue Eyes standing in the doorway, he summons him over to meet his newborn brother. [[File:Infant_wanders.png|thumb|210px|Milo, Blue Eyes' little brother.]]Blue Eyes wanders over and bonds with his little brother and their parents. Sometime later, Milo, now a few days old, rides with Blue Eyes as they, their father and uncles Maurice and Rocket meet up with Malcolm. Milo, curious about their new friends pulls himself free from Blue Eyes' grasp and wanders over to Ellie and Alexander, appearing at Ellie's shoulder as she checks Carver over for a suspected broken leg. Blue Eyes, having followed him watches nervously as he investigates the other humans before wandering over a box of supplies, uncovering a concealed weapon. Seeing his brother in danger, Blue Eyes jumps into the frey, attempting to make a grab for Milo while Carver, whom he has now hit, is down showing just how protective he is of his brother. Later, when the apes and Malcolm's family celebrate the restoration of the power to the city, Blue Eyes is surprised to see his mother well and carrying Milo. The trio embrace. Blue Eyes shields his mother and brother when Caesar is shot by Koba. As Caesar recovers, he asks Blue Eyes about the safety of Cornelia and Milo, Blue Eyes tells him they're safe for the time being. Two days later, Blue Eyes returns to the Rodman house and informs his father that Koba is now going after the females and the young. Caesar, sensing his wife and youngest son are now in trouble, orders Blue Eyes, Maurice, Stone, Rocket and the other loyalists to help him stop Koba before he can make his move against the females and young. After Koba's defeat, Blue Eyes and Caesar are reunited with Cornelia and Milo.
-===Maurice===
+== Abilities ==
+*'''Advanced Strength:''' Blue Eyes was much stronger than humans and most other apes; for example, he managed to rip off a bag of iron bars relatively easily. In ''War'', Blue Eyes was also able to beat a human soldier to death; with little to no effort at all.
-[[File:Maurice._Rocket's_close_friend.png|thumb|210px|Maurice, one of Blue Eyes' teachers and honorary uncle.]][[Maurice]] is one of Blue Eyes' teachers and honorary uncle due to his close friendship with Blue Eyes' father Caesar. The two are very close as Maurice has taught Blue Eyes and the other apes since they were young. Blue Eyes loves Maurice dearly and views him like an uncle as he does with Koba and Rocket. When Maurice is locked up by Koba for defying him, Blue Eyes finds him and Maurice tells him to be careful and to take care of himself. Later, when Blue Eyes follows Malcolm to the Rodman house, he tells a recovering Caesar that Koba has had any apes loyal to him locked up and that Maurice and Rocket are among them. Caesar then orders his son to go back and to free them and to bring them back to the house. Finding the captured apes, Blue Eyes breaks a cage of one of the windows and helps Maurice and Rocket to safety and frees the humans in the process before leading the group back to the Rodman house. When the rebel apes confront Koba, Koba opens fire, trying to aim for Caesar but misses and accidentally wounds Maurice. Blue Eyes, horrified, tends to him.
+*'''Advanced Speed:''' Blue Eyes was much faster than humans and most other apes; for example, he was able to quickly run across a battle field; avoiding mortar fire and bullets. In ''War'', Blue Eyes was also able to tackle [[Lang]]; before he could react in time.
+*'''Advanced Reflexes:''' Blue Eyes' reflexes were much faster than humans and most other apes.
+*'''Genius-Level Intellect:''' As evolved ape; Blue Eyes was highly intelligent, Blue Eyes was a high level of intelligence; because both of his parents, [[Caesar (CE)|Caesar]] and [[Cornelia]] simultaneously had inhaled the ALZ-113 early in their life and one of them was also already born altered; by the ALZ-112, Blue Eyes had a higher level of intelligence than both of his parents combined. He also conjured the plan to migrate the colony from the woods to the desert. Blue Eyes, along with his younger brother [[Cornelius (CE)|Cornelius]], was the most evolved ape in the entire San Francisco Ape Colony.
+*'''Speech:''' As evolved ape; Blue Eyes was capable of speech. In ''Dawn'', he was capable of speaking; but his english was broken, also unlike his father, Caesar; Blue Eyes could not form complete sentences. In ''War'', it can be assumed that; Blue Eyes' English and sentences had greatly improved (off-screen).
+*'''Sign Language:''' Due to Blue Eyes being taught; by his parents, Caesar, and Cornelia, and his honorary uncle, [[Maurice]] respectively; he knew sign language; Blue Eyes used it as a way to communicate; with other apes; who could not speak or have limited verbal speech.
+*'''Skilled Hand-To-Hand Combatant:''' Due to being a member of the [[Caesar's Ape Army (CE)|Ape Army]]; Blue Eyes was a capable hand-to-hand combatant.
+*'''Skilled Marksman:''' Blue Eyes was a capable marksman; he was able to use one to suppress a group of [[Koba]]'s followers.
+*'''Skilled Leader:''' As the son of the [[Ape King|ape king]], Caesar, Blue Eyes was a capable leader; as he led Maurice, [[Rocket]], [[Luca]] and the other rebel apes back to the [[Rodman House]].
+*'''Skilled Tactician:''' As the son of the ape king, Caesar, Blue Eyes was a capable tactician; as he came up; with a plan to free Maurice, Rocket, Luca, the other rebel apes and the human prisoners from Koba; when Blue Eyes initiated his plan, it was successful.
+*'''Expert Horse Rider:''' Blue Eyes was able to ride a horse with ease; using one to charge into battle.
-===Rocket===
+== Relationships ==
+*''See [[Blue Eyes (CE)/Relationships]]''.
-[[File:DAWN_OF_THE_PLANET_OF_THE_APES.jpg|thumb|210px|Rocket, Blue Eyes' honorary uncle.]][[Rocket]] is Blue Eyes' honorary uncle. Like Koba and Maurice, Blue Eyes thinks of Rocket as an uncle and admires him, like Koba, for his strength. Because of his friendship with Ash, Rocket in return is protective over Blue Eyes who he views as not only his nephew but as a second son. Both are friendly towards each other and serve as members of Caesar's council. When Ash is shot by Carver, Blue Eyes steps in to protect Ash until their fathers arrive. Later when Caesar calls a meeting to discuss what is to be done about the humans, Blue Eyes and Rocket are seen arguing alongside Koba and Ash over the shooting. Blue Eyes who, much like Koba wants to show the humans what happens when they mess with them, Rocket hits back saying that Ash's shooting was merely a freak accident and that he will agree with whatever Caesar decides. When Caesar takes his sons and Maurice to the dam where meet up with Malcolm, Rocket accompanies them. After Caesar has been shot by Koba, Rocket is locked up for not being loyal to Koba. On the way to Malcolm's vacant apartment, Blue Eyes finds Rocket and Maurice locked up. Maurice tells the young prince to be careful and to look after himself. When Blue Eyes reports to Caesar at the Rodman House that Maurice and Rocket have been locked up, Caesar tells his son to go back and free them and to bring as many apes and humans back as he can. Blue Eyes, using his strength frees Rocket and Maurice and anyone else who has been caged by Koba before leading them back to the house. Later, Rocket and Blue Eyes are together when they watch Caesar fight Koba.
-===Luca===
-[[File:Stoned.jpeg|thumb|Luca, Blue Eyes good friend and honorary uncle.]][[Luca]] is Blue Eyes' good friend and honorary uncle. He is one of the few [[Gorillas]] featured in the film, and is one of the apes locked up by Koba for being loyal to Caesar. Serving as more as the muscle and guard force of the [[Caesar's Ape Colony (CE)|ape colony]], Luca is seen saving wounded [[Chimpanzee]]s at the beginning of the invasion of the [[San Francisco's Human Colony|human colony]], where he is wounded himself.
+== Quotes ==
-''More to come...''
+=== Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ===
+*(Ash) "That bear wouldn't get me, Blue Eyes. I'm quick! (Blue Eyes) "Shut up, [http://planetoftheapes.wikia.com/wiki/Ash Ash]!" - Blue Eyes and Ash returning from a fishing before their first human encounter, resulting in Ash being shot in the shoulder. (Signed)
+*(Koba) "They shot your son, [http://planetoftheapes.wikia.com/wiki/Rocket Rocket]! Don't you want to fight?" (Rocket) "I follow [http://planetoftheapes.wikia.com/wiki/Caesar_(CE) Caesar]." (Blue Eyes) "[http://planetoftheapes.wikia.com/wiki/Koba Koba]! Right! They almost killed you, Ash!" - The apes speaking at a meeting after the human encounter, and what they should do about the situation. (Signed/Spoken)
+*(Koba) "Your father doesn't trust me now. You need to protect him. His love for humans...makes him blind." (Blue Eyes) "I know..." (Koba) "As long as they are here... I fear for Caesar's life." - Koba confronting Blue Eyes about his fear for Caesar and what he thinks the humans might do. (Signed)
+*"Mother...?" - Blue Eyes confronting his mother after finding out she isn't sick anymore. (Signed)
+*"Human... gun!" - Blue Eyes finding the gun used for the attempt murder of his father. (Spoken)
+*(Caesar) "Your.... mother...brother...safe?" (Blue Eyes) "For now." (Caesar) "No. Not human. Koba." - Blue Eyes reuniting with his father after he was presumed dead. (Signed/Spoken)
+*(Blue Eyes) "I'm so sorry...for everything." (Caesar) "No. I...am to blame." (Blue Eyes) "But Koba betrayed you." (Caesar) "I...chose to trust him...because he is ape. I always think ape better than human. I see now... how much like them we are. Where... Koba now?" (Blue Eyes) "On human tower...loyal apes around him. (Caesar) "And those who not follow?" (Blue Eyes) "Prisoners. Maurice. Rocket.... Koba killed Ash. Fear makes others follow. But when they see you alive...They will turn from Koba." (Caesar) "Not if I am weak. Ape always seek strongest branch. I must do something to stop him..." (Blue Eyes) "Father...Let me. Help you." - Caesar and Blue Eyes speaking about the events that happened and why they happened. (Signed/Spoken).
-===Carver===
+== Trivia ==
+* Despite never seeing a human in the ten years following the [[Battle on the Golden Gate Bridge]], Blue Eyes appeared to know what humans looked like form his first encounter with [[Carver]].<ref name="Dawn"/>
-[[Carver]] was a human in which Blue Eyes had interact with. There were at least two occasions they had interact and they were both unpleasant experiences. Both times, Carver was willing to kill Blue Eyes and any apes present.[[File:Carver.jpg|thumb|210px|Carver, a human that Blue Eyes hates; for a good reason.]] Blue Eyes attacks Carver when the human attempts to hurt his little brother who has become fascinated with the humans' box of supplies. Blue Eyes snarls at him and is himself shielded by Caesar who threatens to kill the humans if they harm his sons.'' ''When Caesar is shot by Koba, Carver was framed for the "murder" despite no one knowing he had already been beaten to death by Koba which prompts Blue Eyes to want revenge for his father's apparent murder.
+* Blue Eyes was the only known ape in his entire colony to have blue irises.<ref name="Dawn/>
+== Behind the scenes ==
-==Notes==
+* Blue Eyes' name is never spoken out loud in ''Dawn''.
-* He served a similar role to that of [[Cornelius II]] from the Original films but does not share the same fate. Instead, Ash's death serves as a parallel to Cornelius II's death.
+* In an early draft of ''Dawn'', Blue Eyes was originally named [[River]].
-*Unlike his father, mother and younger brother, Blue Eyes has blue eyes, hence his name. It is possible that he was also partially named in honor of his biological paternal grandmother, who's name was derived from an anomaly in her eyes.
-*Blue Eyes is the only ape in the colony to have blue eyes.
-*Interestingly, Blue Eyes is not the first ape in the overrall Planet of the Apes franchise to have blue eyes. Zira, the main female [[Chimpanzee]] in the first three original films had blue eyes.
-*Despite being the son of two altered [[Chimpanzee|Chimpanzees]], Blue Eyes' speech is broken while his father and Koba can speak almost completely clearly. This may because Blue Eyes uses sign language as his main way of communication with the other apes.
-*Blue Eyes is the fourth ape to speak. The first being his father, the second and third being his uncles Koba and Maurice.
-*Previous to the release of the movie it was believed that Blue Eye's name was River.
-==Trivia ==
+== Gallery ==
+* ''See [[Blue Eyes (CE)/Gallery]]''.
-*He was mentioned at Comic Con 2013 by Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Dylan Clark and Matt Reeves.
-* Because Caesar is the leader and King of the Apes and Cornelia is his Queen, their son is the Prince and heir to the Ape colony.
-* Actor Nick Thurston posted the first official still from the film on his Facebook page and commented that Caesar was in fact the father of his character. He later commented and confirmed that his character's name was River. This name was never used in the movie and the character is now named Blue Eyes.
-* Thurston revealed on his Facebook page, that Blue Eyes will share scenes with Kodi Smit-McPhee's character, Alexander.
-* It is currently unknown how old (in ape years) Blue Eyes will be when we meet him. It has been revealed that Blue Eyes' age in ape years is equal to that of a human teenager aged 15. It could be possible that in human years, Blue Eyes is 5 or 6 years of age as 8 can be classified as late teens or adult years as seen with Caesar in Rise.
-* Nick Thurston mentioned in a post on his Facebook page that he had intense days of filming with Andy Serkis. This could imply that there might be a rift in the relationship between Caesar and Blue Eyes.
-* Nick mentioned on Facebook that he will share scenes with Keri (Ellie), Jason (Malcolm) and Judy (Cornelia) but how much interaction Blue Eyes will have with these characters is unknown at this point.
-*The production team has mentioned that the offspring of the original genetically modified apes can speak much better than their parents, because they were born and raised with these abilities instead of picking them up as adults.
-*In a recent Facebook post, Nick Thurston mentioned sign language with a follow on comment from the sign language consultant on the film, indicating that though the new generation of apes can learn and talk at a faster rate then their parents, they also use sign language as another means of communication.
-*Nick Thurston recently put up the Behind the Scenes still of an ape handing Koba (Toby Kebbell) a gun on his Facebook page. Turns out the ape that hands the gun to Koba is Blue Eyes. This takes place after Caesar is shot by Koba in which the bonobo claims to want to avenge Caesar.
-*Andy Serkis mentioned in a recent interview that he knows how it is to have a teenage son, but he doesn´t have the problems that Caesar has with Blue Eyes.
-*While the film was in production, the character was known as River but for unknown reasons, the name was changed in Post-Production to Blue Eyes.
-*According to the Dawn novelization, to begin with, Blue Eyes was jealous of Milo getting all the attention from Caesar but grew to love him, knowing that their parents loved them equally and didn't intentionly play favorites.
-== Image Gallery==
+== Appearances ==
+* ''[[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes]]''
-<gallery>
+** ''[[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Official Movie Novelization]]''
-DOTPOTA.jpg|BTS: Toby Kebbell (Koba) is handed a gun by Nick Thurston (Blue Eyes) and Lee Ross (Grey).
+* ''[[War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations]]''
-Cornelia_Dawn.jpg|Blue Eyes speaks with Koba.
+* ''[[War for the Planet of the Apes]]''
-1396985361000-01-bt079-0360-v142-le1027.jpg|Blue Eyes with his father.
+** ''[[War for the Planet of the Apes - Official Movie Novelization]]''
-Go where.jpg|Blue Eyes watches his father's speech during a session of the council.
+* [[War for the Planet of the Apes (BOOM! Studios)|''War for the Planet of the Apes'' (BOOM! Studios)]]
-An injured River speaks with his father.jpg|Talking to Koba.
+** [[War for the Planet of the Apes: Issue 1|''War for the Planet of the Apes'' #1]]
-River with his parents and new baby brother.jpg|Blue Eyes joins the celebrations of his new brother's birth with his parents.
+** [[War for the Planet of the Apes: Issue 2|''War for the Planet of the Apes'' #2]]
-Caesar, Maurice, Rocket, River & Infant.png|Blue Eyes holds his younger brother while on horseback with his father and Maurice and Rocket.
-Infant, Ellie, and Alexander.png|Blue Eyes (in the background) watches his brother play with Ellie and Alexander.
+{{Planet of the Apes (CE series)}}
-Malcolm w Koba & River.jpg|Blue Eyes with Malcolm and Koba.
-River, Ash & Carver.png|Blue Eyes on the defensive in the forest.
-Nick River Dawn Mocap.jpg|BTS: Nick Thurston acts with Motion Capture to bring the character of Blue Eyes to life.
-Dawn Rises Poster.jpg|Blue Eyes makes an appearance in the sixth official poster.
-140009969377dea-big-1.jpg|Blue Eyes watches his brother with their mother.
-River Roars!.png|Blue Eyes snarls at Carver.
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-River & Ash return from fishing.png|Blue Eyes and Ash return from fishing.
-River witnesses his brother's birth.png|Blue Eyes witnesses his brother's birth.
-Koba & River.png|Blue Eyes and Koba in the burning Ape Village.
-River sheds tear.png|Blue Eyes cries after learning of Caesar's true shooter.
-River protects Infant.png|Blue Eyes protects Infant from Carver.
-Caesar, River & Infant.png
-River with gun.png
-River concern for his baby brother.png
-River screeches as Carver advances on his brother.png
-Caesar & Blue Eyes taking postions before the hunt.png|Blue Eyes by his father's side during the hunt.
-Caesar shows River his brother.png|"Come meet your new brother." Caesar introduces Blue Eyes to Milo.
-Caesar, River, Cornelia & Infant.png|Blue Eyes with his father, mother and baby brother.
-Caesar, River, & Koba.png|Blue Eyes with his father and Koba.
-Caesar, Rocket, Blue-Eyes, & Infant with Ill Cornelia.png|Blue Eyes by his mother's side
-Blue Eyes,Caesar, and Maurice.jpeg|Blue Eyes with his father and Uncle Maurice.
-Blue Eyes with gun.jpeg|Blue Eyes with an assault rifle.
-Blue Eyes.jpeg|Blue Eyes with assault rifle
-Blue Eyes realize his father is alive.jpeg|Blue Eyes turns to Caesar when he told Blue Eyes the humans were not responsible for shooting him.
-Blue Eyes drops Alexander bag at Malcolm's feet.jpeg|Blue Eyes drops Alexander's bag by Malcolm's feet
-Blue eyes.jpeg|Blue eyes with assault rifle
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