Evolved Ape

Caesar, the first of his kind, with his lieutenants during the Ape Rebellion.

Everything they do is organized. Very well organized. That implies a leader - and, furthermore, a leader with superior intelligence. Or perhaps, in fact, human intelligence.

Malakai Youmans about the apes.

In the Planet of the Apes films produced by Chernin Entertainment, Evolved Apes, is the term used to refer to apes whose intelligence has been increased from the Simian Flu.

History

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The Evolved Apes were introduced when a pregnant female Chimpanzee named Bright Eyes begins to show signs of intelligence when she successfully completes the Lucas Tower puzzle with a total of 20 moves, just 5 moves off from the perfect score of 15. Her intelligence is due to the use of the ALZ-112, a drug tested on apes to repair brain cells in humans. Bright Eyes later gives birth to a son, later known as Caesar who inherits his mother's intelligence via embryo.

At only a day or two old, Caesar is able to feed himself from a bottle much to the astonishment of his adoptive human father and human grandfather, Will and Charles Rodman. As Caesar grows, Will teaches him American Sign Language as a ways of communication. Over this time, Caesar's IQ skyrockets much to Will's amazement as he mentions that Caesar's skills outdo that of a human.

Caesar rises.

At the age of eight, Caesar's skills are tested when he is imprisoned at the San Bruno Ape Shelter. It is here where Caesar uses his intelligence to his advantage. He outwits the Alpha Male, Rocket and becomes the new Alpha of the group of apes. He teaches himself to pick locks and how to fight in order to defend himself. Caesar would then try to bring the apes together but it was pointed out by Maurice the other apes are too stupid for that. This later caused Caesar to break in his old home and steal the new drug called ALZ-113 and after breathing in some of the gas, he stole three canisters of the drug and decided to use it on the other apes. Arriving back at the shelter he punctured the canisters and exposed himself and the sleeping apes to the drug and they all became highly intelligent over night. The next morning, Caesar inspected the other apes and saw they now have green irses like him which told him they are  now evolved apes as well. Because of his own exposure and his increasing intelligence, Caesar was the first of the apes to be able to speak screaming his first word, "NO"! while fighting off Dodge Landon which greatly startles Dodge, Rodney and the other apes. He also begins to use his intelligence to break the apes out of the Ape shelter and led an ape rebellion in order to get the safety of the woods to start a new time.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Caesar tries to maintain dominance over a growing nation of evolved apes who are threatened by a band of humans in San Francisco, survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

Within the 10 year bridge from the beginning of the ape rebellion, each new ape born from a genetically modified ape advances quicker in intelligence and in speech. As a result of having advanced parents, these younger apes are able to also communicate by the means of American Sign Language.

An example of this is Blue Eyes, the eldest son of Caesar and Cornelia. Since Caesar had developed the ALZ-112 in the embryo of his late mother Bright Eyes while she was pregnant and having later inhaled the ALZ-113, any child that Caesar fathered would inherit the same gene but on a grander scale. In Blue Eyes' case, as both his parents inhaled the ALZ-113 earlier in life, he and his younger brother would have inherited more inhanced intelligence that outdoes that of their father and any ape that inhaled the ALZ-113. Not all the younger apes would have the same level of intelligence as Blue Eyes and his brother, as it depends on the parents. If both parents inhaled the ALZ-113 then the child would have a higher intelligence level then an ape with only one parent who had enhanced intelligence from the ALZ-113.

Biology

Caesar and his people.

The Evolved Apes are not a single species but have different "ethnic groups" which include; Chimpanzees, Orangutans and Gorillas. Each subcategory has different physical characteristics and abilities, however, most of the apes are agile, strong and possesses the innate ability to climb.

The virus does not cause noticeable changes in the physiology and anatomy of an ape, but merely change the structure of the brain allowing an ape to think in a much more human manner. Two other differences compared to regular apes are that: an evolved ape has green flecks in the iris of the eye and their vocal cords could have possibly been altered to allow for a more advanced form of language (the vocal cords of a normal ape are different than that of a human).

Culture

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Known Evolved Apes

Ape	Status	Species	Known For	Photo
Bright Eyes	Deceased	Chimpanzee	A former test experiment who showed signs of intelligence via ALZ-112. Caesar's mother and Alpha's wife. Died protecting her son,
Buck	Deceased	Gorilla	Being very large and powerful. Caesar's bodyguard and good friend Inhaled ALZ-113, increased intelligence Sacrificed himself to save Caesar
Caesar	Alive	Chimpanzee	Inherited ALZ-112 through embryo. Raised by humans and learned American sign language Inhaled ALZ-113, increased intelligence First ape to speak and rebel against humans. King of the ape colony and head of the royal ape family Alpha and Bright Eyes' son
Maurice	Alive	Orangutan	Former circus ape Best friend of Caesar Knows American Sign Language Inhaled ALZ-113, increased intelligence
Cornelia	Alive	Chimpanzee	Inhaled ALZ-113, increased intelligence Caesar's wife and mother of his children
Blue Eyes	Alive	Chimpanzee	Inherited ALZ-112 and ALZ-113 through embryo, genetic through both parents Caesar and Cornelia's teenage son First ape to have blue eyes
Milo	Alive	Chimpanzee	Inherited ALZ-112 and ALZ-113 through embryo, genetic through both parents Caesar and Cornelia's youngest son
Koba	Deceased	Bonobo	Test experiment First ape to be given ALZ-113 increased intelligence Caesar's advisor, former friend and enemy
Rocket	Alive	Chimpanzee	Caesar's best friend and former rival Inhaled ALZ-113, increased intelligence Ash's father
Ash	Deceased	Chimpanzee	Developed ALZ-113 in embryo through father and possibly mother Rocket's son

Notes

• It has been confirmed that Blue Eyes, Caesar and Cornelia's teenage son doesn't have the same green-irises that his parents and the other apes have. He has blue eyes and has been revealed by actor Nick Thurston that Blue Eyes is the only ape in the colony to have this.

Trivia

• It is currently unknown why Blue Eyes has blue eyes instead of green eyes, considering the fact that every ape exposed to the ALZ-112 and ALZ-113, or born with advanced intelligence; has green-irises.

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