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Galen (APJ)

From The Sacred Scrolls

Doctor Galen
Actor Wright King
Gender Male
Race Chimpanzee
Born Unknown
Died Unknown
Continuity Movies
Appearances
First Appearance: Planet of the Apes

Last Appearance: Planet of the Apes



Doctor Galen was a chimpanzee who worked as a veterinarian in the Animal Hospital in Ape City during the latter half of the 40th century. Forever frustrated with his position, he pleaded with his colleague, animal psychologist Doctor Zira, about advancement in the field. Citing the recent abolishment of the Quota system, Galen believed that he should be held in as high regard as Zira. Zira however, downplayed her own importance, noting that Minister of Science, Doctor Zaius, routinely "looked down his nose at chimpanzees".

Galen despised working with human patients, as he felt they were little more than savage, filthy creatures. On one occasion, one of his human charges even bit him on the hand.

In the year 3978, gorilla hunters brought a human astronaut named Colonel George Taylor into the Animal Hospital to be treated for wounds he had sustained during the morning's hunt. Doctor Galen was the first ape to talk to Taylor, and in fact saved Taylor's life with a blood transfusion from Nova, and bandaged his throat wound. He must have worked closely with Zira because despite his contempt for humans, he was condemned, together with Zira and Cornelius, by Zaius for training or 'creating' a talking human to support (Zira's) theories about human intelligence.

Galen later perished when Taylor activated the Alpha-Omega Bomb, which destroyed the planet.

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  • See also 'Galen' for a full list of references of characters who share this name.
  • Galen was possibly named after Greek physician, Claudius Galenus of Pergamum (129 – 200 AD).

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