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The Gorilla Guard, also known as the Gorilla Guardians, is a group comprised of extremely powerful gorillas who were entrusted to guard the Ape Gate, the entrance to the Ape Village. They were led by Luca; until his death in the final Human-Ape War.

History

Formation

Luca initially proposed the formation of the Gorilla Guard to Maurice for the purpose of building a wall with the gorillas protecting the entrance of their temporary home while Caesar searches for a place for them to live. Their king Caesar decided to expand Luca's idea and formed the Ape Village with the guard protecting it from any dangerous intruder or predator that dared stray into their territory. Luca was then made a council member by Caesar not long after.[1]

The gorillas lived within huts near the Ape Gate and for ten years, they had been successful in fending off invasion being seen as the village protectors by the other apes. At some point, the Gorilla Guard were placed under the leadership of the Ape Army's new fourth-in-command and Caesar's close friend Luca.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Finding Malcolm

The Gorilla Guard leader Luca encountered Malcolm from the back at the village gates and quickly called for the other gorillas to join him. Seeing their numbers Malcolm quickly surrendered and allows himself to be captured and be carried through the village by the gorilla's to the ape king Caesar. They awaited their king's judgement on their human intruder and bear witness to Caesar allowing Malcolm to show them the San Francisco Dam.

Koba's command

When Koba usurped Caesar, the gorilla guard followed his command and march into the city taking part in the attack of the city. Later on, some of the guard tried to use a ram to bring the human gate down before Koba hijacked a tank using it to destroy the gate allowing the rest of the army to enter the city.

Imprisonment

After the fierce battle, the ape army with Koba as their new leader took control of the city killing, imprisoning any remaining humans. The new leader had any ape who refused to obey him and remain loyal to their fallen leader Caesar chained on a bus adjacent to the human cages. The apes imprisoned included Maurice, Rocket, Luca and several members of the Gorilla Guard.

Liberation

The prisoners would later be freed by Blue Eyes who (upon learning of his father's survival at being shot by Koba not humans) took the now freed apes back to the Rodman House where they met up with Caesar. Caesar, greeting his remaining followers led them into the city to overthrow Koba and free the other apes of his terrible influence before it led to an all-out war.

After aiding Caesar in defeating Koba, the guardians were reunited with the rest of the colony and were seen bowing down to their leader as he prepared the other apes for the war with humanity.

War for the Planet of the Apes


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At one point, one of their members Red, a staunch follower to Koba and possessing a dislike for Caesar's reign decided to defect to the human soldiers serving Colonel McCullough. An albino gorilla Winter, whose father was once a member soon joined their ranks but struggled to fit in amongst them but was assured by Luca.

During an interrogation, Red overpowered Winter and the latter offered to join him by giving up the colony's location in exchange for his life.

When Colonel McCullough and his soldiers invaded Caesar Colony, Colonel shot Cornelia and Blue Eyes, Caesar notice that Cornelius was gone. Then Maurice, Rocket and Luca came in to talk to Caesar but in the movie a few of the Gorilla Guard came in to help find Cornelius back to Caesar.

Known Members

  • Luca (founder and leader) †
  • Ajax (second-in-command) †
  • Winter's Father
  • Oak (formerly; defected to Koba's Loyalists but returned)
  • Olo (formerly; defected to Koba's Loyalists)
  • Korso
  • Ursus
  • Red (formerly; defected to Colonel McCullough's forces) †
  • Winter (formerly; defected to Colonel McCullough's forces) †

References

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 | Proximus Caesar | Coastal Ape Colony Gorilla
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
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
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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