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Lake convincing the apes to resume working on the wall again to save Caesar[src]

Lake was an evolved chimpanzee, the mate of Blue Eyes, a member of the Ape Council. She also served as the guardian of Caesar's youngest son Cornelius, and was vital in helping the apes escape Alpha-Omega's camp and migrate to their new home.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Lake was born in the Ape Village of Muir Woods to unknown chimpanzee parents. Lake also become close friends with Blue Eyes; who would become her husband in her early adulthood. When they were children, they were inseparable as Lake and Blue Eyes played all the time; until Blue Eyes started hunting and wanting to be with boys his age. Despite this, Lake never became estranged from Blue Eyes, as the two of them still maintained a close relationship all the way into adulthood.

War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations[]

When Blue Eyes was leaving with Rocket, Ray, Malcolm, Ellie and Alexander to search for threats South, Lake approached him asking him if he was going to leave without saying goodbye. Blue Eyes said yes and Lake was angry at him because of it and how clueless he was being. Blue Eyes was mocked by his traveling companions because of his cluelessness to Lake's attraction to him.

War for the Planet of the Apes[]

Lake is presumably Blue Eyes' wife as she greets him when he arrives after a long journey and they lovingly touch heads. She is also shown sitting alongside the Ape Council with her head on Blue Eyes' shoulder. She speaks up that it is impossible to move the entire colony overnight.

After an attack on the Ape Waterfall that resulted in the deaths of Cornelia and Blue Eyes, Caesar tasked Lake with taking care of Cornelius while he was away, stating, "You loved my son. Look after his brother". However, she along with the rest of the ape colony were soon captured by the Colonel's soldiers, using them as slave labor to build a defensive wall.

Later at the labor camp, while several of the other apes shun Caesar, Lake gently tells him "forgive them, we've been through a lot". When McCullough points a gun to Caesar's head, trying to get him to tell the other apes to work, Lake lifts a rock above her head showing that she is ready to work, and thus saves his life when everyone begins to follow her.

Lake is seen taking care of Cornelius again after they break free, clinging to him; when an avalanche almost covers the apes. At the reaching the desert, she is seen; with Rocket, watching Cornelius play with Bad Ape and Nova before turning to Maurice; who was mourning over Caesar's death.

Personality[]

Righteous and protective, Lake seems to enjoy children as she is seen watching over them before greeting Blue Eyes, also later taking care of his little brother Cornelius. She is a faithful follower of Caesar and defends him while in captivity at McCullough's labor camp.

Abilities[]

  • Animal Strength: Lake is much stronger than humans and most other apes.
  • Genius-Level Intellect: As evolved ape; Lake is highly intelligent; because her parents had inhaled the ALZ-113 early in their life, Lake has a higher level of intelligence than both of her parents combined.
  • Speech: As evolved ape; Lake is capable of speech. In War, so it is unknown how good her english is.
  • Sign Language: Like Lake's fellow apes; she knows sign language; Lake uses it as a way to communicate; with other apes; who cannot speak or have limited verbal speech.

Relationships[]

See Lake/Relationships.

Trivia[]

  • Lake and Blue Eyes were romantically involved; but were not (apparently) officially mated as Blue Eyes is seen sleeping with his family; but there is no direct evidence given to prove this.
  • After Caesar's death, it can be assumed that Lake played some role in raising Cornelius; alongside Maurice and Rocket.
  • Lake has a pendant with a fang of an unknown animal.
  • Many viewers mistook Lake as Cornelia; before the release of the final trailer; which showed a dead Cornelia and Blue Eyes.
  • In Revelations, it is revealed that Lake was one of Blue Eyes' close childhood friends, along with Ash, as she had romantic feelings towards Blue Eyes.
  • Likewise with other characters, Lake would've passed away during the time gap between War and Kingdom.

Gallery[]

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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