Caesar then approached his favorite tree before turning to face the apes who stood on upright like him to show they had now accepted him as their leader as he climbed to the top with Maurice and Rocket joining him on the adjacent trees. As Caesar is about to kill the Colonel, he realizes that Nova's doll has infected the Colonel with the mutated virus, rendering him unable to speak. Caesar panics and runs away, leading them to suspect he understands what's going on – and perhaps he Armando is released, and catches up with Caesar momentarily, but knows now their charade (that Caesar is a mute, primitive ape) might have failed. Planet of the Apes Caesar's Horse Statue He also displays a resentment for most humans after he learns the truth about his origins and his mother's death. Will then warned Caesar that the humans would hunt them down and pleaded with him to come home, promising to protect him if he did. Dr. Cornelius (father in original series; deceased)Caesar was an immensely intelligent chimpanzee who commands respect and loyalty from all those that encounter him.

At the circus, Caesar led a chimp acrobat group known as the 'Soaring Simians', along other performers, such as Pierre the Mute Mountain and an elephant named Sheba, with Armando as emcee and snake-charmer. He emphasizes brotherhood and trust over domination and control, as evident as he builds friendship with his fellow apes during his time in San Bruno Primate Shelter, and later progressed into unwavering bond of brotherhood, particularly Rocket and Maurice. Identified as the leader, Caesar was targeted but Buck sacrificed himself by throwing Caesar to safety and leaping onto the helicopter which crashed on the bridge, killing all three police officers while injuring and trapping Jacobs in the wreckage. Hours later, much of the city was in flames, the police and military had been beaten down, and the apes were in control, as Caesar predicted would happen around the world when word spread. The apes fought off the humans that tried to apprehend them before Caesar, Rocket, Maurice, Buck and many other apes commandeered a tram, heading straight for the Caesar led his army across the bridge, terrifying the citizens as they made their way to the redwood forest. Caesar eventually warmed up towards Nova, but his hatred of McCullough initially kept him from getting closer to her. Winter tries to beg for forgiveness but Caesar tells him of what his act has cost him and Winter tries to call out to the Alpha-Omega soldiers to save him, but Caesar and the others smother him to keep him quiet, killing him. He had since developed a strong moral code and principle, apes do not kill apes. ", but he can prevent Caesar from being electrocuted. Fearing for his wife and his youngest son, Caesar urges Malcolm that they must leave immediately. The next morning, he examined each of them and saw they all had green eyes like him which was a sign of their evolution. Caesar is the main protagonist of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and its sequels Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes.. Mutual distrust of both sides gradually subsides. MacDonald tried to dissuade Caesar from further violence, while Centuries later, human and ape children gathered around a statue of Caesar, now a legend who has been dead for six hundred years, as a Planet of the Apes Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Edit. Caesar lashes out but is detained by Red and put back in his cage. In response, Caesar looked upon his followers and hugged Will as he whispered in his ear, "Caesar is home". He (apparently) became uncaring towards humans, killing one without a second thought and would have left Nova to die had Maurice not convinced him otherwise. At the same time though, he was not afraid to assert dominance if another ape defies him, seeing it as a challenge to his authority (such as when he nearly strangled Koba after the latter accused Caesar of caring for humans more than apes and his own family, in front of his fellow apes including his son, Blue Eyes). Soon after, Caesar's son Blue Eyes and his lieutenant Rocket return from a journey to find a safe haven for the apes. However, Will, who had earlier learned of Caesar's rebellion against humans and witnessed the battle between the police, quickly followed the apes to the forest.

Caesar eventually warmed towards Nova, but his hatred of McCullough kept him from getting closer to her. They inform him that they have stayed by his side through worse and can relate to his sadness. The next day, Caesar is put to work but is chained, making his load more difficult. His death causes Caesar to experience survivor's guilt, but it also leads him to vow to kill only the humans that did wrong to him and his people, not those that did no wrong. He also begins to teach his people to do the same. Milo, better known as Caesar, is the son of talking chimpanzees Cornelius and Zira, in the Planet of the Apes movie series. Seeing how different he was from other apes, Caesar wished sometimes that he was unable to speak, but Armando convinced him otherwise, saying it was special to think and reason and see things that other apes could not.

Passing his conditioning with flying colours, Caesar was next sold to When Caesar learned that Armando died while in custody, he decided enough is enough, and began plotting an ape revolt, conspiring with other apes and driving them to turn on their masters. He soon rallied them promising to lead them to freedom.