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Alma was Kolp's trusted Communications Officer in Battle for the Planet of the Apes. In scenes deleted from the original release of the film, Kolp ordered Alma to fire the Alpha-Omega Bomb if he were to be defeated. She promised to, but later struggled with her conscience as Mendez dissuaded her from destroying the world.

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  • The scenes with the Alpha-Omega bomb were filmed to suggest a full-circle for the series of Apes films, with the descendents of Méndez continuing to revere the bomb up to the time of Taylor's arrival. However, with the ending of this last movie trying to show a more optimistic future, the scenes were removed to allow some hope that the course of events had been altered. The scenes were, oddly, restored for TV broadcasts in 1975, but did not receive an official release until included on a Japanese Laserdisc (in the early ‘90s) and on North American-region DVDs in 2006.
  • The novelisation of Battle suggested a romantic involvement between Alma and Kolp.
  • Alma means "soul" in Spanish.
  • Marvel Comics prequel to Battle, Quest for the Planet of the Apes showed Alma, Méndez and Governor Breck as slaves in the new Ape City who rebelled and escaped back to the radioactive ruined city. Marvel's Battle adaptation which followed had Breck as the lead villain rather than Kolp, as it was based on early scripts which still included Breck, before the role was recast.
  • The early story outline of Battle (as Epic of the Planet of the Apes) described Alma as having 'primitive psionic powers' (at the end of the film she senses when Breck has died), 'black hair streaked with white' ("towards albinism of Beneath"), and was Breck's secretary.
  • The later treatments for Battle also suggested a romantic involvement between Alma and Kolp - they kissed before his departure - while also detailing that they had worked together for 11 years and 3 months. Alma was now his Communications Officer (Méndez had filled that role in previous script revisions).[1]

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Planet of the Apes - The Original Pentalogy Series
Planet of the Apes (APJ) Movies
Planet of the Apes | Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Unused Scripts/Cancelled Movies
Planet of the Men | Return to the Planet of the Apes
Main Ape Characters
Zira | Cornelius | Zaius | Ursus | Milo | Caesar | Lisa | Virgil | Aldo | Cornelius II | Lawgiver
Supporting Ape Characters
Hunt Leader | Julius | Marcus | Galen | Honorius | Maximus | President of the Assembly | Lucius | Minister | Minister | Frank | Mandemus
Main Human Characters
George Taylor | Nova | John Landon | Dodge | John Brent | Mendez XXVI | Caspay | Ongaro | Albina | Fat Man | Lewis Dixon | Stephanie Branton | Otto Hasslein | Armando | Breck | MacDonald (Conquest) | MacDonald (Battle) | Kolp | Mendez I
Supporting Human Characters
Stewart | Maddox | Verger | General Winthrop | General Faulkner | The President | Chairman of the President's Committee of Inquiry | E-1 | E-2 | Inspector Hoskyns | TV Newscaster | Mrs Riley | Mutant Captain | Jake | Jake's friend
Animals
Horse | Gorilla in Zoo | Heloise | Salome
Items / Weapons
Hasslein Curve | Sacred Scrolls | Human Doll | Alpha-Omega Bomb | Grape Juice Plus
Important Events / Battles
Dog and Cat Plague | Ape Rebellion
Locations
Bellatrix | Orion | Earth's Moon | Ape City | Forbidden Zone | Statue of Liberty | Queensboro Plaza | Radio City Music Hall | Grand Central Terminal | New York Stock Exchange | St. Patrick's Cathedral' | New York City | Jefferson Public School | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Zoo | Forbidden City | Ape City (Caesar's City) | Council
Comic Adaptations
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Comic Book) | Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Power Records) | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (Power Records) | Battle for the Planet of the Apes (Power Records)
Comic Books by Marvel Comics
Planet of the Apes Magazine
Comic Books by Malibu Graphics
Planet of the Apes (Malibu Graphics) | Ape City | Planet of the Apes: Urchak's Folly | Planet of the Apes: Blood of the Apes | Planet of the Apes Annual | Planet of the Apes: Sins of the Father | Planet of the Apes: The Forbidden Zone
Comic Books by MR Comics
Revolution on the Planet of the Apes | Empire on the Planet of the Apes
Comic Books by BOOM! Studios
Planet of the Apes (BOOM! Studios) | Planet of the Apes Special | Planet of the Apes Spectacular | Planet of the Apes Giant | Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes | Exile on the Planet of the Apes | Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm | Planet of the Apes: Ursus | Planet of the Apes: The Time of Man | Planet of the Apes: The Simian Age
Non Canon Comic Books/Crossovers by BOOM! Studios
Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive | Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern | Kong on the Planet of the Apes | Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes
Current Comic Books by Marvel
Beware the Planet of the Apes
Novel Adaptations
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Novelization) | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (Novelization) | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (Novelization) | Battle for the Planet of the Apes (Novelization)
Original Novels
Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes | Planet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone | Death of the Planet of the Apes
Other Books
The Making of Planet of the Apes | Planet of the Apes Artist Tribute | Planet of the Apes (Little Golden Book)
Soundtrack Music
Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album) | Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album) | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album) | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album) | Battle for the Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album) | Music Of The Planet Of The Apes
Games
Revenge of the Apes | Planet of the Apes Roleplaying Game