San Francisco Ape Colony

Caesar's Ape Colony
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Caesar's Ape Colony is a colony of apes led by Caesar after the Battle on the Golden Gate Bridge. The colony was guided by Caesar's Council of Apes. In 10 years the colony grew to 2000 apes as ape families began to take shape. During the 10 years that separated the forming of the colony and its continued growth, Caesar himself established a Royal Ape Family consisting of Cornelia, a female chimpanzee whom he had become close to during his time at the San Bruno Primate Shelter, and two sons named Blue Eyes and Milo, born sometime before the rediscovery of humans in San Francisco.

History

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Life in a Colony of Apes

The Ape Colony was born in the Muir Woods Park after the famous Ape Rebellion where the apes of San Francisco broke out of captivity after having enough of being abused, oppressed and tortured by humans. The Colony lived in a large village on a created by the evolved apes and was filled with many kinds of apes that made up a more organized community where the apes were more intelligent and freed of humanity's grip. The Ape Colony created many activities for themselves such as hunting, teaching sign language and medicinal training, as well showing they had come a long way from the pack of wild deranged animals they originally were. Headed by their leader Caesar and his capable lieutenants Rocket, Koba, Maurice and Luca, the ape colony was able to enjoy a decade of peace and harmony since humans were no longer appearing due to the deadly virus known as the Simian Flu that wiped out half of the humans.

Rediscovery of Humans

However, their peace was short lived, as while walking through the woods, Blue Eyes and Ash (the sons of Caesar and Rocket respectively) discovered a human named Carver. Scared, Carver pulled out a revolver and shot Ash, which ended up alerting Caesar and the apes who rushed to the scene before another shot could be fired. The apes surrounded the human group as Caesar assessed the situation. The human leader Malcolm told the apes they meant them no harm, and with that he ordered his group to lower their guns down as a sign of good will. Indifferent about them Caesar, much to the humans' surprise, spoke and told them to leave, his words were joined by his faithful followers who ordered the same thing, which caused the humans to flee. As the humans left in their van Caesar had Koba secretly follow them to see where the group came from and if there were more human survivors. Later at night, Koba reported back to Caesar as the other apes. A council was in order, wondering what to do about the humans, some wanted to kill the humans while others were more focused on why the humans invaded their home. Caesar silenced the council, stating they could lose all they've worked hard for the past decade to war. Caesar then adjourned the council, to reflect on the situation and come to a decision by the next day. Koba, a bonobo who suffered abuse and torture at the hands of humans told Caesar needed to show their newly discovered pests a piece ape strength to make them understand what apes can do.

Apes' Threat

The next morning the ape army led by Caesar and his lieutenants set out for the San Francisco human colony where they came face to face with the remaining humans. It was here where the humans realized that the apes were more intelligent than thought, as Caesar talked (in English) to make sure they knew they were serious about their demands. He told the now scared humans that while the apes did not want war they would fight if they must to protect their village to make sure it lives in peace and harmony. He then had his son return the sketchbook belonging to Malcolm's son Alexander and personally warned Malcolm to never come back to ape territory or else there would be a war, with that the ape army left the city and returned to their village.

Truce with Humans

Later on, at the Village the Gorilla Guardians had captured an intruder it was the human Malcolm who broke Caesar's rule by entering Ape Territory. As the apes wanted permission to kill him the human pleaded for Caesar to spare him as he had to show him something that wasn't far. Caesar accepted Malcolm's plea and the human took Caesar to the San Francisco Dam where he explained that in order to find other surviving humans he and his group needed to work at the Dam in order to power the city to make contact. The Ape King allowed the humans in ape territory on the one condition that they hand over the guns to avoid mistrust or any conflict.

Stability Shaking

With humans in their territory many of the apes began to grow uneasy about their presence due to many of them having face pain and suffering in captivity especially Koba who decided to secretly spy on their city. However, some of the apes grew curious about the humans and even formed friendships with them but their trusting would be briefly broken when the human Carver pulled out a hidden gun and threatened the sons of the Ape King nearly killing the chances for peace. However, this incident is overlook when Malcolm's wife Ellie gives Caesar's ill wife Cornelia antibiotics which cured the queen and put the humans back in the apes good graces. The Apes then decided to help the humans work on the dam to fasten their progress on the condition that Ape Hater Carver be expelled to the woods. But peace was not entirely guaranteed as the bonobo Koba and his group of followers had just discovered the human's armory practicing with guns capable of killing all the apes in the village. With the new knowledge of the humans being armed and a potential danger to the Ape Colony, Koba set out to warn Caesar about the threat the humans now pose. Arriving in the Village, Koba asked Blue Eyes where his father was only to be told he and some of the apes were with the humans at the dam. Making it to the dam Koba angrily made a scene and attacked some of the humans while demanding for Caesar to come out. The bonobo demanded to know why Caesar let the humans stay in Ape Territory when they just threatened to kill his sons and states he has put the apes in danger by letting the humans stay. Koba then declared to the apes present Caesar loved humans more than his people and including his own sons which led to him suffering a beating at the hands of an infuriated Caesar. The Ape King mercilessly pounded koba to a bloody pulp stopping himself short from killing him due to remembering the "Ape Not Kill Ape" law. Koba begged Caesar for forgiveness and left the dam with his followers. This event though would bring forth a cataclysm of dire consequences which would forever affect both humans and apes alike.

Koba's Usurpation

Later on, the apes and humans continued fixing the dam and after completing it they celebrated their success. As Koba having recovered from his beating by Caesar broke into the human armory where after killing two humans stole an AK-47 and headed back to the village in the dead of night. As the humans and apes celebrated over their success Koba found and secretly killed the ape hater Carver before taking the human's hat and liter as his prize. Back at the Ape Village, the apes are given a surprise when their queen suddenly emerges from her home (with her infant son) having been healed by the ape's new friends. The colony then watches as Cornelia is embraced by her husband and oldest son but as this is happening Koba secretly appears and orders one of his followers to burn the village down. The bonobo then takes his new gun and heads to branch unseen by all except Caesar whom he locks eyes with before taking his weapon and shooting Caesar in the chest causing the Ape King to fall form his position and into the woods presumably to his death. Koba then leaves behind Carver's possessions and the gun which is found by Blue Eyes who brings out the evidence. As the apes begin to frenzy over the loss of their king, their homes suddenly erupts in flames causing even more chaos amongst them. Their fear is suddenly subsided when Koba appears and taking advantage of the events declares the humans are responsible for their leader's death and the destruction of their homes.He says the apes must take the fight back to them while they still have the chance. With that the ape colony had a new King and were now against the humans.

A Colony of Madness

Enraged at the sudden attack on their leader and having become provoked by Koba the ape colony were now energized and eager for revenge. Ordering the females and the young to stay in the woods Koba led the army to the human colony in San Francisco where they raided the human armory and marched toward the city just as the humans were celebrating the restoration of power. Their little festivity was brought to an end when the apes heavily armed and guns blazing they attacked the human fortress wall beginning their attack on the off-guard humans who attempt to put a defense but to no avail. The apes suffer a heavy loss of colony members but nonetheless break through the wall entering the city where they went up against the advance weaponry of the humans. However, this did little to hold off the apes who had more numbers and were eventually able to turn the tides on the humans despite losing more apes in the process. The humans were stricken with fear as the apes suddenly appeared in the city and showed no mercy to them by chasing them through the streets and shooting them. As this happen the human leader Dreyfus escaped underground with his workers. With the humans defeated, the apes seized control of the hideout tower and imprisoned many of the people captured over by placing them in cage. The next day, Koba led the army to a building where he had many of the apes kill the humans and made his authority official by killing Ash after he refused to kill a human who harmed an ape. Koba then had the apes that remain loyal to Caesar imprisoned on a bus next to the humans.

Rebellion

As the colony shifted from a peaceful race to an empire of rampaging animals, it turns out that their former leader Caesar was still alive having been found by Malcolm and his family who hid in the woods when Koba attacked the city. The humans took the critically wounded back to his former home to recuperate but needed to get medical supplies which were at Malcolm's apartment. Malcolm volunteered to retrieve the supplies just Koba was ordering the apes to search the city for any remaining humans. Malcolm snuck into his apartment while avoiding the nearby apes who were terrorizing nearby humans as he entered his home Malcolm gathered the items he needed and as he was leaving he was confronted by Blue Eyes. The young ape raised a gun at the human who quickly surrender but remembering his friend's death at Koba's hand Blue Eyes put the weapon down and turned to leave. However, Malcolm by asking him if he wanted to see his father which both surprised and intrigued Blue Eyes who followed Malcolm back to the Rodman House where he was reunited with Caesar. After a brief reunion and explanation for the proceeding events, Caesar was f

Duel for Power

Koba

War on the Horizon

The battle now over and with Caesar back in power, the apes were reunited with their families and rested after all the madness was over. A group of apes then appear holding Malcolm at gunpoint before Caesar orders them to leave him alone allowing Malcolm to speak with the ape king. Malcolm informs Caesar that after Koba's attack on the city Dreyfus and his men were able to make contact with soldiers up north to come fight the apes, he advices Caesar to leave the city while he has the chance or else there would be an all out war. Caesar refuses to leave his home and despairingly states "War has already begun. Ape started war. And human...human will not forgive." He then tells Malcolm " You must go. Before fighting begins. I'm sorry. My friend". The two friends lament that peace could have been achieved if not for the hatred and prejudice existing on both sides of their races before tearfully bidding the other luck and farewell. Malcolm then slips into the shadows as the apes begin to bow down to Caesar looking to him for the answers to the fighting that awaits.

Caesar's Laws

APE NOT KILL APE
APES TOGETHER STRONG
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Writings on the wall in Maurice's teaching circle

After the village was built, Caesar with the help of his newly formed council established laws that the apes must abide by. These laws included;

• Knowledge is Power:

• Apes Together Strong: A belief that Caesar came up with during his imprisonment in the San Bruno Primate Shelter, Caesar believed that apes who go up against powerful opponents alone are weak, but apes who go up against powerful opponents together as a team, are strong, however, this belief did not turn into arrogance, as Caesar knew that apes are not unstoppable.

• Apes Never Kill Apes: It is unknown what the punishment is, for apes who break this law; "Apes Never Kill Apes". It can be assumed that the punishment is death or exile, as the only two apes to have broken this law were Caesar and Koba. Koba was thrown to his death by Caesar for breaking the law and as revenge for killing Caesar's young nephew, Ash, and shooting other apes while trying to kill Caesar. Caesar broke this law in self-defense as Koba was trying to kill him.

Known Ape Colony Inhabitants

Ape	Status	Position/Title	Image
Caesar	Alive	Leader (King)
Cornelia	Alive	Matriarch (Queen)
Blue Eyes	Alive	Caesar's son (Prince)
Milo	Alive	Caesar's second son (Prince)
Rocket	Alive	Former Alpha Male / Caesar's Deputy
Maurice	Alive	Caesar's Advisor / Ape Colony Teacher / Overseer of the Ape Colony
Koba	Deceased	Caesar's Former Advisor / Caesar's Usurper
Andy	Unknown	Follower of Caesar
Jeanpierre	Unknown	Follower of Caesar
Lucky	Unknown	Follower of Caesar
Ash	Deceased	Rocket's Son
Stone	Deceased	Follower of Koba
Grey	Alive	Follower of Koba later Caesar
Luca	Alive	Caesar's Defender / Colony Guard

Trivia

• The gorillas appeared to be the only members of Caesar's colony that weren't as smart as the other apes. Buck, the first gorilla in Caesar's uprising, appeared to have been exposed to the Simian Flu as he had green eyes when Caesar first spoke, but even if he had been, he died during the Battle on the Golden Gate Bridge. However, half of the chimpanzees and orangutans, who were liberated from the San Francisco Zoo, were not exposed directly to the ALZ-113 virus and instinctively followed the other apes, but later, like the gorillas, they may have gotten smarter through a viral transmission and from ten years of living with the evolved apes.
• It is possible that the Ape Colony in San Francisco is not the only Ape Colony in existence.

Notes

• In a promotional video from 20th Century Fox, Mark Bomback confirmed that "Caesar has become something like a king within this community, or at least a leader, and he's really informed the way all the apes treat each other, and they look to him not only for leadership but also for moral guidance". However, in the same video, Andy Serkis portrayed the ape colony less as a royal dictatorship than as a democratic republic: "Caesar sets about creating this utopia for all apes, an equality, an egalitarian society".

Also See

• Ape Rebellion
• Caesar's Ape Army
• Caesar's Council of Apes

Image Gallery

• Caesar hisses.
• Caesar and Cornelia.
• Cornelia, Caesar's partner
• Caesar commands the Battle on the Golden Gate Bridge.
• Caesar says goodbye to his adoptive human father, Will.
• Caesar wet and focused.
• Caesar issues an order "Apes together Strong".
• Apes go rogue.
• Caesar's newborn son - one of the newest members of the colony.
• Father and Child.
• Caesar in the Ape Village.
• Caesar on the war path.
• Koba with humans
• Caesar and Koba.
• Apes ride to battle.
• Caesar holds a shotgun while Blue Eyes watches.
• Caesar, Koba and Malcolm.
• Caesar turns to see his ape colony.
• Caesar with Malcolm somewhere inside the boundaries of the village.
• Caesar (in war paint) witnesses the birth of his second son.
• Blue Eyes
• Caesar's family
• Caesar and Malcolm on the top of the dam wall.
• Caesar jumps.
• Blue Eyes shows aggression.
• Caesar bonds with Cornelia and their new son.
• Caesar calls a session of council.
• Caesar's family after the birth of the second-born son
• Blue Eyes lashes out at Carver for harming his little brother.
• Blue Eyes nervously watches his little brother with the humans.
• Blue Eyes and Ash after a fishing trip.
• Blue Eyes witnesses his brother's birth.
• Cornelia and the baby after giving birth.
• Caesar (on horseback) with his two sons and Malcom
• Koba and Blue Eyes in the burning Ape Village.
• Caesar and his best friend Maurice.
• Blue Eyes armed with a gun.

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