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The Makers are cybernetic, scientifically-minded, mutated human survivors, descendants of a long line of genius individuals now driven mad by the radiation that permeates the Earth and its depths. Their specialty is bionics and cybernetic enhancements, which they forcibly impose upon any unfortunate ape that crosses their path.

Marvel Comics Continuity[]

Terror on the Planet of the Apes[]

They were a group of researchers specializing in bionics and cybernetics before the nuclear holocaust. Once the world burned to a cinder, they established a base of operations within a library in the Forbidden Zone, operating beneath the ruins of its foundation.

After a long campaign involving their cybernetic Gorilloids, the Makers were finally defeated by a temporary alliance of the Inheritors and the ape and human surface-dwellers.

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Death of the Planet of the Apes[]

The Makers were scientists much like those who created the Inheritors, and both factions waged a war that ultimately led to the extinction of the mad scientists. However, the Inheritors' victory was short-lived, as the Fellowship of the Holy Fallout, then under the leadership of Mendez XIV, sought to exploit them. The Fellowship enslaved the Inheritors, forcing them to conduct experiments and construct artifacts within the very labs of their former enemies.

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Planet of the Apes Roleplaying Game[]

WHO ARE THE MAKERS?[]

Simply called “the Scientists” before the fall of humanity, the Makers are a scientocratic cabal of biologists, physicists, and medical doctors who rejected war. They were determined to combat humankind’s folly until the bitter end. For example, to keep infrastructure up and running in case of an electromagnetic pulse caused by a world-wide nuclear war, they designed biological computers that would keep working regardless.

The Makers were eventually forced underground in the ape revolt. Over the centuries, many were driven mad by radiation. But with madness came genius—the mutation of their minds significantly increased their descendants’ intelligence. While some factions of Makers are quite mad, others can be civil— just as long as you stay out of their way.

Most physical abnormalities caused by mutation that they may suffer are done away with via cybernetic replacement. The Makers abduct Gorilla scouts that stray too close to their territory, altering them into Gorilloids. They send them back out to explore the outside world and transmit their findings back to the Makers.

THE MAKERS AND NEW MANHATTAN[]

After the old-world city of New York was destroyed by human folly, the devastated urban center was buried to prevent radioactive contamination. A new metropolis was built some hundreds of kilometers away and named New Manhattan. This technological splendor survived into the 25th Century. High-powered monorails in transparent transit tubes replaced subways. Sleek, sloped skyscrapers blotted out the sky, pushing the limit of architectural knowledge. Sometimes called New New York City, it was eventually claimed by both ape rebellion and what would be the final nuclear conflict. Its ruins now lie buried beneath the Stark-lands If any of the Makers and their gorilloid armies still live, it is likely they call New New York City their home. Legends say they waged war there for centuries against an unknown enemy said to be of inmense intellect. This enemy also controls its own drone force—diminutive half-human monstrosities in conical helmets who are said to shoot burning light from their metal hands. Again, these reports are unsubstantiated.

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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