Taylor (Planet of the Apes)
| Caesar | |
|---|---|
| Planet of the Apes character | |
| First appearance | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) |
| Created by | Paul Dehn |
| Portrayed by |
Walker Edmiston (voice in Escape) Andy Serkis (Rise, Dawn, and War) |
| Voiced by | Walker Edmiston (voice in Escape) |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Bossman |
| Species | Chimpanzee |
| Occupation |
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| Family |
Zira (mother in Original film) Cornelius (father) Armando (foster father in Original film) Bright Eyes (mother in Reboot film) Will Rodman (foster father in Rise) |
| Spouse(s) |
Lisa (Conquest and Battle) Cornelia (Dawn) |
| Children | Cornelius II Blue Eyes & Cornelius (reboot series) |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Planet of the Apes character | |
|---|---|
| Cornelius | |
| Species | Chimpanzee |
| First appearance | Planet of the Apes |
| Created by | Pierre Boulle |
| Portrayed by |
Roddy McDowall David Watson |
| Planet of the Apes character | |
|---|---|
| Taylor | |
| Species | Human |
| First appearance | Planet of the Apes (1968) |
| Last appearance | Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) |
| Created by |
Michael Wilson Rod Serling |
| Portrayed by | Charlton Heston |
| Planet of the Apes character | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Zaius | |
| Species | Orangutan |
| First appearance | Planet of the Apes |
| Created by | Pierre Boulle |
| Portrayed by |
Maurice Evans Booth Colman Richard Blackburn (voice) |
| Planet of the Apes character | |
|---|---|
| Zira | |
| Species | Chimpanzee |
| First appearance | Planet of the Apes |
| Last appearance | Escape from the Planet of the Apes |
| Created by | Pierre Boulle |
| Portrayed by | Kim Hunter |
| Planet of the Apes character | |
|---|---|
| Will Rodman | |
| Species | Human |
| First appearance | Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
| Last appearance | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |
| Created by | Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver |
| Portrayed by | James Franco |
The Planet of the Apes franchise contains many characters that appear in one or more works.
Walker Edmiston (voice in Escape)
Caesar (birth name: Milo) is a fictional character in the Planet of the Apes franchise. He is the leader and later ruler of the apes in both the original and the 2011 reboot series. He does not appear in the 2001 film.
Caesar is the son of talking chimpanzees Cornelius and Zira. Originally named Milo after Dr. Milo, who travelled back in time with Cornelius and Zira to the Earth of Taylor's era, he was reared by his human foster father Armando, a traveling circus owner who gave Cornelius and Zira sanctuary when Zira went into labor in the final act of Escape from the Planet of the Apes. Before departing, Zira switched the infant Milo with a young chimpanzee recently born to Armando's primitive chimpanzee, Heloise. Heloise's baby was killed, along with Zira, by the human Dr. Otto Hasslein. After Cornelius kills Hasslein, he is shot by a Marine Corps sniper. Milo speaks his first word, "Mama", at the very end of the film. His false identity secure, Milo grew up as a mute acrobat.
Armando addresses Milo by the name Caesar in the next film. In the opening minutes of Conquest, he and Armando are visiting a large city for the first time, and Armando leads him around on a chain. In private, though, Caesar stands nearly erect, and he chats back and forth with Armando like a father and son. Armando critiques Caesar's "act" of behaving like a primitive chimpanzee, then gives him an idea of what to expect: In the years Caesar has been growing up in the provinces, many of the events his parents warned humanity about (before they were murdered, in an attempt to prevent their occurrence) have taken place — the most significant being the space-borne plague that killed virtually all of Earth's dogs and cats, leaving humanity without pets. Monkeys at first took their place, then gradually apes, who progressed from companions to household helpers, and eventually to a state of slavery.
Caesar tries to take what he sees (groups of apes being dispersed, chimps and orangutans being scolded or punished for honest mistakes or for exhibiting apelike behavior) in stride, but when he sees a chimp beaten by police, then shocked with a cattle prod, he impulsively cries out "Lousy human bastards!" When the police turn their attention his way, Armando insists that he was the one who spoke, but nearby witnesses report differently. Caesar panics and runs away, leading them to suspect he understands what has occurred — and perhaps is able to speak.
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