One of the most acclaimed yet somewhat under-discussed science fiction franchises in film history is thePlanet of the Apessaga.

The apes in the Tim Burton remake behave far more outright animalisticly than the apes in the original films.

But one can argue he has a greater sense of character compared to even Boba Fett.

Caesar (Andy Serkis) coming out of a hole in the snow in War for the Planet of the Apes

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He carries his plans with a devotion that makes even Dr. Zaius nervous.

But that also allowed Blue Eyes to become open to Kobas more sinister manipulations.

Bad Ape is a character whose dim-witted antics would become irritating if he were in any other movie.

Thade subduing Leo on the beach in ‘Planet of the Apes’

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But after a tragic misunderstanding, the poor chimp was sent to a primate facility.

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General Ursus, standing with a group of apes behind him in Beneath the Planet of the Apes

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Blue Eyes gazes wearily in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’

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Bad Ape (Steve Zahn) smiles in front of a fire in ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’

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Proximus Caesar crowned and smiling, looms over his kingdom in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

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Zira from ‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968)

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Maurice Planet of the Apes

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Koba gives a menacing look while pointing a gun at a person off screen in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’

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Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes

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Caesar stands strong, with white and red war paint on his face and chest, in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’

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