Caesar is the main protagonist of the Planet of the Apes reboot quadrilogy. He is the reboot incarnation of Caesar of the original Planet of the Apes.
The son of Bright Eyes, the first ape exposed to the ALZ-112, Caesar was adopted by the creator of the drug, Will Rodman. However, he eventually led a revolution of Apes against Mankind, which inadvertently led to the death and devolution of the entire human race. Caesar is the founder and leader of the Ape Army, where he is the head of the Ape Council, consisting of his best friends Maurice and Rocket, his close friend and fourth-in-command Luca, his eldest son Blue Eyes, his honorary nephew Ash, and his former close friend turned enemy, rival, and victim Koba. He is the husband of Cornelia, and the father of Blue Eyes and Cornelius.