Carried over from the last movie, "apes together strong.".Ascended Extra: Koba is far more prominent in this film than the previous one, becoming the Big Bad.The story begins with humans seeking out a nearby electrical dam with the hopes of getting it operational before they run out of fuel. Humans have been using Diesel and Gasifiers (gas from wood pyrolysis) for power since the area's nuclear reactors went offline. As noted in the real life section of this trope, gas supplies the world over would go bad and become unusable before the end of the first year. Apocalyptic Logistics: Ten years have passed and the Humans are still capable of using gasoline.The opening scenes show how society fell apart across the world as the Simian Flu spread after the events of the previous film. Both subverted and played straight as Caesar drops Koba to his death, saying " You are not ape.".Ape Shall Never Kill Ape: A big part of this film in the same way it was in Battle.Ultimately, both he and Dreyfus go off the deep end in their efforts to wipe the opposing faction out. At the very least, his years of torture and disfigurement at the hands of humans makes it very easy to see why he doesn't share Caesar's trust, however reluctant, of the human strangers. Though we know he has a sadistic streak, Koba starts off this way.At his worst, he's a Well-Intentioned Extremist performing what is, in his mind, a Heroic Sacrifice. Even when he finally comes to conflict with Malcolm, it's after the apes have attacked and enslaved humans, and Dreyfus is trying to take them out to save lives. The film also shows how much he's lost due to the Simian Flu and overall presents him in a sympathetic light. He's open to a peaceful compromise, and simply puts human survival first. Dreyfus isn't really that bad, all things considered.Given that as much as he sincerely wanted otherwise, he now has to lead the apes to war against humanity. Anti-Hero: By the end, thanks to both Koba and Dreyfus' actions, Caesar is essentially forced into this position.Animal Testing: Koba's Freudian Excuse for hating humans so much.All Your Base Are Belong to Us: The apes, led by Koba, assault the human colony and successfully take it over despite massive casualties, forcing Dreyfus and his men to flee underground.Somewhat averted when you take into account the fact that how the apes obtained their own horses is never explained.The novelization explains a bit more about when the death of Alex's mother and the death of Ellie's daughter Sarah took place.It also reveals the names of Dreyfus' family members, who are characters in the novel.
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The prequel novel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm deals with the early days of the plague and explains how the apes started obtaining food.Including an origin story of sorts for a shotgun that Caesar winds up throwing into the river.
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