In memory of Virgil, the wisest of the Apes, a genius orangutan who won the Battle for the Planet of the Apes. A former student of orangutan pacifist Mandemus, Virgil went on to become Ape Citys resident scientist and theoretical thinker, and an advisor and friend of Caesar. Apes and humans were both among his students, and he felt sorry for the humans second-class status in Ape City. Caesar called Virgil away from his teaching work, to accompany him and Mr. MacDonald on a trip back to the Forbidden City, to search for recordings of his parents Cornelius and Zira, and information about Earths future. Carrying a Geiger counter into the Forbidden City, Virgil warned` Caesar plainly about the radioactivity and accompanying dangers. (He also authorizes MacDonald to bring a pistol, in case he may wish to shoot, cook, and eat a rabbit during the trip; something humans were normally not allowed to do.) Returning from the Forbidden City (after barely escaping with their lives, from mutated human survivors who stayed underground), Caesar and Virgil reluctantly prepared Ape City for a possible attack. General Aldo, called to action, sees the chance to take power instead. When Caesars son Cornelius was gravely injured in a fall from a tree, MacDonald discovered the ends of the broken branch, determining they were cut, and he and Virgil deduced Aldo was the culprit. Virgil fought and led apes when the mutant humans do attack, calling Caesar out to take charge. After the battle, he was the one who must tell Caesar that Cornelius was murdered by Aldo. Later, he helped to rebuild Ape City, with its new status of apes and humans as equals. Virgil is best known, however, as the author of the Apiade, the epic poem which tells how Cornelius and Zira, fleeing the destruction of their home, created a new timeline, and became the progenitors of Ceasar, who ended the conflicts between humans and Apes, and established the Empire of all Sentients. And a belated Happy birthday to actor/musician Paul Williams, who I did not recognize in the role, and whose screen credits listed by wiki made the same error! youtube/watch?v=bE2m355-JRo
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:11:21 +0000
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