Caesar's original mother, currently known as Bright Eyes is a supporting character of 20th Century Fox and Chernin's Planet of the Apes franchise. She was a female chimpanzee and Caesar's mother, they had a son together but she and her husband were both killed by two terrible humans.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Bright Eyes was a wild chimpanzee who lived in the West African Jungle, along with her mate Alpha and the rest of her troop. She was marching through the undergrowth with the rest of her kind when a flock of birds scattered in the skies above, startling the chimps into a sudden halt, before they were ambushed by attacking human hunters. She was captured by a group of hunters including Karega, Nderu and The Dutchman, all of whom were killed trying to capture the troop. She was of particular interest because of her unusual green-flecked eyes, and was eventually captured by the only surviving hunter and shipped to Gen-Sys Laboratories in San Francisco for experimental research.
Captivity[]
Other Chimps held at the facility included Lorelei, Chambers, Burke and Verdon. Bright Eyes - officially "Chimp #9" - was given the "ALZ-112" drug which increased her mental capabilities. A military-sanctioned "variant" of the drug was administered to Burke and Verdon, the latter of whom was later shot attempting to escape. Bright Eyes soon learned how to escape her lab cell and was able to venture outside before returning undetected.
Last days[]
After two months at the laboratory under the care of chimp handler Robert Franklin and scientist Dr. Will Rodman, Bright Eyes secretly gave birth. As Dr. Rodman was addressing Gen-Sys board members about the progress of ALZ-112, she attacked lab assistant Donnie Thompson, nearly breaking his arm in the hatch for getting too close, before Franklin ordered her to let go. Bright Eyes snarled at the shocked scientist before hissing while darting underneath her covered bench, as if she were hiding something.
Escape[]
Franklin and Donnie later attempted to bribe Bright Eyes to come out of her hiding place with her: "favourite fizzy soda". The plan worked until Bright Eyes was dragged out and almost restrained, but quickly overpowered the two men, leaping onto the paddock door, furiously trying to get back inside. Unable to hold Bright Eyes down, she went on a rampage. She was shot dead in the board room while Will unsuccessfully ordered the security guard not to kill her, resulting in the project being shut down and all twelve test subjects being euthanized. Her baby was later found by Franklin, who asked Rodman to look after it. Rodman raised the chimp in his home and gave him the name Caesar.
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Notes[]
- Bright Eyes is portrayed by Terry Notary who played another ape character, Kong in Kong: Skull Island, while Serkis (who plays Bright Eyes' son, Caesar) also portrayed Kong in the 2005 Remake of King Kong.