This inspired Caesar to escape from the shelter, steal two canisters of ALZ-113, the upgraded Alzheimer's drug that made Caesar so intelligent, and rupture the canisters in the shelter, exposing the drug's vapor it to all the other apes and granting them all heightened intelligence, including Maurice. Caesar then began planning what to do with his new power, but Maurice pointed out that the apes weren't as smart as him and couldn't be organized. Maurice witnessed Caesar overthrow Rocket with help from Buck, establishing himself as the new alpha of the apes. Caesar at first followed Maurice's lead, but after being rejected by his adoptive father, Caesar felt betrayed and angry, and began forming a plan to free the apes from the facility.Ĭaesar stole a switchblade from one of Dodge's friends, and when all the humans were gone, escaped his cage and unlocked Rocket's. Maurice befriended Caesar after Rocket humiliated and assaulted him, showing him the ways of the facility, and warned him not to show his intelligence, lest Dodge torment him more. Since childhood, he was raised in comfort by a scientist named Will Rodman, wearing clothes, communicating through Sign Language, but never interacting with other apes. Caesar's mind was enhanced by ALZ-112, a revolutionary Alzheimer's drug, injected into his mother while she was pregnant with him, making him the first of a new breed of evolved apes. In 2016, a hyper-intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar was brought to the shelter. The shelter's abusive handler, Dodge Landon, tormented the apes, and made Maurice fearful of humanity, but also wise with experience of how to stay safe from them by keeping his sign language secret. Before turning fifteen, Maurice was sold from his circus and sent to the San Bruno Primate Shelter just outside of San Francisco, where he bunkered with fellow apes Rocket, Cornelia, Buck, and countless others. Growing up, he witnessed the cruelty of humans, especially towards his fellow apes, from his cage, but was also taught American Sign Language by a kind circus worker. He also took in the human girl Nova and raised her as his own.īorn in 2001, Maurice began life as a circus orangutan to entertain children. He helped liberate his fellow apes in the Ape Rebellion, oversaw the teaching of the ape colony, and helped stop Colonel McCullough from killing the apes. Maurice is a compassionate and noble evolved orangutan, the main advisor and most trusted confidant of the late Ape King Caesar. for us." ―Maurice's promise to Caesar before his passing
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