<P> Two years after the misanthropic bonobo Koba attacked the human survivors in San Francisco, Caesar and his tribe of intelligent apes have been forced against a rogue U.S. military faction known as Alpha - Omega . Led by a ruthless colonel, Alpha - Omega employs many apes formerly loyal to Koba, derogatorily called "donkeys". </P> <P> An Alpha - Omega platoon launches an attack on an ape outpost, but it fails and four soldiers, including one named Preacher and a "donkey" gorilla named Red, are captured . Caesar releases the soldiers, hoping the display of mercy will show the Colonel that the apes are not savages; Red escapes by injuring the albino gorilla Winter . Later, Caesar's eldest son Blue Eyes and lieutenant Rocket return from a long journey . Blue Eyes reports that they found a place across the desert that is ideal for the apes . Despite an uneasy Winter asserting that the apes should leave immediately, Caesar decides they need to prepare first . That night, the Colonel leads a team of soldiers in infiltrating the apes' home, killing Blue Eyes and Caesar's wife Cornelia; Caesar unsuccessfully attempts to prevent the Colonel's escape . Afterward, the apes are unable to find Winter, who they believe betrayed them out of fear . </P> <P> In the morning, the tribe gathers to journey to safety . Leaving his youngest son, Cornelius, in the care of Blue Eyes' wife Lake, Caesar departs to exact revenge while serving as the decoy for the other apes . Accompanied by Rocket, his orangutan adviser Maurice, and his gorilla lieutenant Luca, the apes enter a seemingly abandoned village, where they come upon a soldier who deserted the Colonel's army . Caesar kills him in self - defense . They then discover a mute girl, who Maurice befriends and adopts, giving her a small rag doll . They then find Winter at a beachside military camp, having become a "donkey". They confront Winter, who tells Caesar that the Colonel departed for the border, to meet more soldiers . Winter then attempts to call out for help, but the other apes restrain him, and Caesar accidentally suffocates him . While following the military, the apes discover soldiers who have been shot and left for dead . Their examination of a surviving soldier reveals that he is mute like the girl . Caesar then kills him in an act of mercy . </P> <P> Later, the apes give chase after a hooded figure who stole one of their horses and are surprised to discover he is an intelligent ape from another zoo, named Bad Ape . While camping with Bad Ape, they discover that he knows where the border is and he hesitantly agrees to lead them there . The group reaches the border, where they see a quarantine facility . While attempting to get a closer look, Luca is killed protecting Caesar from some soldiers . Enraged, Caesar decides to proceed alone rather than continue to endanger his allies . While there, however, Caesar learns that Alpha - Omega captured his tribe and are forcing them to build a wall without food or water . Caesar is then captured by Red, who brings him to the Colonel . He is forced to work with the other apes, and when he inspires them to stop working, the Colonel threatens to kill Caesar to get the apes to continue . </P>

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