South Plaza Civic Center

The Civic Center was one of the main points of interest for the upscale human population of Modern City, most of whom were advocates of ape servitude. However, there were those who felt that the treatment of these animals to be barbaric, and they held protest rallies on the steps of the plaza to voice their frustration. Ape Control allowed such demonstrations under specified guidelines. During one of the protests, two police officers were wrangling a runaway chimpanzee, and beating him with their night sticks. A talking chimpanzee named Caesar shouted out, "Lousy human bastards!", which caused quite a stir among those gathered. His handler, Armando, confessed to the outburst to protect Caesar. The governor's aide, MacDonald, came upon the scene and instructed the officers to sedate the runaway chimpanzee.