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| Zenir | |
| Continuity: | Planet of the Apes |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Type: | Evolved ape |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Chimpanzee |
| Location: | Ape City, California |
| Status: | Deceased |
| First: | Planet of the Apes, Volume 3 #1 |
Zenir is a fictional evolvedape and a minor character featured in the Planet of the Apes multimedia franchise. He first appeared in Planet of the Apes, Volume 3 #1 by Malibu Graphics and Adventure Comics in April, 1990 in a story titled "Beneath".
Biography[]
Zenir was an ape living in Ape City in the mid 21st century. Ape leader Alexander placed Zenir in charge of the city's armory. One day, while Alexander was on an expedition to the Forbidden City, an ambitious gorilla commander named General Ollo staged a coup against the city elders. Invoking the name of the gorilla revolutionary Aldo, Ollo raided the armory and shot Zenir to death with a machine gun.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Zenir was created by writer Charles Marshall and artists Kent Burles and Barb Kaalberg.
- Zenir is exclusive to the continuity of the Planet of the Apes comic book series published by Malibu Graphics.
- Zenir's species is unverified, but he appears to have been a chimpanzee.
- The character of Zenir is an analog to Mandemus from Battle for the Planet of the Apes.