Unknown to Rodman, Franklin had accidentally sneezed on airline pilot Douglas Hunsiker before dying, thus begining a wave of infections which would later result in a global pandemic. Rodman became aware of Franklin's death, and attempted to halt the tests, but was rebuffed by Jacobs. Although Koba displayed the same increased intelligence possessed by apes subjected to the previous 112 variant, the new virus proved fatal to Franklin. ALZ-113ĭuring the first trial, the virus was accidentally released onto chimpanzee handler Robert Franklin after the test bonobo Koba briefly broke out of his restraints and breached one of the viral containers and kicked off Franklin's breathing mask. Desperate to create a stronger strain that would not be effected by antibodies, Will reported his unauthorized experiments to Gen-Sys head Steven Jacobs, who was impressed enough by Will's testimony to authorize the creation of the "ALZ-113". Although Charles' condition initially improved, his body gradually developed antibodies against the virus, and he regressed to his former condition five years later. Will secretly stole samples of the 112 virus to administer to his father Charles, who was himself an Alzheimer's sufferer. Funding for the project was cut as a result, but Will adopted Caesar, who inherited his mother's increased intelligence. Bright Eyes displayed the desired results, and was to be exhibited during a board meeting, but was killed by security guards after she became aggressive in defence of her newborn infant, Caesar. A military-sanctioned "variant" of the drug was administered to Burke and Verdon, the latter of whom was later shot attempting to escape.
Among the chimp test subjects were Bright Eyes, Lorelei, Chambers, Burke and Verdon. In order to make the effects permanent in humans, a second, more powerful and contagious strain was created which ultimately proved fatal to humans, leading to the Simian Flu Pandemic and the rise of the Evolved Apes.ĪLZ-112 was the codename of a viral "cure" for Alzheimer's Disease developed over the course of five-and-a-half years by geneticist Dr. Will Rodman of the Gen-Sys Laboratories, the first virus proved a success with ape test subjects by greatly enhancing their intelligence, and managed to temporarily cure Rodman's own father. The Simian Flu, formerly known as ALZ-112 and ALZ-113, was an artificially created retrovirus designed to cure Alzheimer's disease. It does something to people that it doesn't do to apes." ― Linda Andersen to Steven Jacobs War for the Planet of the Apes " He was exposed to the 113.