Planet of the Apes
Army Lists for 'Hordes of the Things
By Owen Webber

These lists cover both the 2001 Tim Burton version, and the original film versions from the 1960s/1970s.

Planet of the Apes (2001, Tim Burton)

Ape Army

Stronghold: red angular tents
Hero General (General Thade - chimp) @ 4AP 1
Hero (Colonel Attar - gorilla) @ 4AP 1
Blades (Gorilla infantry) @ 4AP 4
Warband (Chimpanzee infantry) @ 4AP 4

Alternatives: Knights or Riders @ 2AP (Ape cavalry)

You could treat the chimps as knights due to their speed and wild charge.

I treat the apes as blades since they are heavy infantry with enormous strength, and the chimps as warband since they perform a furious charge that is likely to sweep away the enemy.

Miniatures: I have converted Great Orcs from Tabletop Miniatures fantasy range in 15mm

Human Army

Stronghold: Ancient spaceship wreck
Magician General (Captain Leo Davidson) @ 4AP 1
Hero (Krull) @ 4AP 1
Sneaker (Daena, Birn and Gunnar) @ 3AP 1
Lurker (Ari, Tival and Limbo) @ 1AP 1
Hordes (Human horde) @ 1AP 12

Alternatives: Shooters @ 2AP (Hordes with bows or slings), Riders @ 2AP (Daena, Birn and Gunnar on horseback).

This list is based on the final battle at which time Karubi (Kris Kristofferon) is dead, and Bon (Ari's other servant) has gone home. I treat the astronaut as a magician since he uses technology to confound the energy, and is hopelessly outclassed in combat by apes so is not a hero. Krull is the gorilla who was once Attar's mentor, Daena is the blond girl, Birn is the boy, Gunnar is the black guy, Ari is the female chimp, Tival is her human servant and Limbo is the Orang Utang slave trader.

Miniatures: I have converted some pre-Islamic warband from Lancashire games in 15mm, medieval welsh could also be converted (paint the arms as flesh and you have a suitable long tunic), un-shielded figures only. Ancient germans might also do.

'Planet of the Apes' (1968) and 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes' (1970)

Ape army

Stronghold, Ape City, or caged wagons
Rider General (Ursas) @ 2AP 1
Cleric (Dr Zaius) @ 3AP 1
Artillery (Cannon with Gorilla crew) @ 3AP 1
Riders (Gorilla cavalry with carbines) @ 2AP 3
Shooters (Gorilla infantry with rifles) @ 2AP 5

Alternatives: Hordes @ 1AP (Chimps and other ape civilians)

The army is taken mainly from the second film.

Primitive Human Army

Stronghold: grove of trees, or forbidden zone markers
Horde General (Tribal chieftain) @ 1AP 1
Sneaker (The astronauts) @ 3AP 1
Lurkers (Primitive hunters) @ 1AP 2
Hordes (Primitive gatherers) @ 1AP 18

Mutant Human Army

Stronghold: Half buried ruins
Magician General (High Priest) @ 4AP 1
Magicians (Priests) @ 4AP 2
Lurker (Rift in space) @ 1AP 1
Hordes (Mutant devotees) @ 1AP 11

For the second film the humans Taylor, Brent and Nova could conceivably be fielded on either side as a sneaker or lurkers.

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