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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Who Is Raka And How Did He Die? Explained
Raka, a wise member of the Order of Caesar, educates Noa on Caesar's teachings and inspires him to lead a rebellion against tyranny.
In Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, coming in 2024, a new character is introduced from Eagle Tribe in a post-Caesar world. It then follows a chimpanzee by the name of Noa. His mission is to free the apes after being enslaved as a slave himself. Here, Raka, an orangutan, is featured to take an important part in Noa's journey and offer wisdom and guidance.
Raka was a member of the Order of Caesar, which treasures Caesar's philosophy and respects learning. He and Noa alliance to take down Proximus Caesar's army, led by the vicious gorilla Sylva. He dies saving Koro, drowning after being wounded by Sylva.
Noa is very much affected by Raka's sacrifice and teachings, growing up to be a real leader who would continue his father's job. What Noa really wants the utmost is the leadership of the Eagle Tribe so that Raka's faith in him could be proven justifiably and the future of the apes could also be saved.
Raka explains to Noa about Caesar and all his efforts toward trying to make the world better, bringing apes and humans together. He was taken aback by Noa's drive and saw her as a leader. Raka embraced Noa's human, Nova, and was fascinated to find that she could talk. So, he agreed to help Noa and Nova attack Proximus's lair and free slaves as part of Caesar's plan. His innocence and feisty nature make Raka a great character.
Raka's death explained
In a field, Raka shows some combat skills, protecting Noa and Nova. Maurice and Raka then remind enemies never to underestimate apes. But later, when Sylva and his minions have them cornered on a bridge, they fall into the water as Nova hangs onto a net, clinging for dear life. Raka and Maurice both warn enemies never to underestimate an ape.
Raka saves Koro from Sylva's net but at the cost of being slashed with it, dying by drowning as a result. The camera angles are used to show the pains of Raka, and the scene of Koro being beaten to death is also gory. She takes Mae and Noa, bruised and battered, to jail, compounding the pains in the situation.
Mae takes out Proximus' camp by blowing up a dam, flooding a military bunker, and blocking his access to weapons. Sylva chases after Noa before finding himself stuck in pipes, acknowledging it was karmic justice for his ape-against-ape mentality. Noa walks away as Sylva goes under-deservedly so-after the damage he's caused-raising Noa's village.
Noa puts his own judgment into practice and decides to exact vengeance upon Sylva's sins by leaving him to die. Some of Raka's lessons are founded on Noa's judgment because he wanted to teach other apes and not duplicate them. Noa acts in unison with himself being a true leader. It shows that Noa has grown up and can be selfless because Sylva died, just like Raka believed in him. Noa seeks to be the Master of Birds to have those eagles of the tribe under his command to continue his father's name.
Is Raka really dead?
The fate of Raka was never fully developed in KOTPOA. It is shown in the post-credits scene that Raka's chanting hints toward his possible survival, but fans should not get their hopes up high as the same kind of teaser has been pulled off previously.
While Koba's demise was certain after he betrayed Caesar, there could still be more to Raka's story since the director, Wes Ball, has stated that more films are up his sleeve featuring Raka. His character could be brought back to help Noa fight off bad guys in other movies. It is still unknown if he was saved by any humans or aquatic apes, but with him could come a chance of renewed human-ape alliances.
Her role is compared with that of Maurice, and her wisdom might help ease tensions and prevent further hostilities. Resurrected, Raka could fulfill her purpose as a spiritual leader, spreading Caesar's teachings and helping the peaceful coexistence of species.
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