Caesar stands for prosperity and forgiveness, where Koba stands for chaos and vengeance.Mark Hughes from Forbes made many comparisons between "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" and "The Dark Knight" in his review of "Dawn", in one instance stating, "In The Dark Knight, those voices willing to take a chance at being destroyed in order to refuse to act against the other “side” were able to ensure the survival of both ferries full of people trapped in the Joker’s diabolical test.