Caesar from Planet of the Apes
Gerardo heard about Cardinal Tattoo the way most people do, from a friend who had just gotten a really cool new tattoo. He wanted this depiction of Caesar from the Planet of the Apes series of movies because of the intensity of the gaze and the desire of the character to become a self-determining entity. This just goes to show that those ideals of freedom and independence are not lost, even in the current age of partisan politics. It also goes to show what extent free-thinking, self-determining individuals will go to in order to preserve their independence. Seems Caesar isn’t just an ape after all…