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that the character Koba from Planet of the Apes (2010s) is named after Joseph Stalin, who also used Koba as his nickname. The name originally comes from a character in a Georgian book called The Patricide, which inspired Stalin.

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Fun Fact: that the character Koba from Planet of the Apes (2010s) is named after Joseph Stalin, who also used “Koba” as his nickname. The name originally comes from a character in a Georgian book called The Patricide, which inspired Stalin.

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