APE

APE (aka Lamarck Club, Seven Sages) is group of scientists and politicians who govern all of known humanity. All civilian and military organizations report to them or someone under them, with the exception of the special forces pilots, also known as the "Nines," who report directly to APE. They worked with dr. FranXX in the creation of the FranXX program. APE is ruled by a Chairman, who is known as "Papa" by Children and adults alike and worshiped as a god. Members of APE wear elegant white robes and sport unique mechanical masks.

Members
Each member of APE takes after a particular primate in his/her mask.
 * Chairman, leader of the APE group, species undetermined
 * Vice-Chairman, species undetermined
 * Mandrill
 * Tarsier
 * Gorilla
 * Marmoset, only female member of the group.
 * Lemur

Goals
Publicly, APE is dedicated to the preservation and protection of humanity, who live in Plantations protected by squads of FranXX units. Any ulterior motives are still unknown, save that they have a special interest in Zero Two.

Location
APE convenes in the APE Strategic Headquarters, which is a large, circular glass dome located in an unknown region. The facility is equipped with a number of displays and holographic projections to assist in any meeting. Members of APE do not physically meet up, and instead appear via a holographic projection, leaving their true location a mystery.

Trivia

 * Masks of APE members resemble certain species of monkeys. All are confirmed except Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
 * They desire to bring Zero Two to Grand Crevasse.