General Thade was an Ape from the Channel Awesome Multiverse, and a candidate for President of The United States of America.
He considered himself to be a "trustworthy looking guy", someone who could just pick up a beer with, though he preferred his to be made from the blood of Humans.
He was described as being; "In the tradition of other obviously not bad guys; Such as Zachary Hale Comstock, Senator Palpatine, and Skeletor".
He chose Terl as his running mate in the election, both of them promising that they had Humanity's best interests in mind.
Their campaign was funded by the Kinetic Need of Enforcing Effective Laws. Planet of The Apes (Nostalgia Critic)