Fury Road's costume designer, Jenny Beavan explains: During their downtime, War Boys - wary of their short lifespan - carve, or brand mechanical autoparts onto themselves such as engines, pistons, etc. They are distinct from Joe's imperators who are in fact 'full lives' and not covered in white powder, though as Imperators their rank is signified by black grease on their heads. They also use grey clay pigment around their eyes, mouths, or foreheads to give themselves more of a skeletal look. It is both a tribute to their revered leader Immortan Joe who uses white powder as medication but the white powder is also meant to give War Boys a skeletal appearance as they are 'half lives' - essentially on their deathbed. Their life is filled with boredom except for an occasional raid or a supply run.Īll Warboys have their torsos, arms, and heads completely covered in a white powder. So like all cults this is another cult invented by the Immortan Joe in order to get people to die on his behalf.”" - George Millerįor the most part, War Boys learn about and cherish mechanics. All they have are the detritus of the past and they refashion it so a steering wheel becomes a religious artifact they do the sign of the V8 the engine they scarified on their bodies, because an engine is much more permanent than the human body they chrome their teeth, because chrome is such a rare thing. They're culturally impoverished: There's no books, there's no internet, there's no theaters, no radios, no music. Max's utility as a source of blood is what kept him alive after being captured. They require blood transfusions to prolong their lives and it's one of the reasons they hunt for unsuspecting wanderers of The Wasteland such as Max. Most of them are plagued by cancer, the most common one being lymphoma, others resulting in partial or complete blindness. If War Pups survive long enough they become War Boys. They become mechanics, "rev-heads", or "black thumbs", crafting all kinds of mechanical devices, usually involving vehicles and combat, however are not allowed to go into battle yet. They are taught to believe in the cult of V8 and worship all things mechanical. Upon arriving at The Citadel, children are given new names and become War Pups. That request is often denied in a rather brutal fashion.
TAIPAN MUTANT SHORT MOVIE
In a deleted scene of the movie it is shown that The Wretched want their children to be taken atop The Citadel seeing it as the only chance for their children to survive. The guardians of the elevator platform select healthy and strong individuals upon their descent into hordes of The Wretched.
They view death in service to Immortan Joe as an honor.īecoming a War Boy is a privilege, unbeknownst, however to the subject. They are completely loyal, blindly following their leader, never questioning the morality of his actions. They were based on the Japanese Kamikaze pilots of World War II. War Boys are hand picked at a young age by the guardians of the elevator platform of The Citadel and are indoctrinated as zealots in the cult of V8 with Immortan Joe as their immortal leader. War Boys salute to Immortan Joe atop The War Rig
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