Summary
Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagaexplores the origin story ofMad Max: Fury Road’s Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy and Charlize Theron), and it finally answers the question of why she shaves her head. Three decades afterMad Max Beyond Thunderdome, George Miller revivedtheMad MaxfranchisewithMad Max: Fury Roadin 2015. Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where petrol and water are scarce,Fury Roadfollows Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), who is captured by cult leader and warlord Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) and taken to his fortress, the Citadel.
Max ends up joining forces with Imperator Furiosa (Theron), Immortan Joe’s top lieutenant, who rebels against him to free his wives and return to her homeland. Furiosa became the most popular character fromFury Road, and Miller expanded her story in a prequel.Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagais set around 20 years before the events ofFury Roadand explores Furiosa’s past – from her kidnapping by the crew of warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) to her arrival at the Citadel and ascension to Imperator.Furiosaanswers many questions about Furiosa’s past, including why she shaves her head.
Furiosa’s Imperator Title & Meaning Explained
Furiosa was known as an Imperator in Mad Max: Fury Road, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga has a hidden detail that could reveal how she earned the title.
Furiosa Was Keeping Something Extremely Valuable To Her
Mary and Furiosa were captured, and the former was crucified in front of her daughter, but not before she gave her a peach pit to remember her by.
Furiosa came from the Green Place of Many Mothers, one of the last remaining areas with fresh water and agriculture. As mentioned above, a young Furiosa was kidnapped by Dementus’ men, but her mother, Mary (Charlee Fraser), came to her rescue. Unfortunately, Mary and Furiosa were captured, and the former was crucified in front of her daughter, but not before she gave her a peach pit to remember her by.The pit was Furiosa’s most prized possession, and she kept it close to her for years.
Rictus showed his liking for her by playing with her hair, and so Furiosa came up with a plan to keep herself and the pit safe.
Young Furiosa kept the peach pit in her hair until she was given to Immortan Joeas part of a deal with Dementus. Furiosa was taken to Joe’s stable of “wives” inside a vault, with the idea of Furiosa becoming a breeder at some point like his many wives. However, Joe’s son, Rictus (Nathan Jones), showed attraction to Furiosa even though she was still a kid. Rictus showed his liking for her by playing with her hair, and so Furiosa came up with a plan to keep herself and the pit safe.
At night,Furiosa cut her hair very close to the scalp and used it to create a wigthat looked just like her hair did before she cut it. As she could no longer keep the pit in her hair,Furiosa started hiding the pit either in her mouthor somewhere else that kept it safe for years, and her new hairstyle also saved her from another traumatic experience.
Furiosa Found A Clever Way To Escape From Rictus’ Abuse
One night, Rictus snuck into the vault where Furiosa and the wives slept and took her to his own vault.
Shaving her head and creating the wig not only kept the peach pit safe but also Furiosa herself. Knowing that Rictus would do something to her,Furiosa wore the wig to sleep. One night, Rictus snuck into the vault where Furiosa and the wives slept and took her to his own vault.Rictus planned on sexually assaulting Furiosa, and just as he was touching her hair,Furiosa broke free by taking the wig off and running awayfrom Rictus. After that, Furiosa didn’t return to the vault with the wives, and Rictus didn’t know what happened to her.
Furiosa disguised herself as a mute boy and began working as a mechanic to stay as far away from Rictus as possible.
Furiosa’s new look with a shaved head allowed her to blend in with other people from the Citadel. Furiosa disguised herself as a mute boy and began working as a mechanic to stay as far away from Rictus as possible. Thanks to her hard work and determination, as her goal was always to escape and return to the Green Land,Furiosa made her way up the ranks of Immortan Joe’s men, and she helped build the War Rig before being promoted to Praetorian after becoming Praetorian Jack’s (Tom Burke) second-in-command.
Furiosa Survived Thanks To Her Shaved Head
Furiosa shaved her head one more time after she and Jack were ambushed by Dementus.
Furiosa’s shaved head kept her safe and alive when she was a child, and she kept her long hair hidden years later. However, Furiosa shaved her head one more time after she and Jack were ambushed by Dementus. Unfortunately, Jack was tortured to death by Dementus while Furiosa was chained, but she escaped by severing her own arm (which had a tattoo of a star map to the Green Land). Furiosa eventually made it back to the Citadel, where she replaced her arm with a mechanical prosthetic she built.
Furiosa’s second time shaving her head symbolizes the change she went through after Jack’s death.
Seeing that Joe’s men weren’t succeeding in the 40-day war against Dementus,Furiosa shaved her head one more time to blend with the rest of Joe’s armyand went after Dementus. Furiosa’s second time shaving her head symbolizes the change she went through after Jack’s death, becoming the Imperator Furiosa the audience met inMad Max: Fury Road.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
A prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa is an action-adventure film that tells the origin story of the headstrong and fearless Furiosa. Set shortly after the beginning of the “end of the world,” Furiosa is kidnapped and brought before a powerful warlord, now forced to work for him. To find her way back home, Furiosa will adapt to the new harsh and arid world as she grows into the Furiosa she becomes known to be.
