History NightmareFuel / MadMax2015

* [[TheCreon Stank Gum]] is the post-apocalyptic version of [[Film/TexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]]. He wears the faces of his victims on his own and cuts fiendish symbols into himself with knives and syringes he uses for torture and ''sexual'' purposes. He gets his name from his complete lack of oral hygiene, his bio describing his teeth as [[NauseaFuel "little black nails"]]. Not to mention his habit of collecting skin, scalps, hair and ears.

* And then there's Gut Noose. Formerly known as [[FailOSuckyname Dog Food]], he earned his title in a gladiatorial arena by ''strangling his foes with their own entrails.''

* With no arable land or livestock to be found, wastelanders now subside on a diet of insects, molluscs, grease, rats, lizards, dogs, dog food and, most commonly, maggot gruel. And sometimes, just sometimes, [[ImAHumanitarian each other.]]

* Stank Gum is the post-apocalyptic version of [[Film/TexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]]. He wears the faces of his victims on his own and cuts fiendish symbols into himself with knives and syringes he uses for torture and ''sexual'' purposes. He gets his name from his complete lack of oral hygiene, his bio describing his teeth as [[NauseaFuel "little black nails"]]. Not to mention his habit of collecting skin, scalps, hair and ears.

* The only known [[MadDoctor surgeon]] in the wasteland is the aptly-named [[FatBastard Abdominus]], Gastown's resident "organic mechanic." His loud, slurring bark of a voice is bad enough, but whether or not he saves your life or saws you apart depends on how much nitrous oxide he's been huffing. His tenure in Gastown's "Underbelly" stems from an incident where he got so stoned that he accidentally left a War Boy ''burning to death'' on his operating table.

** A photo of prime meat cuts with the caption wondering if the days of beer and barbecue will ever come back.
--> "People ate their fill and threw out the rest."

* One photo shows a table full of barbecued meat with the caption talking about how their friend happened to fine such fine cuts in the middle of a famine...and how said friend seemed to be in good spirits after their ex-girlfriend suddenly vanished. Put [[ImAHumanitarian two]] and [[IAteWhat two]] together.
--> "People ate their fill and then threw out the rest."

* One relic shows a picture of some delicious looking barbecue. The person writing on the back states it's delicious, and that he can't believe his friend found meat of this quality given the growing scarcity. They then go on to mention their friend seems in good spirits after their wife Angie left them. . .

* [[BigBad Scabrous Scrotus]], the primary antagonist of the game, is a hulking, muscular brute of a man that makes his father, Immortan Joe, look like a pushover. His War Boys have made the wasteland even ''worse'' than it already was with their roving war parties and massive "scarecrows" - flaming totem poles made of scrap metal and human corpses. He is perpetually angry, responds to any obstacle with extreme violence and wears a razor-sharp ''codpiece'' that makes it look like he has an elephant's tusk between his legs. And he only gets worse [[spoiler: after he somehow survives getting his brain torn in half by a chainsaw.]]

* Gutgash is a haggard, cynical old man and the head of a large water cult that believe the seas will return one day. It's implied that he knows this to be completely untrue and while he is ostensibly friendlier than Jeet, he has no qualms whatsoever against buying and owning slaves. ''Including children.''

* Griffa is a wandering mystic with absolutely ''zero'' backstory aside from his fixation on Max and willingness to help him face his inner demons. Wherever he is found, the screen turns an odd tint, ethereal screams are heard in the far distance and images of atomic shockwaves, corpses and salamanders appear on every surface in the style of Aboriginal cave paintings. As soon as you upgrade Max's abilities after talking with him, Griffa and his "hauntings" disappear. What does he want? Where does he come from? And is he even ''real?!''

* For some reason, Glory looks like she has an adult's head on her child body.

* In the Dunes, a church lays buried beneath the sand with only its steeple exposed. Inside is a dark, deserted nave littered with bones, complete with catacombs where [[spoiler: canned goods are stashed away]].

* Everything about [[WretchedHive Gastown]], part of the wasteland's "power triangle" between the Citadel and the Bullet Farm. It's a settlement built in a functional oil refinery, surrounded by a moat of black sludge, visible for miles thanks to its blazing flames and pillars of smoke. Everything is stained with oil, grease and soot, its residents live and toil in filth and are threatened with beatings, murder and even ''rape'' if they fall out of line. So ''why'' do people insist on living in this hellhole? Because outside, there is only ''chaos.''

--> "Soon they all came down."

* For some reason, Glory looks like she has an [[UncannyValley adult's head]] on her child body.

* With no arable land or livestock to be found, wastelanders now subside on a diet of insects, molluscs, grease, rats, lizards, dogs, dog food and, most commonly, [[IAteWhat maggot gruel]]. And sometimes, just sometimes, [[ImAHumanitarian each other.]]

History Relics are collectible signs and photographs of life before and during the [[ApocalypticLog collapse of civilization]], almost always with writing on the back for context. They are a disturbing, sobering reminder of how much was lost in the Fall and a warning of [[FridgeHorror what our real-life future may hold if we do not take care of our planet.]] Complete with riots, anarchy, famine, plague, mass extinction and even the world's shrinking oceans leaving its dead sea life to rot in the sun. To drive the point home, Max will often look at these and make deeply cynical remarks about them.

--> "I wouldn't wish survival on anyone. Not out here."

--> "Did it die too? Beauty?"

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* The atmosphere of the game is very bleak to say the least. Crumbling ruins, stranded ships, crashed planes and the knowledge that people lived normal lives in what is now a desolate hellscape.

* One of Scrotus' Top Dogs, Stump Grinder, is a sadistic [[EunuchsAreEvil eunuch]] and dedicated [[ILoveTheDead necrophile]] (all but outright stated by the corpses on his bed and his threats to Max) that enjoys compensating for his loss by [[GroinAttack returning the favor]] to anyone who gets in his way.

* Many wastelanders have taken a shine to stringing up seared, dismembered corpses around their territories like wind-chimes. Fun.

History Relics are collectible signs and photographs of life before and during the [[ApocalypticLog collapse of civilization]], almost always with writing on the back for context. They are a disturbing, sobering reminder of how much was lost in the Fall and a warning of [[FridgeHorror what our real life future may hold if we do not take care of our planet.]] Complete with riots, anarchy, famine, plague, mass extinction and even the world's shrinking oceans letting its dead sea life To rot in the sun. To drive the point home, Max will often look at these and make deeply cynical remarks about them.

* The Outcrier is the announcer and master of ceremonies for the lethal Gastown Races. While admittedly, his enthusiasm and extravagant habit of decorating himself with Christmas lights is somewhat uplifting, he carries his hapless "lover," 'Lectricy Boy around with him on a leash to keep his lights and speakers on with a portable generator. By his sullen disposition and the way the Outcrier yanks him around like a stubborn dog, it's doubtful that their relationship is [[NoYay consensual]].

* With no arable land or livestock to be found, wastelanders now subside on a diet of insects, mollusks, grease, rats, dogs, dog food and, most commonly, [[IAteWhat maggot gruel]]. And sometimes, just sometimes, [[ImAHumanitarian each other.]]

* [[PunnyName Deep Friah]] runs a pyromaniacal cult just outside of Gastown, where his deranged followers aspire to cleanse themselves by ''burning themselves alive.'' The only reason Scrotus hasn't wiped them out is because his unhinged preaching [[PragmaticEvil keeps Gastown residents relatively docile]].

* Max does not fuck around when it comes to fighting,

* The Fall was plagued (pun intended) with numerous diseases, with children having to go to school completely bald to prevent the spread of lice. Even herds of livestock were hosts to deadly pathogens.

* Several entries describe the famines that ensued, with people going so far as to kill horses, pigeons, cats and dogs for meat. One Relic shows a fruit stand kept by someone as a reminder of when fresh food was plentiful.

* The Outcrier is the announcer and master of ceremonies for the lethal Gastown Races. While admittedly, his enthusiasm and extravagant habit of decorating himself with Christmas lights is somewhat uplifting, he carries his hapless "lover," 'Lectricy Boy around with him on a leash to keep his lights and speakers on with a portable generator. By his sullen disposition and the way the Outcrier yanks him around like a stubborn dog, it's doubtful that their relationship is [[NoYay consensual].

* In the Dunes, a church lays buried beneath the sand with only its steeple exposed. Inside is a dark, deserted nave littered with bones, complete with catacombs where [[spoiler: canned goods are stashed away]].

* In Gutgash's territory, there is a hidden cave that is filled with rotting, torn-up [[Gorn corpses]] piled up against the walls and hung from the ceiling. At the end is a torch-lit, blood-stained "throne" upon which sits an upright skeleton wearing a ram-horned helmet. All surrounded by shelves of skulls and lanterns. Just get the appropriately-placed Maggot Farm project part and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere nope it on out.]]

* The living conditions seen across the camps and strongholds make the ''Fallout'' universe look snug and cozy. People have been reduced to sleeping in tires and eating maggot gruel, marching across miles of scorching sand in search of water and spending much of their free time either staring into space or stoned out of their minds on gas fumes. Their only real pastime is either watching or entering violent "death runs."

* Many wastelanders have taken a shine to stringing up seared, dismembered corpses around their territories like wind-chimes. Fun.
* Found in numerous camps are bathtubs filled with blood and body parts used to farm maggots for food. One Stronghold Upgrade is just a bunch of plastic containers filled with maggots and dead flesh. Also, Max can eat maggots ''right out of CORPSES'' to refill his health.

* One History Relic can be found in an old shipping container. As you approach, you will hear the ''disgusting'' [[HellIsThatNoise sound]] of [[NauseaFuel bones and flesh being chewed.]] Inside are Feral War Boys ''eating from a huge pile of rotting corpses like a pack of wolves.'' Worst of all, due to a glitch, you can ''still'' hear the noise even after killing them all! It gets [[SarcasmMode better]] if you have the Playstation 4 version: ''you hear it through your controller's speakers!''
-->'''Max''': Oh no.

* Way, way out in the Dunes, there's a buried suburban house packed with sad and scary things. Including a dead Buzzard propped against the wall on a bed, refrigerator magnets spelling "I miss my friends," a skeleton in a bathtub, a banner reading [[DramaticIrony "there is still time!"]] and a [[FridgeHorror fireplace with a roaring fire.]] We doubt you'll want to stay there for long.

* In the Dunes, a church lays buried beneath the sand with only its steeple poking out of the sand. Inside is a dark, deserted nave littered with bones, complete with catacombs where [[spoiler: canned goods are stashed away]].

-->'''Stank Gum''': Out here I do master Scrotus' bidding, but the pleasure of the peel is all mine!

History Relics are collectible signs and photographs of life before and during the [[ApocalypticLog collapse of civilization]], almost always with writing on the back for context. They are a disturbing, sobering reminder of how much was lost in the Fall and a warning of [[FridgeHorror what our real life future may hold if we do not take care of our planet.]] To drive the point home, Max will often look at these and make deeply cynical remarks about them.

* The living conditions seen across the camps and strongholds make the ''Fallout'' universe look snug and cozy. People have been reduced to sleeping in tires and eating maggot gruel, marching across miles of scorching sand in search of water and spending much of their free time either staring into space or stoned out of their minds on gas fumes.

* The living conditions seen across the camps and strongholds make the [[Franchise/Fallout Fallout universe]] look snug and cozy. People have been reduced to sleeping in tires and eating maggot gruel, march across miles of scorching sand in search of water and spend much of their free time either staring into space or stoned out of their minds on gas fumes.

* Gutgash is a haggard, cynical old man and the head of a large water cult that believe the seas will return one day. It's implied that he knows this to be completely untrue and while he is ostensibly friendlier than Jeet, he has no qualms whatsoever against buying and owning slaves.

* With no arable land or livestock to be found, wastelanders now subside on a diet of insects, mollusks, dog food and, most commonly, [[IAteWhat maggot gruel]]. And sometimes, just sometimes, [[ImAHumanitarian each other.]]

* One of Scrotus' Top Dogs, Stump Grinder, is a sadistic [[EunuchsAreEvil eunuch and dedicated [[ILoveTheDead necrophile]] (all but outright stated by the corpses on his bed and his threats to Max) that enjoys compensating for his loss by [[GroinAttack returning the favor]] to anyone who gets in his way.

* Stank Gum is the post-apocalyptic version of [[Film/TexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]]. He wears the faces of his victims on his own and cuts fiendish symbols into himself with knives and syringes he uses for torture and [[Squick sexual]] purposes. He gets his name from his complete lack of oral hygiene, his bio describing his teeth as [[NauseaFuel "little black nails"]]. Not to mention his habit of collecting skin, scalps, hair and ears.

* Stank Gum is the post-apocalyptic version of [[Film/TexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]]. He wears the faces of his victims on his own and cuts fiendish symbols into himself with knives and syringes he uses for torture and [[Squick sexual]] purposes. He gets his name from his complete lack of oral hygiene, his bio describing his teeth as [[NauseaFuel "little black nails."]
* Many wastelanders have taken a shine to stringing up seared, dismembered corpses around their territories like wind-chimes.
* One History Relic can be found in an old shipping container. As you approach, you will hear the ''disgusting'' [[HellIsThatNoise sound]] of [[NauseaFuel bones and flesh being chewed.]] Inside are Feral War Boys ''eating from a huge pile of rotting corpses like a pack of wolves.'' Worst of all, due to a glitch, you can ''still'' hear the noise even after killing them all! It gets [[SarcasmMode better]] if you have the Playstation 4 version: ''you hear it through your controller's speakers!''