History WMG / MadMax

** Adding some weight to this theory is Furiosa's backstory. [[spoiler:It's been at least 20 years ("Seven thousand days, and the ones I don't remember.") since the War Boys kidnapped her from the Many Mothers, and by that time the Mothers had already evolved their own distinct traditions of greeting and mourning. That means it's probably at least 25 years, and probably a lot longer, since civilisation broke down.]]

[[Spoiler: Seemingly Jossed. Immortan Joe is dead by the end of Fury Road and the film makes no reference to Toecutter. Furthermore, Joe doesn't seem to recognize Max]].

[[WMG: Mad max take places in the [[Warhammer 40K]] at the beginning of the age of strife.]]

The original Max's son somehow survived what happened when he was young. He grew up in the post-apocalyptic wasteland and, by necessity, became much like his father without realising. He suffered his own losses, which isn't surprising given the general roughness of things.

Toecutter somehow survived the horrific crash from the first movie but still suffered major damage, which is why he needs the mask as a breathing aid. Surviving something that should have killed him (and could still kill him without the appropriate equipment) is how he gained the nickname "Immortan" and him renaming himself to Joe could be an attempt to gain anonymity so Max wouldn't immediately go after him again. It's no coincidence that they're played by the same actor.

After the first movie, the other movies are being told through oral history. The reality is that, like King Arthur and Beowulf, the legend of Max has been added to over time. All of them are really the stories of men who didn't identify themselves that later got attributed to the original Max over time.

Cars in the second film, despite fuel being scarce, appear to be in little danger of running out (apart from the Pursuit Special's low fuel warning light at the beginning). With the little he salvages from the crashed buggy, Max is able to stave off his fuel problems until he gets to the refinery. The Lord Humungous' army seems to have little problem for the moment. Cars must be very efficient at this point. Of course, lean burning engines still burn, hence the need for a long term solution.

* Max is seen trying to salvage fuel from a crashed buggy in the opening scene. Plus, Toadie checks the Pursuit Special's fuel tanks when it crashes, telling Wez that they're full. They've probably got some kind of storage for it, just a limited supply.

While the film does mention "Guzzoline" a few times, they never actually state the stuff they're pumping is fuel. Also, crude oil requires massive equipment to fraction into burnable fuel, which they simply don't possess there. In the field, you don't see anyone pouring their collections into a car. Water would be precious in a desert environment, and would be a reason for Humungus to attack. If they needed fuel, why were they so profligate with their consumption?

While the film does mention "Guzzoline" a few times, they never actually state the stuff they're pumping is fuel, nor do you see anyone pouring their collections into a car. Water would be precious in a desert environment, and would be a reason for Humungus to attack. If they needed fuel, why were they so profligate with their consumption?

[[WMG: The tribe of kids from Thunderdome all die of radiation poisoning]]
They get to Sidney, but the last scene shows a large number of bald characters...

[[WMG: The Gyro Captain and Jedediah are twin brothers]]
Word Of God says they're not the same man, and the movies imply it since the Gyro Captain ends up leading the refinery people, but they obviously resemble each other, and both share an interest in flight.

They get to Sidney, but the last scene shows a large number of bald characters...

** Unless America was somehow technologically backwards in the ''Fallout''-verse?

* Yet their cars are all modern vehicles and transistors are widely used, whereas Fallout has wide use of vacuum tubes because the transistor wasn't invented until just before the war, and all cars look like either generic 1940s era vehicle or the Ford Nucleon concept.

Australia was physically mostly untouched by the bombs but society broke down just like everywhere else.

[[WMG: Mad Max is set in the ''{{Fallout}}'' universe.]]

* Plus, Fifi was a pretty big guy, as was Humungus.

Think about it. He wants to bring heroes back to Austrailia. What better way to do it than be the Villain.

[WMG: Lord Humungus is actually Fifi]

We never see him perform any of his crimes, he's only left there at the end of the rape scene. He's thought of as a wimp by the rest of the gang. He visibly refuses to burn Goose alive. And, of course, he may have just found the truck destroyed and needed shoes.