Max Rockatansky
Max Rockatansky is a male film character who features in Mad Max.
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Biography
Max Rockatansky
He was a member of the Main Force Patrol (MFP or "Bronze") officer, who fought for peace on the decaying roads of Australian civilization. Max served as the last line of defense against the reckless marauders terrorizing the highways, driving an MFP V8 Interceptor. With the world about to crumble, Max said little and paid little awareness to his ever-growing reputation as the cop that successfully put away gangs due to his outstanding, and increasingly ruthless, driving skills. In fact, the audience is introduced to Max as he joins the pursuit of the man calling himself "The Nightrider," the self-proclaimed "fuel-injected suicide machine." In order to stop Nightrider's rampage, Max rammed the man's car at top speed, sending it wheeling out of control, into total destruction.
Resigning from the Force Patrol after his good friend The Goose was attacked by the Nightrider's comrade, The Toecutter and his toadying supplicant, Johnny the Boy, Max left with his wife, Jessie, and infant son, Sprog, for a life of solitude in the quiet countryside. But the gang, led by the cunning Toecutter stalked the Rockatanskys. Ruthlessly, they ran down and murdered both his son and wife before his eyes, deaths which had an obviously psychologically shattering effect on Max, transforming him into a bitter being full of hatred and anger. With his lighter emotions vanquished, Max embraced his darker side; he broke out his MFP leathers and commandeered a supercharged black Interceptor prototype called the Pursuit Special, thereby forever more becoming "Mad Max." As Mad Max, he carried out bloody revenge killings of those responsible for his family's deaths -- Toecutter and his crazy gang. Having been reduced to a shell of a man as a result of those deaths, Max then permanently left behind what little was left of this ever crumbling civilization and drove off into the desolate wasteland, apparently never to return.
Overview
Personality and attributes
He was sometimes known as the Road Warrior.
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Max Rockatansky was created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy where he featured in the setting of the Mad Max universe.
- In Mad Max 1-3, the character was portrayed by actor Mel Gibson.
- In Mad Max: Fury Road, the character was portrayed by actor Tom Hardy.
In other media
Video games
Appearances
- Mad Max:
- Mad Max: Fury Road:
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