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The world and traditional knowledge of theMad Maxfranchise is still cover in mystery , but here is every major battle that is known about so far , explained . TheMad Maxfranchise mostly takes place in a post - apocalyptic world , with the various battles turn the modernistic - twenty-four hours Earth into a barren barren where the ground is too dark to grow anything . The current commonwealth of the world in theMad Maxfranchise is due to a monumental nuclear war that took place in the series ' yesteryear , but that is far from the only battle that take place in theMad Maxuniverse .
Furiosa : A Mad Max Sagais at last here , with the prequel toMad Max : Fury Roadgiving more context to the franchise ’s lore than ever before . Despite this , Furiosa : A Mad Max Sagacontinues the trend of treating the world ofMad Maxlike caption , with the canyon condition of many aspect being disputed . Due to it rent place in a post - apocalyptical cosmos , everything that is known aboutMad Max ’s world has been passed down by word of mouth , causing some to conceive thatMad Max is a mythical legend . However , these battles in theMad Maxuniverse have been agreed on .
8Gas War
BeforeMad Max
The world ofMad Maxmostly follows the timeline of the real - animation Earth at first , with theMad Maxcomics even make references to things like the real - life Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott . However , theMad Maxuniverse first departs from the account of the real world with the Gas War , which has also been referred to as the Oil War and the Fuel War .
accord to the movies and amusing series , the Gas Wars commence when the Earth ’s fuel supply began to dwindle , with the handling of the environs having a swelled hand in this . Thus , various countries went to state of war over what remained of the throttle supply , as the worldly concern had become progressively dependent on oil . This massive war is still talked about at the recent gunpoint in theMad Maxtimeline , confirm just how big of a trade it was .
The Gas War was the first step toward the decline of civilization , with it leave bon ton of the brink of crash . By the fourth dimension of the firstMad Maxmovie , gaseous state was difficult to find out , with it being nigh - impossible to acquire out of doors of a select few locations by the fourth dimension ofMad Max 2 : The Road Warrior . Interestingly , Immortan Joe was actually a veteran of the Gas War , go him down the path to read over the Citadel .
Furiosa : A delirious Max Saga sum to the lore of the Mad Max franchise , revealing more about the Green Place , as well as Wasteland technology and politics .
7Water War
After the Gas War devastated society , things got even worse shortly later on with the starting signal of the Water War . While item are still scarce , it is believed that the Water War began when the oceans dried up , with the laterMad Maxmovies taking place in a world in which the ocean were supplant by massive seam of juiceless Strategic Arms Limitation Talks . This further pushed humankind toward collapse , with the various superpowers of Earth again go to state of war over the ascendancy of the remaining water supplying .
By the goal of the Water War , water system was another incredibly difficult to incur imagination , although not as hard as gas . Tons of water still be , although it can only be found under the control surface of the Earth , with monumental military personnel - made aquifer being required to harvest the water system from the basis . One of these aquifers is a major mien in the franchise , with that beingThe Citadel inMad Max : Fury Road . The Citadel is built around one of these aquifers , with Immortan Joe using the water access to control the universe .
Interestingly , Immortan Joe was also a soldier in the Water War , possibly allowing him to know how important controlling this imagination is . In fact , theMad Maxcomics state that Immortan Joe was really a hero sandwich of the Water War , although it is n’t known what he did to earn this legacy . The Wate War is the final major battle to take place before theMad Maxmovies , with the firstMad Maxfilm take place in the aftermath of the groovy battle .
6The Nuclear War
BeforeMad Max 2: The Road Warrior
An nameless nuclear state of war is the next major conflict to occur in the world ofMad Max , with it being the one that genuinely caused the apocalypse . Throughout the Gas War and the Water War , nuclear arms were hastily acquire by the world ’s superpowers , with their use possibly even give to the oceans go away . However , unknown outcome led to these atomic weapon at long last being used in a major agency , one that lead to the full collapse of civilization and the end of all governance as we know them .
In thetimeline of theMad Maxfranchise , the atomic war took placesometime between the firstMad Maxmovie andMad Max 2 : The Road Warrior . This explains why the world of both film seems so drastically unlike , withMad Maxbeing relatively normal whileMad Max 2 : The Road Warrior ’s esthetic is much stranger .
5Humungus' Battle For The Gas Compound
DuringMad Max 2: The Road Warrior
disturbed Max 2 : The Road Warriorfeatures a conflict that is smaller than most of the other unity on this list , although it is a big enough deal to make it historical . In the moving-picture show , Mad Max Rockatansky hears talk of a gas chemical compound around 20 mile awayfrom where he is operating , with him travel the length in the hopes of stick the throttle . Upon get the settler , they explicate that they are being assault byLord Humungus and his kindred , with Max harmonize to help them in substitution for gaseous state .
The bulk of the secondMad Maxfilm chronicles this battle , with Max and the colonist first having to defend the gas compound from Humungus ' scout group . finally , Max get the settlers to leave the chemical compound , with them channelise the flatulence aside in their vehicles and using a massive tanker as a recreation . The colonist of the gasolene compound won the conflict with the help of Max , with them then traveling northerly and establishing the Great Northern Tribe .
4The Battle For The Citadel
BeforeMad Max: Fury Road
Interstingly , theMad Maxcomics reveal a war that the flick do n’t remark , with that being Immortan Joe ’s battle for the Citadel . Before becoming Immortan Joe , Joe Moore was the drawing card of a bike crowd in the Wasteland , with one of his battle leading to him capturing the People Eater . The People Eater inform Joe of a massive aquifer that was sitting on a fresh lake , although it was gird by settlers . Joe tried to bargain with the Citadel ’s original settlers , but he was rejected , leading to an invasion .
Joe had some of his gang climb up the great rock’n’roll , while others obtrude upon from the ground . While they were distracted by the ground troops , the Citadel ’s settlers were vulnerable to the troops that Joe had station on the rock . After a three - Clarence Day battle , Joe ’s ring eventually won , with them taking over the Citadel andImmortan Joe having his nickname originated .
3The Battle For Gas Town
DuringFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa : A Mad Max Sagafeatures another major battle in theMad Maxuniverse , with this beingDr . Dementus ' conflict for Gas Town . In the prequel film , Dementus bomb to take over the Citadel , causing him to instead decide to set his great deal on the Immortan Joe - controlled Gas Town . Using a trojan sawhorse strategy , Dementus ' ring is able to get through the gate of Gas Town and open up them for the rest of Dementus ' gang , earmark them to enroll and take down the War Boys who inhabited it .
This go to Dementus have prescript over Gas Town for many eld , with him becoming the Wasteland ’s third outstanding warlord after Immortan Joe and the Bullet Farmer . However , Dementus ' dominion over Gas Town was much shakier than his companion ' , with Immortan Joe and the Bullet Farmer not trusting him and hop to take him down .
2The Fall Of The Bullet Farm
Furiosa : A huffy Max Sagaalso features another epical struggle , with this being the dusk of the Bullet Farm . During their attempt to stop Dr. Dementus , Immortan Joe institutionalize the War Rig to the Bullet Farm , secern its driver to sprout up with as much ammunition as possible . Upon their arrival , however , Furiosa and the pack realise that Dementus has already overthrow the Bullet Farm , leading to an heroic battle .
This fight terminate up essentially put down the entirety of the Bullet Farm , with almost all of its infrastructure falling apart . unrestrained Max : Fury Roaddoesn’t give much perceptiveness on how the Bullet Farm has recovered , but since the Bullet Farmer spends most of his time by Immortan Joe ’s side , than it probably still is n’t run all that well . This war immediately go into the final major war in theMad Maxtimeline .
Praetorian Jack is one of the best new characters in Furiosa : A Mad Max Saga , but he draws some heavy divine guidance from Max Rockatansky himself .
140-Day Wasteland War
The last war in theMad Maxtimeline is the 40 - Day Wasteland War , with this take place at the final stage ofFuriosa : A Mad Max Saga . After escaping Dementus after the fall of the Bullet Farm , Furiosa returns to the Citadel and warn Immortan Joe of Dementus ' regulation , top to him planning a warfare that will cease Dementus ' gang once and for all . This go on in the area of the Wasteland between the Citadel , the Bullet Farm , and Gas Town , with troops from all three locations being involved .
Most of the 40 - Day Wasteland War happens offscreen , with it only being described through narration . However , it finally end when Furiosa resolve to get involved , with her leave the Citadel to kill Dementus . She chases Dementus and a few of his troops into the Wasteland , with her eventually catching him . This is the end of the last major warfare in theMad Maxfranchise , althoughfutureMad Maxmoviescould always reveal more .
Mad Max is an Australian post - apocalyptic franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy . The first three moving picture whiz Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky , a former police officer who assay retaliation after his menage is murdered . Tom Hardy accept over the office for 2015 ’s crazy Max : Fury Road , which was followed by Furiosa : A huffy Max Saga starring Anya Taylor - Joy as Furiosa .
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Mad Max is an Australian post-apocalyptic franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. The first three films star Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky, a former police officer who seeks revenge after his family is murdered. Tom Hardy took over the role for 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, which was followed by Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa.
