| “ | "WITNESS ME!!!" | ” |
– Morsov (Final Words) | ||
Morsov was a War Boy portrayed by Chris Patton in Mad Max: Fury Road.
Biography[]
Morsov was assigned to help protect the War Rig on its way to Bullet Farm and Gastown to pick up supplies for The Citadel, but was taken along on Imperator Furiosa's "detour" to The Green Place.
Morsov is first seen driving on the back of "Elvis" -- the War Rig's guide vehicle. After the car fell into a trap Morsov was ejected into the air and was presumably left behind. As it turned out, one of the bikes came back for Morsov and transported him onto the War Rig which was still being attacked by the Buzzards. One of Buzzards' spiked jalopies rammed the bike carrying Morsov, but he managed to escape just in time and was pulled up onto the War Rig's tanker. From then on Morsov was defending the rig again.
When Morsov was about to throw a Thunderstick at the de-hooded Buzzard, he was shot in the side of the head and in the neck with Buzzard's double crossbow. Knowing he was deemed to die from his injuries, and with Nux supporting his attempts at getting back up one last time, Morsov spray-painted his mouth chrome and called out to his fellow War Boys, per their tradition -- "WITNESS MEEE!!!"
Morsov's EPIC final moment.
With his friends chanting his name, he grabbed two explosive spears, let out one final battle cry, and leaped onto the car of the Buzzard who had shot him, destroying the vehicle, whilst killing both himself and the Buzzards instantly.
As most of the other War Boys honored his sacrifice with cheers of approval, Slit dubbed his last actions "mediocre." Whether this was an attempt to genuinely ruin their glory, or just some banter between friends who genuinely believe they will meet in Valhalla, is debatable. Though considering the behavior of Slit in general, the former is more likely.
Original concept[]
Morsov played a much bigger role in earlier versions of the script. Originally, in the past, Morsov commanded a War Rig. But fell ill due to the toxicity of the Wasteland. The only thing keeping him alive was Max's blood. Upon learning that Furiosa had betrayed the Immortan, Nux and Slit decided to honor Morsov by taking him with them and giving him an opportunity to die historic on the Fury Road. He gets his chance by hurling himself at the Buzzard Excavator without doing much damage to it. Which is met with Slit's response "Mediocre!".
In the final cut, the role of Morsov was reduced to a War Boy protecting the fuel pod section of the War Rig. After receiving fatal damage to his body, he decides to sacrifice himself for the Immortan by jumping onto one of the Buzzard vehicles.
Trivia[]
- Wile E. Coyote was substituted for Morsov in a part of the new Space Jam movie which parodied the epic scene from Mad Max: Fury Road.