The Golden Youth is a member of Lord Humungus ' Marauders, and is Wez's companion. He is portrayed by Jerry O'Sullivan in Mad Max 2.
Biography[]
The Golden Youth was first seen with Wez and remained alongside him often. He didn't figure too much into the central action or any of the subsequent road wars. In fact, the Golden Youth was ultimately killed by another youth — the Feral Kid. When Feral Kid hurled his razor-sharp boomerang, Wez managed to dodge the attack, but the Golden Youth did not. He was struck directly in the forehead, and died instantaneously from the trauma. His death greatly enraged Wez.
Abilities[]
The Golden Youth and Wez.
The Golden Youth is a passive and contemplative character and does not engage in the war between Lord Humungus and Pappagallo's tribe. It is likely that he is Wez's sexual partner, however, whether he consents is undetermined — he may well be a sex slave captured by Humungus' forces, though he is seen holding a pick axe weapon in a few scenes.
Trivia[]
- Originally the Golden Youth was supposed to be female. The writers decided to change the sex of the character (much like the Warrior Woman whom was originally written as a male) to show how gender roles became interchangeable in the Mad Max universe.[1]
- According to Vernon Wells, the Golden Youth wasn't actually a sexual partner. Wells says there was a deleted scene which explained that Wez found the Golden Youth as a child during a raid on a farmhouse, convinced the other raiders to spare him, and became a sort of surrogate father to him. However, there is no evidence of this aside from this statement.
- The Golden Youth's N2 Toys action figure gives him an aluminum baseball bat instead of a wooden bat.
- The Golden Youth's character and design served as inspiration for Blue Kid, an intersex character from the anime and manga series, Violence Jack, who also has golden hair and dresses in a similar leather bondage style outfit to that of the Golden Youth, as well as being androgynous and feminine in appearance. Furthermore, the relationship between Blue Kid and Mad Saurus (who is modeled after Wez) is very similar, if not identical to that of the relationship between Wez and the Golden Youth, right down to the implied homoromantic relationship between the two characters. Their names are also very similar, since they are both named after colors, as well as the word "kid" sharing the same meaning as "youth".
- The Golden Youth is technically a mute, since he never utters a single word through the movie.
References[]
- ↑ OMNI's Screen Flights / Screen Fantasies. OMNI Magazine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved on September 21, 2025.