The Best Mad Max Characters in the Whole Franchise, Ranked

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Vote up the greatest, most memorable character in all the ‘Mad Max’ movies.

Witness me, we're ranking the greatest characters in the Mad Max franchise. From Mad Max to Mad Max: Fury Road, the best Mad Max series characters are also known to be some of the best movie characters of all time. Who is the best Mad Max character?

Featuring Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), Nux (Nicholas Hoult), and of course, Mad Max himself (played by Mel Gibson and Tom Hardy), this list of Mad Max movie characters includes memorable villains, funny sidekicks, and famous cameos.

Vote up the best characters in the Mad Max movies. Feel free to add any popular Mad Max characters missing from the list.

1
Max Rockatansky
Mel Gibson, Tom Hardy
134 votes
Max Rockatansky is a title character and the protagonist of the Mad Max franchise. He appears in the films Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Mad Max: Fury Road. Created by director George Miller and producer Byron Kennedy, the character was played by actor Mel Gibson in the first three films, and by Tom Hardy in the fourth.
- Film: Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Mad Max: Fury Road
2
Imperator Furiosa
Charlize Theron
136 votes
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
3
Immortan Joe
Hugh Keays-Byrne
102 votes
Immortan Joe is a fictional character from the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
4
Nux
Nicholas Hoult
91 votes
Nux is a fictional character from the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
5
Lord Humungus
Kjell Nilsson
106 votes
- Film: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
6
Gyro Captain
Bruce Spence
100 votes
- Film: Mad Max 2
7
Wez
Vernon Wells
108 votes
- Film: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
8
Aunty Entity
Tina Turner
86 votes
- Film: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
9
Toecutter
Hugh Keays-Byrne
93 votes
- Film: Mad Max
10
Feral Kid
Emil Minty, Harold Baigent (voice)
78 votes
- Film: Mad Max 2
11
Jessie Rockatansky
Joanne Samuel
54 votes
- Film: Mad Max, Mad Max: Road Warrior
12
Rictus Erectus
Nathan Jones
61 votes
Rictus Erectus is a fictional character from the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
13
Pappagallo
Michael Preston
62 votes
- Film: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
14
Jim Goose
Steve Bisley
68 votes
- Film: Mad Max
15
The Bullet Farmer
Richard Carter
51 votes
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
16
The Dag
Abbey Lee Kershaw
50 votes
The Dag is a fictional character from the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
17
Capable
Riley Keough
59 votes
Capable is a fictional character from the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
18
Ironbar Bassey
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
66 votes
- Film: Angry Anderson
19
The Toadie
Max Phipps
45 votes
- Film: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
20
The Splendid Angharad
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
57 votes
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
21
Fifi Macaffee
Roger Ward
42 votes
- Film: Mad Max
22
Bubba Zanetti
Geoff Parry
60 votes
- Film: Mad Max
23
Johnny the boy
Tim Burns
40 votes
- Film: Mad Max
24
Slit
Josh Helman
46 votes
Slit is a fictional character from the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
25
Toast the Knowing
Zoë Kravitz
48 votes
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
26
The People Eater
John Howard
49 votes
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road, Mad Max: Fury Road - Nux & Immortan Joe
27
Pig Killer
Robert Grubb
51 votes
Pig Killer is a fictional character from the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
- Film: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
28
Dr. Dealgood
Edwin Hodgeman
44 votes
- Film: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
29
Cheedo the Fragile
Courtney Eaton
31 votes
- Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
30
Savannah Nix
Helen Buday
27 votes
- Film: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
31
Jedediah the Pilot
Bruce Spence
37 votes
Jedediah the Pilot is a fictional character from the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
- Film: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
32
The Captain's Girl
Arkie Whiteley
37 votes
- Film: Mad Max 2
33
Blackfinger
George Spartels
31 votes
Blackfinger is a fictional character from the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
- Film: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
34
Jedediah Jr.
Adam Cockburn
35 votes
- Film: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
35
Big Rebecca
Moira Claux
31 votes
- Film: Mad Max 2