The Wretched
Background
The Wretched are the common people living off of the scraps of the Citadel.
During the events of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Dementus and his Horde travels to the Citadel causing The Wretched to run for cover in their underground warrens. They then loudly rev their engines. The History Man introduces Dementus, who now calls himself The Red Dementus. Dementus tells the inhabitants of the Citadel to throw down their leaders and they will rule together in the splendor of a new wasteland. Immortan Joe walks out from an opening of a cliff along with The People Eater, Rictus Erectus, Scrotus, The Prime Imperator, and Shotgun Praetorian.
Dementus introduces members of his Horde and afterwards The People Eater picks up a microphone and tells Dementus to choose one warrior from his Horde. He then tells Dementus to choose a War Boy. Dementus has Smeg choose a War Boy and Smeg points to a group of War Boys. At first First Pick War Boy steps forward, but Smeg says he chose Chosen War Boy. Chosen War Boy sprays himself in the mouth with silver spray paint and Immortan Joe tells him he is awaited. Chosen War Boy then takes two explosive spears and leaps to his death, causing a large explosion when he lands. The People Eater then says that anyone of Immortan's Joe's War Boys will do the same and calls Dementus and his Horde fools. Scrotus and Rictus then take the microphone, introduce themselves and tell the Horde they are going to kill them. The War Boys then start attacking the Horde who start to ride away. A Wretched grabs Furiosa and tries to drag her to Corpse Minder, but Dementus manages to pull her away and they escape.
After the Forty-Day Wasteland War happens, The Wretched pick through the remains of the war dead.
During the events of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) played by Cass Comerford and Albert Lee
Imperator Furiosa walks towards the War Rig as Immortan Joe is getting prepared for his speech. Chanting War Boy loudly chants a War Boy chant to the War Boys preparing the War Rig. The Ace tells the War Boys that they are heading to Gastown. The Wretched gather under Immortan Joe's cliff tower as the War Boys chant Immortan Joe's name. Immortan Joe is helped to the opening of the cliff by Rictus, The Prime Imperator and an Imperator. The Prime Imperator tells The Wretched to yell and make noise for Immortan Joe. Immortan Joe tells the crowd that once again they send out his War Rig to return with gasoline and bullets. He then salutes Furiosa and his War Boys. He calls himself their redeemer and then releases water from three large pipes which pours down towards The Wretched who gather to collect it. The War Rig and convoy drive away and The Breakman raises the main platform while The Winchman knocks members of The Wretched who try to climb onto the platform.
Sometime later, Furiosa and the War Rig arrive at The Citadel and War Pups start beating their drums. The Winchman has the main platform lowered some but then tells The Breakman to brake. The Winchman orders Max Rockatansky to reveal himself and Max gets out of the vehicle and pulls back a sheet revealing the body of Immortan Joe. Max dumps the corpse from the vehicle and The Wretched runs towards the corpse and start stripping the body. Max helps Furiosa out of the vehicle and The Wretched start chanting to let Furiosa and the others up. A group of War Pups then start lowering the main platform and when it touches the ground, one of the two surviving Vuvalini drives the vehicle onto the main platform and The Breakman raises the platform. The Milking Mothers release some water to The Wretched and Furiosa looks on as Max blends into the crowd and walks away.