Anna Daniels
The Doof Warrior doesn’t really do much in Mad Max: Fury Road besides ride a speaker truck with a fire-spewing guitar in hand and kick out some face-melting jams while leading Immortan Joe’s army of crazed speedsters on their chase to capture Max and his gang. But he doesn’t need to do much else to leave a lasting impression. Among diehards, the Doof-Warrior is the epitome of everything Miller has ever done right in the unofficial Wasteland Cinematic Universe, and just the sort of creation that makes said universe feel so authentic even in its insanity. Part of that authenticity comes down to details, according to Miller, who himself laid out a wildly intricate backstory for the Coma-Doof Warrior.
“The approach to the film was, you have to be able to explain everything. Not only all the characters, but every object, how it all found its way into this world and how it survived,” Miller told Deadline. “In his case, he was blind from birth. When things started going a bit crazy, he and his mother were left in a mining town. The only way they could survive was to go into a place where there was a competitive advantage to being blind. And that was to go deep down into a mine shaft where they were able to survive. He took what was most precious to him, a musical instrument, probably a guitar.”
Written by: Looper
