“Out here, everything hurts…” Imperator Furiosa
Imperator Furiosa or just known as Furiosa, is formally the main character and protagonist of the most recent installment of the Mad Max film series, the fourth movie Mad Max: Fury Road. Brilliantly portrayed by oscar winning actress Charlize Theron, Furiosa has set the bar for empowering female action stars in modern film. With the other three films centering around the character Mad Max, this is the first film to change up the formula of having the hunky male lead in the post-apocalyptic action franchise. Again directed by the talented George Miller, this movie received the most positive critic reception of the series. She is introduced as the antagonist, Immortan Joe’s most talented imperator and sole driver of his war rig. She is described as “highly intelligent, an extraordinary driver, a veteran in wasteland survival, and is an exceptionally talented warrior.” After the massive success of this installment in the franchise, creating your own Furiosa Costume will be widely recognized and a popular choice for years of con’s to come.
More about the Mad Max series…
Created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy, the Mad Max franchise had been widely accepted as a cult classic since it’s first installment titled simply “Mad Max” in 1979. Debuting with the hunky 23 year old Mel Gibson in the lead role of Max Rockatansky, this series helped jump start Gibson’s career. Introduced in a post-apocalyptic Australia where resources are limited, he is part of the Main Force Patrol, a police-like force that attempts to keep things in check by engaging in high speed car chases throughout the Australian dessert. Living in a time where civilization is crumbling in the aftermath of a global war, Max leaves his badge behind to take care of his wife and son. When the small family is stalked by a notoriously brutal biker gang, he is unable to stop the murder of his wife and infant son. Becoming Mad with grief he murderers all of the bikers and so ending the first movie and solidifying his nickname of Mad Max. Mel Gibson returns in (in or opinion the best of the original trilogy movies) Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior circa 1981 to help a group of people survive against the S&M onslaught of spring criminals. Finally in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome circa 1985 he is contracted to kill a dangerous combination of a dwarf and a colossus named Master-Blaster, by a woman named Aunty Entity, who he finds is the corrupt ruler of a dessert city named Bartertown. Meeting a cargo cult of children in the desert he must take over barter town to save it’s people. The series continues 30 years later under the director George Miller with Mad Max: Fury Road circa 2015. This time with Tom Hardy playing the stoic hero Mad Max partnered with the acting talent of Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, and Hugh Keays-Byrne.
Furiosa Costume: The Basics
Furiosa Eye Shadow.
Black Face Paint.
Black Elbow Gloves.
Metal Left Arm Brace.
Craft Wire.
Metal Glove.
Shoulder Armor.
Black Leather Look Corset.
Brown Double Buckle Waist Belt.
Brown Wide Waist Belt.
Brown Belt.
Beige Top.
Grey Jeans.
Black Fabric Paint.
Brown Boots.
Light Sand Texture Spray Paint.
Sand Texture Spray Paint.
Furiosa Sand Goggles.
Mad Max Furiosa Comic Book.
Mad Max Fury Road Art Book.
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