Scabrous Scrotus, one of the sons of Immortan Joe, is a major supporting character in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the prequel to the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road. However, he is noticeably absent in the latter. In addition, Josh Helman, who portrays Scrotus in Furiosa, appeared in Fury Road as a War Boy named Slit. This has made the viewers wonder what happened to Scrotus between Furiosa and Fury Road and whether he died.
Here is what we have discovered about the fate of Scabrous Scrotus in the Mad Max franchise
What happened to Scabrous Scrotus between Furiosa and Mad Max: Fury Road?
Scabrous Scrotus may have died between Furiosa and Fury Road.
In Furiosa, the film’s primary antagonist Dementus takes over the oil refinery Gastown and runs it into the ground. Furiosa eventually captures Dementus and exacts revenge on him for what happened to her mother. In Fury Road, the People Eater, an ally of Joe, is in control of Gastown. Interestingly, in the Mad Max video game, which debuted a few months after Fury Road, Scrotus is the leader of Gastown. He also serves as the primary antagonist and is eventually killed by Max Rockatansky.
Furiosa implies that a considerable time passes between the titular character’s triumph over Dementus and her escape with Joe’s five wives in Fury Road. A lot can happen in that time, especially in the Mad Max universe.
According to We Got This Covered, as things stand in May 2024, the video game is non-canonical to the main plotline of the Mad Max franchise. However, that can potentially change due to what happens in Furiosa. There is a power vacuum in Gastown after Dementus’s defeat. It’s possible that Joe decided to fill it with one of his sons, and after Max killed Scrotus, the People Eater took over Gastown.
