Left for dead in the unforgiving deserts of post-apocalyptic Australia after defeating Lord Humungus' barbarian bikers in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981), instead, former Main Force Patrol officer Max Rockatansky happens upon Bartertown: a remote market-town outpost in the middle of the dry Wasteland and the realm of the autocratic Queen Aunty Entity. But there, a lethal challenge awaits Max in The Thunderdome, the stronghold's combat arena. As Max finds himself once again stranded in the vast wilderness, he discovers the peaceful haven of The Lost Tribe: a community of marooned children who survive on their own, waiting for a hero. However, is the lone warrior indeed their saviour?