The Golden Youth is a member of Lord Humungus ' Marauders, and is Wez's companion.The Golden Youth was first seen with Wez and remained alongside him often. He was ultimately killed by the Feral Kid. When the kid's sharpened boomerang was thrown, Wez managed to dodge the attack, but the Golden Youth did not. He was struck directly in the head, and died instantaneously of head trauma. His death greatly enraged Wez.The Golden Youth is passive and contemplative character and does not engage in the war between Lord Humungus and Pappagallo's tribe. It is commonly thought that he is Wez's sexual partner, however, whether he consents is undetermined - he may well be a sex slave captured by Humungus' forces.Originally The Golden Youth was supposed to be female. The writers decided to change the sex of the character (much like The Warrior Woman who was originally written as a male) to show how gender roles became interchangeable in Mad Max universe.