This article contains detailed descriptions of characters of the teen sci-fi TV show The Tribe. Like many other soaps the series had a large number of characters that increased as the series progressed. Most of the main characters were members of the Mall Rats at one point or another.
Main Characters
Alice
| The Tribe character | |
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| Alice | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 18 (series 2) 22 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Farm Girls Mall Rats |
| Family | Ellie (sister) |
| Relationship(s) | Lex Ned |
| Episode count | 107 |
| Portrayed by | Vanessa Stacey |
Alice, played by Vanessa Stacey, is a member of the Mall Rats on the television series The Tribe. She originally was the leader of the Farm Girls. She appears in episodes 132, 202 - 352, 547 - 548, 551.
Alice is fun loving and can be rowdy, but deep down she is kind and sensitive and has wisdom. She is angry at injustice and has a hot temper. She is a formidable foe but a fantastic friend and is fiercely protective of her younger sister Ellie.[1]
Alice lived in the Farm with her family before the Virus.[2] When all the adults die, Alice becomes the leader of her Tribe, the Farm Girls, and continues to take care of the Farm along with Ellie. Lex, Bray, Jack and Dal first meet Alice when they come to the Farm to trade batteries for fresh food.[3]
Series 2: When the second wave of the Virus arrives, Ellie becomes ill, and Alice treks to the Mall to get the antidote that the Mall Rats are giving out for free.[4] After Ellie is cured, they both decide to join the Mall Rats. Alice becomes Tai-San’s personal body-guard, as she is the only one who knows the antidote’s recipe[5] and, later, Lex, the newly appointed Sheriff, asks Alice to be his Deputy. Alice is extremely loyal to Tai-San and considers her as her best friend. When she finds out that Lex, her crush, is secretly seeing Tai-San, Alice feels betrayed and leaves the Mall Rats. She lives in Ebony’s hotel for a while and joins her militia to fight the invading Chosen.[6]
When Alice learns the Chosen plan to invade the Mall, she tries to warn Ellie and the other Mall Rats but arrives too late and is made prisoner as well.[7]
Series 3: She is hold captive in the Mall and forced to do slave labour for the Chosen. Alice, with the help of Ellie, secretly tries to undermine the Guardian’s power over the City.[8] Alice is freed, along with the other Mall Rats, when the rebel Tribes provoke the downfall of the Chosen. [9]
Alice falls for Ned, a new member of the Mall Rats, and is heartbroken when he is killed by the Guardian. She buries him at the Farm[10] and tries to avenge him by killing the Guardian, but is stopped by Luke. The Guardian escapes and takes Luke with him, while the Technos begin their invasion.[11]
Series 4: The Technos raid the Mall and kidnap Alice, along with KC, Tai-San and May, and send them to their work camps.[12]
Series 5: Alice is seen for the last time at the end of Series 5. She is held up in a cage on a beach, along with KC[13] and the Guardian, who seems to have completely lost his mind.[14]
Amber / Eagle
| The Tribe character | |
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| Amber/Eagle | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 14 (series 1) 18 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats Ecos/Gaians |
| Family | Bray Jr (son) |
| Relationship(s) | Sasha Bray Jay Pride |
| Episode count | 161 |
| Portrayed by | Beth Allen |
Amber (aka Eagle), played by Beth Allen, is one of the original members of the Mall Rats on the television series The Tribe. She appears in episodes 101 - 201, 305 - 405, 420 – 428, 446 - 552.
Amber is an attractive, fiery, intelligent girl who initially assumes control of the Mall Rats through her natural leadership qualities. Amber has had to become streetwise the hard way, though her background is middle-class, private school education. She's fiercely moral and determined that something positive will come out of their predicament. This leads her to sometimes be too hard on everyone, herself in particular. In reality, a sensitive, caring soul, Amber has a great longing for love deep inside her, which she keeps hidden, fearing that to reveal it will make her weak.[15]
Series 1: At the beginning of the TV series, Amber and Dal, who lived in the same neighbourhood before the virus,[16] are wandering the streets and end up taking refuge in the Mall where Jack is already living. They decide to stay here.[17] Amber soon takes charge and asks Lex and Ryan to help protect the newly-formed tribe.[18] Bray and the very pregnant Trudy join them at the Mall but Amber is reluctant to let them stay here.[19] But when Trudy unexpectedly goes into labour, Amber changes her mind. She doesn’t want to let a baby live outside, with the Locos and the Demon Dogs roaming the streets.[20] She has trouble imposing herself as the leader at first as nobody wants to do their share of work.[21] She later steps down from her duties when Lex wins the vote to become the Tribe leader.[22] But Lex quickly proves himself to be a poor leader and is forced to share leadership with Amber and Bray, in order to take care of the Tribe.[23]
At first, Amber is suspicious of Bray and clashes with him frequently but, in secret, she is slowly falling for him. When the Mall Rats take part in a Tribal Gathering, Amber helps releasing Dal and Sasha, a travelling performer, who were captured by the Nomads.[24] Sasha lives at the Mall temporarily and Amber quickly becomes attracted to him, much to Bray’s dismay. Sasha asks Amber to leave the Mall Rats with him[25] but Amber quickly realizes she cannot leave her Tribe.[26] When Glenn arrives at the Mall suffering from a strange mutation of the Virus, Amber decides, along with the rest of the Tribe, to start searching government facilities in order to find a cure.[27] Amber finally confesses to her feelings for Bray and they kiss.[28] But when the Locos and their new leader Ebony invade the Mall, they steal the antidote the Mall Rats found on Hope Island[28] and take Bray prisoner.[29] The Mall Rats decide to trek to Eagle Mountain to find a new antidote.[30] A freed Bray rejoins the Tribe, along with Ebony, and promises Amber there is nothing between Ebony and him. In the government building on Eagle Mountain the Tribe hears a strange transmission[31] and when a generator catches fire, the whole building explode. Bray is knocked unconscious and when he wakes up, Lex tells him Amber and Zandra have lost their lives in the explosion.[32]
Series 3: When Bray, Lex, Ebony and Dal are rescued from the Chosen by Pride, they discover Amber is alive and living among the Ecos as their leader, calling herself Eagle.[33] The Mall Rats ask the Ecos to help them defeat the Chosen.[34] After Amber tragically witnesses the death of her old friend Dal, she confesses to Bray she still loves him. They spend the night together and the next morning she leaves him to go recruit more Tribes to help them win the battle.[35]
When Amber returns with the reformed Trudy, she informs Bray she is pregnant.[36] At first, Amber isn’t sure she wants to raise up a child in this chaotic world but Trudy convinces her it is the most beautiful gift.[37] The Ecos and the Mall Rats defeat the Chosen and the Guardian.[9] Amber is chosen to preside the Guardian and Luke’s trials. After much consideration, Amber decides not to go back to the Ecos and to stay with the Mall Rats. Just before a celebration party, Amber and Trudy are kidnapped by Ned. [38] The Guardian kills Ned and threatens Trudy and Amber until Ebony comes to rescue them. Ebony becomes a hero and is elected as the new City Leader but Amber is doubtful Ebony is telling the whole truth.[10] Ebony wants to execute the Guardian but Amber disagrees. She plots with Bray, Trudy and Tai-San and they decide they want Ebony to be questioned about Trudy and Amber’s kidnapping. But Ebony has the people on her side and she banishes Amber and Bray from the City. Once outside the City, Amber goes into labour and Bray finds a place for her to have the baby.[11]
Series 4: After Bray has been taken by the Technos, Trudy and Brady find her and Trudy helps her giving birth to her son.[39] Amber calls her baby Bray Jr in honour of his father.[40] She is so distraught that Bray is missing that she decides to go back to live with the Eco tribe along with Baby Bray, Trudy and Brady.[41] After living for a while with the Ecos, Amber is abducted by the Technos and forced to play a virtual war game. In the game she thinks she sees Bray. She is rescued by the Mall Rats and slowly gets back to health.[42] She meets the Techno, Jay, and tells him of her horrific experience in the game.[43] Amber decides to fight back at the Technos and tries to let the whole City know the Technos are experimenting on humans but Ram manipulates her video transmission. As the Technos look to arrest the rebels responsible for the broadcast, Amber decides to go back to Baby Bray at the Eco camp.[44] When Ebony and Jay escape from the City, they are found by Amber and the Ecos.[45] She is pleased to see Jay has turned against Ram and decides to go back to the City.[46] Amber and the Mall Rats storm Ram’s hotel and defeat Ram.[47]
Series 5: Now that the Technos are overthrown, Amber promises Baby Bray she will try to find his father. She enlists Jay’s help and they search for Bray on Mega’s computer. Amber is heartbroken to learn Bray has been deleted and blames Jay, because of his involvement with the Technos.[48] However, after the death of Pride, Amber accompanies Salene back to the Eco camp and realizes she really has feelings for Jay.[49] She declares her affection for him[50] but she later finds out Jay and Trudy have become a couple.[51] Amber starts doubting Mega’s intentions.[52] She learns from Ebony that Mega plans to take over the City.[53] Mega threatens Baby Bray and Amber tries to flee but is not allowed to leave the city. She is forced to agree to become the new president and to give speeches that support Mega’s regime.[54] Amber feels conflicted about her new position, but along with Jack and Ellie she continues to try to bring Mega down from the inside.[55] When Jay risks being killed by the Technos, Amber kisses him and they become an item.[56] Amber feels guilty that she betrayed her best friend Trudy. and desperately goes searching for Trudy and Brady when they leave the Mall.[57] Mega uses Trudy to capture Amber and Jay. He intends to erase Amber and Jay’s memory but with the help of Ram and Trudy, only Jay temporarily loses his memory. Amber helps the rebels to overtake Mega and she celebrates their victory with Jay and the Mall Rats. [13] Amber is still distrustful of Ram and mandates Jack to keep an eye on him.[14] When Ram’s computer goes out of control and plans to kill all the humans, Amber and the Mall Rats are forced to flee the City and leave on a boat.[58]
- Beth Allen: amberangel - Unofficial Fansite
- Tribeworld: Amber Profile
- Tribeworld: Amber Pre-Tribe Story
Andy & Tally
| The Tribe character | |
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| Andy & Tally | |
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| Gender | Male & Female |
| Estimated age | 11/12 (series 3) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | Ned (brother) |
| Relationship(s) | |
| Episode count | 35 |
| Portrayed by | James Ordish & Amelia Reynolds |
Andy, played by James Ordish, and Tally, played by Amelia Reynolds, are twins on the television series The Tribe. They are Ned’s younger brother and sister and were members of the Mall Rats for a little while. They appear in episodes 318-352.
According to the official site, Andy is quite an entrepreneur. He is always looking out for a good deal or to make a profit, even if this is by tricking someone in a scam. Deep down, he is a good person that cares immensely for Ned and Tally and will do what he can to try to make the New World order a good one.[59]
Like Andy, Tally is very smart and quick to recognise any opportunities that might benefit her, especially from a financial perspective. She may seem shrewd and selfish but she can also be sensitive and sympathetic to others in need, and seeing this kind side of her often surprises others.[60]
Series 3: After the Virus killed all the adults, Andy, Tally and Ned did not join any Tribe and made their living by trading people for food. They capture Pride and try to sell him to the Chosen but they all end up getting taken to the Mall where they are forced to do slave labour.
At first, Andy and Tally are disliked by the Mall Rats as they refuse to do any work and steal other people’s belongings. But quickly, the twins befriend KC, who becomes a bit of a role model in the art of scam. In their own way, they try to help the rebels against the Chosen, but they never fully become members of the Tribe.
When their older brother Ned is killed by The Guardian they are both distraught and they distance themselves from the other Mall Rats even more.
Series 4: Andy and Tally are both taken prisoners when the Technos invade and are never heard from again.
Bray
| The Tribe character | |
| Bray | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 16 (series 1) 18 (series 3) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | Bray Jr (son) Zoot/Martin (brother) Brady (niece) |
| Relationship(s) | Ebony Trudy Salene Amber Danni |
| Episode count | 158 |
| Portrayed by | Dwayne Cameron |
- Appears in: 101 - 402
A handsome, confidently cool, enigmatic young man. A natural loner, content with his own company, Bray is an experienced eco-warrior and activist. In the beginning of the Series, he asks to join the Mallrats as he is trying to find a safe place for Trudy to deliver her baby.
He distrusts all leaders and initially refused to assume his natural role within the group. On the surface Bray is very sure of himself, inside he's a turmoil of emtions due to his suspicion of the others. Tall, well built, Bray can handle himself, but whether he can match the manic ferocity of his rival, Lex, is in doubt. Trudy, Salene, Danni, Ebony, and Amber all have feelings for Bray at some point.
Bray disappeared when the Technos invaded, which was also when his son was being born. He was captured outside the barn in which Amber was giving birth to the baby. Bray was last seen unconscious in one of the Technos' pick up trucks. He never saw his son, whom Amber named after him. It was mentioned that he was killed or 'deleted' in 5, but it was also mentioned that he was alive and well. However his current whereabouts are unknown. He is also the brother of Zoot.
Cloe
| The Tribe character | |
| Cloe | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 11 (series 1) 14 (series 4) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | KC |
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| Portrayed by | Jaimee Kaire Gataulu |
- Appears in: 101 - 312, 349 - 435
Cloe is Patsy's best friend until season 2 when she becomes jealous of Trudy's interest in Patsy. Cloe is the one who accuses Trudy of being a traitor, and in doing so sabotages her relationship with Patsy. When Patsy is manipulated into becoming an initiate for the Chosen, Cloe stops being friends with her. In season 3 she is spying for Alice and Ellie (so is Patsy) but gets caught and is sent to the mines.
Later in season 3 she is released from the mines and makes her way back to the city, a rebellious and stubborn teenager. On her way back she runs into Jack, who has just come from the Mall, with a crushed heart, but Cloe helps him change his mind and makes him go back with her.
At the start of season 4 she develops a crush on Pride, but nothing comes of it. Then while she is at the casino, she meets Ved (a Techno, the enemy tribe). They seem to be getting along when Ved turns ice cold, humiliating Cloe. But she goes back a few days later and spikes his drink then dresses him up in a nappy with a dummy in his mouth and her teddy under his arm. Ved soon wakes up to the entire casino staring at him. Embarrassed, Ved searches out Cloe; they soon settle their differences and start dating. Their first real date is the night of the switch on; Ved pressures Cloe to sleep with him, but she refuses to do so until she feels that she is ready. He is clearly disappointed, but seems to understand her feelings.
When Cloe thinks that she's pregnant, she tells Ved, but he dumps her. On finding out that she is not pregnant, he takes her back. Again Cloe gets Ved drunk, using this as a chance to get his password for the Techno system so the Mall Rats can hack into it. When he finds out, he is not happy, but when she tells him that she 'took advantage' of him, he soon forgives her. Later in the season Cloe goes missing in reality space; Ved even fights Ram to get her back, but he does not win. Cloe is never found and nothing is mentioned throughout series 5. People believe that Cloe is still trapped inside a video game.
Dal
| The Tribe character | |
| Dal | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 13 (series 1) 15 (series 3) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | |
| Episode count | 115 |
| Portrayed by | Ashwath Sundarasen |
- Appears in: 101 - 311
Dal describes himself as a mix between a doctor and a mechanic.
Dal is an old friend of Amber and, together, they help create the Mall Rats. He works alongside Jack to create inventions such as the turbine which helps the tribe. Dal has always wanted to live in the country with a piece of land to call his own, but the Mall Rats are his family and he decides to stay with them.
Mid series 1, Dal helps Trudy after she overdoses on sleeping pills, in an attempt to kill herself. He blames himself, and ends up trying to fight Bray when he comes to check on her, after already warning him away. When Trudy is better, Dal and Trudy talk about not really feeling like they want to be there - Trudy never wanting to come back to Sector 10 and Dal always wanting to venture to the countryside. From here, Dal develops a crush for Trudy. Whilst talking to the jester, Sasha, at the Nomad village, he admits he fantasizes about raising Brady with Trudy, but knows it'll never happen.
In series 2, Dal falls for Ellie, who is with Jack, and this creates a rift between the two friends. However, Dal spends most of his time at the farm, working and doing what he loves.
In series 3, Dal is part of a plot to kidnap Trudy and Brady but it turns out to be a trap and Dal sacrifies himself, instead of being trapped in the ambush. A large memorial is held for Dal in the mountains.
Danni
| The Tribe character | |
| Danni | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 15 (series 2) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Bray |
| Episode count | 52 |
| Portrayed by | Ella Wilks |
- Appears in: 201 - 252
Danni and Bray meet after the tragedy at Eagle Mountain. Bray invites Danni to the Mall and, although she is never officially voted in, she becomes part of the Mall Rats. Danni wants to distribute the newly found antidote amongst the city and she wants to bring peace and order to the tribe. During her stay with the Mall Rats it is revealed that Danni's father created the virus that wiped out the adults.
After the beginning of series 3, after the Chosen have invaded, Danni is never seen again. Many believe that the Tribe leaders are kept apart from the others and this is where Danni is, but the Guardian makes it clear that Danni is no longer alive when he tells Bray that his vision has "cost him the lives of the two women he loved."
Darryl
| The Tribe character | |
| Darryl | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 16/17 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | |
| Episode count | 52 |
| Portrayed by | Joseph Crawford |
- Appears in: 501 - 552
Darryl works in the casino and is found by Mega. Mega then uses him as a Zoot impersonator, seeing as Darryl bears a striking resemblance to the Zoot. After using both Darryl and the holograms to scare most of the people into submission Mega ends up ruthlessly ejecting Darryl. Darryl is then found by Slade, who takes care of him. Darryl eventually becomes one of the gang at Liberty. He helps Lex in running his virtual Casino in Ruby's Saloon.
According to Slade, Darryl has "one and only" one skill and that is looking like Zoot. However, as Darryl told Ebony, he is not in any way related to Zoot, he didn't even know Zoot. Darryl was just minding his own business working in the cassino when Mega approached him.
Dee
| The Tribe character | |
| Dee | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 16/17 (series 4) |
| Tribe(s) | Mozquitoes Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Patch |
| Episode count | 52 |
| Portrayed by | Kelly Stevenson |
- Appears in: 401 - 452
Dee is originally part of the Mozzies, though she is only seen at the beginning of series 4, when she takes the place of Moz as spokeswoman for that tribe. With her bright pink hair and English accent, she stands out from the other characters. She challenges the invading Technos, and her tribe is taken away.
Rescued by Jack and Ellie, Dee stays with the Mallrats and becomes Lex's assistant sheriff, as the Mozzies had been working with him before they were taken away. As the series continues, Dee falls in love with Pride's friend Patch, a computer nerd and they both leave the city to be together just before Season 5.
Ebony
| The Tribe character | |
| Ebony | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 14 (series 1) 18 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Locos Mall Rats Technos Zootists |
| Family | Java (sister) Siva (sister) |
| Relationship(s) | Bray Zoot Lex Ram (husband) Jay Slade |
| Episode count | 236 |
| Portrayed by | Meryl Cassie |
- Appears in: 101 - 110, 114 - 552
Conniving and brutal, Ebony is the most ruthless of characters and the least likely to show kindness. She is inwardly consumed by power - the only kind of security she knows - and stops at nothing to acquire it. Only out for herself, she is willing to hurt, even to murder, people who stand in her way. Aware of her fine looks and feminine charms, she understands the game of seduction and allure and uses it to her advantage.
Terrified of showing weakness or losing control, Ebony has built a wall of confidence, cruelty and constraint around her that hides her deep-seated fears and insecurities. Struggling to open up to anyone, Ebony claims that friendship is "for losers" and "dead". She feels - sometimes clearly due to skewed perceptions, but usually justifiably - that everyone she has ever trusted has abandoned or betrayed her. While not much about her background is known, it seems evident that her complete mistrust of people stems at least partly from her family.
Ebony is exceptionally calculating and cunning, and puts her cleverness to good use. A perfect actress, she loves to manipulate - an exercise of power and control. There's always an intrigue she's working on or a hidden agenda that needs pondering. She is nimble and knows the city and its people well. Although perceived as despotic at times, she has excellent leadership skills and can convince anyone with her rousing speeches. Her tone is often sarcastic and subtly insulting, but she can also be aggressively blunt. However, every once in a while she shakes up the screen with a dazzling moment of freshness and ingenuous playfulness, as though she had just remembered that she is, after all, still a teenager.
Ellie
| The Tribe character | |
| Ellie | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 15 (series 2) 18 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Farm Girls Mall Rats |
| Family | Alice (sister) |
| Relationship(s) | Jack Luke |
| Episode count | 156 |
| Portrayed by | Jennyfer Jewell |
- Appears in: 202 - 414, 514 - 552
Ellie is Alice's younger sister, an original member of the Farm Girls who preferred living on the countryside to living in the city. She contracted the virus when she went to the city, got sick, and the plot of the show led to her and Alice moving into the Mall.
Pretty, innocent and guideless, Ellie is naive, emotional and falls in love with Jack, the resident computer nerd. Through many ups and downs, she leaves Jack for Luke, then when he leaves she is emotionally distraught, finding comfort in Jack. When Jack is taken away by the Technos in series 4, Ellie kind of goes crazy, tries to kill Ebony and is taken away by the Technos. She returns in series 5 with no memory of her previous life. Java takes advantage of the fact that Ellie doesn't remember anything, but is still trusted amongst the Mall Rats. Java helps Ellie remember her love for Jack and then sends her to the Mall with a bomb in her bag, hoping the Mall Rats could be finished with that. Luckily for the Mall Rats, Jack realizes what's inside the bag and gets rid of the bomb just on time. Jack's love for Ellie hasn't faded, and soon the two are together again.
Ellie is against the Techos and Mega, and therefore helps Jack to come up with a plot to make Jack a trusted member of Mega's team. The plot includes Jack torturing Ellie with the new punishment game, which is faked. However, Ellie manages to act so genuinely being hurt, that even her Mall Rats friends believe it. This makes Mega convinced that Jack is on his side, which later turns out to be one of the things that made him lose his power and control.
Gel
| The Tribe character | |
| Gel | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 13 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Modes Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Lex |
| Episode count | 49 |
| Portrayed by | Vicky Rodewyk |
- Appears in: 504 - 552
Gel's life motto is "Girls just wanna have fun". Utterly unconcerned with the political ongoings and power struggles around her, her life revolves around such trivial matters as fashion and gossiping about possible love affairs. Thoughtless and often insensitive, the other characters have little patience with her, and find her both annoying and childish.
Gel is a born follower, who has never truly learned to take care of herself. She constantly needs somebody to remind her of her duties and to look after her so she doesn't get into scrapes.
Fascinated by the idea of being considered "hip" and desirable, Gel spends hours doing her makeup and hair. When she notices that Sammy has a crush on her, Gel begins ordering him around and making him take care of the things she's too busy to do. She then becomes fixated on the idea of Lex and her as a couple, and follows him around wherever he goes, flirting and trying to trick him into dating her. When he kisses her and tries to go “too far”, Gel grows dismissive and confused. Gel is also an ex-member of a tribe called The Modes and she is captured by the Technos.
The Guardian / Jaffa
| The Tribe character | |
| The Guardian/Jaffa | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 17 (series 2) 20 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Locos Chosen |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | |
| Episode count | 75 |
| Portrayed by | Damon Andrews |
- Appears in: 201 - 216, 241, 243 - 352, 548, 551
The Guardian is the misguided dictator of the Chosen who, due to Tai-San's feminine charms, goes insane and is defeated. He later warns Lex of the coming of the Technos. He escapes, kidnapping Luke in the process, headed toward an island for all "believers".
Damon Andrews, as well as playing the Guardian, also directed several episodes of the show. [1]
Jack
| The Tribe character | |
| Jack | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 15 (series 1) 19 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Ellie |
| Episode count | 169 |
| Portrayed by | Michael Wesley-Smith |
- Appears in: 101 - 302, 335 - 340, 349 - 404, 504 - 552
Jack has always been a curious character. From an early age he preferred to make and invent things rather than spend time couped up in a classroom learning facts and figures.
Jack is the first Mall Rat to claim the Phoenix Shopping Mall as a suitable homely location, since his father had owned the electric shop. His father had taught him how to survive and had told him to come here after he was gone.[61]
Jack is a somewhat cocky geek, who fully commits himself to finding solutions for the Mall Rats’ lack of fresh water and electricity. He forges a strong friendship with Dal, who helps him construct a basic power generator to recharge batteries as well as water pipes from the roof tank directly into the Mall. He believes devoutly and staunchly that science is the only solution to their problems, and frequently gets into arguments about the futility of ‘spiritual guidance’ with the other Mall Rats, particularly Tai-San. Although his abilities are highly valued within the group, Jack’s sarcastic, wry sense of humor and enthusiasm for scientific matters seems, while not exactly off-putting, rather peculiar to the Mall Rats. He stays an outsider, usually opting to work on his inventions rather than to socialize with fellow tribe members.
However, his personality starts to change as soon as Ellie, an aspiring journalist, is accepted into the tribe. Jack has finally found someone who shares his curiosity and obsession about the virus, and they research the matter to write about it in Ellie’s paper. Both are attracted to each other, and, even though it takes some time, they eventually end up together. Jack starts to soften, to care more for his appearance and be less solitary.
He then gets captured by the Chosen and put to work. When he comes back to the Mall, his best friend Dal has died and Ellie has started dating Luke. His old life seems disrupted, and he decides to go off to live by himself without a tribe. It is only by chance that he is flushed back to the city, and makes up with Ellie before he is deported by the Technos.
When he is released and returns to the city, Jack has changed. He is not the self-seeking, sneering kid he used to be, and starts taking responsibility for those younger or weaker than him. He is now an integral part of the Mall Rats, and his days of proud solitude are over. He and Ellie become sexually active, and experience the complications of a relationship between two maturing teenagers that have been romantically involved for years. When the dictator-like leader Mega hears of Jack’s technical abilities, he employs him to develop a virtual reality punishment program for people not abiding by the laws he has introduced. Jack is flattered, but is stuck in a predicament. In the end, he decides that he doesn’t want to assist the Techno leader in his quest to torture and brainwash people. He tricks Mega with a fake scenario in which Ellie is supposedly tortured. Risking his life to abscond with stolen data from Mega’s computer, he joins the resistance movement in Liberty to bring Mega down. There is no doubt that, at the end of series 5, Jack has grown up.
Java
| The Tribe character | |
| Java | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 20 (series 4) 21 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Technos Zootists |
| Family | Siva (sister) Ebony (sister) |
| Relationship(s) | Ram (husband) |
| Episode count | 90 |
| Portrayed by | Megan Alatini |
- Appears in: 401 - 538
As one of Ram's "girls", Java exercises great influence within the Technos. She is loyal and protective of Ram, appreciating all he has done for her. Java is also respected on her own merits - she has excellent computer skills but is mostly admired (and feared) as a ruthless warrior with great fighting skills. This has led Java to accompany Jay on many ground operations - and she has developed quite an attraction for Jay.
Java is both Ebony and Siva's older sister, she is very protective and fond of Siva but loathes Ebony for reasons unknown which stem from their past. Java and Ebony's mutual hatred for each other reaches a climax when Java in an attempt to kill Ebony, accidentally shoots and kills Siva. Ebony retaliates by killing Java.
Jay
| The Tribe character | |
| Jay | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 20 (series 4) 21 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Technos Mall Rats |
| Family | Ved(brother) |
| Relationship(s) | Ebony Trudy Amber |
| Episode count | 104 |
| Portrayed by | James Napier |
- Appears in: 401 - 552
Jay is the general of the Technos and is renowned and respected for his brilliant strategies and practical thinking.
He supervises all security matters for the Technos and ground operations in the city.
Jay hopes the Technos can use their technical expertise and skills to build a better world and his relationship with Ram is sometimes marked with tension as Jay senses Ram's ultimate vision may be different from his own.
In series 5, he looks for his brother Ved, but he never seems to find him.
KC
| The Tribe character | |
| KC | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 11 (series 1) 15/16 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats Chosen |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Cloe |
| Episode count | 139 |
| Portrayed by | Ari Boyland |
- Appears in: 122 - 401, 547 - 548, 551
KC snuck into the mall and robbed goods from everyone. He was caught by Lex and was given a trial. He was proved innocent and chose to become a Mall Rat. Lex started to like his style in theft and scams. He becomes friends with Lex, who gives him the feeling that he is also a good fighter. KC starts to see Lex as an elder brother.
KC cannot read and, like Lex, he refuses to do housework or learn anything. Always scheming, KC convinces the Guardian he has seen Zoot and becomes his oracle.
He disappears with the others when the Technos invade.
KC is seen at the end of series 5, on some unknown island. He, along with Alice, the Guardian and other people, is held prisoner in a cage.
Lex
| The Tribe character | |
| Lex | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 17 (series 1) 21 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Zandra (wife) Tai-San (wife) Ebony May Alice Siva Kandi Gel |
| Episode count | 259 |
| Portrayed by | Caleb Ross |
- Appears in: 101 - 213, 215 - 552
An arrogant, tough street-fighter, Lex is a seemingly heartless character. He bullies anyone younger or weaker than him, and is not disinclined to use physical force to get what he wants. Very sexually driven, he seems to have an insatiable appetite for, as Ebony snarkily states, “everything female with a pulse”. He indeed has 'tried his luck' with around every main female character appearing in the show, sometimes even while he still has another girlfriend. At the age of 17, he has married and lost both his wife Zandra and his unborn baby to an explosion. In his grief he starts to drink, and struggles with alcohol abuse in the series 2.
Despite his macho attitude, he has, locked away and safely guarded, many insecurities that stem both from his background (his father is said to have been an alcoholic) and his lack of education – he is illiterate, and never exceeds an elementary reading level even though he tries to improve his skills more than once.
In series 3, he gets married to Tai-San, but is separated from her when the Technos come. When Tai-San comes back for a short while, Lex becomes very confused because he has already got a new girlfriend, Siva.
Lex always seeks profit for himself, even if it means betraying his tribe. It is not surprising then that he never fully earns the trust of the Mall Rats.
Lex is frequently condescending to his one loyal friend, Ryan, and treats his girlfriends badly, cheating on them and attempting to rape both Zandra and Salene. However, he has also saved the Mall Rats’ lives on more than one occasion and has been a key figure in all resistance movements. Protective of those he loves, he is usually willing to fight and stand up for his tribe. A deeply flawed, and at times even abhorrent, character, he nevertheless somehow manages to end up someplace good with his charm, street-wisdom and, every once in a while, the decision to do something not only for his own sake. He even goes so far as to become town sheriff for awhile.
Lex has starred in the most episodes, 259 out of 260. The episode he is absent from is the flashback episode in Series 2 which detailed Bray, Trudy, Ebony and Zoot's past together before the Virus. [62]
Luke
| The Tribe character | |
| Luke | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 19 (series 1) 21 (series 3) |
| Tribe(s) | Locos Chosen |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Ellie |
| Episode count | 54 |
| Portrayed by | Jacob Tomuri |
- Appears in: 141, 147, 301 - 352
On the outside, Luke is the Guardian's deputy - it is he who disciplines the Chosen and carries out the Guardian's orders.
He is also one of Ebony's guards in the first season, the one who speaks to KC, Amber and Bray, in the episode where Glenn dies.
A believer in order and stability, Luke genuinely feels the new world can be made in a good and positive way by "power and chaos" - but deep down, Luke has doubts about the Guardian's extremism and fanaticism.
He falls in love with Ellie, and convinces her that he is good natured. She eventually accepts him and dumps Jack.
Ebony convinces him he will never be free from his old ways, and he decides to leave the mall. Before he can leave, he is kidnapped by the Guardian, who offers to take him to an island for all "believers". Just as he offers, the Techno's plane flies overhead, announcing their invasion. He is never seen again, and may very well have accepted the Guardian's offer.
May
| The Tribe character | |
| May | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 15(series 2) 18 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Outcasts Mall Rats Chosen |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Lex Pride |
| Episode count | 131 |
| Portrayed by | Laura Wilson |
- Appears in: 223 - 224, 246 - 352, 435 - 552
We first meet May in series 2 when she has a brief interlude with Lex, out on the streets. When we see her again she stays with the Mall Rats, after rescuing Salene from The Smile, and then returns in series 3 as a full fledged tribe member.
In series 3, when The Chosen take over the city and the Mall, May joins them, hoping it would give her an advantage. She tries to encourage Salene to join the Chosen too, to give her unborn baby a better chance at life. The other Mall Rats all think that she is a traitor and is very selfish but they don't realize that she is actually thinking of Salene's baby, and eventually she helps out the rebels (Bray, Amber, Dal et al) to take back the city and the Mall. During this time May develops a crush on newcomer Pride from the Eco-Tribe who is helping the rebels, and when he gets captured and placed in the Mall, she becomes his only friend.
After The Chosen are defeated May continues to pursue Pride, and eventually she can't take any more and tells him how she feels. They quickly became an item, to May's delight, but Pride seems more distracted by Amber's kidnapping. May dumps him and then nearly leaves the city, but she is stopped by a sorry Pride, who then declares his love for her.
Their romance is short lived due to May's abduction at the beginning of series 4.
May then returns at the end of series 4. She is first seen in a virtual reality show, and then later she stumbles back into the Mall. She suffers from Reality Space sickness for a while and she tries to get her relationship back with Pride but he makes it clear he is in love with Salene.
In series 5, May feels so lonely and out of place that she collaborates with Mega and The Technos. She spies on her fellow Mall Rats, but she never does any major harm. A few episodes later, May witnesses the death of her beloved Pride after a plan to kidnap Salene goes wrong. May and Salene share the same sadness and Salene forgives May. Being her only friend, May turned to Salene and in their grief they share a kiss, but nothing comes of it.
At the end of series 5, May is able to get a boat from one of her old contacts, and the Mall Rats sail away.
May's personality changes throughout the series. When she first appears she has survivor instincts and seems very selfish and harsh. But when she starts to settle into her new home, her softer and fun side comes out. May is in fact caring and sensitive, and she is very insecure. She tends to keep a hard barrier up, pretending to be stronger than what she really is just to hide her desire for love. Inside she craves to be loved and wanted, and has proved throughout the seasons that she will resort to anything to gain attention and affection. Sometimes she is almost desperate for a friend but tries her best not to show it.
Mega / Josh
| The Tribe character | |
| Mega/Josh | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 15(series 4) 16 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Technos |
| Family | Slade (brother) |
| Relationship(s) | |
| Episode count | 60 |
| Portrayed by | Calen Maiava Paris |
- Appears in: 441, 446 - 552
When he first appears in the series, Mega is just an ordinary Techno, who is quite clever and knows a lot about computers.
When Ram disappears, he makes himself the leader of the Technos and creates a picture of Zoot, to more easily influence the people in the city with technology.
By the end of series 5, he becomes more and more fanatic (just like the Guardian).
It is revealed towards the end of series 5 that Mega's real name is Josh, and that he is the younger brother of Slade.
Mouse
| The Tribe character | |
| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 7 (series 4) 8 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats Ecos |
| Family | Charlie (brother) |
| Relationship(s) | |
| Episode count | 73 |
| Portrayed by | Jacinta Wawatai |
- Appears in: 408 - 528
Mouse's best friend is Sammy. They both find a new home in the Mall, when the Technos come to the town. They like to blow things up and play tricks on the other people living in the Mall, especially Jack, whose inventions seem to have a great effect on the children.
When the city gets too dangerous, Salene accompanies Mouse to go live with the Eco tribe. Mouse is accepted by her new tribe. Her brother was Charlie, who disappeared due to the Technos.
Ned
| The Tribe character | |
| Ned | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 19/20 (series 3) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | Tally (sister) Andy (brother) |
| Relationship(s) | Alice |
| Episode count | 31 |
| Portrayed by | Bevin Linkhorn |
- Appears in: 318 - 348
Larger than life, Ned is intelligent and possesses a sharp wit which can make others laugh - or cry out in anger if Ned irritates them (which he often does). Stubborn and headstrong, Ned will seldom back down and always wants his way. Ned has a softer side beneath the rough exterior however - he cares deeply for Alice.
However, he becomes angry about the Mall Rats’ decision to no try the Guardian. He kidnaps Trudy and Amber, and leaves ransom notes demanding the exchange of the Guardian. Ebony catches Ned and eventually gets Ned killed by the Guardian as part of an elaborate plan to become the leader of the city.
Patch
| The Tribe character | |
| Patch | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 17 (series 4) |
| Tribe(s) | Wrecking Crew Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Dee |
| Episode count | 25 |
| Portrayed by | Morgan Palmer Hubbard |
- Appears in: 428 - 452
A friend to Pride, he falls in love with Dee. He helps Amber break into the Citynet, after the Technos took his two little brothers. After becoming head physician at the hospital, he is kidnapped by Java and held to help heal Ram. When the players attack the mall, looking for Jay, Patch confesses his love to Dee. With the Techno threat seemingly removed, Patch and Dee leave the city to find his brothers.
Patsy
| The Tribe character | |
| Patsy | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 10 (series 1) 12 (series 3) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats Chosen |
| Family | Paul (brother) |
| Relationship(s) | |
| Episode count | 122 |
| Portrayed by | Sarah Major |
- Appears in: 101 - 318
At the start of the series, Patsy had a deaf brother named Paul. He disappeared mid-season, and Patsy blames Lex for his disappearance.
Together with Cloe, Paul and Salene, Patsy owns a dog named Bob who dies in series 2 after eating poison intended for Tai-San. After Bob's death, Cloe and Patsy are very distraught, but soon find a new dog they name Cloudy. While frustrated with the rest of the tribe, Cloe and Patsy briefly form the C&P Tribe, but quickly return to being Mall Rats
Patsy becomes Brady's babysitter until, while Patsy was supposed to be watching her, Brady is kidnapped by the Chosen. Trudy becomes infuriated with Patsy, and Patsy can't help but blame herself. When Trudy returns, she uses Patsy's guilt to recruit her to help bring the Mall Rats to the Chosen. Cloe becomes jealous the two former friends argue.
In series 3, Patsy joins the Chosen to spy on them for Alice and Ellie. She is caught and sent to the mines. Many think she is killed but in an interview viewers were told that she is still alive.
Pride
| The Tribe character | |
| Pride | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 19 (series 3) 20 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Ecos Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Eagle/Amber May Salene |
| Episode count | 111 |
| Portrayed by | Nick Miller |
- Appears in: 301 - 507
A prominent member of the "eco-tribe", Pride is shy, reserved and polite. He lives by a code of conduct, means no harm to others and has an affinity with nature.
But if necessary Pride will take action and be forthright without hesitation to defend what he feels is right. Is his future in the city or back in the countryside? He has deep feelings for Amber - but might he settle down with someone else?
He forms a relationship with May, but soon there after, she is abducted by the Technos. He is suspected of attempting to murder Ebony, and is put in the cage. After being released, he forms a relationship with Salene.
The Technos force him into Reality Space, and he develops Reality Sickness. He later becomes addicted the game. Lex realizes and approaches him about his addiction, but Pride only threatens Lex. Pride is forced to admit he has a problem after Mouse finds him and May in Reality Space. He defeats Jay in the game, and almost defeats him in life, only to come to the sudden realization that he has a problem.
Pride is tragically killed in series 5 by Wizard, a member of the Technos.
Ram
| The Tribe character | |
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| Ram | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 16 (series 4) 17 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Technos |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Java (wife) Siva (wife) Ebony (wife) |
| Episode count | 104 |
| Portrayed by | Tom Hern |
- Appears in: 401 - 552
Eccentric and brilliant in equal measure - Ram is the undisputed leader of the Technos.
A childhood prodigy, everyone recognizes Ram as a visionary and genius, none more than himself. With his disability (paralysis from the waist down) he faces challenges. He is also a hypochondriac, suffers from Mysophobia, a little paranoid, and has an explosive temper but his followers believe these are outweighed by his mathematical, technical and computer skills.
He is ruthless but rewards loyalty and performance. Ram has a dream which he is determined to realize, but will it turn into a nightmare for everyone else?
When Ram first shows up in Liberty, he claims his name is Gabe, short for Gabriel (season 5, episode 5). During season five, viewers see Ram go under a character transplant as he helps those who were once classed as his enemies.
Ruby
| The Tribe character | |
| Ruby | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 17 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Slade |
| Episode count | 52 |
| Portrayed by | Fleur Saville |
- Appears in: 501 - 552
Ruby runs the Saloon in Liberty.
Ruby is independent, quick-witted, humorous, inventive, shrewd and resourceful. She has a whiplash turn of phrase that can cut any fool down to size. However if that doesn't work she's not afraid to back up an argument with her fist. Cross Ruby at your peril. She also has the tenacity of a terrier and a strong sense of "right". She loves language and her cryptic lateral thinking mind has developed a love for crossword puzzles.
Although Ruby is certainly resourceful and capable, for all that confidence she still has a vulnerability and is sensitive to other people's needs as well as to her own.
Ryan
| The Tribe character | |
| Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 16 (series 1) 18 (series 3) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Salene (wife) |
| Episode count | 123 |
| Portrayed by | Ryan Runciman |
- Appears in: 101 - 320, 322 (Flashback)
Ryan is one of the first members of the Mall Rats. He arrives there with Zandra and Lex. He is always bullied around by Lex, but also falls in love with Zandra despite his shyness. However, Zandra eventually tells him that she will marry Lex.
Later on, he falls in love with Salene and when she falls pregnant, she becomes a Chosen, while Ryan remains a Mall Rat. When he hears that he will never see his beloved child, he becomes furious and attacks the Guardian.
Ryan gets caught and taken away. The Guardian calls for his death, but Luke (still looking out for Salene) persuades the Guardian to let Ryan live, making him a slave in the mines. Salene attempts to find him in series 4, but never does.
It was rumored Ryan would have made a return in the unconfirmed series 6.
Salene
| The Tribe character | |
| Salene | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Estimated age | 14 (series 1) 18 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats Chosen |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | Bray Ryan (husband) Pride |
| Episode count | 231 |
| Portrayed by | Victoria Spence |
- Appears in: 101 - 336, 338 - 345, 401 - 552
At the beginning, Salene arrives with Cloe, Patsy and Paul at the Mall. There, she falls in love with Bray, and they even kiss each other, but Bray finally chooses Amber. Salene is suffering from depression and self esteem issues which result in bulimia. Only by turning to Trudy and Ryan does she eventually overcome this.
Salene finds love with Ryan, becomes pregnant, and marries him. But times are hard. The Chosen rule the city and Salene lives in fear that she might lose her baby, because the Mall Rats get very little to eat. For this reason, Salene is convinced by May that it is best for her and the baby to become a member of the Chosen.
Though she originally joined the Chosen in order to get food, Salene becomes confused by their propaganda and when asked, frequently says she doesn't know what to think. Alice becomes particularly angry about Salene's status as a Chosen and they have an argument. Salene is walking away from Alice when she falls down some stairs and loses her baby. Meanwhile, Ryan is taken away. Very unhappy and confused, Salene falls in love with the Chosen, Luke, but he rejects her for Ellie.
After the Chosen are defeated, Salene becomes lost, and has problems trusting people again. KC trades for a horse, and taking care of the horse helps Salene regain some strength.
Salene hears that Ryan is alive and well and finding out his location she sets off to find him. She is unsuccessful. When she comes back to the Mall, she tells the others about her life and she has become quite a strong person.
After Bray's abduction, she becomes the leader of the Mall Rats and tries to stop people from being influenced by City Net, the TV program that the Technos invented.
Ram uses Salene for his plans and shows the people a film in which Salene tells the people how great the Technos are. Salene eventually becomes the leader of the city, although she has to bow down to Ram.
Salene falls in love with Pride and they develop a relationship together, which ends when he is killed by a Techno.
At the end of the show, she goes away with the other Mall Rats, to escape Mega's plan to blow the city up.
Sammy
| The Tribe character | |
| Sammy | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Estimated age | 12 (series 4) 13 (series 5) |
| Tribe(s) | Mall Rats |
| Family | |
| Relationship(s) | |
| Episode count | 86 |
| Portrayed by | Lucas Hayward |
- Appears in: 419 - 552
When Sammy first appears , in series 4, he becomes Mouse's best friend and spends lots of time in Jack's room, blowing things up.
After filming the Technos’ wrongdoings, Sammy becomes frightened and won’t talk for a while.
In series 5, Sammy falls for Gel, but she only seems to notice Lex. They become good friends in the end and Sammy leaves the City on a boat with the other Mall Rats.