What's your take on Bubba Zanetti?

[dcampbell007]

You remember Bubba from the original Mad Max? Was he not one strange fellow? What was he? Was he a former cop or ex-soldier? How did he end up with Toecutter and his crew? Better yet, how did newbie Johnny the Boy become a member of the gang? Did Bubba approach him? Probably not, since Bubba was shown to despise him. But what was Bubba's main function in the gang? Was it mainly just his job to get information? Obviously, he wasn't a simple-minded rapist and sleaze-bag like Mudguts. My take on Bubba was that, in addition to being an information specialist, he was basically a psychopathic serial killer a la Michael Rooker's Henry. Bubba's prudent intelligence and taciturn nature marks him as the gang's lead executioner and henchman as only he had the guts to take out Max at the end of the film. That's probably Toecutter's main reason for hiring Bubba. Only Bubba seemed thoroughly capable of taking out so many innocent human lives.

[zboy again]

traight forward I thought, he would be the sgt at arms for the club & I'd say the nightrider was his nom/underling.....

[toecutter]

Def sgt at arms.

[P.F.]

Blond hair, self control and capacity to kill without remorse, Bubba would have been a very good soldier in the Waffen-SS, during the World War II.

It is not amazing that he does not like very much Johnny the boy. Bubba can be compared to a snake. Johnny is just an ass hole.

I also think that loneliness would not be a problem for him. He is in a gang, ok, but surviving alone would not be too difficult for him.

About his sexuality, it is impossible to bring clear answers. But I would not be surprised if sexuality was not very important for him. Yes, he is really a snake, not a crazy dog like Wez.

[the armourer]

Blond hair, self control and capacity to kill without remorse, Bubba would have been a very good soldier in the Waffen-SS, during the World War II.

It is not amazing that he does not like very much Johnny the boy. Bubba can be compared to a snake. Johnny is just an ass hole.

I also think that loneliness would not be a problem for him. He is in a gang, ok, but surviving alone would not be too difficult for him.

About his sexuality, it is impossible to bring clear answers. But I would not be surprised if sexuality was not very important for him. Yes, he is really a snake, not a crazy dog like Wez.

Well said, P.F. Bubba is definately a focused, intense, confident, and well motivated individual. The Toecutter trusts him and knows he will carry out orders to the letter. When the Toecutter told him to go back for Johnny, he protested but went ahead and did as he was told. I also think he is the only one in the gang who could get away with being that vocal with Toecutter. I can't see any others speaking out like that. Bubba also shows intelligence and a tactical flexibility in that he knew what to do to secure Johnny's release. He knew what he had to do in regards to the town people. Toecutter knew he was the man for the job. Bubba would have made a fine Waffen SS NCO or a fine USMC Scout Sniper,...er...SAS sniper.

[dcampbell007]

Well, wasn't Bubba basically a sniper? Not a good one at that. Good snipers don't go around killing innocent women and kids. Are you saying that all snipers are horribly evil scum like Bubba? Bubba was chosen by Toecutter mainly because of his intelligence and expert marksmanship, along with his psychosis, making him the gang's chief executioner. Also, only the ostensibly military-trained Bubba could help Toecutter stage such attacks as that on the Chevy Impala with the young couple inside.

[the armourer]

Well, wasn't Bubba basically a sniper? Not a good one at that. Good snipers don't go around killing innocent women and kids. Are you saying that all snipers are horribly evil scum like Bubba? Bubba was chosen by Toecutter mainly because of his intelligence and expert marksmanship, along with his psychosis, making him the gang's chief executioner. Also, only the ostensibly military-trained Bubba could help Toecutter stage such attacks as that on the Chevy Impala with the young couple inside.

I'm not calling all Snipers "evil scum" and there is more to the art then being an expert marksman. All good 'designated marksmen' have the ability to work alone and be totally focused on the task. Getting in the "bubble" as it's put. The ability to be calculating and patient. In that job it is often necessary to remain motionless for extended periods of time and be able to ignore little things like bugs biting you or weather conditions. The ability to totally focus and analyze the situation. I see these traits in Bubba's character. He also happens to be a total sociopath. I'm sure that if there was a back story to Bubba, we'd find that he was former SAS or other SpecOps. The others in the gang are just hooligans. Bubba is a professional. Toecutter knows this, that's why Bubba is his Leutenant.