Characters from The New Tomorrow
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This article contains character biographies of the New Zealand children's television series The New Tomorrow.
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[edit] Major characters
[edit] Cass
Member of The Ants. Caring girl who likes to help and comfort others.
[edit] Dan
Member was initially a member of The Ants but likes the way of life The Barbs have and is eventually allowed to join then after having to go through an initiation ceremony.
[edit] Erin
Young member of The Barbs. Younger brother of Leanne
[edit] Faygar
Leader of The Ants. A self designated 'High Priestess' and leads the Ants in worship. But does she believe all what they pray for herself?
[edit] Flame
Leader of The Privileged and a bit of a bully.
[edit] Gwyn
Once a Discard, Gwyn was recently picked to become a Priv. She hasn't forgotten what it is like to be Discard and treats her Discard servants with respect, unlike the other Privs. She is later picked by the Privs to be their spy on the Barbs and the Ants. The conditions being, if successful and gets useful information on the two tribes and on the mysterious Sky, then she will remain a Priv, otherwise she will be thrown in the Forbidden Zone. It is when she heads off on this mission that she meets her long lost brother, Dan, again who is a member of the Barbs.
[edit] Harmony
Member of The Privileged and chief adviser to Flame.
[edit] Jag
Member of The Barbs. Doesn't like outsiders and feels the protection of other Barbs is important above all other things.
[edit] Kwarli
Member of The Barbs. Likes to help all people and do what he feels is best for all, not just what is best for his tribe.
[edit] Leanne
Member of The Barbs. Older sister of Erin.
[edit] Omar
Member of The Ants. Distrustful of outsiders.
[edit] Sal
Young member of the Ants, only 6 years old. Has a pet pig named Star.
[edit] Shadow
Leader of The Warps, the Priv army, and bodyguard to Flame. He is a great fighter and has a battle scar over his left eye. He keeps a pet rat in his room at The Priv head quarters.
[edit] Sky
A strange traveller looking for his 'family'...does he have important connections with the ancestors?
[edit] Zora
Leader of The Barbs. Feels there is something familiar about Sky by asking him if he is 'sure he hasn't been in these parts before?'.
[edit] Minor characters
[edit] Igra
Flame's champion Warp, his best fighter (Episode 1).
[edit] Lol
A Priv who fought with Igra, for Flame's entertainment. Lol lost the fight and ended up becoming a discard, which disappointed Harmony (Episode 1).
[edit] Magdar
A Discard who serves Gwyn, upon her joining to the Privs. Gwyn mothers and befriends the girl, but when her position in the Privs is threatened by Harmony, Gwyn has Magdar sent to the Forbidden Zone (Episodes 4-6).
[edit] Characters from the past/in the mythology
As well as characters we have seen in The New Tomorrow, there have been mentions and representations of other people and characters.
[edit] Bray
The Ants worship Bray. In the Ants story, Bray was represented by a creature which looked like both a lion and the Sun. They see him as the good in the world, the bringer of light and peace and they know he was the leader of the legendary Mall Rats.
The character of Bray appeared in the first three series of the prequel TV series The Tribe where he was played by Dwayne Cameron. He is the older brother of Zoot and has a child, also called Bray, with the Mall Rat, Amber. Before baby Bray is born Bray senior is captured and taken away by the Technos. At the end of series five of The Tribe we find out that Bray is still alive , though we do not see him. He has not yet appeared in The New Tomorrow.
[edit] Zoot
In the Ants mythology, Zoot is the evil to Bray's good. They believe that all the problems faced in the past: the technology, the machines, the darkness and the Great Wandering; were all brought about by Zoot. In the Ants story, Zoot was represented as an exaggerated form of how he looked in The Tribe. The name of Zoot is also known to both The Barbs and The Privs.
The character of Zoot, played by Danny James, appeared only in the first few episodes of series one of The Tribe. He was leader of The Locos and died shortly after seeing his daughter, Brady, for the first time. The Mall Rat Trudy, was the mother of Brady. Various incarnations of the Zoot did appear throughout all five series' however. These included virtual reality visions via the Paradise headsets and an artificial intelligence version.
