Characters from The New Tomorrow

This article contains character biographies of the New Zealand children's television series "The New Tomorrow".

Major characters

Cass

Member of "The Ants". Caring girl who likes to help and comfort others. Is the tribe's cook

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.

Erin

Young member of "The Barbs". Younger brother of Leanne

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?

Flame

Leader of "The Privileged" and a bit of a bully.

Flame really doesn't go much on Harmony Or Shadow but can't say anything, because they are the closet thing to a family member or friend that he has.

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".

Harmony

Member of "The Privileged" and chief adviser to Flame.

Jag

Member of The Barbs. Doesn't like outsiders and feels the protection of other Barbs is important above all other things.

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.

Leanne

Member of The Barbs. Older sister of Erin.

Omar

Member of The Ants. Distrustful of outsiders.

al

Young member of the Ants, only 6 years old. Has a pet pig named "Star".

hadow

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.

ky

A mysterious outsider close to the Barbs & zora.. But what is he really looking for in the show?And is there some truth in the paintings on the cave wall? Is Sky related to Zoot?

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?'.

Minor characters

Igra

Flame's champion Warp, his best fighter (Episode 1).

Lol

A Priv who fought with Igra, for Flame's entertainment. He lost the fight and ended up becoming a discard, which disappointed Harmony (Episode 1).

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).

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.

Bray

The "Ants" worship Bray. Throughout Series 1-3 of "The Tribe" Bray is one of the focus characters fighting to build a new world and restore order to the City. He is taken by The Techno's at the beginning of Series 4, when his girlfriend Amber gives birth to his son. Amber decided to name the baby Bray, after his dad, and so the memory lived on. He is a loyal & brave man who protects the Mall Rats and his friends.

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.