The Gaians (also known as the Ecos) are a nature inclined tribe living in the nearby forests close to the City. Relatively peaceful, they believe in striking a balance between people and the world all around them, not wanting to taint or damage the Earth like the adults once did.
The Gaians reside in the Eco Camp, which consists mainly of wooden huts and structures. They often move camp to avoid detection. The Gaians like to keep to themselves, but have helped the Mall Rats occasionally thanks to the persuasion of both Pride and Amber.
After leaving the Mall Rats, Amber was their tribe leader for period of time. But when Amber and Pride went to stay in the city, Hawk took over as leader. The Ecos were dissolved when they were captured by The Collective, with only Hawk being known to have survived while the fates of the reminding members, such as Mouse, is unknown for now.
Culture[]
Eco Symbol (Unofficial fan-made)
The Gaians like to live in harmony with the natural world.[1] They named the tribe after an idea from the old days that the earth was one giant, living entity. Each member of the tribe takes their name from an animal or bird that becomes their spiritual guide which they learn important things from.[2] The tribe have a custom where two people pledge themselves to each other in front of the other members.[3]
Style[]
The Gaians have distinctive markings which are either foreheads covered in a single colour or nature looking markings. They are easily identifiable by the brown forest-themed clothes they wear, which are useful for camouflaging themselves in forested areas. Most of the Ecos wield wooden sticks as weapons.
In Series 4 onwards, the Ecos have a new symbol that is a green spiral with 4 dots, resembling an animal paw. They have it painted on their cheeks.
History[]
Series 3[]
Sometime after the virus, a group of kids travelled to the forest and formed the Eco Tribe as they want to reject the corruptions and dangers of city life. According to Pride, the Ecos were on the verge of breakdown during Series 2. Pride leaves but finds a dying Amber on Eagle Mountain, he decides to take her back where she eventually becomes their leader and keeps the tribe from falling apart.
Ecos in S3
When The Chosen take over the city, Pride saw first-hand their destructive ways when they try executing Bray, who is saved by Pride. He decides to take Bray, Lex, Ebony and Dal as witnesses to the Eco Camp. But they are shocked when they discover Amber alive at their camp.
Initially Amber wanted nothing to do with the Mall Rats battle with The Chosen, but Pride changes her mind and the Ecos decide to get involved on the grounds of fighting a common enemy. They eventually succeed in defeating The Chosen, but Amber and Pride decide to stay with the Mall Rats instead of returning to the Ecos. Hawk becomes their leader from this point on.
Series 4[]
After the Technos invade the city, Amber and Trudy escape with their babies to find refuge with the Ecos. They return to the Mall to try hacking into the Techno computers to interrupt Ram's broadcast, but the plan fails and Amber and Trudy are forced to flee back to the Ecos.
Jay and Ebony later escape into the forest as the Technos want them dead. They run into the Ecos along with Amber and Trudy. Jay, Ebony and Amber decide to return to the city to fight Ram, the leader of the Technos.
The Eco Tribe is later attacked when the Technos find their camp, half of the tribe is captured but Hawk and Trudy escape to the Mall for help. Combining forces, the Mall Rats and Ecos manage to defeat the Technos and free the captured ones. The Ecos return to the forest after the battle.
Series 5[]
When Pride was killed by the Techno Wizard, Amber and a heartbroken Salene travel to the Eco Camp to inform Hawk, who is shocked at the news. Hawk becomes angry thinking Amber wants the Ecos to risk their lives again, but Salene just wants to return Pride's talisman as she knows it's to be returned when a Eco member dies. Salene also asks Hawk to perform a farewell ritual for Pride, to which he agrees.
Amber asks Hawk why he is so hostile, to which he says she was the one to drag the Ecos into defeating The Chosen and the Technos when the tribe wanted no part in it. Hawk asks Amber to stay with them as he had always believed in her, to which Amber says she belongs in the city. Hawk replies that she will no longer be welcome if she ever came to the Ecos again.
Later, Salene takes Mouse to join the Ecos and Hawk puts her through the initiation ritual in order for her to join. Hawk also tells Salene she would be welcome to stay, but Salene leaves to return to the Mall Rats as she doesn't want to be reminded of Pride.
The Tribe: A New Dawn[]
When the Mall Rats arrive back in the city after fleeing from Mega's Virus Mark II, Lex and Lia try finding the Ecos for help in defeating The Collective. But when they reach the Eco camp it's discovered to be deserted, meaning the Ecos had probably fled when the Virus Mark II was unleashed on the city.
The Tribe: (R)Evolution[]
The Collective would capture the Mall Rats and sent them to Eden, while Ebony was sent to The Cube where she runs into Hawk, who reveals that the entire Eco tribe had been captured by The Collective. Mouse is not mentioned and the rest of the Eco members fates are left unknown.
Notable Members[]
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- Horse – Was rescued out of a fort along with his brothers by the Ecos.[4]
- Lynx [4]
- Bliss – Following the defeat of The Chosen, she was sent by Trudy to retrieve Brady from the rebel base. [5]
Trivia[]
- After the events of The Tribe: (R)Evolution, Hawk is currently the only Eco Member known to be alive. It is never revealed what happened to the remaining Ecos after they were captured by The Collective. It's assumed that this mystery will be touched in future novels.
Reference[]
- ↑ Series 3 Episode 2
- ↑ Series 3 Episode 6
- ↑ Series 3 Episode 9
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mentioned by Eagle and Pride in Series 3 Episode 9.
- ↑ Series 3 Episode 33