The Tribe: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Tribe Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 5, 2002
The City is in chaos after the appearance of the airplane. No-one knows who these new arrivals are or what they want. Meanwhile, Amber is in labor and completely alone.
Episode 2
Jan 6, 2002
The remaining Mall Rats band together to find out what is going on, while Trudy helps Amber deliver her baby. Salene finds a little girl close to the Mall and takes her home, but s
Episode 3
Jan 12, 2002
The City's tribes hold a crisis meeting to decide what to do about the invading Technos. Meanwhile, Ellie goes to the farm to look for Alice, Dee makes a mistake, and Amber and Tru
Episode 4
Jan 13, 2002
Ved is in trouble after losing his communicator, while Ram tracks its signal to the Mall. Jack has a breakthrough about the source of the Technos' power, and Amber makes a decision
Episode 5
Jan 20, 2002
Lex is angry when his shrine to Tai-San is robbed, Jay is sent to deal with Ebony, while Ellie is devastated by Jack's capture, and Amber and Trudy are still on their trek to find
Episode 6
Jan 20, 2002
While the Mall Rats plan their attack, Ebony secretly strikes a deal with Jay. Cloe feels babied by Salene, and Java and Siva make a discovery.
Episode 7
Jan 26, 2002
As per Jay's instructions, Ebony has to convince the other tribes to co-operate with the Technos, while Java and Siva secretly plot to eliminate her. Ellie is despondent about Jack
Episode 8
Jan 27, 2002
Ebony walks into Java and Siva's trap, Pride has difficulty finding food for the tribe, and Ellie's depression makes her consider suicide.
Episode 9
Feb 2, 2002
The food situation is increasingly dire, with Lex predicting an end to supplies reaching the City. Java and Siva reveal their history with Ebony, Ved gets in trouble again, and Ell
Episode 10
Feb 3, 2002
The failed bomb attempt leads Ebony to investigate, and it seems Pride may have something to hide. Cloe and Dee get their own back on Ved, while Salene finally convinces the kids t
Episode 11
Feb 9, 2002
The investigation into the attempted bombing continues, while Pride secretly meets with other tribe leaders, and becomes increasingly cagey when questioned. Ved tries to smooth thi
Episode 12
Feb 10, 2002
Although Pride is under arrest for attempted murder, Ebony is not convinced and he denies any involvement. Elsewhere, fighting over food is becoming more common, and the real ident
Episode 13
Feb 18, 2002
Ellie is under arrest, with her fate left in Jay's hands. Meanwhile, Lex tries his luck with Siva, and Mouse and Charlie disappear, prompting Pride and Cloe to search for them.
Episode 14
Feb 19, 2002
The food situation is critical, with riots breaking out. Pride tries to let Salene down gently, while Siva sneaks off to see Lex, Ved tries to impress Cloe, and Charlie is missing.
Episode 15
Feb 23, 2002
The Technos' food delivery is met with mixed response, Mouse misses Charlie, Lex's toothache worsens, and Pride and Salene take a trip to the countryside.
Episode 16
Feb 24, 2002
Ebony and Jay have to convince the farmers to bring food to the City again, Dee decides to stop Lex's toothache once and for all, and Pride gets into trouble.
Episode 17
Mar 2, 2002
Lex is seriously ill, with antibiotics unavailable and Ebony's request for them denied by Ram. Pride and Salene are worried by the idea of the Technos bringing electricity back to
Episode 18
Mar 3, 2002
Ebony gives Lex the antibiotics stolen from the medicine chest by Siva, who is unaware that Ram knows what she did. Pride plans to sabotage the Technos' reconnection of the power s
Episode 19
Mar 9, 2002
As the City celebrates the reconnection of the power supply, Pride and Jay regain consciousness, agreeing to call it quits on their rivalry. Ram gets revenge on Siva, while Mouse a
Episode 20
Mar 10, 2002
Trudy reveals what happened to her and Amber, with her location narrowed down to a guarded building in the City. Ram plays mind games, and Salene and Pride play a prank on Mouse an
Episode 21
Mar 10, 2002
The Mall Rats are unsure what to do with Amber and the rest of the test subjects, while Ram orders his men to retrieve them. Jay and Ram have a disagreement, Java warns Lex off Siv
Episode 22
Mar 15, 2002
The Mall Rats are worried that Ebony will tell Ram about Amber and the other test subjects, while Siva fears Java will tell him about her and Lex. Meanwhile Ram pushes Ebony for an
Episode 23
Mar 16, 2002
Ebony is pressured by Ram for an answer, while Jay feels threatened by him because of his own secret relationship with her. Salene is jealous over Amber and Pride's closeness, and
Episode 24
Mar 23, 2002
Lex receives his punishment, Ebony reluctantly seeks Java's help in cooling Ram's affections, Ved shows Jay the program Ram has been working on, and Dee stirs things.
Episode 25
Mar 24, 2002
The City is excited about the arrival of television again in the form of CityNet, the Technos' latest advancement, but the Mall Rats are dubious. Dee tries to secure Lex's release,
Episode 26
Mar 30, 2002
Ram broadcasts Lex's fight across the City via CityNet, with an extra, deadly twist. Pride finally levels with Salene about his feelings for her, while Cloe is heartbroken over Ved
Episode 27
Apr 4, 2002
Following his victory, Lex has a newfound popularity in the City. Amber asks Cloe to use Ved to gain information on the Technos' experiments, and Mouse and Sammy come up with a get
Episode 28
Apr 4, 2002
Sammy comes up trumps with footage of the Technos' secret experiments, and Pride's friend Patch helps the Mall Rats hijack the CityNet broadcast.
Episode 29
Apr 13, 2002
Ram sends Java to the Mall to find out where Amber is, Pride spreads word about the Technos' experimentation across the City, and Ebony's desperation makes her do something stupid.
Episode 30
Apr 13, 2002
The Mall Rats and Jay argue about how they can derail Ram's smear campaign against them, Java double crosses Ebony, and Lex's next fight pairs him with an unlikely opponent.
Episode 31
Apr 20, 2002
Riots break out as a result of Ram switching off the City's power supply, Ebony quits as City leader, Lex is a laughing stock due to his losing the fight, and Ram plays mind games
Episode 32
Apr 20, 2002
The City has running water again, and Ram rigs the City Leader election in Salene's favor, believing her to be easy to manipulate. Ebony is heartbroken over Jay, leading her to mak
Episode 33
Apr 27, 2002
The Technos prepare their cyber cafés for use by the City's inhabitants. Ram announces his and Ebony's nuptials, with Salene roped into officiating the ceremony, while Pride's disd
Episode 34
Apr 27, 2002
Lex takes Siva to hide out at Alice and Ellie's farm, and asks for Ebony's help in calling off Ram's search. Meanwhile, Pride has been brainwashed into believing in CityNet and rea
Episode 35
May 5, 2002
Lex brings Siva to live at the Mall, Ebony receives a very tempting offer, May reappears in reality space, and Jay's hopes of a brave new world are dashed.
Episode 36
May 5, 2002
The Mall Rats continue their work at the hospital. Mouse and Sammy get scanned, while Cloe is missing, and Siva finds it difficult to adjust to life away from the Technos.
Episode 37
May 11, 2002
Ram and Ved face off in a reality space battle for Cloe, Mouse's playing goes badly awry, May suffers the after effects of the game, and Pride may be unable to resist it.
Episode 38
May 11, 2002
Ram goes ahead with his plan to charge people to play the game, while Salene is concerned by Pride's apparent addiction to it. Mouse and Sammy join a work party to earn credits, an
Episode 39
May 18, 2002
Ebony realizes she made a foolish mistake, while gang violence in the City worsens. Pride's addiction to the game deepens, and Mouse and Sammy continue to secretly toil for their g
Episode 40
May 18, 2002
The City is a war zone, and Salene's plan to move the medical center to the Mall means it is busier than ever. Ebony and Jay reconcile, Ram is very ill, and May appears to be as ad
Episode 41
May 25, 2002
Ram is still seriously ill, with Java taking advantage of the situation. Siva encourages Lex to tell Salene about Pride's addiction, and Mouse stumbles upon May and Pride inside th
Episode 42
May 25, 2002
Ved enters reality space in a last ditch effort to save Ram, with Ebony stumbling upon their endeavor. Lex and Siva have domestic differences, and Pride and May admit their addicti
Episode 43
Jun 1, 2002
Jay is a prisoner of the Technos, and Ram has a very fiendish fate in store for him. Salene demands to know who stole her earrings, while supplies have also been going missing from
Episode 44
Jun 1, 2002
Jay is the most sought after person in the City, with the Mall under attack by an angry mob who believe he is being hidden there. He finds help from an unlikely source, but may not
Episode 45
Jun 8, 2002
Aware of Ebony's treachery, Ram is inconsolable. Pride helps Ebony and Jay escape the City, while also trying to make things up with Salene.
Episode 46
Jun 8, 2002
Ram widens the search for Ebony and Jay, and the Technos put the City under martial law. Salene and Pride continue to bicker, Siva offers to teach Mouse how to read, and Ebony and
Episode 47
Jun 15, 2002
Ebony and Jay are invited to camp with the Ecos for a while, but Amber's presence makes Ebony uneasy. Sammy sneaks out to play the game, May tries to get back with Pride, and Salen
Episode 48
Jun 15, 2002
The Technos roll out their latest technology in the City, and Lex spots an opportunity. Ebony is irritated by Amber and Jay's closeness, Sammy sneaks out again, and May is obliviou
Episode 49
Jun 22, 2002
Amber, Ebony and Jay head back to the City, while Ram prepares himself for the end. Sammy tries to convince Mouse of Paradise's merits, and Pride comes clean to May about his and S
Episode 50
Jun 22, 2002
Amber, Ebony and Jay reach the City, only to find it deserted. When they reach the Mall, Lex is angered by their reappearance. Salene makes her peace with May, Siva lays her cards
Episode 51
Jul 6, 2002
Ebony is jealous of Amber, Trudy is distraught about losing Brady, Salene catches May playing the game again, and an old face from the past returns.
Episode 52
Jul 6, 2002
The Mall Rats prepare for their assault on the Technos, while Ebony is plagued by disturbing visions.