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Malcolm Reynolds
Character | |
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Name: | Malcolm Reynolds |
Occupation: | Captain |
Relationships: | Inara_Serra (love interest), Zoë Washburne (second in command) |
Fandom: | Firefly, Serenity |
Other: | |
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Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds is a major character in the Joss Whedon show Firefly and subsequent movie Serenity. He is the Captain of Serenity, a Firefly class transport ship. Mal is played by actor Nathan Fillion (who later played Richard Castle in Castle and Captain Hammer in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog).
Shipping
Mal's canonical UST love interest for the duration of the show is Inara Serra. This situation is only partially resolved by the end of the film. Mal is the Little Black Dress of Firefly fandom.
Person | Ship |
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Inara Serra | Inara/Mal |
Simon Tam | Mal/Simon |
River Tam | Mal/River |
Jayne Cobb | Jayne/Mal |
Kaylee Frye | Kaylee/Mal |
Example Fanworks
Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanfiction
- Trauma Medicine by Kispexi2, In which I twist and supplement canon to 'prove' that Mal and Simon were always meant for each other. (2004)
Meta
- Guess I'm Just a Good Man (Well. I'm okay.), essay on Malcolm Reynolds at Idol Reflections, posted 15 August 2009
Vids
Archives & Links
- Malcolm Reynolds works on Ao3
- Mal Reynolds (Firefly) works on ff.net
- Mal Reynolds (Serenity) works on ff.net
- Malcolm Reynolds character page on The Firefly and Serenity Database
- Malcolm Reynolds character section on Wikipedia