History Characters / FireflyOther

* FauxbaFett: Director's commentary reveals that he was partially inspired by Boba Fett, his ship even resembles the ''Slave I''.

* TranshumanAliens: [[spoiler: They're regular human beings warped into monsters by technology, and fit well into the "hostile alien" role in SpaceOpera stories.]]

* AxCrazy: UpToEleven. There is no such thing as sanity when it comes to these guys, for all of them are extremely psychotic and extremely violent animals.

* {{Foil}}: He's basically Mal, if Mal was a local sheriff instead of a crook.

->'''Played By:''' William Converse Roberts & Creator/IsabellaHofmann

->'''Played By:''' Edward Atterton

->'''Portrayed By:''' Kim Onasch

->'''Portrayed By:''' Larry Pennell

->'''Played By:''' Bonnie Bartlett

->'''Played By:''' Zachary Kranzler

->'''Portrayed By:''' Tracy Ryan

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Heather Black

-> '''Played By:''' Angie Hart and Doan Ly

->'''Played By:''' Michael Fairman

-> '''Played By:''' Michael Bentt

-> '''Played by:''' John Dunn

->'''Played By:''' Kevin Gage

->'''Played By:''' Yan and Rafael Feldman

->'''Played By:''' Dax Griffin

->'''Played By:''' Dwier Brown

->'''Played By:''' Branden R. Morgan, Mischa Pfister, Creator/DavidSobolov, Various

'''Early''': I'm a ''bounty'' hunter.\\

The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Reavers]] are spacefaring, [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalistic]] raiders that exist on the outermost fringes of the 'Verse. They are said to be folk who were driven insane after reaching the end of the galaxy and seeing the sheer nothingness.

* TheBerserker: Played with. When attacking someone face-to-face, the Reavers become mad, frothing, berserk killers. ''Outside'' of face-to-face combat, however, Reavers are disturbingly thoughtful and intelligent, laying carefully-prepared traps, operating advanced spacecraft, and deliberately torturing people to break their minds to increase their numbers. They're skilled enough that they can take an entire ship by surprise without leaving any obvious trace of their presence.

* BodyHorror: They inflict this on both their victims and ''themselves''. Mal describes it as "desecrating their flesh."

* TheHorde: There are thousands of them, and they attack like a swarm when angered.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: They favor ballistic blades and edged weaponry, both on their ships and in the field.
* InsaneEqualsViolent: Reversed. [[spoiler:They're insane because their aggressor instincts were heightened to a truly ridiculous level, driving them to do the things they do.]]

* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: An entire ''society'' of these, with them '''never''' being PlayedForLaughs and them always being presented as the most terrifying part of the entire series.

* YouHaveToHaveJews: The second Jewish character to appear in the 'Verse.

One of the girls at Nandi's brothel.

->'''Played By:''' Creator/BonnieBartlett

->'''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelFairman

->'''Played By:''' Creator/WilliamConverseRoberts & Creator/IsabellaHofmann

* HollywoodDateless: Fess is a pretty handsome 26-year-old virgin that still can't get any women. Of course, the only people around are mudders, who are all but slaves of his father, so either he doesn't want to take advantage of them or they're afraid of facing the magistrate's brutal punishments--such as having their hands and feet amputated and thrown into the bog--if they displease (in reality or just assumed) his son.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He lets the Serenity escape despite his fathers interests in catching them.
* VirginShaming: Played with. His father hires Inara to bed him so he can become a man, and she does, but that isn't what makes him a man. Inara talks to him and gives him to confidence to stand up to his father, therefore becoming a "man" by his own decisions, not his father's.

A former Companion who knew Inara on Sihnon before they both left the planet. Nandi gave up her life as a Companion--having concluded that it was too restrictive--to become a brothel madam, overseeing common prostitutes on one of the outer planets. When Petaline, one of her girls, becomes pregnant with the son of a local landowner, the richest, most powerful man on the small planet, she calls Inara to see if the crew of Serenity can help against the baby's father, Rance Burgess.

A rancher who runs afoul of the crew of Serenity when he decides to wage war against a brothel run by Nandi, a former Companion and friend of Inara Serra. According to Nandi, Burgess was the richest man on the planet, and kept everyone else poor so he could play at being a "cowboy in his own gorram theme park".

* BadassBoast: He gives a rather intimidating threat of revenge to Mal, although it's undercut by Mal immediately kicking him into Serenity's engine.

Known as Saffron, Bridget, and Yolanda--none of which are her real name. One of the few recurring villains (they likely intended more, but dying off after one season does mess up plans a bit) of the show, she is a con woman who specializes in seduction. Introduced in "Our Mrs. Reynolds" as Saffron, and thus is best known by this name.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Deconstructed. Boy howdy… how do we begin? The crew of Serenity, Monty, Durran and there are allusions to her disposing of previous accomplices. She even states to Mal that the reason she acts like a manipulative, murderous FemmeFatale is because [[EvilCannotComprehendGood she believes others have ulterior motives]], but Mal points out it's made [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers her cynical]] and the reason why she doesn't have any meaningful relationships.

* ManipulativeBastard: Hell, it's her job. She bats her eyelashes and most melt before her… it's hard to blame them, too.
-->'''Saffron:''' I didn't kill him either.\\

* MeaningfulName: Her first alias is Saffron, which is an incredibly valuable and expensive spice that is worth more than gold - appropriate for a gold-digger.

* NonIndicativeName: Named for a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubal_Early#Civil_War Confederate general]] from the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar, who was one of the creators of the "Lost Cause of the South" mythology of that war and who also happened to be an ancestor of Nathan Fillon. Ironic name for a bounty hunter that opposes a former idealistic rebel against the Alliance and is, not to put too fine a point on it, a black man.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:The end of the post-Serenity comic ''Leaves on the Wind'' reveals that he survived his fall and was recovered and healed by Kalista to help her find River again, this time backed up by Academy super soldiers. In the sequel, ''No Power in the Verse'', Jubal is never seen or mentioned, and when Kalista finds River, it's by happenstance.]]

* SixthRanger: Mal and the crew of Serenity seem to like him a lot more than their usual contacts, [[spoiler:burying him with Wash and Book]].

Twin brothers who act as fences for goods acquired by Mal Reynolds and the crew of Serenity. Although identical twins, Mal is able to tell the two of them apart (he claims "Fanty's prettier"). Their full names are Mingojerry and Fantastic Rample.

* EvilBrit: Both of them are criminals trying to cheat the Serenity crew out of their fair cut of a dangerous job.

''Serenity's'' original engine mechanic. He didn't last long--it's not clear, but he may not even have made it into space. Mal caught him having sex with a local girl in the engine room. Mal isn't the sort to fire a fellow over that, but when the woman he'd brought in fixes the engine in three minutes without even bothering to finish putting her clothes back on, Mal realizes he's got a better option.

-->'''Mal:''' ''[to Saffron]'' You don't want him to know the truth. Unlike all the other--I'm gonna go with--''hundreds'' of men you've married, you actually want this one to think well of you when you've gone.

-->'''Durran:''' Oh, I did. ''[showing a button on his ring]'' Emergency signal. For kidnappings and the like. I love you, Yolanda. But I couldn't think for a second--that you actually came here for me.

The leader of a bandit gang who the Serenity crew meets on the planet Bethlehem.

* MistakenForRacist: Well, mistaken for a religious bigot. He initially attacks a group of religious pilgrims that the Serenity crew was hired to protect, trying to stop their "pagan" rituals. Then we learn that the pilgrims were planning to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] the crew.
* TheMutiny: He's kicked out of his own gang after he refuses to try and collect the bounty on Mal and Zoe, deeming them too dangerous. He briefly joins the crew of Serenity.

* TheDreaded: Absolutely '''everyone'''--Zoe, Jayne, and even [[HorrifyingTheHorror the Operative]]--is scared to death of them.

* ItCanThink: Sure, they're insanely and indiscriminately violent, but that doesn't make them ''stupid''. What little is seen of their methods hints at excellent hunting skills - which typically rely on stealth, patience, and subtlety. When they aren't relying on traps or surprise, they use high-tech (and non-lethal) methods for disabling and capturing fleeing ships. And in the end, they can always fall back to strength in numbers.

* TakeOurWordForIt: We never see a "true" Reaver in the series, only their ships, the [[ShroudedInMyth reactions others have to them]], and one man who was [[FreakOut broken]] into becoming one of them. TheMovie, with its bigger budget, shows the Reavers in person, although even here, short quick takes and deliberate shadowing leave them half-seen.

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* NonIndicativeName: Named for a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubal_Early#Civil_War Confederate general]] from the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar, who was one of the creators of the "Lost Cause of the South" mythology of that war and who also happened to be an ancestor of Nathan Fillon. Ironic name for a bounty hunter that opposes a former idealistic rebel against the Alliance and, not to put too fine a point on it, a black man.

-> ‘’Played By:’’’ Michael Bentt

-> ‘’’Played by:’’’ John Dunn

-> ’’’Played By:’’’ Bob [=McCracken=]

-> ‘’’Played By:’’’ Bob [=McCracken=]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He disappears during th gunfight and its unclear if he was shot off-screen or simply laid low until Mal left.

* BaitTheDog: Whedon was definitely having some fun manipulating [[StarWars Boba Fett]] fans. At first he comes across as a badass, philosophical and quirky bounty hunter. Then he casually threatens to rape Kaylee and you realize he's a sociopathic monster.

[[folder:Maude “Ma” Reynolds]]
Introduced in the comics, Maude left home after she disagreed with the Alliance over buyouts related to failed terraforming. Mal’s dad was killed and their ranch burned.

* DeterminedHomesteader: Maybe a little wealthier than some. She doesn’t want to give up on her ranch until there’s no choice left.
* VengefulWidow: She will use any means she can to stick it to the Alliance after her losses. Mal still loves her but can’t always side with her.

[[folder: Wash bot]]
A robot clone of Wash that was meant to trap Zoe but its programming with wash’s memories and personality causes it to protect her instead.
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* SelfHealingPhlebotinum: Can heal damage to its skin.
* TragicRobot: Took damage saving Zoe. She warms up to it enough to tell it not to die because it’s so much like Wash. Now it has to try and find a place for itself separate from Wash’s identity.
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* NonIndicativeName: Named for a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubal_Early#Civil_War Confederate general]] from the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar, who was one of the creators of the "Lost Cause of the South" mythology of that war. Ironic name for a bounty hunter that opposes a former idealistic rebel against the Alliance and, not to put too fine a point on it, a black man.

* KickTheDog: Literal example (albeit offscreen and in his backstory) in that he murdered his mother's pet dog.

* ShoutOut: To the 1955 FilmNoir ''The Big Combo''; they're ThoseTwoBadGuys who work for the BigBad of the film.

Known as Saffron, Bridget, and Yolanda--none of which are her real name. One of the few recurring villains (they likely intended more, but dying off after one season does mess up plans a bit) of the show, "[=YoSaffBridge=]" is a con woman who specializes in seduction. Introduced in "Our Mrs. Reynolds", as Saffron, and thus is best known by this name.

-->'''[=YoSaffBridge=]:''' But face it, hubby: I'm really hot.

-->'''[=YoSaffBridge=]:''' I didn't kill him either.\\

* TheOldestProfession: Based on their interactions, Inara realizes that [=YoSaffBridge=] has most likely received Companion training, but too late to do anything about it except delay her escape.

* ShadowArchetype: Easily construable as Inara's {{foil}} and [[EvilCounterpart opposite]]. In the comic ''The Sting'', [[NotSoDifferentRemark she says to her]]:

-->'''Mal:''' ''[to Saffron]'' You don't want him to know the truth. Unlike all the other--I'm gonna go with--''hundreds'' of men you've married you actually want this one to think well of you when you've gone.

--> '''Mal:''' Unless it looks like we're stealing your precious Lassiter. Because that's exactly what we're doing. Don't ask me about the gun, though, 'cause that's new.

* ShadowArchetype: Easily construable as Inara's {{foil}} and [[EvilCounterpart opposite]]. In the comic ''The Sting'', she says to her: