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Mal's cruelty is understandable. Rising above your circumstances is easier said than done plus her cruelty had limits, but her mothers didn't. That's defiance already though Mal didn't know it at the time. I wish you discussed how Mal was almost killed in book 2 to show the contrast between her and some villain kids and their willingness to break past her limits. Great video today Issac, you expanded on a lot of things and as always left us more informed than before. Thank you.
I think Mal's cruelty was understandable because she was raised to be evil. It's all that she has learnt. She wouldn't have known that it was a bad thing to do.
To be honest I don't think she knew any better. All her life she has been with evil people so how is she supposed to know that kindness is the right thing to do. Maybe she could have risen above it but I don't think there are enough kind people around to show her that that is the right way to be.
In the Isle of the Lost Mal was shown being nice at 5, helping a goblin pick up some apples that the goblin had dropped but Maleficent was furious and locked Mal in her room. Little Mal was devastated and while fighting back tears, she promised not to disappoint her mother again. Yet Maleficent uses Mal’s weakness, wanting to make her proud, to convince her to do stuff for her. Yet she disappoints her mother again when she grabs the scepter and doesn’t let Evie get cursed. Mal was never fully Evil
I think it is definitly not your parents who make you who you are. However Mal has been through a lot of tough things furthetmore she has only known meanness for many years so I guess it is normal logical that she sometimes does cruel things. However I don't think she has ever been evil actually even at the strart of descendants one we can see that she doesn't REALLY want to do anything evil
Mal being evil was understandable. Being evil was the only she could get her mother's attention and you know what they say some attention is better then no attention, especially from a parent. But deep down she was very different then her mother. Mal had something that her mother didn't, the capacity to love and to put the needs of others before herself. I also noticed that she only turned a dragon when the lives of those that she loved were in danger and once they were safe she returned to her human form. That is why I believe that no one at the dance was frightened of Mal because they knew that she was only trying to protect them whereas her mother would've tried to destroy them. I also noticed that Mal is the only person besides Faery Godmother who can handle the wand. Maybe she destined to take Faery Godmother's place one day? Or, maybe it is indication as to how powerful Mal truly is, perhaps she is just as powerful as her mother if not more powerful than her mother. I think that Faery Godmother is just plain stupid if she doesn't try to teach Mal to control her magic. Perhaps Faery Godmother is teaching Mal to control her magic, especially after the whole dragon incident. I know that I would. One thing that is certain that Mal is a good faery and not and evil one.
First of all maleficent does have the capacity to love, do u even know her orgin story? It's pretty obvious u don't because if u did you wouldn't be saying she doesn't have the capacity to love. Spoiler: SHE DOES. Maleficent loved twice, with both times ending on a sour note, one that even got her killed. Don't make comments like that about villians without knowing who they really were before " villians ". ' True evil comes from something that is truly good ' walk through life remembering that.
Mal couldn't have overcome her circumstances, not on the Isle. As you stated between what her mother expected & others being evil. She had to be what she was. You see Dove portrays it perfectly after Rotten to the core. She steals candy from the kid, but is disgusted by her mother actions prior to giving the candy back. She does what she knows to do. & rebels both her mothers evil & leaving the Isle for the "good". She trys to do her best to be what her mother expects. But finds that she can be more later. The Isle held her back. Leaving it gave her a chance to overcome what she was taught & become a better person. That's their evolution.
I'm glad you finally did Mals back story it shows that even thought it may seem she had it easy compared to the other VKs she definitely had it bad as Evie jay Carlos harry and uma
I think she could've risen above it, because Cinderella was kind despite how she was treated, and Elsa learnt to be gentle despite her great danger. Mal could've followed through. However, then she'd be tormented by her mother, shunned by the Isle, and heaven knows what else. If she was soft on a place like that, she'd have to put up with a lot, and she just wasn't ready for that yet, which is understandable
Witch number you are is your desandants person 1. Evie 2.Mal 3.Jay 4.Carlos 5. Uma 6.Gil 7.harry hook 8.dizzy 9.gaston 10.captain hook 11. Jafar 12.Evil queen 13. Malefacent 14.cj hook sis of harry hook 15. Ursula 16.ben 17.belle 18. King beast 19. Audrey 20.cruela da' vil 21.harriet hook sis of harry hook
Brianna Lemmie Maybe Ben has the ability to turn into a beast. Just like Mal can be a dragon and Uma can be an Octopus creature like her mum. I hope he can since his dad was a beast his entire life.
Caleb Funtime blogs Yeah maybe he has a hidden beast inside him that he can't control, by day he's king but by night he a beast . Uma uses that to her advantage to destroy his kingdom. He does not remember what he does in beast form. Descendants being a Disney movie there has to be true love and a happy ending. So maybe Uma tells Ben to kill Mal but Mal reminds him of true love. Mal forces beast Ben to kiss her. He slashes her face before he transformed back to King Ben. He realised what he had done and the only way to cure her is to use magic from Fairy Godmother wand which Beast Ben gave to Uma. There is a big battle against Auradon and Isle of the Lost. Obviously good always wins and the day is saved. I put a lot of thought into this.
I highly doubt that she could have risen above it. A lot of times (most people) get their personality traits. So no if she was surrounded by people who lacks of kindness then no she wouldn't even know what the word really means till later. Lots of Love~
I think Mal is a screwed up kid where she doesn't know better. Yes I do believe she could be a better person, but until her mother "dies" or stays out of Mals life, Mal will be battling issues she has. I think your parents makes you as a person for so long until we start to realize what's important to us. Of course having parents who depends on you to be a certain way its hard to rise above things. Mal can be a good kid but also still have her wicked side.
Exactly it's like Regina on Once Upon a Time. She has moments where she can be a good person and you can see that. But she always goes back to being evil.
OMG!! I just watch all of there backstory and it makes perfect sense and once you think of it they all have a big part in there gang If you watch all there backstory I feel bad for Evie being lock in cruella de vil’s closet with a load of vicious dogs by mal but Carlos couldn’t stand it so he rescues evie. While was in there she discovered that Carlos lived in there and then two had a strong bond in friendship. But if you did read this far I really recommend you watching all there back story’s I would love to know what your thoughts are on there backstory
I don't think that she could have risen above it, as that was the only thing that she had ever known. And once she does get to Auradon, she is the slowest to switch sides, because of that, and the fact that she has so much to live up to as maleficent's daughter and only child
Descendants is such a great idea, of course what I want to see is a pg13 or R rated story of their lives on the isle and then inevitable takeover of Auradon. Of course this will never happen but it would make for a really interesting and more situationally accurate story than the pg disneyfied version.
Mal is the daughter of Maleficent and Hades she has brother name Hadie on Return to isle of the lost novel I believe Maleficent has 2 kids named Mal and Hadie.
Mal was schooled in cruelty, she basically had Sparta training in which she must steal to eat. she did rise above it, she didn't kill and she over came her jealousy and saved Evie.
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Thank you for the supportive words! I'm not exactly sure. I think the next Descendants video I do is actually going to be a theory. Thanks for watching!
so her dad was a sidekick maybe Robin because no, 👀brown eyes plus green eyes darker green black plus light purple equals dark purple and also the video about her dad I think Maleficent was mad at him because he was hero and sidekick
Hello wanted to let you know I am fan of your videos and of descendants. Since you know EVERYTHING about Disney and Disney Channel and furthermore you are so responsive to messages wanted to ask you something very important :how can I do to be in descendants 3? Just like the fan Anna Catchcare who arts in descendants 2
Hi Isaac I realy enjoy your videos trying to explian the vk's back story could you plz do jay and possibly start on the ak's it would be so great if you could thx😊
To answer to the question, her cruelty does make sense considering she was surrounded by villains and her mother told her love was a weakness. Even then, I still can't stand her as a character since I think a lot of her past actions are inexcusable and she is never remorseful for how she treats others.
Mal BACKGROUND INFORMATION FEATURE FILMS Descendants Descendants 2 Descendants 3 SHORT FILMS Under The Sea: A Descendants Story TELEVISION PROGRAMS Descendants: Wicked World VIDEO GAMES Descendants: Isle of the Lost Rush Disney Emoji Blitz Club Penguin VOICE Dove Cameron PORTRAYED BY Dove Cameron CHARACTER INFORMATION FULL NAME Maleficent Bertha OTHER NAMES Mal (primary nickname) Punkin' (by Maleficent) Darling (by Maleficent) M (by Evie) Malsy (by CJ Hook) Poser, Little Traitor, Snooty Little Witch, Loser & Princess (by Uma) Traitor (by Harry) Lady Mal (by Auradon citizens) Mali, Little Girl, My Girl (by Hades) PERSONALITY Clever, edgy, nice, artistic, confident, street-smart, kind-hearted, down to earth, brave, caring, protective, unconfident (formerly), clumsy APPEARANCE Slender, fair skin, pink lips, long dark purple hair, green eyes, purple-and-magenta leather coat with a green patch on her left shoulder, purple jeans, black heavy boots, fingernails polished in purple OCCUPATION Student at Dragon Hall (formerly) Student at Auradon Prep (formerly) King Ben's Lady of the Court Queen of the Isle ALIGNMENT Bad, later Good GOAL To make her mother proud (formerly) To be happy with Ben HOME Isle of the Lost (formerly) Auradon RELATIVES Maleficent (mother) Hades (father) Ben (fiancé) Kronos (paternal grandfather) Zeus (paternal uncle) Poseidon (paternal uncle) Hera (paternal aunt) Hercules (paternal cousin) Megara (cousin-in-law) Hadie (parental half-brother) ALLIES Ben, Evie, Carlos De Vil, Jay, Jane, Lonnie, Fairy Godmother, Jordan, Ally, Audrey, Freddie Facilier, Dizzy Tremaine, Uma, Harry Hook, Gil, Celia Facilier ENEMIES CJ Hook, Zevon, Uma (formerly), Harry Hook (formerly), Gil (formerly), Audrey (formerly) LIKES Stealing candy (formerly), graffiti art, drawing, her friends, casting spells, strawberries, Ben, mud, spikes, purple DISLIKES Being disciplined, princesses (formerly), the color pink, pretty things, fake people, sunburns, Her middle name, Evie (formerly), swimming, her mother harming her friends, Ben in danger, her friends in danger, disappointing her loved ones, made up words POWERS AND ABILITIES Sorcery PARAPHERNALIA Her Spell Book (Formerly) Ben's Signet Ring Her Birthright Jewel FATE Becomes the future queen of Auradon and brings down the barrier of the Isle of the Lost forever. QUOTE "We are not our parents!" "Us being friends makes me happy." "You didn't think that was end of the story, did you?" "I can look into your eyes, and I can tell you're not evil." - BEN'S BELIEF IN MAL'S GOODNESS Maleficent (better known as Mal) is the protagonist of the Disney Channel film Descendants. She is the daughter of Maleficent and Hades. A natural-born leader, Mal takes charge of carrying out her mother's evil plan to steal the Fairy Godmother's magic wand and enjoys drawing and casting spells (but only if needed). As the movie progresses, Mal lets go of much of her former fears and goals, becoming in tune with her true self; thus she abandons the hollow life of evil, for a life of good. With friendship and love, Mal ended filling the hole in her that couldn't be satisfied through what her mother had taught her. Background Personality Mal is a sneaky, smart, and (sometimes) ruthless girl who is a natural leader. Though she is compassionate to a degree she is also vengeful and unforgiving. She is artistic and has a knack for casting spells, but only if needed. As the daughter of Maleficent, she wants to be like her mother: pure evil. Yet whenever she tries to prove herself to her mother, she often disappoints her instead. But she does enjoy coming up with evil plans and is the most feared at her previous school because of her reputation. She isn't fond of beautiful surroundings or anything pink and finds them to be horrid, but she does sometimes wonder about how life would be off the island. Despite this, she is not necessarily immoral; she is just misguided. Her "mean girl" facade is an act because she does not want to be seen as weak in her mother's eyes; being one is the only way she is respected by Maleficent, who never cared about Mal. Ben is the only person who saw through Mal's act, and saw her for who she was, a good person. In the second novel, Mal is more open and still cherishes Ben; it makes her happy that Ben loves her, despite Mal being the opposite of Auradon princesses. She retains a fear of her mother escaping imprisonment and causing trouble. She also shows regret, for abusing her old friend Mad Maddy. Mal is the only one of her friends not to be tempted by an enchanted item that belonged to their parents, as her heart was filled with love and friendship. She is still the one with most common sense amongst them, as she knew using the talismans (even for a good cause) would cause items to corrupt them. Physical Appearance Mal is described as a pretty girl with dark purple hair with highlights of lighter shades of purple, that is curly, and reaches a little bit over her shoulders. She has gray eyes and is of medium height. She mostly wears purple and shades of green during the movie. At Ben's coronation, she wears a lavender dress that is short on the front but long and regal looking on the back. Mal had her hair tied up in a top knot. According to Descendants: Isle of the Lost, she has a dragon-shaped marking on her arm, the symbol of Maleficent. Powers & Abilities Mal is trained in dark forms of magic, courtesy of her mother. Due to the Isle of the Lost negating magic inside the dome, Mal only begins practicing magic after leaving the island, and therefore is only skilled at basic magic. By Descendants: Wicked World however, it's noted by others that something bad almost always happens every time she uses magic despite being skilled in the film. At times whenever she is stressed or agitated, her eyes can glow green. By Descendants 2, this is shown to be a latent indication of her growing powers as by the end she has awoken the ability to transform into a dragon.
Appearances Descendants Mal is first seen spray painting a brick city wall. Then, she and her friends wreak havoc across an area of the Isle of the Lost. ("Rotten to the Core") After taking a lollipop from a toddler, her mother Maleficent arrives. She gives the news that the four have been chosen to attend Auradon Prep. She gives the four a task to steal the Fairy Godmother's wand, and hands over her spellbook to Mal. When they arrive at Auradon Prep, they are welcomed by the Fairy Godmother and Prince Ben, who made the decree that they be given a chance to live among them. Audrey, Ben's girlfriend and the daughter of Aurora, is unwelcoming and rude. Mal and Audrey exchange awkward looks, before Audrey takes Ben away. Mal and Evie become roommates to a room Mal finds "gross," but Evie secretly loves. At night, the two girls enter Jay and Carlos' dorm while Jay and Carlos are enjoying they almost forgot what they are here for then Mal tells that it is their one chance to prove their parents that they are evil. Then they went to the museum after knowing where the wand is being held. Mal successfully puts the guard into a deep sleep, and they go look for the wand. They enter a room, which contains statues of their parents; Mal stays behind, having a vision of her mother encouraging her to go through with the plan to steal the wand. ("Evil Like Me") They find the wand, but Jay accidentally sets off the alarm when trying to take the wand. They narrowly escape, thanks to Carlos reporting the alarm as a malfunction. The next day, they have school; Mal aces Remedial Goodness as it's a no-brainer what answer good guys would choose. Jay and Carlos are in the Tourney team, and Evie is asked out by Chad Charming. Mal befriends Jane, Fairy Godmother's daughter, to get the wand; she plays on Jane's insecurities about being pretty by making her hair more beautiful. Lonnie, Mulan's daughter, asks Mal to change her hair to a cool style likes her; Mal reluctantly agrees, since Lonnie will pay $50 and Evie needs more material for sewing her outfits. Finding out the wand will be used in the coronation, Mal hatches a plan to become Ben's girlfriend to get close to the wand; only his folks and girlfriend get to stand up front. She begins baking a love spell into a batch of cookies; however, she finds that a tear of true sadness is the only ingredient missing. Lonnie bothers her (other girls want Mal to change their hair as well), and Mal reveals that the parents on the Isle of the Lost never showed them anything like love before when Lonnie remembers when her mother made her cookies whenever she was sad. Lonnie cries for them; Mal pretends to kindly wipe it away, flicking the tear into the cookie batter. The next day, Mal uses psychology to trick Ben into eating the cookie, by making him think he doesn't trust a treat offered by the child of a villain. To Mal's surprise, the love potion works a little too well, as Ben breaks out into a song about his love for herafter winning the Tourney game with Jay and Carlos' help. She readily accepts his request to attend the coronation with him, but feels a bit sorry for Audrey, who is shallow compared to her and choose Chad Charming (a manipulative jerk) as a rebound boyfriend. Mal goes on a date with Ben to the Enchanted Lake, where he they find they have some things in common, such as embarrassing middle names, and the status of their parents; Ben explains that while he has the "poster parents of goodness" and her mother is Mistress of Evil, they're not automatically like them as they get to choose who they get to be. She is then taken aback when Ben tells her that he can see goodness when he looks into her eyes, not evil. While Ben takes a swim, Mal begins feeling conflicted since she's falling in love. When Ben doesn't surface, Mal attempts to save him despite not being able to swim; Ben saves her, albeit a bit confused. Mal points out that there's a barrier around the Isle of the Lost, preventing swimming. When asked if she loves him, Mal says that she doesn't know what it feels like to love; Ben says he might be able to teach her. Prior to Family Day, Mal and her friends are allowed to video chat with their parents. Hearing her mother's subtle message, Mal decides that they're all goners if they don't succeed. Come Family Day, Mal attends with her friends and is introduced to King Beast and Queen Belle by Ben as his new girlfriend; the experience is mutually uncomfortable for three of them. Playing a game of croquet prior to lunch, Mal meets Audrey's grandmother, Queen Leah, who initially mistakes her for her mother in shock. Ben explains the situation, but Queen Leah is furious at the very memory of her daughter needing to be raised by fairies due to Maleficent's curse. Feeling sorry for the misery her mother caused, Mal attempts to apologize, but is stopped by Chad Charming, who has never trusted Mal or her friends. After Evie knocks out Chad with a sleeping potion, Mal is left feeling hurt and confused more than ever; Ben attempts comforting her prior to leaving to prep for the coronation the next day. Jane and Audrey make fun of Mal, who snaps back at them by undoing the makeover she gave Jane's hair; she threatens to do worse, telling her friends she's looking forward to the coronation. The following day, she rides with Ben in a carriage to the coronation. He eats a cupcake with the antidote to the love potion in it too early; however, she learns Ben has been free of the spell since their first date, thanks to the Enchanted Lake washing away the spell. Wondering if Ben had been had been faking his affection for her, Mal is left happily surprised when he entrusts his signet ring to her. This however, causes her to begin questioning if she should give up this happiness love has brought her, in order to fulfill her mothers' evil desires. During the coronation, Jane snatches the wand to give herself a makeover; however, the magic backfires and makes hole in the barrier surrounding the Isle of the Lost. Mal takes the wand, and after encouragement from Ben, decides to choose good as it's brought her more happiness than evil ever did and states the fact that she wants to live here in Auradon because it brings her happiness. Her friends agree, just as Maleficent arrives to take the wand. With everyone but herself and her friends frozen in time by her mother, Mal finally stands up to Maleficent, saying she's never considered what her daughter's wanted. Using a spell, Mal shrinks her mother down to a small lizard, which is equal to the love in her heart. Fairy Godmother unfreezes time, freeing everyone. Mal shares moment with Ben, while telling Fairy Godmother not to be too hard on Jane since it was her fault for putting the ideas in her head. With her mother locked up, Mal decides to enjoy the after party with her friends. Mal dances with Ben to "Set It Off". She then narrates "You didn't think that was end of the story, did you?" while giving a smirk to the audience as her eyes glowed green. Descendants: Wicked World Mal returns in the animated short series Descendants: Wicked World, voiced by Dove Cameron who also portrayed her in the live-action film. In the series, Mal continues to attend Auradon Prep and is trying her best to be a good person. However, her good intentions sometimes backfire, resulting in a lot of people sending online posts about her mishaps, promoting everyone to think she's still up to her old ways. In addition, she is shown to be somewhat more incompetent (or rather clumsy) with her magic. Her responsibilities add when another villain kid, Freddie Facilier, accidentally escapes the island and charms Ben into letting her join Auradon. Descendants 2 Six months later, Mal is struggling with her new life in Auradon, despite gaining her newfound celebrity status. Though she continuously relies on magic to help with her issues, Mal eventually gives in during one of her date with Ben, and runs back to the Isle of the Lost in tears. Upon returning, she has a young hair stylist and Evie's old friend, Dizzy Tremaine, restore her previously purple hair. Her return is also noticed by Harry Hook, who later relayed this to her former friend, Uma. Ben and the others later found her, but she refuses to come back with them, stating her rejection is for what was best for him and Auradon. However, after Ben leaves and prepares to head back, he is captured by Uma, who then gives the group a choice: give her the Fairy Godmother's wand or Ben dies. With a help from Carlos' 3D printer, Mal's group gives Uma the fake wand and escapes back to Auradon with Ben. Later, during the Cotillion held on a ship, Mal is shocked to see that Ben is with Uma as his date, who he declares as his true love and announces that he will destroy the barrier on the Isle. After Jane unveils a stain glass display Ben commissioned to show his affection for Mal, who realizes he loved her for who she was all along, and suspecting Uma has given him a love potion, Mal confesses her love for Ben and kisses him, breaking the spell. Infuriated, Uma and Mal take their fight in and over the water, where they use their magic to transform into a cecaelia and a dragon respectively. After an intervention by Ben quelled the battle, Uma swims back to the Isle, while Mal and Ben reunite. Having finally come to terms with her new life in Auradon, and her relationship with Ben is now renewed, Mal later surrendered her spell book over to the Fairy Godmother. Mal and Evie also requested that Dizzy should be allowed to attend Auradon Prep. Descendants 3 Mal's story continues in Descendants 3.
Printed material Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel In the prelude novel, Mal is introduced as the daughter of Maleficent, the worst of the villains. Mal was born and raised in the Isle of the Lost, along with her mother, best friends and their parents. One evening, Mal dreams of being in Auradon on the edge of a beautiful lake with the soon-to-be-king Ben (to whom she did not know). She doesn't always do so well in school, except for Advance Evil Schemes and Nasty Tricks taught by Lady Tremaine. For her Ultimate Project she chose to humiliate Evie in which she fails to do. However, when Diablo was reanimated and informs Maleficent of the return of magic to the fairy's staff, Maleficent instructs Mal to retrieve it to prove herself evil. Mal convinces Jay, Evie and Carlos to get the staff back from the Forbidden Fortress in "Nowhere", an area near the Isle. She saves Evie from getting cursed by the staff at the cost of the the staff losing its magic once returned to Maleficent. Afterwards, the four teens become friends. Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel In the sequel novel, Mal has adapted fairly well into life in Auradon. She has gained popularity and respect due to her heroic act. She and her receive anonymous text messages telling them to return to the Isle of the Lost before the new moon. She then concocts a plan to sneak back onto the island by attending the Castlecoming ball then sneaking out with a limousine containing the button to open the island's barrier. On their way out, they encounter Ben's royal carriage, and Mal explains everything. Knowing the situation is dire, Ben lets them go. Once back on the island, Mal and her friends meet the Anti-Heroes Club, a group of teen villains wanting to turn good. The founder, Yen Sid, tells them that magic on the island transferred underground when the barrier was formed and was beginning to seep its way out, causing disturbances on the country. Mal and her friends then venture to the island's underground to locate the four talismans of evil, where they eventually succeed in collecting them all and return to Auradon safely. Trivia Her name means "bad" or "evil" in Spanish, French and Portuguese. Dove Cameron wore a wig during both filmings (not the same wig though, for the one in the second film was both lighter and of a different style compared to the first one). At the beginning of the sequel, Dove said in an interview that she was wearing a blonde wig in the beginning of the sequel since Mal spelled her hair to blonde. It is revealed that Mal cannot swim. At the time of the first film, she is sixteen years old. When her emotions are strongly felt, her eyes tend to glow. (For example, when under a great deal of stress from the press, who barely left her alone, and Jane, who worked on the decorating committee, constantly bothering her, her eyes glowed before she managed to calm herself down.) Mal has the most common sense out of her friends, as she got every answer in Remedial Goodness right by picking the answer that sounded the least fun for villains. She could even guess Remedial Goodness was newly invented for villain kids. Mal's main color is purple, symbolizing power and mystery, which is a recurring theme with her mother Maleficent. In the film, it is revealed that her middle name is "Bertha". In the Spanish version in Latin America, her middle name is "Igna". Maligna is a wordplay for "malign". During the film, whenever Mal is around Ben, her hair seems shorter and lighter. The dress she wears for Ben's coronation appears to be adaptable. In the prequel book, it is revealed she had a dream set near the Enchanted Lake, where Ben and Mal eventually go to on their first date. The Disney Descendants Yearbook reveals that her "Secret Wish" is to learn how to swim and that her "Not-so-secret Wish" is to have a different middle name. It is also revealed that she wants to be an artist when she grows up. Her favorite class is "Remedial Goodness 101", stating that she just thinks of what her mom would do and pick the opposite. Her "Go-To Object" at the museum is her mother's magic spinning wheel. Stating that even though it's boring-looking, it is spooky that a few pieces of wood could put someone to sleep for a hundred years. In early concept designs of her outfits, she was originally meant to have short hair. In Descendants: Wicked World she is shown to be a skilled painter, as she has painted Audrey in her mother's signature dress. In Descendants 2, it is revealed Mal is able to transform into a dragon like her mother. In Descendants 2, it is revealed that Mal didn't turn her spellbook over to the Museum during the time-jump like Evie did (it is not revealed whether Jay and Carlos have any trinkets of evil that had to be turned over). However, at the end of the movie, she does give her spellbook to the museum. Despite having green eyes like her mother, Mal's doll forms for the first two movies show her having hazel-brownish eyes, while Wicked World depicts her with grey eyes.
For starters the descendants movies don’t make references to the books But a possible theory is that Maleficent was using the sceptre as a way to communicate to Audrey and enabled her to use it without the curse affecting her
Is a fairy and a pixie the same thing. Cause I remember the original malificent was an evil fairy. Still don't get how she's considered a fairy. What's her power.
Now Mal is short for Maleficent but also for Mallory which is her full first name her middle name is Bertha and her last name is Malefiz. But she wasn't supposed to know her last name until she could prove yourself evil enough to earn to be called and to be known by her last name.
Doesn't this kind of sound a bit ironic that someone with the last name De La Cruz wrote The Descendants books which I'm pretty sure came out before Coco and well the villain in Coco was Ernesto De La Cruz just saying I don't mean to be mean or anything
I know it's not disney but I see you have once before done a few Harry Potter videos and was wondering if you could do a Bellatrix LaStrange backstory. And I love your videos😊
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Mal's cruelty is understandable. Rising above your circumstances is easier said than done plus her cruelty had limits, but her mothers didn't. That's defiance already though Mal didn't know it at the time. I wish you discussed how Mal was almost killed in book 2 to show the contrast between her and some villain kids and their willingness to break past her limits. Great video today Issac, you expanded on a lot of things and as always left us more informed than before. Thank you.
I think Mal's cruelty was understandable because she was raised to be evil. It's all that she has learnt. She wouldn't have known that it was a bad thing to do.
How as she almost killed!?
To be honest I don't think she knew any better. All her life she has been with evil people so how is she supposed to know that kindness is the right thing to do. Maybe she could have risen above it but I don't think there are enough kind people around to show her that that is the right way to be.
She should be EVIL!
You got a point.
Who is mals dad
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Spoilers:
Hades.
In the Isle of the Lost Mal was shown being nice at 5, helping a goblin pick up some apples that the goblin had dropped but Maleficent was furious and locked Mal in her room. Little Mal was devastated and while fighting back tears, she promised not to disappoint her mother again. Yet Maleficent uses Mal’s weakness, wanting to make her proud, to convince her to do stuff for her. Yet she disappoints her mother again when she grabs the scepter and doesn’t let Evie get cursed. Mal was never fully Evil
I think it is definitly not your parents who make you who you are. However Mal has been through a lot of tough things furthetmore she has only known meanness for many years so I guess it is normal logical that she sometimes does cruel things. However I don't think she has ever been evil actually even at the strart of descendants one we can see that she doesn't REALLY want to do anything evil
Could we see Ben’s backstory?
Mal being evil was understandable. Being evil was the only she could get her mother's attention and you know what they say some attention is better then no attention, especially from a parent. But deep down she was very different then her mother. Mal had something that her mother didn't, the capacity to love and to put the needs of others before herself. I also noticed that she only turned a dragon when the lives of those that she loved were in danger and once they were safe she returned to her human form. That is why I believe that no one at the dance was frightened of Mal because they knew that she was only trying to protect them whereas her mother would've tried to destroy them. I also noticed that Mal is the only person besides Faery Godmother who can handle the wand. Maybe she destined to take Faery Godmother's place one day? Or, maybe it is indication as to how powerful Mal truly is, perhaps she is just as powerful as her mother if not more powerful than her mother. I think that Faery Godmother is just plain stupid if she doesn't try to teach Mal to control her magic. Perhaps Faery Godmother is teaching Mal to control her magic, especially after the whole dragon incident. I know that I would. One thing that is certain that Mal is a good faery and not and evil one.
First of all maleficent does have the capacity to love, do u even know her orgin story? It's pretty obvious u don't because if u did you wouldn't be saying she doesn't have the capacity to love. Spoiler: SHE DOES. Maleficent loved twice, with both times ending on a sour note, one that even got her killed. Don't make comments like that about villians without knowing who they really were before " villians ". ' True evil comes from something that is truly good ' walk through life remembering that.
Thank you for doing this video on my favorite Descendants character.
My pleasure! I'm happy you liked it! Thanks for watching!
I think the only reason she acted like that was because she just wanted to please her mother.
Mal couldn't have overcome her circumstances, not on the Isle.
As you stated between what her mother expected & others being evil.
She had to be what she was.
You see Dove portrays it perfectly after Rotten to the core. She steals candy from the kid, but is disgusted by her mother actions prior to giving the candy back.
She does what she knows to do.
& rebels both her mothers evil & leaving the Isle for the "good".
She trys to do her best to be what her mother expects. But finds that she can be more later.
The Isle held her back.
Leaving it gave her a chance to overcome what she was taught & become a better person.
That's their evolution.
Mal is one of my favourite character in descendants. As she is the Daughter of Maleficent she was taught to be cruel and mean to others
Mal’s cruelty is understandable when you grow up thinking being cruel is right you have no way of knowing it’s wrong until someone tells you.
I'm glad you finally did Mals back story it shows that even thought it may seem she had it easy compared to the other VKs she definitely had it bad as Evie jay Carlos harry and uma
mal should have a evil twin that pretends to be mal a goes around being really evil while the real mal is being held captive by uma
I think she could've risen above it, because Cinderella was kind despite how she was treated, and Elsa learnt to be gentle despite her great danger. Mal could've followed through.
However, then she'd be tormented by her mother, shunned by the Isle, and heaven knows what else. If she was soft on a place like that, she'd have to put up with a lot, and she just wasn't ready for that yet, which is understandable
Witch number you are is your desandants person
1. Evie
2.Mal
3.Jay
4.Carlos
5. Uma
6.Gil
7.harry hook
8.dizzy
9.gaston
10.captain hook
11. Jafar
12.Evil queen
13. Malefacent
14.cj hook sis of harry hook
15. Ursula
16.ben
17.belle
18. King beast
19. Audrey
20.cruela da' vil
21.harriet hook sis of harry hook
1 Evie
Evie
Mal I love magic ✨⚡❤⚡😍⚡🙈✨
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Mal
I am so excited to learn more about Maleficent's daughter Mal in the Descendants franchise especially her backstory
I would love for you to do Ben's back story and Jay's back story!!!
Brianna Lemmie Maybe Ben has the ability to turn into a beast. Just like Mal can be a dragon and Uma can be an Octopus creature like her mum. I hope he can since his dad was a beast his entire life.
+Disney Queen No wonder because when Maleficient come in desendants he roars and in desendants 2 whenUma comes so that makes sense
Caleb Funtime blogs Yeah maybe he has a hidden beast inside him that he can't control, by day he's king but by night he a beast . Uma uses that to her advantage to destroy his kingdom. He does not remember what he does in beast form. Descendants being a Disney movie there has to be true love and a happy ending. So maybe Uma tells Ben to kill Mal but Mal reminds him of true love. Mal forces beast Ben to kiss her. He slashes her face before he transformed back to King Ben. He realised what he had done and the only way to cure her is to use magic from Fairy Godmother wand which Beast Ben gave to Uma. There is a big battle against Auradon and Isle of the Lost. Obviously good always wins and the day is saved.
I put a lot of thought into this.
Brianna Lemmie I think that you are right
and carlos
Could you make a video about Dizzy's backstory ?
Jay backstory please
Hi
Please do Bens back story
Dizzy's background
Yay I am with you I want them to do Dizzy because I want to know how Dizzy and Evie mate.🙂😈
YAS
Do the Morgana's full story .Does she have kids ?? I really like your videos ❤❤❤❤
I am Igor are you talking about the morgana of the little mermaid 2?
cher abou atallah Ye
I highly doubt that she could have risen above it. A lot of times (most people) get their personality traits. So no if she was surrounded by people who lacks of kindness then no she wouldn't even know what the word really means till later.
Lots of Love~
Do a video about Ariel's daughter and why she is not in decendants 2
Theyre based on books. The author probs didnt add her. Plus the books(and movie) are focused on the villain kids.
Thank you
Unicorn Crafting I want to know to
The descendants universe is based on the original films not any of the sequels
“Mal” means “Bad”
I think Mal is a screwed up kid where she doesn't know better. Yes I do believe she could be a better person, but until her mother "dies" or stays out of Mals life, Mal will be battling issues she has. I think your parents makes you as a person for so long until we start to realize what's important to us. Of course having parents who depends on you to be a certain way its hard to rise above things. Mal can be a good kid but also still have her wicked side.
Exactly it's like Regina on Once Upon a Time. She has moments where she can be a good person and you can see that. But she always goes back to being evil.
Blaire Vince I understand,but I hate you!
Mal is wicked some times but she is really nice all the time
Mal is just like me .I hate the color pink and my favorite color is purple 😀
Ditto
Same I went to dagon hall
Me too
Bruh same except my favorite color is purple then pink then last but not least red
OMG!! I just watch all of there backstory and it makes perfect sense and once you think of it they all have a big part in there gang
If you watch all there backstory
I feel bad for Evie being lock in cruella de vil’s closet with a load of vicious dogs by mal but Carlos couldn’t stand it so he rescues evie. While was in there she discovered that Carlos lived in there and then two had a strong bond in friendship.
But if you did read this far I really recommend you watching all there back story’s I would love to know what your thoughts are on there backstory
I think depends on Mal's heart. I know every character has a heart.
I don't think that she could have risen above it, as that was the only thing that she had ever known. And once she does get to Auradon, she is the slowest to switch sides, because of that, and the fact that she has so much to live up to as maleficent's daughter and only child
Mal is my favourite
I think the dream was more of the soulmate bond than seeing the future. Because Ben had a dream about Mal as well.
Do one on Jay's backstory
Descendants is such a great idea, of course what I want to see is a pg13 or R rated story of their lives on the isle and then inevitable takeover of Auradon. Of course this will never happen but it would make for a really interesting and more situationally accurate story than the pg disneyfied version.
You have too look at descendants 3 it was so good
I'm so happy you guys did this I've been waiting soooooo long!
Mal's my favorite!
Mal is one of my favorites as well. She's so cool! Thanks for watching!
Please do a theory of Jays back story please that would be AWESOME
Love you mal and her friends and her mother and father
I love Mal's backstory
The start scared me
Jay and Ben backstory
May you also do a back story on Ben please that would also be AWESOME
Mal is the daughter of Maleficent and Hades she has brother name Hadie on Return to isle of the lost novel I believe Maleficent has 2 kids named Mal and Hadie.
plz do jays backstory and i really like your videos cool men!
Hey Isaac, can you please do a backstory on Ben, and Jay please?
Mal was schooled in cruelty, she basically had Sparta training in which she must steal to eat. she did rise above it, she didn't kill and she over came her jealousy and saved Evie.
Please do Jay's, Gil's, Dizzy's and Gil's backstory!
I am learning so much about the daughter of Maleficent ( Mal) her backstory
So since Descendants 3, Mal is Evil pixie/demigod. Very interesting
I love the mal video but could we have a jay backstory video
hello everyone! Just to let you know I will be having a live stream this Friday around 8 CT! My friend ben and I will be discussing the premiere of Once Upon A Time Season 7 and at the end we will open it up to comments Thanks for watching everyone and have a magical day!
Great job Isaac! Keep up the good work!!
"crashing the party" that reminds me of the evies birthday
You should do Jay's back story
Can you please do jays and jasari's back story please
Hi Wotso ur the best and I love ur vids they're the best! When will you do Gil's backstory?
Thank you for the supportive words! I'm not exactly sure. I think the next Descendants video I do is actually going to be a theory. Thanks for watching!
Yes!!!!
Next plz do Jay!!!
Keiko Kamal why do you like jay
Do Sarafina's story
so her dad was a sidekick maybe Robin because no, 👀brown eyes plus green eyes darker green black plus light purple equals dark purple and also the video about her dad I think Maleficent was mad at him because he was hero and sidekick
Please do a backstory on Jay next!!!
Ben and jay backstory pls
Can you do Jane??????
I think she could've risen above it she'll know what is the right and smart thing to do .
You said the daughter of Uma and not Ursula
daughter of the sea witch, uma. I think he sentenced this in a way as who she is, then the name we recognize her by
Can you do a Video on Whinifred the snarky elephant in the Jungle Book animation other than being voiced by Verna Felton I know nothing
you should do jay or gil backstory
I knew it 🙏🏽i can finale breath 😪
Hello wanted to let you know I am fan of your videos and of descendants. Since you know EVERYTHING about Disney and Disney Channel and furthermore you are so responsive to messages wanted to ask you something very important :how can I do to be in descendants 3? Just like the fan Anna Catchcare who arts in descendants 2
Hi Isaac I realy enjoy your videos trying to explian the vk's back story could you plz do jay and possibly start on the ak's it would be so great if you could thx😊
I'm happy you're liking them! I for sure want to do Ben. He's got some really interesting information on him. Thanks for watching!
Please do one on gil and jay
Please do a Jay video!
Mal is my favorite character because she is the leader and I want to be a leader and I also want to be Mal also.😊🙂👍👑
She could rise above it.... with the right help
Jays next
Ben's backstory
To answer to the question, her cruelty does make sense considering she was surrounded by villains and her mother told her love was a weakness. Even then, I still can't stand her as a character since I think a lot of her past actions are inexcusable and she is never remorseful for how she treats others.
JAYS BACK STORY!!!😊😊😊
Mal
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
FEATURE FILMS
Descendants
Descendants 2
Descendants 3
SHORT FILMS
Under The Sea: A Descendants Story
TELEVISION PROGRAMS
Descendants: Wicked World
VIDEO GAMES
Descendants: Isle of the Lost Rush
Disney Emoji Blitz
Club Penguin
VOICE
Dove Cameron
PORTRAYED BY
Dove Cameron
CHARACTER INFORMATION
FULL NAME
Maleficent Bertha
OTHER NAMES
Mal (primary nickname)
Punkin' (by Maleficent)
Darling (by Maleficent)
M (by Evie)
Malsy (by CJ Hook)
Poser, Little Traitor, Snooty Little Witch, Loser & Princess (by Uma)
Traitor (by Harry)
Lady Mal (by Auradon citizens)
Mali, Little Girl, My Girl (by Hades)
PERSONALITY
Clever, edgy, nice, artistic, confident, street-smart, kind-hearted, down to earth, brave, caring, protective, unconfident (formerly), clumsy
APPEARANCE
Slender, fair skin, pink lips, long dark purple hair, green eyes, purple-and-magenta leather coat with a green patch on her left shoulder, purple jeans, black heavy boots, fingernails polished in purple
OCCUPATION
Student at Dragon Hall (formerly)
Student at Auradon Prep (formerly)
King Ben's Lady of the Court
Queen of the Isle
ALIGNMENT
Bad, later Good
GOAL
To make her mother proud (formerly)
To be happy with Ben
HOME
Isle of the Lost (formerly)
Auradon
RELATIVES
Maleficent (mother)
Hades (father)
Ben (fiancé)
Kronos (paternal grandfather)
Zeus (paternal uncle)
Poseidon (paternal uncle)
Hera (paternal aunt)
Hercules (paternal cousin)
Megara (cousin-in-law)
Hadie (parental half-brother)
ALLIES
Ben, Evie, Carlos De Vil, Jay, Jane, Lonnie, Fairy Godmother, Jordan, Ally, Audrey, Freddie Facilier, Dizzy Tremaine, Uma, Harry Hook, Gil, Celia Facilier
ENEMIES
CJ Hook, Zevon, Uma (formerly), Harry Hook (formerly), Gil (formerly), Audrey (formerly)
LIKES
Stealing candy (formerly), graffiti art, drawing, her friends, casting spells, strawberries, Ben, mud, spikes, purple
DISLIKES
Being disciplined, princesses (formerly), the color pink, pretty things, fake people, sunburns, Her middle name, Evie (formerly), swimming, her mother harming her friends, Ben in danger, her friends in danger, disappointing her loved ones, made up words
POWERS AND ABILITIES
Sorcery
PARAPHERNALIA
Her Spell Book (Formerly)
Ben's Signet Ring
Her Birthright Jewel
FATE
Becomes the future queen of Auradon and brings down the barrier of the Isle of the Lost forever.
QUOTE
"We are not our parents!"
"Us being friends makes me happy."
"You didn't think that was end of the story, did you?"
"I can look into your eyes, and I can tell you're not evil." - BEN'S BELIEF IN MAL'S GOODNESS
Maleficent (better known as Mal) is the protagonist of the Disney Channel film Descendants. She is the daughter of Maleficent and Hades.
A natural-born leader, Mal takes charge of carrying out her mother's evil plan to steal the Fairy Godmother's magic wand and enjoys drawing and casting spells (but only if needed).
As the movie progresses, Mal lets go of much of her former fears and goals, becoming in tune with her true self; thus she abandons the hollow life of evil, for a life of good. With friendship and love, Mal ended filling the hole in her that couldn't be satisfied through what her mother had taught her.
Background
Personality
Mal is a sneaky, smart, and (sometimes) ruthless girl who is a natural leader. Though she is compassionate to a degree she is also vengeful and unforgiving. She is artistic and has a knack for casting spells, but only if needed. As the daughter of Maleficent, she wants to be like her mother: pure evil. Yet whenever she tries to prove herself to her mother, she often disappoints her instead. But she does enjoy coming up with evil plans and is the most feared at her previous school because of her reputation. She isn't fond of beautiful surroundings or anything pink and finds them to be horrid, but she does sometimes wonder about how life would be off the island. Despite this, she is not necessarily immoral; she is just misguided. Her "mean girl" facade is an act because she does not want to be seen as weak in her mother's eyes; being one is the only way she is respected by Maleficent, who never cared about Mal. Ben is the only person who saw through Mal's act, and saw her for who she was, a good person.
In the second novel, Mal is more open and still cherishes Ben; it makes her happy that Ben loves her, despite Mal being the opposite of Auradon princesses. She retains a fear of her mother escaping imprisonment and causing trouble. She also shows regret, for abusing her old friend Mad Maddy. Mal is the only one of her friends not to be tempted by an enchanted item that belonged to their parents, as her heart was filled with love and friendship. She is still the one with most common sense amongst them, as she knew using the talismans (even for a good cause) would cause items to corrupt them.
Physical Appearance
Mal is described as a pretty girl with dark purple hair with highlights of lighter shades of purple, that is curly, and reaches a little bit over her shoulders. She has gray eyes and is of medium height. She mostly wears purple and shades of green during the movie. At Ben's coronation, she wears a lavender dress that is short on the front but long and regal looking on the back. Mal had her hair tied up in a top knot. According to Descendants: Isle of the Lost, she has a dragon-shaped marking on her arm, the symbol of Maleficent.
Powers & Abilities
Mal is trained in dark forms of magic, courtesy of her mother. Due to the Isle of the Lost negating magic inside the dome, Mal only begins practicing magic after leaving the island, and therefore is only skilled at basic magic. By Descendants: Wicked World however, it's noted by others that something bad almost always happens every time she uses magic despite being skilled in the film. At times whenever she is stressed or agitated, her eyes can glow green. By Descendants 2, this is shown to be a latent indication of her growing powers as by the end she has awoken the ability to transform into a dragon.
Appearances
Descendants
Mal is first seen spray painting a brick city wall. Then, she and her friends wreak havoc across an area of the Isle of the Lost. ("Rotten to the Core") After taking a lollipop from a toddler, her mother Maleficent arrives. She gives the news that the four have been chosen to attend Auradon Prep. She gives the four a task to steal the Fairy Godmother's wand, and hands over her spellbook to Mal. When they arrive at Auradon Prep, they are welcomed by the Fairy Godmother and Prince Ben, who made the decree that they be given a chance to live among them. Audrey, Ben's girlfriend and the daughter of Aurora, is unwelcoming and rude. Mal and Audrey exchange awkward looks, before Audrey takes Ben away.
Mal and Evie become roommates to a room Mal finds "gross," but Evie secretly loves. At night, the two girls enter Jay and Carlos' dorm while Jay and Carlos are enjoying they almost forgot what they are here for then Mal tells that it is their one chance to prove their parents that they are evil. Then they went to the museum after knowing where the wand is being held. Mal successfully puts the guard into a deep sleep, and they go look for the wand. They enter a room, which contains statues of their parents; Mal stays behind, having a vision of her mother encouraging her to go through with the plan to steal the wand. ("Evil Like Me") They find the wand, but Jay accidentally sets off the alarm when trying to take the wand. They narrowly escape, thanks to Carlos reporting the alarm as a malfunction.
The next day, they have school; Mal aces Remedial Goodness as it's a no-brainer what answer good guys would choose. Jay and Carlos are in the Tourney team, and Evie is asked out by Chad Charming. Mal befriends Jane, Fairy Godmother's daughter, to get the wand; she plays on Jane's insecurities about being pretty by making her hair more beautiful. Lonnie, Mulan's daughter, asks Mal to change her hair to a cool style likes her; Mal reluctantly agrees, since Lonnie will pay $50 and Evie needs more material for sewing her outfits.
Finding out the wand will be used in the coronation, Mal hatches a plan to become Ben's girlfriend to get close to the wand; only his folks and girlfriend get to stand up front. She begins baking a love spell into a batch of cookies; however, she finds that a tear of true sadness is the only ingredient missing. Lonnie bothers her (other girls want Mal to change their hair as well), and Mal reveals that the parents on the Isle of the Lost never showed them anything like love before when Lonnie remembers when her mother made her cookies whenever she was sad. Lonnie cries for them; Mal pretends to kindly wipe it away, flicking the tear into the cookie batter.
The next day, Mal uses psychology to trick Ben into eating the cookie, by making him think he doesn't trust a treat offered by the child of a villain. To Mal's surprise, the love potion works a little too well, as Ben breaks out into a song about his love for herafter winning the Tourney game with Jay and Carlos' help. She readily accepts his request to attend the coronation with him, but feels a bit sorry for Audrey, who is shallow compared to her and choose Chad Charming (a manipulative jerk) as a rebound boyfriend.
Mal goes on a date with Ben to the Enchanted Lake, where he they find they have some things in common, such as embarrassing middle names, and the status of their parents; Ben explains that while he has the "poster parents of goodness" and her mother is Mistress of Evil, they're not automatically like them as they get to choose who they get to be. She is then taken aback when Ben tells her that he can see goodness when he looks into her eyes, not evil. While Ben takes a swim, Mal begins feeling conflicted since she's falling in love. When Ben doesn't surface, Mal attempts to save him despite not being able to swim; Ben saves her, albeit a bit confused. Mal points out that there's a barrier around the Isle of the Lost, preventing swimming. When asked if she loves him, Mal says that she doesn't know what it feels like to love; Ben says he might be able to teach her.
Prior to Family Day, Mal and her friends are allowed to video chat with their parents. Hearing her mother's subtle message, Mal decides that they're all goners if they don't succeed. Come Family Day, Mal attends with her friends and is introduced to King Beast and Queen Belle by Ben as his new girlfriend; the experience is mutually uncomfortable for three of them. Playing a game of croquet prior to lunch, Mal meets Audrey's grandmother, Queen Leah, who initially mistakes her for her mother in shock. Ben explains the situation, but Queen Leah is furious at the very memory of her daughter needing to be raised by fairies due to Maleficent's curse. Feeling sorry for the misery her mother caused, Mal attempts to apologize, but is stopped by Chad Charming, who has never trusted Mal or her friends. After Evie knocks out Chad with a sleeping potion, Mal is left feeling hurt and confused more than ever; Ben attempts comforting her prior to leaving to prep for the coronation the next day. Jane and Audrey make fun of Mal, who snaps back at them by undoing the makeover she gave Jane's hair; she threatens to do worse, telling her friends she's looking forward to the coronation.
The following day, she rides with Ben in a carriage to the coronation. He eats a cupcake with the antidote to the love potion in it too early; however, she learns Ben has been free of the spell since their first date, thanks to the Enchanted Lake washing away the spell. Wondering if Ben had been had been faking his affection for her, Mal is left happily surprised when he entrusts his signet ring to her. This however, causes her to begin questioning if she should give up this happiness love has brought her, in order to fulfill her mothers' evil desires.
During the coronation, Jane snatches the wand to give herself a makeover; however, the magic backfires and makes hole in the barrier surrounding the Isle of the Lost. Mal takes the wand, and after encouragement from Ben, decides to choose good as it's brought her more happiness than evil ever did and states the fact that she wants to live here in Auradon because it brings her happiness. Her friends agree, just as Maleficent arrives to take the wand. With everyone but herself and her friends frozen in time by her mother, Mal finally stands up to Maleficent, saying she's never considered what her daughter's wanted. Using a spell, Mal shrinks her mother down to a small lizard, which is equal to the love in her heart.
Fairy Godmother unfreezes time, freeing everyone. Mal shares moment with Ben, while telling Fairy Godmother not to be too hard on Jane since it was her fault for putting the ideas in her head. With her mother locked up, Mal decides to enjoy the after party with her friends. Mal dances with Ben to "Set It Off". She then narrates "You didn't think that was end of the story, did you?" while giving a smirk to the audience as her eyes glowed green.
Descendants: Wicked World
Mal returns in the animated short series Descendants: Wicked World, voiced by Dove Cameron who also portrayed her in the live-action film.
In the series, Mal continues to attend Auradon Prep and is trying her best to be a good person. However, her good intentions sometimes backfire, resulting in a lot of people sending online posts about her mishaps, promoting everyone to think she's still up to her old ways. In addition, she is shown to be somewhat more incompetent (or rather clumsy) with her magic. Her responsibilities add when another villain kid, Freddie Facilier, accidentally escapes the island and charms Ben into letting her join Auradon.
Descendants 2
Six months later, Mal is struggling with her new life in Auradon, despite gaining her newfound celebrity status. Though she continuously relies on magic to help with her issues, Mal eventually gives in during one of her date with Ben, and runs back to the Isle of the Lost in tears. Upon returning, she has a young hair stylist and Evie's old friend, Dizzy Tremaine, restore her previously purple hair. Her return is also noticed by Harry Hook, who later relayed this to her former friend, Uma. Ben and the others later found her, but she refuses to come back with them, stating her rejection is for what was best for him and Auradon. However, after Ben leaves and prepares to head back, he is captured by Uma, who then gives the group a choice: give her the Fairy Godmother's wand or Ben dies. With a help from Carlos' 3D printer, Mal's group gives Uma the fake wand and escapes back to Auradon with Ben.
Later, during the Cotillion held on a ship, Mal is shocked to see that Ben is with Uma as his date, who he declares as his true love and announces that he will destroy the barrier on the Isle. After Jane unveils a stain glass display Ben commissioned to show his affection for Mal, who realizes he loved her for who she was all along, and suspecting Uma has given him a love potion, Mal confesses her love for Ben and kisses him, breaking the spell. Infuriated, Uma and Mal take their fight in and over the water, where they use their magic to transform into a cecaelia and a dragon respectively. After an intervention by Ben quelled the battle, Uma swims back to the Isle, while Mal and Ben reunite. Having finally come to terms with her new life in Auradon, and her relationship with Ben is now renewed, Mal later surrendered her spell book over to the Fairy Godmother. Mal and Evie also requested that Dizzy should be allowed to attend Auradon Prep.
Descendants 3
Mal's story continues in Descendants 3.
Printed material
Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel
In the prelude novel, Mal is introduced as the daughter of Maleficent, the worst of the villains. Mal was born and raised in the Isle of the Lost, along with her mother, best friends and their parents. One evening, Mal dreams of being in Auradon on the edge of a beautiful lake with the soon-to-be-king Ben (to whom she did not know). She doesn't always do so well in school, except for Advance Evil Schemes and Nasty Tricks taught by Lady Tremaine. For her Ultimate Project she chose to humiliate Evie in which she fails to do. However, when Diablo was reanimated and informs Maleficent of the return of magic to the fairy's staff, Maleficent instructs Mal to retrieve it to prove herself evil. Mal convinces Jay, Evie and Carlos to get the staff back from the Forbidden Fortress in "Nowhere", an area near the Isle. She saves Evie from getting cursed by the staff at the cost of the the staff losing its magic once returned to Maleficent. Afterwards, the four teens become friends.
Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel
In the sequel novel, Mal has adapted fairly well into life in Auradon. She has gained popularity and respect due to her heroic act. She and her receive anonymous text messages telling them to return to the Isle of the Lost before the new moon. She then concocts a plan to sneak back onto the island by attending the Castlecoming ball then sneaking out with a limousine containing the button to open the island's barrier. On their way out, they encounter Ben's royal carriage, and Mal explains everything. Knowing the situation is dire, Ben lets them go. Once back on the island, Mal and her friends meet the Anti-Heroes Club, a group of teen villains wanting to turn good. The founder, Yen Sid, tells them that magic on the island transferred underground when the barrier was formed and was beginning to seep its way out, causing disturbances on the country. Mal and her friends then venture to the island's underground to locate the four talismans of evil, where they eventually succeed in collecting them all and return to Auradon safely.
Trivia
Her name means "bad" or "evil" in Spanish, French and Portuguese.
Dove Cameron wore a wig during both filmings (not the same wig though, for the one in the second film was both lighter and of a different style compared to the first one). At the beginning of the sequel, Dove said in an interview that she was wearing a blonde wig in the beginning of the sequel since Mal spelled her hair to blonde.
It is revealed that Mal cannot swim.
At the time of the first film, she is sixteen years old.
When her emotions are strongly felt, her eyes tend to glow. (For example, when under a great deal of stress from the press, who barely left her alone, and Jane, who worked on the decorating committee, constantly bothering her, her eyes glowed before she managed to calm herself down.)
Mal has the most common sense out of her friends, as she got every answer in Remedial Goodness right by picking the answer that sounded the least fun for villains. She could even guess Remedial Goodness was newly invented for villain kids.
Mal's main color is purple, symbolizing power and mystery, which is a recurring theme with her mother Maleficent.
In the film, it is revealed that her middle name is "Bertha". In the Spanish version in Latin America, her middle name is "Igna". Maligna is a wordplay for "malign".
During the film, whenever Mal is around Ben, her hair seems shorter and lighter.
The dress she wears for Ben's coronation appears to be adaptable.
In the prequel book, it is revealed she had a dream set near the Enchanted Lake, where Ben and Mal eventually go to on their first date.
The Disney Descendants Yearbook reveals that her "Secret Wish" is to learn how to swim and that her "Not-so-secret Wish" is to have a different middle name.
It is also revealed that she wants to be an artist when she grows up.
Her favorite class is "Remedial Goodness 101", stating that she just thinks of what her mom would do and pick the opposite.
Her "Go-To Object" at the museum is her mother's magic spinning wheel. Stating that even though it's boring-looking, it is spooky that a few pieces of wood could put someone to sleep for a hundred years.
In early concept designs of her outfits, she was originally meant to have short hair.
In Descendants: Wicked World she is shown to be a skilled painter, as she has painted Audrey in her mother's signature dress.
In Descendants 2, it is revealed Mal is able to transform into a dragon like her mother.
In Descendants 2, it is revealed that Mal didn't turn her spellbook over to the Museum during the time-jump like Evie did (it is not revealed whether Jay and Carlos have any trinkets of evil that had to be turned over).
However, at the end of the movie, she does give her spellbook to the museum.
Despite having green eyes like her mother, Mal's doll forms for the first two movies show her having hazel-brownish eyes, while Wicked World depicts her with grey eyes.
Can you do Uma's powers and a little of her backstory to these powers
Now I wanna know. If the scepter curses people, how was Audrey able to take it in the third movie?
For starters the descendants movies don’t make references to the books
But a possible theory is that Maleficent was using the sceptre as a way to communicate to Audrey and enabled her to use it without the curse affecting her
I think after she was defeated she did get cursed to sleep then hades used his powers to wake her up
Gru's and Dr Nefario and Vector backstorys from Despicable Me
Is a fairy and a pixie the same thing. Cause I remember the original malificent was an evil fairy. Still don't get how she's considered a fairy. What's her power.
So, in other words, she was the Audrey of Dragon 🐉 Hall.
THANKSSSS! Oh and btway love the intro
Please do a history of jay
Is Mal short for Maleficent?
Yes but Maleficent never let Mal use her full name until she proved she was evil enough
Now Mal is short for Maleficent but also for Mallory which is her full first name her middle name is Bertha and her last name is Malefiz. But she wasn't supposed to know her last name until she could prove yourself evil enough to earn to be called and to be known by her last name.
How do u know that I thought Maleficent didn't have a last name
1:01, Well, Maleficent is confirmed to be a fairy and pixies and fairies are different. So this makes Mal part fairy.
MALEFICENT ISNT A PIXIE. SHE IS A DARK FEY, AN ORIGIN OF SOMEONE THEY CALLED THE PHOENIX!
Mal seems to have a sweet spot for ruining hair
do jays back story plz
I liked this backstory of Mal because it was full of info which i really liked.
Can you please do bens back story
You know what I find funny about mal..
Mal, in Spanish, means bad
whoa mal can see the future?
Doesn't this kind of sound a bit ironic that someone with the last name De La Cruz wrote The Descendants books which I'm pretty sure came out before Coco and well the villain in Coco was Ernesto De La Cruz just saying I don't mean to be mean or anything
Hehe just gotta find out Hades last name and you'll know hers xD
Dove Cameron is such a fantastic actress, singer/ songwriter, musician, model fashion icon, she is so beautiful
Do Jay back story
I know it's not disney but I see you have once before done a few Harry Potter videos and was wondering if you could do a Bellatrix LaStrange backstory. And I love your videos😊