A young, rebellious Terrian who discovers the human invasion, rescues a crashed human pilot, and leads efforts to rescue her father and ultimately help destroy the human Terraformer machine to save her planet.
Mala is deeply attached to her father and risks herself to save him.
Roven is identified as Mala's father, and Mala's actions are driven by his abduction and later rescue.
Senn is Mala's closest personal companion among the Terrians.
The plot introduces Mala and Senn as young creatures who are friends on Terra.
Doron represents the authority that initially restricts Mala's actions.
Doron leads the ruling council whose rules forbid developing new technology without approval, a rule Mala violates.
Mala and Giddy cooperate across species to rescue survivors and defend Terra.
Mala saves Jim's robot assistant after the crash and works with Giddy to keep Jim alive and later escape the Ark.
Hemmer's plan directly threatens Mala, her people, and her home.
Hemmer plans to make Terra into a new Earth by using the Terraformer, which would annihilate the Terrians including Mala.
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