Mal — Descendants Character Profile

About Mal

Teenage daughter of Maleficent, leader of the VKs, struggles with dark magic and redemption.

Mal — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Dark magic, Leadership, Spellcasting, Strategic thinking, Resilience

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 6/10
• Influence: 9/10

Mal's Known Relations

• Maleficent — Mother

Mal appears in 3 titles

• Descendants (2015)
• Descendants 2 (2017) — character page
• Descendants 3 (2019) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Dove Cameron

Appears in

Descendants (2015)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Mal — Romantic Love Interest — Ben (Mitchell Hope)

  Central romantic pairing that drives the emotional core of the narrative.

• Mal — Alliance Best Friend — Evie (Sofia Carson)

  Unbreakable friendship that anchors the protagonist's journey.

• Mal — Alliance Teammate — Jay (Booboo Stewart)

  Loyal operational partner in the island group.

• Mal — Alliance Teammate — Carlos (Cameron Boyce)

  Trusted ally who shares the group's redemption arc.

• Mal — Narrative Target — Fairy Godmother (Melanie Paxson)

  Primary antagonist figure in the opening mission.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Descendants

More characters from Descendants

• Evie (Sofia Carson)
• Carlos (Cameron Boyce)
• Jay (Booboo Stewart)
• Fairy Godmother (Melanie Paxson)
• Ben (Mitchell Hope)
• Jafar (Maz Jobrani)
• Evil Queen (Kathy Najimy)
• Belle (Keegan Connor Tracy)
• Cruella de Vil (Wendy Raquel Robinson)
• Maleficent (Kristin Chenoweth)
• Coach Jenkins (Reese Alexander)
• Photographer (Wesley Salter)