Malia Tate

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—Malia Tate

**Malia Tate**, also known as Malia Hale, formerly known as Talia Macawi, is a character from *Teen Wolf* who crosses over into the fanon universe of ABC's *Once Upon a Time*. She is portrayed by Shelley Hannig and debuts in *Once Upon a Time: Wolves vs. Fairytales*.

Malia Tate is based on the character of the same name from the MTV drama *Teen Wolf*.

## History

Malia was born in the fall of the mid-1990s to the Werecoyote assassin known as the Desert Wolf and a Werewolf, Peter Hale. As she was born, Malia inherited most of her mother's powers, causing Corinne to lose them. Due to Knowing the true power hunger within her brother's eyes, Talia erases her niece's existence from Peter Hale's mind. Malia is eventually adopted by two loving parents, Henry and Evelyn. When she was 4 years old her parents had a biological child on their own named Kylie, who Malia loved very much.

On the night of a full moon, Malia, her mother and sister were driving in Beacon Hills and they were arguing. What the fight was about remains unknown to Malia. As the Tates drives, the Desert Wolf tracks down her biological daughter and started shooting at the Tate. Nine year old, Malia was frightened and shifted into her coyote form and lost control, unintentionally killed both her mother and her sister. ("Anchors")

## Relationships

### Friends

* Lucas Pack
	+ Dorothy Gale
	+ Ruby Lucas/Red Riding Hood
	+ Fa Mulan
	+ Toto
* Charmed Ones
	+ Piper Halliwell
	+ Phoebe Halliwell
	+ Paige Matthews
* Leo Wyatt
* Scooby Gang
	+ Buffy Summers
	+ Willow Rosenburg
	+ Xander Harris
	+ Spike
	+ Andrew Wells
	+ Dawn Summers
	+ Rupert Giles
* Angel Investigations
	+ Angel
	+ Cordelia Chase
* Slayers
	+ Faith Lehane
	+ Kennedy
* Henry Mills
* Emma Swan
* Regina Mills
* Count Dracula

### Enemies

* D'Hoffryn †
* The Source of All Evil †
* Demons
* Vampires
	+ Angelus
* Neena/The First Witch
* Twilight †
* The First Evil
* Witches of Oz (Wish Realm)
	+ Zelena/Wicked Witch of the West
	+ Wicked Witch of the East
	+ Wicked Witch of the North
* Count Dracula's Brides
* Rumpelstiltskin (Wish Realm)
* Peter Pan (Wish Realm)
* The Author

## Trivia

### Etymology

* The meaning of "Malia" in Hawaiian is not known for certain, but theories include "sea of bitterness," "rebelliousness," and "a wish for a child." Fittingly enough, Malia's parents adopted her because they wanted a child and because she is a very rebellious young woman.
* Tate, also recorded as Tait, is an Anglo-Scottish surname that is believed to be of Norse Viking origin, likely being derived from the pre-7th century Old Norse word teitr, meaning "glad or cheerful." Ironically, One of the earliest ancestors was known as Sir Henry Tate, which is The name of Malia's adoptive father.
* The name Hale is derived from a geographical locality, "at the hale," i.e. "hall" (either as a proprietor or servant at a residence there). It is also derived from the Old English healh, meaning "nook" or "hollow."
	+ When doing the Senior scribe in the Beacon Hills High School library, Malia hesitates, contemplating on whether or not to use her birth name or her adopted name. She ultimately goes with her adopted name, meaning she considers herself to be a Tate rather than a Hale.
	+ Rather than her friends telling her she is a Hale, Malia found out when she was listed as "Malia Hale" on the Deadpool hitlist. *("Orphaned", "Weaponized")*
* Malia's first name in "Talia Macawi" comes from her paternal biological aunt.
* The name Macawi is of Native American origin and means "Female Coyote", referring to her ability to shapeshifted into a coyote.

### Character Notes

* It is currently unknown if Malia is aware of her cousin Cora's existence.