Malakai Bolton

## Relationships

### Family

Nathalie Bolton (mother, co-creator), Stevon "Steff" Bolton (father, creator), Flavia Moreira (eldest sister), Bodie Bolton ✝ (youngest brother), Orange Cassidy (brother-in-law)

### Friends

Kourtney Weekes, Faith Patel, Augustine Marshall, Atlas Solis, Simeuna (formerly), Kris, Danhausen, Trent, Chuck, Bennie's Clique (acquaintances)

### Enemies

Bennett, Jordan, Ax4, Sage (formerly), Zaria (formerly), Tristian (formerly), Simeuna

## Other

### Portrayed by

Imogen Ware

Malakai Sasha Bolton is the main character and protagonist of the series I, Robot. She is portrayed by Imogen Ware.

## Physical appearance

Malakai is a short and healthy-looking woman, with very light tanned skin, brown, mid-length curly hair, and hazel eyes. On her chest is a large, purple crystalized heart, which serves as her Robotic Mainframe (rM). She tends to wear "trendy" clothing, which is typically modest around her chest area, so she can hide her rM.

## Personality

Malakai is a semi-secluded robot, as she keeps her robot identity a secret to some people. She cares a lot about her friends and family, and she tries to help anyone out and resolve conflicts with ease. She is also intelligent and able to solve math problems and short-response questions in less than 5 minutes, since she is a robot. Despite all her positive traits, she is also impatient, occasionally hypocritical, and clingy. It is rumored that Malakai may have PTSD and an unspecified "motorized" personality disorder.

## Biography

### Pre-I, Robot

Malakai Sasha Bolton awakened on March 22nd, 2005, in a lab located at The Association of Bots (TAB)'s headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She spent the first 9 years of her life as just a crystalized heart rM, without a physical body. Her creators/parents, Stevon "Steff" and Nathalie Bolton, spent 9 years working on and perfecting a physical, humanoid body for Malakai, which can grow and mature with the robot's age, similar to the body model that Flavia and Bodie have. Malakai re-awakened on her 10th birthday, when her physical body was finished, and her rM was successfully installed onto her chest.

Two months after Malakai's birthday, TAB temporarily moved Nathalie's job to the Detroit TAB branch due to renovations taking place at Minneapolis' HQ building. Because of this, Malakai and her mother/co-creator relocated to Michigan, Where they spent the next 5-6 years away from their family. During this time period, Steff awakened Bodie, and helped Flavia reawaken after being involved in a car wreck, which almost disassembled her.

### Season one

On the night of Malakai's 17th birthday, the Authentic Anti-AI Alliance, better known as Ax4 (pronounced Axis-4) found the coordinates of Malakai and Nathalie's location, which was the TAB branch in Detroit. Ax4 attacked the building with explosives, prompting both Malakai and Nathalie to escape and quickly drive to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where their home is. Malakai reunites with her father, Steff, and meets a part of her family for the first time; her eldest sister, Flavia, her boyfriend and Malakai's brother-in-law, Orange Cassidy, and Malakai's youngest brother, Bodie ✝. Since the first episode, I, Am Dazed And Confused, Malakai has stayed in Minneapolis, and has not moved away at all.

Malakai starts attending high school at Maple Hills Prep,

## Relationships

### Family

#### Nathalie Bolton

Malakai and her mother/co-creator, Nathalie, have been close since the first episode. They occasionally go out on the town with each other, usually going to a restaurant or the mall. Malakai rarely fights with her mother, only fighting in one episode, which is *I, Don't Know Where My Mind Went*.

#### Steff Bolton

Malakai rarely talks to her father/creator, Steff. Steff is usually busy, not having time to communicate and connect with his family, unless it is dinnertime or a special family event is occurring. Steff's unavailability is not 100% his fault, however. His boss, and CEO of TAB, Ewan Moss, wants Steff to work on robotics as much as he can. Steff, Nathalie, and other workers at TAB want to unionize, but Ewan has made drastic measures to prevent TAB workers and engineers from unionizing and protesting for fair working conditions, sustainably sourced materials, and equal pay.

#### Flavia Bolton

Malakai's big sister, Flavia, is considered to be one of Malakai's best friends in I, Robot. They talk to each other as much as they can. Flavia gives Malakai advice for "passing" as a human, "typical girl tips", and maintaining peak robotic health. Flavia works as a music teacher at Maple Hills, which gives Malakai a chance to visit her throughout the day.

#### Orange Cassidy

Orange is considered to be like a big brother to Malakai.