Malik Hussein

**Malik Hussein** is one of the founders of the Revolutionary Army, a member of the community’s high council and the leader of Black Hand. A staunch black nationalist fully committed to ending the oppression of people of color, he acts as a trusted ally of Carmelo Jones and an early collaborator of **Commander** Dante Bishop however his intentions conflicted with what the revolutionary leader envisioned and thus he betrayed them and attempted to take power for himself. He would become a major antagonist of the **Into the Dark** *series*.

## Personality

Malik is intelligent, composed, ruthlessly efficient and a skilled tactician. Despite being an admirer of Carmelo he becomes an enemy of Dante Bishop and a major antagonist of the **Into the Dark** *series*.

Having spent years as the victim of police brutality, white supremacy and the capitalist society of the United States overall, Malik is cynical, hateful of the status quo and the system. His views on black people and people of color are generally positive viewing their current situation as a direct result of the decisions and institutions imposed upon them by the powerful. However, his views on people of caucasian descent and jewish ancestry are beyond prejudiced, espousing stereotypical beliefs that they hold more wealth and power than most people regardless of their own individual socioeconomic status.

His views on revolution also collide with those of Carmelo Jones and Dante Bishop. Whereas his predecessor views revolution and the establishing of a self-sufficient community as a mass movement, Malik views himself and the Black Hand as more “intelligent, capable and professional and therefore more fit to handle the decision making processes”. Similar to Blanquists, he firmly believed in his organization and schemes regardless of how elitist or authoritarian he may come off towards others. This ultimately puts him in conflict with those around tacting on more sinister, draconian and Machiavellian in order to secure power for himself and those he trusts— leading to his own demise.

## Biography

### Events of the **Into the Dark** *series*

#### Imprisonment

He turned to his faith often during his time imprisoned.

Malik was often a victim of prison violence; on one occasion, he and African-American Muslim inmates were lined up against a wall by Correction Officers who beat them until their noses were leaking, their faces were bloody and their eyes were swollen. The guards threatened the inmates with indefinite solitary confinement if they reported their injuries.

Altogether, Malik spent nearly two months in solitary confinement, mainly due to the abuse of authority of the correction officers and the other inmates. While in solitary confinement, correction officers beat Malik when he was showering. He said a verbal confrontation with a guard would escalate into a physical altercation. During his time in solitary confinement.

Malik was allowed to participate in activities such as reading; he also studied for the General Educational Development (G.E.D) examination.

## Skills and Abilities

As the leader of Black Hand, Malik was considered one of the most pivotal to the establishment of the new community as a member of its high council, a founder of the Revolutionary Army and a spokesperson being viewed as second only to Carmelo Jones prior to the addition of Commander Dante Bishop.

Malik is shown to be a capable strategist however his decision making skills and plans appear to be less refined than Dante’s as he is more prone to making mistakes, being outsmarted and being overconfident in his own plans. It is because of these traits that he was able to be defeated through the careful coordination of Dante’s group as well as the cooperation of Gabriel Hernandez one of Dante’s spies.