Captain Malatesta

Captain Malatesta, a character in the Endless Summer series, is a pirate. He is first seen in Book 3, Chapter 2.

Appearance
Malatesta has light blond hair, as well as a light blond mustache and beard. He also has light skin and blue eyes.

He wears a turquoise color top with a v-neck and a navy blue jacket with gold detailing over it.

Personality
Similar to Yvonne, he originally came off as hostile and greedy. However, he is shown to be a man of honor and upholds his end of a bet he made with Yvonne.

He is shown to be rash and impulsive at times, such as when he threw a half of the Island's Heart to Cetus.

However, he is also shown to be remorseful and has offered you full control of The Dorado to make up for his mistakes.

Book 2

 * Chapter 4: Island Justice (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 5: There Are Many Things I Keep Hidden (Mentioned)

Book 3

 * Chapter 2: Tricks of the Trade
 * Chapter 3: What Doesn't Kill Us
 * Chapter 4: You've Come Into Your Own
 * Chapter 5: The More Things Change (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 7: Where I Needed You To Be
 * Chapter 8: You Are A Warrior
 * Chapter 10: I Was Lost Until You Found Me
 * Chapter 12: You Mean The World to Me (Determinant)

Trivia

 * He was alluded to in Endless Summer, Book 1, Chapter 15, during a flashback if your character takes Yvonne's sword.
 * He bears a strong resemblance to Oliver Queen, better known as the Green Arrow, a vigilante in the DC Comics.
 * His ship also looks to pay homage to Captain Hook's ship in Disney's Peter Pan.
 * His ship's name, Dorado, is Spanish for Gold.
 * Raj originally calls him Caped Crusader, a well known title for the DC Comics vigilante, Batman.
 * The writing for Captain Malatesta is inspired by the song, Gold by Chet Faker.
 * In an alternate timeline, he is seen riding Cetus.
 * Jake calls him 'Blondebeard', a play on words on the name 'Blackbeard' who was a famous pirate and because of Malatesta's blonde beard.