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 moustache 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 3

 * Chapter 2: Tricks of the Trade
 * Chapter 3: What Doesn't Kill Us
 * Chapter 4: You've Come Into Your Own
 * Chapter 7: Where I Needed You To Be
 * Chapter 8: You Are A Warrior
 * Chapter 10: I Was Lost Until You Found Me

Trivia

 * He was alluded to in Endless Summer, Book 1 Chapter 15 during a flashback when 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 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.