Changes: Malaya

Malaya
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First Appearance:	Dumbing of Age 15 March 2014

Malaya Eugenio
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First Appearance:	Shortpacked! 22 April 2011;
Affiliations:	Shortpacked!

Revision as of 10:22, 13 May 2014

Malaya is a character in Shortpacked! and Dumbing of Age, beloved by fans for her sparkling personality and people skills.

Shortpacked!

Malaya joined the Shortpacked! team at the recommendation of her roommate Ken, but only after Arnold reminded her that she'd been unemployed for six months and pissy faces alone wouldn't pay the rent.

Initially, she intended to quit her new job after one day, but changed her mind after meeting Leslie Bean. The two briefly dated after Leslie broke up with Robin, although Malaya eventually discovered that she wasn't really into girls after all. After a brief fling with Jason Atwood, she decided to give up on relationships with humans entirely and turned her sights on Ultra Car instead. So far, this has worked out better than you might expect.

Malaya is openly contemptuous of "nerd" culture, and has a particular dislike for fellow employee Lucy. That dislike only got worse once Malaya's 23rd birthday rolled around, killing her metabolism and causing her to gain several pounds literally overnight.

Trivia

Malaya was added to the cast in an effort to provide some context for Ken and give Leslie a post-Robin love interest. The character's design evolved from a grumpy-looking Filipino girl David Willis sketched while at a convention.
Appropriately enough, her name translates to "independent."
Her last name, Eugenio, was chosen by Multiplex creator Gordon McAlpin, and was first revealed during the Shortpacked!/Multiplex crossover.
Said crossover was apparently also Gordon McAlpin's idea.
Owns an iguana named "Fuckface" (originally "Herbert").

Dumbing of Age

Malaya is an IU student who has somehow managed to drift into a sort-of friendship with Sal and Marcie. They don't get it, either.

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+Malaya is an IU student who has somehow managed to drift into a sort-of friendship with [[Sal Walkerton|Sal]] and [[Marcie]]. They don't get it, either.
-Malaya briefly appeared as a background character during the [http://www.dumbingofage.com/category/comic/book-4/02-i-was-a-teenage-churchmouse/page/4/ I Was a Teenage Churchmouse arc], and is scheduled to make a "proper" appearance later in the year.
 [[Category:Dumbing of Age]]
 [[Category:Shortpacked!]]

Malaya Eugenio

First Appearance:	Shortpacked! 22 April 2011
Affiliations:	Shortpacked!