Mal & Hades

"That's my girl"

- Hades

Mal & Hades is the family ship between Mal and Hades from the Descendants fandom.

Canon
Mal is the daughter that Hades had with Maleficent, but once the love he had for Maleficent was gone he realizes that the best thing he could do for Mal is to leave her to be raised by his ex-wife; without him having any part in their lives. When she was still a baby. Because of his choice and did nothing to stay in contact with his daughter, Mal grew up hating Hades for leaving her to be raised by someone who cares more about revenge than her. This has Mal keeping their family connect a secret from everyone, apart from Mal's best friend Evie. While Hades works on his fondness for music when he isn't looking for a weakness in the barrier to escape through, and after his many attempts failed he makes out of one of the underground tunnel system that his minions dug under the isle. At most point, Mal was told that the only thing that can stand a chance against her mother's staff is her estrange father's ember. There have also been times when Hades asks his errand runner, Celia Facilier, questions about Mal.

Descendants 3
As Mal was bringing the next group of young VKs to, so they can be given the same chance that she and her friends were given, Hades takes advantage of the open barrier so he can escape before it could close. To make sure that Hades remains trap on the isle, Mal turns into her dragon self but Hades uses his ember to drain Mal's magic from her, until Mal used her dragon wings to create a strong gust of wind that pushes Hades away from the barrier until it recloses. Hades' failed escape attempt sends Auradon into a panic, and after Mal learns that both her mother's sceptre and the Evil Queen's crown were stolen from the museum she comes to the conclusion that the only way to keep Hades trapped on the isle is to keep the barrier up for good. Even if it means not giving the other villain children the life they deserve.

Once Mal learns that Audrey is the thief and saw what the villain items she stole have turned her into one, Mal realizes that she needs Hades' ember in order to stop her. Since Celia runs errands for Hades and has left the key to his cave with her father, Mal and her friends bring Celia along on their quick trip back to the isle. The eco sounds of a barking dog makes Mal nervous as she and Celia make their way through the underground tunnel to Hades, who is fast asleep when they spot his ember and believe that they could take it without his knowledge, but just has Mal is able to take the ember Hades catches her in the act. Celia was shock when Mal called the trapped god "Dad". As Hades and Mal begin to talk, Hades mentions the "show" she put on the day before and how he was just "trying" to come over and see her, along with him telling Mal to not be bitter before his daughter reminds Hades that she was only a baby when he abandoned her. Hades on the other hand states that the only person he left was her mother and Maleficent not being the most easiest person to life with gives the two of them the common ground of hating Maleficent, but Mal states that she doesn't hate the parent who stuck around. Hearing this upsets Hades before telling Mal that she knows nothing about having a whole world before being left with nothing when it gets taken away, but Mal states that she does know by coming from nothing before she gained a world that she'll lose if he doesn't give Mal his ember. The two then have it out with each other as they sing "Do What You Gotta Do", with Mal getting on at Hades of not being part of her life while he tells his daughter that she has been better off without him. Hades' words in the song also reveal that he does care about Mal, while she is still angry at him. At the end of the song, Mal asks for the Ember so he could make up for being a "lousy father" to her. Hades explains that while they are blood Mal is only "half Hades" and that alone isn't enough to make the ember reach its full potential in her hands like it does with him, but Mal was willing to take her chances. As Mal leaves with the ember Hades warns her that once the ember gets wet "its game over". Once Mal and Celia were out of the cave, Celia tells Mal that she finally understands why Hades kept asking about her, but the built resentment Mal has for Hades has her telling Celia that to her Hades doesn't exist.

When Mal left the isle her father's ember allowed Audrey's spell on her brake for good. Mal also takes her father's waring about not getting the ember wet to heart, and when it did she tries to use her magic and dragon fire to dry it. After Mal used the dried ember to defeat Audrey and accidently places her in a death-like state, she remembers what Hades had told about how the ember won't work for her like it does with him. Realizing that only Hades can save Audrey, Mal confesses that she is his daughter and that he'll help them for her. Once Hades was brought before them Mal thanks him for coming, after Hades makes a statement about how the people of Auradon treat villains like him, while Audrey will be pardoned for her villain actions, Mal gives Hades back his ember so he can save Audrey with it. After the task was done and the guards were getting ready to bring Hades back to the isle, she has a quick word with him about how she has just got him back in her life while he thanks Mal for giving him the chance to see the sun again, before she gives him a kiss on the cheek. After Hades secretly gives his ember back to Mal, he takes a quick glance at his daughter before being taken away by the guards.

At the engagement celebration, where Mal makes her first speech as the future queen, she thinks about her father's earlier words and how a villain like him saved someone he didn't even know for her, Mal realizes that she couldn't just be Auradon's queen. She explains this in her speak as she tells the people that Hades is her father and how his actions, along with the actions of Uma and her pirates, should have the barrier be taken down for good so they can open a door to a new era of forgiveness. Along with allowing many other villains to be given the chance to become heroes. As the young residences of the isle celebrate their freedom with the people of Auradon, Hades arrives to ask Mal and Ben if he is invited to their wedding, and after Mal hugs her father Hades gives them his blessing, along with him secretly telling Ben that he'll be keeping an eyes on him.

Songs

 * Do What You Gotta Do | Dove Cameron, Cheyenne Jackson
 * Mal and Hades sings the song as they have it out with each other, as Hades not being apart of his daughter's life has Mal hating him while Hades states that he left for her own good.

Fanon
After a brief scene of Mal saying "Dad" to blue colored flames, fans began to theorize that Hades is Mal's father before it was officially confirmed in the third film. As it makes sense that Mal's mother would want to have child with a villain who is both powerful and feared, like her.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Mal/Hades tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Mal/Hades tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Mal/Hades tag on FanFiction.Net

WIKIS
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Trivia

 * In the novel series of Disney's Descendants, Hades is revealed to have a son named Hadie, and because Hades is Mal's father in the film series is it believed that Hadie might be Mal's half brother. But it is unknown if Hadie was born before or after Hades left Maleficent, or who Hadie's mother is.