Zoë Washburne
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| Zoë | ||
| Name | Zoë Alleyne Washburne | |
| Occupation | First mate of Serenity | |
| Gender | Female | |
| Born | 15 February, 2484 | |
| Home world | None (born aboard a spaceship) | |
| Family | Hoban Washburne (husband) | |
| Portrayed by | Gina Torres | |
Zoë Alleyne Washburne is a character in the television series Firefly, played by Gina Torres.
Born February 15, 2484 on "Vesselside" (given her statements to Wash during an argument in the episode "Heart of Gold", this is clearly an expression meaning "aboard a spaceship"), Zoë served in the Unification War under Sergeant Malcolm Reynolds and continues under his command on his spaceship, Serenity. A loyal second-in-command and a tough, deadly fighter, Zoë is the only member of Mal's crew to regularly call him "sir" and take orders as if receiving them from a superior officer.
Zoë married Serenity's pilot Wash sometime after he joined the crew, though initially she claimed that something about him "bothered" her—possibly his disturbing moustache (seen in flashback in the episode "Out of Gas"). In the DVD commentary for the episode "Shindig", costume designer Shawna Trpcic mentions that the leather necklace Zoë always wears is a symbol of her marriage bond. However, she is seen wearing the necklace in the flashback sequences of "Out of Gas", well before she has married Wash.
According to the book Serenity: The Official Visual Companion, Firefly series creator Joss Whedon writes that Zoë's last name was Alleyne (at least at the time of the Unification War), and she took the name Washburne after her marriage to Hoban Washburne. This is confirmed in a deleted scene from Serenity where a display lists her military name as Corporal Zoë Alleyne.
At the time of the Battle of Serenity Valley, Zoë had attained the rank of Corporal. Along with Sergeant Malcolm Reynolds, she was the only other survivor of their platoon in that battle.
Unlike Mal, she was career military, and is often more calm in dangerous situations than Mal (possibly a difference between being volunteer and career military). Mal often thinks with his heart while Zoë often thinks with her head. Regardless, Zoë follows all orders from Mal, although often with a degree of advice or concern.
Her weapon of choice appears to be identical to the Mare's Leg, a custom Winchester Model 1892 rifle used by Steve McQueen's character Josh Randall in the television series . Joss Whedon calls the Mare's Leg his "favorite gun of all times".
| The Firefly series | ||
| Episodes | Serenity | The Train Job | Bushwhacked | Shindig | Safe | Our Mrs. Reynolds | Jaynestown | Out of Gas | Ariel | War Stories | Trash | The Message | Heart of Gold | Objects in Space | |
| Articles | Minor characters | Moons and planets | The Alliance | Blue Sun | Unification War | Serenity | |
| Terminology | Reaver | Browncoat | Curse words in Firefly | Companion | |
| Spin-offs | R. Tam sessions | | Serenity film | Serenity RPG | |
| Music | Firefly soundtrack | Serenity soundtrack | |
| Main characters | Derrial Book | Jayne Cobb | Kaylee Frye | Malcolm Reynolds | Inara Serra | River Tam | Simon Tam | Hoban Washburne | Zoë Washburne | |
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