Malia Hale

Malia Tate is the daughter of Peter Hale. She was thought dead for eight years after the deaths of her mother and little sister but was actually living fully transformed as a Werecoyote.

Malia Tate is played by actor Shelley Hennig.

Biography
Malia believes herself responsible for killing her mother and sister.

She apparently lost control and transformed on a full moon while the three were riding in a car. She remained fully transformed and lived in a den near the crash site for eight years. She kept many of her human belongings and developed a sentimental attachment to her younger sister's doll.

She is resentful that Scott forced her to return to human form and is unable to change back. She was committed to Eichen House, a mental institution.

Scott has been teaching Malia how to harness her shapeshifting abilities while Stiles is helping her reintegrate into human society and think less like a coyote.

She seems to have some romantic feelings for Stiles.

Season 3
Scott and Stiles learn Malia's story while helping Sheriff Stilinski investigate the accident that killed her mother and sister. Later, Scott finds a werecoyote in the woods and recognizes that it is a transformed Malia. (Read More...)

After Stiles steals her sister's doll, Malia tracks him to the school where she attacks Kira. Scott uses his Alpha abilities and roar to force Malia to become human again. (Read More...)

Malia is apparently the long lost daughter of Peter Hale. (Read More...)

Committed to Eichen House she helps Stiles get into the basement. The pair start kissing on an old sofa and Stiles gives up his fight with the Nogitsune to save her. (Read More...)

She enrolls at Beacon Hills High School and Scott shows her how to "flick out" her claws while in human form. (read more...)

Season 4
Malia travels to Mexico with Scott, Stiles, Lydia and Kira. She and Stiles have become closer and he is teaching her how to better interact with humans. (read more...)

Quotes

 * "You're right, Stiles. Thank you. Thanks for invading my home, for putting me on the run, for turning me back to human so that I could look at my father everyday and try to figure out how to explain to him that the reason my sister and mother are dead is because I almost ate them on a full moon. Thank you so very much."

- Malia to Stiles in Echo House.


 * "I sometimes ran from cougars trying to eat me."

- Malia to Coach Finstock in The Divine Move.


 * "If she was weak and injured, yeah. If hunting had been bad that season I would eat her. Then I'd leave."

- Malia to Kira about leaving Lydia in The Dark Moon.