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'''Jubal Early''' was a bounty hunter who boarded the ''[[Serenity (ship)|Serenity]]'' with the intention to kidnap River Tam in return for a bounty.
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'''Jubal Early''' is a bounty hunter who boarded ''[[Serenity]]'' with the intention to kidnap [[River Tam]] in return for a bounty.
   
 
==Personality and traits==
 
==Personality and traits==
Early was very athletic and was clearly adept at unarmed combat. He had a preference of not taking lives unless absolutely necessary. He was also intelligent and incredibly eccentric, given to rambling on philosophic matters in the middle of tense situations, frequently asking "Does that seem right to you?" He may be hard of hearing or easily distracted, as he repeatedly mishears what others are saying to him. When [[River Tam]] read his mind, she revealed that he was a sadist, who tortured his neighbor's dog as a child. He also threatened to rape [[Kaywinnet Lee Frye|Kaylee Frye]] if she did not do as he told her, and used the same threat of raping Kaylee when he dealt with [[Simon Tam]].
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Early was very athletic and clearly adept at unarmed combat. He was also intelligent and incredibly eccentric, given to rambling on philosophic matters in the middle of tense situations, frequently asking, "Does that seem right to you?" He may have been hard of hearing or easily distracted, as he repeatedly misheard what others were saying to him. When [[River Tam]] read his mind, she revealed that he was a sadist, who tortured his neighbor's dog as a child. This is directly contradicting his own words, when he stated that he doesn't enjoy harming people. He also implied he would rape [[Kaywinnet Lee Frye|Kaylee Frye]] if she did not do as he told her, and used the same threat of raping Kaylee when he dealt with [[Simon Tam]].
   
==Behind the scenes==
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== Serenity: Leaves on the Wind ==
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Jubal appears on an [[Tohoku Class|Alliance starship]], forced to kill the guards in front of the captain's office before affirming his intention to hunt down ''Serenity''. After sharing a meal with the captain and his XO, he explains that he'll let someone else lead him right to ''Serenity''. Sure enough, a member of the [[New Resistance]] ran his mouth and Jubal stow aboard their starship. Once the New Resistance made contact with ''Serenity'', Jubal killed the entire crew, excluding their leader [[Bea]], who was onboard ''Serenity'', before planting a bomb to destroy her ship. With River in a medically induced coma, he proceeded to capture Mal, Simon and Bea while locking Jayne and Inara in their rooms. He then asked about the fate of [[Shepherd Book]], Wash, and Zoe only to learn that the first two are dead while the latter had been captured by the Alliance.
[[Joss Whedon]]'s DVD commentary for this episode reveals that Early was partly inspired by the ''[[W:c:starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' character [[W:c:starwars:Boba Fett|Boba Fett]]. He shares his name with the Confederate Civil War General, [[Wikipedia:Jubal Anderson Early|Jubal Anderson Early]].
 
   
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Jubal was then overpowered by Kaylee, who freed her friends and chained up the bounty hunter. She threatened to torture him, bringing tweezers within an inch of his eye before stopping, admitting that she was trying to scare him. He gets dropped with the rest of the trash when ''Serenity'' leaves the snowy planet where Mal picked up the [[Operative]].
At the end of "Objects in Space", Mal leaves him floating through space. His fate is unknown. Early has the distinction of uttering the last lines in the ''Firefly'' television series as he floats through space: "Well... here I am."
 
   
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== Behind the scenes ==
According to Joss Whedon, Early survives the episode.<ref>[http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_6536.html]</ref>
 
 
Jubal Early was portrayed by [[Richard Brooks]] for the episode. [[Joss Whedon]]'s DVD commentary for this episode reveals that Early was partly inspired by the ''[[w:c:starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' character [[w:c:starwars:Boba Fett|Boba Fett]], and Early's spacecraft (especially the interior) shares a resemblance with Fett's spacecraft. He shares his name with the Confederate Civil War General [[Wikipedia:Jubal Anderson Early|Jubal Anderson Early]], from whom [[Nathan Fillion]] has claimed to be descended.
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">He is armed with a custom pistol in "Objects in Space" (S01E14). It fires bullets, but is only fired once on screen while fighting with Simon. It appears to be a larger version of Jayne's holdout pistol.</span>
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At the end of "Objects in Space", the crew leaves him floating through space. His fate is unknown. Early has the distinction of uttering the last lines in the ''Firefly'' television series as he floats through space: "Well... here I am."
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According to Joss Whedon, Early survives the episode<ref>[http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_6536.html Interview: Joss Whedon - Movies Online]</ref>.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*{{Firefly|Objects in Space}}
 
*{{Firefly|Objects in Space}}
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*''[[Serenity: Leaves on the Wind|Leaves on the Wind]]''
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==Trivia==
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* Jubal Early's name is a nod to the famous [[Wikipedia:Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general [[Wikipedia:Jubal Early|Jubal Early]] in keeping in line with ''Firefly'' [[Wikipedia:American Civil War|Civil War]].
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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* Richard brooks is most well known for is portrayal of character Paul Robinette on the show "Law and Order." This is a character he has played in 69 episodes.
 
 
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Early
Jubal Early
Biographical information
Gender

Male

Eye color

Brown

Hair color

Black

Occupation(s)

Bounty hunter

Ship(s) captained or crewed

Thunderbird-class Surveyor

Jubal Early is a bounty hunter who boarded Serenity with the intention to kidnap River Tam in return for a bounty.

Personality and traits

Early was very athletic and clearly adept at unarmed combat. He was also intelligent and incredibly eccentric, given to rambling on philosophic matters in the middle of tense situations, frequently asking, "Does that seem right to you?" He may have been hard of hearing or easily distracted, as he repeatedly misheard what others were saying to him. When River Tam read his mind, she revealed that he was a sadist, who tortured his neighbor's dog as a child. This is directly contradicting his own words, when he stated that he doesn't enjoy harming people. He also implied he would rape Kaylee Frye if she did not do as he told her, and used the same threat of raping Kaylee when he dealt with Simon Tam.

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind

Jubal appears on an Alliance starship, forced to kill the guards in front of the captain's office before affirming his intention to hunt down Serenity. After sharing a meal with the captain and his XO, he explains that he'll let someone else lead him right to Serenity. Sure enough, a member of the New Resistance ran his mouth and Jubal stow aboard their starship. Once the New Resistance made contact with Serenity, Jubal killed the entire crew, excluding their leader Bea, who was onboard Serenity, before planting a bomb to destroy her ship. With River in a medically induced coma, he proceeded to capture Mal, Simon and Bea while locking Jayne and Inara in their rooms. He then asked about the fate of Shepherd Book, Wash, and Zoe only to learn that the first two are dead while the latter had been captured by the Alliance.

Jubal was then overpowered by Kaylee, who freed her friends and chained up the bounty hunter. She threatened to torture him, bringing tweezers within an inch of his eye before stopping, admitting that she was trying to scare him. He gets dropped with the rest of the trash when Serenity leaves the snowy planet where Mal picked up the Operative.

Behind the scenes

Jubal Early was portrayed by Richard Brooks for the episode. Joss Whedon's DVD commentary for this episode reveals that Early was partly inspired by the Star Wars character Boba Fett, and Early's spacecraft (especially the interior) shares a resemblance with Fett's spacecraft. He shares his name with the Confederate Civil War General Jubal Anderson Early, from whom Nathan Fillion has claimed to be descended.

He is armed with a custom pistol in "Objects in Space" (S01E14). It fires bullets, but is only fired once on screen while fighting with Simon. It appears to be a larger version of Jayne's holdout pistol.

At the end of "Objects in Space", the crew leaves him floating through space. His fate is unknown. Early has the distinction of uttering the last lines in the Firefly television series as he floats through space: "Well... here I am."

According to Joss Whedon, Early survives the episode[1].

Appearances

Trivia

Notes and references

  • Richard brooks is most well known for is portrayal of character Paul Robinette on the show "Law and Order." This is a character he has played in 69 episodes.