The captain of the crew of Serenity is PERSON@1 `` Mal '' PERSON@2 -LRB- PERSON@3 -RRB- and the episode `` Serenity '' establishes that the captain and his first mate PERSON@4 -LRB- PERSON@5 -RRB- are veteran `` Browncoats '' of the MISC@1 , a failed attempt by the outlying worlds to resist the Alliance 's assertion of control .

The captain of the crew of Serenity is PERSON@1 `` Mal '' PERSON@2 -LRB- PERSON@3 -RRB- . The episode `` Serenity '' shows that the captain and his first mate PERSON@4 -LRB- PERSON@5 -RRB- are veteran `` Browncoats '' of the civil war .
