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Jules-Pierre Mao is the owner of Mao-Kwikowski Mercantile as well as its subsidiary Protogen. One of his daughters, Julie Mao, was affiliated with the OPA.
His aforementioned business interests are implicated in unethical research and commercialization of the protomolecule. He was demonstrated to have colluded and allied with UN Undersecretary Sadavir Errinwright to hide the project.
Biography[]
Background[]
Mao was born on Earth on an undisclosed year. Due to his accent and name, he is thought to be of a combination of Chinese and French heritage.
He has two daughters, Clarissa and Julie, and two sons.[1] He also has a cousin who is a monk.[2]
Throughout the series[]
In "Doors & Corners" , Jules-Pierre Mao demands that Errinwright make sure the MCR does not reach Phoebe first.
In "Godspeed" , when the stealth ship is discovered and Mao realizes Avasarala knows his secret, he abandons Errinwright and seeks other partners.
In "Here There Be Dragons" , Mao re-emerges trying to forge a new alliance with Avasarala, in exchange for ceasing all punitive actions upon his family.
In "The Monster and the Rocket", Errinwright , after poisoning Martian Defence Minister Pyotr Korshunov, turns the tables again by contacting the Guanshiyin and threatening Mao with its destruction if he does not concede. Then, Mao orders his men to murder Avasarala and her escort.
- "IFF"
Mao arrives on Io at Prospero Station built in an old abandoned helium mine. He believes the protomolecule has been a failure but Strickland convinces him that the pediatric immune disorder patients from Ganymede are the key to overcoming their prior setbacks. Mei discovers that her friend Katoa is their star research subject.
Mao encounters Mei and she befriends him.
- "Reload"
After witnessing the trauma overcoming Katoa, Mao cancels the research project and plans to evacuate before Nguyen arrives but, Strickland secretly continues the project. Mei, insistent on seeing her friend, helps to unmask Strickland's deceit. Upon realizing what is happening to Katoa, Mao commends Strickland.
Frustrated that he lost his access to the protomolecule via Katoa Hybrid, he authorizes the use of Mei as a replacement but as the procedure is about to start, it is interrupted by the arrival of the Rocinante
With the Rocinante team closing in, Mao's initial response is to surrender but, Strickland convinces him they have a chance to escape and retain his research by throwing his employees at the assault team and using the children as hostages and human shields. Holden captures Mao and brings him to Avasarala.
In Clarissa's flashback scenes, Jules-Pierre is revealed as the callous and cruel father who favors his rebellious and strong-willed daughter over the faithful one seeking his approval.Personality[]
to right of the section title.While Mao consistently lets his cold pragmatism overshadow his morality, he occasionally shows moments of humanity: the greatest is that of his relationship towards Mei, which made him question the righteousness of the Protomolecule experiments, albeit briefly.
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Appearances[]
| Season One | |
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| 1 "Dulcinea" | |
| 2 "The Big Empty" | Appears |
| 3 "Remember the Cant" | |
| 4 "CQB" | |
| 5 "Back to the Butcher" | |
| 6 "Rock Bottom" | |
| 7 "Windmills" | |
| 8 "Salvage" | |
| 9 "Critical Mass" | Appears |
| 10 "Leviathan Wakes" | Appears |
| Season Two | |
|---|---|
| 1 "Safe" | Appears |
| 2 "Doors & Corners" | Appears |
| 3 "Static" | |
| 4 "Godspeed" | Appears |
| 5 "Home" | |
| 6 "Paradigm Shift" | |
| 7 "The Seventh Man" | |
| 8 "Pyre" | |
| 9 "The Weeping Somnambulist" | |
| 10 "Cascade" | |
| 11 "Here There Be Dragons" | Appears |
| 12 "The Monster and the Rocket" | Appears |
| 13 "Caliban's War" | |
| Season Three | |
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| 1 "Fight or Flight" | |
| 2 "IFF" | Appears |
| 3 "Assured Destruction" | Appears |
| 4 "Reload" | Appears |
| 5 "Triple Point" | Appears |
| 6 "Immolation" | Appears |
| 7 "Delta-V" | |
| 8 "It Reaches Out" | |
| 9 "Intransigence" | Appears |
| 10 "Dandelion Sky" | |
| 11 "Fallen World" | |
| 12 "Congregation" | |
| 13 "Abaddon's Gate" | |
| Season Six (One Ship) | |
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| 1 "Ankawala" | |
| 2 "Zenobia" | |
| 3 "Win or Lose" | |
| 4 "Night Watch" | Absent (credit only) |
| 5 "Remember the Cant" | |
See also[]
References
- ↑ The Expanse TV Series - Season 2, Episode 6: "Paradigm Shift" (33:00)
- ↑ The Expanse TV Series - Season 2, Episode 12: "The Monster and the Rocket" (30:45)